Bought

His For A Week #1

by Em Brown

I saw her. I wanted her. I bought her.


BIG MISTAKE.


She was just supposed to be a plaything for a week. But I can’t keep my hands off of her, can’t stop thinking of all the things that I want to do to her.


She tries not to want it. I’m not sure why. But it doesn’t matter. She can try and resist me. She won’t prevail.

Genres: BDSM, Romance, Erotica, Dark, Contemporary, Amazon, Dark Romance

186 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 8, 2018

About the author

After accidentally flashing the audience with her knickers, Em Brown decided that writing was a safer activity. She enjoys writing romance, particularly erotic historicals. For more about her works, visit www.EroticHistoricals.com.

Reviews

[PointedlyBlunt · Rating 2 out of 5]

It started out well, but the longer it went on, the more frustrated I became with some of the undertones. Brown’s writing is solidly put together and flows well. The heroine, Kimani, is sassy and strong, but also knows when to acquiesce. The hero, Ben, is fairly respectable of Kimani’s wishes, but he does push at times when he should’ve/could’ve protected her. And that’s when I started to question the story’s intent.

“Being made to do something you’ve never done before, maybe something you think is wrong and embarrassing, and because it’s wrong and embarrassing, it’s f*#king erotic?”

That’s Ben speaking to Kimani. The quote itself is pretty harmless, but the situation it’s stated during is not. Jake, the man hosting the party, has just told his slave Claire to go down on one of the other female slaves. Claire states she’s not gay and is clearly uncomfortable with the idea of doing so. But that doesn’t matter, because Claire isn’t allowed a safeword. She either does what Jake says, or suffers the consequences which usually involve some form of physical or sexual abuse. All the while Ben is making Kimani watch the spectacle and trying to convince her that it’s actually a blessing to Claire, having the choice taken from her. The sub should always have the choice when it comes to experimenting with new activities. Encouragement from the Dom to get his sub to try new positions/instruments/etc is one thing, but forcing a sub to go down on another woman without the option of safe-wording is another.

*Jake suggests to Ben that Kimani now go down on the fourth female slave. Ben contemplates it for a minute, but then decides against it. This is his reasoning:

If he was going to make Kimani perform oral sex, it was not going to be because Jake wanted it.

Did you catch that? If Ben was going to MAKE Kimani perform oral sex. In proper BDSM relationships, the sub has the power. Ben shouldn’t have to MAKE Kimani perform sexually, he should make her comfortable enough to make that decision herself. In this book, all of the women have been stripped of their choices and their power under the pretense that it’s truly liberating.

I’m a fan of Brown’s. I even liked her Punishing Miss Primrose where the hero does some pretty terrible things to the heroine. But in that story, it was clear that what he was doing was wrong. In His for a Week: Bought, I felt like the author was perpetuating the idea that what the women were experiencing was technically ok, since it’s what all women secretly want, even outspoken feminists like Kimani. That ideology may evolve with the next book, though, and hopefully it does.

The story is sprinkled with political tones and controversial discussions that I feel pushed the story forward, but some readers may be offended or put off.

Triggers: Dub-con (not by the H), physical assault on the h (also not by the H), group sex, FF, FMF (neither with the h and H), humiliation.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Lavinia Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

Its ok written I guess, but way too short.. I expected more background, more internal conflicts... more :) only 2 stars for this.
I think I will start the second book out of curiosity as the first book just cut off....

[Lisette Kristensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you enjoy BillionaireBDSM then this story is for you. Interesting story line, with believable characters and gives us a interesting view of young wealth and its distortion. Em Brown develops interesting secondary characters. Along with the good and bad of BDSM behavior which I enjoyed. It is a cliff hangar which I don't mind, but this one was startling. Good read and one BDSM fans will enjoy.

