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Unexpected Consequences

(Rod and Cane Society #1)

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Jared belongs to the Rod and Cane Society, a secret organization of men who spank their wives to maintain domestic discipline. When Melania ignores a “request” from her husband and attempts to hide her disobedience, Jared spanks her.

While Jared believes the unpleasantness has been settled, for Melania it only has begun. Although she consented to the spanking, her fairytale
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ebook, 105 pages
Published September 20th 2011 by Loose Id
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Annabel Joseph
Apr 23, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: erotica
I think unfortunately a lot of people who aren't into Domestic Discipline are going to read this book, be horrified, and give it one star. That's a shame.

My credentials--I'm a long time devotee of the Domestic Discipline kink, practice it with my husband, been into it for 20 years or so, lol. I usually avoid reading DD romances because so often they seem to be written by people who don't understand or express the emotion and reasoning behind it. Not so here. Cara Bristol's book demonstrated a th
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Sophia Triad
I have only read Breeder series by this author which is a sci-fi erotica series that I enjoyed. This series is about Domestic Discipline and how much pleasurable this can be.
I enjoyed it a lot, but I couldn't stop smiling with the naivety of the main character.
How can a 23 years old woman not realising that her father and mother practice domestic discipline?
And how can she not realise that a society called "Rod and Cane" where her parents and husband are members is more than a charity organisa
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♛✨Christine ♛✨
Feb 09, 2015 rated it really liked it
100 pages filled with real life feelings and steamy scenes between a partial and new D/s.

This story distils the belief that to have a happy and fulfilling marriage you need to have some discipline in place between husband and wife. Jared employs this disciplinary technique in spanking Melania when she does something wrong. The narrative is based on two types of spankings:

1) the pleasurable spankings in the bedroom and;
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BookAddict  ✒ La Crimson Femme
The Romance Review

I swooned in sexual ecstasy reading this book. The phrase running through my mind the entire time was "Spare the rod; spoil the child!" This phrase is one of my favourites and it must be Jared's too.

Jared is newly wed to Melanie. The twelve-year age difference doesn't make him her "daddy", but due to their affiliation to the Rod and Cane Society, he does dole out punishment for her misbehaviour like a father would to a child.

I liked this book because Melanie was spanked and paddled hard for
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Michael Dunellen
This review was sponsored by Behind the Chintz Curtain. However, all opinions expressed here are mine alone.

I think "Unheld Conversations" would have been a better title for this book.

Jared is a member of an organisation called the Rod and Cane Society. Personally, I prefer to refer to it by its original name when it was founded back in 1937: The He-Man Woman Haters Club. Therefore, throughout the rest of this review, I am going to call it He-Man for short.

So, anyway, the guys in He-Man are all
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Reader
Oct 26, 2013 rated it did not like it
EYEOPENING

First read for me by this author, and this particular subject. This is a story about a young woman who is very naive, her parents had spoilt her her entire life. They belong to a society called "The Rod and Cane" but she was unaware of the function of this club despite it's very revealing name. She meets her future husband at one of the clubs social events. Not long after they are married she deceives her husband, in a minor way, and he disciplines her. Devastated she plans to leave hi
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Amy
Jan 21, 2013 rated it did not like it
Shelves: dnf

DNF

This felt like a "spanking" version of The Stepford Wives. Characters are shallow, no chemistry, no communication. I made it to where the hero initiates his "domestic disciplinary" role and spanks his wife with a paddle because she went against his wishes and bought a pair of shoes. I could not take anymore.

I'm thankful to the friend that loaned me the book to see if I would be interested in the series. The price of $5.09 for 109pgs is ridiculous.
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Jade Cary
May 08, 2012 rated it really liked it
That is what Cara Bristol has created here in Unexpected Consequences. Melania loves husband Jared's dominant ways, and accepts his warnings before their marriage of physical retribution for misbehavior with half an ear--and half a heart. But when she makes a mistake and he spanks her, Melania is shocked and hurt. She prepares to leave him, and it is during a dinner party that same night that she meets two other women, part of the Rod and Cane Society, and they give their take--pros and cons--of ...more
Skye Blue ☆*~゚ლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆
Way to un-romanticized a good spanking. This is almost dubious consent. Cavemen brought to the 21st century.
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April
Aug 11, 2016 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
I hate giving books one star. The one star is how I feel personally.

Overall, I expected this story to have more romance in it, and deeper character interactions. This just felt like a huge brainwashing session. This girl doesn't like what is happening and everyone keeps telling her how awesome it is until finally she convinces herself she likes it. I'm all for BDSM stuff, but this book feels like the safe word was taken away. It borders on emotional abuse. If you don't agree you lose your husba
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Sue Lyndon
Nov 01, 2011 rated it really liked it
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JD
Jun 24, 2019 rated it did not like it
I agree with the reviewers who say that Jared is a bully. While it isn't credible that Melania does not understand what she signed up for (a major problem with the book), Jared should NOT have punished her so harshly the first time he ever punishes her: he has no idea how she'll react and she has no idea how she'll react. In addition, given her reaction, he should have done more to talk to her about it; it shouldn't have been up to other people to make her feel better (particularly since their v ...more
Gabriella
Jul 18, 2019 marked it as stay-away-from-this-one
Shelves: avoid
They say don't judge a book by its cover, but that's pretty hard to do with a cover like this one 🤐 ...more
Lili
Mar 17, 2012 rated it it was ok
I don't get it... this "spanking as discipline" in marriage thing?, it felt like when the Jeovah witnesses come to your house and try to sell you their ideology, or like Tom Cruise and his rants about scientology.
I understand you believe in that, good for you, but it's just not my cup of tea and this ad (that's what it felt like) of 105 pages didn't make me even the littlest bit interested.

