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Smoke & Curves #1
His to Dominate
Book 1 (of 3) in the Smoke & Curves series (now with extended content)
Plus-size secretary Mia James doesn't consider her resume's omission of the last two years of undergrad and her master's degree a lie. It's more like a failure to elaborate. Too bad her billionaire boss disagrees. Ex-Army interrogator and Chief Executive Bad Ass of a private military company, Collin Stark needs to know his new junior secretary isn't spying on Stark International. Trust the wrong woman with his heart and someone could wind up dead. To convince Collin she's only guilty of being overqualified and desperate, Mia must consent to a private interrogation in which he will deploy all his tricks, starting with his favorite game. Arousal Up. Inhibition Down.
********* This 14,700+ word short is the first installment (of three) in the Smoke & Curves series. Features 7900 original content, with a new 6800 POV alternative submitted August 1, 2013. Visit Smoke & Curves page on loveatanysize(dot)com for details. **********
Plus-size secretary Mia James doesn't consider her resume's omission of the last two years of undergrad and her master's degree a lie. It's more like a failure to elaborate. Too bad her billionaire boss disagrees. Ex-Army interrogator and Chief Executive Bad Ass of a private military company, Collin Stark needs to know his new junior secretary isn't spying on Stark International. Trust the wrong woman with his heart and someone could wind up dead. To convince Collin she's only guilty of being overqualified and desperate, Mia must consent to a private interrogation in which he will deploy all his tricks, starting with his favorite game. Arousal Up. Inhibition Down.
********* This 14,700+ word short is the first installment (of three) in the Smoke & Curves series. Features 7900 original content, with a new 6800 POV alternative submitted August 1, 2013. Visit Smoke & Curves page on loveatanysize(dot)com for details. **********
45 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2012
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September 9, 2013
3 1/2 - 4 Stars
Short story (only about 20 pages or so...) to introduce the series it's told two parts first Mia's POV than Collin's POV....WOW is it steamy!! The story captured me and I'm looking forward to Book 2 His to Possess.
Short story (only about 20 pages or so...) to introduce the series it's told two parts first Mia's POV than Collin's POV....WOW is it steamy!! The story captured me and I'm looking forward to Book 2 His to Possess.
September 23, 2015
hot interrogation pleasee!
But I'd love to have a better physical description of the male character.
This is a really short and sexy story, a BBW who had to omitted something in her resume in order to get a job, that so desperately needed ... what she didn't take in consideration was that, given tha she was gonna work in a business dedicated to Defense... her boss would take her omision as a lie and therefore, her as a possible spy.
But he was so kind to give her a very hot and extended interrogation and test in order to know if she really was or was not an spy
And this is where the story begins...
Besides I don't know if this is another pen name, but I'm pretty sure that the author is Christa Wick
"I have to know I can trust you, have to bring you to a point where you're incapable of lying"
But I'd love to have a better physical description of the male character.
This is a really short and sexy story, a BBW who had to omitted something in her resume in order to get a job, that so desperately needed ... what she didn't take in consideration was that, given tha she was gonna work in a business dedicated to Defense... her boss would take her omision as a lie and therefore, her as a possible spy.
But he was so kind to give her a very hot and extended interrogation and test in order to know if she really was or was not an spy
And this is where the story begins...
Besides I don't know if this is another pen name, but I'm pretty sure that the author is Christa Wick
May 31, 2013
A short read that was a total fail due to the "plot" making me angry. I didn't care for the "I think you're lying to me, but I have little to no evidence except a far fetched story that makes no sense" or the "stand in the corner and let me sexually manipulate you because I'm your boss and you have to do what I say" or the "if you want to keep your job, you have to have sex with me" things. I also didn't like the envelope of money at the end. How was she supposed to think it wasn't cash for "services rendered"? Where in hell was the hint that it was an advance in leu of a promotion? Ugh!!!!! I don't mind dominance/submission stories, I usually like them. But this just pushed my buttons in all the wrong ways. Consent issues, sexual manipulation by a person in power over another (boss/secretary), unsexy sex. I wouldn't recommend it.
April 22, 2015
This was short & left on a bit of a cliffhanger, but then had the same story from hero-POV. I wished the hero-POV was integrated into it from the beginning.
