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Dom/sub trilogy #2
Surrender to Me
Michael was starting his journey with Mistress Delilah. He is excited and yet frightened by all of this. He is not like Delilah's perfect submissive Tram, nor any of the other submissives in this community. Michael is not too happy about sharing Delilah with Tram, especially knowing that Tram has already earned her collar. And to make matters even more difficult, Master Gabriel, the owner of the club, seems to adore Delilah. With so many distractions for his Mistress will she be able to give Michael the training he needs. Or is this relationship doomed from the start. This is book two in the Dom/sub trilogy
162 pages, Paperback
First published June 10, 2009
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Justus Roux
104 books90 followersJustus Roux is the author of over forty erotic romance novels that range from the paranormal to BDSM. Her bestselling Master Series, Barbarian of Malka Series, and Dom/sub trilogy have earned good reviews from readers and reviewers. When she is not writing she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and is always on the pursuit for new and interesting music to inspire her. You can see her work at www.justusroux.com and www.justusrouxmasterseries.com. You can email her at storyteller36@msn.com, or follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/justusroux
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February 3, 2015
I’ve read 5 books now by Justus Roux and this book is by far my favorite… well, that and the fact that it’s just taken me this long to get into her style of writing.
One thing to note about her books is that she isn’t the type of author that completely paints the scene for you, she really allows you to do that in your own head. Which I guess in a way allows you to write the story too. For example, a lot of authors will write that character ‘X’ walks up to a cabinet and then proceed to paint you a detailed explanation of what the cabinet looks like from the wood type, stain and woodcarvings then how it relates to the other items in the room to give it a ‘French Country’ feel… it’s all very Tolkien-ish or paint-by-numbers. Not that it’s a bad thing. However, what Justus does it tell you that character ‘X’ walks up to the cabinet and gets a whip… not if it’s 6’ or 8’ or even what it’s made from. It’s a whip, nothing more or less. Which in the end makes for a very fast pace book… and I wouldn’t really say that any of her books has the typical HEA, if at all, at least from my perspective. Oh, and if you like to read lots of foreplay… these are not your books. The Dom/Sub Trilogy is a little more “flowerery” than her Master series… and I would not call them porn, there is a real story to them.
Now onto the story… we more or less pick up from the previous book (and I still don’t like Master Alex), with a different set of characters. Mistress Delilah is recently trained Domme and has been with her newly collared Sub (Tram) for a year now, when she is given Michael to train by the club owner, and her teacher, Master Gabriel. Just as a heads up, there are NO CLUB scenes… not that there were really in the previous book. Michael is a giant of a man, a firefighter no less, which everyone assumes is a Dom not a Sub. The story is about Mistress Delilah’s desire to train Michael properly and Michael’s struggle with his submission and that he isn’t the typical Sub and how he sees that has a failure.
Mistress Delilah has only ever trained Tram, who is a submissive by nature, and with her limited experience she’s unsure of the proper ways to push and train Michael. Michael can only seem to submit to his Domme and basically refuses to ‘show proper respect’ to others. He doesn’t buy into that you should blindly submit to people, that respect and submission is earned. He looks Dom’s in the eyes and prefers to stand/tower over his Domme protectively than on the floor at her feet. Everyone seems to want to tell Mistress Delilah how she should train Michael and force him to submit. But what works for them is that Mistress Delilah loves and understands that these things are what Michael needs control of for his own submissive and maybe it’s because she’s so new to the life that she gets that. The author does a great job to show that not all Subs and all Dom/Dommes are the same and that it’s okay. You just have to find that right fit and it’s not a failure to anyone if there isn’t a perfect fit between two people in any type of dynamic… in fact that lesson comes from Tram for Michael when he begins to struggle with not being the by-the-book submissive.
Tram battles with jealousy (but handles it much better than Donald in the previous book) but loves his Domme and tries to help Michael because she cares for him too. I really like how the author wrote Tram… he really is an adult about everything. Tram isn’t a doormat and the author allows him to struggle but still do what he needs to do to find peace with this major change in their Domme/Sub relationship to allow Michael to be part of their dynamic.
