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I've been done...and ready to submit...(my opinion that is...)
Right now, I'm finishing 'A Lick of Frost' by Laurell K. Hamilton...*cough*...pure sex is quite right...
I read that a while back. I wrote up my thoughts on it when I finsihed because if it's not on the list yet, it will be!
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So who has finished the March BDSM BOM?
We get to start discussing it at midnight your time on Tuesday, March 31!
Me, I've read it
can't wait to to discuss it! have to get my hands on next month's read though.
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Me, I've read it
Great!
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The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley.
Did you like the book overall or not?
Yes. I didn't love it. At first it pissed me off but, in the end I liked it.
Do you feel it portrays BDSM in a real way, a positive way and/or your way?
Yes, in some ways. At first it seemed like it was far too cliche but the basics, the how and why of it were mostly correct and positive.
Did you like the sex scenes in the book?
Yes. Overall I liked them. I certainly got horny reading them. However, the constant need for sex was a bit much. The constant orgasms were a bit much. Mostly I preferred the BDSM parts of the sex scenes.
Did you like the rest of the book, the story in it?
Somewhat. I'm not convinced that it wasn't trying to say two things that bother me.
1. That every woman should or could be submissive if only they'd let themselves.
2. That there is the perfect person out there for every woman.
Would you be interested in reading another book by this author?
Yes. I wouldn't be overly eager but I wouldn't mind reading another.
What did you like best about this selection?
The BDSM parts and the art bits.
I liked some of the internal conflict while other internal conflicts pissed me off.
What did you like the least?
The thing I liked least of all was how perfect the four main players bodies and faces were. That just strained believability.
I'm not sure I buy the whole I'm a Domme, wait, no I'm lying to myself and hiding that I'm a sub thing, either.
How would you have changed the story?
I would have made the people less Barbie-like, and more real, i.e. described their bodies less or in less perfectionist ways. I love when it's clear a body and/or a face isn't model perfect but nonetheless is perfect for that person. When the cock is always HUGE, the women slim, the men having six packs, the women having HUGE boobs and so on, it bothers me.
My submissive would have had internal conflicts that did not involve being a fake Dom.
Did you like the book overall or not?
Yes. I didn't love it. At first it pissed me off but, in the end I liked it.
Do you feel it portrays BDSM in a real way, a positive way and/or your way?
Yes, in some ways. At first it seemed like it was far too cliche but the basics, the how and why of it were mostly correct and positive.
Did you like the sex scenes in the book?
Yes. Overall I liked them. I certainly got horny reading them. However, the constant need for sex was a bit much. The constant orgasms were a bit much. Mostly I preferred the BDSM parts of the sex scenes.
Did you like the rest of the book, the story in it?
Somewhat. I'm not convinced that it wasn't trying to say two things that bother me.
1. That every woman should or could be submissive if only they'd let themselves.
2. That there is the perfect person out there for every woman.
Would you be interested in reading another book by this author?
Yes. I wouldn't be overly eager but I wouldn't mind reading another.
What did you like best about this selection?
The BDSM parts and the art bits.
I liked some of the internal conflict while other internal conflicts pissed me off.
What did you like the least?
The thing I liked least of all was how perfect the four main players bodies and faces were. That just strained believability.
I'm not sure I buy the whole I'm a Domme, wait, no I'm lying to myself and hiding that I'm a sub thing, either.
How would you have changed the story?
I would have made the people less Barbie-like, and more real, i.e. described their bodies less or in less perfectionist ways. I love when it's clear a body and/or a face isn't model perfect but nonetheless is perfect for that person. When the cock is always HUGE, the women slim, the men having six packs, the women having HUGE boobs and so on, it bothers me.
My submissive would have had internal conflicts that did not involve being a fake Dom.
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The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley.
Did you like the book overall or not?
Yes. It was an entertaining read, but in places it was very cliched.
Do you feel it portrays BDSM in a real way, a positive way and/or your way?
Yes and no. I especially enjoyed the group sessions where new people talked about BDSM with more seasoned people. However what grated on my nerves was the fact that BDSM is kind of romanitcised. It doesn't ALWAYS have to include romance.
Did you like the sex scenes in the book?
*laughs at Fury's answer* Well I seem to have a constant need for sex. lol But I know what you mean. Everything the characters did was geared towards sex and orgasms. But they were steamy.
Did you like the rest of the book, the story in it?
There was a story?! I got annoyed with the internal conflict of "oh I'm a Domme, but not REALLY. I'm really a sub and I just needed a good man to spank it out of me". Urrrm, there was no mention that she could be a switch!
Would you be interested in reading another book by this author?
I have. I enjoyed reading her short stories in The Darker Side of Pleasure - there was more BDSM in them, and I have her newest on the way.
What did you like best about this selection?
Descriptions of BDSM.
What did you like the least?
Sometimes I felt like the main female character was fawning - kind of like batting her eyelashes at the big, strong man. That annoyed me.
And the perfection of people. She really seemed to make a deal of describing how perfect they were physically.
How would you have changed the story?
^ What Fury said! And I would have perhaps had more internal conflict on the switch side of things rather than having her fall into line right away as a sub.
Did you like the book overall or not?
Yes. It was an entertaining read, but in places it was very cliched.