January 25, 2014
Sexual intimidation in the workplace...
Mia is a single women on her own and needs her job for survival. Mia's boss tells her to stand in the corner of his office. He threatens her with the loss of her job repeatedly as he demands that she accept a blindfold and remove her skirt... How sexy... (NOT!) And because she is aroused at the same time that she is frightened, that makes it ok. Too much of this anti-female tripe is out there.
There has to be real consent for it to be submission. Bullying and intimidation is presented as lust-invoking dominance. Too many women (and some men) are still subjected to this kind of harassment.
I like my BDSM stories with consciously given consent for the power exchange...preferably without billionaires and millionaires. There's my rant...you can skip this one unless you want to read about sexual intimidation in the workplace.
Mia is a single women on her own and needs her job for survival. Mia's boss tells her to stand in the corner of his office. He threatens her with the loss of her job repeatedly as he demands that she accept a blindfold and remove her skirt... How sexy... (NOT!) And because she is aroused at the same time that she is frightened, that makes it ok. Too much of this anti-female tripe is out there.
There has to be real consent for it to be submission. Bullying and intimidation is presented as lust-invoking dominance. Too many women (and some men) are still subjected to this kind of harassment.
I like my BDSM stories with consciously given consent for the power exchange...preferably without billionaires and millionaires. There's my rant...you can skip this one unless you want to read about sexual intimidation in the workplace.
July 24, 2013
Oh my goodness. What a hot and sexy novella! The author throws you into the story and it works here. The descriptive language Ms. Wick uses when Stark "interrogates" Mia (he employs a fantastic technique btw) REALLY makes you feel like you're there, that you're her (yes please???).
Our heroine has been a bad girl and ommitted her secondary and post-graduate education. Not a huge deal you say? Weeeeeeell, apparently it is when you work as the junior secretary to the CEO of a large security company where corporate espionage is a potential issue. Our hero doesn't give her a slap on the wrist.. oh no, he gives her a spanking and then some! *fanning myself*
LOVED it!
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Our heroine has been a bad girl and ommitted her secondary and post-graduate education. Not a huge deal you say? Weeeeeeell, apparently it is when you work as the junior secretary to the CEO of a large security company where corporate espionage is a potential issue. Our hero doesn't give her a slap on the wrist.. oh no, he gives her a spanking and then some! *fanning myself*
LOVED it!
298 Kindle locations
April 16, 2014
This was a quick, hot, and dirty read. I liked it a lot!
Mia is a plus sized secretary at under the powerful Collin Stark. She is called into his office at the end of the day so that he can interrogate her about her resume; she omitted her higher education and he thinks she may be a corporate spy. In order to prove her innocence, she must do as he says...and she can start by getting naked.
Collin was the perfect mix of restrained and passionate, and he and Mia had great chemistry together. The start to a sexy serial!
Mia is a plus sized secretary at under the powerful Collin Stark. She is called into his office at the end of the day so that he can interrogate her about her resume; she omitted her higher education and he thinks she may be a corporate spy. In order to prove her innocence, she must do as he says...and she can start by getting naked.
Collin was the perfect mix of restrained and passionate, and he and Mia had great chemistry together. The start to a sexy serial!
September 3, 2016
This review is for the whole series. I hated these books so much! They made me angry and feel uncomfortable for the heroine. While the hero's POV makes it clear he has feelings for her, he doesn't actually demonstrate it. I spent the entire series wanting the heroine to grow a spine and get the f*** out of that "relationship". Book three seems like it is written by a totally different author but I didn't enjoy it any better.
July 31, 2014
Very short, quick, hot read.
Mia was desperate for a job, so desperate she omitted her masters degree from her resume, the only problem is her boss Colin Stark is an ex-army interrogator and the CEO of the private military company where she works, so he needs to trust his employees, can he trust Mia.
This a a very, very short read but I have to say I enjoyed it, it clearly states it's 1 of 3 so we know beforehand that it's going to be continued.
Mia was desperate for a job, so desperate she omitted her masters degree from her resume, the only problem is her boss Colin Stark is an ex-army interrogator and the CEO of the private military company where she works, so he needs to trust his employees, can he trust Mia.
