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The Keyhole #2
Saving Sunni
Jessie Chambers—“Sunni” to the local BDSM community—needs to grow up. Her master, Sir Rune, has told her to get a job. Her sister slave, Sage, is struggling through college, serious as ever. Sunni goes to the local goth/kink store, The Fringe Element, and is immediately embraced by its quirky owner as the newest member of her “little family.”
But almost immediately things start to get complicated. Sunni’s ex shows up, claiming he’s found God and that God wants them to get back together. A video of Sunni and Sir Rune doing a scene at the club winds up on television and all kinds of trouble ensues. Sunni must figure out a way to restore her relationships, keep her master from getting deported, take over running the store, and stop everybody else from trying to “save Sunni.”
Six sentences from “Saving sunni,” the sequel to “Becoming sage.”
"Sir dipped the huge blade closer and closer, occasionally catching a piece of the plastic wrap with the tip in a movement that seemed much too fast to be safe. The plastic made a very satisfying ripping sound, but only a tiny piece actually came loose—not enough for me to even feel. He was very theatrical, and I knew it was making a good show. I pretended to be terrified, screaming occasionally, although not too much for fear of accidentally setting off my panic. He swung the knife up and down the length of my body, occasionally holding it against my throat and tracing a white-hot line, making some of the women in the audience gasp. It was hard for me not to smile when he ran the blade across my skin; that was actually the safest part of the play, and I knew he was doing it mostly to calm me down."
But almost immediately things start to get complicated. Sunni’s ex shows up, claiming he’s found God and that God wants them to get back together. A video of Sunni and Sir Rune doing a scene at the club winds up on television and all kinds of trouble ensues. Sunni must figure out a way to restore her relationships, keep her master from getting deported, take over running the store, and stop everybody else from trying to “save Sunni.”
Six sentences from “Saving sunni,” the sequel to “Becoming sage.”
"Sir dipped the huge blade closer and closer, occasionally catching a piece of the plastic wrap with the tip in a movement that seemed much too fast to be safe. The plastic made a very satisfying ripping sound, but only a tiny piece actually came loose—not enough for me to even feel. He was very theatrical, and I knew it was making a good show. I pretended to be terrified, screaming occasionally, although not too much for fear of accidentally setting off my panic. He swung the knife up and down the length of my body, occasionally holding it against my throat and tracing a white-hot line, making some of the women in the audience gasp. It was hard for me not to smile when he ran the blade across my skin; that was actually the safest part of the play, and I knew he was doing it mostly to calm me down."
240 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2012
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About the author
Kasi Alexander
23 books96 followersI grew up a fanatic about books, like everybody else on Goodreads. When I got involved in the polyamory and leather (BDSM) lifestyle, I decided that I wanted to write about it to let people know that it isn't the scary or abusive thing that some people think. My writing partner and I have three books in the Keyhole series by Omnific Publishing, and five books previously published by Siren Publishing under the name Cassidy Browning, that we are re-releasing under our own name. We also have a couple of other self-pubbed works, such as The BDSM Diet, Surrogate Honeymoon, Naughty Ever After Bedtime Stories, volume 1: Hot Summer Nights. Feel free to contact and/or friend us!
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April 23, 2012
This is the second in the Keyhole Series. I feel like these books are almost a primer on the BDSM/alternative romance lifestyle, in the form of a narrative. Saving sunni picks up a little while after the end of Becoming sage, and is told from the perspective of sunni, the woman who introduced sage to the lifestyle. The two women are in a happy, polyamorous relationship with Sir Rune, and the book is wonderful in how it details what a real life family would be: the ups, the downs, the love and the strife and how they all make it work, just the way a "regular" family would.
sunni gets a job at the local fetish shop, her abusive ex-husband shows up, having "found Jesus" (debatable!), and that starts a whole series of catastrophic event that ends up affecting the entire BDSM community in Denver.
Highly recommended if you are curious about polyamory, BDSM, or any sort of alternative lifestyle choices. Happy Reading!
Available Summer 2012. ARCs available upon request.
sunni gets a job at the local fetish shop, her abusive ex-husband shows up, having "found Jesus" (debatable!), and that starts a whole series of catastrophic event that ends up affecting the entire BDSM community in Denver.
Highly recommended if you are curious about polyamory, BDSM, or any sort of alternative lifestyle choices. Happy Reading!
Available Summer 2012. ARCs available upon request.
July 4, 2012
Saving sunni, follows sunni as her Master forces her to seek an employment that requires her to become more responsible. She is a member of a triad consisting of her Master, herself & her sister slave. sunni becomes a key employee at a kink/ goth store, where her employer provides her with the opportunity to prove herself.
