Affliction

by Drew A. Lennox

-Liam -
One moment can change your entire life, letting it spin out of control. What's left of me is a shadow of a person I once was. I've lost the ability to feel and have explored just about anything to get it back. Waking up in yet another strange bed, I can still feel the scratch marks on my back and that's when I come to the realization that I'm craving pain. Taking the next step, I contact my local BDSM club, hoping to find answers.

-Ava -
Something happened to him; something terrible. He's closed up and not willing to share more than necessary. He's eager to be beaten black and blue,...or so he says. If it's pain he seeks, he's definitely come to the right place...but is that what he needs? I want to get to the root of the problem, and he will have to trust me entirely. One thing is certain, there's no way in hell I can walk away now.

340 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 15, 2019

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intense! Loved it

I've read the other books by this author but something about this one...??? It's intense. Least that's how I read it. I liked it that way. Liam and Ava's story couldn't have been told any other way!

[The.SmuttyBookClub · Rating 4 out of 5]

***Please note that this review is mainly for my benefit as it is more of a summary of the book and may contain spoilers.***

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[v] Abduction
[v] Actor M
[v] Addiction (M
[v] Adopted Siblings
[v] Adoption of neice
[v] Adult breastfeeding
[v] Age Gap ( 25 F & 40 M
[v] Age play
[v] Airplane Sex
[v] Alien M
[v] Alpha/Bega/Omega (Alpha M)
[v] Amnesia
[v] Anal
[v] F to F anal
[v] F to M anal
[v] M to F anal
[v] M to M anal
[v] NB to M anal
[v] Anal Beads
[v] Anal Felching
[v] Anal Fisting
[v] F to F anal fisting
[v] M to F anal fisting
[v] M to M anal fisting
[v] Anal Gaping
[v] Anal Hook
[v] Anal Knotting
[v] Anal Play
[v] F to F anal play
[v] F to M anal play
[v] M to F anal play
[v] M to M anal play
[v] Anal Rimming
[v] F to F anal rimming
[v] F to M anal rimming
[v] M to F anal rimming
[v] M to M anal rimming
[v] Anthology
[v] Anxiety Attacks
[v] Arranged Marriage (marriage contract)
[v] Arrangement
[v] Artist M ( artist)
[v] Assault
[v] Auction
[v] Auralism Kink (sounds and voices)
[v] Author F
[v] "Baby Boy"
[v] "Baby Girl "
[v] Bar Sex
[v] Baseball/MLB, MLB player
[v] Bath Sex
[v] Bathroom Sex
[v] Begging
[v] Ben Wa Balls
[v] Belt
[v] Best Friend's Brother
[v] Best Friend's Dad
[v] Best Friend's Daughter
[v] Best Friend's Mom
[v] Best Friend's Son
[v] Bi-Awakening
[v] Billionaire M
[v] Birth Control Tampering
[v] Biting
[v] Blackmail
[v] Blood Kink
[v] Blood-Play
[v] Blue Collar (welder M
[v] Body Guard
[v] Boat sex
[v] Bookstore Sex
[v] Branding ( tattoo)
[v] Brat
[v] Breast Binding
[ ] Breath-Play
[v] Breeding Bench
[v] Breeding Kink
[v] Brother's Best Friend
[v] Bully to Lover
[v] Butt Plug
[v] CSA (Child Sexual Assault) in M's past, off page
[v] Cage
[v] Candaulism Kink (desire to show off one's partner)
[v] Cane
[v] Car Sex
[v] Carriage sex
[v] Cat of Nine Tails