This a a very, very short read but I have to say I enjoyed it, it clearly states it's 1 of 3 so we know beforehand that it's going to be continued.
November 14, 2014
Not for the faint of heart or innocent. Very naughty. Strangely addictive. Quick & easy fast read. A couple things make me want to keep reading, it was more of a plot development then I would have guessed.
September 21, 2013
I wouldn't call this a short story, more a teaser, because it's really only one scene told from the two protagonists POV. But it is smoking hot and will definitely hook you to buy more!
September 29, 2013
Funny that I chose to read this book a day after I finished Sexual Harassment Training at my office.
Collin sure picked an interesting way to make sure she wasn't a corporate spy.
Collin sure picked an interesting way to make sure she wasn't a corporate spy.
October 8, 2013
Good but I hate novellas!
June 20, 2014
Wow...I love this book!
The characters were amazing and the plot was so, so good.
This book was a awesome read.
The characters were amazing and the plot was so, so good.
This book was a awesome read.
September 22, 2013
Though it was short it was awesome.. They had major chemistry!!
December 4, 2018
Mia James works for Collin Stark, in the company he is the CEO and owns. They take care of protection of important political clients around the globe so security is high in importance. Mia only did one thing wrong when she was hired, she left off the fact that she had completed her BS and MA because she was desperate for employment and thought she was overqualified for an entry level clerical position.
Collin calls her to his office at the end of the day and interrogates her in a unique manner as he dominates her and she loves it. The office scene is a BDSM experience new to Mia, but fully consensual.
I liked that the author wrote the story from both Mia and Collin's point of view and showed the motivations, attraction and personalities of both main characters in His to Dominate.
Collin calls her to his office at the end of the day and interrogates her in a unique manner as he dominates her and she loves it. The office scene is a BDSM experience new to Mia, but fully consensual.
I liked that the author wrote the story from both Mia and Collin's point of view and showed the motivations, attraction and personalities of both main characters in His to Dominate.
January 16, 2019
"His to Dominate" is a straight up, no fluff, domination sex scene.
This story plays through the scene twice, once from each character's perspective, which I thought was interesting and a good way to lengthen what was really more of a chapter than a book. Short story, maybe?
If you're looking for a sexy, uncomplicated, piece of erotica, "His to Dominate" is a good choice. Especially if you only have 30 minutes-an hour to kill.
This story plays through the scene twice, once from each character's perspective, which I thought was interesting and a good way to lengthen what was really more of a chapter than a book. Short story, maybe?
If you're looking for a sexy, uncomplicated, piece of erotica, "His to Dominate" is a good choice. Especially if you only have 30 minutes-an hour to kill.
February 22, 2025
My issue with this very small story is with consent/aftercare - there is little to none. I know this is just a fantasy, but it can do real damage to real life people who believe this is what BDSM is like. Aftercare is crucial; consent is non-negotiable. Both are sexy. As it was a free story, I'll give it two stars. But please do better.
September 18, 2020
J'ai découvert cet auteur via son roman: "Les courbes de la route". J'avais vraiment aimé son style. Et puis, je découvre cette série. Le résumé de ce tome m'avait vraiment l'air sympa. Et je suis tombée immédiatement sous le charme de la relation de Colin et de Mia. Pour être honnête, je ne suis pas une grande fan de histoires de domination. J'ai un peu du mal à comprendre ce type de relation. Mais dans cette histoire, LE truc est passé. J'aime assez que l'histoire se passe que du point de vue de Mia. ela rajoute du mystère au personnage de Colin. On s'attache à cette fille bourrée de complexes et de manque de confiance en soi. Ce tome est vraiment bien tourné. La scène hot du livre est parfaite. La fin donne envie de lire la suite. J'ai vraiment accroché. je recommande ce livre.
October 14, 2020
This was the first time I’ve ever read anything from this particular author and I did enjoy it. It’s a very short story. Wish it was a longer story.
June 2, 2022
Hot!!!!
I couldn't stop reading! I read all the books in one night. I loved every word and scene. I will be back to reread.
I couldn't stop reading! I read all the books in one night. I loved every word and scene. I will be back to reread.
August 6, 2014
Pour la deuxième fois, je retrouve cette auteur particulièrement prolifique pour ce qui est des nouvelles érotiques, et c'est encore une fois avec grand plaisir que j'ai dévoré cette courte histoire.
