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Hammer #5
Owned
Billy and Tanny are back again, working on their relationship and making their life together. What began in Found, and was built upon in Snared is now tested in Owned, as Billy pushes Tanny farther and harder into the world of dominance and submission, the world he knows Montana belongs in.
Billy's faith in Montana remains strong as he leads his boy through ups and downs to Tanny's subspace. That's the place where nothing else matters but the two of them; that place where the world and its worries just don't exist. That place where Montana can fly higher than he ever has before.
Things aren't going as well for everyone, though. Oliver's disappeared and Jack, his sub, doesn't know what to do. Lucky for Jack, the Hammer community, including Billy, is willing to gather around and help Jack with his needs, not to mention start looking for Oliver. Billy just hopes that they can find Oliver before something terrible happens, and that Montana can find it in him to forgive the Hammer's founding father for what he did before it's too late.
Billy's faith in Montana remains strong as he leads his boy through ups and downs to Tanny's subspace. That's the place where nothing else matters but the two of them; that place where the world and its worries just don't exist. That place where Montana can fly higher than he ever has before.
Things aren't going as well for everyone, though. Oliver's disappeared and Jack, his sub, doesn't know what to do. Lucky for Jack, the Hammer community, including Billy, is willing to gather around and help Jack with his needs, not to mention start looking for Oliver. Billy just hopes that they can find Oliver before something terrible happens, and that Montana can find it in him to forgive the Hammer's founding father for what he did before it's too late.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2010
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About the author
Sean Michael
664 books1,211 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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April 15, 2010
3.5 stars.
It's a typical Sean Michael with repetitive phrasing, circular plot (Tanny freaks, Billy reals him in, they acknowledge this is "big", Tanny freaks, Billy reals him in, they acknowledge this is "big" - rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat) and a handful of scenes with glimpses of real story thrown in here and there. The real story is spaced out in between the sex just barely enough to keep you interested and hopeful that you will get more real meat out of the thing. (no pun intended, there is plenty of "meat" in this story, just not enough forward moving scenes).
The timeline in this one made me struggle. Marcus does not appear to be with Jim yet and Margaret is still alive. Oliver is missing for a long time. A lot longer than he should have been with crack PI, Frank on the job. And the whole medical issue with Oliver makes me want to smack the whole group, especially his submissive lover, Jack who didn't notice that he was having this big of an issue. I really can't buy that one.
Maybe someday we will find out more about Tanny's past. It would be nice to be given more than a measly crumble about his real name. And I would really love it if I could tell who was speaking each line when they go back and forth with the repetitive conversations sometimes.
It's a typical Sean Michael with repetitive phrasing, circular plot (Tanny freaks, Billy reals him in, they acknowledge this is "big", Tanny freaks, Billy reals him in, they acknowledge this is "big" - rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat) and a handful of scenes with glimpses of real story thrown in here and there. The real story is spaced out in between the sex just barely enough to keep you interested and hopeful that you will get more real meat out of the thing. (no pun intended, there is plenty of "meat" in this story, just not enough forward moving scenes).
The timeline in this one made me struggle. Marcus does not appear to be with Jim yet and Margaret is still alive. Oliver is missing for a long time. A lot longer than he should have been with crack PI, Frank on the job. And the whole medical issue with Oliver makes me want to smack the whole group, especially his submissive lover, Jack who didn't notice that he was having this big of an issue. I really can't buy that one.
Maybe someday we will find out more about Tanny's past. It would be nice to be given more than a measly crumble about his real name. And I would really love it if I could tell who was speaking each line when they go back and forth with the repetitive conversations sometimes.
August 22, 2012
Writing Porn for Dummies
For best dialogue, take one or two from each of the following columns:
Column A:
“Mine!”
"Yours!”
“Mine!”
“Yours!”
Column B:
“All of you!”
“All of me!”
“Every bit of you”
“Every bit of me”
Column C:
“Did not”
“Did too”
“Did not”
“Did too”
Column D:
“Am not”
“Are too”
“Am not”
“Are too”
Column E:
“Want you!” (whenever getting aroused)
“Need you!” (always use after “Want you”.)
“Love you” (best for after a climax)
“I’ve got you” (whenever bottom grows weak at knees)
Note: Use sparingly! Only every OTHER paragraph.
For best dialogue, take one or two from each of the following columns:
Column A:
“Mine!”
"Yours!”
“Mine!”
“Yours!”
Column B:
“All of you!”
“All of me!”
“Every bit of you”
“Every bit of me”
Column C:
“Did not”
“Did too”
“Did not”
“Did too”
Column D:
“Am not”
“Are too”
“Am not”
“Are too”
Column E:
“Want you!” (whenever getting aroused)
“Need you!” (always use after “Want you”.)