[Tina H · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

Not what I expected but interesting

[Rae Lake · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not even sure what to think of this book at the moment. It really really pissed me off for the most part with the supporting cast. Basically, the women sign up for the Scarlet Auction which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Rich men bid on women and get to keep them as Sex Slaves for the week. Only thing is Kimani has no intentions on having sex she just joined in so that she can get a story for the paper.
This Jake person needs to have his penis stomped on or something. Who the hell speaks to women that way even if she is supposed to be your sub? The rest of the girls in the crew are dumb as hell if they think that this kind of crap is normal.
On the other hand I don't feel bad for Kimani at all, she signed up for the backwards ass adventure just to get a story. I would have been out of there the second that he laid a hand on me that was for some type of sexual thrill.
I am interested, very interested in fact to see what happens between Kimani and Ben though. I kind of want him to turn her out a bit. She seems like she can be a bit stuck up. Also if someone could just punch Jake in the mouth that would be great!

[LaGina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cant seem to get enough of Em Brown's stories!! While I was getting used to her historical based BDSM reads she goes and takes me into another directions with a story that is a little more dark then what I was expecting from Em. But what a wonderful surprise! I cant wait to read more about these two characters and see where this might go.

[gaymoonreader · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was pretty much expecting this to be bad, but it was well written, and there was a lot of diversity and discussion of feminism, which I appreciated. Our main character, Kimani, is a Black Woman who is also a feminist and she is a journalist while the love interest was a Chinese billionaire who was also into BDSM.

However, having said that, I think it would be disingenuous to say that there were not some very problematic aspects to this story. There is a lot of abuse in this story, which can be super triggering for those that have experienced anything like that. I think there should also be a trigger warning for sexual assault, racism, sexism, and homoeroticism. There were a lot of problematic aspects to this story, and they weren't always combatted with a character saying that shit was wrong. These women are not really in a position to defend themselves, and while Ben does defend them and try to help them a few times, I think it was really disgusting some other times whenever he even encouraged this barbaric behavior.

Overall, for me, the good did not outweigh the bad, and I cannot and will not recommend this book to people because of all of these problematic elements coinciding in this story.

[EbonyMonae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m reviewing Books 1-4 on this one review. The whole series was a 4. The author had a good storyline. Did it needed to be dragged out to four books? No! Buts that’s how they make money.

Kimani whose the main character in the story, I wanted more backbone from her. She gave into easy to Ben. I really wanted to slap her ass and be like bish if you don’t stop being stupid.

All and all the series had some great sex scenes and a different view of BDSM which was cool.

Happy Reading!!

[Blackrose87235 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn’t finish this... it was just so bad...

[Kelsey Townend · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little novella this afternoon while my other half read her book. 🥰

[S.T. Church · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oof. I don't even know where to begin with this.

First of all, despite this book being called a "BDSM erotica," and one of BDSM's core values being "safe, sane, CONSENSUAL," nothing in this story feels consensual. Yes, Kimani is given a safe word (on page 66 - almost halfway through this 138 page book), but a reader can tell she's never comfortable using it. This is probably due to the fact she was physically abused (page 29) and made to watch another character (Claire) be sexually abused (multiple times) - sorry, participate in ""BDSM,"" with no discussion of limits, kinks, or safe words.

I almost gave this book a 2-star review - it's not badly written overall. However, it does have MULTIPLE slurs used, against a variety of people (ex. N****, hermaphrodite, slut, "Asians are supposed to be good at math."), all while this book tries to be feminist and for equality (literally talks about the MeToo movement on the same page as the line "I've never fucked a black pussy before."). These parts are extremely jarring to me, as a reader.

I get the feeling the author, Brown, tried to make a feeling of "girls banding together," but they never actually sick up for one another. All the girls act like they're sooooo head over heels for their guys, while the opposite is obviously true during their sex scenes.

As for the guys, Jake is an abusive asshole. He's meant to be an asshole. Whatever. Derek and Jason are... there? They never really do anything. Ben (the love interest) is constantly condescending, and not in an erotic way. He's holier-than-thou (although Kimani is as well), and a complete know-it-all.

