Reviewed by Susan
TITLE: Loving the Master 
SERIES: The Manse #2
AUTHOR: Lynn Kelling
PUBLISHER: Fantastic Fiction Publishing
LENGTH: 450 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2016
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Billionaire Dominant David Davenport needs a break from the loveless isolation imposed by wealth, responsibility, and the stress of running the Manse, his private gay club. While at lunch with an old friend, David finds himself enchanted by the charming and submissive nature of Shea Whittier, their young waiter. David offers to help the young man out with his personal troubles, never suspecting the danger he’s putting them both in.
REVIEW:
The billionaire and the penniless waiter. It could have easily become one giant cliché, but the characters behind the clichés take over and make you forget that you are expecting a formula romance.
Shea is on a downward spiral not of his own making. Kicked out by his parents for being gay, he struggles to pay for room and lodging with people who are supposed to be his friends. When fate takes a dangerous turn, he feels that he has nowhere left to turn.
David is bored with his life. Nothing and no one is inspiring him at all. A chance encounter with a young waiter sparks his interest and imagination. When he discovers on seeing Shea for the second time that the young man has been badly hurt, he takes action and control.
When David swoops in and assumes control of Shea’s medical care and safety, Shea is overwhelmed and awed by the attractive Dom. Not that he knows he is a Dom….yet. David takes great pains to gently ease Shea into letting him care for him. Very careful not to spook Shea, David sets about making Shea comfortable in his home while feeding him bits of information about the type of life that he leads. When his attention to Shae brings forth danger to Shea, David abandons his slow approach and swiftly moves to ensure Shae’s safety.
What follows is a more gentle romance than I was expecting. At times I felt it was not moving fast enough for my liking and I felt that the story did not really get moving until the second half of the book.
Shea is well written an easy to identify with. His motivations are pure and I understood his frustrations and wonder with his introduction into David’s life. He has no secrets and reacts to David in a natural, and innocent way. Which works given that he is only 18. David is a bit harder to crack. At 25, he is an experienced businessman and Master Dom in The Manse, his BDSM club. He read older than 25 to me and a bit inconsistent between his Dom role and the way he introduced Shea to it.
The BDSM in the book does not appear in a major way until the last 2/3 of the story. Then it explodes, as David brings Shea into the club. I would describe this as medium intensity BDSM with several scenes playing out.
Overall I give Loving the Master a solid three stars. It is smoothly written and easy to read. It just takes a while for the story to really get going.
This story does contain elements of violence and rape (not between the main characters) that some readers may find objectionable.
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