Review: Enjoyable love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
Strong 3.5'Wrapped in Leather' by M.A. Church is only the second book by this author that I've had the pleasure of reading. Since the first book I read was a fantasy/sci-fi, jumping into a contemporary romance was a lot of fun. Inasmuch as I'm a fan of BDSM and I enjoy reading new authors (to me) of the genre, the appeal of this book was multifaceted.Toshi wrapped around me right from the beginning. I have a weakness for teachers as my mother was one, so Toshi being a high school world history teacher felt comfortable to me. Toshi is half Japanese and half American, being a little on the shorter side and slight. Not exactly what I would describe as a twink, but kind of close. He's twenty-seven and looking for a long-time, permanent relationship. Toshi wants a partner, but he needs one who is dominant in the bedroom as Toshi tends more toward being submissive. Toshi's most recent six month relationship ended when he found Ian having sex with someone else. On the one month anniversary of being free from Ian, Toshi heads to his favorite steak house.Jase is a Dom whose five year relationship ended when his partner broke up with him on Valentine's Day in the middle of a restaurant. Since that time, Jase has dated once or twice but he mainly engaged in scenes with guys at his favorite club, and when that grew old he stopped altogether. Jase wants a partner, a submissive in the bedroom, but someone able to take care of themselves outside of bed, and most importantly, someone who will talk to him about their needs. Jase owns his own auto shop and the day from hell, firing one mechanic and sending another home with the flu, leads him to treat himself at his favorite steak house.Angie at the steak house has no idea what she started by messing up Jase's reservation. *grins* Toshi and Jase hit it off, begin going to the gym, and start dating with Jace explaining about BDSM and Toshi willing to learn about a D/s relationship. They take everything fairly slowly, and it appears to be a much more relaxed D/s relationship than what I've read in other books, but it was still exciting to watch them learn together. Unfortunately, they aren't very far into their dating affair when Toshi begins to be the target of a vandal, trashing his car, spying at him through his windows, and trying to break into his house. At first Toshi thinks it's Ian but the police verify his alibi, so as the violence escalates, Toshi and Jase are both wondering who could possibly hate Toshi so much.This was an enjoyable story of love with a little light BDSM thrown in. I thought the author did a good job in creating the characters and the added excitement of a D/s relationship. I was a little disappointed in the ending as I felt it was anti-climactic, but overall it was a good read. If you enjoy a chance meeting leading to your heart's desire then this might be the book for you.NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews