Petra Hart’s Reviews > Dom-Com > Status Update

[an intimate sitting shoulder massage] “Here’s the thing. I’ve been complimented before, even told I was pretty, but I never quite believed it the way I do in this moment. This guy wouldn’t lie. Why should he? And, even if he were a master at it, he couldn’t fake the quick thump of his heart against my ear or the shakiness of his breathing. He’s as excited by this exchange as I am. It feels amazing.”

[or freakishly tall…] Rae is at a kink “speed-dating “ event.

“Yeah. I’m learning very quickly that there are a few things the romance novels—not to mention my favorite kinky subreddit—have gotten wrong. First off: most Doms are not sexy. Or smooth. Or even, if I’m being honest, very dominant.”

“I blink, feeling almost outside of my body for a second as I imagine what that would look like. Doms everywhere. Big ones, little ones, mean ones, nice ones. On a rock. In a sock. With a—“

Ok, now I *know* I’m going to love this book!

“I’m Harlow. She/her.”

Love this. WHY isn’t gender identity modeled in more BDSM stories?