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BDSMonday - Boot Service

It's BDSMonday!

I feel like I haven't shared anything personal for a while. In case you haven't noticed...I like boots. I wouldn't necessarily call myself a foot or shoe fetishist--I don't have foot-related fantasies. That being said, I definitely appreciate a nice leather boot!

My Sir and I have both felt really drained for the last few years--it's been a rough few years, and we're still recovering, emotionally and physically--so we haven't been playing as often or as intensely. I used to service her boots more often, both on and off of her (I indoctrinated her into the Blundstone cult). I still do a biannual Nikwax application of all our boots. It doesn't take very long and it doesn't require a lot of energy, but I still consider it a nice way to serve and appreciate my Sir. I tend to do it sitting on the couch when she's beside me.

First, I wash all three pairs (my Blundstones, hers, my steel toed Blundstones), removing the layer of flour and icing sugar from mine and hers, and the dust and manure from my steel toes.

Then I start waxing, beginning with the first boots I washed. I rub the wax into the leather, working it into the seams and cracks and cuts, thinking about how they got there, noticing how much more wear they have than six months ago. We both really only wear our one pair of boots year-round, making them very personal possessions, something we come in contact with almost every day. The way the soles have worn shows how we walk. The dirt shows where we've been. The scars show what we've done.

Last, I buff off the wax with a Kiwi cloth, leaving them clean and protected for the winter or spring. I probably should polish them from time to time, to service both the boots and my Sir, but she realizes and accepts that I don't always have energy for more than the bare minimum needed to keep our household functioning.

I hope that, in the future, our energy levels will recover and we'll be able to play as frequently and do larger scenes.

As always, have a great week! If you'd like to contribute to BDSMonday in any way, or if you have a comment or suggestion, please feel free to contact me!

Unabridged Book Tour

Synopsis UnabridgedBook Length: 144 pagesDate Published: Aug. 17, 2014Published by: Melinda De Ross (INDIE)Steam Rating: SteamyMain Characters: Angelina & Blade
Ironically, it all starts with a popular book about BDSM. When Angelina Jameson steps into her boss’s office armed with an acid article about ‘Billionaires, BDSM and Blah-blah-blah’, she thinks her career will take off. But her career aspirations drop into second place when she finds herself face to face with her nemesis.

Blade Spencer is the new editor-in-chief of Unabridged—the literary magazine where his ex-lover Angelina works. For three years, since she fled small town Jamestown without a word of explanation, they haven’t heard from one another. Now, when they meet again, the past and all the feelings they once had between them come rushing back, making them realize their love has never died. But can they reconcile their new circumstances and the changes that have occurred during the three years they were apart? Neither is the person the other used to know.

Then there is the faceless shadow who hunts them from the dark, driven by obsession and greed…



*This book contains strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.





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Not long ago, to my surprised delight, somebody described me as being “charming, witty, supremely talented and dangerously fun”. I don’t know how accurate this description is, but I’m curious if the readers will find some of these features reflected in my writing. Speaking of my writing, I must mention that living in Romania – which is considered a projection of the enigmatic and much controversial Shambala, the supposed spiritual center of the Earth – is quite a source of inspiration. I have a native inclination to the occult and paranormal, to mystery and philosophy. The woman in me is a romantic and sensual creature. All these considered, I could describe my writing as being captivating, intriguing, sensual in places and, on the whole, a surreal experience. Enjoy!