Difficulties arise when her ex-boyfriend tries to convince her that they are meant to be together, after he's found God. Also a scene between sunni and her Master is aired on the news, which leads to the possibility of her Master being deported. If you like your erotica to include an actual story, then you should checkout Saving sunni.
Difficulties arise when her ex-boyfriend tries to convince her that they are meant to be together, after he's found God. Also a scene between sunni and her Master is aired on the news, which leads to the possibility of her Master being deported. If you like your erotica to include an actual story, then you should checkout Saving sunni.
June 30, 2012
Overall Thoughts:
I usually pride myself on being open-minded to any and all books that interest me, so I'm definitely glad that I gave this book a chance! It was different to say the least, but it also made me think in a completely new way.
Saving sunni is about a woman named Jessie Chambers, but prefers the name "sunni". She is a submissive in a polyamory relationship, which means that she believes that it is possible to love and be physical with more than one person as long as it's completely consensual. Her partners are: Sir Rune Wulfgar (the Dominant), and sage (the other submissive). The three work as any other family would, except their relationship is contracted out beforehand to acquire everyone's wants and needs. But what happens when their affair is outed to the media by none other than sunni's abusive ex-husband, who appears to have "Found Jesus" and wants her back no matter the cost?
What I liked about this book:
At first, I didn't understand why sunni and sage's names weren't capitalized but as I read more and figured out the plot, I thought that was really clever and unique of the authors to do it that way.
I liked that even though I didn't read Becoming sage (which is the first book in the Keyhole Series), Saving sunni was still understandable enough to be a stand alone book.
Now let's get down to the nitty-gritty, the beginning of the book had me blushing so much! I wasn't completely familiar with the BDSM lifestyle before reading this book, so it was like dunking my head in ice water! As I continued reading, I started to understand why sunni and sage would become subs in the first place. I started to understand the appeal; I started to understand their relationship more; and I can't NOT say it's not interesting because it is.
What I disliked about this book:
Even though I found the plot and the writing to be incredible, it was slightly hard to connect with the characters. I found myself studying more about their dynamic and how they functioned instead of their personalities and feelings. In short, the plot kind of overshadowed the characters a lot of the time, which is both a good and bad thing.
Verdict:
I love that this book taught a lot about the BDSM lifestyle, which I won't be practicing or anything *Blushes* but I love that it informed me about something that I had no clue about before, much less have an opinion on.
I usually pride myself on being open-minded to any and all books that interest me, so I'm definitely glad that I gave this book a chance! It was different to say the least, but it also made me think in a completely new way.
Saving sunni is about a woman named Jessie Chambers, but prefers the name "sunni". She is a submissive in a polyamory relationship, which means that she believes that it is possible to love and be physical with more than one person as long as it's completely consensual. Her partners are: Sir Rune Wulfgar (the Dominant), and sage (the other submissive). The three work as any other family would, except their relationship is contracted out beforehand to acquire everyone's wants and needs. But what happens when their affair is outed to the media by none other than sunni's abusive ex-husband, who appears to have "Found Jesus" and wants her back no matter the cost?
What I liked about this book:
At first, I didn't understand why sunni and sage's names weren't capitalized but as I read more and figured out the plot, I thought that was really clever and unique of the authors to do it that way.
I liked that even though I didn't read Becoming sage (which is the first book in the Keyhole Series), Saving sunni was still understandable enough to be a stand alone book.
Now let's get down to the nitty-gritty, the beginning of the book had me blushing so much! I wasn't completely familiar with the BDSM lifestyle before reading this book, so it was like dunking my head in ice water! As I continued reading, I started to understand why sunni and sage would become subs in the first place. I started to understand the appeal; I started to understand their relationship more; and I can't NOT say it's not interesting because it is.
What I disliked about this book:
Even though I found the plot and the writing to be incredible, it was slightly hard to connect with the characters. I found myself studying more about their dynamic and how they functioned instead of their personalities and feelings. In short, the plot kind of overshadowed the characters a lot of the time, which is both a good and bad thing.
Verdict:
I love that this book taught a lot about the BDSM lifestyle, which I won't be practicing or anything *Blushes* but I love that it informed me about something that I had no clue about before, much less have an opinion on.
