Review: A very good 4 star read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2012
I really liked Sara Brooke's book Ragged Edge. It's about a m-m relationship between a Dom, mechanical engineer Dalton and his lover/ sub Cade that undergoes a dynamic change with the introduction of petite graphic designer Erin. She first spies Dalton and Cade in a steamy sexual m-m episode which shocks her to find she is turned on by her voyeuristic encounter. Throughout the story Erin who is recovering from a failed and sexually inadequate relationship, she finds her logic and rational head saying no, whilst her body and sexuality saying an emphatic yes, towards not only a menage but a Dom- sub/sub relationship. As each physical encounter draws her further in so she tries to convince herself it is a physical only relationship. Meanwhile Dalton is enjoying controlling the scenes he sets up but he has also been badly hurt from an emotional menage in the past and blames himself for a past tragedy and questions getting too involved or fully committing himself to this developing relationship and either getting hurt or causing hurt again. The wise, generally calm, strong mediator is sub Cade, also town Sherriff...every relationship needs a Cade. Cade recognizes the relationships development and conflicting emotions but also the need for patience, to bide time until each comes to terms with the way their lives, emotions and sexuality are changing. There are psychological tensions and trauma's of varying magnitudes. The term ragged edge becomes very apt. The standard of English is reasonably good though there are a few errors in editing...including a breakfast start of the day meeting, where they ask how their day has been! It doesn't detract from the psychological and erotic journey Miss Brookes takes you on within this developing relationship. Do the trauma's become too much for a happy ending? Readers will find out. This in my opinion is a good 4 star novel. I look forward to reading more of Sara's writing.