The BDSM Book Club Discussion Thread

The Marketplace (The Marketplace Series, 1) by Laura Antoniou to be our March 2008 BDSM Book of the Month.

I stared our selection last night and so far, YUM!!

:D

Is anyone else reading it?

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Yup I am re reading it. Of course then I will have to read the rest of the set again but I have enjoyed them so much the first several times. So as long as there is no more death, trauma and drama in this household, I should be done by the beginning of the month.
 
Awesome!

I intend to get to the whole set in time. I may space them out though like I've done with the Kushiel series because truly good books in the BDSM genre are few and far between, IMO.

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A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

Did you like the book overall or not?

Yes, it was quite fun and light, in a dark and evil supernatural way. I don't read "regular" romance much lately, but I love supernaturals.

Do you feel it portrays BDSM in a real way, a positive way and/or your way?

No, but there is an element of power play and Dominance that I found totally arousing.

Did you like the sex scenes in the book?

:eek::eek::eek:

Did you like the rest of the book, the story in it?

Yes, except for way she just sort of assumed that you had read earlier books in the series. Some elements make more sense if you know the story that went alongside. (I'm not trying to be maddengly vague, I'm trying to avoid spoiling the second story for those who haven't read it yet.)

Would you be interested in reading another book by this author?

This is the first of hers that I had read; but Grace suggested some of her other tales that I've enjoyed. I haven't read the Scottish ones yet though I've seen them at my library because the cover blurbs make them sound like JAHC. (Just Another Highlander Clone. Fans of the Highlander television series - but not necessarily the movies - will know what I mean. ;) ) I may give them a chance if they're in at the library next week though.

What did you like best about this selection?

I also LOVE Emma's wacked out family. Nix rocks my socks! Every family needs a mad grandmother or two... (Luckily, bronntanas will share his Gran every now and again.)

What did you like the least?

The story was very obviously part of a series and there was some info that the writer assumed we all knew that she could have clued us into. The book is a little weak when it stands on it's own without the the others to hold it up. As far as the missing bits, I either asked Grace or passed it over, book marking it in my mind. Much was cleared up when I started reading the others in the line. It was distracting, and I think it would have turned other readers off.

Also, Emma occasionally got too "Rescue me! Rescue me!" There were a few pages where I thought she needed to grow a spine. This didn't bug me as much as the vagueness mentioned above.

How would you have changed the story?

I would've given Emma a bit more spine and made them stop assuming and TALK. But the love scenes were HAWT. Even the non con ones, but that sometimes gets me off when I'm in the right frame of mind.
 
Very welcome Ms. FF. Sorry it's late, but life got interesting. I haven't found a copy of the Marketplace yet, but I'm looking.

Maybe I'll go back and do another book that we've done that I didn't do but might have read...

Did that make any sense?
 
Very welcome Ms. FF. Sorry it's late, but life got interesting. I haven't found a copy of the Marketplace yet, but I'm looking.

Maybe I'll go back and do another book that we've done that I didn't do but might have read...

Did that make any sense?

Absolutely!

Do any book you want! I'm just happy to have company!

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Still taking nominations!

What shall we read for March 2008???

Here are the nominations so far:

1.) Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey

Bestseller Carey's fifth book in her Kushiel's Legacy series, volume two of her Imriel fantasy trilogy (after 2006's Kushiel's Scion), is a moody tale of violence and divided loyalties. Phèdre nó Delaunay, the sexually adventurous heroine of the first trilogy, has become a placid foster mother to Prince Imriel, son of the unseen traitor Melisande Shahrizai.

Carey's infamous explicit sex scenes now portray Imriel's illicit and often violent affair with Sidonie, daughter of Queen Ysandre. Their romance is frustrated by Imriel's obligation to marry Dorelei, an Alban princess, and beget future rulers of Alba. When Dorelei and her unborn son are betrayed and Imriel is badly wounded, he finds himself torn between his vow to avenge his wife and child and his desire to seek solace in Sidonie's arms. His inner conflicts are ameliorated by religious faith, a change from previous books that may please some readers and dismay others. Imriel serves well as protagonist, however, and events are clearly building to what promises to be a spectacular climax in the sixth volume.

2.) Heir To The Shadows, by Anne Bishop, from The Black Jewels Trilogy which includes-- Heir to the shadows and Queen of the darkness.

