Review: Five star auction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
From the first snippets that I read of this book I was hooked, I don't usually like domme books, much preferring doms. But the writing was so good that it drew me in, one of the things I love about Doris O'Connor's writing is the way that the BDSM lifestyle isn't the cause of the story but part of it so that the story flows naturally and it just happens.I haven't read the first book in the series so I came into this with no expectations of the characters or their previous history, and while it in no way affected my enjoyment of this story I'll be going back and reading the first book simply because I know I'll like it.Scarlett is such a complex character, you can feel her control and her need for it from the start but Mike also brings other feelings out too, feelings that she hadn't thought possible for many years.Mike is your typical undercover cop, used to taking over, protecting and guarding, always being in control. He has some major adjustments to make, and you are on his journey as he makes them, to change his mindset and give control over to another person, and it's only possible because of love and trust. That's what comes through in this book about the BDSM lifestyle, including Mike's sister Laura and her master Slade, that it's the submissive who gives the control over and the relationships can only work because of love, not the scening that just takes trust, but the actual relationships take trust and love.A well written and thoroughly enjoyable read.I received a free copy for an honest review.