“Love you” (best for after a climax)
“I’ve got you” (whenever bottom grows weak at knees)
Note: Use sparingly! Only every OTHER paragraph.
April 16, 2010
This third volume in the story of Tanny and Billy continues the description of their developing levels of trust.
I liked the (few) more revelations we get about Tanny's past, as well as the references to him having to continue the fight against his drug addiction. Billy is amazingly patient and realizes how important his role in Tanny's continued good health really is. Their love for each other is no longer questioned, although lots of other things are still not easy for Tanny to accept.
I liked the (few) more revelations we get about Tanny's past, as well as the references to him having to continue the fight against his drug addiction. Billy is amazingly patient and realizes how important his role in Tanny's continued good health really is. Their love for each other is no longer questioned, although lots of other things are still not easy for Tanny to accept.
April 19, 2010
Okay, I'm a fan of the Hammer series, but I found this edition very frustrating.
*spoilers*
1. Supposedly it's a sequel, but it was out of timeline. Marcus is there: where's Jim? Jim came before Tanny, didn't he? Margaret's alive again? Doc Manning doesn't have Les?
2. it was mostly about Billy and Tanny but driblets of Oliver and Jack -- why did Jack not notice Oliver was having problems? He was 'out of town'? If he can go out of town and manage on his own for months, why is he totally unable to manage at home?
3. How does being in a cock cage for four weeks teach you to come on command?
4. This whole book was about Billy and Tanny but we have only snippets of Tanny's past. Makes me impatient.
5. Lots of sex. Light on plot.
That said, the sex scenes/D/s scenes/power exchange were powerful and well done. If you don't require a plot, have never read any other Hammer novels, this is your book.
*spoilers*
1. Supposedly it's a sequel, but it was out of timeline. Marcus is there: where's Jim? Jim came before Tanny, didn't he? Margaret's alive again? Doc Manning doesn't have Les?
2. it was mostly about Billy and Tanny but driblets of Oliver and Jack -- why did Jack not notice Oliver was having problems? He was 'out of town'? If he can go out of town and manage on his own for months, why is he totally unable to manage at home?
3. How does being in a cock cage for four weeks teach you to come on command?
4. This whole book was about Billy and Tanny but we have only snippets of Tanny's past. Makes me impatient.
5. Lots of sex. Light on plot.
That said, the sex scenes/D/s scenes/power exchange were powerful and well done. If you don't require a plot, have never read any other Hammer novels, this is your book.
September 26, 2010
As several others have pointed out the time line is completely wrong here. Jim (who is in the first hammer book) doesn't exist and Marcus appears to be alone. Margaret (who died in the previous book) is now suddenly alive and Oliver has a benign brain tumor? The whole thing is ridiculous and the repetitive nature of the sex scenes make the story pretty boring to get through. It's like the author isn't even trying anymore with these books - just cut/paste and make things up regardless of the previous books in the series. Pretty sad ...
August 23, 2010
While I absolutely loved Found and Snared, I was deeply disappointed with Owned. It was nothing more than PWP.
February 4, 2012
I'm just glad it's over....
July 7, 2017
Owned is the final book in the mini trilogy within the series that involves Billy and Tanny. I really enjoyed this one. Maybe more than Snared. As I said in the review for Snared I feel like the books in this mini trilogy do a good job of explaining some of the whys of the BDSM lifestyle. I also like seeing how much Tanny has grown over time. I'm very glad that his story didn't end with the first book because there were so many loose ends. This one takes over the place of my favorite in the series.
July 4, 2019
Owned
The Billy and Tanny saga continues in this next instalment of the Hammer series with Tanny opening up more about his past
The Billy and Tanny saga continues in this next instalment of the Hammer series with Tanny opening up more about his past
September 5, 2019
What a cute story
I was kinda worried I might not like all the hitting and BDSMing but I found that after awhile it's the story that counts
I was kinda worried I might not like all the hitting and BDSMing but I found that after awhile it's the story that counts
February 23, 2013
I browsed through the other reviews to see if there was anything I could add that hadn't been mentioned already, and most of them are fairly accurate, although there are a few incorrect statements being made. Yes, the Hammer novels tend to get repetitive with the wording and ideas within, and even with the sexual scenes described within. However, I also find that each of the characters within the novels are more developed than the characters I've seen in other m/m novels, enough that they none of the vast collection of characters seem to mesh and appear the same.
*possible spoilers for other Hammer novels ahead*
I also feel the need to clear up some misconceptions mentioned in the previous reviews. There have been claims that the timeline is off. I don't believe this is so. For instance, people ask where Jim is, if he came out before Tanny? I believe Bent is set later than Tanny's books because in later stories, where Marcus and Jim finally go to meet Marcus's friends, Tanny is there, which leads me to believe that Bent is one of the latest books in the Hammer series, for all that it's the first in the list. Jim also states often enough how he doesn't think Tanny likes him because Tanny understands his addiction to coffee. Therefore, it stands to reason how Jim wouldn't appear in any of Tanny's books and why Marcus is single, because Tanny and Bill came first.
