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Book 1 in the Southern Submissives series.A submissive betrayed…Holly has seen the darker side of the bondage lifestyle and her experience has left her scarred, both physically and emotionally. Reluctant to venture back to the world of sensual excess that calls to her, she's forced to make a choice between facing her fears and saving her livelihood, or losing her heritage and possibly her soul.A master on a mission…Ethan has been in love with Holly from the moment they met at a bondage scene in the French Quarter. Disturbed by her bad experiences, he hatches a plan to bring the woman of his dreams into his bed in the hopes that ultimately she will invite him into her heart.One weekend…A one-shot deal. Three days where Ethan will use every erotic tool in his considerable arsenal to win Holly over. But the weekend is a taste, an addictive sample of what could be, and for a man with forever in his sights, it's only the beginning. Holly contains one scene of non-consensual bondage that some readers may find disturbing.
70 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2005
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Dominique Adair
21 books107 followersaka J. C. Wilder
Jane Hamilton was born on 15 september 1965. After six years working as a software tester for CompuServe Inc., she's working as a Business Analyst for the State of Ohio. In her past she also has traveled with an alternative rock band and currently volunteers for her local police department as a photographer. She left the world of big business to carry on conversations with the people who live in her mind, fictional characters that is. She writes her novels according to her mood - if she's feeling dark and dangerous, she writes as J. C. Wilder, and if she's feeling sassy and brazen, she writes as Dominieque Adair.
She lives in Westerville, Central Ohio where she's owned by a Japanese Akita named Severena and a really obnoxious Jack Russell Terrier named Copper Penny. She spends the majority of her time dusting her 6,000 books and staring at her blank computer screen in complete terror. When not writing, she devotes much of her time to studying the medicinal uses of herbs and essential oils.
Jane Hamilton was born on 15 september 1965. After six years working as a software tester for CompuServe Inc., she's working as a Business Analyst for the State of Ohio. In her past she also has traveled with an alternative rock band and currently volunteers for her local police department as a photographer. She left the world of big business to carry on conversations with the people who live in her mind, fictional characters that is. She writes her novels according to her mood - if she's feeling dark and dangerous, she writes as J. C. Wilder, and if she's feeling sassy and brazen, she writes as Dominieque Adair.
She lives in Westerville, Central Ohio where she's owned by a Japanese Akita named Severena and a really obnoxious Jack Russell Terrier named Copper Penny. She spends the majority of her time dusting her 6,000 books and staring at her blank computer screen in complete terror. When not writing, she devotes much of her time to studying the medicinal uses of herbs and essential oils.
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June 17, 2015
Don't be fooled by the BDSM trappings -- this is a very sweet, old-fashioned romance!
What really inspired me to write this review is that the cover is so yucky. That's right, I feel it's my duty to tell everyone NOT to judge this book by its cover! The girl on the cover looks like the poster child for poor personal hygiene. She looks like she hasn't trimmed, brushed, or washed her hair since the Dodgers left Brooklyn. She looks like Bigfoot's date to the prom!
This wretched creature has NOTHING to do with Holly, who is hands-down the gentlest, most ladylike heroine you will ever meet in a steaming-hot Ellora's Cave novella. True, when it comes to sex Holly's preferences are a little exotic -- she enjoys being tied up and helpless while her master makes love to her. Make of that what you will. But outside of bed, she's polite, soft-spoken, completely well-mannered, always well-groomed and well turned out (with a weakness for very high heels.) Holly is a rather old-fashioned Southern lady in terms of her quiet good manners, yet she has modern tastes in bed!
All Holly wants is to hold onto the lovely new and used bookstore which her parents left her. Dominique Adair does an incredible job of taking a typical romance novel plot point and making it seem genuinely important and original. Hard to believe I was more worried about the bookstore than I was about the sex -- but that is the ultimate measure of what a remarkable story this is!
The opening scenes are full of literally stomach-churning tension, as poor Holly finds out at a fancy restaurant that she's been double-crossed by her hateful ex-master and his slimy brother. It's so heart-wrenching to see Holly acting the part of a perfect lady, twisting her napkin in her hands, when all the time she's frantic with worry. Even when she loses her composure and chugs down a glass of wine in unladylike haste you feel her distress and just ache along with her.
