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Blonde and Owner
Tall, blonde Susan has had it with short men, or men who think that because she's six feet tall she should be in charge of everything. So when her short date takes her to Excess, a BDSM club, without telling her where they're going, and then wants her to dominate him, she's thoroughly pissed off. But the club intrigues her. Then she meets the club's former owner. Tall and handsome, he has no intention of letting her be in charge, or even letting her mouth off without a spanking. That's fine for an evening, but can they make it last for longer? A little kinky fun is one thing, but Vincent wants more, and she needs to find out just what he means when he says he wants to be her owner. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and elements.
Reviewer: Terri
Review: May 13, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, BDSM
Susan Petrauskas is 6 ft. tall and usually ends up dating shorter men. She seldom has a second date with most of them because she can’t be what they expect. However, she’s giving Doctor Bert Norstrum a second chance even if he is only 5 ft. 8 in. When they end up traveling down rural roads to a club in the middle of nowhere, she’s a bit confused even though Bert assures her that she’s going to love it.
In the Middle
Louise has a yen for submission, stoked by her online adventures. Her real-life boyfriend Daniel is more submissive than dominant. When her Internet lover, Randall X, comes to town, she gets a sexy weekend to indulge her submissive fantasies. But what starts out as a weekend starts to turn into something more, and Randall X takes her deeper and deeper into the world of submissive pleasure. Meanwhile, with Daniel, Louise discovers she enjoys being on top as well, and being treated like a Goddess. Caught in the middle between two men who want her for themselves, Louise is having the time of her life, but knows it can't last. With two lovers to choose from, each offering her something completely different, what's a switch to do? Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and elements (including/not limited to: flogging), menage (m/f/m).
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Apr 6, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Menage / Multiple Partners, BDSM
Louise knew what she wanted and who she wanted it from but it just wasn’t working. She wanted her boyfriend, Daniel to take charge, to give her a flogging, to tell her what to do and he was more worried about hurting her, doing something wrong or apologizing to get excited. Actually, it was doing nothing for him which frustrated Louise so much that she started telling him what to do. Strangely enough, that
Red Lust
Stella likes to get a flogging now and then at a local BDSM club, and she knows how to play the game of submission well enough to make sure the tops give her what she wants. She keeps her professional life as a physical therapist carefully separate from her life of kink until the arrival of Evan, a hot and skilled Master with a whipping arm that needs her professional care. But Evan wants more than a doctor and a willing target, and he sees through the role Stella plays to a woman who hasn’t met the right master -- until now. While he’s happy to indulge her penchant for floggers, he has his own set of sensual games he’d like to teach her that will leave the curvy redhead hot with lust -- and maybe love. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and elements (which may include scenes of bondage, spanking, and other elements practiced within a BDSM lifestyle).
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Mar 26, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, BDSM
Stella enjoys being flogged and admits she’s a bottom, but not a submissive. In fact, she doesn’t see anything submissive about herself. She’s a physical therapist and if it weren’t for the fact she has massive student loans to pay back she wouldn’t be working at the check in counter at the local BDSM club. However, working there gets her free admission and while she doesn’t participate in scenes often, sh
Dom and Domme
Master Gray Merritt is looking for a sub one night at Excess, a BDSM night club, but instead he finds Betsy Castle, the college lover that still haunts his fantasies. Betsy is now Mistress Elizabeth, and she has some fantasies of her own that don't involve Gray being on top. They agree to try to reconnect by having vanilla sex, but neither of them is willing to let it stay vanilla for long, and the struggle to be on top begins. One night isn't enough for either of them, but how can two people used to being in control manage to make things work? If there's a will, there's a way, but they're both going to have to put love before control. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and elements.
