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Mild Gone Wilde
We all know that the path to true love never runs smooth but how rough are we talking here? Let’s say I take a wee detour via Rough-sex Street? Could this alternate route possibly lead to love? Or will it get me so stranded it short-circuits my GPS?
I’m willing to risk getting a little lost. For Damien Wilde. The guy I’ve been chronically crushing on since before I had boobs. Why him? Well, to start with he’s a beautiful, broody, bad-ass (yes, triple threat of hotness) who has a sketchy reputation but has always been sweet to me. I mean, seriously, what woman with working ovaries could resist that combination? Did I mention he drives a motorcycle? Has tattoos? The perfect amount of facial hair? Abs you could grate cheese on? Check all those boxes. No wonder I’m willing to do just about anything to escape the friend-zone with this tall, dark and tortured sex-beast.
Unfortunately, he’s completely immune to my charms. Even tricking him to rebuild my car yielded zero results in ye olde romance department. After fifteen years of making a fool of myself I was about to give up when I discovered that Damien has a scary, sexy secret. You see, the object of my obsession likes his sex rough. Not 50 Shades civilized rough with rules and safe words and sex dungeons, but the down-and-dirty type of rough, the kind where you walk funny the next day but can’t stop smiling.
Now, let me explain something. The absolute last thing I want is to leave Vanilla-sex-city. It’s safe and comfy there and I know my way around, being a mild-mannered veterinarian and all. But Damien is apparently the King of Kinky-town and has no interest in leaving his twisted domain. So, if I want him to really notice me then I need to be willing to show him I can take a trip to Deviant-ville on demand.
The question can I go from mild to wild in just one night without losing my nerve?
If it means he’ll finally really see me as more than a friend, I’ll take that express train to Kinky-town.
Who knows? For him, I may want to re-locate there. Permanently.
Contains (light) rough-sex and (somewhat) questionable consent themes. Stand Alone. HFN with potential for HEA.
Author's "Mild Gone Wilde" Giant Bonus Chapter 11.5 from Damien POV and featuring a Kingston Brother is now available on my website.
I’m willing to risk getting a little lost. For Damien Wilde. The guy I’ve been chronically crushing on since before I had boobs. Why him? Well, to start with he’s a beautiful, broody, bad-ass (yes, triple threat of hotness) who has a sketchy reputation but has always been sweet to me. I mean, seriously, what woman with working ovaries could resist that combination? Did I mention he drives a motorcycle? Has tattoos? The perfect amount of facial hair? Abs you could grate cheese on? Check all those boxes. No wonder I’m willing to do just about anything to escape the friend-zone with this tall, dark and tortured sex-beast.
Unfortunately, he’s completely immune to my charms. Even tricking him to rebuild my car yielded zero results in ye olde romance department. After fifteen years of making a fool of myself I was about to give up when I discovered that Damien has a scary, sexy secret. You see, the object of my obsession likes his sex rough. Not 50 Shades civilized rough with rules and safe words and sex dungeons, but the down-and-dirty type of rough, the kind where you walk funny the next day but can’t stop smiling.
Now, let me explain something. The absolute last thing I want is to leave Vanilla-sex-city. It’s safe and comfy there and I know my way around, being a mild-mannered veterinarian and all. But Damien is apparently the King of Kinky-town and has no interest in leaving his twisted domain. So, if I want him to really notice me then I need to be willing to show him I can take a trip to Deviant-ville on demand.
The question can I go from mild to wild in just one night without losing my nerve?
If it means he’ll finally really see me as more than a friend, I’ll take that express train to Kinky-town.
Who knows? For him, I may want to re-locate there. Permanently.
Contains (light) rough-sex and (somewhat) questionable consent themes. Stand Alone. HFN with potential for HEA.
Author's "Mild Gone Wilde" Giant Bonus Chapter 11.5 from Damien POV and featuring a Kingston Brother is now available on my website.
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First published May 1, 2016
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About the author
Tamara Larson
9 books50 followersOkay, I'm actually pretty boring, so please don't be disappointed to find out that I am not actually married to a giant, alpha male with bulging muscles and jockey shorts. I don't even know a guy like that, though I wouldn't mind meeting one in real life rather than just my own twisted imagination.
What's interesting about me? Well, I'm a writer, but I also have a full-time office job which I actually enjoy when it's not sucking the life out of me.
