Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: The Dom Around the Corner
SERIES: Escape #1
AUTHOR: Christine D’Abo
PUBLISHER: Riptide
LENGTH: 104 pages
BLURB:
Simon is jaded. His bookstore is failing, his personal life is nonexistent, and he’s tired of the local scene. He’s desperate for a change, and hopes to find it at Escape, the hot new BDSM club in town.
What he finds there is Gavin. One look at the sexy submissive is all he needs to know that his trip to Escape was the right decision. And their night of no-holds-barred kinky sex feels like only the beginning . . . until his promising new sub vanishes with the dawn.
Then Gavin walks through the door of Simon’s bookstore—for business, not pleasure. To both of their surprise, he’s the consultant Simon hired to help save the store. As they work together, Simon realizes that he might have another shot at happiness, if only he can convince Gavin that he’s worth sticking around for.
Publisher’s note: This title is a heavily revised re-issue of a prior story, Commanding Acquisitions, originally released in 2010.
REVIEW:
This was an interestingly short but hot little BDSM story. For me, it was just ok. Not great, not bad.
Simon is the owner of a bookstore that happens to be failing. He’s also a Dom who hasn’t been able to find a sub that fulfills his needs. His inability to be able to relieve stress at his local BDSM clubs may be bleeding into his professional life. After hearing about a new, uber exclusive BDSM club, Escape, he decides to give it a try. He’s not optimistic since he’s struck out so much recently.
After a major loss in his life Gavin thought he could give up the BDSM life he was accustom to. After a few years he decides to give it another try. So, he goes to Escape and sees a Dom that intrigues him.
Gavin and Simon are immediately attracted to each other and it’s obvious they both are interested in a scene together.
Sparks fly and it seems like these two were made for a perfect D/s relationship. But both have hang-ups and complications so they both enjoy a perfect stress relieving night together.
Both are taken aback when their paths cross again in an extremely professional, business setting. They agree to continue to work together, but to make it business only.
There really wasn’t much in regards to really getting to know these characters. We know about past partners but nothing really to draw me into them, Simon especially. They were hot together but I felt no deep connection.
This was an enjoyable read but for me it wasn’t anything special.
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