Contrairement à la précédente, Christa Wick nous plonge directement au cœur du problème, dès les premières lignes. Il y a peu de mise en scène (mais il n'y en a pas vraiment besoin), peu de description physique et des lieux, et l'attention est totalement focalisée sur le couple et sur la tension qui grandit au fur et à mesure.
Encore une fois, l'érotisme est à son comble, et on tremble avec l'héroïne complètement tétanisée devant un Collin dominateur et énigmatique.
Ce dernier ne laisse que peu de chance à la jeune femme de comprendre le jeu auquel il joue. Et même si elle connaît son travail d'interrogateur, et les manières de parvenir à ses fins, elle se laisse submerger par la peur. La peur de perdre son travail (elle en a désespérément besoin), la peur face à un homme prêt à tout pour la faire capituler, et la peur de ses propres réactions.
Cette histoire m'a captivée!
Je n'ai pas pris en compte le postulat "domination par le sexe" et "je suis le boss, je commande", parce que c'était implicitement transmis par le résumé, et le genre de l'histoire. Je savais à quoi m'attendre.
J'ai lu cette histoire pour appréhender l'intensité entre les deux personnages principaux... et je n'ai pas été déçue.
Collin est un mâle dominant dans toute sa splendeur. Il aurait eu sa place dans les Psi-Chageling de Nalini Singh ^^
C'est un personnage tout en retenue, à tel point qu'il en devient passionné et redoutable. Impressionnant de maîtrise, il ne laisse que très peu de choses s'échapper de lui: pas de geste tendre, pas de parole douce, pas d'espoir de rédemption.
C'est un personnage intéressant, car il est dans l'extrême et on s'attend à ce qu'il se fissure ou qu'il explose à un moment ou à un autre. Il me tarde de voir comment il va évoluer dans les tomes 2 et 3, car il est sûr que cela ne se fera pas sans heurt.
Mia est également un personnage digne d'intérêt de par sa force contrebalançant sa timidité et sa mésestime d'elle-même. Elle résiste, mais juste ce qu'il faut pour lui tenir tête, et pas de manière obstinément capricieuse.
Et même si elle finit par céder sur bien des points, sans s'en rendre compte, elle laisse une trace indélébile sur Collin, qui, on le sent, n'est finalement pas totalement vainqueur dans cette histoire.
Tout au long de cette nouvelle, l'auteur a distillé quelques infimes détails — la caméra — qui, restés en suspens, donne vraiment envie de plonger directement dans le tome 2.
De plus, l'auteur nous réserve une grande surprise à la fin, avec un rajout d'environ 25 pages environ (6800 mots), qui met en lumière beaucoup de choses sur le comportement de Collin.
Une histoire courte lue en moins d'1h, que je conseille à tout le monde.
Et une histoire idéale pour débuter en v.o car elle est courte et les mots sont simples.
Contrairement à la précédente, Christa Wick nous plonge directement au cœur du problème, dès les premières lignes. Il y a peu de mise en scène (mais il n'y en a pas vraiment besoin), peu de description physique et des lieux, et l'attention est totalement focalisée sur le couple et sur la tension qui grandit au fur et à mesure.
Encore une fois, l'érotisme est à son comble, et on tremble avec l'héroïne complètement tétanisée devant un Collin dominateur et énigmatique.
Ce dernier ne laisse que peu de chance à la jeune femme de comprendre le jeu auquel il joue. Et même si elle connaît son travail d'interrogateur, et les manières de parvenir à ses fins, elle se laisse submerger par la peur. La peur de perdre son travail (elle en a désespérément besoin), la peur face à un homme prêt à tout pour la faire capituler, et la peur de ses propres réactions.
Cette histoire m'a captivée!
Je n'ai pas pris en compte le postulat "domination par le sexe" et "je suis le boss, je commande", parce que c'était implicitement transmis par le résumé, et le genre de l'histoire. Je savais à quoi m'attendre.
J'ai lu cette histoire pour appréhender l'intensité entre les deux personnages principaux... et je n'ai pas été déçue.
