Review: Want more Steve and Zack!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2012
Reviewed for heartsonfirereviews.com4.5 stars I will admit, I was a little bit nervous about this, as I wasn't sure how "light" the BDSM would be, considering that Zack wears that collar all the time.  I need not have worried, because the D/s relationship here is imperfectly perfect.  Sounds odd, I know, but there is so much about their relationship that I loved.  Steve is the Dom, in control and doling out punishment when Zack needs it, yet is not perfect.  Sometimes he makes mistakes and sometimes he breaks a promise.  Realistic?  Hell yes!  The idea that being Dominant makes one invincible is ridiculous, and I loved that Steve was real.  Zack walks the line of being a brat, and it's something he has to be reminded of, as he has a wild, destructive past behind him.The characters here are well written, even as the "evil" Rich is a little over the top.  Unfortunately, I could completely see a man in his position using that position to subjugate others, but I felt that he would have been more circumspect about it, as he had brains enough to get the producer's job.  The scene in Zack's trailer?  That was totally believable, while Rich's actions in the boardroom were a little less so.I loved Timmy, and I liked that once the punishment was decided out and meted out, the episode was over (even if Zack had to be reminded of that).  Zack is also dealing with accidentally meeting up with his parents, Mormon missionaries positive he's going to hell for his choices.  His father, Abraham, is a polygamous and a zealot of the worst kind.  Mother is just sort of beaten down by her life.  So Zack has the added weight of family issues on top of Rich, the very disturbed producer.  Zack apologizes at one point for "letting" Rich touch him (was without consent that Rich tried) and so sad for Zack.Steve's mom adds such a zing to the story, and when he wishes she was like she was before his dad died, I was sad for her as well.  Loss changes you.Steve makes mistake, but he's a loving, caring person who wants the best for his partner, lover, sub.  Zack asks him for something sexually and when Steve allows it, I loved him even more.  Topping from the bottom has never been so sexy.  This is a great D/s story, and a great love story. It says it's Ben's Life #1, so I'm hoping there's more.  Very recommended.