Review: Hawt, touching and edgy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
I read some BDSM. What I call BDSM-lite, usually. This is not. Lite, that is. No, no, no - this is not. Oh, let me grab my fan!  Edge of the Enforcer is my first exposure to the Doms of Dark Haven series. Zander deVries is, hands down, one of the sexiest, most compelling and realistic men I have ever had the pleasure of reading. And Lindsey...Lindsey is a treat. She's a sub, but she can be quite sassy, to her detriment! Lindsey is running from some seriously nasty people, hiding in the big city of San Fran, working crappy jobs and living in a hovel to stay under the radar. After having lost a game to deVries, she now owes him favors of a sexual nature. When he decides to collect, she is not sure whether to swoon or be horrified.Zander is gunshy about getting involved beyond a great round of sex. Something about Lindsey, though, has him intrigued in spite of himself. Their first encounter was scorching, boundary stretching hotness. And when he wants to cuddle afterwards, well, I was completely onboard the deVries train from that moment on.Lindsey has been let down by several men, and is still paying the price for the last one. She doesn't trust her judgment, and isn't wiling to be hurt again. Yet Zander, with his hot then cold nature and his possesive attention, strikes a chord. She's wanted him for quite some time.Lindsey has so much heart. She is kindhearted and sweet. She also has a smart mouth side that cracked me up. Lindsey is loyal and tenacious. She is protective of those few people she is close to. Very likeable shero.There were so many funny moments. As mentioned, when Zander wanted to cuddle. Then there was the Go Steady scene. Zander has a softer side.Zander also makes some missteps during his courtship with Lindsey. He owns the mistakes, and takes steps to make it right. I loved that so much..What didn't work as well - there were several misunderstandings. The first time, okay. Beyond that, I find it irritaing. Other than that, nothing. These two really had a lot of lessons to learn regarding trust and compromise. Both Lindsey and Zander showed a lot of growth over the course of the book.The kink level is, as expected, high. Lots of voyerism, some humilation, electricty, bondage, M/M S/M scenes, knife play... If an author can introduce a kink that sorta scares me without me skipping the scene or ending it thinking, "Ew! No way!" I consider that a real talent. Ms. Sincair is a real, and rare, talent in this genre.It has to be said - the few Cherise Sinclair books I have read all have the same reader warning at the beginning. I love that she does that. I think it is smart, and sweet. Ms. Sinclair obviously cares for her readers, and wants them to make sure they look for a partner with their intellect, and not just their hearts, and um, other parts.Bottom line - Again, this is not my regular genre, but the writing is so crisp. Great dialogue, with an interesting plot, characters with depth...You can't go wrong. Time and money extremely well spent.