Review: 4 stars!  UnRaveled (stand-alone).  Wife/mother while away on business is kidnapped & experiences her forbidden sexual fantasies
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
“How can I be scared boneless and yet still have that slow burning ache unfurling in my lower belly.”UnRaveled is Lilly’s story.  It opens up to her walking down a cobblestone street after a night of drinking while in Italy on business.  She feels drunk, dazed even and finds herself reflecting over her life and marriage to her husband, Anderson.  15 years ago while in College and dating their sex life had been spontaneous, explorative and memorable, but since marriage and kids they have settled into an uncreative and underwhelming routine of sex twice a week…Quite frankly she is bored and spinning forbidden fantasies thinking it’s time to ask for more.  Next thing she knows she is tied to a bed, blindfolded and gagged, while a mysterious and imposing man she had seen earlier that evening in the bar both threatens and promises her a night of unbridled passion.UnRaveled follows Lilly during that night while a stranger takes charge and, though not consensual, still delivers on her every repressed sexual fantasy, pushing all boundaries including bondage, pain, MFM and much more.  But in the aftermath, while guilt and shame sets in, Lilly has to face the consequences and make some big decisions.“My body trembles with the acknowledgement because as much as I deny it, this is what I’ve wanted from Anderson.Dirty talk.Provocation and domination.”This fast-paced novella focuses on Lilly’s every fancy and offers up some tantalizing sex scenes. The ending has a somewhat shocking twist, but hints are provided leading up to it, and to me some of it is a bit unrealistic.  I might have wished Lilly handled the first phone call differently (truth is always the best), but I’ll chuck it off to her brain scrambled after a night of mind-blowing sex.Thought-provoking plot!  Steamy sex scenes!  One woman getting to enjoy a night of her every forbidden fantasy!  A quick novella that packs a lot of punch!“Yes he is holding me against my will—f******* me, pleasuring me, punishing me—but by God, I got off on it.What the hell does that say about me?”***Heroine rating: 3.5 starsSexual tension rating: 4 starsSex scenes rating: 4 starsSex scenes frequency: 4.5 starsPlot rating: 4 starsDialogue rating: 4 starsStorytelling rating: 4.5 starsStory ending rating: 4 starsBook editing rating (5 = no edits spotted): 5 stars************************************************Overall rating: 4 starsWould I recommend this novella: Yes.Would I re-read this series: Maybe later.Would I read future books by this author: Yes.A Note from the Author:Dear Reader:While the subject matter in UnRaveled pushes some boundaries and blurs the edge of the moral compass…it also begs you to ask yourself questions you might have previously chosen to ignore. The story pushes you to wonder why you and your spouse have become complacent as a couple. It forces you look within yourself to see how you can be turned on by something when you know you’re not supposed to be. It urges you wonder why you’re not communicating your needs better within your own relationship. It makes you turn to that partner and speak up for the first time in a long time about what exactly it is that you need.UnRaveled is a work of fiction. Sometimes in fiction authors use literary freedom to push boundaries in unconventional ways to make a point. I have done that in this short story.I have left numerous questions unanswered for you, the reader, to fill in as you see fit. I want you to use your imagination to complete them. I want you to justify or not justify with your own mind how what occurs can be acceptable or unacceptable. Regardless of what it is, I want you to question: the story, Lilly, Anderson, and most importantly yourself.You might not like UnRaveled. You might actually hate it and say not for me. Regardless if you do or don’t, the one thing I hope you take away from it, is that it made you think.On a final note, I understand why certain things within UnRaveled are controversial. That was not my intention. I’m not trying to be inconsiderate by any means to those that have been forced into a situation of non-consensual sex in whatever form it is.... Please know that and take that to heart.Thank you for reading,K