Review: Coworkers and more...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2013
This is an introductory novella to the series about Nick and Sondra. When Sondra joins Nick's company as a high powered financial consultant, she and he have an instant attraction to each other.  They wait several months, getting to know each other at work and in casual settings before they begin having lunch and then dinner, and finally formally dating. Sondra doesn't know that Nick is into the BDSM scene, she's never known anything about it, but she finds it fascinating. As they become closer as lovers, Nick introduces her to more concepts and practices of dominance and submission and she is very receptive.  They draw up a contract between themselves making Nick  Sondra's Master.  There's not much of a plot, other than their relationship development, or much in the way of character development either, though they are both likeable people, who seem to be falling for each other.The author is very careful to emphasize safe, caring and consensual practices in all sexual relationships. She points out the amount of trust and tenderness and knowledge of each other needed between partners in a Dominant/submissIve relationship. She also emphasizes that the submissive is really the person in charge, as they give permission for all scenes to take place and can stop them at any time with a safe word. I really appreciate that contribution to helping understand the attraction of the lifestyle. Obviously, this won't be a story for everyone, but it would be interesting to see if the author spends all of the story line on the D/s relationship or if some plot and character growth come along throughout the series since there is potential.Heat factor hot.