Do you feel it portrays BDSM in a real way, a positive way and/or your way?
Yes and no. I especially enjoyed the group sessions where new people talked about BDSM with more seasoned people. However what grated on my nerves was the fact that BDSM is kind of romanitcised. It doesn't ALWAYS have to include romance.
Did you like the sex scenes in the book?
*laughs at Fury's answer* Well I seem to have a constant need for sex. lol But I know what you mean. Everything the characters did was geared towards sex and orgasms. But they were steamy.
Did you like the rest of the book, the story in it?
There was a story?! I got annoyed with the internal conflict of "oh I'm a Domme, but not REALLY. I'm really a sub and I just needed a good man to spank it out of me". Urrrm, there was no mention that she could be a switch!
Would you be interested in reading another book by this author?
I have. I enjoyed reading her short stories in The Darker Side of Pleasure - there was more BDSM in them, and I have her newest on the way.
What did you like best about this selection?
Descriptions of BDSM.
What did you like the least?
Sometimes I felt like the main female character was fawning - kind of like batting her eyelashes at the big, strong man. That annoyed me.
And the perfection of people. She really seemed to make a deal of describing how perfect they were physically.
How would you have changed the story?
^ What Fury said! And I would have perhaps had more internal conflict on the switch side of things rather than having her fall into line right away as a sub.
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That has to be one of my favourite lines
I'm going to borrow that and put it in my signature. For some reason, I just love it.Onto the book - I liked it, but it annoyed the hell out of me in places!!!!
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I so agree with you.
Thanks for liking that line so much too!
Another cliche that bothers me is the "I had a bad experience (unspecified) and can never again be or do what I really want." We've seen that in too many books. I've had tons of really bad experiences but I keep going for heaven's sake. You have to keep going.
Thanks for liking that line so much too!
Another cliche that bothers me is the "I had a bad experience (unspecified) and can never again be or do what I really want." We've seen that in too many books. I've had tons of really bad experiences but I keep going for heaven's sake. You have to keep going.
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Re: The constant need for sex. I'm so glad you understand where I'm coming from.
Yep, I feel it too, I need sex. I need it now. I need it a minute ago. I need in in five minutes more, only I have a life. So sex is not my entire focus.
These characters were supposed to have lives too but really what they had was a sex life, interspersed with working only when it was convenient. That bothers me.
Now, it's true the more sex I get the more I think about it and I want more. It's also true the less sex I get, the less I think about it and the more effort it seems to take to make it happen. That's a damn pity but it's too true.
It's also true I don't orgasm at the drop of a hat. When I see things written as if orgasms fall like rain, gently from the trees, it bothers.
I don't think that a very high percentage of women are orgasm-ing near constantly. I don't think that most partners typically give tons of orgasms before fucking either. Though it's perhaps more likely in BDSM than in most other venues.
I think that's potentially damaging fantasy because people might expect that to be true for them, their gf, or whomever. Now if they or a S.O. happen to be able to do that, great! But like the fantasy of everyone having a perfect body and face it irritates.
Yep, I feel it too, I need sex. I need it now. I need it a minute ago. I need in in five minutes more, only I have a life. So sex is not my entire focus.
These characters were supposed to have lives too but really what they had was a sex life, interspersed with working only when it was convenient. That bothers me.
Now, it's true the more sex I get the more I think about it and I want more. It's also true the less sex I get, the less I think about it and the more effort it seems to take to make it happen. That's a damn pity but it's too true.
It's also true I don't orgasm at the drop of a hat. When I see things written as if orgasms fall like rain, gently from the trees, it bothers.
I don't think that a very high percentage of women are orgasm-ing near constantly. I don't think that most partners typically give tons of orgasms before fucking either. Though it's perhaps more likely in BDSM than in most other venues.
I think that's potentially damaging fantasy because people might expect that to be true for them, their gf, or whomever. Now if they or a S.O. happen to be able to do that, great! But like the fantasy of everyone having a perfect body and face it irritates.
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I'm scampering off to write my opinion but it surprises me that I always seem to be somewhere on the same page with the both of you, in most respects, anyways...
I look forward to reading your thoughts!
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Wow! I love your comments and particularly your perfect ballerina story! How you explained that to the girl was just wonderful! I'm so impressed!
*hug*
I believe there is not one perfect person for each of us. I believe that there are tons of potentially great people for each of us. The number of possibilities go down if we become less tolerant and loving of people as they are though.
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I believe there is not one perfect person for each of us. I believe that there are tons of potentially great people for each of us. The number of possibilities go down if we become less tolerant and loving of people as they are though.
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The idea of 'one person for everyone'...The romantic side of me says 'of course there is' but the experienced side knows better. I am a strong believer in the simple statement that people are brought into our life for a reason. Those relationships aren't always good for us but they help us discover our strengths, weaknesses...learn about who we are..what drives us..As an example, I have this friend/lust relationship w/someone..I'm not even sure what you'd exactly call it. It's complicated. We play in our own unique way and it's freakin' hot. But it's about what I've gotten from it. And even though whatever we're doing is most likely not good for either of us..I think..wow..to have missed out on that..
