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Velvet Glove #3.2
Velvet Need
Dent Farre thinks he has it all. Retired owner of several high profile companies, he is now a full member at the exclusive men's BDSM club the Velvet Glove. He has anything he wants available at his fingertips, including a host of subs at his beck and call. So why is he so angry and frustrated all the time?
The Velvet Glove's owner believes that Dr. Bertoli Lutrell, a Dominant who runs very intense scenes might be just what Dent needs. But just as Lutrell and Dent are beginning to make progress together, Dent is kidnapped.
Will he escape his captors in one piece? And if he does, will Luttrell be able to reach him after months of torture?
The Velvet Glove's owner believes that Dr. Bertoli Lutrell, a Dominant who runs very intense scenes might be just what Dent needs. But just as Lutrell and Dent are beginning to make progress together, Dent is kidnapped.
Will he escape his captors in one piece? And if he does, will Luttrell be able to reach him after months of torture?
195 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Sean Michael
663 books1,213 followersOften referred to as "Space Cowboy" and "Gangsta of Love" while still striving for the moniker of "Maurice," Sean Michael spends his days surfing, smutting, organizing his immense gourd collection and fantasizing about one day retiring on a small secluded island peopled entirely by horseshoe crabs. While collecting vast amounts of vintage gay pulp novels and mood rings, Sean whiles away the hours between dropping the f-bomb and persuing the kama sutra by channeling the long lost spirit of John Wayne and singing along with the soundtrack to "Chicago."
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.
Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.
Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
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March 4, 2015
Medical play. Hmmm.... O_o
Yeah, to be honest it's not my first choice of kinks. That said, this is probably some of the sweetest and most loving sounding and enema fixated play I've read. Not surprising with Michael's propensity for growly, possessive, and protective doms. This is a longer read that takes advantage of the timeline to show some hurt/comfort which addresses PTSD, all in the loving hands of his rather OCD doctor dom. The amount of attention paid to the ritual of their play created a sacred feeling.
Overall, enemas in Minegrowlfucklandia that are tender, not sadistic.
Yeah, to be honest it's not my first choice of kinks. That said, this is probably some of the sweetest and most loving sounding and enema fixated play I've read. Not surprising with Michael's propensity for growly, possessive, and protective doms. This is a longer read that takes advantage of the timeline to show some hurt/comfort which addresses PTSD, all in the loving hands of his rather OCD doctor dom. The amount of attention paid to the ritual of their play created a sacred feeling.
Overall, enemas in Minegrowlfucklandia that are tender, not sadistic.
June 25, 2023
My favorite kinky masterpiece from this series... needed a re-read for a challenge, and Velvet Need was an easy choice. I haven't read Sean Michael in ages (2016 to be precice) and it was real fun to revisit Dent and Lutrell!
re-read again 25 Jun 2023
This is definitely my favorite story in the series, and I've re-read it too many times to count lol. The romance between Dent and Lutrel, the way Dent's character changes over the course of the story, it's beautifully done.
re-read again 25 Jun 2023
This is definitely my favorite story in the series, and I've re-read it too many times to count lol. The romance between Dent and Lutrel, the way Dent's character changes over the course of the story, it's beautifully done.
December 5, 2021
This book will not be for everyone. It has the usual Sean Michael flair, but the medical bdsm will keep some readers away.
I liked the heroes. Once long ago, I read some books in this series and I liked it. But the things that kind of gave me a few niggles, now drive me crazy.
In my opinion, the characterization is way too vague. There are inconsistencies to the story and even character descriptions are glossed over at times. Maybe it's just me.
There are a few books I really love by this author. Second Sight and Where Flows the Water are both my favorites, and are books I'd easily recommend. I would be more hesitant with this one.
This series is good.. But this was almost a miss for me, or maybe my tastes have changed. I struggled to finish it. I'm sorry.
2.5 rounded uo
I liked the heroes. Once long ago, I read some books in this series and I liked it. But the things that kind of gave me a few niggles, now drive me crazy.
In my opinion, the characterization is way too vague. There are inconsistencies to the story and even character descriptions are glossed over at times. Maybe it's just me.