[ ] Chastity Cage
[v] Cheating (M cheats on his wife with other M
[v] Chef M
[v] Child Abuse (in F's past)
[v] Childbirth (on page, not main MFC)
[v] Childhood Friends
[ ] Choking
[v] Christmas
[v] Church Sex
[v] Classroom sex
[v] Claws
[v] Clit Clamp
[v] Closet Sex
[v] Cock and Balls Harness
[v] Cock Piercing(s)
[v] Cock Ring
[v] Cock Sleeve
[v] Cock Warming
[v] CNC (Consensual Non-Consent)
[ ] Collar
[v] College Romance
[v] Communication Barrier
[v] Cousins (not blood related)
[v] Cowboy M
[v] Cozy
[v] "Crawl to Me"
[v] Crime (
[v] Cuckhold
[v] Cult (she escaped religious cult
[v] Cum Kink
[v] Cumming in his pants
[v] "Daddy "
[v] Dad's Best Friend
[v] DADVP (Double Anal and Double Vaginal Penetration)
[v] DAVP (Double Anal and Vaginal Penetration) with fist (P) and anal hook and cock (A)
[v] Dark Romance
[v] Daughter's Boyfriend
[ ] Death of a Child (in M's past, off page)
[v] Death of a Parent (M, off page)
[v] Death of a Sibling (F, off page)
[v] Death of a Spouse (F's fiance in past, off page)
[v] Degradation
[v] Demisexual M
[v] Dentist F
[ ] Dildo
[v] Dining Room Sex
[v] Disability (M, cant feel pain due to nervous system damage
[v] Dissociation
[ ] Divorced M
[ ] Doctor F
[v] Doll play
[ ] Dom and Sub
[v] Dom and Subs
[v] Doms and Sub
[v] Doms and Subs
[ ] Domme and Sub
[v] Domme and Subs
[v] Dommes and Sub
[v] Dommes and Subs
[v] Domestic Voilence (F's ex slaps her
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers
[v] DP (Double Penetration) with cock (P) and vibrator (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with dildo (P) and fingers (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and butt plug (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and finger (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with two cocks
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers (P) and buttplug (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and anal hook(A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with vibrator (P) and cock (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with dildo (P) and butt plug (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers (P) and cock (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with fist (P) and anal hook (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with dildo (P) and cock (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with champagne bottle (P) and fingers (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with tongue (P) and tentacle (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with fingers (P) and Tail (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with tail (P) and fingers (A)
[v] DP (double penetration) with cock (P) and bed footboard spindle (A)
[v] Drinking Blood
[v] Drug Use (weed)
[v] Drugging
[v] DUBCON (Dubious Consent)
[v] DVAP (Double Vainal and Anal Penetration) with cock and Vibrating bulb (P) and butt plug (A)
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with cock and fingers
[v] DVP (Double vaginal penetration) with vibrator and fingers
[v] DVP (Double vaginal penetration) with vibrator and cock
