Natural Law

Nature of Desire #2

by Joey W. Hill, Maxine Mitchell (Narrator)

Mackenzie "Mac" Nighthorse is a highly respected homicide detective and a career cop. There isn't a dangerous situation that can back him down. However, the personal becomes uncomfortably entangled in the professional when he goes undercover in a high class BDSM club as a male submissive in order to find a Dominatrix who is winning the trust and then murdering her chosen partners. When his path crosses Violet Siemanski's, he realizes he's found a Mistress willing to be his ally in finding the murderess. But Violet is also going to shatter Mac's shields and make him question who he is and what he wants, a challenge more disturbing than any case he's ever worked.

©2004 Joey W. Hill (P)2013 Audible Inc.

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

Audiobook

First published March 10, 2004

About the author

"BDSM Romance for the Heart & Soul"

A submissive herself, Hill brings authenticity to her intensely emotional BDSM love stories. With over fifty titles and seven series, her contemporary and paranormal romances feature everything from billionaires, bikers, SEALs, firefighters, cops and housemaids, to vampires, mermaids, witches and angels.

"Joey translates the world of BDSM with such intense power and exquisite beauty. LOVE is the most powerful element entwined through the Dominance and submission.” –Goodreads, Pink Lady

Joey is the recipient of the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Erotic Romance, and she loves to hear from her readers!

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Reviews

[Camy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I fucking hated this book.

1. There are only two Black people in this book. Two. In Florida. Yeah. They're identical twins: Tamara and Keira. Guess who the crazy, psycho, sadistic, incestuous, damaged, murderous pair is in this book? Wild guess? Anyone?

2. The purple prose is off the charts. Lay off the thesaurus, the allegories, and overly ornate everything. Every sexual experience is a volcano, a tsunami, an earthquake, a sunset, an astronomical wonder. Stop. Goddamn.

3. Using "for" as a conjunction is pretentious and stupid. For example: He wanted a sandwich, for he was filled with a ravenous hunger. Versus: He wanted a sandwich because he was hungry...or since he was hungry. See how simple the last two are. Note how 'because' and 'since' don't give the reader pause and make them feel that they're reading something written in Middle English. Get off your pretentious horse, Hill. Your prose is ridiculous.

4. The police everything in here is laughable. Bitch, watch some Law & Order first at least. Please. How does a detective with 20 years on the force get made by everybody? And he makes no one, has no insight, and is too busy being led around by his magical dick to solve the case and find the murderers operating right under his nose. How does he enter dangerous situations with zero backup? How does his sergeant just let him do what he wants because 'he Alpha-man'?

5. Magical dick: comes 5-7 times in an hour with a rebound time of five minutes...on a 43 year old man. GTFOHWTBS.

6. Wikipedia BDSM. "Come now, for your mistress commands it." "I must break through the bounds of your mind, for you will surrender to me, your one and only, whereupon I shall own you heart, penis, and soul." "I have only met you in a dungeon three days ago but you shall accompany me to my rich friend's private haunt out of town for Mistress and slave TPE weekend, though I have not revealed the nature of the weekend, the fact that you shall remain unclothed and be fed at my feet, and be required to play with other Doms. You shall do this because I feel love after two scenes and there is no need to inform nor negotiate with the sub whose very being I shall claim and subsume into my own."
Where does "breaking" enter into D/s? Ignorant vanilla people need to stop writing about shit they don't know nor understand.

7. Everyone's wealthy. Where's Cara McKenna's realistic writing when you need it?

8. The soap opera drama that vacillates between being a Lifetime movie and a Schwarzenegger shoot-em-up film. Pop psychology aka BDSM shaming and police hero worship. Both utterly problematic, unentertaining, and revelatory of the fact that Hill needs to get some bloody perspective.

9. Bitch can't write for shit.

10. Failed, failed, failed femdom.
Thankfully, at least, it was a Lendle loan because I'd be calling Amazon for a return on this rubbish.


TL:DR = Fuck this offensive piece of shit book written by a racist, no-talent hack.

[Baba · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars.****Third reread October 2013; new review posted October 28, 2013



Mac wears a well-groomed beard…






Homicide detective Mackenzie Nighthorse is working undercover as a sexual submissive at The Zone. The police are hunting down a Mistress who's killing young, submissive men. Mistress Violet is prowling The Zone when she sets her eyes on Mac and she knows right away that she wants him. She's very attracted to him, but Violet wants more than his body he so freely offers. Vi wants to understand his mind and she wants to crawl into his soul. Although Mac tries to fight her off, he has to cave in eventually. At the same time he has to face his fears. Their relationship is a bond of trust, and that trust should never be betrayed. Mac always felt D/s was about strength and power. But he's wrong because it's about trust and power exchange. Besides, it's about surrender for both of them and they must be open and honest about what they want and expect from each other.



Mackenzie (Mac) Nighthorse is simply GORGEOUS!

Forty-three years old, 6 feet four inches tall, 220 pounds packed with muscles, broad shoulders, a body built like a football player's that emanates raw sexuality as all get out. His nickname is The Oak coz he's got a steadfast nature and works best under pressure. Straight nose, silver eyes, dark straight eyebrows, silky dark hair interwoven with white and silver. YUMMY! Need I say more? Oh yes, I wanna lick him all over! He goes straight on my shelf being-mature-is-sexy.

"Being violent is easy, too easy." He brushed it off. "Holding back, being gentle, restraining your strength when it's not needed, that takes--"
"Character," she said. "Loads of it."

It goes without saying that he made this story for me. I love his name that seemed to be a pun (stud, Vi's play zone, equestrian sports), but his physique and character are absolutely stunning! Whew. He's a man's man, for sure. In fact, he's beyond sexy and totally mesmerizing. Mac combines all the mouth-wateringly hot attributes that I love to see in my heroes and to top everything off, he knows how to cook. Oh my, you should have seen him in his super tight jeans, topless, feet bare, standing in front of the counter chopping veggies. Sheesh, reel it in Baba. Mac DESERVES FIVE STARS ALONE.

"Take the wine." She lifted it. "And drink. Drink it all, until the last swallow, and then give me that last swallow from your mouth."

"Perhaps next time I have wine in my mouth," he murmured against her lips, "you'll let me put your legs on my shoulders, and I'll put my mouth on your pussy, slip my tongue in your c@nt and let all that warm, red wine run down inside. Mix with your sweet taste and drink from that."

