Terms & Turns: Sex & Submission, Books I & II

by Jon Zelig

This volume contains the complete duology, Terms & Sex & Submission. Book I is Becoming a Good Boy; Book II is The Turn. Both are "roleplay" scenarios focused on the same married couple and their experiments in "power exchange." The first is, more or less, a Dommy Mommy scene, culminating in cuckolding; the second is a Master/Slave scene with the husband dominant. They were published separately because, as a matter of marketing, some people don't want balance. They want maledom or femdom; going back and forth causes a degree of psycho-sexual whiplash. Nothing wrong with different strokes. . . But these novellas were written with the intention that they be a set, because I see them as balancing each other. I think of both as, at core, romances as well. These people submit to each other because they love each other; in the end, the spice of BDSM notwithstanding, they take care of each other.

Genres: BDSM

258 pages, Paperback

Published November 22, 2016

About the author

Largely write Femdom; some Age Play of the Dommy Mommy with a Cuckold Husband variety: no incest, no "babies," no diapers.

Over a hundred erotic works on the Kindle Store: www.amazon.com/author/jonzelig

Some work has migrated to Pink Flamingo Media and to Smashwords distribution partners; most of the longer works available in paperback; a few have been brought out as audio books, with more pending.

Twin Sister Joy Zelig is more maledom oriented; a couple of books each from cousins Bram Zelig (PNE) and Zoe Zelig (slightly softer maledom with a bit more romance, perhaps some FSOG echoes).

Reachable at: jonzelig@protonmail.com
www.zeligmedia.wordpress.com

Reviews

[Jim Lyon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an intriguing D/s story that begins in book one with a wife abruptly asserting her dominance over her husband of ten years after waking him up in the middle of the night. She doesn't explain why, and he doesn't ask, but accepts the change of their relationship's dynamic as something that was necessary to revive their passion. Following their journey through a turnabout of roles in book 2 was extremely entertaining and sexy, made more so by the superb narration of Lyric Leafer. Whereas it has plenty of kinky elements to it, this tale is more thought provoking and cerebral than most books in this genre that I have read or listened to. I highly recommend it to those who enjoy literate erotica.

[Karla Schneider · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book: this a wife suddenly becomes a dominate maternal sex figure for her husband in their kink play. He continues to call her mummy, and she punishes him as a mother would, but in a sexual context.

There is something fundamentally wrong here if adhering to the demographic majority. The mom might want to diddle the little boy, but the little boy hasn't matured enough to fully comprehend sexuality and how to separate or combine it with his mother figure image. So there were some weird situations, like: reading, eating his mom, getting spanked, baby talk. All in all a failed attempt at a very niche kink where there is little demographics.

[Metalkarin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great lifestyle book by one of the Zelig authors. From my previous reviews you will be aware that I like the reality of the BDSM lifestyle in their books. This is another great example.

“Terms & Turns: Sex & Submission” is a “duology,” a two-book set: In one the husband is “down,” in the other, he’s “up.”

“Book I: Becoming a Good Boy”

This part was out of my comfort zone. I’m not big on age-play, but I’ve enjoyed some books with an age-play theme. I’m definitely not into male submission. But I think you need to give things a chance.

Sadism doesn’t always require whips and canes.

I loved the devious sadistic streak of Mistress Mommy. What I didn’t like was the lack of negotiation: no boundaries or safe-words.

I liked that the story was told from the male perspective.

“Book II: The Turn”

For someone not in the lifestyle “the turn” might be abrupt (now the husband is “up” and the wife is “down”). I know how switches literally switch roles, depending on mood, surroundings and/or partners.

It was well written; almost as if I was in the room with the characters.

I also liked the amount of communication between "Snowflake” and her Master. I didn’t like the way the lifestyle was sprung on people: like the sister-in-law.

All in all, an entertaining book (or books, I could say) with a lot of different dynamics between the main characters and people in their environment. A nice example of a couple exploring their relationship and sexuality.

[Jeannie Platt · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that the writing style of the books melded them together well. The characters are husband and wife and they choose to have drastic role changes in their sex life. The first book was hard for me to get though as it wasn't my normal read and might not be for everyone. I will be honest and say that I did stop reading it and it did take me a while to read it because of some of the phrasing and content were a bit outside my comfort zone. It is a different kink but the author does make a point to inform readers of content before they read.

Overall it is what it is. And for the most part an intimate look into a relationship between two people who love each other and are trying to find their way.

It isn't my cup of tea but I made a point to finish it and