In Heir to the Shadows, Jaenelle's vampiric, adoptive father, Saetan, and her foster-family of demons shelter her. To restore her memory and emotional balance, they move to Kaeleer, where Jaenelle befriends the kindred--animals with magical and communicative powers--and gathers a circle of young Queens. She also heals Lucivar, Daemon's half-brother, who offers a brother's love and a warrior's fealty. As she recovers strength and memory, Jaenelle resolves to restore Daemon and cleanse Terreille.

3.)The Challenge (Mass Market Paperback) by Susan Kearney

She was shot protecting the president, and woke up naked, in the arms of a hunk....A hunk named Kahn, who told Secret Service agent Tessa Camen an outlandish story about traveling through time, saving the world, and a Challenge only she can accept. Kahn offers her proof she can't refute: Tessa has been brought forward through time to save Earth by winning an intergalactic challenge. Kahn only has a few weeks to train Tessa to use the psi-abilities he insists she has. He is confident in the success of a time-honored method that uses sexual frustration to bring out her powers, but Tessa is dubious. She's a martial arts expert and can fight her way through anything, but she's never had much luck with emotions.Luckily for Earth, Kahn can be very convincing....

4.) Naughty Fairy Tales from A to Z edited by Alison Tyler. Described as "a hot twist on fairy tales." Several erotic writers took well known fairy tales and turned them into erotic works of art. In this book, Cinderella is a Dominatrix and Zoe White lives with seven whores. These are the cutest erotic stories I've ever read and there's one for each letter of the alphabet.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...52285552&itm=7

Starting with "All McQueen's Men" and ending with "Zoe White and the Seven Whores," these twenty-six tales give new meaning to the expression "bedtime stories." Wicked stepsisters tell how they really earned their reputation. The Ugly Duckling seduces her high school crush at her ten-year reunion. Cinderella is a dominatrix -- until midnight. And Goldilocks tries out many things before finding what feels "just right." Clever, flirtatious, and always naughty, these titillating tales will leave you lusting for more.

5.) Topping From Below by Laura Reese.

The title of this devilishly pornographic?albeit literate?novel is taken from the argot of sadomasochism and refers to a rebellious dynamic in which the dominant partner (the "top") is subtly manipulated by the submissive partner (the "bottom"). After her young sister, Franny, is found murdered?bound, gagged and mutilated?Nora Tibbs, a journalist for the Sacramento Bee, discovers in Franny's computer a diary that details her brief affair with "M.," an arrogant music professor in his late 40s. Cruelly exploiting the overweight, love-starved woman, M. forced Franny to submit to a humiliating gamut of outre sexual practices. Convinced that M. is Franny's murderer, Nora sets out to prove his guilt by pretending to submit to his depraved aberrations. But, to her astonishment, she discovers a dark, pagan side of herself when M. enthralls her with intense, if perilous, sexual pleasure. Graphic descriptions of exotic sexual practices (bondage and discipline, sadomasochism, bestiality, etc.) accumulate, counterpointed by Nora's sweetly romantic relationship with a fellow reporter. The suspense, a bit attenuated by thin secondary characters, also is muted by artless foreshadowing, but the conclusion is satisfying in a savage sort of way and Nora's plunge "down, all the way down" under M.'s manipulations will keep most readers gripped even as they're aware that Reese's shameless pandering is manipulating them in turn. Comparison to Story of O is well earned. 100,000 first printing; Literary Guild and Doubleday Recommended for adult fiction collections.

6.) Mona Lisa Awakening (Monere: Children of the Moon, Book 1) by Sunny.

http://www.amazon.com/Mona-Lisa-Awak.../dp/0425211606


Lisa is an ER nurse who knows that she is different from everyone around her. She has the ability sense a persons pain. This has never been a problem until one night her life changes when an injured man arrives with a wound and for some reason this pale yet handsome man draws her like no other. What is his pull on her?

She goes to help Gryphon and her eyes and sensual self are awakened. He tells her she is different because she is part Monère a group of humanoids that came thousands of years ago from the moon and if that's not enough she is one of their Queens. They are children of the moon and Gryphon is running from a queen who has poisoned him. He is willing to help Lisa learn of her past so she can focus on her future. This trip to self awareness is going to challenge everything she thought she ever knew about herself.

