Stress Relief

by Diana Hunter

Meg Turner needs to relax. Between her job, her mother and the loss of a good Dom, she’s all wound up and needs a good flogging to relieve her tension. Rand Arthur is a busy man with a company to run. He doesn’t need commitments, but when his friend asks him to take Meg on as a new sub, he agrees, knowing there’s nothing that relieves stress like flogging a willing back. But by the end of their first session, both find something in the other that neither expected. The scenes are hot, the sex hotter, as Rand takes her places and pushes her farther than she ever dreamed possible. Now, neither wants to change the rules of their relationship and risk losing it all. Reader This story contains very graphic group sex scenes.

Genres: BDSM, Erotica, Erotic Romance

220 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 17, 2009

About the author

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Reviews

[Jane Stewart · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 ½ stars. Humiliation, degradation, uncertainty, and pain. I’ve liked other BDSM, but this was not good for me.

Meg needs bondage and pain. She has weekly sessions with a Dom to relieve stress from her job, her mother, and other. Her regular Dom left town and recommended Rand as a replacement Dom. Rand feels his job is to break her with humiliation and pain in order to see who she really is. He has her naked and servicing other men in public. Other men cause her pain and enjoy seeing her cry. Some unusual things are done, for example, Meg must contort her body to fit into a tiny cage/box that makes it hard to breathe and causes muscle cramps. She is locked into it for a painful amount of time.

I’ve read other BDSM that I found hot and entertaining, but this was less. I was uncomfortable. It’s a different type of story. Technically this is romance because the couple is together at the end, but it didn’t have the feel of romance. Instead of relationship development, it’s more about abusing the slave.

DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Kindle count story length: 3,956 (360 KB). Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: more than 15. Setting: current day unspecified location. Copyright: 2009. Genre: erotic fiction, BDSM.

OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Diana Hunter books, see my 5 star review of Table For Four http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Tabea · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disgusting.
Male Lead is clearly abusive. Boundaries are nowhere to be found. Female Lead is weirdly dumb and trusting.
There is a difference between bdsm and abuse, but reading this book you wouldn't know.

The proposal at the end is the cherry on top of the pile of shit that is this book.

[Vivian · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got to 148 and quit.
The whole time I read, the story seemed off. The characters and their actions. Plus, Rand's idea for her. There is no information as to why Rand needs to break her.
I'm not good with explanation, all I can say is bad story. It could have been so much better, if written differently.
I wouldn't recommend this one.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a very disturbing book.

[viva · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you!

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was one of the more intense BDSM titles i've read recently with more focus on humilitation and breaking the slave, but you find that it is for good reason as the book progresses. first time i've read this author, but will be reading more.

[Valerie]

Not my type of thing at all. I wanted something different... and it was different. Just... not what I was looking for.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hm. Nicht toll - aber auch nicht schlecht. Nur nicht so ganz meins, dafür fehlte mir definitiv der Tiefgang ...