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Tour Schedule
October 1st
Kris & Vik Book Therapy Cafe – Excerpt
Underneath the Covers – Excerpt
BookJunkyGirls – Review
A One-click Addict’s Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Book-Lover – Review, Excerpt, Interview & Promo Post
We Like It Hot, Hot, Hot – Excerpt & Promo Post
Words Turn Me On - Promo Post
Snugglebooks – Review
Fictional Boyfriends – Promo Post
Who Picked This? – Promo Post
Deliciously Wicked Books – Review, Playlist & Dream Cast
Be My Book Boyfriend – Review
Romance of Daydreams – Review, Excerpt &Promo Post
Love, Lust & all the Pages in Between  – Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
All Things Books – Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Joyfully Reviewed – Excerpt & Promo Post
SBM Book Obsession – Excerpt & Promo Post
Little Shop of Readers – Excerpt & Promo Post
Queen of the Night Reviews – Excerpt & Character Drop-in
Relentless Book Chics Ramblings & Reviews – Review, Excerpt, Dream Cast & Promo Post
October 2nd
Country Gals Sexy Reads – Review, Excerpt & Playlist
Confessions of a Book Whore – Review
Rock Out With Your Book Out – Excerpt
Page Turners Book Blog  – Review, Playlist, Dream Cast & Promo Post
Romance Obsessed Book Blog – Review & Interview
She Hearts Books – Review
Beautifully R.E.E. – Review
Sassy Ray Book Reviews – Promo Post
Southern Babes Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Two Chicks and Their Lit – Excerpt
Avid Reader Amy’s Reviews – Excerpt, Dream Cast & Promo Post
That Just Sort Of…Happened – Review, Excerpt, Playlist, Dream Cast, Promo Post & Character Drop-in
Addicted to books and authors – Review & Character Drop-in
Thirty Second Book Reviews  – Excerpt, Promo Post & Character Drop-in
Four Chicks Flipping Pages – Excerpt & Promo Post
A Little Bit of R&R – Excerpt, Playlist, Dream Cast & Promo Post
October 3rd
Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – Excerpt & Playlist
2 Girls a Book and a Glass of Wine  – Excerpt, Playlist, Dream Cast & Teasers
Promoting Authors, Books & Reviews – Review, Excerpt, Interview, Playlist, Dream Cast, Character “drop-in” & Promo Post
Explicit Escapes – Review, Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Mommy’s Naughty Playground – Review, Excerpt, Interview, Playlist, Dream Cast, Character Drop-in & Promo Post
Wicked Reads – Review & Excerpt
Books Eater – Review, Dream Cast & Character Drop-in
I Think I Need More Books – Character Drop-in & Promo Post
Sizzling Book Blog – Excerpt & Promo Post
Books, Tea and Sweets – Review, Excerpt, Playlist, Dream Cast, Promo Post & Character Drop-in
My Dirty Romance – Review, Excerpt, Dream Cast & Promo Post
For The Love Book Blog – Review, Excerpt, Dream Cast & Promo Post
T. Strange – Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Sassy Lit Chic Reviews – Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Bookwench I Am – Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Books, Brownies and Barkers – Dream Cast
♥The Romance Vault♥ – Review, Excerpt & Playlist
October 4th
Rusty’s Reading – Excerpt & Playlist
This Girl Loves Books – Review, Excerpt & Playlist
Those Crazy Book Chicks – Review, Excerpt, Interview & Playlist
Gemma Reads too Much for it to be Normal Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Midnight Willows Book Reviews – Review
BeanieBrain Reader – Review, Excerpt, Playlist & Dream Cast
A Girl Who Loves Books – Review, Excerpt & Dream Cast
Beautifully Broken Book Blog – Dream Cast
Book Boyfriend Junkies – Review, Excerpt, Dream Cast, Character Drop-in & Promo Post
A Coffee Addict’s Book Reviews – Review, Excerpt, Playlist & Dream Cast
White Hot Reads – Review, Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Killion Slade – Review, Excerpt, Interview, Playlist, Dream Cast, Promo Post & Character Drop-in
Breezy Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Naughty Girls of Romance – Promo Post
October 5th
Obsessed by Books – Review, Excerpt, Playlist & Character Drop-In
BookSkater – Excerpt & Playlist
Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog – Excerpt
Double M Rocking Book Buddies – Review, Excerpt, Character Drop-In & Promo Post
Stephanie’s Sexy Reads – Excerpt & Promo Post
Rosie’s Book Heaven – Review, Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Shelly’s Books – Excerpt & Promo Post
Naughty and Devilish Book Blog – Excerpt, Interview & Character Drop-in
Reader’s Candy – Promo Post
Books are my friends, come see why – Excerpt, Playlist, Dream Cast & Promo Post
Undercover Book Reviews – Review & Promo Post
The Heart of a Reader – Excerpt & Promo Post
Archaeolibrarian – I dig good books! – Dream Cast & Promo Post
This Mommy Loves to Read – Review & Promo Post
2 read or not to read – Review, Excerpt, Dream Cast & Promo Post
Crystal’s Sweet Reads and Reviews – Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
The Cantu Sisters Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
October 6th
Book Boyfriends Rock – Review & Excerpt
Coast to Coast Book Divas – Review, Excerpt & Character Drop-in
My Reading Addictions – Review
2 Chicks & Their BookBoyFriends – Excerpt & Promo Post
Escape Reality with Books – Review
Discrete Divas – Review, Excerpt & Promo Post
Book Club Sisters – Excerpt, Interview, Playlist, Dream Cast, Character Drop-in & Promo Post
There’s This Book – Review, Excerpt & Playlist
It Started with a Book Blog – Review, Excerpt & Playlist
In The Pages of a Good Book – Playlist & Promo Post
Evocative Book Reviews – Review, Excerpt & Promo Post
Hooked On Books Forever – Review, Excerpt, Playlist, Dream Cast & Promo Post
Sexyways of Reading – Review & Promo Post
October 7th
Book Happiness – Review
Watz Books and Teasers – Review, Excerpt, Playlist & Dream Cast
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents – Promo Post
Babu’s Bookshelf – Review
Wicked Reads – Review & Excerpt
Mommy Needs to Read or She’ll Scream – Promo Post
Pretty Girls Read Books – Excerpt & Promo Post
Book Friends Forever – Promo Post
Cover to Cover Book Blog – Excerpt, Playlist & Promo Post
Those Crazy Book Chicks – Excerpt, Promo Post & Character Drop-in
Books and Friendz – Excerpt & Promo Post
Once Upon An Alpha – Review & Promo Post