There are a few books I really love by this author. Second Sight and Where Flows the Water are both my favorites, and are books I'd easily recommend. I would be more hesitant with this one.
This series is good.. But this was almost a miss for me, or maybe my tastes have changed. I struggled to finish it. I'm sorry.
2.5 rounded uo
February 20, 2015
Wow. Okay. Starting this from the top.
As if in response to my comments after reading the previous story, we have a very different sort of pairing in this one. The much longer format also allows for considerably greater character and plot development as well, but the protagonists themselves are…
Okay one of them was definitely pushing my boundaries.
There is always something creepy about a medical doctor with a kink for giving enemas. I mean job satisfaction is a good thing, but… uh. It doesn’t help when he’s a giggling sadist.
What does help, actually, is getting to know him. And this happens here. It’s been a long while since a book showed me the other side of a character without putting the lie to my first impression.
It feels as though the author is fully embracing the dubious consent, going so far as having Lutrell voice the infamous rapist’s excuse of “your mouth says no but your body says yes” more than once. At first – and for a good while – what is happening to Dent is quite horrifying. I still can’t imagine how his fear and humiliation and utter despair might appear sexy to anyone. But it’s part of the story’s process and doesn’t stagnate. So while I still think that what Lutrell does in the beginning is horrifically wrong (and really, truly terrifying), I can see it working out for the best in context of this tale.
Plus something magical happened along the way. I got to understand that Lutrell truly is what he claims to be. He is a caring, sweet person who embraces his happiness to its fullest extent, hence the constant giggling and laughing. And he really lives up to it in every detail, the way he cares for Dent, the way his feelings for the man develop and expand. After a while I could truly feel his joy and not be put off anymore by the scary associations of a giggling man in a position of power over someone else.
Often in these stories the sub’s, uh, submission ends up feeling like a brainwashing has taken place – particularly when reluctance was involved. Not so here, despite the fact that what Dent went through in the hands of others actually does count as a sort of brainwashing.
These two are both adult men in (mostly) full possession of their faculties – that’s so very clear the entire time. And their relationship, with all its needs and peculiarities, feels entirely balanced. They have normal interactions, treat each other with genuine caring and tenderness.
It’s really quite amazing, considering how this story starts out.
I think this is what made me enjoy this story so much. The lack of something childlike or infantile in their relationship, in the characters themselves. (Giggling notwithstanding, since it meant something removed from age.)
Well, plus the fact that despite lots of scenes with sexual aspects they never felt unnecessary to me. True, a few might not have been completely vital but I did not get bored, so that’s a good indicator. Especially since it certainly wasn’t the kink that kept me interested.
So yes. My initial impressions were annihilated in the most beautiful way and this turned into something I wholeheartedly enjoyed.
Lovely book.
As if in response to my comments after reading the previous story, we have a very different sort of pairing in this one. The much longer format also allows for considerably greater character and plot development as well, but the protagonists themselves are…
Okay one of them was definitely pushing my boundaries.
There is always something creepy about a medical doctor with a kink for giving enemas. I mean job satisfaction is a good thing, but… uh. It doesn’t help when he’s a giggling sadist.
What does help, actually, is getting to know him. And this happens here. It’s been a long while since a book showed me the other side of a character without putting the lie to my first impression.
It feels as though the author is fully embracing the dubious consent, going so far as having Lutrell voice the infamous rapist’s excuse of “your mouth says no but your body says yes” more than once. At first – and for a good while – what is happening to Dent is quite horrifying. I still can’t imagine how his fear and humiliation and utter despair might appear sexy to anyone. But it’s part of the story’s process and doesn’t stagnate. So while I still think that what Lutrell does in the beginning is horrifically wrong (and really, truly terrifying), I can see it working out for the best in context of this tale.
Plus something magical happened along the way. I got to understand that Lutrell truly is what he claims to be. He is a caring, sweet person who embraces his happiness to its fullest extent, hence the constant giggling and laughing. And he really lives up to it in every detail, the way he cares for Dent, the way his feelings for the man develop and expand. After a while I could truly feel his joy and not be put off anymore by the scary associations of a giggling man in a position of power over someone else.
