Wins and Losses (The Flesh Cartel #5) in Riptide Publishing

Nov 29, 2012 Monique rated it it was amazing

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Choices, Consequences and now we have Wins and Losses… More marvellous Mind Fuckery from my two favourite Authors

Oh Nikolai, what an intriguing character you are! A man with the upmost confidence and determination, his foresight and vision are immovable. Nikolai has a plan and the details and pieces are strategically being put in place, he is stoically commanding and perfectly manipulating the action. Now, he is moving on to the next phase in his scheming and the boys are being taught yet anothe Choices, Consequences and now we have Wins and Losses… More marvellous Mind Fuckery from my two favourite Authors

Oh Nikolai, what an intriguing character you are! A man with the upmost confidence and determination, his foresight and vision are immovable. Nikolai has a plan and the details and pieces are strategically being put in place, he is stoically commanding and perfectly manipulating the action. Now, he is moving on to the next phase in his scheming and the boys are being taught yet another lesson and he is cleverly controlling the direction he wants their minds to embrace, to make decisions with the the out come in their own favour, yes, they will seem weak and humiliated by these decisions and no matter what, they will submit… but they themselves have the power to control the outcome, it is in their own hands as to whether it be a painful loss or a pleasurable win. The Choices and Consequences are the tools for them to have the power of winning or the despair of losing.

Dougie’s mind is now full of confusion, where truth becomes lies and guarantees become uncertainties, and those that you trust become the one’s who betray you. Dougie knows Nikolai has his own agenda but in his isolation, Nikolai is the only one to offer him comfort… but at a cost! Mat is still desperately trying to hold onto his pride and to Dougie, maintaining that without them his life is worthless but Nikolai is now clouding his forthright conviction, giving him alternatives without hope of fruition yet they may be the only thing that can keep him together… In their isolation and separation, all they have left are the whisperings of a man who is a master at his own game of manipulation.

This episode has probably been the most mentally disturbing for me… Heidi and Rachel are really sending us to a place where my heart is hurting for these boys, I feel their loneliness and pain and I don’t like it! Nikolai’s mind games are evolving, a manipulation that is like a virus that is slowly spreading and is severing the tenuous threads connecting the brothers, creating doubt in isolation, reprogramming them… and it is agonising to watch. In Nikolai’s mind he is helping them, and I am sure that’s true but he is still a sadistic fuck! and so smug with it too… Grrr!!

Another cracking instalment to this series, you two lovely sadistic authors just blow me away every time I have these books in my hot little hands!

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Feb 03, 2013 Lisa Arbitrary - AttentionIsArbitrary M/M Blog rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, adult, arc, m-m, erotica, riptide-publishing, non-con

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These talented, twisted authors have me hoping, not for freedom or salvation, but for Mat and Dougie to give in…to submit. So, who here has been altered? The characters or the reader?

This serial, then, is the difference between reading about a mindfuck and being mindfucked. And I can't get enough.

THE CHARACTERS

Mat - Oh how nice, Mat finds his joy! Beware Mat, of masters bearing gifts.

He drew a shoddy picture of Nikolai’s face, stuck it to the heavy bag with some of the tape he’d
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Oct 15, 2012 JustJen "Miss Conduct" rated it really liked it

Shelves: riptide-pub, mm, ebook, pre-ordered

Another fabulous installment. Things are moving along, sort of. Mat and Dougie "suffer" from a few setbacks. I like that we are getting more and more breadcrumbs into Nikolai's background. This is one twisted little story, and, as usual, I cannot wait for the next segment to see what lies in store for these two. ...more

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Mar 01, 2013 Silkeeeeeereads rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m-bdsm-heavy-sm, mm-erotic, mm-slave, mm-traumatic, mm-short-stories, mm-rape-dark-reads, mm-rape, mm-series, mm-kink, mindfuck

Dammit! If I don't get some relief fast, by way of Mat & Dougie kicking someone's ass or mind fucking any of their captors, I will have to lead a revolution. These authors are fast becoming the leaders of sadism and mind fucks. I would never believe that a writer could lead me around like a puppy as these two do on a monthly basis. I'm not a masochist, I'm not a masochists, I'm not a masochist! I have to keep saying this over and over. Then I submit and read the next one. Help!
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Nikolai is so fucked up.

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Feb 03, 2013 Sarah rated it it was amazing

Poor Mat and Dougie - the horror continues for them and still not a glimmer of hope. Oddly I found this one a little less painful than the previous ones - not sure why. I suspect the next one will be worse though - as ever I'm torn between wanting to read the next instalment and dreading it. ...more

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Dec 11, 2012 Marie33 rated it really liked it

Wins and losses indeed. Mat and Dougie are still suffering at Nickolais hands. This part was more about Dougies "transformation" than Mats.

As with all the others it was brilliantly written and horrifyingly descriptive. A book you don't want to read but wouldn't be able to put down to save your life. ...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Tami rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, bdsm, master-slave-captive, non-con

Ughhh, now the waiting game!

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