There's also the misconception that Margaret died in the second book of Tanny's series, in Snared, however this is also false. Margaret died in one of the later books, Control I believe the name was. In Control, Tanny has difficulty because he lost a friend at work, and Jim tries to help him get into subspace so he can be helped by Bill. It's a novel that comes after the three books in Tanny's series, therefore it makes sense why Margaret is alive in Owned.
All in all, I loved Owned and the other two books in Tanny and Bill's universe, and I very much enjoyed reading about their adventures, especially since Tanny has always been the type of person to know himself and what he'll allow, and how he hands control over to Bill, even though he struggles with it at times. They're two great characters and while I wish we got to see more of them in other Hammer novels and how they interact, I like them having their own little novellas just as much, if not more than that. I would definitely recommend this novel and others to readers who like reading m/m fiction and is looking for actual plot and character development over ten+ pages of sex. Again, everything stated above is due to my own reading of the novels so I can only hope I'm not providing you other readers with false information.
*possible spoilers for other Hammer novels ahead*
I also feel the need to clear up some misconceptions mentioned in the previous reviews. There have been claims that the timeline is off. I don't believe this is so. For instance, people ask where Jim is, if he came out before Tanny? I believe Bent is set later than Tanny's books because in later stories, where Marcus and Jim finally go to meet Marcus's friends, Tanny is there, which leads me to believe that Bent is one of the latest books in the Hammer series, for all that it's the first in the list. Jim also states often enough how he doesn't think Tanny likes him because Tanny understands his addiction to coffee. Therefore, it stands to reason how Jim wouldn't appear in any of Tanny's books and why Marcus is single, because Tanny and Bill came first.
There's also the misconception that Margaret died in the second book of Tanny's series, in Snared, however this is also false. Margaret died in one of the later books, Control I believe the name was. In Control, Tanny has difficulty because he lost a friend at work, and Jim tries to help him get into subspace so he can be helped by Bill. It's a novel that comes after the three books in Tanny's series, therefore it makes sense why Margaret is alive in Owned.
All in all, I loved Owned and the other two books in Tanny and Bill's universe, and I very much enjoyed reading about their adventures, especially since Tanny has always been the type of person to know himself and what he'll allow, and how he hands control over to Bill, even though he struggles with it at times. They're two great characters and while I wish we got to see more of them in other Hammer novels and how they interact, I like them having their own little novellas just as much, if not more than that. I would definitely recommend this novel and others to readers who like reading m/m fiction and is looking for actual plot and character development over ten+ pages of sex. Again, everything stated above is due to my own reading of the novels so I can only hope I'm not providing you other readers with false information.
November 2, 2012
I’m loving this series; each book goes further than the last
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 9/10
PROS:
- Tanny’s in his subspace a lot in this book--maybe even the majority of the time. And more often than not, those chapters are told from Billy’s point of view, so we get to see not only Tanny floating and spaced out, but also Billy’s reaction to that.
- The sex, the characters’ words to each other, and even their thoughts get pretty repetitive, but for some reason that didn’t bother me much. Billy’s impressions of his boy are sweet, sweet, sweet, and Tanny develops a sense of devotion and hero-worship in this volume that I found extremely touching.
- There’s more of a sense of community in this book than in the previous volumes, Found and Snared. I like all of the secondary characters quite a bit, even the annoying ones (they’re shown in small doses).
- Possible SPOILER here: One of the secondary characters disappears at the end of Snared, and this book does a pretty good job of creating an air of mystery and suspense around his disappearance. Not to worry, though; all ends well.
CONS:
- I’ve gotten used to the aspects of BDSM that are Billy’s favorites, even though I don’t particularly enjoy reading about some of them (orgasm denial, for instance). But there’s still a little voice in my head that resists sometimes when Billy is doing certain things to Tanny. And Tanny gets confused by some of those things, too: Tanny asks on multiple occasions in this volume if he’s being punished because what Billy is doing to him feels like punishment.
- A pretty big deal was made out of sounding in the previous book, but they never use the sounds in this volume, which I thought was a little odd. (Tanny’s afraid of them throughout most of Snared, and I was looking forward to some progress in that area.)
Overall comments: I love these characters, but I wouldn’t advise starting with this volume. This book is likely to seem very repetitive, confusing at times, and not all that deep if read in isolation. If read as part of a whole that includes Found and Snared, this volume is one more lovely stage in Billy and Tanny’s story, which depicts the gradual development of a beautiful relationship.