BDSMonday - Hard and Soft Limits

It's BDSMonday!

Today I'm talking about hard and soft limits.

First of all, what are hard and soft limits? Hard limits are something you are never, ever willing to try. If someone tried an activity from that list with you, you would immediately end the scene and (probably) never play with them again. There are two hard limits that are considered more or less universal, because they can't be considered consensual - bestiality and pedophilia. From there, the list is much more personal.

Soft limits are activities you're not ready or willing to try yet, or that you want to approach slowly and carefully. They're not something that should be sprung on you when you're tied up, or that should be spontaneously added to a scene.

The important thing about limits, at least as far as I'm concerned (okay, well, beyond the obvious "respect people's limits, yo") is that they can change over time, and in either direction.

When I first started exploring kink, I was really curious about electrical play and thought I'd really enjoy it. Due to a bad experience and another that was really "meh", electrical play is at least a soft limit, if not a hard limit.

The reverse is also true. I can't think of a personal example, but there's also nothing wrong with having something on you're not sure about, something on your soft or even hard limit list, and trying it with a partner you trust. It could eventually become one of your favourite things!

Even if you think a limit is silly or you think pushing it would help your partner grow as a person, respect that limit. Your partner may have had a bad experience in the past that they haven't shared with you, and they know a particular kinky activity will give them flashbacks. They may have an injury that prevents them from certain positions or activities. It's not your place to judge someone's limits, and it's not anyone else's place to judge yours.

If someone tries to pressure you regarding your limits, think long and hard before you play with them! Pushing your limits is a very personal decision that should be made by you, not by someone you're playing with. I've heard plenty of stories of people having their limits pushed, without warning or advance discussion, when they were in the middle of a scene and relatively helpless, and to me that is not okay. People usually have limits, especially hard limits, for a reason besides "I don't want to try that".

Have a great week everyone and play safely!        

Great Day... And a My Zombie Boyfriend Teaser!

I'm having a really good day. I had an issue at work, but I managed to figure it out (mostly) on my own and it felt great.

Then I got my hair braided which I desperately wanted so it wouldn't be in my face or on my neck. And the hairdresser was amazing. Hands down the best I've ever had. She realized how "difficult" my hair is while she was washing it (side note--I love having my hair washed at the hairdresser's. So does Kit from My Zombie Boyfriend...see below!). My hair is very fine but dense, making it pretty unmanageable...it sheds lesser hair implements! I told her I was growing it out for my sister's wedding and she gave me some very helpful tips to tell the wedding stylist, and she explained why I have a random red streak in my hair. Now it's in a really tight French braid and it's almost like having short hair again and I look more like my mental image of myself!

Anyway...

Here's teaser number two from My Zombie Boyfriend. (Here's teaser number one in case you missed it).

For those just tuning in, My Zombie Boyfriend is my upcoming M/M paranormal romance novel with Torquere Press. It's about Edward, a necromancer/medical student, and Kit, a body he finds and reanimates.

Please note, this is not the finalized version of the story.




