One Dom to Love (The Doms of Her Life, #1) in Shayla After Dark

Dec 26, 2012 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it liked it

Shelves: genre-erotica, books-read-2012, bdsm-kink, dropped-series

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I’ve been really excited to read this since I saw the cover, because I loved the colors and the feel of it. Yes, yes, I know… One of these days I’ll learn. In all honesty, I thought each of the authors would get a short story and this would be more like a kinky anthology. But it’s actually just one story. And to my disappointment, it’s one of those cliffhanger type, to be continued, you have to read the next books to know who she is going to end up with, This review was posted at Under the Covers

I’ve been really excited to read this since I saw the cover, because I loved the colors and the feel of it. Yes, yes, I know… One of these days I’ll learn. In all honesty, I thought each of the authors would get a short story and this would be more like a kinky anthology. But it’s actually just one story. And to my disappointment, it’s one of those cliffhanger type, to be continued, you have to read the next books to know who she is going to end up with, kind of book. I’m not a huge fan of that, although I can deal with it sometimes.

This started off great in the first few chapters but then it quickly turned into a bit of a mess for me because things were happening a bit fast and sort of completely unreal. Raine was taken in under Hammer’s protection and care when he found her on the streets after she ran away from home. She’s always idolized him and is 100% head over heels in love. He’s been trying to stay away from her because he wants her so much and he doesn’t think he would be any good to her. Yes, the good old “I’m too damaged because of all the bad shit that happened in my past that will just repeat itself with you” plot. Another thing I’m not a huge fan of.

But where things went sour for me in this story and what really threw my enjoyment of the book from where it should’ve been, was the fact that Hammer does something that puts him in asshole territory. For me, he never left that corner from that point on. So here I am rooting for guy B, his best friend Liam. Just as Dom but a caring and loving gentleman as well. The Irish accent helps also. Liam is left to pick up the pieces of poor Riane by the time Hammer is done stomping all over her heart and pride.

So needless to say when she struggles and goes back and forth, I was not so happy. I do think towards the end of the story, Hammer was starting to plant a seed of doubt about Liam in my mind. And I do trust that the authors will redeem him in the next story. But at least in this one, he wasn’t my favorite.

Now for the side characters, I am extremely interested to read more about Beck. First they talk about him like he’s the devil incarnate and such an uncaring sadist. Then he proves a softer side as the book goes along. Then he turns out to be a hot shot doctor. Now, tell me more about him. ;)

This was a bit of a different take on a bdsm club classic story. There’s a triangle instead of a menage, which I wasn’t expecting. Although I still have hopes for that to change. One thing is for sure. This was one hot story!

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Oct 24, 2012 Shayna rated it it was amazing

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What a beautiful and erotic treat! ONE DOM TO LOVE will satisfy your mind, body, and soul. Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, and Isabella LaPearl are a powerhouse trio, a force to be reckoned with. With a feisty heroine and not one, but two sexy dominant, gorgeous, stubborn men, my mind was on overload with the possibilities. Intense, passionate, and angst-ridden, I couldn't put this book down. I loved how even though it was written by three very talented authors, it flowed beautifully.

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Dec 19, 2012 ~Vixhen~ rated it it was amazing

Raine Kendall has loved Macen Hammerman ever since he plucked her off the streets and took her in. He gave her a home, a job, and reason to exist. While she has always looked to him as a mentor and protector for years, she now looks at him through a woman's eyes. She secretly hopes that since she has matured, he will see that she can become the submissive he so desperately needs. But Macen can't let go of the ghosts that haunt him or the guilt and shame he feels for failing someone he loved. So, ...more

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Oct 21, 2021 Sissy's Romance Book Review rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cliffhanger, contemporary, trt, first-book-in-a-series, series, booksprout, amazon-free, hero-slow-to-come-around, 2021-read

The Betrayal by Shayla Black and Jenna Jacob is the First book in the Unbroken: Raine Falling Series. This is the story of Raine Kendall. Raine has been in love with Macen Hammerman since the first but he seems to not be interested in her even after she pour her heart out to him. His friend Liam O’Neill sees that his friends is just not acting on his feelings so he helps to make him jealous. This does end with a cliffhanger.

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Dec 31, 2016 Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~ rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: kink-menage, loanable, freebie, kink-bdsm, part-of-series, from-amazon, 200-499-pages, audio-book, purchased-audio-book

I was rather underwhelmed by this story. Things that didn't sit well with me:
- Instance of dub-con by the female MC: she sneaks into Macen's bed & sucks him off while he's asleep
- Macen acts like Raine is TSTL & not capable of making her own decisions
- unsafe BDSM practices: drinking before scenes, no discussions about limits, abuse by one of the doms in the club happens frequently
- unprotected sex
- misogynistic vibe; females are only subs/males are only doms
- tears are unmanly???
- forced seduct ...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Angeline rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: erotic-romance, bdsm, reviewed-for-guilty-pleasures

Please see my review at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews! Phenomenal book!!

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Oct 21, 2021 Sissy's Romance Book Review rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: booksprout, cliffhanger, contemporary, first-book-in-a-series, series, trt, 5-star, amazon-free, bdsm, 2021-read

The Betrayal by Shayla Black and Jenna Jacob is the First book in the Unbroken: Raine Falling Series. This is the story of Raine Kendall. Raine has been in love with Macen Hammerman since the first but he seems to not be interested in her even after she pour her heart out to him. His friend Liam O’Neill sees that his friends is just not acting on his feelings so he helps to make him jealous. This does end with a cliffhanger.

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