After she defies an increasingly authoritarian government, nineteen-year-old Melanie Smith is sentenced to an experimental rehabilitation program. She will be placed into several highly sophisticated virtual reality simulations, each designed to achieve a specific purpose. Melanie soon finds herself living out one scenario after another, and as the program continues she begins to learn things about herself she wouldn’t have ever expected. But can she remain in control of her body and her mind no matter what the program throws at her?
Emily Tilton, whose books have hit number one on Amazon in six different erotica categories, wishes she could live out her fantasies of submission the way her characters do.
Emily's erotica is a narrative version of her nearly lifelong quest to reconcile her submissive erotic orientation with her ethics. She writes erotic romance, but her books are always frankly and unashamedly about sex, because writing about sex helps her understand that fundamental part of her life better. She hopes maybe it does the same for her readers.
Over the many years since Emily became aware of her sometimes unbearable craving for spanking, ravishment, and all the shameful things that go with it, she has tried to come to terms with that craving in more ways than she can count. The first of the ways was by reading, voraciously, every piece of BDSM erotica she could find.
Eventually, she read "Story of O." As is reflected throughout her work, it changed her life, though the change has been gradual, and continues to this day. The idea that other women might share the lusts she has by turns been ashamed of and defiantly proud of, that a woman like the real Pauline Réage might write so beautifully of those lusts, and work them out so thoroughly and even pitilessly on a character, put Réage's famous pencil in her right hand. Or, to put it in the terms of EXPLORATIONS, which she considers her magnum opus, it put her left hand on the keyboard of her laptop and her right hand in her lap, if you know what she means. Emily started to write spanking stories.
The Correctional Program was my first Emily Tilton book and I have found a new author to follow. There is so much to like in this story. Strong Alpha males, spankings, steamy scenes and so many fantasy like settings are all within this book. I was amazed at how Emily was able to weave a virtual reality into the real world. Having choices has never been so difficult as it was with Melanie as she was thrust into the program. Melanie had to choose between marriage and community service. Both of those are not as they would seem. Just as this program is much more than a correctional facility. Emily Tilton played on words and created one very steamy and interesting story.
Made Earl Finn narrated this story with ease. His voice was so easy to listen to. Mr Finn was able to distinguish each character with different tones and swoon worthy accents. Mr Finn's narration added to the experience and brought this story to life.
This book was incredibly confusing in the beginning. I'm not entirely certain, though, that the author could have described this strange dystopia in a more eloquent way. The idea of this correctional program employing a "shaper space" with two competing alpha males vying for the opportunity to complete train a defaulter after she finally realizes, through the shaper space virtual reality, that she does want to get married and submit to a man. It was all a bit too much in the head, description of characters thoughts and motives and not enough of the showing through story telling. Either way, I had no idea what was coming next at any point in time, the book was capable of taking twists and turns because the shaper space was so flexible. It could have been any scenario, and I am not sure that was utilized advantageously.
This was an interesting premise , if at times a little confusing. But, I enjoy Emily Tilton's books so I kept on reading. 19 year old Melanie gets herself into trouble one too many times. (Don't they all?) So she gets herself hooked up to a correctional program that puts her body to sleep, but her consciousness sent into various scenarios where she's punished by being spanked. She has 2 men who want her. So who gets her?
A fun and sexy read! I voluntarily read a copy provided by Stormy Night Publications.
Our naughty heroine, Melodie needs correcting and what a great way to experience it. Tilton delivers once again with an entertaining look at the future.
This was a very unusual and imaginative way to use virtual reality as a form of reform! Well written, Great characters and very steamy! Very enjoyable.
This book takes a very different twist in this genre. It incoperates virtual reality, but sets it’s characters in various historical moments. This is all to teach and correct Melanie’s behaviour. This book is told from different prespectives so you see the story from different point of view which I really like. I would recommend ths book.
I received this book from Stormy Night Publications as an advance review copy
Mind blowing premise and creative story to go with it. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. The virtual reality aspect is fascinating. As one would expect from Emily Tilton this is a well written story with kindle melting sex. Her characters really catch your attention and make you want to keep reading.