Fortunately, the gorgeous hero soon buys her bookstore and offers her a proposition -- three days of sex in return for keeping her store open forever. The end isn't really much of a surprise. The surprise is that you really care about Holly, and feel there's nothing sordid or strange about her submitting to this wonderful man who turns out to be the ideal master -- warm, protective, and responsive to all her fantasies!
I've written quite a few erotic e-books myself, under the name Carol Storm, and I'm proud of them. But I'm just a beginner compared to the amazing Dominique Adair!
What really inspired me to write this review is that the cover is so yucky. That's right, I feel it's my duty to tell everyone NOT to judge this book by its cover! The girl on the cover looks like the poster child for poor personal hygiene. She looks like she hasn't trimmed, brushed, or washed her hair since the Dodgers left Brooklyn. She looks like Bigfoot's date to the prom!
This wretched creature has NOTHING to do with Holly, who is hands-down the gentlest, most ladylike heroine you will ever meet in a steaming-hot Ellora's Cave novella. True, when it comes to sex Holly's preferences are a little exotic -- she enjoys being tied up and helpless while her master makes love to her. Make of that what you will. But outside of bed, she's polite, soft-spoken, completely well-mannered, always well-groomed and well turned out (with a weakness for very high heels.) Holly is a rather old-fashioned Southern lady in terms of her quiet good manners, yet she has modern tastes in bed!
All Holly wants is to hold onto the lovely new and used bookstore which her parents left her. Dominique Adair does an incredible job of taking a typical romance novel plot point and making it seem genuinely important and original. Hard to believe I was more worried about the bookstore than I was about the sex -- but that is the ultimate measure of what a remarkable story this is!
The opening scenes are full of literally stomach-churning tension, as poor Holly finds out at a fancy restaurant that she's been double-crossed by her hateful ex-master and his slimy brother. It's so heart-wrenching to see Holly acting the part of a perfect lady, twisting her napkin in her hands, when all the time she's frantic with worry. Even when she loses her composure and chugs down a glass of wine in unladylike haste you feel her distress and just ache along with her.
Fortunately, the gorgeous hero soon buys her bookstore and offers her a proposition -- three days of sex in return for keeping her store open forever. The end isn't really much of a surprise. The surprise is that you really care about Holly, and feel there's nothing sordid or strange about her submitting to this wonderful man who turns out to be the ideal master -- warm, protective, and responsive to all her fantasies!
I've written quite a few erotic e-books myself, under the name Carol Storm, and I'm proud of them. But I'm just a beginner compared to the amazing Dominique Adair!
January 30, 2010
After a devastating D/s relationship, which left Holly Broussard with both emotional and physical scarring, she had closed herself off from any type of romantic relationship. Still after her “Ex” underhandedly betrays her, yet again, Holly is faced with a choice; loose the business that has been in her family for decades or enter into a weekend tryst that would bring security to not only herself but to the friends she has come to call family.
Ethan Clarke cannot believe his good fortune. After briefly meeting the beautiful Holly at a D/s party he had become determined to meet and hopefully start a long and loving D/s relationship with her. After Holly’s “Ex” showed his true colors he found himself in a dilemma. How was he to get Holly to open herself up to another relationship let alone a D/s one? With a little help, unbeknownst, from the “Ex” Ethan is given the opportunity to crack the shell Holly has encased her emotions in and hopefully reawaken her trust in both herself and her belief of a truly loving D/s relationship.
What a wonderful story Ms. Adair has written in HOLLY. After the rather emotionally shattering beginning that leaves any romantic reader distressed Ms. Adair gradually rebuilt Holly’s confidence and trust in herself and my belief that love does conquer all. The tension between Holly and Ethan is riveting and the love scenes are exceedingly hot. The pace of the story flows extremely fast and before I knew it I was on the last page wanting more. To me this tale of D/s was not about hot sex but a story of hope and love. Hope that even after the most awful of abusive relationships a person can find love, all they have to do is not close themselves off, remembering that love can come around when least expected. HOLLY is a spectacular first book in the SOUTHERN SUBMISSIVES story line that if continued in this fashion will become a magnificent trilogy.
Ethan Clarke cannot believe his good fortune. After briefly meeting the beautiful Holly at a D/s party he had become determined to meet and hopefully start a long and loving D/s relationship with her. After Holly’s “Ex” showed his true colors he found himself in a dilemma. How was he to get Holly to open herself up to another relationship let alone a D/s one? With a little help, unbeknownst, from the “Ex” Ethan is given the opportunity to crack the shell Holly has encased her emotions in and hopefully reawaken her trust in both herself and her belief of a truly loving D/s relationship.
