What happens when you are ashamed of what you need sexually and are suddenly confronted with the option of finding out what it would be like to give in and discover what it’s like to get what you want? Floyd, out as a gay man but closeted as a sub, faces temptation of the highest order when a work project confronts him with Peter, a 24/7 Dom who ‘takes his leather very seriously’. The resulting inner struggle was fascinating to watch – on both sides.

Floyd is a very conflicted character, even though none of that is visible at first glance. He is in deep denial about his interest in being dominated, and when he is asked to develop an advertising campaign for a BDSM club he still believes he can get it done without getting involved. There is one problem though: Peter Ingram, the owner of the club. Floyd is drawn to him and, all in the interest of the project, of course, agrees to submit to him. Floyd is scared to death of what he discovers, and Peter seems like the immovable object, not willing to give an inch. Not that a compromise is what Floyd really needs, but it takes the sub quite a while to understand then admit it. Once he does – it is spectacular!

Peter is a through-and-through BDSM lifestyle man, and cannot abide men like Floyd who deny their deepest desires. He refuses to work with someone who doesn’t even like BDSM, nor understand what it’s all about. As he starts ‘showing Floyd the ropes’, he gets far more involved than he would like to admit, and is faced with a decision that is as difficult as Floyd’s. Of course, being the Dom that he is, he has no issue making it and turns away from the tempting potential of a real relationship. Peter is a great Dom who is good at figuring out exactly what Floyd needs, will support him through his discoveries, but will never admit it out loud. ‘Fluff’ is not the way to think of this man!

These two men don’t have an easy time of it, but that made for a great story. The psychological struggle is as intense as what happens in their scenes, and I even warmed up to Peter in the end – he is a man of few words but has his heart in the right place. If you like stories about men who struggle with who they are and those who help them find out, and if you enjoy hot BDSM scenes that are as much about submission and the emotions it causes as about the physical activities, you will probably like this novella as much as I did.



NOTE: This book was provided by Resplendence Publishing for the purpose of a review on QMO Books. ( )

Love this series. Peter and Floyd are good together -look forward to what's in store for Jacob. ( )