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Spanking for Love

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Two best friends get invited to a party that turns into an S&M party where they get spanked as well as have sex. What they don't know at first is that they had sex with each other while blindfolded.

The friends set up the guy who invited them to the party as well as the host who conducted the evening's activities.

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Published July 31st 2010 by Silver Publishing

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Apr 16, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: smut

A fun little story whose main focus is on sex. Specifically, spanking, not necessarily BDSM. It's a fun little read as long as you keep in mind that it's a fantasy, fake, and NOT what you would do in real life situations, particularly the BDSM scenes in the beginning. I mean, how many beginners could go through that kind of abuse and then walk out like nothing happened?

When I read this book taking all of that into account, I actually liked it. No, BDSM isn't portrayed properly in it, but I didn...more

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Aug 05, 2010 A.B. Gayle rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm not going to describe what happens in this book as other reviewers have done that quite well.

I am going to comment on the standard of the editing/writing.

I've never read a published book that contains so many simple errors.

Typos are one thing, but getting people's names back to front" Not just once but twice? In such a short book with a minimum number of characters, it is inexcusable.

As Mark positioned himself by lying down on the cloth and moving his feet alongside the picnic table legs, Ta

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Aug 01, 2010 Jeff Erno rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: gay-erotica

Tad and Mark are best friends and have been since high school. Although both are gay, they vowed long ago not to ever become involved romantically, for fear it may ultimately ruin their close friendship.

When a mutual friend named Eddie invites Tad and Mark to a party, they are surprised to discover that the party is designed to entail far more than just drinking and socializing. They are ushered into a basement where they see firsthand what a BDSM dungeon is, and before long they each find thems...more Tad and Mark are best friends and have been since high school. Although both are gay, they vowed long ago not to ever become involved romantically, for fear it may ultimately ruin their close friendship.

When a mutual friend named Eddie invites Tad and Mark to a party, they are surprised to discover that the party is designed to entail far more than just drinking and socializing. They are ushered into a basement where they see firsthand what a BDSM dungeon is, and before long they each find themselves in bondage facing the brutal sting of a Master’s belt and paddle.

During their ordeal in the dungeon, the now blindfolded victims are forced to have sex with unknown partners. After the scene ends, they learn that they have been tricked into having sex with each other, and shockingly, it is the best sex of their lives!

This initial sexual encounter between Tad and Mark sparks within each of them an awakening of sorts. They both become aware of their attraction to each other, and it leads to further sex play, particularly involving a leather paddle. Mark, the bottom, discovers he is very much turned on by being submissive, and his partner Tad is equally as excited about domination.

For revenge, the couple devise a plan to even the score with their friend Eddie and his cohort Joey. They arrange for a weekend outdoor getaway at a cabin retreat owned by Tad’s parents. They stealthily make pre-arrangements, and at just the right moment they take Eddie and Joey unaware and subject them to a bondage scene which is equally as torturous as the opening dungeon scenario.

This short, seventy-five page sex-filled piece is a delicious slice of BDSM erotica. Although the story is not laced with heavy emotional content or deep romance, it accomplishes exactly what it sets out to achieve. It presents hot, kinky, man-on-man sex which includes BDSM fetish and fun sexual play. The descriptions are graphic, and it quickly and unapologetically becomes a one-handed read.

The story does contain a sweet romantic element, in that it chronicles the evolution of Tad and Mark’s platonic-then-sexual relationship. However, it does not delve deeply into the emotions of these characters nor does it even attempt to flesh them out fully. To have done so, in my opinion, would be to completely change the theme of this short story. It is not a romance, per se, but rather a titillating piece of fetish-themed erotica. If you’re a fan of bondage and spanking, and you enjoy sex-for-sex’s sake, you’ll love this little gem. Don’t expect a touching, heart-rending love story, though. This book ain’t a Harlequin Romance!

I’m a big fan of erotica, particularly BDSM, so I loved it. It reminded me a bit of the stories I used to find on the Nifty archives, although this one by far was much better written and edited. I look forward to consuming many more of hot, steamy stories by this talented author, and I encourage you to do the same! (less)

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Aug 02, 2010 Betryal rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I had only made it to page 12 of this book when I hit dead on to the thirty smacks with a leather strap to start and then a cat-o-nine and then a paddle? Are they out of their bleeding mind? This isn’t realistic by any means. For Mark’s first time even experiencing the taste of the BDSM having never known if he’d even like it or want to be a part of this lifestyle I found it to be a little extreme right off the bat. I think he should have been weaned into to it gradually with consent of course....more I had only made it to page 12 of this book when I hit dead on to the thirty smacks with a leather strap to start and then a cat-o-nine and then a paddle? Are they out of their bleeding mind? This isn’t realistic by any means. For Mark’s first time even experiencing the taste of the BDSM having never known if he’d even like it or want to be a part of this lifestyle I found it to be a little extreme right off the bat. I think he should have been weaned into to it gradually with consent of course.