I would have never been introduced into this lifestyle if it weren't for my ex-husband. I have always been confused about my place. Some people are so big on titles and who you are. Whether it be in real life or online, there are anxious PYL's who want to make that decision for you or sway you towards what they want you to be. I admire people who say they've known most of their life that they were this or that..but that isn't me..and it is really hard discovering that side of one's self. If I was impressionable, keyword if, the book sends a negative message. Sex will lead me or change my ways. Uncomplicated as that..As if! ..In that case, I'm just going to put out a personal, describe what I see as perfection..then have him..perfect, hot guy..do me over and over. Maybe then, I'll know my place..
Now for the perfection aspect. As much as I disagree, I understand the need and place for it. True story. Each year, I spend time at a Children's Cancer Camp. One day, I sat reading with a little girl. My heart would stop every time I looked at her. She had huge eyes and freckles. She was reading this book about a ballerina. A perfect ballerina who danced like a swan and had long curly blonde hair. When we were talking about the book..she said that the ballerina was beautiful, something she could never be. The ballerina had long beautiful hair and all her hair had been taken from her. I, of course, started crying. She was absolutely beautiful in so many ways. I said..Uh-oh! and explained that she was reading the edited version of the book. The ballerina laughed like a little wild jungle animal, causing people to stare wherever she went. She also had two crooked middle toes that she insisted on painting a different color from the rest. Her imperfections were why people adored her. They were left out because they weren't important. And even though she looked at me like I was full of total bullshit..she said that it would have been better if those things were not left out of the book. I believe had some imperfections been included, she might have found herself relating to the ballerina in the story.
As an adult..exactly how beaten up are we?..how much do we beat ourselves up?..bad relationships, lack of self confidence etc...where we need to believe in that perfection?..to pretend to be the long haired ballerina? I'm addicted to the vintage era..pure glam..but if you look closely..they almost all have quirky imperfections..which is what I love. I'm all for fantasy..finding a type of healing in a distant place. But adding a touch of reality would make all the difference in the way a story is read and perceived. I think we need that. That was a great statement Fury because it's absolutely true.
I'll comment more on that when I'm not so freaking tired from work but bravo *applauds* Okay, I'd prefer to give you a big
but I don't want this thread getting too much bad rep for lots of girl/girl action Seriously though, lovely post
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See, the romantic fairytale side of me believes that to be true. It sells a lot of romance novels and I've often wondered why that is so potent - why the idea of one person for every person is so ingrained in everything. I blame Disney lol
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Media and religion are both to blame for that idea IMO.
Very true. I think media could also be said why romance novels like the main protagonists to be perfectly shapen.
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I decided not to start reading until mid-month. This way I'll have finished mid-month and not within the first week.
Enough for us to talk about?...
I finished the book last night.
I think there is enough for us to talk about. The book is different from what we usually have read. I think it will make for a good discussion.
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just wanted to say i'm waiting for House of Dark Delights to come in the mail, Master ordered it for me at the end of last week. Once it gets here i'll read it
Oh! I hope it comes in soon! At least it should be a quick read.
We don't know what May's book will be but I will put up some nominations in my next post. Anyone wanting to make some nominations to add in, please do!
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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.) Queen of the Darkness , by Anne Bishop.
"Queen of the Darkness" is the third and last book in Anne Bishop's extraordinary "Black Jewels Trilogy." This is a strong novel which truly enhances the material in the first two books and provides a most fitting conclusion to this epic series. I would strongly advise reading the books in order, beginning with "Daughter of the Blood" and then "Heir to the Shadows" to best appreciate the intricate story, characters and unique world that Ms. Bishop has created. I only wish the author had written a quartet!
3.)Playing by Melanie Abrams
Abrams’s debut novel is a revealing look inside the mind of a woman who enjoys being beaten, shamed and dominated by her lover. While pursuing her studies, 27-year-old anthropology graduate student Josie works as a nanny for a single mother with a special-needs son and a baby girl.
While Josie may at first seem like a wholesome young woman, it isn’t long before she’s sneaking out in the middle of the night to rendezvous with her older Indian doctor lover, Devesh, who recognizes her sadomasochistic desires.
With great excitement, she allows herself to be bound and whipped, fulfilling her desire to “play.” As Josie falls in love with Devesh, their bedroom escapades become increasingly brutal, and she struggles to make sense of her need for sexual violence as she explores her relationship with her mother and confronts her guilt about the death of her infant brother, who died under murky circumstances when she was a little girl. The narrative moves fast, and the stark swirl of sex, violence and near-madness will please readers with a dark bent. (Apr.)[Page 150]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
4.) Wolf Tales by Kate Douglas
Welcome To A World Where Nothing Is What It Seems And Every Touch Is Ecstasy
When Alexandria’s car goes off the road in a terrible blizzard, she has no idea night will bring a powerful rescuer and the start of an ecstatic sexual awakening. The moment Xandi wakes in Stefan’s muscular arms, feels the heat of his body pressing against hers, she feels no fear.
Instead, she allows herself to be taken by one who is more than a man, whose primal nature is never far from him. As their connection grows, and as Xandi gradually loses her sensual inhibitions, experiencing pleasures she never dreamed possible, she is drawn deeper into Stefan’s mysterious world, meeting the alluring beauty, Keisha, as well as the dominant and sometimes ruthlessly commanding Anton, who can have any man or woman he wants…in any way he wishes…
5.) 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!
6.) 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.
