Review: Roped In
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2012
During a day hike while camping, Laera gets lost, and to add insult to injury, twists her ankle and gets caught in some brambles. Fortunately Bruce hears her cursing and rescues her from her predicament. He's staying at a nearby bondage ranch and when he brings her there at first she's appalled by what she sees. With Bruce's gentle coaxing, she eventually submits to her own desires and to him and when the weekend ends, she knows she can't return to "vanilla". As for Bruce, he sees in her a woman he could truly make his own...if he could only fully leave his past behind.Many BDSM stories focus on the more physically intense aspects of play with the Dominants being more intense and dark. In contrast, Bruce is what could probably be termed as a sensual Dominant, preferring the mental path of domination. He's wonderfully gentle to the new-to-BDSM, albeit enthusiastic Laera and one gets the idea that this is more his style than an affected behavior simply for her. Preferring intricate roping to edgier play, he is nonetheless quietly confident in his own skin. It was, however, intriguing reading about some of Bruce's hang-ups regarding the term "Master", as many seem to prefer the term.The secondary characters in this story are equally interesting, especially Mistress Sue. Not one to be particularly attracted to women Dominants, she warmed my heart and made me think she'd definitely be a woman I'd want on my side. I thoroughly enjoyed my first read by author Sindra van Yssel.  Roped In was a great story; I look forward to its sequel, Pushing Limits.Courtesy of Fallen Angel Reviews