This was an amazing read. Both creative and sensual. A true feast for the readers delight. Gryphon and Lisa as well as the rest of cast of this book are truly entertaining. Readers need to remember that this is a fantasy romance and therefore they need to suspend their beliefs. I eagerly look forward to Sunny's next effort and until it's available I highly recommend "Mona Lisa's Awakening."

7. Top of Her Game by Emma Holly

Style and sensuality. Power and passion...There's something about the Parisian boutique Meilleurs Amis that provokes all who enter to blur the line between business and pleasure. No one knows this better than Beatrix Clouet, the daughter of its infamous and not-so-dearly departed founder, and her best friend-and new management trainee-Lela Turner.

Now, as they try to get their professional and personal lives on track, these best friends will have to weigh the price of love and lust-while making their wildest fantasies come to life... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

8.) One Dark Night by Jaid Black.

Finally! A Jaid Black book with a meaningful plot! I was actually engrossed in the mystery of this little who-done-it and not just in the sex scenes. Reading many of Jaid's other stories is a cross between the story line of a cheap porno and the sickeningly sweet endings of a childhood fairy tale. But not this book! Amazing! I hope she keeps it up!

9.) Gordon by Edith Templeton.

Originally written under a pseudonym, this thrilling novel of passion in post-World War II London was banned upon its publication in the late 1960s, and is only now being republished under the author’s real name. Edith Templeton creates an indelible character in the smartly dressed Louisa, a savvy young woman in the midst of a divorce who meets a charismatic man in a pub and within an hour has been sexually conquered by him on a garden bench. Thus begins her baffling but magnetic love affair with, and virtual enslavement to, Richard Gordon.

10.) Slave Trade (Mass Market Paperback) by Susan Wright

Human slaves can never defy their alien masters -- or can they?

Rose Rico never believed the rumors, that the government was secretly selling human beings to the Alphas in exchange for advanced alien technology. The idea that human sex slaves were a luxury item throughout the galaxy was just too ridiculous to take seriously -- until Rose found herself, along with hundreds of other human captives, bound for the far reaches of space, and compelled to cater to the depraved desires of her new alien masters.

As a rule, pleasure slaves don't live very long, especially the stubborn ones. But Rose refuses to give up. Someday, somehow, she'll win back her freedom -- or die trying!

The beginning of a provocative new saga of slavery and rebellion.

11) The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley
A deliciously potent tale of one woman’s quest for self-discovery

Rowan Cassidy likes to be in charge—especially in her personal life. As a mistress at Club Privé, the most exclusive bondage/S & M club on the West Coast, Rowan can live out her dominant fantasies safely, and with complete control—until the night Christian Thorne walks in. Self-confident and sophisticated, he’s a natural dominant if Rowan’s ever seen one. Yet she can’t stop thinking about him and imagining his touch.

Christian has returned home, hoping to break free from his dissatisfaction and malaise—and discovers the cure in Rowan. He’s dying to get his skilled hands on her and watch her surrender, to unlock the mystery of her that captivates him. Determined to be her master, he makes Rowan a daring proposition: give herself over to him for thirty days.

Rowan finds Christian’s offer terrifying—and impossible to resist. But abandoning herself to Christian’s power might be more than she can handle…. Or it might be the realization of her true nature and the dark garden within her. There will be only one way to find out. And once the game has begun, there’s no turning back.

12.) Warrior's Woman by Johanna Lindsey.

Book Description:In the year 2139, fearless Tedra De Arr sets out to rescue her beleaguered planet Kystran from the savage rule of the evil Crad Ce Moerr. Experienced in combat but not in love, the beautiful, untouched Amazon flies with Martha, her wise-cracking, free-thinking computer, to a world where warriors reigns supreme--and into the arms of the one man she can never hope to vanquish: the bronzed barbarian Challen Ly-San-Ter. A magnificent creature of raw yet disciplined desires, the muscle-bound primitive succeeds where no puny Kystran male had before--igniting a raging fire within Tedra that must be extinguished before she can even think of saving her enslaved world. . .

13. Submission: A Novel by Marthe Blau

Description: You'll want to scream, but you'll be gagged. You'll want to cry, but you'll be blindfolded. You'll want to run away, but you'll be tied up. You'll have no way of begging me, I'll do what I want with you.

Now American readers can be riveted by the controversial novel that, according to The Sunday Times (London), "sent tremours through the French establishment." Sexual obsession, domination, and extreme desire drive the story of Elodie, a young married Parisian lawyer who finds herself swept up in a cycle of sadomasochistic lust.