7.) 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. . .
8.) Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Victor Mancini is a ruthless con artist. Victor Mancini is a med-school dropout who's taken a job playing an Irish indentured servant in a colonial-era theme park in order to help care for his Alzheimer's-afflicted mother. Victor Mancini is a sex addict. Victor Mancini is a direct descendant of Jesus Christ. All of these statements about the protagonist of Choke are more or less true. Welcome, once again, to the world of Chuck Palahniuk.
"Art never comes from happiness." So says Mancini's mother only a few pages into the novel. Given her own dicey and melodramatic style of parenting, you would think that her son's life would be chock-full of nothing but art. Alas, that's not the case. In the fine tradition of Oedipus, Stephen Dedalus, and Anthony Soprano, Victor hasn't quite reconciled his issues with his mother. Instead, he's trawling sexual-addiction recovery meetings for dates and purposely choking in restaurants for a few moments of attention. Longing for a hug, in other words, he's settling for the Heimlich.
9) 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.
10.) 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.
11.) Playing Easy to Get by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jaid Black, Kresley Cole
The Anthology "Playing Easy to Get" is one of the better anthologies out there. All three contributing authors have gifted the reader with some alpha yummy hero's and paired with feisty heroines. The end result...one hot entertaining read!
Sherrilyn Kenyon's "Turn up the Heat" is one fun read. Allison spends her days cleaning up aisle "whatever" in her local Wal-Mart. When her friend suggests that she should enter a contest where the winner can live out her favorite romance novel she at first scoffs...ya like she's ever going to win anything. But, she does and the second she sets eyes on Vince...she knows her life will never be the same. Vince is on the run from "the family" they want him dead, and he's rather attached to the concept of living to see another day. So when his best friend from childhood saves his bacon and finds him a safe place to hide out he's all for it...that is until he sees Allison getting off the plane. Now staying one step ahead of the bad guys is not his only priority. Now he has to keep a lid on his lust. Will he be able to do this or will this bad boy finally give in?
Jaid Black's "Hunter's Oath" is the story of Sofia. She's just been bride napped by one scary looking cabbie. She's alone in life now since her brother was recently killed in active duty. She's wondering what life has to hold for her now. Well she should have been careful what she questioned. Because now she is going to live underground in a lost Viking world as the bought bride of Johen Stefsson for the rest of her life. But, will this be as bad as she thinks it will or has she just found her hearts desire?
Kresley Cole's debut paranormal read "The Warlord Wants Forever" Myst is a Valkyrie with a problem...she's the forever bride of a vampire. Now lets just forget the fact Valkyrie's and Vampires don't mix...ever...she happens to be attracted to him. Wroth is everything she's been taught to hate. Will she be able to put a lifetime's teaching behind her and accept her fate as this handsome vampires bride or will she let pride and family get in the way?
All three of these short stories are yummy! Now readers should keep in mind...these are not full-length efforts but the author have made the most out of the word count allotted them. Ms. Cole's debut paranormal effort is very good and I look forward to reading her next book. It goes without say that Ms. Black and Ms. Kenyon know their stuff. Ms. Kenyon offers readers another BAD book and Ms. Black's Viking story...hot, hot, and hot. For a quick but very entertaining read...look no further. You won't find so much talent in one book very often.
12.) Witchling (Sisters of the Moon, Book 1) by Yasmine Galenorn
The first in an engrossing new series about conflict in the magic modern world—as told by the half-human, half-Faerie D'Artigo sisters—the latest from Galenorn (One Hex of a Wedding) is a whimsical reminder of fantasy's importance in everyday life.
Narrator Camille is a good witch with unpredictable powers who runs a Seattle bookstore while working as an Otherworld Intelligence operative, sent Earthside to keep an eye on things. When an operative from the Wayfaerer, a human/Faerie hangout, is killed, Camille springs into action with her sisters Delilah, a werecat, and Menolly, a freshly minted vampire.
Tracing the murder back to evil demon leader Shadow Wing, the sisters find evidence of a far-reaching plot, but the Otherworld Intelligence Agency offers no help, stifled by bureaucratic red tape and a nasty Otherworld battle.
Galenorn's gallery of rogues is an imaginative delight, each species and personality carefully crafted. Though the plot can drag, effusive characters and pretty writing ("I whispered, and the stars heard me from behind their cloud cover and answered") will lead readers through to the much-anticipated final battle. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
13.) Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry, Book 5) by Laurell K. Hamilton
In bestseller Hamilton's steamy fifth in the Meredith Gentry fantasy series (after 2005's A Stroke of Midnight), the fey former Los Angeles PI has given up detecting and fully embraced her duties as Princess Meredith NicEssus, potential heir to the faerie throne.
Since the extremely orgasmic princess's foremost duty is to prove her fertility in order to gain the throne, she spends most of her time bedding her immortal sidhe royal guardsmen, giving each a fair shot as her future consort. All the group sex has a profoundly transformative effect: her men are regaining their full powers, and the long-dead faerie gardens are springing to life.
But when Meredith and her merry men inadvertently find themselves in the territory of King Sholto, who has been betrayed by others in the faerie court, there's deadly danger even for immortals. Lots of earth-shattering, supernatural sex and a rousing climactic battle will have Hamilton's fans panting for more. (Dec.)