Reviewer: Bookgrrl1976
Review: Feb 27, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, BDSM
Dom and Domme is an interesting book. I'm ambivalent about reading the book, honestly. Betsy Castle is the one that got away... well, no, she isn't. She's the one who took a lucrative job even though Gray Merritt secretly wished she would stay. When he sees her at Excess, the local BDSM club, he is floored to discover that she is Mistress Elizabeth. Gray, a Dom, is looking for a sub to play with and he t
Recipe for Submission
When Kyra decides to research the villain for her latest thriller by going to a BDSM club, she doesn't expect to be shown the ropes by sexy Dom Andrew Ryan. He awakens in her yearnings she didn't know she had, and leads her to question everything she thinks she knows about bondage and sex, pain and pleasure. And he cooks too! Drew never wanted a regular steady relationship. Catch and release, that's the best way to be with subs, especially novice subs like Kyra, who have a tendency to get attached. Teach them and move on. But Kyra has so much to learn. Teaching her what her body wants is immensely satisfying, and so is having her in his bed and at his dinner table. Together they just might cook up the perfect recipe for submission.
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Jan 13, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, BDSM
Kyra writes mysteries and takes great pride in her work. So, when her latest book isn’t shaping up as well as she likes, she has to take a step back to figure out why. It seems everything is in place except her killer, a sadistic man who practices BDSM. Kyra knows the only way she’s going to make this killer more realistic is research and how better to research than to check out a local BDSM club. Surely
A Haunted Romance
helsea moves out to her deceased aunt's house in the country for some peace and quiet. It seems like the perfect spot for a mystery writer to hole up and be away from people. She doesn't believe her brother's claim that her aunt's old house is haunted, it's just in need of some good care. With two helpful and handsome neighbors in Trent and Dalton, she thinks she's in pretty good shape, even if the two men don't get along very well. But there's something going wrong in the house -- strange sounds, slamming doors, falling objects. She's got a mystery of her own to solve, and she's determined not to leave until she solves it -- and until she figures out if the man who pleases her body is worthy of her heart as well. When she finds the erotic writings of Minerva, a frustrated resident of the house from a century ago, she thinks she has an idea of who might be haunting the house, but why is the ghost so dangerous? And which of her neighbors can she trust? Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM elements. Please be aware that our BDSM titles may include scenes of bondage, spanking, and other elements practiced within a BDSM lifestyle.
Secretary for Two
Genre: BDSM Menage
Length: Short Novel
Executive assistant Nicole Kerrigan has been in love with her boss, idealistic genius Austin Summers, since she first saw him. She has no idea he's fallen for her just as hard. Or that when Austin needs to be two places at once, his identical twin brother Tony steps into help. Tony's a hardboiled private eye who doesn't have qualms about sleeping with his secretary -- or his brother's -- and makes the move on Nicole that Austin didn't dare make. But when a hit man tries to take out Austin, she rushes to his side, and deception gets piled on top of deception.
Now Nicole is torn between two very different men who happen to look exactly the same. Can the three of them unravel the half-truths they've told, and can a woman serve two masters? Nicole is about to find out.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM theme and content, menage (m/f/m).
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Aug 2, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Menage / Multiple Partners, BDSM
Nicole Kerrigan has been the administrative assistant to Austin Summers, CEO of Summers Biotech. She has been interested in her boss pretty much since she started working for him but nothing she does seems to grab his attention. Of course, she dresses and acts professional while in the work environment and pretty much does the same outside of it too, not that Austin would know as they've never met outside o
Chilled to the Bone
Vampires aren’t supposed to submit to mere mortals, but Doreen is no ordinary vampire. When Charles asks for a week of her submission in exchange for a taste of his blood, she accepts.
But as far as he’s concerned, a dominant protects his sub -- even if he’s a human and her enemies are mages and vampires. He has to find a way to keep her alive long enough to keep her promise -- and long enough to see what love has in store for them when the week is over.
Dark Xanadu
At BDSM nightclub Dark Xanadu, all kinds of fantasies become flesh. Angela falls in love with sexy club owner Kent Carlisle, but she doesn’t know that some fantasies are the stuff of nightmare.
An angry vampire from Kent’s past has just shown up in town, and he’s looking for revenge. A Dom like Kent would do anything to protect his submissive -- even give her up. But Angela isn’t about to be given up so easily…
Purple Passion
Darren McCorvey can’t believe his good luck when sexy violet-haired Lisa Martinez sits across from him at a table in a restaurant. Never mind she’s only at that table by mistake -- she certainly didn’t intend to join a bunch of BDSM aficionados -- he recognizes a submissive streak inside her that she thought was nothing but a weakness. She can’t believe this hunky guy is interested in her, but the things he’s into attract and scare her all at once. She pretends she’s interested to piss off her controlling ex-husband, and doesn’t intend to let it go any further. And Darren has no intention of falling in love, ever again. But after one fierce kiss it doesn’t seem to matter what they intended, what they’ve feared, or what obstacles their pasts can throw in the way.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and elements, exhibitionism.