Collin est un mâle dominant dans toute sa splendeur. Il aurait eu sa place dans les Psi-Chageling de Nalini Singh ^^
C'est un personnage tout en retenue, à tel point qu'il en devient passionné et redoutable. Impressionnant de maîtrise, il ne laisse que très peu de choses s'échapper de lui: pas de geste tendre, pas de parole douce, pas d'espoir de rédemption.
C'est un personnage intéressant, car il est dans l'extrême et on s'attend à ce qu'il se fissure ou qu'il explose à un moment ou à un autre. Il me tarde de voir comment il va évoluer dans les tomes 2 et 3, car il est sûr que cela ne se fera pas sans heurt.
Mia est également un personnage digne d'intérêt de par sa force contrebalançant sa timidité et sa mésestime d'elle-même. Elle résiste, mais juste ce qu'il faut pour lui tenir tête, et pas de manière obstinément capricieuse.
Et même si elle finit par céder sur bien des points, sans s'en rendre compte, elle laisse une trace indélébile sur Collin, qui, on le sent, n'est finalement pas totalement vainqueur dans cette histoire.
Tout au long de cette nouvelle, l'auteur a distillé quelques infimes détails — la caméra — qui, restés en suspens, donne vraiment envie de plonger directement dans le tome 2.
De plus, l'auteur nous réserve une grande surprise à la fin, avec un rajout d'environ 25 pages environ (6800 mots), qui met en lumière beaucoup de choses sur le comportement de Collin.
Une histoire courte lue en moins d'1h, que je conseille à tout le monde.
Et une histoire idéale pour débuter en v.o car elle est courte et les mots sont simples.
December 29, 2014
I'd actually give it 2.5 stars if I could and also add a trigger warning of rape.
I'm not sure how I felt about this short story. It was a little too rape/blackmail rape for my liking. However I tried to look past that little bit of the story and focus on the whole, the characters, the writing, the style. The author definitely could have used some more vocabulary, especially when it comes to the bits about anatomy. Using the same descriptive word multiple time on one page or worse yet in one paragraph is just too much. Also I found a little confused with some of the actions the author used to describe the scene/setting. A few times I was picturing the character standing, moving, sitting one way only to be told they were the opposite in the next paragraph. A few more words to clarify things like posture, position, etc would have been helpful.
Back to the rape/grape (gray area rape), I don't like how the author wrote the coming to point of sex between these two. Even if there was a mutual attraction neither one admitted it to the other and it was something out of a made for TV movie from the 80's/90's. Forced to have sex to keep her job/get a promotion. I have no problem reading about a relationship between a employer/employee but not one like this. As for the author trying to make this some kind of Dominant/submissive story she failed miserably. Other than throwing the word out there a few times there was nothing to support this kind of a relationship other than the simple fact that the female character lets him do whatever he was to keep her job/avoid being fired.
I originally downloaded this book since it was BBW and I'm interesting in reading more in that genera but I do not think I'll be reading the rest of this series.
I'm not sure how I felt about this short story. It was a little too rape/blackmail rape for my liking. However I tried to look past that little bit of the story and focus on the whole, the characters, the writing, the style. The author definitely could have used some more vocabulary, especially when it comes to the bits about anatomy. Using the same descriptive word multiple time on one page or worse yet in one paragraph is just too much. Also I found a little confused with some of the actions the author used to describe the scene/setting. A few times I was picturing the character standing, moving, sitting one way only to be told they were the opposite in the next paragraph. A few more words to clarify things like posture, position, etc would have been helpful.
Back to the rape/grape (gray area rape), I don't like how the author wrote the coming to point of sex between these two. Even if there was a mutual attraction neither one admitted it to the other and it was something out of a made for TV movie from the 80's/90's. Forced to have sex to keep her job/get a promotion. I have no problem reading about a relationship between a employer/employee but not one like this. As for the author trying to make this some kind of Dominant/submissive story she failed miserably. Other than throwing the word out there a few times there was nothing to support this kind of a relationship other than the simple fact that the female character lets him do whatever he was to keep her job/avoid being fired.
I originally downloaded this book since it was BBW and I'm interesting in reading more in that genera but I do not think I'll be reading the rest of this series.