Often in these stories the sub’s, uh, submission ends up feeling like a brainwashing has taken place – particularly when reluctance was involved. Not so here, despite the fact that what Dent went through in the hands of others actually does count as a sort of brainwashing.
These two are both adult men in (mostly) full possession of their faculties – that’s so very clear the entire time. And their relationship, with all its needs and peculiarities, feels entirely balanced. They have normal interactions, treat each other with genuine caring and tenderness.
It’s really quite amazing, considering how this story starts out.
I think this is what made me enjoy this story so much. The lack of something childlike or infantile in their relationship, in the characters themselves. (Giggling notwithstanding, since it meant something removed from age.)
Well, plus the fact that despite lots of scenes with sexual aspects they never felt unnecessary to me. True, a few might not have been completely vital but I did not get bored, so that’s a good indicator. Especially since it certainly wasn’t the kink that kept me interested.
So yes. My initial impressions were annihilated in the most beautiful way and this turned into something I wholeheartedly enjoyed.
Lovely book.
April 27, 2015
The incessant giggling has to stop. I don't care how happy you are no one laughs and giggles all the time. It effing annoying! The scenes are hot but JHC who can enjoy it with the incessant laughter.
Oh and the inconsistency! That really destroys the flow of the story for me.
Honestly if it wasn't for a challenge I wouldn't have finished the book. This just wasn't for me.
Oh and the inconsistency! That really destroys the flow of the story for me.
Honestly if it wasn't for a challenge I wouldn't have finished the book. This just wasn't for me.
November 28, 2013
Great story abt Dent who always believed himself to be a Dom but realizes that might not be true. .. He gets hooked up with Lutrell a Dom who has a Very specific kink. One that's perfect for Dent.
This story is emotionally charged to say the least. It took awhile to get used to Lutrell and his personality. It's a little offbeat. The medical kink was a nice change from the typical BDSM scenes but even so it felt basic to me. I was expecting a little bit more indepth exploration of the kink than was given.
This story is emotionally charged to say the least. It took awhile to get used to Lutrell and his personality. It's a little offbeat. The medical kink was a nice change from the typical BDSM scenes but even so it felt basic to me. I was expecting a little bit more indepth exploration of the kink than was given.
September 22, 2019
Such a weird sad happy story
First this is weird to me because of what !makes a man happy sad that the happiness ends in. Sadness and then the ain of finding that happiness again
First this is weird to me because of what !makes a man happy sad that the happiness ends in. Sadness and then the ain of finding that happiness again
July 19, 2012
Alot of giggling, laughing and enemas. I found myself wondering if too many enemas would cause internal problems:) It turned into a hurt/comfort book. I really enjoyed it and, as usual, Sean Michael sucks me in.
November 7, 2009
This story would have been so much better for me without the incessant chuckling.
December 5, 2017
This book utterly disgusted me. I am all for entertaining, consensual bondage and games of sexual humiliation between equals, but the mere fact that the Dom is a practicising, medical doctor who enacts his kinks on a surgical bank using medical processes had me close to barfing the first time it happened and made me skip all such scenes so soon as they began. Enemas are not something sexy, Mr Michael; quite the opposite, inasmuch as they can hardly stimulate the prostate unless the canula rubs abainst it (beware of tearing open the thin membrana !) and provide no excitation whatsoever to the rectum, unless one is perverted enough to get off by one's own bowel moves. Add that any abuse of enemas is likely to result in destruction of the intestinal bacterial flora and rectal laxity, and you will understand my furor at seing such a strictly therapeutic process misused by an unlightened writer for the sake of cheap thrills. I am no expert reader of BDSM; yet even I was able to discern that too many of the scenes between Luttrell and Dent were trotting along the edge of dubious consent, therefore a far cry, for most of the book, from the fully-fledged power exchange between consenting partners of equal standing that the healthy practice of BDSM entails, or ought to entail. I find it highly ironical, to say the least, that the creepy, skeleton-looking medic plighting his trade of running enemas and plunging his phallus inside one's rectum would be the person best placed to care for, and to cure, his traumatized partner after said Submissive had been abducted and tortured for months. That no one managed to understand that such gross outlandishness was enough to sink any self-respecting, BDSM or hurt/comfort story straight to the seabed, speaks volumes about the brain capacity of Mr Michael's circle, his publisher, and his devoted readership. Finally, too much melodrama as is often the case with this author (I did not feel it was necessary to have Dent live through so much hell, not even to gild the pill of Luttrell's sexual-psychological expertise with PTSD) and rather too many glaring inconsistencies that testify to excessive speed of writing and desultory proof-reading, key among them the extremely irritating good cheer given to Luttrell even in the midst of the most inappropriate circumstances, finish to ruin whatever remained of the entertaining capacity of this book.
