Review: I like and don't like
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
The ShadowDance Club series is an amusing collection of stories taking place in the fictional town of Climax, Colorado.  Tall, powerful, mostly former military Doms who ALL marry short, overly energetic, irreverent, spitfire subs, save each of their women from impending danger.  I can safely say that is the plot of every book in this series.  There is no spoiler alert here.  They are all the same book.Why have I read these many in the series?  I bought 1 and 2 and was entertained enough to buy the rest in bulk. (That is a great fault of mine) Let me list the pros and cons:PRO'S-1 - great location.2 - wonderfully fleshed out supporting characters3 - interesting dramatic conflicts dressed in suspense and danger4 - Selita, Honduran housekeeper extraordinaire who is idiomaticlly challenged5 - BDSM club and responsible practices6 - Badass strong leading ladies who can take down the bad guysCON'S1 - Small American town that seems to have everything for the people who live and visit except for lodging2 - The same leading lady.  In each book she has a different name and occupation, but she is always tiny, insecure, disobedient, can't cook and is more of a PITA than I would think can keep these strong men interested.  And most of the unions are polyamorous relationships.  I would imagine one of the men would say they've had enough.3 - Any conflict OTHER than the bad guy coming to get the girl is weak and at times left hanging with unsatisfying resolution.4 - Mothers are always wise, grandmothers are psychic.  Fathers are mostly shadows but wealthy and supportive.5 - The title-named club has faded to no more than a staging area and home base where all the ex-military Doms work, listen in on their wives trash talk, and come up with security plans that are often breached by the bad guys.6 - These badass strong women who can take down the bad guy without batting an eyelash become wimps.  Except for one, we don't really see them return to the work that is often the driving force behind their lives.  They don't even become housewives because their men don't want them to do anything but be baby factories.  I'm a romance novel reading feminist.  I love to get lost in a simpler world.  There is no greater joy or honor than being a wife and mother.  But the Stepford wives programmed to be naughty enough to get their regular spankings can no longer allow my suspension of disbelief.7 - The repetitive discourse on the duties, responsibilities of the Doms expectantly appear not only in each book but often several times in one book.8 - you always meet future protagonists in every book.  It would be a pleasant change if the heroine and heroes were introduced to us at the start of their own book.9 - There is a grammatical quirk. (not really an error)  It has to do with the correct use of proper nouns and pronouns in relation to the subject.  It mostly happens when you are in a room with more than two men.  They are named at the start of a narrative sequence.  I.e. Alex, Zach, Dylan, Mitch... then for as many as four paragraphs they are referred to as him, he, his and you will need to look back to see who was the last male mentioned by name.10 - Finally, this occurs in all of the books.  I.e. Jaime Creed and Ethan Jantz  are called by their first or last name in different sections of the book but often you have to go back to see both names together to figure out who the character is.  After a quarter of the book you lock down the names.  I believe this confusion is compounded by the polyamorous relationships in Ms. Gale' s books where the men out number the women two to one.  The problem never occurs with the female characters.Do I recommend this series?  If you are willing to put up with the con's, go for it.  Ms. Gale is prolific and sells books. She is definitely quite talented.  I wish she would write a new story.  She has three series at three different BDSM clubs.  There is virtually nothing different in any of the books except how/why the heroine shows up and who is after her.I leave the choice to you.