July 29, 2014
QUICK READ
Mia works for Stark industries as a junior secretary, summoned to Collin Stark's office she's to be disciplined, Mia had omitted to mention on her CV that she holds a degree. Collin Stark is an ex army interrogator and has somehow got the notion into his head that Mia by lying is working for some other company. But the discipline she receives is far from what she's expecting.
While this is a quick read I wasn't too keen that it didn't go anywhere other than a sex scene. I assumed rightly or wrongly that Collin Stark used Mia's deliberate action of not mentioning her degree an excuse to have sex with her. I didn't particularly like Collin very much at all. Mia is a mass of contradictions she doesn't seem to know whether she's outraged or turned on. I'm curious to see where the next episode goes.
Mia works for Stark industries as a junior secretary, summoned to Collin Stark's office she's to be disciplined, Mia had omitted to mention on her CV that she holds a degree. Collin Stark is an ex army interrogator and has somehow got the notion into his head that Mia by lying is working for some other company. But the discipline she receives is far from what she's expecting.
While this is a quick read I wasn't too keen that it didn't go anywhere other than a sex scene. I assumed rightly or wrongly that Collin Stark used Mia's deliberate action of not mentioning her degree an excuse to have sex with her. I didn't particularly like Collin very much at all. Mia is a mass of contradictions she doesn't seem to know whether she's outraged or turned on. I'm curious to see where the next episode goes.
August 29, 2014
Being plus-sized myself and into D/s, I was looking forward to reading this. Sadly, from the first scene, I knew I was courting disappointment and I was not wrong. Christa Wicks' writing is juvenile at best and she really needs to make use of the spell-checker and grammar-checker in her word processor. I found myself reading with an actual sneer in my mind for both Mia, an insecure, sniveling mass of nothing, and Colin, an arrogant jerk. For a security expert, seemingly aware of every potential risk, he had no regard for sexual harassment and assault himself. I honestly can't recommend this book to anyone. For my plus-sized friends, I would be afraid it would color how they see themselves; for my kinky friends, I'm even more afraid this is how they would view domination and submission.
November 9, 2013
Free download, well this was not what I expected. Most larger than life woman can probably understand how Mia feels. Unwanted as she doesn't conform to societies idea of skinny although having curves should be something most woman want. Collin demands control but has had feelings toward Mia since she began working for him and now he has an excuse to get her to submit to him. This story is told from Mia's point of view and then Collins. I really enjoyed this as you understand how both characters feel and what they want, it also helps that they have amazing sex. I recommend this although a short read well written and makes you want to find out what happens next.
November 6, 2016
The story was too short..
I know that the plot (sex in the office with the CEO) should be hot and all.
BUT....
I was scared by the thought that the heroine and the Hero's first encounter was not really "charming", "amusing" or whatever that they'd have a chemistry.
I know that the plot (sex in the office with the CEO) should be hot and all.
BUT....
I was scared by the thought that the heroine and the Hero's first encounter was not really "charming", "amusing" or whatever that they'd have a chemistry.
May 3, 2015
This wasn't so much a short story as a single protracted sex scene. There wasn't enough to qualify as actual plot and since it's the first in a series there isn't anything resembling an ending. But for a single erotic one-shot it was all right, as long as you don't mind dominance/submissive sex and are willing to overlook the fact that there is some questionable manipulation involved. I easily looked over such things and enjoyed it well enough. Nothing to rave or rant about.
July 24, 2016
“His to Dominate” wasn't as much a short story as a look through a keyhole at a BDSM scene. The plot line and character development are minimal and there isn't anything resembling an ending or resolution. However, for a single erotic, squirm in your seat, one-shot it was just right, as long as you don't mind dominance/submissive sex and are willing to overlook the fact that there is some questionable workplace manipulation involved. YMMV.
April 10, 2016
This is a REALLY SHORT first installment of a D/s series.... If you enjoy reading about D/s sexual play between employer and employee, you might like this book.
If you're looking to get any good, meaningful back story on Mia or Stark, you won't get it in this installment. You get a hint of it, but there really wasn't enough here to not question everything you're reading. Hopefully the second installment is better.
If you're looking to get any good, meaningful back story on Mia or Stark, you won't get it in this installment. You get a hint of it, but there really wasn't enough here to not question everything you're reading. Hopefully the second installment is better.
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