“Kit, have you thought about going to a hairdresser just to have your hair washed?” I wasn’t sure if a hairdresser would do that, but it seemed like something that would appeal to him.
His eyes gleamed covetously. “What a great idea! We can go together. Which salon do you go to? I’ll book us an appointment right away.” 
At least he was trying to include me. With a sense of impending doom, I told him the truth. “I don’t go to a salon. I cut my hair myself. I have one of those clippers…” I trailed off, watching his horrified expression. It was as though I had told him I sometimes ate kittens with Tabasco sauce.
“Not anymore,” he told me, his tone firm and final. “I’ll just make us appointments, shall I?”
I was tempted to reply ‘Yes, dear’.
“Okay,” I said, meekly. My mom is always telling me I’m too passive. I always agree with her, which I suppose sort of proves her point. My father is the same way with her. She has a very forceful personality, not unlike Kit, and I don’t want to hear anything about Freud.
***
My haircut was spectacularly uneventful and left me looking exactly the way I did when I cut it myself, only smelling strange and sixty dollars poorer. I had spent less than that buying my clippers, which promised to give me years of haircuts.
I didn’t let the hairdresser style my hair. I didn’t want Kit to get any expectations about my appearance.
Kit, of course, was another matter entirely. Every hairdresser in the shop came over to admire and fondle his hair. None of them seemed to find it odd that he only wanted a rinse. Especially because Kit was being charged sixty dollars for the privilege of having strangers wash his hair. He flirted harmlessly and equally with all of the staff, male and female.
I scowled into my magazine—there was a National Geographic tucked in with all the hair magazines. 
Somehow Kit’s wash took longer than my cut.
He was glowing when they were finished. They had sculpted his golden locks into a symphony of hair that I would never have been able to reproduce. He looked radiant, and I was glad I had thought of bringing him. 
It was worth every penny.
Of course, then Kit didn’t want to shower at home—at my house. He wanted professionals to wash his hair.  
After some negotiation (for negotiation, read, “I bought him a Wii U as a bribe”), I managed to talk him down to weekly rinses.

BDSMonday - Sleepy Thoughts

It's BDSMonday!

Today's topic...well, it requires a little explanation.






Okay, um...I've been reading a lot of Star Wars books lately. Like, a lot. And one night, while I was in that falling-asleep-silly-brain state I thought, "Darth Vader would be really good at breath play..."

Look at that! I'm sure he has excellent control!





There's even a video (though I find the lack of apostrophe disturbing. And someone has a lot of time on their hands and it isn't me). 





And then of course that made me think, "I bet the Emperor would be really good at electrical play." 

I have a point, really, I do! Okay, maybe not a point, but close enough! Do you guys have any vanilla-references-that-could-be-turned-kinky to add to my weird list? 

Dom A Man Apart Cover Reveal

Title: Dom, a man apartAuthor: Ethan RadcliffEstimated Release Date: Oct 8, 2014Published by: Bitten Press, LLCGenre: BDSM Erotica
✦✦Synopsis✦✦In the world of pain and pleasure, Charles Damien Macavoy reigned. He was a man apart, one who required more than most. He was a Master of BDSM. He’d been asked by another Dom and good friend to train the Dom’s current sub and love interest. Charles had trained many, but found himself attracted to his new trainee.He was aware the fascination would wear off, it always did, and he’d returned the trainee to her Master willing and ready to submit. Lurking in the shadows of a world few are accustomed to is evil. Sometimes a thing of beauty has hidden thorns. Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted.

Excerpt“You’re smiling rather devilishly at me Sir,” Samantha whispered. “Am I?” he answered back waiting to see her response. “Yes I can just imagine what’s going through your mind with tonight looming before us.” Her smile was slightly crooked but very sexy. He was enjoying their little repartee. “What’s going through my mind Samantha is seeing you knelt down before me with your lips around the shaft of my cock.” He watched her blush and was amused that she could be embarrassed so quickly. Or was that heat that flushed her cheeks. “Sir, you’re getting me wet.”

✦✦About Ethan Radcliff✦✦ I've been writing since I was a kid. I love creating and tried my hand at art, not bad but not good enough. A guy's gotta eat. Through high school I wrote erotic stories, kept them in a notebook, let a few of my girlfriends read them. Yeah, played football, baseball, but my brain never stopped thinking of sex. I guess we think about it all the time.

Been on face book for a while never did anything interesting when I was on until I started to see all the writers and then some poets posting their erotic prose. Men who were writing erotic romance and stories, I knew it was my time to get out the old note book and throw on some poems. Some are old and some are new, the ones about BDSM are newer. In high school or college I wasn't on that train of thought.