I was ridiculously close to my mother (she passed away in 2019) and we actually used to look at real estate together, just like Lacey Ferguson and her mother from "Open House." The premise for that book is actually based on an Open House we went to one year where we met the devastatingly attractive builder. He very innocently showed us around, not even suspecting that he was going to be the subject of my next book. To this day I smile when I pass those particular townhouses because this poor guy has no idea that he's the subject of a romance novel that's been downloaded all over the world. Not him, exactly, but an idealized version of him. I wonder what he would think if he knew? Hmmm... I would email him if I knew his name. (Now, wouldn't that make for a good story? Hunky builder finds out he's the subject of a romance novel and seeks some revenge in the form of erotic torture....)
What else? Well, I've had the same hilarious best friend since 1985. We went to high school and university together and spent many nights watching movies and going to comedy clubs and bars. (Also drank our fair share of wine coolers during this period. It was the eighties. We had big hair too.) We live at opposite ends of the country now, but typically text just about every day. She's married to an incredibly patient guy and has two almost grown children now, but we still manage to keep our friendship alive despite living completely different lives. (And we drink Mondavi instead of wine coolers now.)
Yeah, I'm pretty lucky.
When I'm not writing about bulging muscles and jockey shorts I go for long walks and watch a lot of Netflix.
When I actually do sit down to write, I'm always surprised at how quickly time passes when I am in that creative space. After "Lost & Found" was rejected by Harlequin and Avon several years ago I stopped writing fiction for years. I was almost done the sequel, "The Love Laws" at that point, but I just abandoned it because I figured that writing was not my thing after all.
When I started again in 2014 I was shocked at how easy it was to submerge myself in that world, the one I had created for my characters. I also found a valuable lesson in being a writer. I'm in complete control of what happens next, but that doesn't stop when I retreat from the keyboard. I'm also the author of my own life and if the plot isn't going in a direction I want, then I have to take steps to get it back on track. Of course, in real life I can't kill off an irritating person with a particularly aggressive case of syphilis, but I do have the power to write myself a happy ending. I just have to figure out how to make it happen.
If I have one message for readers, it's this: Thank you for reading my words. Whether you paid full price or got it for free. I sincerely hope I've succeeded in entertaining you and giving you a little escape from a life that can seem mundane and occasionally downright cruel. If my work has made you smile and hopefully a little hot, then I've succeeded in my intentions.
Keep reading and I will be at my computer, looking for creative synonyms for penis.
I can be reached at tamaralarson@shaw.ca
What's interesting about me? Well, I'm a writer, but I also have a full-time office job which I actually enjoy when it's not sucking the life out of me.
I was ridiculously close to my mother (she passed away in 2019) and we actually used to look at real estate together, just like Lacey Ferguson and her mother from "Open House." The premise for that book is actually based on an Open House we went to one year where we met the devastatingly attractive builder. He very innocently showed us around, not even suspecting that he was going to be the subject of my next book. To this day I smile when I pass those particular townhouses because this poor guy has no idea that he's the subject of a romance novel that's been downloaded all over the world. Not him, exactly, but an idealized version of him. I wonder what he would think if he knew? Hmmm... I would email him if I knew his name. (Now, wouldn't that make for a good story? Hunky builder finds out he's the subject of a romance novel and seeks some revenge in the form of erotic torture....)
What else? Well, I've had the same hilarious best friend since 1985. We went to high school and university together and spent many nights watching movies and going to comedy clubs and bars. (Also drank our fair share of wine coolers during this period. It was the eighties. We had big hair too.) We live at opposite ends of the country now, but typically text just about every day. She's married to an incredibly patient guy and has two almost grown children now, but we still manage to keep our friendship alive despite living completely different lives. (And we drink Mondavi instead of wine coolers now.)
Yeah, I'm pretty lucky.
When I'm not writing about bulging muscles and jockey shorts I go for long walks and watch a lot of Netflix.
When I actually do sit down to write, I'm always surprised at how quickly time passes when I am in that creative space. After "Lost & Found" was rejected by Harlequin and Avon several years ago I stopped writing fiction for years. I was almost done the sequel, "The Love Laws" at that point, but I just abandoned it because I figured that writing was not my thing after all.
When I started again in 2014 I was shocked at how easy it was to submerge myself in that world, the one I had created for my characters. I also found a valuable lesson in being a writer. I'm in complete control of what happens next, but that doesn't stop when I retreat from the keyboard. I'm also the author of my own life and if the plot isn't going in a direction I want, then I have to take steps to get it back on track. Of course, in real life I can't kill off an irritating person with a particularly aggressive case of syphilis, but I do have the power to write myself a happy ending. I just have to figure out how to make it happen.
