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Eve: Portrait of a Submissive
2012 National Leather Association International Writing Award Finalist! Pauline Reage Novel Award
"When she finally did move in with him, he first had her sign a paper, in the form of a contract, under which she agreed to become his slave, to surrender all her rights to him, and to obey him unconditionally; furthermore she agreed in advance to submit to any punishment he might care to inflict in the event of disobedience."
In the spring of 1975 Eve Sloan, a twenty-two year old college dropout, was living in a shabby tenement apartment in New York’s East Village, workings days as a clerk in a bookstore while her nights were occupied with casual sex, drugs and writing bad poetry. One day in a Soho gallery she is accosted by Roger Nettles, a wealthy venture capitalist, with whom she ends up having sex in her apartment. Roger, an experienced dominant, quickly sizes her up as a born submissive and proceeds to introduce her to spanking and bondage, to which she responds enthusiastically. Increasingly dissatisfied with her aimless existence while experiencing ecstatic pleasures unknown before, she accepts his offer to come live with him as his slave, agreeing to accept a life of total dependence in which she has no rights of her own but an absolute obligation to submit to all of her Master’s desires.
As the live-in companion of a wealthy man she is forced to abandon her bohemian ways and is thrust awkwardly into fashionable society, where she becomes known as a great beauty. In the course of her three-year odyssey she encounters a variety of colorful characters—the university professor who teaches history by day and conducts sadomasochistic orgies by night, a dominatrix doctor, a rock drummer with a spanking fetish, a fashion photographer she poses for and who lusts after her, the slave girl with the fragile ego whom she befriends and tries to protect, and Olympia, Roger’s former lover and now bitter business rival, who guesses her secret life and uses it to torment her. Eve’s adventures include being a guest at a dinner party of sadomasochists in which the maid is caned, participating in a spanking party and in a terrifying orgy with two other slave girls.
But she finds her greatest pleasures when alone with her Master in his luxury apartment, in his bed, or over his knee, or bound naked to a cross or a bench in the room he has turned into his own private dungeon. In time though, even these pleasures are not enough, for what she craves most of all is to be truly loved by her moody work-obsessed Master. When she comes to feel neglected, she is finally driven to rebel, provoking a crisis that will end up changing her life forever.
Features numerous scenes of spanking with hand, belt, paddle, hairbrush and cane, bondage, anal and oral sex and group sex.
"When she finally did move in with him, he first had her sign a paper, in the form of a contract, under which she agreed to become his slave, to surrender all her rights to him, and to obey him unconditionally; furthermore she agreed in advance to submit to any punishment he might care to inflict in the event of disobedience."
In the spring of 1975 Eve Sloan, a twenty-two year old college dropout, was living in a shabby tenement apartment in New York’s East Village, workings days as a clerk in a bookstore while her nights were occupied with casual sex, drugs and writing bad poetry. One day in a Soho gallery she is accosted by Roger Nettles, a wealthy venture capitalist, with whom she ends up having sex in her apartment. Roger, an experienced dominant, quickly sizes her up as a born submissive and proceeds to introduce her to spanking and bondage, to which she responds enthusiastically. Increasingly dissatisfied with her aimless existence while experiencing ecstatic pleasures unknown before, she accepts his offer to come live with him as his slave, agreeing to accept a life of total dependence in which she has no rights of her own but an absolute obligation to submit to all of her Master’s desires.
As the live-in companion of a wealthy man she is forced to abandon her bohemian ways and is thrust awkwardly into fashionable society, where she becomes known as a great beauty. In the course of her three-year odyssey she encounters a variety of colorful characters—the university professor who teaches history by day and conducts sadomasochistic orgies by night, a dominatrix doctor, a rock drummer with a spanking fetish, a fashion photographer she poses for and who lusts after her, the slave girl with the fragile ego whom she befriends and tries to protect, and Olympia, Roger’s former lover and now bitter business rival, who guesses her secret life and uses it to torment her. Eve’s adventures include being a guest at a dinner party of sadomasochists in which the maid is caned, participating in a spanking party and in a terrifying orgy with two other slave girls.
But she finds her greatest pleasures when alone with her Master in his luxury apartment, in his bed, or over his knee, or bound naked to a cross or a bench in the room he has turned into his own private dungeon. In time though, even these pleasures are not enough, for what she craves most of all is to be truly loved by her moody work-obsessed Master. When she comes to feel neglected, she is finally driven to rebel, provoking a crisis that will end up changing her life forever.
Features numerous scenes of spanking with hand, belt, paddle, hairbrush and cane, bondage, anal and oral sex and group sex.
- GenresBDSM
298 pages, Paperback
First published March 29, 2012
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February 6, 2020
Excellent story depicting a Master/slave relationship, exploring the ups and downs of its real life application and the effect of time on its ability to endure.
While the style of writing can feel remote to those more used to romance angst, there is an honesty in the depiction of the difficulties a 24/7 lifestyle has to overcome.
While told from the viewpoint of the submissive, she can see the stresses that a Master has to cope with. For starters there is the paradox of not being an equal and thus not having the right to question or discuss any problems he may be having. Even though that is what he needed. I liked the fact that the submissive took the initiative and questioned his business associate to determine what the matter was rather than just sulking or making it all about her.
I also respected the way that the Master admitted he had changed over time, growing tired of exploitive sex parties, but not denying her the right to participate in them.
This publishing house has a huge variety in standard of stories. Many are rubbish, but this one is worth checking out.
While the style of writing can feel remote to those more used to romance angst, there is an honesty in the depiction of the difficulties a 24/7 lifestyle has to overcome.
While told from the viewpoint of the submissive, she can see the stresses that a Master has to cope with. For starters there is the paradox of not being an equal and thus not having the right to question or discuss any problems he may be having. Even though that is what he needed. I liked the fact that the submissive took the initiative and questioned his business associate to determine what the matter was rather than just sulking or making it all about her.
I also respected the way that the Master admitted he had changed over time, growing tired of exploitive sex parties, but not denying her the right to participate in them.
This publishing house has a huge variety in standard of stories. Many are rubbish, but this one is worth checking out.
November 11, 2012
A strange book. Told in third person, very removed, like someone telling someone else"s story. And it moved from very raw scenes of ugly domination to riding off into the sunset. I appreciate that this wasn't just a recitation of sex acts. The author tried to get into the characters' heads, their motivations. But it was surprisingly clinical, matter of fact, sterile when it should have been emotional. Now that I think of it, there was almost no emotion in this book. The most richly described scenes, the ones that elicited an emotional or physical reaction in me were those that described the humiliation. What a strange circumstance. As though for this author the humiliation was the live thing, the freeing thing, that which brought about transcendance. The notion that shame is what brings people to life is a very sad message.
April 3, 2013
2012 National Leather Association International Writing Award Finalist! Pauline Reage Novel Award
Great Job, Steve! We're so proud of you!
Great Job, Steve! We're so proud of you!
May 6, 2023
It's hard to find true quality bdsm novels of substance. I love this book for that reason. It's packed full of so many emotions & it's one I always find myself returning to.
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