Kimani is a terrible reporter that blows her own cover halfway through (don't worry - there's not even any consequences in book 1!). Honestly, she could have been a girl trying to find out who abused her roommate, rather than a reporter, and the story probably would have made more sense. Most of the time she contradicts herself. She's terrible at playing the part of a girl wanting to enter the Scarlet Auction for monetary gain.

tl;dr: The writing isn't bad, if you can get over flat, patronizing characters, plot holes, constant slurs, and abuse dressed up as BDSM.

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[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t like writing bad reviews but unfortunately this book wasn’t really for me. Both characters are bland and even if I read the entire book, I still couldn’t figure out what I was really reading. She claims to be a journalist but she is so clumsy and unprepared to face the adversity. The male character, on the other hand, is flimsy and not a true dominant. I apologize if I usually keep saying the same things but mine is just a subjective opinion and nothing more.

[Seriniti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hmm

That's a lot for a simple story. But it's crazy how society looks at sex as taboo instead of what it is.. animal nature. Your body has needs if you happen to get paid for fulfilling a need it's a bonus.

[anna ﾒ𝟶 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Em Brown served again.

[Bee Voyer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a DNF for me. Not enough plot to keep me interested. I grew bored really quickly.

[Laverne Brewster · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.00 Stars. (BW/AM). Kindle Edition e-book. I got this book thinking it about an investigative journalist researching human trafficking and finding love in the process; however, what I read was an unromantic story about an inquisitive would be BDSM submissive with journalistic credentials. In the name or journalistic research, the heroine, Kimani Taylor, allows her naive unprepared self to be sold as a sex slave. After a few days of demeaning treatment by her original purchaser, Kimani is resold to Ben Lee, the Chinese billionaire son of a lucrative cooperation. Ben is a dominate and ghas Kimani engaging in ways she formally considered to be depraved. In addition to failing to portray Kimani's and Ben's interactions as those of a couple in a loving relationship, this installment of the story abruptly ends and has left me with no desire reading further.

[La Vida Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a short novella that I feel doesn't really given me a romance vibe. In fact, many of the scenes in the book make me pretty grossed out and uncomfortable far more than they make me interested in reading more of the story. I think if the book concentrates more on Ben and Kimani, I'd be more pleased. The other guys and girls in the book are pretty gross as are the scenes in it. I am still tripping on the whole bidding on women situation and it not being considered escorting, but whatever. You're left with a cliffhanger and the first two chapers of Book 2 "Ravaged" which, I'll read because up until this point, Kimani and Ben haven't done the actual deed yet and I want to read how that plays out, but not in a rush.

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Blurb:
Ben:

I saw her. I wanted her. I bought her.

BIG MISTAKE.

She was just supposed to be a plaything for a week. But I can’t keep my hands off of her, can’t stop thinking of all the things that I want to do to her.

She tries not to want it. I’m not sure why. But it doesn’t matter. She can try and resist me. She won’t prevail.

[Alex Haber · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hate it

[Sparky · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one had a little bit too much of an ick factor for me. The abusive type of behavior made this read uncomfortable even for a fantasy.

[Eleonora · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. That’s not BDSM, that’s plain abuse and I can’t stand it.

[Tara Arpin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Th9is book is absolute scum. This book is wrong on so many levels.

[N.M. Cole · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't finish. Found it very disturbing and giving the bdsm genre a very misleading and dangerous image.

[(the.darkandmoody.reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 - First off this 150-something novella ends with a cliffhanger. There was no warning there would be a cliffhanger.

I tend to like cliffhangers but you got to give me something to come back to — this story read like the author wanted to date me and string me along for months before a kiss.

This sex auction has the women sign NDA’s and contracts but they sign blanket consents. No hard or soft limits are negotiated before hand. They aren’t given safe-words and they are made to feel that if they don’t sign or don’t consent to hardcore BDSM they won’t make a lot of money. I will say this story feels like rough and violent sex is BDSM for all characters but one, Ben (our hero) who’s been in the scene for 10 years and actually knows how to build trust.