This book ends in a spot that doesn’t sit well for me (like I’d expect anything less from a Justus Roux book!). The Dom/Sub relationship is all about trust but Mistress Delilah separates from her submissives for an unknown amount of time without being honest for this reason. UGH!!!! That’s the other thing about Justus Roux books… don’t expect a happy ending or for the characters to do what you want. I spend more time frustrated with her characters than I do happy with them, but at least this book didn’t make me want to throw my iPad across the room more than a couple times. Which is a huge improvement over her other books, specifically her Master Series books. Not that it’s a bad thing…
One thing to note about her books is that she isn’t the type of author that completely paints the scene for you, she really allows you to do that in your own head. Which I guess in a way allows you to write the story too. For example, a lot of authors will write that character ‘X’ walks up to a cabinet and then proceed to paint you a detailed explanation of what the cabinet looks like from the wood type, stain and woodcarvings then how it relates to the other items in the room to give it a ‘French Country’ feel… it’s all very Tolkien-ish or paint-by-numbers. Not that it’s a bad thing. However, what Justus does it tell you that character ‘X’ walks up to the cabinet and gets a whip… not if it’s 6’ or 8’ or even what it’s made from. It’s a whip, nothing more or less. Which in the end makes for a very fast pace book… and I wouldn’t really say that any of her books has the typical HEA, if at all, at least from my perspective. Oh, and if you like to read lots of foreplay… these are not your books. The Dom/Sub Trilogy is a little more “flowerery” than her Master series… and I would not call them porn, there is a real story to them.
Now onto the story… we more or less pick up from the previous book (and I still don’t like Master Alex), with a different set of characters. Mistress Delilah is recently trained Domme and has been with her newly collared Sub (Tram) for a year now, when she is given Michael to train by the club owner, and her teacher, Master Gabriel. Just as a heads up, there are NO CLUB scenes… not that there were really in the previous book. Michael is a giant of a man, a firefighter no less, which everyone assumes is a Dom not a Sub. The story is about Mistress Delilah’s desire to train Michael properly and Michael’s struggle with his submission and that he isn’t the typical Sub and how he sees that has a failure.
Mistress Delilah has only ever trained Tram, who is a submissive by nature, and with her limited experience she’s unsure of the proper ways to push and train Michael. Michael can only seem to submit to his Domme and basically refuses to ‘show proper respect’ to others. He doesn’t buy into that you should blindly submit to people, that respect and submission is earned. He looks Dom’s in the eyes and prefers to stand/tower over his Domme protectively than on the floor at her feet. Everyone seems to want to tell Mistress Delilah how she should train Michael and force him to submit. But what works for them is that Mistress Delilah loves and understands that these things are what Michael needs control of for his own submissive and maybe it’s because she’s so new to the life that she gets that. The author does a great job to show that not all Subs and all Dom/Dommes are the same and that it’s okay. You just have to find that right fit and it’s not a failure to anyone if there isn’t a perfect fit between two people in any type of dynamic… in fact that lesson comes from Tram for Michael when he begins to struggle with not being the by-the-book submissive.
Tram battles with jealousy (but handles it much better than Donald in the previous book) but loves his Domme and tries to help Michael because she cares for him too. I really like how the author wrote Tram… he really is an adult about everything. Tram isn’t a doormat and the author allows him to struggle but still do what he needs to do to find peace with this major change in their Domme/Sub relationship to allow Michael to be part of their dynamic.
This book ends in a spot that doesn’t sit well for me (like I’d expect anything less from a Justus Roux book!). The Dom/Sub relationship is all about trust but Mistress Delilah separates from her submissives for an unknown amount of time without being honest for this reason. UGH!!!! That’s the other thing about Justus Roux books… don’t expect a happy ending or for the characters to do what you want. I spend more time frustrated with her characters than I do happy with them, but at least this book didn’t make me want to throw my iPad across the room more than a couple times. Which is a huge improvement over her other books, specifically her Master Series books. Not that it’s a bad thing…
December 20, 2011
So much better than the first book.
March 7, 2014
the same as the first in this series I enjoyed the story but I dont think its well written
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