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14.) Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost
Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father—the one responsible for ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership.
In exchange for finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. She's amazed she doesn't end up as his dinner—are there actually good vampires? Pretty soon Bones will have her convinced that being half-dead doesn't have to be all bad. But before she can enjoy her newfound status as kick-ass demon hunter, Cat and Bones are pursued by a group of killers. Now Cat will have to choose a side . . . and Bones is turning out to be as tempting as any man with a heartbeat.
Books I can't get at my library:
15.) Menage by Emma Holly
Bookstore owner Kate comes home from work one day to find her two flatmates in bed...together. Joe - a sensitive composer - is mortified. Sean - an irrepressible bad boy - asks her to join in. Kate's been fantasising about her hunky new houseshares since they moved in, but she was convinced they were both gay.
Realising that pleasure is a multi-faceted thing, she sets her cares aside and embarks on a menage a trois with the wild duo. Kate wants nothing more than to keep both her admirers happy, but inevitably things become complicated, especially at work.
Kate has told her colleagues that Joe and Sean are gay but the gossip begins when she's caught in a clinch with one of them in her lunch hour! To add to this, one of Kate's more conservative suitors is showing interest again, but she's hooked on the different kind of loving that she enjoys with her boys - even though she knows it cannot last. Or can it?
16.) 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.
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.) 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.
19.) 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.
20.) Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey.
The pseudonymous Harvey's vivid, imaginative tale of a unique Beverly Hills brothel called Butterfly focuses on its wealthy founder, and three of her troubled female patrons. Discreetly located above an elegant men's clothing store, the brothel features costumed male "companions"a masked burglar, a Confederate soldier, a Versailles courtier, a cowboycapable of fulfilling any woman's needs and fantasies.
Lawyer Jessica Franklin goes there for relief from her cold, intimidating husband; Dr. Linda Markus tries to cure her frigidity; Trudie Stein wants affirmation of her femininity.
Behind the scenes is Butterfly's owner, Beverly Highland, whose harrowing life story is interspersed with the current action of the tale . Having run away from home in New Mexico at age 14 after being abused by her alcoholic father, Beverly succumbed to the rough-hewn charm of Danny Mackay, who put her to work in a squalid brothel and forced her to abort their baby.
Vowing revenge, plain Beverly attains beauty through plastic surgery, becomes an affluent California entrepreneur and cunningly plots against Mackay, now an influential TV evangelist and presidential candidate. Glamour, wickedness and passion spark this highly commercial novel, which builds to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.
21.) 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.
22.) As She's Told by Anneke Jabob (Who I met on Fetlife btw.)
As She's Told is a story about two caring, thoughtful individuals, and the development of a bdsm relationship that is intense, loving, and creative: steeped in imagination, embedded in the real world. It's about a passionate, private sexual reality, in which the balance of power tips only one way.
Anders and Maia want nothing less than total power exchange, without games, negotiations or safewords. Neither can tolerate pretence; the power relationship has to be as genuine as it is absolute, but Anders is more than aware of the risks to inexperienced Maia if she is wrong about what she can handle. His challenge, early in the relationship is to walk a careful line “between games and gobbling her up.”
Step by step Maia hands over her autonomy and slips into the obedience that is essential to her nature. Anders investigates her like new terrain, exploring, manipulating and experimenting on both mind and body. He introduces her to spanking, excruciating erotic teasing and humiliation, and warns her that when she moves in with him, she’ll be like “an animal on a very short tether.” She makes her choice. Anders’ creativity with hardware and technology takes many interesting turns. Bondage, punishment, confinement, animal roles, teasing and denial, predicaments, objectification, all are explored.
The deepening of the relationship and the intensity of Anders’ control is balanced by play and laughter, and by the couple’s connections to the world beyond their walls, to work and music and friends. Some of those friends come to be included in the ménage, one way and another. As Maia struggles and adapts to her slave role, Anders faces the limits of his power in the real world. Their support for each other is the underlying structure on which the book rests.
As She’s Told by Anneke Jacob can be found at http://www.pinkflamingo.com/ in paperback and ebook formats. You can read an excerpt there, too, and a couple of reviews.
Books I've recently bought:
23.) The Darker Passions: Frankenstein by Amarantha Knight
This is NOT for the meek. It will definitely put off the weak willed. This type of book is truly only for those who have the darkest passions and wish to see them explored in a fiction format. I think the author was very clever in her approach to the classic story. I do feel that a comparison to Anne Rice isn't appropriate. Rice's work is "vanilla" to this deep dark chocolate; which for many is a delicious treat. I tremendously enjoyed this book.
The mistress of erotic horror sets her sights on Mary Shelleys darkest creation. What if you could create a living, breathing human? What shocking acts could it be taught to perform, to desire, to love? Find out what pleasures await those who play God in another breathtaking installation in the popular Darker Passions series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
24.) Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole.
Ms. Cole's latest effort is "wildly" delicious and entertaining. She has taken the paranormal genre and created her very own legends and lore...filled with ultra entertaining characters.
