Review: Heavy on sex but well written
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2014
Maverick's review: I really loved this book. Both of the main characters have recently lost loved ones and their ghosts play a large role in the story that Rain so expertly weaves together. Jack, the small town Sheriff is an openly gay man who’s just lost his partner Martin and when he meets Rebel, a hottie on a motorcycle, he is immediately attracted to the hunky biker. Rebel has come to town to clean up his recently deceased aunt’s house which he’s inherited and has no intention of sticking around. When he meets Jack, the attraction to the handsome sheriff and the ghost of his dead aunt’s urging him to give love a try, keep him around long enough to begin a relationship.Jack turns out to be a Dom, having practiced the lifestyle with Martin for many years and his craving for Rebel makes him realize just how much he wants to dominate the younger submissive man. Rebel has never had any interest in BDSM and at first, he thinks Jack is just another bully that wants to control him and he resists. Rebel is completely out of control due to severe anger issues from his homophobic mother and her overly religious critical style of parenting and he’s gone through life getting into one scrape with the law after another until his arrest record is long.Once Jack is able to convince Rebel that he can help cure him of his pent up rage through the use of control and restraint through their sexual encounters using BDSM techniques, Jack begins Rebel’s training. Rebel is at first resistant to Jack’s need to control and has a very difficult time giving Jack the reins but once he allows Jack to take charge, he begins to open up. Throughout the book, the ghosts of the main character’s dead loved ones encourage them along on their journey and the author did a very nice job of using the ghosts to move the story along. Throw in a friend of Jack’s who’s been secretly in love with him for a long time, and you have a perfect sub-plot of jealousy, pain and unrequited love.The book is heavy on sex, almost too much, but it is well written, the BDSM believable and real. All in all I would highly recommend this book to readers who aren’t squeamish at heavy handed BDSM scenes but appreciate it when it is well written.