TITLE: THE PRINCIPLE OF DESIRE
AUTHOR: DELPHINE DRYDEN
Pages: 106
Date: 08/12/2013
Grade: 4+
Details: no. 3 The Science of Temptation
Received from Carina Press
Through NetGalley
Own/Kindle
The blurb:
1 Sexy Switch + 1 Nerdy Newbie = A Master Class in
Seduction
After several years as a submissive, psychology lecturer Beth is eager to experience being on the other end of the whip for a change. When she meets sweet but socially awkward Ed at a party, it’s obvious the aerospace engineer is interested—and obvious he’s way too vanilla.
When tracking down a friend lands him in a BDSM club, Ed’s eyes are opened to a whole other world—and a whole other side of Beth. Then Beth’s former Master shows up, and Ed agrees to play along as her sub in exchange for a real date. The biggest surprise of the evening? How much he enjoys letting her take control…
Beth’s ex makes it clear he wants her back, but she needs more from a relationship than he can offer—and not just the freedom to explore her switch side. At first Ed is just an enthusiastic student. But the more she gets to know him, in and out of the bedroom, the more Beth wonders if he’s everything she desires…
After several years as a submissive, psychology lecturer Beth is eager to experience being on the other end of the whip for a change. When she meets sweet but socially awkward Ed at a party, it’s obvious the aerospace engineer is interested—and obvious he’s way too vanilla.
When tracking down a friend lands him in a BDSM club, Ed’s eyes are opened to a whole other world—and a whole other side of Beth. Then Beth’s former Master shows up, and Ed agrees to play along as her sub in exchange for a real date. The biggest surprise of the evening? How much he enjoys letting her take control…
Beth’s ex makes it clear he wants her back, but she needs more from a relationship than he can offer—and not just the freedom to explore her switch side. At first Ed is just an enthusiastic student. But the more she gets to know him, in and out of the bedroom, the more Beth wonders if he’s everything she desires…
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The Big Bang Theory meets
BDSM is really the only way to describe this delightful and sexy series by
Delphine Dryden. This is my third visit with ‘The Science of Temptation’ stories
and I’d be hard pressed to pick a favourite. All of them made me smile, all of
them were hot and all of them gave me hours of pure reading bliss.
I adored Beth and Ed. On
the surface they’re so very different they couldn’t possibly be a match. Beth
has been in a D/s relationship for years, always the submissive to Aaron, who
needs his Dominance like he needs to breathe. Aaron, the man who wouldn’t take
her seriously when she told him she wanted to be the one in control
occasionally. Aaron, who, despite the fact that she told him six months ago
that she was finished with him, expects her to fall back into her old place, at
his feet, as soon as he snips his fingers.
Ed is everything Aaron
isn’t. Where Aaron is smooth and polished, Ed is almost unkept. Literally a rocket scientist, Ed
has never even thought about BDSM, never mind experienced it. When he
accidentally finds himself in a BDSM club he’s surprised by the emotions the
scenes evoke in him. When he voluntarily pretends to be Beth’s sub when Aaron
walks in to stake his claim on her, Ed discovers he enjoys what she inflicts
upon him.
Ed and Beth soon discover
that they have a lot in common; they both like to switch roles in the bedroom,
they both enjoy geeky games and more than anything, they both enjoy the others
company. But the path to true love rarely runs smooth. When Beth finds herself
in a situation where she has to take care of Aaron and he professes his love
for her, she starts doubting her decision to leave him. Unsure whether Ed is
only a rebound infatuation and questioning the doubts she has about Aaron it
will take her some time away from both men to figure out what it really is she
wants.
This was a very sexy and
yet an incredibly sweet story. Beth’s doubts were realistic and, thankfully,
not dragged out. Ed’s patience was adorable and realistic because it had its
limits. Aaron is less well defined than Beth and Ed but I was grateful that he
wasn’t painted as a completely one-dimensional character.
This is a story featuring
BDSM and as such contains scenes that some might find objectionable. On the
other hand, it is a heartwarming love story more than anything else; an easy to
read novella with quite a few moments that will put a huge grin on your face as
well as some that will raise your temperature.
Before I forget I should
mention the bonus story at the end of the book. It is the retelling and continuation
of a scene that takes place early in the main story and is a wonderful surprise
just when you thought you’d reached the end.
I can only hope that
Delphine Dryden will continue this series because I’ve developed quite a taste
for these geeky kinksters.
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