A handsome stranger she meets in court issues her a series of instructions that she feels compelled to follow. He introduces her to sex clubs hidden in dark alleys, toys that enhance physical pleasure as well as pain, and couples whose appetites are as voracious as his. What at first seems out of character for Élodie quickly begins to shape her self-identity. As the violence of their encounters escalates, these acts become a dangerous addiction she can't break. But how far can she go and how much of her life will she risk in the process?

Based on the author's own experience, this sophisticated and captivating novel exudes the sensuality that only the French know how to deliver.

14. Slaves of the Empire by Aaron Travis.
Steven Saylor in disguise, his hot porn still includes marvelous details of Rome at its dirtiest, wealthiest, and most kinky.

15. Two Moons: Worthy of a Master Book One (Paperback) by Chelsea Shepard

On Earth, MeganÂ’s sex life was never satisfying. But when she allows herself to be abducted by visitors from a planet where sadomasochism is regarded as a healthy social activity, she wonders if she got more than she bargained for.

MeganÂ’s adjustment to the erotically liberated Khyrians becomes even more difficult when she falls for one of the starshipÂ’s pilots, a professional Master with a troubled past. Struggling with fears and doubts, but spurred by her overwhelming passion, Megan will do whatever it takes to earn his love.

Two Moons: Worthy of a Master is a dazzling delight for fans of romantic bondage. With deftly rendered characters, captivating scenarios and surprising twists, Chelsea Shepard charts the course of a woman challenged by her deepest desires, a journey that will take her literally out of this world!


16. Carrie's Story: An Erotic S/M Novel (Paperback) by Molly Weatherfield

At the outset, I should say that once you have read Carrie's Story you will probably want to read the sequel "Safe Word". This book is outstanding as an exploration of BDSM. Told from the submissive's viewpoint (ie as a first person narrative) it affords us a marvellous insight into the mind of someone who would place themselves at the mercy of another person, fully understanding of the pain and suffering that might result. But of course it also provides the answering motivation, the intensity of experience, the absolution from decision, the pleasure obtained from subordinating one's own desires to those of another.

It is the self-critical (what other reviewers have termed sassy) self-awareness of the central character that carries throughout this novel that makes it so special. This is delivered in a light-hearted, but brutally honest manner.

No question it is highly erotic. But there are many other novels that achieve that. This one transcends the mere erotic and captivates the reader. The author generates a tension that draws the reader on and enfolds you in the story. I have not found that in an erotic novel since reading The Story Of O - and I can give Carrie's Story no better praise than that comparison.

17. Breaking the Girl by Kim Corum

See what all the fuss is about. "I wasn't a slave. I was a willing participant." "His name was Frank. Just Frank. His last name really doesn't matter. It was Smith or Jones or Gallagher or... Hell. Just pick one. They're really all the same. I didn't know that much about him." "Maybe Frank classified me as a whore." "I stopped talking, begging, pleading. Plotting. I wasn't going to win him over. It was his way or no way. And I knew that. So it was his way." "I just wasn't that kind of tie me up, tie me down, beat me, switch me, hold me tight, love me forever' kind of girl. Frank was that kind of guy. Which made me that kind of girl." "And when it was over, we fell away from each other gasping for air." ".he brought the money-in fifties and hundreds-to me, delivering it in a bank bag. Delivering it to me with a big smile on his face, as if he were happy to deliver it, glad he could accommodate me. Who was the real slave here?" Breaking the Girl-a story of white hot sex and submission.


18. The Love Slave by Bertrice Small

From the classic Skye O'Malley series to Love, Remember Me, Bertrice Small's enchanting, exotic, and erotic tales have won her a multitude of fans. Her latest passionate adventure tells the tale of a fiery Celtic beauty and an Arabian master of erotic arts.

19.The Darker Side of Pleasure by Eden Bradley.

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Garden-Ed...sn_rs_edpp_url

A deliciously potent tale of one woman’s quest for self-discovery

Rowan Cassidy likes to be in charge—especially in her personal life. As a mistress at Club Privé, the most exclusive bondage/S & M club on the West Coast, Rowan can live out her dominant fantasies safely, and with complete control—until the night Christian Thorne walks in. Self-confident and sophisticated, he’s a natural dominant if Rowan’s ever seen one. Yet she can’t stop thinking about him and imagining his touch.