I remember when I read Natural Law for the very first time I couldn't believe that such a fabulous hunk--such an ALPHA--would submit to a little pixie. I had a hard time dealing with the fact that Mac enjoyed going on his knees for a Mistress and accepting whatever she dished out to him. After doing another reread I believe him. Mac wants a woman (in this case Vi) to dominate him in the bedroom; it's what he desires and needs to be happy.
Yet he feels it's a man's responsibility to protect a woman and keep her safe from harm. Violet is everything to Mac--Mistress, lover, friend, woman. It's humbling and exhilarating all at once but it also terrifies him. He doesn't want to be vulnerable in front of her. So, while Mac is all alpha on the job and in other aspects of his life, it gives him great pleasure to submit to Vi's bidding.

I must confess that I didn't like Vi when I read Natural Law for the first time, and even now I couldn't warm up to her. I don't like her. Period. She's too harsh, even mean at times. The scene where she fucked Mac with a strap-on was hard to stomach. Mac didn't want it and yet she did it anyway. Funnily enough, I really liked her in Tyler and Marguerite's story Ice Queen, Mirror of My Soul and Tyler Tied Up. It's odd because it's like swapping sides. Tyler didn't sweep me off my feet in Natural Law but he really catapulted me on cloud nine when I was reading his love story where he found his soulmate Marguerite.

"It's like going into a temple and seeing the sacred relic there," she said, her voice still no louder than his held breath. "Wanting to touch it. Not because someone told you not to, though there is that." Her lips curved slightly. "But because you can sense a living presence in it, just beneath the surface of the elements. And you know, if you can just touch it, really feel it, feel what it means, what its soul is made of, then you can be part of it. Forever connected, never alone."
(…)
"I'm all yours, sugar," he said. "My soul is yours."

After they ate, he curled up behind her on the bed in his room, stroking her hair until she fell asleep watching out the window as the moon rose over the marsh. When she woke, its light was streaming in. She held her hand up to it, watched the play of silver on her pale skin.
I'm alive.
A large hand lifted into her vision, entwined its fingers with her own, and she felt Mac's broad chest pressed into her shoulder blades.
And I'm not alone.

"It was something I didn't know, didn't understand. Not until I met you. I was looking for you. My Mistress. Mine," he said fiercely. "It's you. You're the beginning and the end of it all for me. The reason for it. I know it doesn't make sense after less than a week. But I know it. I just do."

The chemistry between Mac and Vi is palpable and strong, their love story interesting and emotional and Joey's writing is as always great and engaging. I loved the beautiful and emotionally-charged epilogue. To be honest, I didn't particularly care about the mystery. As it was, I was entirely focused on Mac and the evolving relationship between him and Vi. If you love FemDom stories then JWH's Nature of Desire series is a must read.

"It's over, Violet," he said, and his voice was rough. "Don't let it take any part of what we were from us." He caught her hand from his stomach and bit her fingers, not gently. "I'm yours. I never stopped being yours."

Recommended read.


Warning
Natural Law contains explicit sex and language (incl. oral and anal) and strong BDSM elements, toys, spanking, voyeurism and interactive play.


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[D.L. Howe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks so much Cassandra for the recommendation!

Super interesting. An alpha male who is a submissive. Seems impossible no? And honestly in their first scene together I wasn’t buying it so thank god she wasn’t either and called him out on it.

She’s clever, making him strike her with the cat o nine was genius.

He’s less like a sub and more like a wild stallion. And damn if she isn’t doing a good job breaking him.

This book basically took everything I knew about bdsm and turned it on its head. I always knew that just because you were submissive, that didn’t mean you were weak. What I didn’t think was that a strong, alpha like man could be submissive. So eye opening and overall fascinating.

Not only the bdsm stuff was upside down but the crime aspect. The fact that the victims were submissive men, that someone said, “he asked for it.” To imagine all these things that were usually done/said about women and this time it’s about men. This writer has done everything I appreciate in this story. She took an old storyline and twisted to be something totally new.

In the end, outside of all the whips and chains and such this was just a beautiful love story. Unconventional but beautiful nonetheless.

[Natasha is a Book Junkie · Rating 5 out of 5]

“You’re mine, Mackenzie, and I don’t share you, not even with memories.”

Once upon a time, I asked a trusted fellow reviewer which BDSM book she would recommend if she had to pick only one from the countless ones she has read so far, and this was her choice. Now, that’s all the convincing I needed to start reading this book immediately, but I was also dying of curiosity to see for myself what made this story so unique that a seasoned reader of the genre would single it out so adamantly. Well, let me tell you, I get it, I am now singling it out myself and would recommend it to anyone looking for an impressively written, intensely emotional and flaming-hot story that somehow manages to melt your heart and make you tingle to the tips of your toes all at the same time. It might be set within a BDSM framework, and the plotline relies heavily on this theme, but this book takes taboo to a whole new level of literary excellence. I am not ashamed to say that this was one of the most romantic books I have ever read and will forever remember it as that.

“I can take care of you, cherish you, and not consider you weak.”

Unlike the vast majority of books in this genre, the dominant in this relationship is the female lead character and her counterpart is a somewhat unorthodox version of a male submissive – he is a policeman who dominates in all other aspects of his life, but enjoys handing over control in the bedroom, albeit preserving his powerful alpha tendencies.

“This man was big. Over six feet, the broadness in his shoulders was enough to accelerate her heart rate. He was pure male animal. No matter what soap, deodorant or cologne he used, he wouldn’t be able to obliterate the scent. He was powerful, a predator, but what made him absolutely irresistible to her, overriding her common sense, was that he was a sexual submissive. An alpha wolf who chose the role of beta in the bedroom, but only for the right woman.”

When his latest murder case takes him into one of the most upscale and private BDSM clubs in the city, Mackenzie meets Violet, a young Domme with limited experience in the lifestyle, but a true dominant at the core of her sexual identity. He catches her eye immediately, his unmistakable submissive nature in stark contrast to his commanding alpha presence, and she is drawn to him like a moth to a flame.

“She wanted to tame the stallion that could not be tamed.”

What starts as a cover for Mackenzie and an itch to be scratched for Violet, quickly escalates into something neither of them expected to find but their reaction to each other is off the charts. As Violet slowly strips him of his defensive armour, Mackenzie finally starts truly embracing his submissive proclivities, drawing pleasure, both physical as well as emotional, from exposing his vulnerabilities to his Mistress and surrendering all control. Violet is a skilled dominant, her emotional strength capable of bringing a man twice her size to his knees and obliterating his resolve. She methodically unlocks his guarded heart by bringing his body to its limits.

“You won’t use me or survive me, Mackenzie… When I’m done with you, you’ll belong to me. Heart, cock and soul.”

