TITLE: 10 SHADES OF SEDUCTION
AUTHOR: VARIOUS
Pages: 448
Date: 30/09/2013
Grade: 5
Details: Received from MIRA Harlequin
Through NetGalley
Own/Kindle
The Blurb:
“Are you aching for more shade?
The experts in erotic romance invite you to delve deeper into the tantalizing world of BDSM with a selection of delightfully wicked novellas that will ignite your senses. Explore your darkest fantasies with ten daring, intense stories by some of the biggest names in the genre. If you're looking for a lip-bitingly sexy escape, 10 Shades of Seduction will claim you.
You know you want it.
Sarah McCarty, Tiffany Reisz , Alison Tyler, Lisa Renee Jones, Portia Da Costa, Saskia Walker, Anne Calhoun, Alegra Verde”
The experts in erotic romance invite you to delve deeper into the tantalizing world of BDSM with a selection of delightfully wicked novellas that will ignite your senses. Explore your darkest fantasies with ten daring, intense stories by some of the biggest names in the genre. If you're looking for a lip-bitingly sexy escape, 10 Shades of Seduction will claim you.
You know you want it.
Sarah McCarty, Tiffany Reisz , Alison Tyler, Lisa Renee Jones, Portia Da Costa, Saskia Walker, Anne Calhoun, Alegra Verde”
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This is a book
consisting of ten different stories by eight different authors and as such
impossible to review as one book. In fact, I’m not even going to try. Below are
my thoughts on each individual story as well as a separate rating for each of
them. In the past, when reading an anthology, there would be at least one story
that didn’t work for me at all; at least one that would let the rest of the
collection down. How wonderful to find a collection in which every single
novella worked for me. Granted, some worked better than others, but much to my
delight none of them disappointed.
As the blurb
suggests all of these novellas deal with Domination and submission in some form
or another and all of them are explicit and sexy as my short descriptions and
selected quotes will show.
Submit to Desire by Tiffany
Reisz (5+)
Featuring the fabulous and oh so sexy Kingsley Edge from the “Original
Sinners” books.
When Kingsley sees Charlie breathing fire in a club he makes
her a proposition. He wants her to submit to him for one month during which he
will train her for a client of his. New to BDSM, Charlie finds herself
discovering a new world, filled with delights she never knew existed. The only
problem is that by the time the month is over she has become so attached to
Kingsley that submitting to another man, regardless of who he might be, seems
impossible. What will Charlie do when she meets this mysterious client?
Filled with Tiffany Reisz’s trademark humour, sexiness and
sparkling characters this story was exactly what I knew it would be; a pure
delight and enticingly hot story.
Favourite quotes:
“What you must understand is
that submissive women are not weak. They are often much stronger than the men
who dominate them. They have to be strong and brave to submit without losing
themselves.”
“You can be afraid all you
want. Just don’t let your fear stop you.”
Second Time Around by Portia Da Costa (5)
Willa meets her
ex-husband James at a school reunion after they’ve been apart for three years.
Things have changed though. The push-over Willa used to order around no longer
exists. This new James is confident, and in total control. This new James makes
Willa feel like an insecure teenager before they’ve even exchanged a word. The
new James shows Willa that life and love will be better if she’ll just give up
control and submit to him…at least some of the time.
A wonderful story
about two people who were meant to be together but messed it up getting and
taking their second chance.
“I decide I’m never going to
hold back either. I’ll try anything, do anything…at his command.”
Tempting the New Guy by Alegra Verde (3.5)
Story set in an
office environment. Glory is being pursued by new guy Clement Johns while she
already is having an affair with her boss, Bruce and has also been seeing Alex,
a client of the company she works for. While this makes for lots of heated and
steamy encounters it also made this a story I wasn’t quite sure what to make
of. A well written story that didn’t really work for me.
Giving in by Alison Tyler (4.5)
Ellis is only weeks
away from homelessness when her friend Sasha treats her to a trip to Venice where they will
stay with Stefan, a very rich uncle of Sasha’s.
