Review: Excellent addition to the series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2013
Kendra is running from her past and her needs. A natural submissive who needs pain to gain her pleasure. She doesn't want to need the pain and feels shame that she does, but her desire to fulfill those needs are greater than her will to not engage in the lifestyle, so she heads out to The Den once and for all. Once there she is fully determined in her mission. With her set of rules to keep her safe she finally approaches a Dom.In a set of events that are packed-full of emotions, she finds herself not with the Dom she approached but with Deklan. A quiet man that exudes confidence and sexiness just by the way he stands, Deklan is a partner in The Den. A Dom who's focus is on training submissives, he sees something in Kendra that he can't help but want to explore. So with their set of rules all laid out they venture forward to help Kendra accept her needs without shame or fear.And what a journey that was!!!After reading Bonds of Trust , the previous book in the series, I was skeptical that this one would deliver in the intensity I had expected previously. Man, was I wrong on all counts. I loved it! Kendra was strong yet vulnerable enough to make a great character to get to know. And Deklan? Well he was not disappointment at all. He was caring, understanding and determined as hell to give Kendra the pleasure she was looking for. And all this without actually having sex!!! Phew, it has been some time since I've enjoyed such intense scenes between two people without actual intercourse.This time around the author delivered in all fronts. The story not only had the sensuality I've come to expect, it also had the range in emotions, a little bit of angst with a little humor mixed in and the wonderful development of a romance. This was not insta-love. This was a relationship based on trust earned and acceptance of needs. They talked, they laughed and they shared intimate moments and what came out of it was a beautiful coupling.I enjoyed the BDSM scenes, Kendra's story and Deklan's caring side. They all came together to give me what I needed for me to be able to cheer them on and want to see them get together.Bonds of Need is the second book in the Wicked Play series and an awesome follow-up in the series. Although it is the second book in the series and The Den is still used as a backdrop to the story, it can be read as a stand alone too.I received this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange of my honest opinion.