I kept rolling my eyes every time these women talked about how the spanking was making their marriage so mu
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KatieV
Aug 16, 2013 rated it did not like it
If you are interested in the ins/outs, philosophy of DD, then you'd probably like this book. It's like a brochure for it in a way. I didn't have a problem with the writing, I think my cool reaction was a matter of taste. I was looking for more fantasy than reality. I am also not a contemporary romance fan. I like a historical. For some reason the woman consenting to the lifestyle is not as titilating as the typical historical - woman is given to man/captured by man and tamed. Don't get me wrong, ...more
Dee Wy
Jan 26, 2012 rated it really liked it
This was my first Cara Bristol read, and I confess I got it simply to have a "U" title for an A-Z challenge. Though I wasn't expecting to be impressed - I was! I really enjoyed this well-written story on domestic discipline and feel like I learned a thing or two in the process. The story really made me think. Well worth a read for BDSM fans. ...more
Mary Roya
Jan 22, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Light BDSM. In this story, the Rod and the Cane is an organization (hush, hush) that spank their wifes. The hero and heroine are very believable. The story was fun to read.
Kate Richards
Jan 22, 2013 rated it it was amazing
I read #3 in this series so I had to go back and begin at the beginning, not because it didn't stand alone...but because I wanted to. I wasn't disappointed! ...more
Monique
May 14, 2012 rated it really liked it
Great read! Looking forward to the next book.
Melanie♥
2.5 stars
Lina
Mar 31, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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This is the first book by Cara Bristol that I have read and wow, I'm glad I did. I didn't know much about domestic discipline as a practice until I read this book. I've read other books that slant towards domestic discipline and spanking, but I always looked at that as another element of kink and as long as the male was Alpha enough, I didn't really care whether he was spanking the heroine or tying her up or just bossing her around... it's not the
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carol
Feb 15, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: bdsm, spanking
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I’ll admit I was a little surprised by this book, Unexpected Consequences. I was expecting a BDSM story but it’s not that at all, not really. That’s not a bad thing; it was just very different from anything I’ve read. Turns out the Rod and Cane Society is a group that advocates and supports relationships based on a foundation of loving discipline. In other words, men have the final say in their households and women are spanked when their spouse or signifi
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Katerina Kinsley
Dec 16, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Cara Bristol isn’t an author – she’s an artist. The page is her canvas; the words are her paint. The descriptive language used in “Unexpected Consequences” took my breath away. For instance, when I read the following line, I literally had to stop reading to fully appreciate the eloquent way Cara describes common restlessness:

“Her thoughts were like the shuttlecock in a badminton game: constantly in play, never at rest, always being batted about.”

“Unexpected Consequences” was full of poetic prose
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Optimist ♰King's Wench♰
Feb 13, 2013 rated it liked it
Recommended to Optimist ♰King's Wench♰ by: Dee Wy
Shelves: a-z-challenge, dd
I would classify this as a niche market novella. If you're interested in domestic discipline, you'll probably enjoy this otherwise keep on keepin' on. Yes, its a romance but it's unconventional & it does read a little clinical in its explanation of the lifestyle.

Part of what I found refreshing is Melania struggles to embrace DD as anything but degrading & humiliating, denying its erotic nature despite evidence to the contrary. She's torn between her love for Jared & uncertainty in sustaining a
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QueenGeek
Dec 03, 2017 rated it did not like it
Shelves: bdsm, spanking, abuse
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Shayla Quinn
Feb 14, 2015 rated it it was amazing
It irritates me to no end when readers know the book is about spanking/discipline dark erotica, bdsm, &what have you and buy the book anyway just to give it a low rating.

Hey hater/idiots get a clue. We buy it because we love it. Nothing you say or do no matter how many close minded people like you go into hard working authors sights and give them one star, then fill your review up with all of your hate rhetoric (WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE BULLIED) into thinking that you're right, and stop buying wh
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Tia
Oct 19, 2012 rated it really liked it
Before I Read The Novel:
The description sounds awful kinky, however some of it is about divorce and blah, blah, blah. I can only hope it's a hot read!

In The Novel:
I'm 23 pages in and I can totally feel Melania's thoughts, emotions and actions. The novel was definitely well written. I want to take the paddle and spank her husband!

Side comments: (as I'm reading the novel)
- A society for spankings! WOW!
- Subspace, yummy!

In The Novel:
At the end I grinned. It was cleverly written and I liked it quite
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Casea Major
Aug 16, 2012 rated it it was amazing
At some point you have to accept who you are and what you enjoy. If you enjoy discipline spankings with your romance then you will love this book. The characters are complex and compelling. The story is well-written and rounded.

Melania is a young naive newlywed and Jared is her somewhat older husband who is also a member a fraternity of men who believe in spanking their wives. Jared and Melania both consent to this from the beginning, and although Melania understands what's in store, she doesn't
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Lace
Mar 26, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Suppose the Rod and Cane Society is one of my new favorites. Presentation of thoughts and feelings seemed realistic. Some questions pondered by Melinda mirrored my own. Melinda, however, was a spoiled Daddy's girl, who twisted and finagled what she wanted without consequence. Guess I would too if the opportunity presented itself.

She thought her new husband would provide the same lack of restrictions/consequences as her father. Much to her surprise, Jared's commitment to domestic discipline was
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