Emmaline is half vampire and half Valkyrie. She is known in her coven as Emma the timid. Her family is shocked when she decides she wants to travel to Paris alone to find out the truth about her father. While there she is attacked by a handsome, yummy, strong, yummy, scary...oh yes yummy man who scares the stuffing out of her. She is even more shocked to find out that in order to return to Louisiana she will have to help Lachlain MacRieve the leader of a Lykae Clan return to his home in Scotland. She'll do it believing she will be allowed to return home. She has no idea Lachlain is her forever mate and he has no plans on ever letting her get away.
Lachlain has spent the last hundred and fifty years being tortured by the vampire Demestriu. He is slowly going mad and then...he scents his mate. He has been waiting an eternity to find her and he is not going to let her get away now. He is shocked and somewhat disgusted when he finds out his long awaited mate is half vampire. But despite this he can't keep himself from feeling things for the wee little Emma.
She fires his blood and he will do what he must to keep her...even if it means to lie to her. Anything to get her home to Scotland where he will be able to keep her safe and protected when he goes to get revenge against Demestriu. But, life doesn't always go according to plan and wooing Emma is just one of those things. Will he be able to keep her safe and with him or will the vampire horde take away the one thing he needs to live?
Lachlain and Emma are wonderfully constructed characters. These two are both strong likeable characters. Their conflict is entertaining as is their way of dealing with what they face. Emma is sassy and quick witted...Lachlain is patient and yummy. This is a great new series and I truly can't wait for the next installment. Ms. Cole has made her mark on the paranormal genre and is an author you need to add to your must read list!
Online Stories:
25.) 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!
Nominations are always open!
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.) Queen of the Darkness , by Anne Bishop.
"Queen of the Darkness" is the third and last book in Anne Bishop's extraordinary "Black Jewels Trilogy." This is a strong novel which truly enhances the material in the first two books and provides a most fitting conclusion to this epic series. I would strongly advise reading the books in order, beginning with "Daughter of the Blood" and then "Heir to the Shadows" to best appreciate the intricate story, characters and unique world that Ms. Bishop has created. I only wish the author had written a quartet!
3.)Playing by Melanie Abrams
Abrams’s debut novel is a revealing look inside the mind of a woman who enjoys being beaten, shamed and dominated by her lover. While pursuing her studies, 27-year-old anthropology graduate student Josie works as a nanny for a single mother with a special-needs son and a baby girl.
While Josie may at first seem like a wholesome young woman, it isn’t long before she’s sneaking out in the middle of the night to rendezvous with her older Indian doctor lover, Devesh, who recognizes her sadomasochistic desires.
With great excitement, she allows herself to be bound and whipped, fulfilling her desire to “play.” As Josie falls in love with Devesh, their bedroom escapades become increasingly brutal, and she struggles to make sense of her need for sexual violence as she explores her relationship with her mother and confronts her guilt about the death of her infant brother, who died under murky circumstances when she was a little girl. The narrative moves fast, and the stark swirl of sex, violence and near-madness will please readers with a dark bent. (Apr.)[Page 150]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
4.) Wolf Tales by Kate Douglas
Welcome To A World Where Nothing Is What It Seems And Every Touch Is Ecstasy
When Alexandria’s car goes off the road in a terrible blizzard, she has no idea night will bring a powerful rescuer and the start of an ecstatic sexual awakening. The moment Xandi wakes in Stefan’s muscular arms, feels the heat of his body pressing against hers, she feels no fear.
Instead, she allows herself to be taken by one who is more than a man, whose primal nature is never far from him. As their connection grows, and as Xandi gradually loses her sensual inhibitions, experiencing pleasures she never dreamed possible, she is drawn deeper into Stefan’s mysterious world, meeting the alluring beauty, Keisha, as well as the dominant and sometimes ruthlessly commanding Anton, who can have any man or woman he wants…in any way he wishes…
5.) 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!
6.) 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.
7.) 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. . .
8.) Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Victor Mancini is a ruthless con artist. Victor Mancini is a med-school dropout who's taken a job playing an Irish indentured servant in a colonial-era theme park in order to help care for his Alzheimer's-afflicted mother. Victor Mancini is a sex addict. Victor Mancini is a direct descendant of Jesus Christ. All of these statements about the protagonist of Choke are more or less true. Welcome, once again, to the world of Chuck Palahniuk.
"Art never comes from happiness." So says Mancini's mother only a few pages into the novel. Given her own dicey and melodramatic style of parenting, you would think that her son's life would be chock-full of nothing but art. Alas, that's not the case. In the fine tradition of Oedipus, Stephen Dedalus, and Anthony Soprano, Victor hasn't quite reconciled his issues with his mother. Instead, he's trawling sexual-addiction recovery meetings for dates and purposely choking in restaurants for a few moments of attention. Longing for a hug, in other words, he's settling for the Heimlich.
9) 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.
10.) 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.
11.) Playing Easy to Get by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jaid Black, Kresley Cole
The Anthology "Playing Easy to Get" is one of the better anthologies out there. All three contributing authors have gifted the reader with some alpha yummy hero's and paired with feisty heroines. The end result...one hot entertaining read!
