Bittersweet

by Sommer Marsden

Rayka’s just looking for a peace offering for an offended client when she goes into The Good, The Sweet, and the Yummy. What she finds instead is a very intoxicating man. Deacon James is more sinful than the candy he sells, and Rayka soon finds out that he can push her farther than she every thought she could go. Mentally, creatively, emotionally and yes--sexually. Rayka must remember it’s okay to let him have her body, let him test her limits, but she can’t let him have her heart. Besides, he’s made it perfectly clear he doesn’t want it anyway...

*Author’s Note: story originally appeared at Ruthie’s Club

Genres: Erotica, BDSM, Romance, M F Romance, Contemporary, Ebooks

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First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Professional dirty word writer, gluten free baker, sock addict, fat wiener dog walker, expert procrastinator. That sums it up.

Sommer Marsden has been called “…one of the top storytellers in the erotica genre” (Violet Blue), “Unapologetic” (Alison Tyler), “…the whirling dervish of erotica” (Craig J. Sorensen),and "Erotica royalty..." (Lucy Felthouse). Her erotic novels include Restricted Release, Restless Spirit, Boys Next Door, and the Zombie Exterminator series. Sommer currently writes for Harper Collins Mischief, Ellora's Cave, Xcite Books, Pretty Things Press, Excessica and Resplendence Publishing.

You can find Sommer's short works in well over one hundred and twenty-five (and counting) erotic anthologies.Visit her at Unapologetic Fiction http://sommermarsden.blogspot.com

Reviews

[Janey · Rating 4 out of 5]

The good, the bad & the yummy. What a delicious book of lust, love & understanding..

[Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~]

I'm not going to give this a rating because overall I did enjoy the story but I did have what I consider to be serious issues with the BDSM aspects. When Deacon & Rayka first meet at the candy shop and Deacon pushes the dominant boundaries it was ok. When they're doing the phone sex thing & he's being bossy, still ok. I start to have the issues when they begin their first date and he gets angry at her when he discovers that she hasn't followed his order about not wearing panties. Especially when she doesn't stand up for herself. Then later when she's giving Deacon a blow job and doesn't stop when he orders her to so he punishes her and she allows it. Deacon assumes he can order Rayka around and punish her as he sees fit without ever communicating his expectations or negotiating any kind of power exchange with Rayka. This is not cool with me and I have to consider that kind of behaviour dub-con.