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827 pages, Paperback
First published September 26, 2021
"I'm going to hell, and I don't care. I want Scarlet. I need her in my arms and in my bed."
"He’s built like a linebacker, broad through the shoulders and neck, with thick, ropey forearms. There are a few sprinkles of silver through his brown hair, which give him authority to go with his stern good looks and aura of wealth and confidence."
"It's all here for you, baby. My heart's full of love for you, and it always has been."


“I can’t do that, babygirl. I paid a lot of money for you and now you’re in my debt. How are you going to pay me back?”


A) The supposedly experienced Caleb makes so many rookie mistakes (including ignoring a safeword at a well-respected BDSM club and then throwing a temper tantrum worthy of a five-year old when he's called on it) that throughout I was internally yelling at Presley to run fast and far away from this rank amateur.
B) I don't know where Ms. Grant gets her information about the lifestyle, but all I can say is "don't try this at home, folks!" Couples need to decide together what their rules and punishments will be: the dominant partner doesn't just get to impose them on their submissive unilaterally.
C) I'm done with what I gather is the new "no safeword" as verification tool for in-the-know, "authentic" BDSMers (see Kessily Lewel, below) for two reasons. First, the actual safeword ("red," "snickerdoodle," "pineapple," whatever) is immaterial (and, really, nothing more than structural linguistics; perhaps Emily Tilton will define this for her friends). What is important is that the phrase denotes "consent." If someone has no way of withdrawing consent then they have no way of giving it -- and your slaphappy D/s play has now turned into a legal and emotional minefield. (And before anyone mentions "blanket consent," please consult your state's rape laws.) Second, anyone who ignores a submissive's clearly stated desire to end something isn't a dominant, but an abuser and a criminal. Since I strongly doubt that this is the message that authors dabbling in "no safeword" kink want to send, then, by default, the submissive has a safeword -- even if it's not characterized as such. That's why I find all this gushing "ooh, no safeword means it's real" strictly performative: the submissive has the power to stop any action; ergo, they have a safeword. Can we please stop pretending they don't?Note: "Black Light" series. Trigger Warnings: Toxic D/s advice that will at best leave the dominant without a submissive and at worse send him to prison. Daddy Kink. Only because Caleb barely (and I mean barely) restrains himself from saying "It's my way or the highway" does this get 2 stars.
A) You'll save a lot of time, energy, and aggravation if you don't read the reviews left by readers on a site specifically for readers;
B) You may not want to alienate your paying customers by insinuating that we're so lacking in maturity, knowledge, or critical thinking skills that we must be either "policed" (unfortunate choice of words here) or made an "example" of.Note: This is my personal experience with this author. In the past, I've enjoyed her books and might have felt similarly here under different circumstances. If you think you might like this, I urge you to read other reviews. 2nd Note: This is a sequel to Lights, Camera, Daddy!.

“Oh Jesus. Zac’s dad is banging. Cover-of-a-fitness-magazine hot.”