While Ellis expects
a two week holiday before she has to return to her desperate situation in New York, she finds
something completely different. Ellis is on a journey to a place where all her
fantasies - all the sexy stories she has ever written, - are about to come
true. Ellis can leave her troubles behind and enter a world filled with
pleasure; a happily ever after story without an end.
What She Needs by Anne Calhoun (4.5)
When the narrator
receives a phone call from Jack she drops what she’s doing and meets him. When
they meet she does what Jack asks without question. Jack is in control and if
the narrator follows his instructions he’ll bring her to the heights of
passion. This is a wonderfully sweet yet very sexy story. The “revelation” at
the end didn’t come as a surprise, but I don’t think it was supposed to. A
thoroughly enjoyable read in which I really liked that Jack is a hero who
doesn’t look like a stud.
“He doesn’t look like a man
who can make a woman lose her mind. But he is.”
Vegas Heat by Lisa Renee Jones (4)
Dante Ricci, rich
entrepreneur planning to expand his empire in Las Vegas wants Sonya Miller, a highly
ambitious corporate lawyer to work with him on this project. Contract
negotiations and dinner lead to a rather unexpected game during which Dante
demands Sonya’s trust and submission and the independent and always in control
young woman learns that submitting has its own benefits.
“Give me control. I’ll be
gentle”
A charming and sexy
story although I can’t help feeling it would have been better if it had been
longer, maybe even a full-length novel.
A Very Personal Assistant by Portia Da Costa
(5)
Miranda Austin,
corporate highflyer, feels drained and fed up after an especially difficult
meeting. When her personal assistant Patrick Dove suggests taking a few hours
out of their day to get away from it all, Miranda knows he doesn’t mean having
a cup of coffee together. An afternoon away from the office, submitting to
Patrick’s demands is just what Miranda needs and what started as a one-off
turns into a regular event. But can an office affair ever work? And what
happens when lust turns into real feelings?
“There was strength in giving
in, it was her choice, what she wanted in this moment.”
“Yes…with you, I don’t have to
decide things or control things or take responsibility. I can just be.”
Tied up & Twisted by Allison Tyler (5)
An S&M love story
When Hadley
McCarthy goes to the gym to interview Reed Frost she feels an instant
connection; he is the man she wants to submit to. Guy does the PR at the gym
and has arranged for Hadley to do the interview. He hasn’t seen her for a year
but wants her back; he can’t wait to submit to her again. But Hadley has no
inclination to return to Guy or her past as a Domme. And Reed Frost has steered
clear of relationships for seven years and has no real urge to get involved
with anyone again. Will anybody end up with who they want and need?
“I want to live in a world where everyone gets what they need, and
nobody is punished for their desires.”
“Welcome to the beginning…the beginning of your happy ending.”
Letting Go by Sarah
McCarthy (5)
Mark and Becky have been planning their weekend away
for a month, but now that it is here Becky is afraid; afraid that she might not
live up to Mark’s expectations; afraid that she may not be able to give him the
submission he wants, and herself the release of control she has been craving
for such a long time.
A very sexy and sweet story about a married couple
taking their relationship one step further.
Forbidden Ritual by
Saskia Walker (4)
Imogen is an independent and powerful woman who
doesn’t think she needs a man but finds herself ever more frequently spending the
time in between work and sleep with Giles, a younger Dominant man who knows how
to give exactly what she needs. Now Giles wants to take Imogen beyond her
comfort zone; he wants her to submit to him completely. Will Imogen be able to
agree to rope bondage – shibari – or will her need to never lose control
completely make her deny both herself and Giles the opportunity of being happy
together?
“This, shibari, is about the next level for me. It’s a sign of ultimate
commitment and trust.”
This is a wonderful collection of novellas. One that
has given me hours of pure reading delight, reacquainted me with favourite
authors and introduced me to what are sure to become new must read writers. A
little slice of reading heaven!
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