Reviewed by Tara
TITLE: Perfect Match
SERIES: Playmates # 1
AUTHOR: Cecil Wilde
PUBLISHER: Liquid Silver Books
LENGTH: 48 pages
BLURB: What if your first Dom was your second chance at love? Hunter’s not sure what to expect when he goes to the BDSM partner-matching service, Playmates, but he certainly didn’t expect to meet sexy, confident Milo, the male Dom who may turn out to be exactly what he needs. Cecil Wilde brings you Perfect Match, Book 1 of his new GLBT romance series.
After years of thinking about it, Hunter’s finally taking the plunge into BDSM by going to the partner-matching service, Playmates. He’s not sure what he wants, but his answers and interview get him matched with Milo, an experienced Dom whose lack of interest in S&M makes him unsuitable for many, but perfect for Hunter—even if he’s never slept with a man before. Their sessions make Hunter realize that this is exactly what he’s always needed, but when his ex—the one who got away—comes back on the scene, Hunter finds himself faced with an impossible decision. Will he go back to her or take a chance on the man who might just be his perfect match?
REVIEW:
This is the first book in the Playmates series, Perfect Match, and we are introduced to Hunter and Milo. Hunter is a thirty-seven year old office worker who after many years of thinking about it signed himself into a BDSM match making services. He wants to explore what it’s like to be a submissive and since his last relationship ended five years ago, he figures now would be a good time. After being almost too honest in his interview session, he is surprised to see that his Dom match is a man simply named Milo. But after being bi-curious for years, he sees this opportunity to explore the side of himself that he’s locked away for years. Milo,we eventually learn is a 35-year-old blog writer and has been in the scene for many years. He is not into inflicting pain and welcomes the opportunity to introduce Hunter into the world of BDSM. Their first scene together it is evident how achingly sweet Milo is to Hunter, seeing that Hunter has a poor self-image, and is stressed out to the max. Milo sets out to take care of Hunter, introducing him to a mild form of puppy play and a gentle foray of lovemaking. But of course feelings start to get in the way, and Hunter begins to doubt if this is really what he wants. Will they belong together or will Hunter take the easy way out?
This was an incredibly sweet story with BDSM elements but I wouldn’t call it straight BDSM. I’d definitely recommend it to people who haven’t read about BDSM before as both of the MC’s kind of explore the gentler side of it. Milo was a very kind Dom. He was open to adjusting his style to fit what Hunter needed. I loved that everything was set up before hand, and was very thorough with each of them showing what they liked and didn’t like to do. Right away Milo became attuned to the fact that Hunter didn’t think too highly of his body and had some cute ways of making him feel better. He would take pictures of him for his blog and would only accept positive comments about him. Hunter was very likable as well. He was very real in that he showed that you are never too old to try something new and even with how self-conscious he was, he still went ahead with what he wanted. All their play was very sweet and I loved how each session ended in aftercare. But I do wish it was longer and maybe a bit more fleshed out. I missed the scene when they had sex for the first time. I actually looked back to see if I had missed out. But it went from finger play to all of a sudden they are having anal sex for the second time. Really you have a guy that had never been with a man before, and to just skip that crucial first time, to having him being bent over the back of his couch with no problem I felt a bit slighted. I also had a bit of problem with them falling in love so quickly mainly since this is Hunter’s first foray with men I think it needed to wait a bit further along in the story. But that goes along with wanting the story to be a bit more fleshed out. In the end it was a good first book and I definitely will read the next addition to the series since I adore books with a BDSM theme.
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