Steven has an undeniable desire, a passion, a craving--to be tied up and spanked. He wants to be given orders and treated roughly during sex by two big men. He can't help himself, and resisting the urge will drive him insane. For the last year, he's been visiting a club where Jasper and Nic meet his needs very well. But Steven also wants a relationship with someone special. He wants to be loved.
Ever since their one date, Patrick has been after Steven to go out again and develop something serious. Steven can't risk Patrick finding out about his secret. A warm and caring man like Patrick could never understand his desires, so Steven deflects Patrick's advances as much as he wants to be with him.
When an unexpected disaster happens, everything in the dark must come to light.
Warning: Some readers may be offended by certain situations. Contains bondage and spanking.
Eden Cole has been creating stories in her head since she was a small child. Love and romance, sensual pleasures find their voice in her erotic stories of romance. Fantasy, paranormal and science fiction are her favorite genres to write in.
So, Steven Dawn has a bit of a problem. He has a boss, Patrick, who wants to have a relationship with him, but Patrick is very gentle and vanilla-like. Steven, not so much. For quite a while, he has been going to a club and meeting up with two doms (Jasper and Nic) who both top, use and abuse him fulfilling his darkest needs. Steven realizes he cannot do without this in his life, and, therefore, continually turns down Patrick's advances.
Something happens, where Patrick bails the guys out, and Steven reevaluates his life and decides to give it a go with Patrick, attempting to go without the kinkier stuff he was getting from Jasper and Nic.
This goes on for a while, until finally Steven cannot handle not having his needs met. I enjoyed his struggle with knowing what he really needed, knowing that Patrick was unable to provide it, and what he should actually do about it. He tries to take care of things on his own, but that doesn't work either and Patrick has his eyes opened in a rather drastic way. In the end, Patrick ends up being the stronger of the two. He's a bit of a doormat at times, giving Steven whatever he wants, and Steven comes across as a spoiled brat.
Patrick brings Jasper and Nic back to give Steven what he is unable provide. They again struggle to find a balance for everyone. Patrick is sweet and loving, and the scenes with Jasper and Nic are sizzling. Those two ae a bit of a mystery, and I really would have liked to have seen more about Jasper and Nic and what their story was. Maybe in another book?
This book technically contains cheating (though Steven is never with Nic and Jasper without Patrick's knowledge) and menage (Jasper and Nic work together to top Steven), though it doesn't come across as such.
Really enjoyed this book. Hot club scenes and the unexpected springs which I really enjoyed. Kinda hoped Patrick might find the dom in himself but it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story. Things worked out really well I liked the love v sexual desire and reminds us all that we should be with a lover who has the same taste in the bedroom or there will be one partner or maybe even two who is unfulfilled. Glad it ended how it did.
Wow. Flaming hot sex. I love it when the bottom (and top, naturally) enjos rough sex. So hot! Whew! And the kind that he likes is even kinkier. I gotta admire the mixture of romantic and filthy hot sex there. Though I had hoped that hot, sweet main character had a bigger role NOW. I wonder if there'll be a second part to this, but I guess not. It's not really necessary, but it would be so...yum!
This is one of the very few books of this particular genre I actually like. The only thing I didn't like was the ending, I kind of wanted there to be more relationship between Steven and Nic & Jasper, not just sex. 2.5 stars