Review: 4, If it pleases you, Mistress. Stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
The Wicked Play Series continues with installment six, Mistress V's story. Vanessa is the top Domme and recent partner in The Den, but she never wanted her worlds to collide and not many got to see anything beyond the mask she wore as she played each part. Domme by night and sports PR agent by day, V's world is about to clash when hunky Holden's application makes it's way across her desk.Holden just wants to play hockey, but when his battles to control his inner desires was lost - he had was traded teams. Still in need of finding a way to release his need and not draw attention to his private life, Holden finds him face to face with a woman that he knows can ruin his career with one phone call. Mistress V was everything he didn't know he was looking for. Suddenly his need to submit is felt deeper than ever before. But his submission is hers and hers alone to own.Breaking through V's walls is not an easy task, but Holden is not the kind of man that gives up without a fight.I have thoroughly enjoyed each of this books and although V was a more recently introduced character into the fold I was intrigued by the switch up in the D/s roles. I found that it was much easier to slip into this reversal than I originally thought. Holden, although quite submissive was still a very strong hero. He was protective of her and still held that possessive role even though he was bending to her will in the bedroom.V's lack of trust was well rooted in her past and given the events as they play out, the lack of urgency to let herself feel more for Holden made perfect sense. Usually I get fed up with a heroine that is unwilling to follow her heart and face what she is feeling, with V - I was perfectly content that she had to go at her own pace. Holden's patience with her was just perfect.The sex was off the charts hot. It was such a change to read these experiences coming from a male voice. And for the ladies that love their a**play, we get plenty of that in this one. There was passion and complete connection between these two that you just could not miss. We are given a slight glimpse at the others who have come before these two, but the story's focus remained on them. We get to see the start of a relationship forming that will become the main focus of Shattered Bonds which is Noah's story. I do have to admit that Noah is intriguing. I wasn't sure of his role in The Den beyond being the lawyer - his kinks were never part of the story prior, but I have a feeling there are some secrets in this man's past.Lynda Aicher did another fantastic job carrying on with this series. Her writing is superb and she's been able to ensure that all crossing story lines remain intact. Each of these characters that she's created might all play in the same sandbox, but she has done an amazing job giving us six separate stories that remain unique to each character. Now bring on Noah! This girl loves her kinky white collar heroes!