I enjoy the whole D/s, BDSM scene, but I do think a new sub or even someone with submissive tendencies should be treated more carefully and with a reassuring hand so they don’t break. This was not the case in the beginning of this book. To me the ‘spanking’ in general surpassed as more than a punishment and a beating, it borderlines abuse. Without proper protocol and etiquette taken and rather than being shown the heightened pleasure that could be derived along with the pain Joey the supposed Dom who I would not allow membership into any BDSM club doesn’t even ask Mark for a Safe Word so that they’d know they’ve gone too far with him. There was a point where Mark wanted to cry out for it to stop, but wasn’t sure of himself. Hence erotic play turned into pain. Yet Mark does get pleasure out of the fucking part of this painful experience.

As the story progresses along Tad is caned while Mark is ball gagged and what I would call ‘the punishment’ continues towards both men. What is seeming to be a plot to throw two men together in order to consummate their probable feelings for each other is looking more like premeditated, deceitful and conniving tactics against the two by supposed friends in which could have permanently damaged their tightened bonded friendship.

Mark comes to realize that after what Tad reveals to him of their night in the dungeon that Tad had been the one to screw his ass, although Mark knows he’d been had by sucking Tad’s cock without knowing. Mark contemplates the following morning how hot all the sex and bondage play was. Although the sexual acts were hot indeed what hit the nail in the coffin was how the spanking blows could not have traumatized Mark and he’d walked out of the party unfazed with no pain or appearing discomforted by a severely bruised and reddened arse.

Mark’s sense of guilt in whether or not to reveal what he knew to his best friend of many years is touching, but from being spanked again in the future even though Tad delegates to show him that this could have been pleasurable rather than painful and Mark readily agrees to go along with it was rather disbelieving. Mark agrees with himself that the sex was mind-blowing with his best buddy and friend Tad, but read it closely. It was very mind-blowing alright, but the mind-blowing sex he had and readily admitted right after that it was was with Joey who took his arse first and not with Tad who was the second guy to fuck him quickly and got his rocks off quite fast.

Mark and Tad plan pay back after consenting that they did enjoy the sex together, but how their friends went about it was worthy of them getting back two-fold what was done on to them so it’s off to the cabin owned by Tad’s parents where the plot thickens and paybacks going to be a bitch. This is where the two men explore. As the payback is a nice added touch when Joey and Eddie are lured to the cabin to have returned to them what they’d dished out I’ve already gone downwind on this story at this point. So alternately in the end long time friends become longtime lovers’ yadda, yadda, happily ever after and all that.

This book is really well written, although it lacked emotion and I’m aware this is completely fiction and if anything I’m a complete slut when it comes to reading anything BDSM or D/s, but this one slipped to the wayside and didn’t do it for me. It’s unfortunate since I had been really looking forward to reading it as soon as I’d seen the book and read the summary. And while the romance was meant to be there for these two men to cement their friendship into something more the major points of action during the onset of the story while reading it without the reaction of the characters to said actions left it robotic. It’s a shame that a potentially good BDSM story which an interesting plot behind the idea could not have touched a little with the reality and remained completely fictional and unrealistic.

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Aug 03, 2010 Michele Montgomery added it

Shelves: bdsm, m-m, own-a-copy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. OH I can NOT wait to read this one now...

With some books I have a hard time rating them. I can tell you what it's about and repeat the blurb until I'm blue however, it's not going to change my overall initial reaction to the story.

I know for a fact that this author has other titles out that have every element this one seems to be missing. My biggest bitch here? Character development. I need to care for the characters in the books I read. I love to read their emotions, I want to know what they'r...more

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Mar 05, 2011 Lexi Ander added it

Shelves: mm-bdsm, kindle-lendable

I really wanted to like this. It read like a newspaper article which didn't allow for a connection with the characters because you are just skimming the surface. No feeling.

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Aug 05, 2010 Serena Yates rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

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Jul 11, 2012 Katy Beth Mckee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bdsm, m-m, 2012-read

I loved the part about where the friends become lovers. I thought the trick to get them together was a bit mean but everyone was willing. Not sure about their pay back scene. I thought it was a bit much considering some of the decisions they had already made and that lowered the rating a bit.

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Apr 10, 2011 Janna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: bdsm, friends-to-lovers, m-m

Packs a lot of hot bondage scenes in a few pages, but lacks a romantic, emotional connection. Some parts are a bit dialogue heavy and the writing suffers from quite some editorial mistakes. 2.5 stars

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Feb 01, 2013 Beck rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-alpha-doms-challenge, bdsm, contemporary, friends-to-lovers, fetish, mm, short-story, 2013-challenges-overall-count

Wow...I've now read three crap books in a row!

This book felt like it was originally written in point form with each point then made into a paragraph...very stilted/choppy style...not pleasant to read at all.

Safe, sane & consensual? Debatable. Probability? Not high...I doubt that many BDSM virgins could cope with 3 dozen lashes with a leather belt & paddle & then a whipping with nary an "ouch". Tricking the mates into bondage? Highly improbable & artificial.

Overall, a weak, improb...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Brita rated it 2 of 5 stars

Couldn't finish this one.

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Mar 09, 2011 Carolyn88 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-2011-qbg-challenge, bdsm, m-m-romance

It was an ok cute little story.

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Shelves: erotica

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Shelves: bdsm

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Shelves: ebooks-i-own, m-m

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