Reviewer: Bookgrrl1976
Review: Apr 20, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, BDSM, Multicultural / Minority
Lisa Martinez is in the wrong place at the right time. Thinking she is sitting down with some prospective business contacts, she is in fact, sitting down to a local BDSM gathering. Darren McCorvey, Dom in the local scene, is intrigued by Lisa. She doesn't believe that he is really interested in her, but she decides to go to a private party at his home. Lisa, as a recent divorcee, is leery of meeting up wi
Bondage Ranch 3: Moving On
Genre: BDSM Contemporary
Length: Short Novel
The afternoon after her divorce, Selena runs into James Culver and has the sex of her life. When she wakes up, he’s gone, leaving her with an unquenched taste for being tied up. A year later she finds herself at Bondage Ranch, wanting for once and for all to come to terms with her kinky desires. She doesn’t expect to find James there, tempting her with his hot kisses and bedroom dominance.
James is surprised to find the woman who has haunted his dreams ever since he left her for an emergency, at Bondage Ranch. He came to Bondage Ranch to find a murderer, not kinky sex, and certainly not to fall in love. But his hunt for the murderer is getting nowhere and he’s getting everywhere with Selena -- until one of the guests at the ranch turns up missing.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and elements, violence.
Reviewer: Gabrielle
Review: Feb 23, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, BDSM
On a whim Selena decides to go into a hotel bar to get a drink. She has just gotten divorced and decides that she has earned it. While in the bar she meets James. Another quick impulsive move has her sleeping with James. A year later they both are still thinking about that one nightstand. When fate brings them together again the sparks fly.
Moving on is book three in this series. While you can read it as a
Pushing Limit
Genre: BDSM Erotic Contemporary
Length: Short Novel
Samantha Grayson has been burned before by Doms, and her attempts at vanilla relationships haven’t worked for her either. She’s gotten such a reputation for being an unruly submissive that most of the dominants at Bondage Ranch won’t take her on. Arthur Marcelli is up for the challenge. But the more they play the more serious it gets, and D/s is just for a little light fun -- isn’t it?
Arthur knows that he has to treat Samantha gently. He also knows she can get a lot more out of herself if he can convince her to let her guard down. To do so he has to get her to trust him -- trust him so much, that he can start pushing her limits, one sensuous step at a time.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, strong BDSM theme and elements, domination/submission, exhibitionism, voyeurism.
Reviewer: Vicci
Review: Jul 11, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, BDSM
“Bondage Ranch II: Pushing Limits” by Sindra van Yssel, is a self exploration into a woman's desires to experience higher levels of sexual awareness and pleasure.
Ms. Van Yssel has crafted a well written woman's journey into the realization of the limitless pleasures that can be experienced, once the shackles of one’s self-imposed limits have been discarded and control is relinquished
Bondage Ranch: Roped In
Length: Novel
Genre: BDSM Erotic Contemporary
Laera McDougal is lost in the woods when hunky Bruce Merrick finds her, but soon she’s lost in her passion as he pulls her into the world of sensual submission. He shows her desires she never knew existed in herself--desires she’s eager to have satisfied. She wants more than one hot day and night of sensual exploration, but Bruce never intended to take it further, even for someone who stirs him as much as luscious Laera.
Laera's not sure she can find someone else who will make her feel the same way. She needs Bruce to realize that it’s time to break free from of his past so that he can get the woman of his dreams all roped in.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and content, bondage, exhibitionism.
Reviewer: Jacqueline
Review: Jan 15, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, BDSM
The unexpected love story of Laera and Bruce led me to wonder if you really can find a chance at true happiness in the middle of the woods. Laera takes off on a hike to get away from her loud camping neighbors and not only becomes lost but injured as well. When boycott Bruce shows up to save the day, Laera isn't sure what she got herself into at the ranch. Can the two of them with vastly different lives ever
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