Review: Hawt BDSM love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
Very Brief Synopsis - Presley moved to Las Vegas to join her boyfriend of 8 years, who has moved to SIn City for work. He promptly cheats on her, hence Presley becoming Cora's room mate. Cora notices Presley's reading material, which consists of BDSM-centric novels.  Cora is a member at a BDSM club, and gets permission to invite Presley in for an interview with Master Dmitri, owner of the club. Presley sets out to make her BDSM dreams come true at Club Sin.What worked for me - Dmitri is pretty awesome. I liked how the author detailed his reasons for turning to BDSM as a lifestyle, and where it has taken him. Great level of backstory for Dmitri. He takes Presley as far as she wants to go, and courts her in a sweet, almost old fashioned way. Dmitri is balanced and in control, and a very caring man. Until he gets ahold of Presley's ex...then he is not as nice. Which was kinda awesome.Presley is a very sweet girl. Naturally submissive, she craves acceptance and approval. Dmitri gets her to channel that in a positive way. There isn't a lot to Presley, really. She comes across as a very nice girl, but the story is primarily about Dmitri.The focus of the story is primarily on the male, which is different and interesting. I liked it.Lots of hotly, deeply sexual scenes, with good cause/effect and explanation. Ms. Kennedy's Claimed is a good introduction to light BDSM play.What didn't work as well - There were a few times when both Dmitri and Presley came across as a little too good to be true. Nothing overt, just a few scenes where I was a bit incredulous at their goodness.We didn't really get to know Presley all that well. What we have to go on for her background paints the picture of a sweet, small town girl who is learning to embrace her sexuality. There just isn't a lot of depth to her character.Bottom line - Time well spent. I really enjoyed this. As I often do with new to me writers, I picked this up at the library. After I finished Claimed, I promptly bought Bared. If you are a fan of this genre, or are looking to ease your way into the genre with a title that won't freak you out, this is a good choice.