This is a delicious and highly addictive tale of two people connecting on every possible level, and finding their natural place in a world that would judge them for their innate sexual tastes. Drawn to each other like two bright stars in the sky, they collide creating a supernova of emotions, but instead of just leaving shapeless remnants of who they used to be in the aftermath of that collision, they rebuild each other, they make each other stronger, and they “create a whole new universe” to be themselves in.

“You’re tearing me into pieces, sugar.”
“And I’ll know how to put them together,”

This is one those perfect books – a perfect balance of plot, character development, sexual chemistry between the characters and flawless writing style. There’s a subtle philosophical undercurrent all throughout the storyline, a gentle critique of the D/s lifestyle and its drawbacks, and Ms Hill’s take on it is as inspiring as it is profound. This book owned me, body and soul, and it commanded every single heartbeat in my chest while I was reading it. I can envision myself re-reading it over and over again.

“… she’d found the fairy tale, someone who would share her life as well as her bed, someone who understood what she was, who she was. All the corners and rooms.”

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[The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'd put Natural Law off for several years in spite of all the glowing reviews, and it being that rare breed in BDSM fiction: a Fem-dom story (and I love those). Maybe it was curiosity or sheer boredom, but I finally gave in, and honestly wish I'd listened to my intuition. Natural Law wasn't epic fail as far as BDSM books go, but it was trying so hard to be so many things that it just didn't succeed at any of them.

I don't mind a bit of angst here and there, but every single character in this book just needed to be put out of my misery. To be perfectly blunt (aren't I always), Natural Law came off as well, schizophrenic. On the one hand, Ms. Hill attempts to portray the BDSM lovestyle as just another form of sexual expression, and yet she inhabits her world with a bunch of people who were several cards short of a full deck. Thanks for the mixed message. Her club scenes left me rather nonplussed. I don't really don't know why every single BDSM club that gets written about is always high-end and filled with the creme de la creme of the beautiful people. Trust me, the scene is comprised of a mixed bag of looks and styles and it would be nice to read a BDSM-themed novel in which real people get to play (and enjoy themselves). Ms. Hill's bondage scenes were more about the tools and the toys. It was like browsing through the Extreme Restraints catalogue rather than the emotions and the trust issues involved, especially from Mac's point of view.

Then for the shits and giggles there's a serial killer who preys upon sub men from said high-end BDSM club. Add to this a a twin-sister Domme act which was just squick city (and it takes quite a bit to squick me out) and well, it's just kind of a mess. Somewhere there's a romance, but it just seems to have been added because that's what readers expect.

I actually had a lot of sympathy for Mac Nighthorse, and he really could have been a much richer and deeper character. It's very difficult within the confines of romancelandia to write about an alpha male hero who actually likes being dominated by a woman. Most women readers barely tolerate beta males in romance as it is. Now, us BDSM folks know and are used to such dynamics and few of us look askance or feel the need to challenge a man's masculinity. The way I've always seen it, it takes a very secure guy to allow himself to just let go and give up that instinct for control. In Natural Law, poor Mac is constantly explaining to himself, to outsiders and to the reader that while "yes I'm a hunky cop/alpha male and I like to be whipped", he's still the one in control. He's still super-cop. I get it, really. In fact, practically every second or third page, Hill reminds us that Mac is "an alpha male". Honestly, he never really felt like a true sub, just a hunky guy with a kink.

Nothing to say about Violet save FACE-PALM. Absolutely unbelievable as a top. She lacked any presence, and I'm not talking about her size (I'm a firm believer in what Jedi Master Yoda said about size, LOL). It was as if the author just had to make her shorter in order to yes, remind us that Mac is an...wait for it, wait for it...AN ALPHA MALE! Oh and sure, she too is in law enforcement, but guess what, she still ends up being rescued by Mac.

I guess the sex scenes were hot. I seriously didn't notice them. That is pretty bad. The moral of this story? To listen to my intuition from now on. If I want well-written fem-dom, I'll just have to look elsewhere. Like Circlet Press.

[Mirjana **DTR - Down to Read** · Rating 4 out of 5]

**4.5 stars**

I LOVE the joy of discovering a new fantastic author!



Ok, maybe not new to most, but definitely new to me.

My stumble onto this book and author was purely accidental. Saw it was a freebie a few months ago, checked Amazon and GR for reviews, saw it rated rather highly and added it to the TBR and growing list of books awaiting me on my Kindle.

I’d been in a bit of a book slump going into this book and REALLY needed something to shake me up, so I thought, why not try a book about an Alpha male submissive?



I was a little weary of the subject matter (I like my men strong and I’d heard that Ms. Hill can write some intense BDSM), but I was going to power through and give it a chance. Boy am I glad I did‼ The first half of this book grabbed you by the balls and held on tight! Mac was ALL Alpha in his everyday life. Rugged homicide detective, hardcore muscle, pure testosterone…..but underneath that was a man who had primal sexual cravings, urgings to surrender control and the wicked desire to belong to someone.

His chemistry with Mistress Violet was electric and instant. Their first interaction was pretty intense, but by their second meeting……WOW.



To say parts of this book made me feel uncomfortable would be an understatement…did Ms. Hill manage to make me feel uncomfortable yet hot and bothered at the same time…..UMMM HELL YES! Her writing is superb. Such finesse in showing what’s going on in a person’s mind and demonstrating how much deeper the connection is between two people in a BDSM lifestyle. More than just sexual gratification. That’s where her balance of the Alpha male submissive really came to light. Watching Violet break down Mac’s walls was really fascinating to see. She didn’t make him weaker in any way, but only enhanced his authority. Authority to understand and accept his body’s needs, his mind’s thoughts, his heart’s desires and his soul’s cravings.

Now, after all that, unfortunately a couple of things kept this from being a blazing 5 star read (which I felt it could have been):

1. Everything I’ve described above kind of loses its feel after about 75%-ish into the book. I understand what the author was going for and why everything unfolded the way it did, but it started confusing me a bit and I was wondering if the D/s balance was lost. For someone who understands the lifestyle more than I, this may be a bigger deal than I felt it was. I think I needed the intensity to simmer down a bit and just watch two people fall in love. But, nonetheless, I feel the need to point this out for those who might feel betrayed by the change.