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 9/10
PROS:
- Tanny’s in his subspace a lot in this book--maybe even the majority of the time. And more often than not, those chapters are told from Billy’s point of view, so we get to see not only Tanny floating and spaced out, but also Billy’s reaction to that.
- The sex, the characters’ words to each other, and even their thoughts get pretty repetitive, but for some reason that didn’t bother me much. Billy’s impressions of his boy are sweet, sweet, sweet, and Tanny develops a sense of devotion and hero-worship in this volume that I found extremely touching.
- There’s more of a sense of community in this book than in the previous volumes, Found and Snared. I like all of the secondary characters quite a bit, even the annoying ones (they’re shown in small doses).
- Possible SPOILER here: One of the secondary characters disappears at the end of Snared, and this book does a pretty good job of creating an air of mystery and suspense around his disappearance. Not to worry, though; all ends well.
CONS:
- I’ve gotten used to the aspects of BDSM that are Billy’s favorites, even though I don’t particularly enjoy reading about some of them (orgasm denial, for instance). But there’s still a little voice in my head that resists sometimes when Billy is doing certain things to Tanny. And Tanny gets confused by some of those things, too: Tanny asks on multiple occasions in this volume if he’s being punished because what Billy is doing to him feels like punishment.
- A pretty big deal was made out of sounding in the previous book, but they never use the sounds in this volume, which I thought was a little odd. (Tanny’s afraid of them throughout most of Snared, and I was looking forward to some progress in that area.)
Overall comments: I love these characters, but I wouldn’t advise starting with this volume. This book is likely to seem very repetitive, confusing at times, and not all that deep if read in isolation. If read as part of a whole that includes Found and Snared, this volume is one more lovely stage in Billy and Tanny’s story, which depicts the gradual development of a beautiful relationship.
January 14, 2011
Honestly I'd have to say this is my favorite novel in the Tanny/Billy pairing so far. We get a great deal more insight in who Tanny is and how he is and can be around others, not including Billy or Margaret. From the very beginning [when they first met in "Found"] he responded to Billy as the man's future sub, but bristled at Oliver. From there we've only been given view of how he is with Billy - his Dom - and Margaret - who is his best friend, and a Dom in her own right as well. I liked seeing him put in a position where he could speak so frankly to Jack, was warily hopeful for a friendship with Marcus, and tried to find a decent medium with Oliver.
The whole deal with Ollie and Jack adds more depth to it as well, though I kind of wish there had been a bit more introspection with Billy about it, possibly a little more explanation about how Ollie was BEFORE all the strangeness started.
The whole deal with Ollie and Jack adds more depth to it as well, though I kind of wish there had been a bit more introspection with Billy about it, possibly a little more explanation about how Ollie was BEFORE all the strangeness started.
July 27, 2011
I don't mind PWP at all, but it was the repepitive nature of the porn that I felt let this book down. This volume read exactly like book 2 of Tanny and Billy. I would have liked to see Billy push Tanny's boundaries, perhaps with different toys, or going to a show at the Hammer, or a public scene. Instead it was just more of the same, and boy did Tammy's self-hate get on my nerves about 2/3 of the way through. I ended up just skimming this in an effort to finish it. It's the first book I've ever really regretted buying.
July 1, 2013
3.5 stars.
Yay! More Tanny and Billy! I love this pair. This wasn't my favorite of their books, though. The locution felt a bit repetitive, and not a ton happened. I wish more focus had been placed on the subplot with Oliver (which was really interesting but not wrapped up very well. At all.) As usual, though, the characters are wonderful--they're the reason I read Sean Michael's books.
Yay! More Tanny and Billy! I love this pair. This wasn't my favorite of their books, though. The locution felt a bit repetitive, and not a ton happened. I wish more focus had been placed on the subplot with Oliver (which was really interesting but not wrapped up very well. At all.) As usual, though, the characters are wonderful--they're the reason I read Sean Michael's books.
January 17, 2014
As much as I dearly love Tanny and Billy maybe three entire books just on them was a bit much. They are great characters but Billy's constant sweetness and Tanny's neediness is a little cloying. Wonderfully written if not just a little repetitive I still enjoyed it.
February 10, 2011
Still like those books. I stopped to read them a while ago and now it's like I'm ready to keep going with these boys.
February 22, 2015
I really enjoyed this next chapter in Billy and Tanny's lives. I hope to read more about them in the next books.
April 30, 2011
Too much of the same sex, but I wanted to see how the characters evolved
March 10, 2013
My god! Tanny is hilarious at the end
March 29, 2016
very similar to Snared.
January 30, 2011
3.5 stars
November 18, 2013
I want more from Tanny :)
January 10, 2012
The story, scenes, characters, and dialog were very redundant.
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