Dark Touch

by Vonna Harper

Obsession. Insanity. No other words explained why Mace Seeger had come so far to see a woman he should have nothing to do with. But from the moment he found Sara Parmenter's photograph in her dead husband's wallet, he had no choice. Her haunted eyes stared out of the picture at him, distracting him from her naked and bound body. The woman he found at the isolated ranch was no longer helpless, no longer trapped by a cruel and violent man, because Ronnie Parmenter was gone, murdered. He had ceased to be a danger. Sara desperately wanted to believe the same thing. The young widow would do whatever it took to free herself from her nightmares, to embrace the future-and understand why she was willing to risk everything with Mace. A lifetime ago she'd been a sexual woman, a willing and eager bed partner. The realities of her marriage had stripped that from her, but being near Mace reawakened primitive, unfocused need and allowed her to dream of willingly giving her body, her mind, her trust to him. Sara was changing, returning to life. But Ronnie wasn't done with her. Or with Mace. NOTE: This story contains graphic episodes of forced bondage, forced sex, and personal humiliation. These scenes may be distressing to some readers.

210 pages, Paperback

First published June 23, 2004

About the author

Under her "real" name, Vonna Harper has published more fiction than she can keep track of . These include category romances for the major players as well as the 'juicy' stuff. She also penned a series of well-received Native American historicals. One earned her finalist status in both the Women Writing the West Willa award and Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. Before discovering romances, both erotic and otherwise, Vonna 'confessed' all kinds of nonsense for the confession magazines.

When asked about erotica research, she insists, "Of course I've time-traveled to the ancient Everglades, infiltrated bondage strongholds, done wilderness search and rescue, and spent a night trapped in a workout gym with Mr. Universe. How can I possibly write about something I haven't experienced?"

As for day jobs, "I've been a commercial pilot, brain surgeon, worked as a white-water river guide, bee keeper, snake charmer, and garbage collector."

Reviews

[E. · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a difference between someone who likes roleplaying and someone who is a downtrodden abused woman. Not to my taste, very dark.