2. The last 10% felt a little off-kilter and not believable. Some of the revelations about the killer left me a bit stunned, speechless and frankly grossed out UMMMMM she was her twin sister’s submissive?!?!?! WTF‼. I will say that I did not suspect who the killer ended up being, at all. I had my guesses, but I could not have guessed it would have gone in that direction and to that extent. And Mac’s ability to rip bolts and metal out of a floor using sheer force and rage….seriously, when did he turn into the Incredible Hulk?. And my final head scratcher came in the form of a shoot out at the hospital, really? Even the explanation of how the twin sister was able to sneak in didn’t feel believable. And then Mac miraculously wakes up afterwards??. It felt like too much of a stretch for the sake of closure.

Overall, I highly recommend this book. Give it a go and see if it surprises you, like it did me!

Ms. Hill, you have made a fan out of me and I look forward to discovering more of your insightful creations one book at a time.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

“You’ve got to prove you can tame me.”

Working undercover is always a dangerous thing, but when the cover becomes personal, the risk is even greater… A born Alpha who willing submits to the right Mistress, Detective Mackezie Nighthorse has no other choice but to find the killer of the subs who are clearly putting their trust in the wrong woman.

An alpha wolf who chose the role of beta in the bedroom, but only for the right woman.

To catch the killer there is only one place to go and that’s The Zone, a private high class dungeon where the Mistresses are fierce and the play is hot. He has no time for anything permanent, he just needs to find him a Mistress to help him with his cover...that is until he comes face to face with Violet, a stunning pixie of a Mistress who with one look can bring him to his knees...What Violet wants, she gets...and right now she wants Mac, but she isn’t willing to be just a one-night fling.

“Everything that happens to you here is my will, for your pleasure and my own. I’m going to fuck you hard, and there’s going to be nothing left for you to hold onto except me. I’m tearing everything away. From this moment forward, you’ll always know who your Mistress is.”

Mac has never given himself over to someone completely, his encounters have been all about shared pleasure, but no one has ever asked him for everything, like Violet. It isn’t something he thinks he is even capable of, always getting away with his charm and his eagerness to please. He distracts his Mistresses by willingly do what they require him to do all the while holding back on his true submission, no one has ever called him out on it, no one until Violet.

“So what’s your safe word, Mackenzie?” she asked, passing her hand down the same trail, using her nails a bit.

“I don’t use one. If I can’t take it, I don’t deserve you.”

...

“Well, I’m giving you a safe word. Water. You ask for water, I ease off.”

“I’ll die of thirst first.”

The killer is getting sloppy and although that is Mac’s main priority, he knows deep down he can’t walk away from Violet no matter how hard he tries…

Natural Law was a very interesting sensual read, one that I had a few reservations on, because I wasn’t sure what kind of man Mac was, was he the type to take the back seat in and out of the bedroom or was he the type to submit in a bedroom but dominate everywhere else. I like my men alpha and strong and loveable; and I found Mac to be the perfect blend, he was an alpha male outside the bedroom and would only submit to the one who could prove their worth on being his Mistress. In all the ways he submitted behind closed doors, I never found him to be weak, because like in all D/s relationships, the sub is the one who holds the power, regardless if they are bound, tied or gagged. Violet could very well hold her own, she was a woman who took her role as a Mistress seriously and wasn’t in it for just the fun, but the true connection between two people.

I kinda read this out of order, since this is book 2, but they are all standalone reads so it didn’t really matter. This may have referenced the characters from the first book, but gave nothing away that would spoil it for me. For me it was a great into to the series that I will now continue on without my previous hesitations.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Someone is luring and killing men in the safety of their homes, in the intimacy of their bedrooms. Someone is winning trust and then betraying it in the worst way possible and to Mac Nighthorse, that is obscene. He knows the lifestyle and understands the Total Power Exchange between Mistress and Slave and for someone to betray that beautiful and freely given gift while in his city drives him into action. He risks his Sergeant's moral reaction when he tells her his plan to catch the woman known as the S&M Killer, but he's willing to let himself out of the closet, so to speak. He's going to go undercover within the alluring club known as the Zone as a sexual submissive. His sergeant laughs, sure that someone of Mac's build and standing would never pass for a sub, but that's what he is. A sexually submissive male who craves the power of a Mistress's touch. Mistress Violet is prowling the Zone when she sees Mac. His powerful build and self assured masculinity screams out to her. As do the submissive wrist cuffs he wears. She wants him. She's attracted to him, but she wants more than the body he so freely offers her. She wants what no woman, no mistress has ever been able to touch. She wants his soul. She wants to tear open his body and crawl right in and once she has him by the balls, figuratively and literally, she's never letting go.

Seriously, there are not enough words to express how much I love this book. I should say that the idea of femdom scares the bejesus out of me. I can't explain it but the idea of a woman breaking down a man just gives me the creeps. If I had a man strapped down to a rack, I wouldn't know what to do. But not Violet. She doesn't break Mac by just relentlessly lashing him, oh no. That would be too easy. She relentlessly breaks down all his emotional armor, past all the bullsh*it as she says and gets right to the man within, and it was seriously erotic as hell. Even though some of her methods had me squirming in discomfort, I was still absolutely one hundred percent fascinated. The relationship between Mac and Violet was so believable and so amazing that I closed this book with a sense of awe.

Don't be like me, scared off by the idea of femdom. It's true that Violet holds the reins but Mac is no lightweight. He's no lap dog or doormat, and as he so charmingly tells her, he's nobody's pony. He's the pit bull who runs his own yard and he's delicious. He views his forays into BDSM almost as a workout. An exercise regiment. He normally looks at each Mistress with narrowed eyes and basically tells her, "do your worst, I can take it." He's like a soldier caught behind enemy lines, facing torture, who is screaming that no one will break him. Until Violet.

Once Mac and Violet get past the power exchange their relationship really heats up. It was an incredible courtship and I adored it. Mac is just unbelievable. I am so in love with him. I don't care if he's a fictional character, I am in love. The level of their intimacy just blew me away and ye gods, I want that. You must read this book. Now.

[Debra Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prch Amz October 9, 2013

Changing rating from 3.75 to a solid 4 stars.
Finished my reread March 24, 2023
I wish there had been more about the investigation itself, but I loved the relationship between Violet and Mac.
Both were greats mc's.

Very well written. Nice pace. Lots of super hot sex scenes.


DE BR March 20, 2023
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Finished Reading October 20, 2013
3.75 Stars

I don't know how I ended up reading this out of order.
This is #2 of the series and I didn't read #1. But Hot Damn I loved it.
So much so that I started collecting every book I could that is written by this author.

It's Erotica with Suspense/Mystery and Crime.
I actually have to say, I highly recommend it to those who love those elements in their books.
Oh, it's Definitely BDSM and the only one I've read where the male is the submissive that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Often when the male is the submissive it just doesn't Feel Real.
This one did NOT have that problem.

