Review: Masters of Psychology
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2014
Target ThisBy: Lily White5/5 stars**I received a complimentary copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.**This is my 3rd Lily White book, 6th if I include her alter ego. That being said, I love her work. Most are dark, the last one I read delved deep into the mind of a mentally unstable man. This one was an erotic psychological thriller with dark themes! Holy Cow, knock my socks off!! My mind is still whirling. I believe Lily’s past with 20 years of experience in law, has done nothing but hone her mind and fill her imagination, for which, I’m so glad she began writing books!!!Autumn Cleary is a librarian who only likes books that have happy endings, where love prevails and good triumphs over evil and of course ‘the classics.’ What she has no use for are dark erotic novels. To her that is useless drivel and nothing but absolute filth that has no place in a public library, where kids may get a hold of it, where it may spur the imagination of other sick individuals, or just pollute the generalness of minds, hands, libraries and hold no value, to her.Lucas Bates is a dark erotica author. He enjoys Autumn’s spitfire even though her opinions are uniformed since she has never read one of his books. He has the burning desire to set her straight, but then something about her speaks to him. And she becomes his next target, his muse for his next book. He also gives her his books so that she can learn lessons from them, and not see them as worthless filth. He gives her the keys; she just has to take them.There are other players in this chess game that all have a role, even if it is unknown to the reader until the last couple of chapters and epilogue. There is Mary Beth, Autumn’s friend & co-worker who loves Lucas Bates’ work and tries to convince Autumn of his worth. There is Sarah, Lucas’ long-time assistant and also a Domme, so there is no sex going on between the Master & the Domme. Then there is the dark, broody, hot Detective Adam Marx. I can’t elaborate too much on his role, without giving away some of the plot!After Lucas has set his sights on Autumn, there is nothing that will get in his way of having her. Convenient circumstances bring Autumn into his web, where he is the master. He can spin her worst nightmares or her most passionate dreams. He gives her the rules, he gives her the keys, and then he gives her the choices. He infiltrates her body, mind & soul, allowing her to keep nothing from him, as she is the muse for the book he is currently writing. Not all is as it seems, but then again, some things are exactly as they seem.I must stop myself there, pick up the book, you’ll be glad you did. As a warning, there isn’t rape, but there is coercion through choices. Choices that the heroine must make for herself. There is freedom in her choices, but she is the one who has to choose, as she is no prisoner, but a kept muse. You’ll be pissed, you’ll be turned on, you’ll hate yourself for falling into his web, you’ll be glad that you took a chance on this book.