If I have one message for readers, it's this: Thank you for reading my words. Whether you paid full price or got it for free. I sincerely hope I've succeeded in entertaining you and giving you a little escape from a life that can seem mundane and occasionally downright cruel. If my work has made you smile and hopefully a little hot, then I've succeeded in my intentions.
Keep reading and I will be at my computer, looking for creative synonyms for penis.
I can be reached at tamaralarson@shaw.ca
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June 23, 2016
"Turns out they weren't exaggerating for a change. You really are the poster-boy for deviant sex, aren't you?" She shot him a teasing grin.
He scowled back at her. "Jesus. Are you kidding me? Deviant? Is that what you think? You make me sound like I sniff ladies' bike seats or hang around playgrounds wearing nothing but a trench-coat. I'm not a fucking predator, Rosie."
This is what I love about Tamara Larson books. The dialogue is always so entertaining. I have a ton of passages highlighted and I totally wish I could paste them all in this review. But for now, I'll just give you my thoughts...and maybe some more quotes 'cause I can't help myself.
Rosalie and Damien have been friends since the 10th grade. But theirs was an odd friendship, an odd pairing. Damien Wilde came from the worst section of the wrong side of the tracks, raised by an abusive, sadistic criminal, he's tried to keep his softer side under wraps. Showing emotion, or caring about anyone or anything always ended in heartbreak.
But when Rosie forced herself into his life, he got to finally have something sweet and soft. And he cherished her. From arm's length, of course.
Rosie, on the other hand, has had it with this distance and kid glove handling. She wants Damien to see her as someone he can get dirty with--and rumor has it: he can get very dirty.
What follows is a cute--but super scorching tale of the pining awkward girl convincing the bad boy to give her a ride on the wild side. All in the hope that Mr. Wild(e) will recognize the love staring him in the face.
What I liked about this so much was that Damien was supposed to be a little damaged by his upbringing. He's still a caring person, but he's been hardened by the cruelty he's witnessed and the cruelty he's been dealt. And, like so many people who grow up in those situations, he hasn't totally found himself out of the seedier side of life. Sure, he's no criminal, but he still surrounds himself with the criminal element and seems to crave a little violence--even if it's pretend.
At first I thought this was going to be all from Rosie's point of view, but at about halfway in, Damien's POV came into play and it was great. I know I'm a broken record, but I LOVE hero perspective. And with Damien's thoughts, we got to see how much he's wanted Rosalie and how torn he was about his background and his...proclivities.
If he was a different kind of man, a better kind of man, he'd confess how much he wanted her. But he couldn't do it. No matter how much the words were there ready to spill, they stayed there, lodged in his throat.
Instead he barked another order.
"Quit playing around and suck that dick."
I really liked these two characters together, both as friends and as lovers. They had tons of chemistry. The dialogue and storytelling was excellent, as always.
My lack of a fifth star really has to do with wanting more from Damien. I felt somewhat confused about what he needed. On one hand he seemed to need the roughness, the pretend violence in his sex, but on the other, seemed to allude to it being something he just did because that's what the women want from him--as if what he really wanted was someone he could trust enough, feel enough for, to be vanilla with. Also, when Damien had his change of heart, when he did his soul searching and fought his demons, we weren't part of that. I really, really wanted to know what those days after the life-altering night were like for him. I wanted to know what drove him to trust himself (and Rosalie) enough to take that risk.
So, like the broken record that I am: "More hero! More hero!"
P.S., this loosely ties in with the Kingston Bros. series and at the end, there's the first chapter of Mr. Fixer Upper (book 4 in the Kingston Bros. series)---which I am seriously dying to read. Jacob's story is going to kill me, I know it.
P.P.S: THERE IS A BONUS CHAPTER ON THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE! IT'S SO GOOD--AND EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO BE IN THE ORIGINAL STORY. EXTRA BONUS: JACOB KINGSTON IS HILARIOUS!
http://tvlarson.shawwebspace.ca/pages...
He scowled back at her. "Jesus. Are you kidding me? Deviant? Is that what you think? You make me sound like I sniff ladies' bike seats or hang around playgrounds wearing nothing but a trench-coat. I'm not a fucking predator, Rosie."
