Mail Order Discipline

Western Spanks #5

by Alix West

Annie Michealson needs to escape Colter Canyon, not because she rejected her mail order fiancé, and not because the only room in town is at The Magnolia Saloon, a notorious brothel, but because of Nick Kendal. The wealthy rancher frightens her. He has his eye on her for some dark purpose. His sultry gaze and his sensuous smile invite her to a wicked game she doesn’t understand. He thinks she’s a soiled dove like the other girls at the saloon. She’s not. Nick Kendal would like nothing better than to give Annie a taste of his discipline. Whenever he tries to talk to her, she’s either sassy or skittish. It doesn’t take long for her to become his driving obsession. When disaster strikes, Nick steals her away. Determined to protect her, he blackmails her into a hasty marriage. Once he has her in his bed, he'll explore all her secrets. ***** Standalone Novel, No Cliffhanger, Happily Ever After ***** ***** Safe Read, No Cheating, Some Strong Language ***** Also check out Old West Alpha and Sass Collection, TWELVE steamy Western romances from Alix West, all in one boxed set! From Mail Order Discipline, Chapter 3 He finished the last of the buttons and slipped the dress from her shoulders, draping it over a chair. He turned her to face him. Under her dress she was all lace and finery. His breath froze. Her corset molded to full, lush breasts that begged to be caressed. Her nipples, hardened peaks beneath the smooth fabric, called to be toyed with. Desire heightened in a rush of savage need. He curled his hands into fists to thwart the urge to tear through the delicate garments. She sat in a chair and loosened the buttons on her boots. Her legs were clad in stockings. The sight undid the last vestiges of control he possessed. He lifted her chin. “You slapped me a moment ago.” Her eyes widened in alarm, then narrowed in the familiar look of disdain. She kicked off her boots and rose. Without the boots, she came no higher than his shoulder, and still she was all sass and impertinence. “You shouldn’t ask a lady such filthy things. Do I like it rough or gentle? I don’t like it either way. Relations between a man and a woman are for a man’s benefit. Not a woman’s.” He chuckled. “So if I want it rough, then that’s perfectly fine? Music to my ears.” Her arm twitched. Before she could strike him again, he grabbed her hand, then the other. A shadow of terror flitted across her eyes, but was gone as quickly as it had come. He jerked her to his chest and pressed a punishing kiss to her mouth. She fought him, trying to keep her lips pressed together. He lifted her and carried her to the bed, kicking any furniture that lay in his way. Something crashed to the ground and splintered, but he didn’t care. He tossed her down on the mattress. She scrambled to get away and made it to the far edge before he grabbed her ankle. She cried out in dismay while he hauled her back. He flipped her to her back, wrapped his fingers around her delicate wrists and pinned them above her head, stretching her taut beneath him. He leaned down till his mouth was just a fraction of an inch from her ear. He paused to inhale, lavender and something else that made his thoughts spiral down to darkness. “Kiss me,” he snarled. “I won’t, you vile beast!” She twisted, but he held her firm. A storm of emotion played out on her face. She wanted to defy him? She’d slapped him once and tried to once more.

Genres: Westerns, Historical, BDSM, Novella, Historical Romance

77 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 3, 2015

Reviews

[~Nichole~ Sizzling Pages Romance Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haven't had much reading time lately so I needed a novella or short one and this fit perfectly. I don't know the reading order though and I think I should have started with Emily and Seth so I'll go back but you don't have to. I loved how gruff yet protective Nick was. Annie needed his ott alpha personality and she fed right into it. Alix (Sasha Gold) just know exactly how to give me short, sexy safe reads.

[JennyG · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice short read. This is the first erotic book I read in which spanking didn't come across as abuse.

P.S. Keep in mind I haven't read that many.

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable Mail Order romance 3.5 stars.

I do love a good Mail Order romance and this one comes with an extra bit of spice.
Annie Michealson left New York with her sixteen year old brother Beau, New York held no real future for them with nothing but factory jobs and she wanted more than that for him,
Annie now finds herself stuck in Colter Canyon, Texas. Having left New York to become a Mail order bride, she arrived to discover her husband-to-be Eustace Fontaine was nothing like the man he'd pretended to be and Annie refuses to go ahead with the marriage.
That was ten days ago and she's been living at the saloon ever since, she works at the bakery struggling to make enough money for her and Beau to travel further west but a single attractive girl living over a saloon collects attention and people make assumptions.
And then there's Nick Kendal, he's tall, handsome and arrogant, the saloon girls flock to him but Annie's not sure how she feels about him, she can't deny he's attractive but he makes her nervous.
I enjoyed this book as I said I do have a weakness for Mail Order brides and this one is slightly different.
The 3.5 stars is not a negative and partly a reflection of the length after all it is only 57 pages long.

