Review: Just adequate
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2013
The timing and depth of the protagonists' emotional responses was so instantaneous as to feel contrived.  The storyline lurched forward at a jarring pace. Both protagonists are middle aged, which is a nice change from other books in this genre. Jake is part owner of and manages a high-end BDSM club, is a seasoned professional Dom, yet has never had a personal Dom/sub relationship. That fact didn't ring true but would've felt less unbelivable had the more in-depth explanation of his back story come much earlier in the book. Even if one can accept easily that he had never had a personal D/s relationship, how is it that his lifelong emotional defenses suddenly get so porous that he has Cali start sleeping over after their second Scene and then collars her in two months? The writing felt repetitive in the earlier part of the book (how many times can she lick her lips?) and the editing was poor throughout. I was pretty disappointed in this book and gave it 2 stars.