Sherrilyn Kenyon's "Turn up the Heat" is one fun read. Allison spends her days cleaning up aisle "whatever" in her local Wal-Mart. When her friend suggests that she should enter a contest where the winner can live out her favorite romance novel she at first scoffs...ya like she's ever going to win anything. But, she does and the second she sets eyes on Vince...she knows her life will never be the same. Vince is on the run from "the family" they want him dead, and he's rather attached to the concept of living to see another day. So when his best friend from childhood saves his bacon and finds him a safe place to hide out he's all for it...that is until he sees Allison getting off the plane. Now staying one step ahead of the bad guys is not his only priority. Now he has to keep a lid on his lust. Will he be able to do this or will this bad boy finally give in?
Jaid Black's "Hunter's Oath" is the story of Sofia. She's just been bride napped by one scary looking cabbie. She's alone in life now since her brother was recently killed in active duty. She's wondering what life has to hold for her now. Well she should have been careful what she questioned. Because now she is going to live underground in a lost Viking world as the bought bride of Johen Stefsson for the rest of her life. But, will this be as bad as she thinks it will or has she just found her hearts desire?
Kresley Cole's debut paranormal read "The Warlord Wants Forever" Myst is a Valkyrie with a problem...she's the forever bride of a vampire. Now lets just forget the fact Valkyrie's and Vampires don't mix...ever...she happens to be attracted to him. Wroth is everything she's been taught to hate. Will she be able to put a lifetime's teaching behind her and accept her fate as this handsome vampires bride or will she let pride and family get in the way?
All three of these short stories are yummy! Now readers should keep in mind...these are not full-length efforts but the author have made the most out of the word count allotted them. Ms. Cole's debut paranormal effort is very good and I look forward to reading her next book. It goes without say that Ms. Black and Ms. Kenyon know their stuff. Ms. Kenyon offers readers another BAD book and Ms. Black's Viking story...hot, hot, and hot. For a quick but very entertaining read...look no further. You won't find so much talent in one book very often.
12.) Witchling (Sisters of the Moon, Book 1) by Yasmine Galenorn
The first in an engrossing new series about conflict in the magic modern world—as told by the half-human, half-Faerie D'Artigo sisters—the latest from Galenorn (One Hex of a Wedding) is a whimsical reminder of fantasy's importance in everyday life.
Narrator Camille is a good witch with unpredictable powers who runs a Seattle bookstore while working as an Otherworld Intelligence operative, sent Earthside to keep an eye on things. When an operative from the Wayfaerer, a human/Faerie hangout, is killed, Camille springs into action with her sisters Delilah, a werecat, and Menolly, a freshly minted vampire.
Tracing the murder back to evil demon leader Shadow Wing, the sisters find evidence of a far-reaching plot, but the Otherworld Intelligence Agency offers no help, stifled by bureaucratic red tape and a nasty Otherworld battle.
Galenorn's gallery of rogues is an imaginative delight, each species and personality carefully crafted. Though the plot can drag, effusive characters and pretty writing ("I whispered, and the stars heard me from behind their cloud cover and answered") will lead readers through to the much-anticipated final battle. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
13.) Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry, Book 5) by Laurell K. Hamilton
In bestseller Hamilton's steamy fifth in the Meredith Gentry fantasy series (after 2005's A Stroke of Midnight), the fey former Los Angeles PI has given up detecting and fully embraced her duties as Princess Meredith NicEssus, potential heir to the faerie throne.
Since the extremely orgasmic princess's foremost duty is to prove her fertility in order to gain the throne, she spends most of her time bedding her immortal sidhe royal guardsmen, giving each a fair shot as her future consort. All the group sex has a profoundly transformative effect: her men are regaining their full powers, and the long-dead faerie gardens are springing to life.
But when Meredith and her merry men inadvertently find themselves in the territory of King Sholto, who has been betrayed by others in the faerie court, there's deadly danger even for immortals. Lots of earth-shattering, supernatural sex and a rousing climactic battle will have Hamilton's fans panting for more. (Dec.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
14.) Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost
Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father—the one responsible for ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership.
In exchange for finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. She's amazed she doesn't end up as his dinner—are there actually good vampires? Pretty soon Bones will have her convinced that being half-dead doesn't have to be all bad. But before she can enjoy her newfound status as kick-ass demon hunter, Cat and Bones are pursued by a group of killers. Now Cat will have to choose a side . . . and Bones is turning out to be as tempting as any man with a heartbeat.
Books I can't get at my library:
15.) Menage by Emma Holly
Bookstore owner Kate comes home from work one day to find her two flatmates in bed...together. Joe - a sensitive composer - is mortified. Sean - an irrepressible bad boy - asks her to join in. Kate's been fantasising about her hunky new houseshares since they moved in, but she was convinced they were both gay.
Realising that pleasure is a multi-faceted thing, she sets her cares aside and embarks on a menage a trois with the wild duo. Kate wants nothing more than to keep both her admirers happy, but inevitably things become complicated, especially at work.
Kate has told her colleagues that Joe and Sean are gay but the gossip begins when she's caught in a clinch with one of them in her lunch hour! To add to this, one of Kate's more conservative suitors is showing interest again, but she's hooked on the different kind of loving that she enjoys with her boys - even though she knows it cannot last. Or can it?
16.) 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.
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.) 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.
19.) 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.
20.) Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey.
The pseudonymous Harvey's vivid, imaginative tale of a unique Beverly Hills brothel called Butterfly focuses on its wealthy founder, and three of her troubled female patrons. Discreetly located above an elegant men's clothing store, the brothel features costumed male "companions"a masked burglar, a Confederate soldier, a Versailles courtier, a cowboycapable of fulfilling any woman's needs and fantasies.
