Reviewed by Colette

TITLE:    A Double-Edged Sword

SERIES: Tales from the Edge #4

AUTHOR:   L.M. Somerton

PUBLISHER:  Totally Bound

LENGTH:  45,572 words

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How do you stay standing when the ground is torn from beneath your feet?

Becket and Christian are taking the first, tentative steps towards the committed D/s relationship they both crave when the world literally explodes around them. In a frightening reversal of roles, Becket has to deal with his own vulnerability and Christian must find the strength to take care of his Dom. With the help of their friends at The Edge, the two men come to realise that dominance and submission cannot be switched on and off.

Events that could have ended in tragedy provide the catalyst that affirms their trust in each other, but there are still questions to answer. Is the safe path always the right one to take? Is control simply a state of mind?

One thing’s for certain, life’s too short for compromise.

REVIEW:

We first met Agent Becket in Living on the Edge, Book 2 in the series, as Aiden’s handler, he sets up a covert training facility for government agents at the Edge, a corporate training facility owned by Joe & Heath. In Book 3, Dancing on the Edge, he has a larger role helping to rescue Alastair.  It is in this book that he first meets Christian, the receptionist at the Underground, a BDSM club, and becomes friends with Carey the owner. Ok enough back-story – as this is the 4^th book in the series, you will probably enjoy it a little more if you have read the previous 3 books.

Becket has been taken with Christian since he first met him, he is a sub with a need for strict control and Becket is the one Dom that has been able to give him the control he needs.  While neither has played with anyone else since their first scene together, Becket has held back from making a formal contract with Christian because he cannot predict when he will be around due to his job.  After some not so subtle encouragement from Carey and Alistair, Becket finally offers Christian the committed D/s relationship he so desperately wants.

Just as Becket and Christian are settling into their new arrangement, a terrorist attack injures Becket and suddenly their roles are reversed and Christian is taking care of his Dom. It is their working through this and figuring out how to give each other what it is they truly need that is the heart of this story.  The search for the terrorists and an introduction of a few new characters is secondary and  rounds out the book.

I am a fan of L.M. Somerton’s and have enjoyed all the books in this series. The BDSM scenes are quite erotic but not too extreme. The relationships between these men are strong and loving and it is fun to catch up with the couples from the earlier books.

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