[Amber Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoiler free

5++ taking a cold shower stars

Natural Law is the second installment of Nature of Desire series. This book takes this series to a whole new level. I loved the first one and if each book keeps going at this rate I am going to be madly in love with each one of them.

The body was locked gate to the soul. Break the body, and the soul would have to defend itself.

Joey W. Hill never lets me down. I have not read a book of hers that I did not enjoy. This is not a light and fluffy book with a little BDSM. This book and like all of Joey W. Hill's books this takes the BDSM to the limits and pushes it. God I love this about her books. They keep getting better.

Violet is a newbie just out of training Domme. Her first night on the floor on her own she spots Mac. Mac is a sub not fully giving him self over to a Mistress, not showing boundaries. Only doing what the Mistress wants from him.

At its heart, that was what she hungered for, getting the sub she wanted to willingly surrender all to her, more than he even knew he had to offer. She wanted to tame the stallion that could not be tamed.

If you are looking for an awesome BDSM with a little bit of detective work into it then this book is for you. If you love BDSM and the limits that it takes you then this series is for you.

Favorite quotes:

That's what a good Mistress did. Break him down to the core, so he was open to her, both finding ultimate completion in a total connection of the mind with the body.

She knew true Doms were artist who used a variety of methods to break subs down to the bone and drive them to a level of fulfillment they never could have experienced with their emotional and physical shields in place.

"You choosing me to serve you, bring you the highest level of pleasure, those are my only desires.


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[Mahlet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Natural Law, part of Joey Hill's Nature of Desire series, is probably one of the most realistic, well-written depictions of the more extreme side of BDSM that I have encountered. It's also the first "alpha male as sexual sub" or just "male-as-sub" erotic romance that I've read. I definitely prefer to read about males that stay alpha, in and out of the bedroom, but Joey Hill's writing captivated me anyway.

There's a Dom serial killer in town and respected homicide detective Mackenzie "Mac" Nighthorse suspects it's a female, a Mistress, behind the killings. It's always the same MO: each victim is late 20s, naked, bound, in a state of arousal, and with a bullet in the back of his head. Also, the killer likes to call the victim's family after each kill, so the victim's can be "outed" in death. The 1st two victims have one thing in common: they both frequented The Zone, a members only, exclusive, discreet and expensive fetish club in Tampa, FL. Unbeknownst to his colleagues, Mac, who has a quiet powerful presence when it comes to his job, has actually been on the fetish club scene for years as a sub. As people in the scene can spot true Doms & Subs, Mac knows he's the only man who can track the killer. He's especially offended by the killer's extreme violation of victims' trust, since people in the scene generally don't take their play outside of the fetish clubs unless they've established trust.

On Mac's first night at The Zone, he meets Mistress Violet who happens to be on her first unsupervised night (she's just completed shadowing and learning from The Zone's best Master, Tyler). Although a sub, Mac is a wild one to be tamed, and he's been manipulating his Mistresses for years! He says he doesn't need a safe word, but that's because Mac has charmed his way out of truly submitting. "Mistresses aren't made. They're Born." Violet may be petite compared to Mac, but she's the real deal and completely up for the challenge. Their journey is an emotional one, and the focus of the book. I didn't feel Mac conducted much investigating. Sure, he was occasionally at some crime scenes and staying up late trying to track the killer. And the story makes reference to Mac digging patrons of The Zone for information when Violet isn't around. But this is all about Mac and Violet's journey, and her breaking down his emotional layers. Violet wants it all - a man she can take home, live with and love - marriage, children...and she wants her man to completely trust her, reveal his inner thoughts, and completely let go to her control.

The BDSM aspects: Violet did put Mac through some extreme situations, but she was also very nurturing and would definitely let Mac take control when they needed it. Violet wanted to quickly cut through Mac's bullshit, so these were his instructions if he wanted a 2nd night in her equine-themed playroom (with an optional voyeur panel for The Zone's members' enjoyment):

"I'll come back here tomorrow between nine and eleven. If you want me, you'll be in this room, stripped. Nothing on. You put on one of the c**k harnesses, tether yourself to that ring in the floor, the minimum of amount of slack necessary between it and your c**k, your knees spread as wide as you can get them, your hands laced on the back of your head." Mac has to stay in this position until Violet decided to come down to him. Initially, she needs to break down his barriers, but I do feel things lightened up with him.

The more violent, uncomfortable aspects of the BDSM scene did happen, but not at Violet's hand. I don't want to say anything more, for fear of spoiling it. Was Natural Law able to knock down my top 5 erotic romances reads from their podium? No, but this was nevertheless sophisticated, impressive erotic suspense. I own the next 2 books in this series, which are actually the story of one hero & heroine, but told through 2 books that must be read together: Ice Queen and Nature of Desire: Mirror of My Soul. I hear they are amazing and I'm looking forward to reading them shortly :)

[Smitten's Book Blog · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars for Mac & Violet.
★★★★

My Casting:
Mac
Violet

This book was a bit of an experiment for me. We've all read a ton of books about the male Dom and the female sub. Well, I was curious to see how I'd feel to read about a male sub and a female Domme. So, I went about trying to find such a book and noticed that Natural Law came highly recommended by a few people who's recommendations I'd trust. And I wasn't disappointed.

“She chose the adjective deliberately. Handsome or sexy conveyed surface appeal. Beautiful addressed the whole package, inside and out.”

Let me just preface this review by saying that our male sub, Mac, is by no means a pussy hero. He is strong, alpha, protective, is a homicide detective by day and is just an all-round hotty. Perfect book boyfriend material. So I was so intrigued to find out how that would translate when he hit the D/s scene. And, I don't know how accurate a representation this is, but hell, it totally worked for me.

I really didn't expect to find a male sub hot. But oh my God, some of these scenes were so sexy!!

“You’ll need to take it easy on him, Tyler. He comes off tough as nails, but if you find the way in, he can be hurt.

We all can, love. We all can.”

This is a mature erotic romance. Mac is in his forties and I think Violet is in her thirties. There's the addition of a murder investigation, too, so it isn't simply a BDSM porno, but there is a lot of sex in Natural Law. There are some really uncomfortable situations that were a little like car crashes. I was cringing and reading though my hands covering my eyes, but I just couldn't look away. And there are some scenes that had me threatening to burn a hole through my bed sheets they were so hot.