This is what I love about Tamara Larson books. The dialogue is always so entertaining. I have a ton of passages highlighted and I totally wish I could paste them all in this review. But for now, I'll just give you my thoughts...and maybe some more quotes 'cause I can't help myself.
Rosalie and Damien have been friends since the 10th grade. But theirs was an odd friendship, an odd pairing. Damien Wilde came from the worst section of the wrong side of the tracks, raised by an abusive, sadistic criminal, he's tried to keep his softer side under wraps. Showing emotion, or caring about anyone or anything always ended in heartbreak.
But when Rosie forced herself into his life, he got to finally have something sweet and soft. And he cherished her. From arm's length, of course.
Rosie, on the other hand, has had it with this distance and kid glove handling. She wants Damien to see her as someone he can get dirty with--and rumor has it: he can get very dirty.
What follows is a cute--but super scorching tale of the pining awkward girl convincing the bad boy to give her a ride on the wild side. All in the hope that Mr. Wild(e) will recognize the love staring him in the face.
What I liked about this so much was that Damien was supposed to be a little damaged by his upbringing. He's still a caring person, but he's been hardened by the cruelty he's witnessed and the cruelty he's been dealt. And, like so many people who grow up in those situations, he hasn't totally found himself out of the seedier side of life. Sure, he's no criminal, but he still surrounds himself with the criminal element and seems to crave a little violence--even if it's pretend.
At first I thought this was going to be all from Rosie's point of view, but at about halfway in, Damien's POV came into play and it was great. I know I'm a broken record, but I LOVE hero perspective. And with Damien's thoughts, we got to see how much he's wanted Rosalie and how torn he was about his background and his...proclivities.
If he was a different kind of man, a better kind of man, he'd confess how much he wanted her. But he couldn't do it. No matter how much the words were there ready to spill, they stayed there, lodged in his throat.
Instead he barked another order.
"Quit playing around and suck that dick."
I really liked these two characters together, both as friends and as lovers. They had tons of chemistry. The dialogue and storytelling was excellent, as always.
My lack of a fifth star really has to do with wanting more from Damien. I felt somewhat confused about what he needed. On one hand he seemed to need the roughness, the pretend violence in his sex, but on the other, seemed to allude to it being something he just did because that's what the women want from him--as if what he really wanted was someone he could trust enough, feel enough for, to be vanilla with. Also, when Damien had his change of heart, when he did his soul searching and fought his demons, we weren't part of that. I really, really wanted to know what those days after the life-altering night were like for him. I wanted to know what drove him to trust himself (and Rosalie) enough to take that risk.
So, like the broken record that I am: "More hero! More hero!"
P.S., this loosely ties in with the Kingston Bros. series and at the end, there's the first chapter of Mr. Fixer Upper (book 4 in the Kingston Bros. series)---which I am seriously dying to read. Jacob's story is going to kill me, I know it.
P.P.S: THERE IS A BONUS CHAPTER ON THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE! IT'S SO GOOD--AND EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO BE IN THE ORIGINAL STORY. EXTRA BONUS: JACOB KINGSTON IS HILARIOUS!
http://tvlarson.shawwebspace.ca/pages...
July 12, 2016
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May 5, 2016
Loved it!, it's not often I like both characters in a story but Rosie and Damien were perfect, They met in high school, be still Rosie's young heart at the sight of brooding, silent Damien, just the type of boy your parents warned you about...they take a class together and form an unlikely friendship mostly on the side of Rosie. Cut to years later and their still semi friends, but Rosie has had enough of being in the friends zone and wants to push the relationship to the next level..she comes up with a plan, a little misguided but it's time. Now this is where it changed for me, I thought it would go all kinda "dark dungeon" with all the fixings...but it didn't, it was done with humour, honesty and feeling. (It's not often I chuckle in books), This is why I love this author, she makes you care about the characters. I loved Rosie, she was so open, not an ounce of malice in her, just funny and sweet, she just loved Damien and wanted to be his girl plain and simple. Damien on the other hand had huge hang ups stemming from a very toxic childhood and was emotional guarded as a result, however it's his history with Rosie that helps him. He knows she's the best of people and has the biggest heart. This wouldn't have worked if the couple had just met, it wouldn't have been believable. I was apprehensive with the ending but it made sense with this story so I'm happy....Now the reason I didn't give it 5 stars?, I wanted it to be longer and I need, no crave an epilogue!!
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