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with cock and dildo
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with two cocks
[v] DVP (Double Vaginal Penetration) with fingers and tentacle
[v] Eating Disorder
[ ] Edging
[v] Electrical Stimulation
[v] Elevator Sex
[v] Enema
[v] Enemies to Lovers
[v] Ex's Dad
[v] Ex's Uncle
[v] Ex-Convict M, he escapes prison
[v] Exhibitionism
[ ] F Masturbation
[v] F Virgin
[v] FF
[v] F to F oral
[v] FFF
[v] FFM
[v] FMF
[v] FFFF
[v] FFFM
[v] FFMF
[v] FFMM
[v] FMFM
[v] FMMF
[v] FMMM
[v] FFMMM
[v] FMMMF
[v] FMMMM
[v] Face Fucking
[v] FaceTime Sex
[v] Fairy
[v] Fairytale Retelling (nightmare before christmas
[v] Fake dating
[v] Fall/Autumn
[v] Fangs
[v] Fantasy
[v] Fated Mates
[v] Feeding Kink
[v] Feet Fucking
[ ] Flogger
[v] Food Play (
[v] Foot Fetish
[v] Football/NFL NFL player
[v] Forced Marriage
[v] Forced Orgasms
[v] Forced Proximity
[v] Four cocks
[v] Free Use
[v] Friends-to-Lovers
[v] Friends with Benefits
[v] Frotting (Jacking off two dicks together with one hand)
[v] Fucking machine
[v] G-Spot Stimulator
[v] Garage Sex
[v] Gaslighting
[v] Gay awakening
[v] Glory Hole
[v] "Goddess"
[v] Gods (Dragon shifter god M)
[v] Golden retriever M
[v] Golden Shower (peeing on someone)
[v] Grumpy and Sunshine
[v] Gun-Play
[v] Gym Sex
[v] Hair-Pulling
[v] Halloween
[v] Harness
[v] He didnt know she was a virgin
[v] He falls first
[v] Heat/Rut
[v] Hidden Cameras
[v] Hidden Identities
[v] Hockey/NHL NHL player
[v] Hood
[v] Horns
[v] Horror
[v] Hospital Sex
[v] Hot Tub Sex
[v] Hotel Sex
[v] HUCOW
[v] Humiliation
[v] Imprisonment
[v] Incest, CSA in M's past, off page
[v] Infertility F
[v] Interracial (Mexican/Italian M & white F's)
[v] Jacob's Ladder Piercings
[v] Kendo Sticks
[v] Kinging (face-sitting)
[v] Kitchen Sex
[v] Knife-Play (cutting
[v] Knot
[v] Labia Clamps
[v] Lactation Kink
[v] Lake Sex
[v] Laundry Room Sex
[v] Lawyer M
[v] Leash
[v] Library Sex
[v] Limo Sex
[v] Lip Piercing
[v] "Little Girl"
[v] Locker Room Sex
[v] Love triangle
[ ] M Masturbation
[v] M Virgin (inexperienced)
[ ] MF
[ ] F to M oral
[ ] M to F oral
[v] MM
[v] M to M oral
[v] M to NB oral
[v] MFM
[v] MMF
[v] MMM
[v] MFFM
[v] MFMM
[v] MMMF
[v] MMMM
[v] MMFMF
[ ] "Ma'am"
[v] Make-a-Baby Arrangement
[v] Marriage of Convenience
[v] Married couple
[v] "Madame"
[v] "Master"
[v] Mask
[v] Mating Mark
[v] Medical condition (diabetic M
[v] Medical experiments
[v] Medical play
[v] Mental illness (D.I.D. M)
[v] Military (veteran M
[v] Milking Machine
[v] Miscarriage (in M's past, on page)
[v] "Mistress"
[v] Mistaken identity
[v] "Mommy"
[v] Monster (wizard M
[v] Motel Sex
[v] Motorcycle Club
[v] Mouth Gag (O ring
[v] Mummification
[v] Murder
[v] Mutual Masturbation
[v] Muzzle
[v] Nanny
[v] NBF
[v] F to NB oral
[v] NB to F oral
[v] NBM
[v] M to NB oral
[v] NB to M oral
[v] NBFM
[v] NBMM
[v] Necrophilia kink
[v] Needle Play/Kink
[v] Neighbors
[v] Neurodivergent M, can't process or name emotions
[ ] Nipple Clamps
[v] Nipple Enlargers
[ ] Nipple Piercing(s) F
[v] No Happily Ever After
[v] Non-Binary (NB)
[v] NC (non-consent)
[v] Novella
[v] Nurse F
[v] Office Sex
[v] One Night Stand
