Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Turning His Life Around
AUTHOR: Grace R. Duncan
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 240 pages
BLURB:
When Kane Harris’s world turns upside down, his lifelong best friend is the only one to catch him.
Years ago, Ian Kelly accepted Kane would never return his love, since he knows Kane believes he’s incapable of it. Ian is willing to settle for what he can get—a best friend, sometimes casual lover, and occasional submissive. He’s learned he can’t live without Kane, but he can’t let Kane know. Because when, not if, Kane confirms that Ian’s love will never be returned, Ian won’t be able to take it. But when Kane loses his job and asks Ian to step up their play to help him deal, Ian’s ability to hide his feelings falters. Then Kane starts his own computer security firm and asks Ian to join him, and Ian struggles further.
It’s not until they visit the exclusive BDSM club the Iron Door that things come to a head. Kane screws up big time, and he’s afraid he can’t fix it. He’s sure he’ll lose his best friend, his Dom, his everything… forever.
REVIEW:
Oooh….I liked this one. I liked it A LOT!!! This was so far from the usual BDSM stories I’ve read. My only issue and I’ll say it up front because it really is the only one but it’s throughout MOST of the book so it’s significant. It’s the being “in love” thing. No spoilers because this is in the blurb but, their relationship was beautiful absolutely beautiful!! Beautiful for 2 adults in a committed relationship, not best friends/roommates. I was baffled how clueless these two seemingly intelligent men were. The communicated so beautifully throughout their scenes but not out, frustrating, but I DID enjoy the hell out of it!!
Kane Harris did not have the greatest childhood but he did have a best friend who tried to make up for all the bad in his world. Trying to make up for all the bad, Ian, Kane’s best friend, and his family step in and take Kane in when things got horrific.
Ian Kelly has loved Kane Harris in one way or another for most of his life. As adults they have an apartment together and live as roommates, strictly roommates. But they do have casual sex with each other and they’re exploring the world of BDSM together.
Kane being a natural sub and Ian a natural Dom, they are the most comfortable with each other so that is who they explore this new lifestyle with.
Since I already mentioned my issue now I can blab about what I really liked. There was a lot of sex in this story and most of the time when that happens in stories; it gets monotonous, boring even. Yeah, not with these two. Holy hell, they were hot together. I loved the “make love” passionate scenes and the hardcore BDSM sex scene, they were a perfect mix. This then goes into my next plus, this author!! This is my very first book from her and hot damn I’m excited for the future. Great writing, unbelievable character building, and amazing writing…BDSM lovers will die for this story and everyone else will really friggin enjoy it!!
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