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Learning to Ride It: Part II: Ridden Hard
For the careful and precise Lydia, riding lessons have turned out much, much messier than she expected. From the moment she tried out Obinna Okafor's mechanical horse, she has been on a ride that she doesn't quite feel in control of.
And now, Obinna seems determined to push her boundaries. Lydia isn't sure how much she wants to pursue this kind of riding.... but she finds herself testing her limits, and the limits of her marriage.
And now, Obinna seems determined to push her boundaries. Lydia isn't sure how much she wants to pursue this kind of riding.... but she finds herself testing her limits, and the limits of her marriage.
114 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 23, 2026
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May 2, 2026
This book/series is the Arnica Butler I like to read. Yes, it has evocative scenes, but it’s about a couple on a journey together. They grow, they change, they ask questions and they share and discuss. It’s about a successful couple going through an active phase of development. And at the end of this instalment, there are multiple avenues for this story to take. It leaves me in the enviable position of speculating about the path ahead.
This book starts off in the aftermath of Book 1. The events of that book scared both Lydia & Phil - wife and husband. They try to ignore it, but ignoring it doesn’t work for either of them.
The mature couple that they are, begin a conversation about the impact the first encounter had on them. Phil is driven and Lydia is scared.
A little later Lydia thinks: “Sexual power. She'd never craved it before, never even thought about it. But watching Phil practically vibrate with need, seeing him beg her with his eyes to go back to Obinna, to take that huge black cock again while he watched, it intrigued her.”
A little later, Lydia begins to think about using his need to dominate Phil. It confuses me to understand why Lydia’s mind goes there? Fortunately, she doesn’t advance these ideas any further in this book. I wonder how it will pan out in subsequent series books? 🤔
Lydia, having always been the “good girl”, questions herself: “Her kids all grown and gone and at the top of her game professionally, in the darkness of that bedroom, she was forced to face the question on her own. Is this all this life will be?” That’s a very good question for anyone who, early on, is successful and secure. What maintains a fulfilling life? Is it more of the same? Or doing new things, exploring different avenues? In this book, Lydia and Phil travel down a different road. The inflection points are driven by Phil, not Lydia - surprising given Lydia’s questions above.
Lydia, up to this point in her life, has been ruled by her head. Here she thinks: “This wasn't about what she could achieve if she applied herself. This was about what she could feel if she just let go.” And, while being gently “dominated” by Obinna, she thinks “This was freedom. No choices to make, no concentration required. Just pure, animal feeling.” It’s quite a turning point for Lydia.
Lydia also begins to think about men differently. First she wonders: “ … what it must be like to be a man? Forever enchained by the need for sex and novelty. A slave to one's cock for life.” And later thinks: “There was something so crass about his swagger, his brashness, his arrogance when they were alone. She'd never appreciated any of those qualities in a man and had no idea why she was drawn to them now. Why had she let him fondle her and make her climax in the car? It was so unladylike. So undignified. But it had been fun. … ”
Interesting that Lydia never wonders about women being slaves to their vaginas, or asks why she isn’t a slave to hers? Will she think about this later? And to my mind Obinna was neither arrogant nor brash - he was simply open in saying what he wanted and forceful in his personality. Perhaps the difference is that he applied that openness to sex. Leaving me to ask: Why aren’t we more open about sex? We talk about money and power - why is the third leg always avoided? The thought crosses my mind that Lydia was very similar to Obinna in her professional life (open, forceful), leading to her success, and it somewhat surprised me that she doesn’t see the parallels.
Although Phil is not in attendance to observe, Lydia is very open to providing the details. Phil enjoys the benefits of the cuckold experience and Lydia’s narrative, and Lydia’s heightened libido.
This book doesn’t end in a cliffhanger, but the story is far from over. Both Lydia and Phil crave more. There’s a new stablehand. Obinna has given Lydia an ankle chain (no spade, should I speculate “yet”?) - neither Phil nor Lydia seem to understand the significance. And then there’s the potential domination of Phil?
With so much potential in this story and couple, I can’t wait for the next instalment.
5 Blazing, Wonderful, Thoughtful Stars. Can’t wait for Book 3.
This book starts off in the aftermath of Book 1. The events of that book scared both Lydia & Phil - wife and husband. They try to ignore it, but ignoring it doesn’t work for either of them.
The mature couple that they are, begin a conversation about the impact the first encounter had on them. Phil is driven and Lydia is scared.
A little later Lydia thinks: “Sexual power. She'd never craved it before, never even thought about it. But watching Phil practically vibrate with need, seeing him beg her with his eyes to go back to Obinna, to take that huge black cock again while he watched, it intrigued her.”
A little later, Lydia begins to think about using his need to dominate Phil. It confuses me to understand why Lydia’s mind goes there? Fortunately, she doesn’t advance these ideas any further in this book. I wonder how it will pan out in subsequent series books? 🤔
Lydia, having always been the “good girl”, questions herself: “Her kids all grown and gone and at the top of her game professionally, in the darkness of that bedroom, she was forced to face the question on her own. Is this all this life will be?” That’s a very good question for anyone who, early on, is successful and secure. What maintains a fulfilling life? Is it more of the same? Or doing new things, exploring different avenues? In this book, Lydia and Phil travel down a different road. The inflection points are driven by Phil, not Lydia - surprising given Lydia’s questions above.
Lydia, up to this point in her life, has been ruled by her head. Here she thinks: “This wasn't about what she could achieve if she applied herself. This was about what she could feel if she just let go.” And, while being gently “dominated” by Obinna, she thinks “This was freedom. No choices to make, no concentration required. Just pure, animal feeling.” It’s quite a turning point for Lydia.
Lydia also begins to think about men differently. First she wonders: “ … what it must be like to be a man? Forever enchained by the need for sex and novelty. A slave to one's cock for life.” And later thinks: “There was something so crass about his swagger, his brashness, his arrogance when they were alone. She'd never appreciated any of those qualities in a man and had no idea why she was drawn to them now. Why had she let him fondle her and make her climax in the car? It was so unladylike. So undignified. But it had been fun. … ”
Interesting that Lydia never wonders about women being slaves to their vaginas, or asks why she isn’t a slave to hers? Will she think about this later? And to my mind Obinna was neither arrogant nor brash - he was simply open in saying what he wanted and forceful in his personality. Perhaps the difference is that he applied that openness to sex. Leaving me to ask: Why aren’t we more open about sex? We talk about money and power - why is the third leg always avoided? The thought crosses my mind that Lydia was very similar to Obinna in her professional life (open, forceful), leading to her success, and it somewhat surprised me that she doesn’t see the parallels.
Although Phil is not in attendance to observe, Lydia is very open to providing the details. Phil enjoys the benefits of the cuckold experience and Lydia’s narrative, and Lydia’s heightened libido.
This book doesn’t end in a cliffhanger, but the story is far from over. Both Lydia and Phil crave more. There’s a new stablehand. Obinna has given Lydia an ankle chain (no spade, should I speculate “yet”?) - neither Phil nor Lydia seem to understand the significance. And then there’s the potential domination of Phil?
With so much potential in this story and couple, I can’t wait for the next instalment.
5 Blazing, Wonderful, Thoughtful Stars. Can’t wait for Book 3.
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