February 11, 2016
Wow, wow, wow! If you thought the Fifty Shades series was too extreme, this book is 100 times more extreme. There are not small hints at BDSM, it is full on detailed scenes, and explanations of different aspects of the lifestyle. sunni (this isn't addressed in the book, but submissive/slave names are always lower cased, while Dominants names, and titles like Sir or Master, are always capitalized.), lives with a her master and sister slave sage. Her master, Sir Rune, decided that sunni needs to get a job. She applies at a local gothic/kink shop, The Fringe Element. She does get hired, by the crazy, eccentric, lovable owner Geri. Things get super complicated when sunni's abusive ex-husband shows up, he has found god, and wants sunni (Jessie Chambers to him) back as his wife. He starts stalking sunni and her leather family. He ends up sending a video of one of the scenes sunni is in to the news, and immediately they get involved in the sexy scandal. This book was very good. I enjoyed it a lot. It explains a lot about the BDSM community, and the different dynamics of the lifestyle are. It also talks about how people keep this lifestyle hidden, mostly due to the face that people do not understand (hence the news scandal). It is the same as gay people before it was mainstream, and still some people protest, and do not approve or understand. It is the same for the BDSM community. Overall, a very interesting read.
July 4, 2012
Saving Sunni was a great book. Sunni was a very likable character as were most of the other characters in the book.
I think the book was very insightful for those who may not be familiar with the BDSM scene , in this case the general public and the media and how they think it is basically torturing a woman or man. When for people that know the scene know it is nothing like that at all.
Sunni did have quite a hard time, her ex husband showing up wanting her to get back with him because he had changed and found God. He kept pestering her. Her master wanted to protect her. Her boss wanted to protect her. She started to feel like she was losing control of her life with everyone trying to save her in their own way.
The book was very well written. The details of everything from the characters, to the places they went was described perfectly so the imagination flowed freely.
I praise the authors they did a fantastic job!
I think the book was very insightful for those who may not be familiar with the BDSM scene , in this case the general public and the media and how they think it is basically torturing a woman or man. When for people that know the scene know it is nothing like that at all.
Sunni did have quite a hard time, her ex husband showing up wanting her to get back with him because he had changed and found God. He kept pestering her. Her master wanted to protect her. Her boss wanted to protect her. She started to feel like she was losing control of her life with everyone trying to save her in their own way.
The book was very well written. The details of everything from the characters, to the places they went was described perfectly so the imagination flowed freely.
I praise the authors they did a fantastic job!
June 12, 2012
I would like to begin by saying I have never read a fetish book before. While this is not my life style of choice I can see where it might appeal to others.
Kasi did a wonderful job of describing how the family dynamics work and how the different types of “play” may appeal to the giver or receiver. It is almost a primer or a BDSM for beginner’s kind of book with a story wrapped around it.
It was interesting to consider all aspects of the family functioning on all levels (financial, education, shared chores, etc) not just sex scenes over and over.
Here is a word, “polyamorous “, if you do not know what this word means then read Saving Sunni, it will explain everything.
Kasi did a wonderful job of describing how the family dynamics work and how the different types of “play” may appeal to the giver or receiver. It is almost a primer or a BDSM for beginner’s kind of book with a story wrapped around it.
It was interesting to consider all aspects of the family functioning on all levels (financial, education, shared chores, etc) not just sex scenes over and over.
Here is a word, “polyamorous “, if you do not know what this word means then read Saving Sunni, it will explain everything.
March 22, 2013
I was provided with a free copy of this book for the RomCon Reader Rating and Readers' Crown program.
The problem I had with it was that although it was very well written and provided both an exhaustive primer on BDSM, polyamory and the leather community as well as a compelling plot, it really wasn't a romance novel, at least not for me. Apparently there's a book that comes before this one and perhaps that's the one providing the story of how the relationship between Sir Rune, sunni and sage came to be, but just being dropped in the middle of it didn't work well for me.
The problem I had with it was that although it was very well written and provided both an exhaustive primer on BDSM, polyamory and the leather community as well as a compelling plot, it really wasn't a romance novel, at least not for me. Apparently there's a book that comes before this one and perhaps that's the one providing the story of how the relationship between Sir Rune, sunni and sage came to be, but just being dropped in the middle of it didn't work well for me.
July 15, 2012
This is not the first erotica/fetish book that I have read but it has been one of the best that I have read. I am looking forward to going back and reading the first one in the series. I unfortunately didn't have time to read it beforehand. It was very well written and had a wonderful story to the book which is sometimes rare in these types of books. But it all played nicely together and made the book that much more wonderful!
June 24, 2012
Excellently written with an understandable story, which I find is rare in fetish/erotic novels. This is a must read for anyone who likes this genre.
October 1, 2012
sequel to Becoming sage, this book was good, very educational lol.
December 15, 2012
Great continity of the series of this interesting life style the leather community.
June 19, 2012
Review pending.
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