Review: I want MORE MORE MORE spankings :D
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2013
So let me first admit that I'm friends with each of these wonderful women and I was so excited to see this anthology.Sue's "Confession Time" gave me a great pleasure dealing with the subject of maintenance spankings. I greatly enjoyed all the time spent in Lucy's head as she tried to come to terms with James' decision to use this type of spanking in their relationship. James' handling of Lucy's familial craziness was perfectly romantic.I rolled on the floor giggling when I read the title of Cara's "Wife on the Lam." And poor Janelle having to deal with the obnoxious Texan. It was oh so lovely when he revealed himself to be her husband, who she'd thought didn't care about their wedding anniversary. Such a lovely way for a husband and a wife to spend a vacation together.When I got to "In This Moment" and saw Alta had re-visited her "Traditional Love" characters Caine and Neely, I was so happy. I was sad at first to see they were struggling in their marriage, but Alta made it better by spending much of her story showing them working on themselves, growing closer again. And what a twist Alta gave us in the aftershocks from Neely's phone call.Jade's "Days With You" was such a beautiful emotional roller coaster. I loved timing of the flashbacks, the present day moments. Diana and Vala's love was beyond wonderful; I loved how she reflected with friends on the content of the flashback scenes."Reconnecting" by Celeste Jones is truly the story that keeps coming back to me. Repeatedly since I read it, Daisy's behavior and Reece's response has come to me, quickly cutting off a bad behavior or decision I was about to make. There was a wonderful reality to the story, of what a domestic discipline couple looks like in real life, at least that's how the story seemed to me.Anastasia's "Tomorrow" brought me to tears, giggles, and happy sighs. When I read her "The Way Home" with Kat and Nat, I knew I wanted more. You see, two things: 1) I missed getting to enjoy when she had these delightful characters on her blog. 2) Anastasia has a very unique perspective among domestic discipline authors- Kat and Nat are women and platonic friends. I absolutely loved to watch Kat's joy at Nat taking care of her birthday. I especially loved how Anastasia allowed Nat and Kat's relationship to mature. I can't wait to get to "Lighting the Way"- book 2 that I still need to read of this series.Then bringing up the tail (spanking pun entirely intended lol) is Renee's "Spank and Run," which I totally outrageously loved! Claire and Luis were perfect. The little details Renee dropped throughout made for a wonderfully engaging story. Definite butterflies-in-the-stomach moments with this story and I was rooting for them to get together! The HEA with these two made me smile and want to read the story again right away!