BDSM Romance, How One Man Recruited and Trained a sub, chronicles the deliberate effort by a man to choose in advance what his next girlfriend will be like. He wants to indulge his desire to have a sexual relationship where he is the dominant partner over a submissive female. He makes a commitment to find an attractive, unattached woman with submissive and masochistic tendencies because he likes to be the boss in a relationship and he likes rough sex. More, he wants her to have those submissive and masochistic tendencies to be the basis of her sexual attraction and sexual expression and practice, such that she will feel safe as the sidekick in a relationship and will enjoy and prefer being the recipient of rough sex. His shorthand phrase for this was the ‘sexual dynamic,’ the way every interaction between a couple can reflect an expression of his or her role in the relationship.
He has no illusions about finding a cute woman with common interests and hoping to describe, suggest and sell her on the idea. No chance. He knew one had to be born that way – and he knew they were out there. The problem was that everyone who co-exists between this underworld and the surface world where they all work and live hides from everyone else. So he wrote a posting for a dating internet site, basically, “Looking for a sub who wants to know if she is one. – reply to The Teacher.” Such a posting would act as both bait and filter. He wanted a natural sub but he didn’t want someone who had learned some other Dom’s style and was probably ruined. She had to be just ready to discover herself. Timing was everything.
His natural sub and he find each other and the book tracks his thoughts as he constantly leads her to do more each time, to break another taboo, and to try new practices. The new practices include the concept of devotion to another person and the formalities, protocols and rituals that provide structure and perspective to this very real underworld that exists today beneath the surface world.
He is careful in “bringing her along” to avoid her ever refusing a suggestion, request or instruction. She wants to please and is receptive to praise, so she can be guided, but he realizes the importance of a perfect record of never saying “no.”
Similarly, when they play with bondage, he gives her a safeword, but he knows that to continue bringing her further along beyond former boundaries or taboos, he must never push her too fast such that she uses her safeword. As time goes on, it becomes harder for her to say “no” or use the safeword.
She explores what was already inside her psyche: certainly submissive to a Dominant male, submissive in sexual bondage, a preference for rough sex, exhibitionism, masochism, voyeurism, lesbian desires and the ultimate realization that all of this is normal for her.
He introduces her to a close circle of friends, later to be known as the Circle of Rope. Three of his friends have D/s relationships with women. She sees that each of his friends has a different set of practices and boundaries with their female partner and becomes aware of the options open to her in the underworld of BDSM Romance.
A simmering heat that explodes into a boil! Loved it!, This is a highly erotic and extremely detailed story of how John/Master hooks and then plays with Curi like a helpless fish on his line until he pulls her into the BDSM lifestyle as his new Submissive. This story is an interesting combination of eroticism and psychological explanation of how Doms and Subs interact and why their power relationships are both physical and mental seductions. I really enjoyed this story and look forward to reading more by this author.
Master John places an ad on the internet for a sub. Curi answers her ad. Master John is looking for someone to train but she must be special. He thinks he may have found her in Curi.
I liked these characters. I enjoyed this story. As Curi is learning I learned also. Master John explained everything he was doing to her as they moved through their play. He also explained the difference between actual pain and the anticipation of pain. Curi asked questions. She wanted to please him. There is wonderful chemistry between Master John and Curi. Well done!