I see a picture it sets me off. A see an attractive women it sets me off. The jiggle of a full ass or heavy breasts, get me going. Yeah, my mind always is on a beautiful face or body.
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Pumping Iron - Author Interview and Blog Tour

 





Pumping Iron (A Bad Boyfriends Novel)




Name: Nya RawlynsBlog: http://loveslastrefuge.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NyaRawlynsTwitter: https://twitter.com/Nya_RawlynsWebsite: http://www.romancingwords.com/Other: http://about.me/nyarawlyns
What do you do while writing that others might find unusual?First off, thanks for having me! I appreciate being here with you and your followers.
As for writing, it’s not so much what *I* do, but what my supervisor does. I think everyone who knows me (and my alter ego, Diane) from Face Book is also familiar with Little Miss Mayhem, aka LMM. She is my constant companion and the devil on my shoulder, literally.
Lemme ’splain… LMM is a rescue kitty, brought to me by a FB friend and actual near neighbor, Mitzi. The world of social networking has watched this darling bundle of grey naughty grow up into a lovely adult filled with attitude and entitlement. She’s a cat, it’s what they do, but LMM does it better than any other.
When I write I go into “author space”, that black hole where nothing and no one but my characters and their stories exist. I lose all sense of time and place. I go where no man has gone before. Personal hygiene, paying bills, making dinner, answering the phone… Pfft. Those concerns, those activities simply don’t exist.
Until dinner time. LMM dinner time. She starts around 2:30. A mousie gets tossed into my lap. I ignore it. She sits and stares, a dark mind-penetrating glare. My hairs stand on end, but I finish the paragraph. I’m now aware of time passing; it’s irksome. Then around 4pm, she’s on the arm of the chair with her front feet on my shoulder—she ain’t light, our Little Miss—and a paw that’s been places I’d rather not think about goes in my ear or bats my jaw. By 4:30 the claws come out. My ankles are fair game.
I have two reasons for saving-to-file: to open a can of food … and to find the iodine.

What is the most satisfying thing about being a writer?I spent my career writing technical reports. Now I write fiction. Both kinds of writing require discipline, both rely on a creative process, and although fiction might seem more a right-brain activity, it actually relies heavily on logic and a degree of objectivity in order to bring characters and situations to life.
As a child, I was painfully shy and introverted, bullied because of my weight, and forced to find solace in solitary activities. Books became (and remain to this day) my best friends. I learned to express myself through the written word, speaking with my fingers rather than my mouth and tongue. Eventually I learned to be more socially adept, but my best mode of communication is still via the written word. I am forever grateful for the digital revolution that allows me to communicate my thoughts with all the fabulous people who have befriended me from around the world.
Where and when do you prefer to write?I write something every single day (points to the question above). Writing is like a muscle—if you don’t use it, it can atrophy. If it does that, it’s not always an easy task to bring it back to a level of fitness where it will function correctly. When I’m deep into writing a book, I like to start first thing in the morning and go straight through until Herself suggests it’s time to stop and smell the tuna. My evenings are for reading, for Firstborn, and for a few guilty pleasure TV shows (Suits, Dancing with the Stars, Arrow, Royal Pains, The Voice).
Would you ever want one of your books to be made into a movie?I suspect my romantic comedies might be suitable for the small screen, although my contemporary M/M western saga would indeed lend itself to a Silverado treatment, perhaps with Kasdan directing. The casting couch is always open, especially for the roles of Ash and Oak, two of my favoritest characters (that’s like saying you like one of your offspring more than another, but hey ho, it is what it is). Sweeping Wyoming vistas, dangerous places, dangerous men…Yeah, I can see that. Now all I need to do is crowd-source it.Coming to a theater near you: The Crow Creek Saga.
We all see your posts on FB with your dinner plates, do you have a favorite recipe that you are willing to share?Woohoo! Thanks for noticing!
I do love to cook—not bake so much as getting a tasty meal on the table, one that takes less than a pot and a frying pan, and about 30 minutes of my time.
Seafood has gotten pricy—shrimp, scallops and crab are a king’s ransom nowadays. Firstborn and I indulge but mostly during the holidays.
For everyday fish, we love tilapia. It’s meaty and not “fishy”—to the nose or on the tongue. Yes, I am aware of all the cautionary statements warning about farm-raised fish, but we restrict our selection to either Wegmans or Weis markets, two vendors we’ve grown to trust over the years.
Depending on the size of the filet, you might want one per person.
Ingredients:Tilapia fillet(s)EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)Pat of butterLemon (for zest and juice)Sea saltFreshly ground black pepper medleyOld Bay seasoningTomato bruschettaCapers
In a frying pan, heat about 1tbsp EVOO and pat of butter until the oil lightly smokes. Add the tilapia fillet(s) and season the top with salt, pepper, and about 1-2 tsp Old Bay seasoning. Cook on medium high until the fillet browns (halfway up the side, thickest portion). Turn over and season with the salt/pepper/Old Bay. Cook until the fish flakes with a fork. Turn heat to low. Zest the lemon onto the fillet, add a half cup of tomato bruschetta to the top of each fillet, and add a tbsp. of capers with some juice to the pan. Heat for a minute or so, then squeeze the lemon juice over the fish and plate.
For those of you on low salt diets, skip the salt. Seasonings can be adjusted to taste, keeping in mind “less is more”.
We usually have fresh crusty French bread and a salad to go with our fish. This prep also works well with Scallops—just skip the tomato bruschetta.
And there you have it! Thanks again for hosting the Pumping Iron Tour. It’s been a pleasure.


