Broken

by Sam Singer

Abused by his previous Dom, Kenneth Michaels never expected to be in another D/s relationship, but now he is experiencing the power and beauty of submission in the care of David Lancaster. After he accidentally breaks one of David's treasured possessions, he’s choked by old fears and does something against his he lies to his Dom.

Guilt, fear, and dread eat at him. When David learns the truth, he knows he must discipline Kenneth, but can he do it without breaking the fragile trust between them?

Genres: BDSM, M M Romance, Short Stories, Abuse

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 27, 2014

About the author

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Sam Singer first discovered her love of writing in grade school and it’s an affair that has continued to grow and flourish. She dabbled in traditional romance before finding her one true love: male/male erotica and romance. When not writing about beautiful men getting hot and sweaty, she works part-time as a librarian, enjoys baseball, feeding her caffeine addiction, and watching movies. She lives in a small town in the Midwest and is owned by her fickle Muse and insane cat, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Reviews

[Serena Yates · Rating 4 out of 5]

As much as I love the occasional BDSM book describing a sub’s journey into submission, the ones that move me even more are stories of subs recovering from abuse, or Doms dealing with loss. This short story has both with Kenneth having escaped an extremely cruel Dom, and David taking on a new sub after his partner of five years has died. There isn’t much more to the background than that, but it was more than enough for me to set up the emotional journey both embark on when Kenneth makes his first big mistake after being taken in by David.

Kenneth has come far in his new relationship with a loving Dom, but old ghosts die hard, and when he breaks one of his Dom’s favorite vinyl records, he is devastated. More than that, he is paralyzed with fear. Never mind that his brain knows David will never punish him as cruelly as Kenneth’s old Dom did, his fear runs away with him and he ends up lying to try to cover up. Yes, I knew that was no good, but I could so understand where Kenneth came from.

David, of course, being sensitive and an excellent Dom, knows something is wrong, and his dilemma in terms of what to do is just as palpable as Kenneth’s fear. He spends a good deal of time and effort thinking about exactly what to do – and what he eventually comes up with is very clever. It was interesting to see that he suffers almost as much handing out the punishment as Kenneth does receiving it. But the best part is the ending and what David does next.

If you like D/s stories with a major emotional component, if you enjoy reading about the trust between a dominant and his submissive and how it holds up in a crisis situation, and if you’re looking for a read focusing on the sweeter side of BDSM, then you will probably like this short story.


NOTE: This book was provided by JMS Books for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.

[Gigi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short story of a newish D/s pair where the sub had been previously abused by his former Dom. It was a fine story, but the dynamics of the pair (the sub being very timid and childlike) was not my kink so the story left me cold. If that's your thing, this will certainly turn your crank, I've no doubt.

[Riayl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short story but I thought it was rather nicely done.

But...am I just missing something? Am I not up on the lingo, man? Because every time I read a bdsm book and something like:

he was the Dominate in the partnership, he needed to stop second guessing himself

OR

all he had to do was follow his Dominate's rules and things would be fine

I want to scream and throw things and say very very mean things about people's intelligence.

The word is Dominant. Dominate is a verb. You are not a dominate. I am not a dominate. *tears at hair*

Is this a thing? Really? It has to be a thing, tell me it is a thing!!! (Albeit, a rather bass ackwards sounding thing.) Because if it isn't a thing then there are way too many folks out there writing bdsm with Dominates and subs instead of Dominants. I'd almost rather it be a thing. *eye twitches*

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short but sweet.

[Lizzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story was detailed and well written. Both Kenneth and David seemed like well rounded characters. I would have enjoyed a longer story.

[m. ✨ On Hiatus ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice, short story with very light BDSM.

[Simone · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Trisie]

The blurb says it all...