Review by Lily Lamb
TITLE: Breaking Free
SERIES: A Guarded Novel
AUTHOR: Cat Grant
PUBLISHER: Cat Grant Books
LENGTH: 204 pages
BLURB:
Richard Carr has the kind of life most people would envy. Partner in a major Los Angeles law firm, married to the man of his dreams, Richard seems to have it made – except for the lie he’s been living for the past forty-odd years.
On special nights, in the company of kinky friends, Richard disappears inside Renee, his sexy, dominatrix alter-ego. Strong, sassy and flirtatious in her red and black corset, Renee is who Richard truly is on the inside – and who he longs to be outside of the dungeon.
But starting his – her – transition doesn’t provide the relief Renee had hoped for. Her business partners demand that she go back to dressing as a man at the office, while Robert, her husband and fellow Dominant, can’t conceal his shock as the man he married disappears a little bit more every day.
Their one true point of connection remains in the dungeon – in the person of Jase Hewitt, the submissive they both share. But when a devastating tragedy shatters Jase and sends him running to his Masters for comfort, it quickly becomes apparent that Robert’s love for Jase extends far beyond their Dom/sub roles…
And Renee faces a choice – abandon her journey toward becoming the person she truly is inside, or risk losing the man she loves.
REVIEW:
Richard Carr is a successful man who is married to Robert. On special nights Richard also becomes dominatrix Renee and his husband Robert is a Dominant male in private parties they host in their dungeon. The thing is Richard is happier being his alter ego Renee so when he starts to transition; she is confronted with some significant issues starting with demand at work to dress as a man. In the meantime, Renee’s husband Robert is in shock because he married Richard and was a happily married gay man until his husband starts transitioning …and the story becomes more complex…
As I was reading this story, I thought this was the ultimate “love is for love sake” kind of story because “Breaking Free” crosses all the boundaries to reach one’s own unconditional love.
Richard’s journey was deeply emotional and left me feeling moved. I was caught up in her emotions, struggles and thoughts. I really felt for her.
The story feels real and I was able to see how Robert was struggling with his husband Richard’s transition as well. I thought that this story was very multi-dimensional because of the characters different perspectives, emotions and struggles.
There was another person in the story. His name is Jase who has his own issues which left me feeling touched. This submissive male who was shared by both Richard and Robert has a very crucial role in the story and adds a depth to the story as well as keep the dynamics between Robert and Richard very fluent. I thought that these three characters complemented each other and the story.
I think the story was a bit too focused on events at times and found myself sidetracked from the underlying dynamics and currents between the characters. Nevertheless, “Breaking Free” is a beautiful story about unconditional love.
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