[v] Orgy
[v] Outdoor Sex
[v] Overdose
[v] Paddle
[v] Panic attack(s)
[v] Pansexual
[v] Paralytic Poison
[v] Pegging
[v] Period Sex
[v] "Pet"
[v] Pet Play (Cow)
[ ] Phone Sex
[v] Piercing
[v] Pillory
[v] Pleasure Dom
[v] Plus Sized FMC
[v] Plus Sized MMC
[v] Pocket Pussy
[v] Police Officer F
[v] Politics (president M, first lady F, and vice president M)
[v] Polyamory (MFMM
[v] Pool Sex
[v] Postapolyptic
[ ] Praise
[ ] Pregnancy (Epilogue
[v] Pregnancy Sex
[v] Prehensile Cock
[v] Prehensile Tail
[v] Priest M
[v] Primal Play/Kink
[v] Prince Albert Piercing
[v] Professional domme
[v] Professor F
[v] Prostate Massager
[v] Psychosis
[v] PTSD F
[v] Public Bathroom Sex
[ ] Public Sex (dance floor
[ ] Punishment
[v] "Pup"
[v] Pussy Pump
[v] "Queen"
[v] Queening (face sitting)
[v] Reincarnation
[v] Remote Controlled Vibrator
[v] Restaurant Sex
[ ] Restraints (rope
[v] Reverse Age Gap (21 M & 31 F)
[v] Reverse Harem (1 F & 3 M's)
[ ] Riding Crop
[v] Rock Star M
[v] Role Playing
[v] Roommates
[v] Rose Toy
[v] Royalty (king
[v] Rugby (former player M
[ ] SA (Sexual Assault) in F's past, off page
[v] Saw Horse
[v] Schizophrenia
[v] Scissoring
[ ] Scratching
[v] Second Chance Romance
[v] Secret baby
[v] Secret Society
[v] Selective Mutism
[v] Self harm (in F's past)
[v] Sentient Object(s)
[v] Serial Killer M
[ ] Sex Club
[v] Sex in a Corm Maze
[v] Sex in the Woods
[v] Sex lessons
[v] Sex on a Carousel
[v] Sex on a Motorcycle
[v] Sex on a Piano
[v] Sex Swing
[v] Sex Tape
[v] Sex trafficking (not MCs
[v] Sex Worker (prostitute F
[v] Sexting
[v] Shape-Shifting
[v] Shaving kink
[ ] Shibari
[v] Shock Collar
[v] Shower Sex
[v] Single Dad
[v] Single Mom
[v] "Sir"
[v] Sissy Man
[ ] Size Difference
[v] Slapping (breasts, pussy
[v] Slit
[v] Slow burn
[v] Small Town
[v] Snowballing (passing cum from one mouth to another)
[v] Soccer (pro team owner)
[v] Social Media Influencer
[v] Somnophilia
[v] Sounding
[v] Spanking
[v] Spanking Bench
[v] Spitting (on pussy
[v] Spreader Bar
[v] Squirting
[ ] St. Andrew's Cross
[v] Stalker (MMC stalks MFC in previous book)
[v] Stepdad
[v] Strap-On Dildo
[v] Step Cousins
[v] Step Siblings
[v] Stepbrothers
[v] Stepsisters
[v] Stockade
[v] Suicide (not a main character)
[v] Suicide Attempt (in F's past, off page)
[v] Suspension
[v] Swingers
[v] Tail
[v] Tangy Dinger (giving blow job after doing anal)
[v] Tattoo Artist
[v] Teacher F
[v] Teenagers
[ ] Temperature Play (hot wax, ice
[v] Tentacles
[v] Terminal Illness
[v] Thanksgiving
[v] Therapist
[v] Titty Fucking
[v] Tongue Ring M
[v] Torture
[v] TVP (Triple Vaginal Penetration) with three tentacles
[v] Two Cocks
[v] Unplanned Pregnancy (
[v] Vaccuum Play
[v] Vaginal Felching
[v] Vaginal Fisting
[v] Vaginal Gaping
[v] Vaginal Knotting
[v] Vaginal penetration with tequila bottle
[v] Vaginal Piercings (clit hood
[v] Vanilla
[v] Vibrating bullet
[v] Vibrating cock
[v] Vibrating egg
[v] Vibrating Tongue
[ ] Vibrating Wand
[ ] Vibrator
[ ] Vision Deprivation (blindfold
[ ] Voyeurism
[v] War
[v] Watching Porn
[v] Wedding
[v] Wet Dreams
[v] Whip
[v] Why choose
[v] Widow
[v] Wings
[v] Workplace Romance
[v] Yacht

