O Come All Ye Kinky in Riptide Publishing

Nov 25, 2012 BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme rated it liked it

Shelves: bdsm, netgalley-reviews, m-m

Bound for the holidays, anyone? This delightfully kinky anthology is filled with authors I really enjoy. If you are into the holiday spirit and want to read some kinky BD and D/s, this book is for you! The majority is m/m smexy romance. Each story is crafted with a message of love and romance. Delightful!

Ms. Davitt kicks off the anthology with a dysfunctional D/s relationship. It's painful to watch the misunderstandings and miscommunication. I felt badly for the Dom who is trying to find his way Bound for the holidays, anyone? This delightfully kinky anthology is filled with authors I really enjoy. If you are into the holiday spirit and want to read some kinky BD and D/s, this book is for you! The majority is m/m smexy romance. Each story is crafted with a message of love and romance. Delightful!

Ms. Davitt kicks off the anthology with a dysfunctional D/s relationship. It's painful to watch the misunderstandings and miscommunication. I felt badly for the Dom who is trying to find his way while being treated with disrespect. It's a different perspective, to see it from the Dom side who isn't perfect and is struggling. Once again, Ms. Davitt does an excellent job of showing a D/s relationship without lecturing. Loved it! 3.5 stars for this one.

Ms. March's Regency romance hits the spot with her romantic m/m Christmas gift. Ms. March's distinctive style throws the reader into this period perfectly. The reader can visualize the rooms, clothing and objects clearly through her descriptions. Her characters are also ones I really enjoy. There's something very appealing and naughty about Regency with a m/m kinky twist. Love it! 3.5 stars for this one too.

The duo authors Katie Porter wrote a f/f piece. I love f/f stories so this is fine by me. The story itself was pretty fucked up. As in, the main female character was emotionally dysfunctional and I didn't like her one bit. The story resolved nicely into a happily ever after, but the journey was a bit torturous for me. The fireworks part with flogging, now that scene was hot! I liked it. 3 stars for this one.

Ms. Witt's Candy Caning was sweet and sticky. It would have been very dirty and hawt to have the thick long candy cane sliding up an ass, but the reader is denied! Instead, the reader and sub is treated to a lovely little bit of mindfucking. The story is still smexy hawt which is I've come to expect from the talented Ms. Witt. 3 stars for this one.

Ms. Hill's Submissive Angel was a complete confusion for me. I was lost the first chapter or two. Is this a vampire piece or not? Honestly, I had no bloody clue. I thought Robert may have been a vampire but then the rest of the story didn't make it clearly apparent. The story was kind of like an acid trip at times. This surprises me because I'm a huge fan of Ms. Hill. What she does do, is treat the readers to a delicious BD scene. The sensual tension in this story is a slow cooker building up the heat. It's really quite a beautiful piece between two lovely characters. I'm just not sure I understood it all or followed the story that well. There were too many questions left open for me to really becoming fully engaged and vested in the story. 3 stars for me.

Mr. Smith's menage was all over the place for me. It's as if half of the story was in the author's head. The reveals were a bit too late and without points of reference, the reader is lost. Is it Zach or Hannah? Is there a dick or is there not a dick? What happened? There are so many questions. Perhaps it's because it's a short story which causes it to be so vague. There was definitely a large pink elephant in this room and it took me a long time to figure out that the elephant wasn't exactly pink. This kind of story writing doesn't do it for me. I still liked the characters and where it was going, but it made me work too hard to figure out all the pieces and still, I'm missing too many to give me a satisfied feeling. 2 stars for this one.

Ms. Snow's story is sad. It reminds me of one of my favourite stories - Russian Bear by CB Conwy. The violence perpetrated against a person because of their sexual orientation is a heinous crime. This kind of senseless violence infuriates me. The victim of said crime, even after they physically heal, they are never mentally and emotionally the same. This story presented an excellent aftermath story. It is enjoyable and moving for a reader. 3.5 stars.

Ms. Dare's story was delightful! This anthology comes full circle with miscommunications between a Dom and sub. In this one, it's painful to watch how much the submissive struggles to right a wrong which he doesn't fully understand. I really enjoyed the way Ms. Dare wrote this story and how she resolved the differences into a happily ever after. And it's true, a creatively perverted Dom can easily kink up any common household item. Fabulous illustration of common twisted into kinky which made me sigh happily. 3.5 stars for this one.

This anthology is not to be missed. For those who enjoy a kinky holiday, this book is for you.

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Sep 15, 2012 Adara rated it really liked it

Tree Toppers by Jane Davitt - 4 stars
I have read stories in the past which tried to get across the idea of the struggles and mistakes of a newbie Dom, but this one has been the best at it thusfar. Martin is very believable in his mistakes and what he learns from them. And in how the situation is corrected. Stan was also in the wrong in how he attempted to go about things between them, but it took a catalyst and a heart to heart to figure out why they were both struggling. Very, very enjoyable re ...more

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Nov 22, 2012 Tj rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2013

I really enjoyed reading this anthology. I had a good time seeing examples of different authors' works.

Tree Topper - This one is about a couple whose dom is still very new to being a dom and has to learn how to read his sub and when it's time to get a sub to talk.

'Twas the Night - This was historical, which I don't tend to like. Again it seems to be a communication problem. I think it is acerbated by the times that the two live in.

Fireworks - This was a F/F story. The writing was well done in th ...more

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Dec 08, 2012 Jody rated it it was amazing

Just in time for the chilliness of the holidays comes this scorching anthology that focuses on the naughty and offers a little something for everyone. With the main theme of bdsm running through each story we get relationships in the m/m, f/f, and ménage genre which are so hot they practically burn the hands holding this anthology.

Each story features memorable characters struggling to find satisfaction with another during the holidays and on every level it succeeds. Each relationship is full of ...more

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Jan 01, 2013 Evaine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: e-books, anthology, erotica, kinky

What a great anthology! There's something for everyone. M/M, F/F, menage... all here. A great introduction to authors I hadn't read that I wish to check out. (I had only previously read L.A. Witt before.) Really, this is kink done right. None of this 50 Shades apologetic bullshit. These people enjoy their kinks! I can't even pick a favourite story out of the bunch because they were all that good. :) I guess I especially liked "Fireworks" by Katie Porter because I read so little f/f fiction. Of c ...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Emanuela ~plastic duck~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: rainbow-gay, glbt, anthology-short-stories-collection, bdsm-power-exchange-slave, rainbow-lesbian, rainbow-trans

I enjoyed this anthology and the variety of the stories, but there wasn't one that really stood out, in my opinion, even if each one of them had something unique.

Tree Topper by Jane Davitt.

Martin is a new Dom and his sub, Stan, seems more than he can handle. I liked this story. Martin is older, well meaning, concerned, but he doesn't seem to reach through Stan, who's not very obedient and who doesn't seem to take him seriously. We learn that Stan comes from an abusive relationship, his behavior ...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Jenny - TotallybookedBlog rated it liked it

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Aug 12, 2013 Heather C marked it as to-be-continued

Shelves: cloud, m-m, ebook, historical-romance, anthology, short-stories, bdsm, established-lovers

'Twas the Night by Ava March (4 stars) 9/28/13
I love Ave March! Okay, so this was a kinky, little Christmas short about two semi-established lovers and their encounter on Christmas evening. As always, these characters were hot...with all the things I love: some light BDSM with leather rope, spanking, rimming, plugs, etc etc etc. And, like with many of Ava's stories, the characters decide to change things up a bit. 4 stars because I'm being greedy, but for a short story, it really isn't lacking. ...more

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