Christian has returned home, hoping to break free from his dissatisfaction and malaise—and discovers the cure in Rowan. He’s dying to get his skilled hands on her and watch her surrender, to unlock the mystery of her that captivates him. Determined to be her master, he makes Rowan a daring proposition: give herself over to him for thirty days.

Rowan finds Christian’s offer terrifying—and impossible to resist. But abandoning herself to Christian’s power might be more than she can handle…. Or it might be the realization of her true nature and the dark garden within her. There will be only one way to find out. And once the game has begun, there’s no turning back.

20.)The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

This has been a huge bestseller all of Europe and for good reason. It is a crime novel which combines a great plot with really powerful themes such as intolerance and corporate corruption. I'm really looking forward to the next two books in the trilogy.

21.) Playing Easy to Get by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jaid Black, Kresley Cole

Online Stories:

22.) Tales From Subspace by NIGHTQUEEN1963. http://english.literotica.com/stori...ry.php?id=84817

In addition I have another book thread for reads that do not have to do with BDSM. It's called reading books for pleasure and it is here:

https://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=410377

Any book you consider to have been pleasurable, and somewhat BDSM please share!

Selection of the April 2008 novel will be announced on or before March 31, 2008. There is still time to make nominations!

The discussion of the March 2008 selection, The Marketplace (The Marketplace Series, 1) by Laura Antoniou may begin Monday March 31, at midnight your time.

Nominations are always open!

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Hmmm I am still buried in rl but I do own Carrie's Story and would do a re read, along with the next Marketplace series. I read Kushiel's Justice and enjoyed that thorougly so that is all good. Ohhh Anne Bishop - that one I can get from the library and its on my goodreads list so that is great too. It was recommended by my girlfriend in Houston.
 
I wasn't able to get the marketplace. Tomorrow, if K has my car fixed by then, I'll go to a bookstore I have some credit at, and see if they have it. If not, I'm not gonna be in for this months selection.

As for the choices tonight I'll see what I can get through limewire, then vote on my choice. :D
 
Hmmm I am still buried in rl but I do own Carrie's Story and would do a re read, along with the next Marketplace series. I read Kushiel's Justice and enjoyed that thorougly so that is all good. Ohhh Anne Bishop - that one I can get from the library and its on my goodreads list so that is great too. It was recommended by my girlfriend in Houston.


Good to know! Thanks!

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I wasn't able to get the marketplace. Tomorrow, if K has my car fixed by then, I'll go to a bookstore I have some credit at, and see if they have it. If not, I'm not gonna be in for this months selection.

As for the choices tonight I'll see what I can get through limewire, then vote on my choice. :D

I'll be waiting to hear!

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Wait - it's a thriller? :eek: If you guys wanna do it, that's great, but I don't read thrillers - I have enough trouble sleeping as it is.
 
it is a thriller...murder, mayhem and BDSM all in one...It is a fast read as I have read over 360 pages in 2 days..hard to put down kind of book..
 
We don't have to do the thriller this month. I'm still waiting to hear what you can get beautiful Graceanne!

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I can get Heir to the Shadows.

I've read (and own) One Dark Night, by Jaid Black; Warrior Woman, by Johanna Lindsey; and Love Slave, by Bertrice Small.
 
I can get Heir to the Shadows.

I've read (and own) One Dark Night, by Jaid Black; Warrior Woman, by Johanna Lindsey; and Love Slave, by Bertrice Small.

Great! Anyone else want to weigh in on these? If possible I'd love to have all of us who can excited about the same book!

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The April 2008 BDSM Book Club selection is:

Heir To The Shadows by Anne Bishop, from The Black Jewels Trilogy which includes-- Heir to the shadows and Queen of the darkness.

In Heir to the Shadows, Jaenelle's vampiric, adoptive father, Saetan, and her foster-family of demons shelter her. To restore her memory and emotional balance, they move to Kaeleer, where Jaenelle befriends the kindred--animals with magical and communicative powers--and gathers a circle of young Queens. She also heals Lucivar, Daemon's half-brother, who offers a brother's love and a warrior's fealty. As she recovers strength and memory, Jaenelle resolves to restore Daemon and cleanse Terreille.

I hope we will have many reading with us.

Discussion of the March 2008 selection, The Marketplace(The Marketplace Series, 1) by Laura Antoniou may begin at midnight your time tonight!!
 
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