Nya Rawlyns
Crossing boundaries, taking no prisoners. Write what's in your soul. It's the bass beat, the heartbeat, the lyrics rude and true.
Nya Rawlyns is the pseudonymof a writer who cut her teeth on sports-themed romantic comedy and historical romances before finding her true calling in the wilderness areas she has visited but calls “home” in that place that counts the most: the heart. She writes M/M erotic romance because her good friends deserve to have their amazing stories told.
She has lived in the country and on a sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay, earned more than 1000 miles in competitive trail and endurance racing, taught Political Science to unwilling freshmen, and found an avocation in materials science.
When she isn’t tending to her garden or the horses, the cats, or two pervert parakeets, she can be found day dreaming and listening to the voices in her head.
Website: http://loveslastrefuge.com/Website: Romancing WordsThe Men of Crow Creek: http://the-men-of-crow-creek.weebly.com/
About MeNya on ARe/OmniLitFace BookTwitter

Her published works include:
Curling Iron (A Bad Boyfriends Novella)Pumping Iron (A Bad Boyfriends Novel)
Ash & Oak (A Crow Creek Novel)Pulling Leather (A Crow Creek Novel)Strapping Ash (A Crow Creek Novel)Sorting Will (A Crow Creek Novel)Flankman (A Crow Creek Novel)
The Wrong Side of RightGood Boy Bad
Cajun Gothic (Blood Haven)The Strigoi Chronicles: Penance, Fane, Michel, DreuAcid Jazz Singer (Hunger Hurts)

BDSMonday - Funishment

It's BDSMonday! (For real this week!)

Today's topic is funishment vs punishment. What is funishment? In a BDSM context, funishment is giving the sub/slave/etc. a form of play they enjoy when they're 'naughty' or break one of the relationship's rules. It's different than punishment, which is generally play the sub doesn't enjoy as much, or withholding play.

It could be argued that funishment is rewarding bad behaviour...but there's nothing wrong with that! It's usually silly and good fun for everyone involved.

In your kinky relationships, do you use funishment, punishment, or both? What sets them apart for you?

For myself and my Sir, we usually lean more toward funishment when we're playing as ourselves (as opposed to roleplaying). We're more comfortable exploring actual punishment as different characters, but we find those scenes a lot more intense and we don't do them very often.



Vanilla readers: do you prefer reading about punishment or funishment? (Or both!)

I think there's a certain pleasure to be had in reading about punishment, knowing that it's a fantasy and no one is actually being hurt.

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CLICK HERE ➪ Rafflecopter giveaway✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦Books in this Anthology:Sarah Robinson - Tainted Bodies (The Photographer Trilogy)Alyson Raynes – Deception (The Fixer Series)Kim Black – Discovered (The Cover Series)Pepper Winters – Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark Series)Chelle Bliss – Throttle Me (Men of Inked Series)LP Dover – Meant for Me (Second Chances Standalone Series)Aleatha Romig – Consequences (Consequences Series)TK Leigh – A Beautiful Mess (Beautiful Mess Series)Brooke Cumberland – The Intern (The Intern Serials)Clarissa Wild – Fierce (Fierce Series)Missy Johnson – Desire (Desire Series)Roxy Sloane – Seduction (The Seduction Series)