May 8, 2023
Having not read any of the other Velvet Glove stories this was a little confusing in its setting - mention of other planets and using terms like cycle and cred presumably for day and money - as this was irrelevant and the story could have been contemporary and it would not have mattered.
The premise was interesting but the telling often felt rushed and could be repetitive.
An ok read as a standalone but may possibly help to read other books in this world first.
The premise was interesting but the telling often felt rushed and could be repetitive.
An ok read as a standalone but may possibly help to read other books in this world first.
June 29, 2024
Sean Michael has done hurt/comfort better. It possibly didn't help that whenever Lutrell was described as a tall, gaunt, giggling man I kept picturing him as Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
December 20, 2022
giggling, really? we have a Dom in this book who keeps on giggling. such a turn-off. dnf.
December 6, 2023
Love medfet, but I wished there was some more variation.
November 3, 2012
Story that looks at an unusual aspect of BDSM
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 7/10
PROS:
- I always enjoy reading stories in which the sub struggles with his desire to submit. It seems like such a victory to me once he finally does, and especially once he admits to himself (and his Dom) that he enjoys it.
- This author is good at conveying character changes that take place gradually over a long period of time. He writes short scenes, many of which depict mundane, everyday occurrences, and shows at least a tiny bit of forward movement in each scene.
- Luttrell is interested in aspects of BDSM that are a little off the beaten path (an enema is one of his favorite things to do to his subs, for example). I didn’t find those scenes hot, necessarily, but I did find it refreshing to read about something different.
CONS:
- As much as I came to appreciate Luttrell’s obvious joie de vivre, his constant laughing, particularly at the beginning of the story, got a little annoying. Especially since he’s a Top and “giggles” repeatedly (that word appears probably 10 times in the first 5 pages).
- I appreciate stories in which both men are not perfect physically. Not everyone’s beautiful, so not all stories should be about beautiful people. Some of Michael’s descriptions make Luttrell seem far from sexy, though: the word “gaunt,” in particular, is not something that makes me think happy things. It brings to my mind a skeleton with skin stretched over it. The fact, also, that they do their scenes on a surgical table makes Luttrell come across now and then as a mad scientist.
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 7/10
PROS:
- I always enjoy reading stories in which the sub struggles with his desire to submit. It seems like such a victory to me once he finally does, and especially once he admits to himself (and his Dom) that he enjoys it.
- This author is good at conveying character changes that take place gradually over a long period of time. He writes short scenes, many of which depict mundane, everyday occurrences, and shows at least a tiny bit of forward movement in each scene.
- Luttrell is interested in aspects of BDSM that are a little off the beaten path (an enema is one of his favorite things to do to his subs, for example). I didn’t find those scenes hot, necessarily, but I did find it refreshing to read about something different.
CONS:
- As much as I came to appreciate Luttrell’s obvious joie de vivre, his constant laughing, particularly at the beginning of the story, got a little annoying. Especially since he’s a Top and “giggles” repeatedly (that word appears probably 10 times in the first 5 pages).
- I appreciate stories in which both men are not perfect physically. Not everyone’s beautiful, so not all stories should be about beautiful people. Some of Michael’s descriptions make Luttrell seem far from sexy, though: the word “gaunt,” in particular, is not something that makes me think happy things. It brings to my mind a skeleton with skin stretched over it. The fact, also, that they do their scenes on a surgical table makes Luttrell come across now and then as a mad scientist.
