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This is a list for realistic BDSM fiction firmly grounded in the actual practice. Historical fiction is possible as long as the participants in the scening follow current SSC or RACK practices.

TPE and "contract-books" should NOT be added unless they detail that each partner can get out of any contract or relationship at the drop of a word.

Books which contain scenes of non-con play, even minor, should also NOT be added!

Please do NOT add:

Glitterkink, billionaires, alphamales, prostitution (as in the BDSM occurs with a prostitute), mindfucks, non-con, rape, brainwashing, meta-consent, curbed safewords etc., TPE, BDSM without SSC/RACK.

Authors: Don't just add your books here because you discover there's a "BDSM" in the title. If your books are non-consensual or feature unrealistic BDSM (meaning: it would never happen like this in consensual, informed play), then don't add your books! This is not a means for advertising, it is the single list on GR where we want to gather books with realistic (to the actual lifestyle) BDSM. Please respect this!
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message 1: by Steelwhisper (new)

Steelwhisper In which context did you read that?


message 2: by Steelwhisper (new)

Steelwhisper Just realised LOL! I'm talking about people being forbidden or hindered from having or saying a safeword, as in that usual scenario where the sub is told that "if you are a real sub there is no safeword" or "a real slave submits and has no safeword" or the Top disregards the safewording/refusing sub and it is not seen as a negative.


message 3: by Steelwhisper (new)

Steelwhisper Once again:

This list is for REALISTIC BDSM!

It's the only list which is restricted to realistically depicted BDSM, there are dozens of other BDSM lists out there which accept fantasies, sugar-kink, non-con, rape-fic and whatnot. Please don't add such books here, they will be deleted!


message 4: by Steelwhisper (new)

Steelwhisper People, I just had to clean up the list from books added by authors (or their PAs) trying to advertise their books, yet not even being within yelling distance of writing actual realistic BDSM.

This list is the only list for realistic BDSM on GR. Please advertise books not meeting these criteria elsewhere. Thank you.


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