What a wonderful story Ms. Adair has written in HOLLY. After the rather emotionally shattering beginning that leaves any romantic reader distressed Ms. Adair gradually rebuilt Holly’s confidence and trust in herself and my belief that love does conquer all. The tension between Holly and Ethan is riveting and the love scenes are exceedingly hot. The pace of the story flows extremely fast and before I knew it I was on the last page wanting more. To me this tale of D/s was not about hot sex but a story of hope and love. Hope that even after the most awful of abusive relationships a person can find love, all they have to do is not close themselves off, remembering that love can come around when least expected. HOLLY is a spectacular first book in the SOUTHERN SUBMISSIVES story line that if continued in this fashion will become a magnificent trilogy.
August 16, 2014
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The first in a series of short stories that are meant to take you on a trip into the world of bondage, and as always with Ms. Adair, very well done.
Holly has a preference for being a submissive sexually. She's comfortable with her choice and is comfortable in that type of relationship. I'm warning you at the beginning of this book we get a view of an event in Holly's recent past, in her relationship with her previous Master, who she refers to as "The Bastard" later on (I love that!). Needless to say, he violates her trust, and hurts her, emotionally and physically.
Now, only months later, she encounters a situation that she was not expecting. And doesn't know how to react.
Hot, successful business man, Ethan Clarke, is presented with an opportunity to get Holly. He first met her at a D/s party, while she was still with "The Bastard", and knew at that moment she was THE ONE for him. He's wanted her ever since, she's taken over his dreams, and now he's in a position to get her in his bed. Maybe this wasn't the perfect choice to go about it, in my opinion, but in the end, and in a short amount of time, you realize he truly cares for Holly and can make her happy.
He has to heal her from the damage caused by "The Bastard" in the only way he can. By helping her get back to living and experiencing the things she likes.
This is hot, steamy, a bit kinky, but ultimately a short but entertaining read, and I'll definitely be reading the next book!
The first in a series of short stories that are meant to take you on a trip into the world of bondage, and as always with Ms. Adair, very well done.
Holly has a preference for being a submissive sexually. She's comfortable with her choice and is comfortable in that type of relationship. I'm warning you at the beginning of this book we get a view of an event in Holly's recent past, in her relationship with her previous Master, who she refers to as "The Bastard" later on (I love that!). Needless to say, he violates her trust, and hurts her, emotionally and physically.
Now, only months later, she encounters a situation that she was not expecting. And doesn't know how to react.
Hot, successful business man, Ethan Clarke, is presented with an opportunity to get Holly. He first met her at a D/s party, while she was still with "The Bastard", and knew at that moment she was THE ONE for him. He's wanted her ever since, she's taken over his dreams, and now he's in a position to get her in his bed. Maybe this wasn't the perfect choice to go about it, in my opinion, but in the end, and in a short amount of time, you realize he truly cares for Holly and can make her happy.
He has to heal her from the damage caused by "The Bastard" in the only way he can. By helping her get back to living and experiencing the things she likes.
This is hot, steamy, a bit kinky, but ultimately a short but entertaining read, and I'll definitely be reading the next book!
August 30, 2012
Mostly master/slave situations. It was imaginative and erotic. Holly dates Greg who abuses her so she breaks up with him. She avoids men until she meets Ethan who offers her a financial deal she can't refuse if she'll be his sex slave for one weekend.
This short story is also published in the anthology All She Wants.
Data:
Story length: 77 pages. Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: five. Setting: current day US. Copyright: 2005. Genre: erotic contemporary romance.
Other Books:
To date, I've read one other story by Dominique Adair. I gave 4.5 stars to "Blood Law" which appears in the anthology "Lady Jaided's Virile Vampires."
This short story is also published in the anthology All She Wants.
Data:
Story length: 77 pages. Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: five. Setting: current day US. Copyright: 2005. Genre: erotic contemporary romance.
Other Books:
To date, I've read one other story by Dominique Adair. I gave 4.5 stars to "Blood Law" which appears in the anthology "Lady Jaided's Virile Vampires."
January 1, 2010
3.5 stars
January 21, 2013
Oops. Didn't realize I had already read this, in the anthology that it's in. Still, a good story. Could have been longer.
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