November 5, 2023
Rereading in Nov 2023 because it's a pick me up story with a big loving kinky 💜 & it now deserves 5 ⭐. I confirm I want more Tops & Doms of that caliber. Not physically perfect, not wealthy CEOS. Just good humans who care for their charge, even if what they want doesn't align with what they need.
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Technically 4 ⭐ but the setting was so well done and the tone of the story so unique. Medfet tends to be either cold and clinical or based on humiliation. Here it was about pure intimacy. Their love language. The slight non consensual aspect was treated with ... gasp! Care. Safe words were dedramatized and respected.
That ritual! I could get used to it even if I'm not a fan of a certain part of it myself... It really became like a meditation. Proves that as long as it works for the characters, I can follow. Also I like that the top wasn't a hunk himself. He shined because of his big... Heart.
All in all really well done and I'm absolutely going to reread this in the future. For now since it was my first read in the Velvet series, I'm going to try and find other goodies.
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Technically 4 ⭐ but the setting was so well done and the tone of the story so unique. Medfet tends to be either cold and clinical or based on humiliation. Here it was about pure intimacy. Their love language. The slight non consensual aspect was treated with ... gasp! Care. Safe words were dedramatized and respected.
That ritual! I could get used to it even if I'm not a fan of a certain part of it myself... It really became like a meditation. Proves that as long as it works for the characters, I can follow. Also I like that the top wasn't a hunk himself. He shined because of his big... Heart.
All in all really well done and I'm absolutely going to reread this in the future. For now since it was my first read in the Velvet series, I'm going to try and find other goodies.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 25, 2010
Stars: 4.5/5
Overall:
I'm not a huge fan of BDSM, which may make you wonder why I was reading a novel all about it. There was a sale, I'll leave it at that. And yet...this novel was very good. Even if some of the subject matters weren't to my liking, the writing was done in such a sensual/sexual way that I found it enjoyable.The characters aren't flat and they both struggle with their place in the dynamic, eventually finding their balance within the relationship. While, obviously, BDSM practices are a core element of the story and sex, the author did a fantastic job of balancing them with development of characters and plot (although plot is mostly through the characters). While plot is important, it is mostly a tool to drive the character development and exploration.
Warning: Contains BDSM and the use of sounds, enemas, fisting
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Overall:
I'm not a huge fan of BDSM, which may make you wonder why I was reading a novel all about it. There was a sale, I'll leave it at that. And yet...this novel was very good. Even if some of the subject matters weren't to my liking, the writing was done in such a sensual/sexual way that I found it enjoyable.The characters aren't flat and they both struggle with their place in the dynamic, eventually finding their balance within the relationship. While, obviously, BDSM practices are a core element of the story and sex, the author did a fantastic job of balancing them with development of characters and plot (although plot is mostly through the characters). While plot is important, it is mostly a tool to drive the character development and exploration.
Warning: Contains BDSM and the use of sounds, enemas, fisting
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October 3, 2011
As usual another unique look as a very specific kink. And it didn't freak me out at all :)
It was interesting to see how Lutrell "handled" Dent, even though Dent was there supposedly as the Dom, only to find that Lutrell was treating him like a sub.
And the help and devotion that Lutrell showed after Dent is kidnapped and returned, broken. Lutrell is there to help him find himself after the horror he had been through.
This is one of my favorite's of the series as it seemed to focus more on the relationship between the two men.
It was interesting to see how Lutrell "handled" Dent, even though Dent was there supposedly as the Dom, only to find that Lutrell was treating him like a sub.
And the help and devotion that Lutrell showed after Dent is kidnapped and returned, broken. Lutrell is there to help him find himself after the horror he had been through.
This is one of my favorite's of the series as it seemed to focus more on the relationship between the two men.
November 29, 2011
Slightly different from the other books in this series I have read, possibly because the characters are just different.
I really loved it and you do get used to all the laughing :)
I really loved it and you do get used to all the laughing :)
October 23, 2019
Wow. Very emotional
December 25, 2012
If you like kink...and I do...then the Velvet Glove will most likely push your buttons.
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January 20, 2018Not on Kindle or Cloud - Originally updated December 23rd, 2011
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