This is supposed to be a BDSM romance. There’s zero BDSM activities. There’s zero penetrative sex between the hero and heroine. There’s some talk about power exchange and roles but that’s it for BDSM. There’s an asshole character, Jake, that thinks he’s a Dom/Master? I’m confused really. He wants all the women bought at a consenting sex auction to call the men Master’s but of the 4 men there, Ben is a true Dom.

Kimani is a lying and judgmental character. She’s a freelance reporter going undercover at the Scarlett Auction bc her friend did it and come home with bruises. She a proud feminist that likes to judge all who are involved with the sex auction including the women bought with her. She constantly questions them about being objectified and how terrible that is but she’s lying to everyone. She comes off bitchy and arrogant. Contradictory as well. I don’t like her and I don’t feel chemistry between she and Ben.

The character Jake thinks BDSM is slapping and punching women in the face when they don’t do what he wants. Having sex with virgins bc he thinks their virgin blood is lubricant — ick! I hate his character and I give props to the author for writing as a perfect asshole.

Nothing about this story got me off in the interest of why we read erotica and erotic romance books. Let’s. Be. Real.

Trigger warnings: “N” word is used in a derogatory way. Sex for money (consenting). Hitting and slapping (not during play), masturbation, peripheral sex acts of beta characters but nothing descriptive. F/F oral sex. Women sleep in a locked basement in the floor. Women have to cook for the men. It’s slave play but it’s forced.

I feel I need to repeat AGAIN, there are no BDSM play scenes. There’s no sex scenes. Just a bunch of finger banging that’s not all that hot

**EDIT: I’m not going to read the rest of the series. Books 2-3 they are still at the cabin, they are both $3.99 and there is a book 4 that spoils you in the blurb so WTF bother to read all the nonsense in the other books. DISAPPOINTING to say the least.

[Jennifer Turner · Rating 1 out of 5]

OMG New level of bad!!

I'm not sure but this story line I've read before not too long ago actually where a undercover wanna be reporter sneaks into some BDSM club to get the scoop on the rich and famous getting down and dirty but this book it's not a club it's an auction women willingly sign up to give them selves to a man for one week he will be her Master she is his slave it sounded like it would be a decent read but the further I got into it the worse it got. Kimani came off as very ignorant and very stupid I mean what level headed woman signs up to be in an auction where she knows she's going to be a man's sex slave and doesn't do her homework?!?! She literally knew nothing about this whole thing and granted they were told very little in the interviews and all that she didn't even research the BDSM lifestyle her answer was she dabbled a little with past partners with a little rope play, spanking, that was about it I mean really it goes so much deeper! She had no clue what she was getting into and then we had to read her go on and on about how it's wrong women shouldn't be treated like objects yada yada ya.... I had to agree with the one girl when she told her she was a downer ruining all the fun.. I mean she got lucky when Ben bought her from Jake that dude was a total prick I would have shanked him if I could have. Yet she is sitting there getting all high and mighty with the guy that pretty much saved her behind from a lot of torture because I'm pretty sure Jake would have eventually snapped on her. Anyways the book was very short the author decided to break it down in to different books it ends with Kimani finding out who Ben really is and the inside guy for the paper she's wanting to work for is interested in doing the piece on him not the auction and that is where it ends. It really sucked in my opinion because of all the angst coming from Kimani but I seriously doubt I would read anymore.

[Rhonda Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ben and Jason were cousin's and if weren't for the fact that Jake was Jason's friend and former college roommate, and Ben's father wanted Jake's business connections, Ben would have called it a night. He just really didn't like the guy with his smug expressions and continually spouting off how much everything cost. Hell, Ben could afford everything Jake kept going on about and more but he never felt the need to brag about it. Now they're talking about going to the Scarlet auction that only happens once a month at midnight. Ben was given a choice, bring a woman from the auction or come stag. Period.