I loved that Mac was so resistant against his natural instincts. It's like the author is anticipating the judgement and pre-conceived ideas that a reader might have when they open this book. Mac's naturally submissive, enjoys giving himself over to his Mistress, but everything in him, every alpha male bone in his body, every part of him that wants to confirm to what society expects of a 'real man', rebels against his submissive nature. And it's super juicy watching Violet break down his defences and getting him to admit who he really is inside.

“This man was big. Over six feet, the broadness in his shoulders was enough to accelerate her heart rate. He was pure male animal. No matter what soap, deodorant or cologne he used, he wouldn’t be able to obliterate the scent. He was powerful, a predator, but what made him absolutely irresistible to her, overriding her common sense, was that he was a sexual submissive. An alpha wolf who chose the role of beta in the bedroom, but only for the right woman.”

I really enjoyed Violet's character. She's pint-sized, and feisty, and strong, and independent. And she falls hook, line and sinker for Mac. The emotional connection between these two fascinated me. There is so much sex in this book that you'd think there wouldn't be page space for the emotional stuff, too. But there totally is. And I think the sexual encounters, the trust that they have to have for one another, totally compounds that and strengthens everything the feel for one another outside of the bedroom/playroom/dungeon.

I'd really highly recommend this book for any BDSM romance lovers or for anyone, curious, as I was, to read about a male sub, for a change.



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[mwana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't recall much of this book. I don't know why I originally gave it three stars so I guess the three stars stay.

[Heidi Belleau]

ARGH!

Reasons I hated this book:
- the cliche setup. which probably wasn't cliche back when it was written (way back in 2004 which is like a million years ago when dinosaurs still roamed the earth in ebook years), but nowadays it's like OH LORD UNDERCOVER COP IN AN EXCLUSIVE BDSM CLUB FULL OF BEAUTIFUL RICH BDSM PEOPLE SOLVING BDSM MURDERS!
- head hopping. not only did the POV switch between the two mains from paragraph to paragraph without warning or fanfare, but we occasionally got to pop into other (seriously secondary) characters' heads as well. I found this super jarring. I dunno if it was supposed to be omniscient or what, but I definitely much prefer a close limited third POV, and if you do too, now you know.
- constant harping on about how the lead is an Alpha Alpha Alpha. this isn't a trope I like AT ALL and when it's drilled in endlessly the way it was here, it just makes me roll my eyes. which I did . . . a lot. not exactly the response you're looking for in an erotic thriller.
- the use of the term "murderess", completely straight faced, like this is some victorian penny dreadful instead of a modern novel. it was just . . . weird. gendering "murderer" that way is just so cheezy and lurid and I couldn't take seriously the concept that an officer of the law would ever use it
- the sex, despite being in a book of femdom/malesub, eventually denegrating into ME MAN YOU WOMAN ME TAKE YOU I AM ALPHA MALE bullshit that had me yawning. why establish such a sexy, uncliche dynamic . . . and then just bait and switch me with the same shitty e-rom tropes of a million other bdsm novels (which I normally DO NOT read? for a reason!) I liked a powerful masculine man (although gag me at calling him ~alpha~) being a sexual submissive. it's what drew me into the novel, but then partway through the story that just . . . stopped. it was like two different novels pasted together. one with a guy getting his ass plugged while a woman taunted and teased him and walked away . . . and the other him ~taking her like an animal~ etc etc etc
- the bdsm 101 infodumping. not only did it feel like a constant lecture on bdsm as if it was some kind of alien orientation outside of average human understanding, but sometimes it felt . . . downright condescending and dismissive of ~Vanilla~ relationships and people? Vanilla sex isn't as intense, Vanilla relationships aren't as dedicated, Vanilla people just don't "get it" and are closed minded and shitty. at the beginning I just skimmed because I'm no BDSM newcomer and found the info boring and unnecessary to the story, but as it wore on it started to remind me of encounters with the worst kind of straight kinksters. no thanks on that one. once again, all this might be a product of its times. BDSM fiction is barely outside of the mainstream anymore (and some subgenres/tropes have gone COMPLETELY mainstream) whereas this book may have had more obstacles to overcome for understanding.
- the identity of the "murderess" who was one of the two only black women of the book. the other, her twin sister, was an incestuous abuser who also attempted murder at one point. left a really bad taste in my mouth
- the mystery in general was just sort of meh. there was no setup where potential suspects were introduced and then slowly ruled out. instead, there was a paragraph that brought up a couple potentials, and then immediately ruled them out, and then a paragraph later the true murderer revealed herself. we didn't see the investigation, any of the detective work. this book really could have just been about the whole Alpha Submissive and his inward struggle and left the whole murder mystery conceit behind. if you're going to write a mystery, then write it, I guess? it felt like a whole lot of window dressing.
- at one point our alpha sub declares he doesn't use or need safewords and his Dom doesn't immediately tell him to shape up or ship out. she does give him a safe word (which he immediately swears he'll never use), but I just wasn't comfortable with her going ahead with him knowing that was his intention. I like my consensual books consensual.
- hero had a moustache, yuck.

Reasons I loved this book:
- male sub with chest hair
- reluctant assplay :P~~~~~~ (at first, see above)

I'm so desperate for a book about a male submissive and a female dominant that I read through this despite my constant irritation at multiple tropes that really are Not For Me. the sex sure was hot in the beginning, but man, it just makes me wish I could find and read a femdom book that's more in line with my reading tastes.

[Daisiemae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really didn't know if I would like this book. I am not into female Doms. Plus, any BDSM books I read are not hardcore...I like them milder. I am not one to like to cringe when I read about hurtful foreplay between two (or more) characters, and I certainly don't like it when the sub is humiliated. That just doesn't do it for me.
Having said that, I really did like this book. It is a little strong in areas of their "play", but I thought the love story between the two characters were well thought out. I could definately see how they grew to love and trust one another. I was surprised about that. I don't know if I will continue to read any Female Dom stories, (I like my men in charge...although the hero in this story is very alpha) but I am glad I gave this one a shot.
If you are offended by strong language, M/M/F interaction, BDSM scenerios...then this book is DEFINATELY not for you.

[boogenhagen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I totally love when the Ladies show who is boss. :)

To put this in perspective re an Alpha male who is a sexual sub - I have actually seen this a lot in men with Alpha type personality traits who tend to be over-responsible caretakers with heavy duty job responsibilities like cops, air traffic controllers and first responders.

I think it is probably one way they can literally let go of the sense of responsibility they feel and let some one else make all the decisions. (I am not saying all Alpha guys are like that by any means.) But the ability to just be bossed around in a fairly secure and private part of their life can be very freeing and an easy way to maintain a sense of equilibrium about themselves and their outside world choices.

