Review: Love me some Dillon!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2011
"All trust involves vulnerability and risk, and nothing would count as trust if there were no possibilities of betrayal."- by Robert C. Solomon -"You're mine. And I take very, very good care of what's mine," he whispered as his mouth sought hers.4 1/2 stars. I rounded up to 5 stars.Dillon Dumen is a former Army sergeant and the manager of the Dumen ranch. Dillon is walking into the ranch's back office on Friday afternoon to find two of his three younger brothers waiting for him. There's been a last minute reservation. Dillon is rather stunned when he sees who made the reservation. It's Charissa Myers. Yes, the Charissa Myers. Charissa is related to some of the women coming to the ranch for the bachelorette weekend. Almost a year ago, Charissa made it very clear that she wanted nothing to do with him when she'd bolted like a scared rabbit. Yeah, it looks like Dillon is in for a very interesting weekend!Charissa is not thrilled to spending the weekend at the ranch:"Place looks great. I'm looking forward to spending the weekend here." About as much as she'd look forward to sticking pins in her eyes, but she'd get through it.Charissa bolted because being with Dillon turned her into someone she didn't even recognize. He had woken needs inside her that she'd long since buried and done her best to forget. Dillon made her yearn to experience his style of dominance so much that she'd been teetering on the brink of surrendering. It had scared her.This novella features very likeable and believable main protagonists with great chemistry. The build-up is very nicely done! Wow, I loved Dillon! He's intense, a little bit rough around the edges, yet tender (tender with a capital T)! Dillon, you make my toes curl! YUM! Charissa has a hard time letting go in bed and she is utterly embarrassed. After a bad experience with her ex she's seriously lacking in the self-confidence department. I think Dillon was her perfect match. He was very caring and considerate and revealed all the passion he sensed simmering inside her. On top of that, he was really able to strip away all her control and inhibitions. He unlocked the sensual woman inside of her. Dillon claimed Charissa in every way possible and took very good care of her."I don't mind nervous," he answered, taking her aback. "I just don't want you scared. The only way this works is if you trust me to take care of you, no matter what we're doing.""I'm driving," he said in a low voice, "but you're holding the emergency brake. You use your safeword, I stop. No matter what. You have my word."What I really appreciate is the fact that Kaylea/Callie's heroes are so full of tenderness! Always. If you're in need of some serious TLC then she is the to-go author!Overall, Dillon's Claim is a very engaging, entertaining, and enjoyable read! It's a passionate, sexy, sizzling HOT, and very sensual novella. If you want to read a quick and steamy short story that is full of tenderness then give this one a go! Furthermore, if you've never read a BDSM book then I'd recommend you to give this short story a try. The BDSM elements are very light and there is really nothing kinky about Dillon's Claim! I think it'd be a rather good option to explore the BDSM world for a first time before you launch yourself into heavier BDSM grounds.