Kimani Taylor had finally made it though all the preliminaries, almost having backed out several times. Signing all the legal documents in front of four different attorneys, being asked when she lost her virginity, how many sexual partners she's had, the physical exam and then the interview with the woman asking about her sexual preferences. When she agreed to be engaged in hardcore BDSM she wasn't worried. Her plan was to get bid on, get to know the "buyer" and the other participants of the Scarlet Auction, pull out before any sex actually happened, then write the scoop that would land her a job with the San Francisco Tribune. Given she was only a year out of journalism school, she needed an edge worthy of being noticed.

What a bizarre set of circumstances. Is your interest piqued about the auction, the week at the cabin, even the research for the story. The buildup in this book will keep your interest piqued. Go in knowing there is a cliff hanger.

[Joanne Carr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jake, Jason, and Derek are off to an auction at The Scarlet Auction. They were going away to Jake's cabin for a week and they all were going to bid on someone to take. Kimani goes to the Scarlet Auction she is a journalist and she was hoping to get bid on get to know the person and then get the story. Kimani and another girl were taken and whisked away and then put in a dark basement without food and facilities by Jake. He was cruel and was good at throwing racial slj urs at Kimani. Ben arrives at the cabin to find both girls on their knees one was naked the other dressed. Ben took a look at Kimani and saw the bruise to the face that Jake had done while she was captivity in the basement. Since Ben didn't go to the auction he told Jake he would pay two hundred thousand dollars to buy her. What he liked about her that she had fire in her eyes and wasn't afraid to say what was on her mind. She borrowed Ben's phone and proceeded to send a text to her boss and accidentally left the text on his phone. He knew something was going on and he wants to find all of her secrets and submission. Ben went a long a little with Jake because he was trying to get a new. Jake takes them all out on the boat with him But, none of the girls could wear clothing. Kimani asked Ben for his cellphone again so she went into the bathroom to talk Ben over hears part of the conversation wondering why she mentioned his uncle.
This book is a cliffhanger which I don't like. That is why I gave it 3 stars. Trigger Points: physical abuse racial slurs

[Cheryl Drake johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I kamani wants a job at a San Francisco Tribune as a journalist but she wants to do an expose' but Sam the editor is having none of it because it could put the paper in jeopardy. Kamani has other ideas and convinces Sam to let her go undercover to the Scarlet Auction and she will keep him informed. She actually gets the job because of her friend who told her a little about what happened to her and what she was paid and the fact that she was badly beaten she still refused to tell Kamani anything. Once she is in she realizes that the attorneys that are going over the NDA's that they all have to sign before going on the stage. The problem was no one got to read the hold thing and she was upset because she didn't know what she was in for. Once she was in line to go on stage was the first time she got to talk to any of the women because they had all been separated until time to go on. There are virgins that cost the most and then the other beautiful women were bid on and they were required to spend a week with the men who purchased and if everything went well they were paid 40% of their cost. They were shocked to find out they couldn't take anything with them they were put into a limo and away they went in this case to a small town and they were staying in a 3 story cabin and they are shocked we they come in and are sent down to the basement until needed. This is a very interesting look into what can happen when the rich want to play.
I purchased this book. I am providing an honest review.

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ben and Kimani definitely had chemistry both physically and mentally. I don't even mind that the book ends before it gets good and you have to buy the next book. My problem is Kimani. She is doing a terrible job as an undercover journalist. I get she does not have any experience going undercover and she has a hard time not reacting against being hit in the face or some of the other behaviors that really go against her beliefs. However, it is obvious she is up to something because she asks a lot of questions and ones that are not what can be passed as idol curiosity. They are strange questions for some one who signed up for this willingly. She is also judgmental. Kimani does a poor job of keeping her own bias from showing clearly to the other girls and Ben. She is aware that she isn't doing a good job of this but I just don't think it cuts it. Particularly a lot of times this happens when she isn't under stress. If she can't keep her own judgment out of it when she is just talking to people how is she going to do that on other assignments, particularly when it is about a subject she is sensitive about. I think she shouldn't be so vocal about her own ideas and the questions a bit more subtle. It would make more sense particularly because her undercover assignment is a vital part of the story not just a excuse for the framework of the story.