[Ivy Deluca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quickshot Review (mostly because I realized I hadn't prepared a full review when I originally read this)

The writing is great, the sex is stellar, the plot is interesting and Mac likes being dominated, without losing his masculine edge and that's just fine by me. I would have liked to enjoy Violet more, as she had a bit of try hard to her, but overall, excellent read. If you're into BDSM reads, I'd recommend it.

[SueBee★bring me an alpha!★]

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[Starr (AKA Starrfish) Rivers · Rating 4 out of 5]

UPDATE: I thought I would try other books by this other but nope, pass. This is the only book that appeals to me because it’s the rare instance where an alpha male wants to be dominated in the bedroom. And not so much dominated as he wants to SERVE his Mistress. And is willing to submit himself to anything she wants, even if he doesn’t want it. That premise is really rare and totally appealing. At least to me. But none of the other stuff - the typical BDSM dom/sub stuff appeals to me at all.

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. It certainly turned me on! First time I read this author…MIGHT not be the last.

Violet was a sympathetic heroine who was just the right of fierce and kindness for Mac.

And Mac, oh Mac…The author pretty much hit us over the head with all the wild stallion needing to be broken down metaphors, and HOW!

I don’t know if it’s bc I’ve been reading Aja James books so much - my fave author ever - but I really dig the ancient queen male slave/ protector vibe. Might just be one of my fave tropes.

Man, Violet did everything to Mac. Think anal. Think strap on… And he broke for her. And it was beautiful and awful at the same time, bc I was really kind of pissed on his behalf that she shared such raw moments with others, that others had to bear witness to his vulnerability, which should have been a gift just for her.

For that alone I tear off 1 star. She should have kept that to herself, for her eyes only. It would have been in keeping with his need for them to be 1:1 and her need to take care of him, to protect him too. But I felt like she exposed him way too much. I didn’t like it. She could have made her point and made him hers without that.

The mystery of the serial killer totally took a back seat to the endless fuck fest. I didn’t really care who it was. I didn’t guess who it turned out to be, but meh, whatevs. So maybe half a star off for that too.

Still round it to 4 bc the writing is good. It’s smut at its finest but there’s deep emotional connection too, which I absolutely have to have with my smut!

On to the next!

[Sonia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Llevo varios días dándole vueltas a Natural Law y no creo que consiga describir con acierto lo que me ha hecho sentir.

La novela está estructurada en 2 partes bien diferenciadas, con un paso muy brusco de una a otra.
En la primera mitad se utiliza un asesinato como McGuffin para presentar a los protas y el escenario, olvidado prácticamente para centrarse en el InstaLove de los protagonistas, con escenas muy fuertes donde se supone que vemos el enamoramiento de la pareja pero que personalmente no consigo percibir.
Al ser una novela BDSM, la Humillación, con mayúsculas, es el recurso principal en cuanto al sexo, pero también en cuanto al amor. La forma de llegar al fondo de la psique para liberar y amar.

Pero el protagonista no parece tener nada que liberar, sin más le va que “su” mujer le domine totalmente a pesar de ser un alpha, esto me ha cortocircuitado totalmente, no he comprendido las 2 vertientes del personaje y no se si es culpa de la autora o de alguna barrera mental mía que desconozco y no soy capaz de cruzar.
Los protagonistas no tienen traumas ni problemas que puedan explicar, hacer más fácil comprender sus actitudes, igual es una muleta que yo como lectora necesito para poder acceder a cierto tipo de escenarios, pero aquí no se dan y su necesidad de dominio o sumisión, a través de la humillación más abyecta, me parece escalofriante.

La segunda parte retoma el McGuffin y se convierte en una medianamente amena novela de detectives, que la autora utiliza para cimentar la relación de los protagonistas, quienes tras solo una semana ya son amores eternos... Pero los sacrificios personales no me terminan de convencer, cuando al principio se empeña en identificar Humillación = paz mental y amor, en esta segunda parte la relación es más tierna, con escenas normales en una pareja.
En algunos momentos, el protagonista tiene arrebatos alpha y su amada los recibe encantada, con lo que me desmonta toda su teoría anterior sobre la mentalidad de estos personajes, ya que para mi son aspectos psicológicos incompatibles y no los veo bien explicados.
Un punto a favor es que la autora se pone en la pies del lector “vainilla” dando diferentes puntos de vista sobre la imagen del BDSM desde la perspectiva de varios personajes, entendiendo nuestra confusión e intentando dar explicaciones.

Me ha hecho pensar largo y tendido, cosa positiva en un libro, pero no lo he disfrutado de ninguna manera, en realidad me ha hecho sufrir intentando racionalizar lo que estaba leyendo. Algunas imágenes me gustaría borrarlas de mi imaginación, han sido como un mazazo.

No se lo veraz que es este libro en cuanto a representación del mundo Bdsm, oscuro y desconocido para mi, y no consigo ponerme en la mente de los participantes. Ha sido como intentar entrar en una casa sin tener la llave, y lo único que he conseguido es cortarme con los cristales y mirar a través de la ventana rota, pero sin llegar a ver más que un atisbo de una habitación.
No creo que sea una mala novela y como incitación a devanarte los sesos intentando comprenderla, y en mi caso comprenderte, tiene su valor. Pero desde luego no es para corazones frágiles.

[Davina D. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I'll never look at a big, burly guy the same way again. That's for sure! :)

This is not my first foray into the world of BDSM, but this book clearly drew the line between the tamer depictions of the D/s lifestyle I've read in books and what I imagine the real thing to be. On occasion I do like to spice up my reading with material containing alternative sexual activities and boy did I get what I was looking for here! Now, I'm no fairy. I've certainly been around the block a couple of times in my heyday, but this novel had me squirming in equal amounts of delight and discomfiture. Having read Holding the Cards, Book 1 of Hill's Nature of Desire series, before this, I ought not to have been shocked, but I was shocked, and like its predecessor Natural Law rattled the cage of my comfort zone on more than one occasion.

Nevertheless, once the more hardcore stuff had been related this was quite an enjoyable read and a fairly well written novel. Hill has a very vivid way with words. Sometimes too vivid when you consider the story's context. :)

What I like about Hill's work is that she's able to take an easily misrepresented and misinterpreted lifestyle such as D/s and infuse it with so much depth and emotion that even the vanilla-est of readers can come to appreciate her characters and the choices they make.

