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Sutton is a small town girl who has made her way to the bright lights of Broadway and a dancer and performer. After sustaining an injury, she was forced to halt her dancing to rehabilitate. She flees NYC to hide out in Atlanta while recuperating. From a BDSM standpoint, she has always identified as a submissive. While in New York, she was a member of a local club where she could connect and often have short term exchanges but never be tied down.
The hunky Adam is a veteran turned business owner. He was to continue to help people much like he did during his military service so he has opened a rehabilitation center. He is also a Dominant and dungeon monitor at the local club.
For me, this is very much two stories. From a plot perspective, I liked it but didn’t love it. There was a steady storyline but it felt like there could have been so much more. Throughout, I was waiting for something to happen and just when I think I found that thing it quickly fizzles into the background. Sutton was in a constant internal fight of could she ever leave the stage when it’s been in her life for such a long time. Will she ever allow herself to have a relationship like her parents but not see it as losing something else? There are several secondary characters which help create more depth to Sutton and more so Adam.
From a BDSM standpoint, it’s a solid read. There are great and imaginative scenes. Possibly more importantly, I appreciated the positive and responsible view into the lifestyle. The use of dungeon monitors and a focus on educational demos is refreshing to read about as it’s seems too often be glossed over. I think these scenes are where we see a love and need of exhibitionism as well as other fetishes for Adam and Sutton but it is also where they create a foundation of trust to enable them to be more open to a relationship. Without giving too much of the story away, there are implications of legal issues relative to BDSM and found importance in how some people are unfairly targeted for their kinks.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this one. While I wanted a bit more from the story, I realize this is a series so perhaps it’ll be addressed in future installments. I found at the core the relationship to be endearing and principally realistic but sweet at its very basis.
Rating: 3 stars
~Complimentary copy received in exchange for honest review.~
The hunky Adam is a veteran turned business owner. He was to continue to help people much like he did during his military service so he has opened a rehabilitation center. He is also a Dominant and dungeon monitor at the local club.
For me, this is very much two stories. From a plot perspective, I liked it but didn’t love it. There was a steady storyline but it felt like there could have been so much more. Throughout, I was waiting for something to happen and just when I think I found that thing it quickly fizzles into the background. Sutton was in a constant internal fight of could she ever leave the stage when it’s been in her life for such a long time. Will she ever allow herself to have a relationship like her parents but not see it as losing something else? There are several secondary characters which help create more depth to Sutton and more so Adam.
From a BDSM standpoint, it’s a solid read. There are great and imaginative scenes. Possibly more importantly, I appreciated the positive and responsible view into the lifestyle. The use of dungeon monitors and a focus on educational demos is refreshing to read about as it’s seems too often be glossed over. I think these scenes are where we see a love and need of exhibitionism as well as other fetishes for Adam and Sutton but it is also where they create a foundation of trust to enable them to be more open to a relationship. Without giving too much of the story away, there are implications of legal issues relative to BDSM and found importance in how some people are unfairly targeted for their kinks.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this one. While I wanted a bit more from the story, I realize this is a series so perhaps it’ll be addressed in future installments. I found at the core the relationship to be endearing and principally realistic but sweet at its very basis.
Rating: 3 stars
~Complimentary copy received in exchange for honest review.~