Synopsis
Three
women, three Doms. One extraordinary night. Welcome to Dark Haven, and may all
of your darkest wishes come true...
Met
Her Match (A Hawkeye Story) by Sierra Cartwright
Genre:
BDSM Erotic Contemporary
Series:
Hawkeye; Previous Book: Bend Me Over
Highly
trained Mira Araceli can hold her own in the toughest parts of the world, but
not, it seems, against her secret crush, Torin Carter. She'd fallen for her
Hawkeye instructor years before, and to him, she'd been just another recruit;
fresh, green, idealistic.
Torin,
with his dark Irish good looks and fierce temper, doesn't want a partner, any
partner, and especially not Mira. But assignments are assignments, and he takes
his responsibilities seriously. So when the beautifully submissive Mira crawls
into his bedroom, a leather belt between her teeth, he calls on all his resolve
to send her away.
Unsatisfied,
Mira ups the stakes and finds another dom to play with at Dark Haven. Beyond
furious, Torin storms into Master Xavier's club and claims his rights to
dominate Mira. For the first time in her life, she's met her match.
Educating
Evangeline by Belinda McBride
Genre:
BDSM Shape-shifter Paranormal
This
isn't what she came here for!
Pursued
by a group of mysterious hunters, Evangeline Jones was desperate for sanctuary
when she ducked into the doorway of Dark Haven. Instead of safety, she
discovers a decadent, sensual world that challenges her very outlook on life.
Harte
Sommers is charmed by the little wolf with the pink streak in her ebony hair.
As alpha of the Napa pack, he sometimes feels that he's alone at the top. When
he meets Eva, he knows he might not be able to keep his wild little wolf at his
side, but his heart tells him that his lonely days might be at an end.
Simon
Says: Mine by Cherise Sinclair
Genre:
BDSM Erotic Contemporary
Related
Title: Master of the Mountain
With
an empty nest and divorce in hand, Rona decides it's time to explore the
fantasies that nourished her through a long, tedious marriage to a man whose
idea of outrageous sex was leaving the lights on. At the top of her fantasy
list is touring Dark Haven, the BDSM club, but she isn't prepared for the
effect of a powerful Dom. When Master Simon takes control and introduces her to
toys and sensations she's never felt before, she realizes he could fulfil every
fantasy on her list all by himself. But she's vowed to never get trapped in a
relationship again.
One
of the most popular Doms in Dark Haven, Master Simon has had his fill of eager,
shallow, young subs. Rona is older, intelligent, independent...and sweetly
submissive. After an evening of intense pleasure and despite her obvious
attraction, she refuses to see him again. He needs a way to change her mind.
She's not the first sub he's taken on a journey of exploration, but he's
beginning to think she might be the last.
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 to include exhibitionism and voyeurism.(less)
Review
This
is the anthology that introduced me to BDSM reads that had actual plots and
enjoyable characters. It also added all
three authors to my “Must find more by these authors immediately” list!
The
Met Her Match story by Sierra Cartwright is related to her Hawkeye books
– both the hero and heroine are employed by Hawkeye as security specialists. The
dynamics of two partners establishing the parameters of their relationship – in
and out of the BDSM world – is the driver for this story.
You
do not have to read any of the other Hawkeye books to know what is going on –
although several of the supporting characters have their own books in this
series. They all tend to towards the
rougher end of sexual activity but as they say “If it’s consensual and works
for all involved… who am I to say anything?”
Educating
Evangeline by Belinda McBride is a paranormal read, related to
the Truckee Wolves books. Goodreads lists this story as #2 in the series, but
you do not have to read the first, Toxic, before reading this one. [It is a
good read though, I enjoyed it.]
Intent
on escaping the evil representatives of Abraxis [the usual group of evil
scientists to whom medical ethics are a closed book], Evangeline follows a
group of people into Dark Haven. Dark Haven turns out to be a BDSM club but she
is allowed to join the group. Trying to ‘blend’ she meets Harte – alpha of a
pack of shifters in the Napa Valley. There are dominance issues, pack politics
and, of course, the Abraxis hunters to be dealt with but maybe, just maybe,
Evangeline may have finally found a home and Harte a partner.
Simon
Says: Mine by Cherise Sinclair. Oh my. This author is such a
find. The hero and heroine were absolutely wonderful and I loved that they were
‘older’ and still hot and sexy. [Of course your concept of older changes
through the years. I’d stand in line to be looking at 40 – from either side!]
This is a wonderful introduction to the ‘whys’ of BDSM plus more than a few ‘hows’
– with emphasis on communication, mutual consent and always safety.
Simon
is as alpha as they come – but brings out the romance and sweetness as well.
Rona was in some ways very typical – a woman with issues related to her age and
her body-image – who keeps assuming no one would want her. Fortunately Simon
can be a very determined man who has a firm grasp of her issues – and her.
Goodreads
lists this as #1.5 in the Dark Haven/Mountain Masters series. You don’t have to
read the others [although you will want to] as it works very well as a standalone.
In
many ways this reads more like a novel than the anthology. Since all three stories occur at Dark Haven
on the same night, each story has glimpses of the characters and scenes that
are central to the other two stories. The
writing styles are compatible, the action flows very smoothly through the book.
Very well done, ladies!
Sierra
Cartwright
Hawkeye
series
#1
Danger Zone
#2
Bend Me Over
#3
Met Her Match
#4
Make Me
Belinda
McBride
Truckee
Wolves series
#1
Toxic
#2
Doms of Dark Haven [Educating Evangeline]
#3
Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights [Hunting Holly]
Cherise
Sinclair
Mountain
Masters & Dark Haven series
#1
Master of the Mountain
#1.5
Doms of Dark Haven [Simon Says: Mine]
#2
Master of the Abyss
#2.5
Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights [Welcome to the Dark Side ]
#3
My Liege of Dark Haven
#4
Edge of the Enforcer
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