That said, what ultimately robbed this book of an additional 1,5 stars for me is Hill's execution. And this very much has to do with the more technical side of writing. It tried to be too many things at once. First it started off with a very strong, hardcore D/s angle then that just sort of tapered off into the more "mundane" aspects of the story. In other words it jumped from a story about D/s with very strong romantic undertones to a more standard romance, if you will.

It was as though Hill suddenly remembered that 1) she had to go back and develop the murder plot line she had previously introduced and 2) slow down with the hardcore stuff so as not to scare off readers. Of course its unrealistic, considering her general audience ("vanilla" romance readers and hardcore erotica fans alike), to expect that the more explicit D/s play could have proceeded throughout the book at the same high octane level as in the first quarter of the novel (and in fact I'm personally glad it didn't!), but there wasn't a very neat transition from one aspect of the story to the next in my opinion.

Also Mac the hero, although I have no complaints about him, is not really the type of hero I tend to go for. I prefer my heroes alpha to the bone, both in and out of the bedroom; and while Violet was likeable enough, I'm not really into female Doms. I just think he came off a little too fantastic--I prefer a guy a bit more rough around the edges, especially one who's a cop. What Hill's narrative showed me was that he was indeed a very beta hero. Nothing wrong with that of course -- I think under the skill of a good author the beta hero makes one of the best romance heroes around. That said, what Hill showed me and what she told me were two different characters.

[Fiona Marsden · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was recommended to me a while back and I've finally got around to reading it. I always go into BDSM books a little worried because the lifestyle can require sharing and multiple partners.

This was not a big issue for me in this story. The situations with multiple participants were still very much focussed on the main couples relationship so did not set off my cheating alarm.

The story itself was billed as a bit of a thriller and about half way in I was wondering what happened because it was all about Mackenzie and Violet. But it did pick up then with some edge of the seat stuff happening in the latter part of the book.

So overall this book was really about the developing relationship of Mac and Violet as they develop a Domme/Sub thing. It was unusual for me to see a female Domme and male Sub as I haven't read many of this sub-genre. It wasn't totally new though so I was able to concentrate on the story which was engrossing. I really liked Mac and Violet and the romance storyline.

It was very explicit at times and the BDSM stuff was explained well without being overly intrusive.

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a well written story that I enjoyed for the most part. I like a good thriller so the killer aspect was a bonus although not prominent part of the story. Even though this is tagged as femdom and there are some hot scenes. I found the D/s relationship side of the story confusing.

I don't believe a male has to be a weak character to be able to submit, and Mac was far from a weak character. However as much as he went to pains to say he wanted to submit to his Mistress I wasn't feeling it. They discussed limits, and yet early in the story she crossed those. It think it was done to show her 'power' over him. But still aren't limits and no-go's discussed for a reason?

All in all it was an engaging plot so I will try to next in the series.

[Pam Godwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a comprehensive review of the series as a whole.

Every character is unique, each one bringing his/her own experiences to the BDSM scene. And every story is deeply buried under layers of hurt and distrust. But these characters are mighty, their love limitless. Lots of dungeon time, winding dark sensuality with anguish and courage, making these stories live on long after they’re devoured.

[Heather / Obsessed With Myshelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

A male alpha homicide detective submissive?! I have now read it all. This is a suspenseful BDSM romance that had my eyes lowered to the page, begging for release. Violet and Mac are dynamic together – the give and take of their relationship is so balanced and yet utterly complex. This pushed me out if my comfort zone in a good way.

I can’t believe that this was first published in 2004. Joey was blazing a path that has exploded into the romance that we know and love today – SO THANK YOU. thankyouthankyou. Natural Law is well written and pulls you into the BDSM world. Before I knew it, I was bolted to the pages and hanging on for dear life.

Someone is killing sexual submissive men – and the police believe it’s a Mistress. These are smart men who haven’t published their sexual preferences, which makes finding the killer harder than the police initially think.

Mac is a cop. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s driven & he’s also a sexual submissive. He doesn’t have a safeword, but that’s because he has ridiculous charm that he manages to use to top from the bottom. But when he meets Violet at The Zone while he’s working undercover, she’s sees right through his bullshit. As Violet pushes past the barriers Mac has built around his heart, they soon realize that their relationship is turning into far more than either of them realized.

I’m not usually comfortable with group sex acts, but somehow Joey takes what could be an extremely uncomfortable scene and makes you feel the connection between the two main characters, pushing everyone else to the side. I loved Violet’s strength and dominance. I also loved that she was all woman – she isn’t overly aggressive or mean – and she uses her position over Mac in a completely believable way.

This book blew my mind. GREATread.

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[Lyn Gala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Submissive Alpha Males. Mmmmm. I do love me some of that.

I was disappointed with Joey Hill’s vampire queen books. In those books, Jacob is an alpha male, but I never bought him as a submissive and the vampire queen annoyed me. But I decided to give a different series a try because I’ll go a long way (and pay a good chunk of money) for a good piece of femdom.

Natural Law paid off in spades. Mac Nighthorse is an alpha male, but unlike Jacob, he is a true submissive. He may be a damn good cop, but that doesn’t keep him from enjoying being totally controlled by a strong woman.

Actually, Jacob and Tom from Blowback could throw back a few beers and enjoy talking about just how much they like having women take total control. They are both comfortable being strong, dominant men at work or in a fight, and then laying all that strength down at the feet of their women. I really loved that I could believe Mac’s submission here.

I don't want to blather, so the rest of my thoughts are over at http://lyngala.wordpress.com/2012/08/...

[Jamie]

I don’t know about this one, while I was loving it the heroine kind of made me mad and I couldn’t stop thinking about it for the rest of the book no matter what she did. She knew the H wanted to be with her and her only, yet she just leaves him with two people she know are sadistic and then just as she suspected, when she gets back, they had him tied up and gagged with a man giving him a bj. She said she wouldn’t let other people touch him unless she’s in the room, yet she leaves and tells the twins to “take care of him”. She knew he didn’t want to be with a man, as they literally talked about it before they got there. So it really ruined her in my eyes and tainted the rest of the book for me. This honestly made her a bad domme in my opinion and I wish it hadn’t happened because I actually liked her and was really liking the book

[Marion · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book because it was recommended to me. Joey Hill is a very gifted writer. The story just flows and you can almost imagine being there. Even though I do not care to read x-treme BDSM books, this was also a love story and had quite a bit of suspense. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read about BDSM.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 3 out of 5]

Undercover cop + BDSM Club + Submissive male = sexy good time. This book was a quick hot read for me. I don't have as much to say about it because it wasn't as relate-able for me.

[Ann Mayburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fem Dom done right!