[Sheena ☆ Book Sheenanigans · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Viv “BookVixen” Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites in this series. I loved how fierce and possessive the hero was and how he was willing to do whatever was necessary to claim the heroine.

Celibate hero, didn’t come off as a manwhore even tho there are some brief details on his past. Sweet n feisty innocent heroine, belongs only to the hero. No others, even tho heroine receives unwanted attention from jackasses. Spanking, but nothing degrading or abusive. HEA with epilogue

[*CJ* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed it!
Nick rescues Annie who is staying in the courtesan lodgings after refusing her would leech husband.
It went exactly how other books did- wasn't anything new but still a fun distraction from my studies.
Only wish was these books were ordered correctly in the anthology because we just got introduced to Ben and Cameron who's books I've already read first.
Safe read.
3.75/5

[Goth Gone Grey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old West erotica, light kink

This is a short story of a mail order bride in the Old West. Upon arrival, she decided that the terms her husband to be dictated were too steep, and refused. To pay off her wayward brother's gambling debt, she weds a different man who already had caught her eye.

There's some light kink, but primarily it's an erotic and romantic tale, with testosterone rich in the air. Naturally, the spurned man is jealous and makes accusations against her honor, which her new husband defends properly.

Overall a short yet enjoyable read, with relatable characters. I can't speak for the accuracy of Old West dirty talking, that seems a bit too modern for the setting.

[Birdie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, sweet, safe read.

Spanking is not a huge turn on for me, and even I found the spanking in this one to be pretty tame. He never really spanks her for "punishment" at all. It seems to mostly be done as part of foreplay.

Annie is a virgin. Nick isn't but doesn't seem to be a manwhore. We never meet any of his past lovers,
and there's only MILD OM "drama" with the man Annie was supposed to be a mail order bride for.

[BJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The h was mail order bride, discovered her would be husband has awful expectations, so she and her brother move into the local brothel to make their fare home. She doesn't know but a local man is going to save her. He arranges to marry her, assumes she has sold herself but doesn't care. She is afraid of him but finds she has little choice. They both get a surprise when they marry and fall in love straight away. Good story.

[Simplistic · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.6 Though this story was promising it left out couple time and left a lot of questions; I thought yea this is going to be a hot Alpha male but it just skipped through and left me wondering where the rest of the story was.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mail Order Discipline

I have read this before. I really enjoyed this book again. The characters were interesting and the story line was good. I couldn’t put this book down until I finished it.

[Brenda A · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little romance

This book was exactly what I expected. It didn't have a lot of violence had some romance and Spice. A nice mild read. The only complaint I have is that he didn't tell the town people who were always talking bad about her that she was a virgin.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just right

This one incorporates corporal punishments but it does not longer on it like a previous book. It was a sweet and salty romance.

[Mom23greatboys · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not always a fan of short stories but I loved this one. It was paced well, the characters were believable and well developed for the length of the book (57 pgs I think), and the love scenes were hot but I didn't feel like it was all sex and nothing else. I'm interested in seeing what else the author has written!
This is a historical, erotic romance short story. It follows Annie, a mail order bride who gets to Colter Canyon to marry a guy and finds out that he plans to share her with his brothers and make her clean and cook for all of them. She and her younger brother are now stuck in Colter Canyon trying to raise money to get to a different town. When her brother gambles away a small fortune and cheats also their safety is in jeapordy. Nick steps in and convinces Annie to marry him instead.
Heat level is 9 (1=Christian, 5=fade to black and 10= Erotica).

[cyndi gillingham · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good grief

No plot, no character development, just a bunch of pornographic gibberish. Thank goodness it was free. I'd be mad if I had paid for it.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

Great story, the feisty mail order bride makes the story. Will be looking for more from this author. Don't miss this one.

[Nadia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book well enough to want the others in the series, but not enough to reread it. It is an interesting departure from my normal read, and that alone is worth a thumbs up.