1 F
2 M
17 MF

[Angie Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Affliction brings us the story of Liam and Ava and WOW, what a story! As expected, Drew brings us another great read, turning the tables, so to speak. The emotions in this book were raw at times and palpable. I thoroughly enjoyed the connection that Liam and Ava shared and loved how their story evolves. Although this book dealt with some heavy subjects it also was wonderfully paired with the discovery of trust and the beauty of a special bond; not to mention the incredibly hot and sexy exploration of limits between Liam and Ava. A pleasure to read! ~Angie❤️

[Martha Lindblom · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fantastic wonderful story. The connection between Liam and Ava can be felt from the time they first meet. I love the fact that you learn as you read this book. Drew is a great teacher and can incorporate it into a book. Enjoy this wonderful book.

[Lady Raven Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic story. Liam and Ava are wonderful characters. Their journey together is one great adventure. The writing and flow of this book is top notch. I absolutely recommend this book.

[CL Westbrook · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've missed my Drew books and this has just topped me up for now. A fabulous story. Loved reading it & couldnt stop reading it. I loved the characters & the darkness. A fabulous book. Amazing xx

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why did I wait so long to start reading Drew A. Lennox!?!?!
As an author of BDSM romance and erotica, his books have been on my radar for a while and I finally took the plunge with Affliction!
I love stories where a character with emotional scars finds healing, so I loved Liam’s character. Caught in a viscous cycle of work, alcohol, and meaningless one night stands, he’s fed up with feeling numb and is craving physical pain as an outlet. A local BDSM club looks like the perfect answer. And it was. It just wasn’t the instant gratification he thought he’d find.
Here’s where Drew A. Lennox’s storytelling really won me over with his realistic portrayals of meeting the club owner and attending munches with club members before ever getting to experience the club where he meets Ava, an experienced Domme.
I loved that Liam’s introduction to the lifestyle didn’t instantly start with a scene at the club. Ava begins as a mentor of sorts, slowly getting to know Liam and what he hoped to get out of experiencing physical pain, helping him tame his bad habits and get some structure in his day to day life.
Liam balked at some of her assignments and rules and failed on some occasions. His punishments weren’t with canes or paddles, but writing lines and other assignments that made him look within himself. Submission didn’t come easy for him but in addition to his attraction to Ava, he trusted her. He opened old wounds and began to truly heal.
The chemistry between them was palpable from the start but intensified over time, turning to pure fire as they took their relationship to the next level.
Affliction is a slow burn but does not lack heart or heat in any way. The mental and emotional bond between Liam and Ava only made their physical connection even hotter.
If you’re searching for realistically written BDSM romance, check out Drew A. Lennox! I’m on my third book of his in less than 2 weeks and totally hooked!

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

inspiring book

The author Drew A. Lennox reveals the characteristics of Liam and Ava, human nature contains both dominant & submissive characteristics alluding to we are not all 100 percent of either and with determination and love nothing is possible in an alternative lifestyle. A very unique read .

[Julia Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal Story

Ava and Liam's story will melt your heart.
Liam gets paired with Ava when he was at his lowest due to an unforseen tradgedy.
Together they help eachother mend.

[Princess Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let me start by saying this book is just as great of a read as his others. I love the dynamic between his characters and I always finish his books in a day or two because I find it so hard to put them down. I love the change of a male sub and female Domme. It was so different from most books I have read regarding BDSM but still so enjoyable. I love relating to a male in the role of sub, it's so fun. The only complaint I have and reason for 4 stars and not 5 is the amount of mistakes. I really struggle when the person who edits doesn't do it well. I've put books down and walked away due to mistakes and this book had loads. I get even more upset when I've paid for the book and it's so poorly edited. But the story was so good I made it to the end.

[Kristi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was raw and intense. I felt myself experiencing all of the character's emotions as I immersed myself in their unique journey. This story was well written and I would highly recommend it to others.