Lawyer Jessica Franklin goes there for relief from her cold, intimidating husband; Dr. Linda Markus tries to cure her frigidity; Trudie Stein wants affirmation of her femininity.
Behind the scenes is Butterfly's owner, Beverly Highland, whose harrowing life story is interspersed with the current action of the tale . Having run away from home in New Mexico at age 14 after being abused by her alcoholic father, Beverly succumbed to the rough-hewn charm of Danny Mackay, who put her to work in a squalid brothel and forced her to abort their baby.
Vowing revenge, plain Beverly attains beauty through plastic surgery, becomes an affluent California entrepreneur and cunningly plots against Mackay, now an influential TV evangelist and presidential candidate. Glamour, wickedness and passion spark this highly commercial novel, which builds to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.
21.) 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.
22.) As She's Told by Anneke Jabob (Who I met on Fetlife btw.)
As She's Told is a story about two caring, thoughtful individuals, and the development of a bdsm relationship that is intense, loving, and creative: steeped in imagination, embedded in the real world. It's about a passionate, private sexual reality, in which the balance of power tips only one way.
Anders and Maia want nothing less than total power exchange, without games, negotiations or safewords. Neither can tolerate pretence; the power relationship has to be as genuine as it is absolute, but Anders is more than aware of the risks to inexperienced Maia if she is wrong about what she can handle. His challenge, early in the relationship is to walk a careful line “between games and gobbling her up.”
Step by step Maia hands over her autonomy and slips into the obedience that is essential to her nature. Anders investigates her like new terrain, exploring, manipulating and experimenting on both mind and body. He introduces her to spanking, excruciating erotic teasing and humiliation, and warns her that when she moves in with him, she’ll be like “an animal on a very short tether.” She makes her choice. Anders’ creativity with hardware and technology takes many interesting turns. Bondage, punishment, confinement, animal roles, teasing and denial, predicaments, objectification, all are explored.
The deepening of the relationship and the intensity of Anders’ control is balanced by play and laughter, and by the couple’s connections to the world beyond their walls, to work and music and friends. Some of those friends come to be included in the ménage, one way and another. As Maia struggles and adapts to her slave role, Anders faces the limits of his power in the real world. Their support for each other is the underlying structure on which the book rests.
As She’s Told by Anneke Jacob can be found at http://www.pinkflamingo.com/ in paperback and ebook formats. You can read an excerpt there, too, and a couple of reviews.
Books I've recently bought:
23.) The Darker Passions: Frankenstein by Amarantha Knight
This is NOT for the meek. It will definitely put off the weak willed. This type of book is truly only for those who have the darkest passions and wish to see them explored in a fiction format. I think the author was very clever in her approach to the classic story. I do feel that a comparison to Anne Rice isn't appropriate. Rice's work is "vanilla" to this deep dark chocolate; which for many is a delicious treat. I tremendously enjoyed this book.
The mistress of erotic horror sets her sights on Mary Shelleys darkest creation. What if you could create a living, breathing human? What shocking acts could it be taught to perform, to desire, to love? Find out what pleasures await those who play God in another breathtaking installation in the popular Darker Passions series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
24.) Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole.
Ms. Cole's latest effort is "wildly" delicious and entertaining. She has taken the paranormal genre and created her very own legends and lore...filled with ultra entertaining characters.
Emmaline is half vampire and half Valkyrie. She is known in her coven as Emma the timid. Her family is shocked when she decides she wants to travel to Paris alone to find out the truth about her father. While there she is attacked by a handsome, yummy, strong, yummy, scary...oh yes yummy man who scares the stuffing out of her. She is even more shocked to find out that in order to return to Louisiana she will have to help Lachlain MacRieve the leader of a Lykae Clan return to his home in Scotland. She'll do it believing she will be allowed to return home. She has no idea Lachlain is her forever mate and he has no plans on ever letting her get away.
Lachlain has spent the last hundred and fifty years being tortured by the vampire Demestriu. He is slowly going mad and then...he scents his mate. He has been waiting an eternity to find her and he is not going to let her get away now. He is shocked and somewhat disgusted when he finds out his long awaited mate is half vampire. But despite this he can't keep himself from feeling things for the wee little Emma.
She fires his blood and he will do what he must to keep her...even if it means to lie to her. Anything to get her home to Scotland where he will be able to keep her safe and protected when he goes to get revenge against Demestriu. But, life doesn't always go according to plan and wooing Emma is just one of those things. Will he be able to keep her safe and with him or will the vampire horde take away the one thing he needs to live?
Lachlain and Emma are wonderfully constructed characters. These two are both strong likeable characters. Their conflict is entertaining as is their way of dealing with what they face. Emma is sassy and quick witted...Lachlain is patient and yummy. This is a great new series and I truly can't wait for the next installment. Ms. Cole has made her mark on the paranormal genre and is an author you need to add to your must read list!
Online Stories:
25.) 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!
Nominations are always open!
FurryFury
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I think...I think that...as you put out new selections...it's harder for me to make a decision.
So, I'll choose:
1. Witchling
2. Gordon
3. The Love Slave
Great! Thanks for voting!
Anyone else?
