Review: Wonderful Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2014
This is a steampunk story, but you don't have to like steampunk to like this story.  Dr. Gladys DeWalt has been discredited because her expedition was a failure and her crew were killed.  She is devastated by this.  She is brought to trial and is demoted to Intellectual Ward.  This essentially means that she is now under the control of Dr. Sebastian Cromwell.  Dr. Cromwell has had his own problems and is now part automaton.  He was stern and exacting before his transformation and he is even more so now.Their first confrontation occurs quickly and since Gladys is acting like a child, she gets a child's punishment, an over-the-knee spanking!  Sebastian is very dispassionate about the spanking and determines when he is done by the color of her bottom!  Later, he is convinced by his housekeeper to comfort Gladys and he discovers he does still have feelings.  He also suspects that Gladys's expedition was sabotaged and he is determined to help her get her reputation back.I do wish that there had been more discipline (and spankings!) in the story.  There was also very little sex.  That being said, it is a very well written story. The characters are well thought out and the writing is very descriptive.  I also think that the ending was rather abrupt.  I would have liked to known more about what happens.  But, I am intrigued by this couple and I can't wait for a sequel (hint, hint)  I highly recommend this story to everyone.