Finding Master Right in Riptide Publishing

May 18, 2013 Leanne marked it as nope

Shelves: mm, romance, bdsm, sweet, friends-to-lovers

3.5 stars

For me, this read like a blow-by-blow account of what a leather convention is like, with a bit of BDSM 101 and a sweet little romance thrown in. It was entertaining enough, but, except for a hot scene in which Derek is being vigorously topped by a bear and his slave while Chase looks on, this just didn't have the emotional punch that I was hoping for. One that, say, a little story like Lisa Henry's Falling Away has in spades.
A pleasant, entertaining read.

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Jul 24, 2013 BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme rated it it was amazing

Shelves: netgalley-reviews, m-m, d-s, flogging, multiple-partners, bdsm

Friends to lovers is so good when it morphs into a beautiful D/s relationship. Chase is a heartbroken Dom attending a leather convention with his good friend Derek. Derek is a masochist who's kink match Chase's perfectly. Why wouldn't they get their kink on together now that they are both single and available? The phrase, "it's complicated" completely describes this relationship.

This is a classic example of how a D/s relationship can go so wrong. Instead of telling us the keys to a D/s relations Friends to lovers is so good when it morphs into a beautiful D/s relationship. Chase is a heartbroken Dom attending a leather convention with his good friend Derek. Derek is a masochist who's kink match Chase's perfectly. Why wouldn't they get their kink on together now that they are both single and available? The phrase, "it's complicated" completely describes this relationship.

This is a classic example of how a D/s relationship can go so wrong. Instead of telling us the keys to a D/s relationship are communication and trust, Ms. Witt shows us over and over again in high definition. Absolutely fantastic! There are many a times the reader will want to smack both Derek and Chase upside the head. Or maybe even clunk their heads together to knock a bit of sense into them. Be forewarned, a reader may experience episodes of uncontrollable yelling at the characters when they misunderstand each other.

While this may be extremely frustrating because the reader can see from both points of view, how many times do these scenarios occur in real life? Frequently! Ms. Witt does an excellent job of showing how the characters feel yet not understand exactly why they feel the way they do. When Derek comes to a realization, it suddenly becomes so clear. The same goes for Chase. A series of unfortunate misunderstandings and perceived slights makes them behave in plausible manners. This helps build depth to the characters and they become more engaging to the reader. How many times have we felt similarly in the same situations?

The BDSM scenes in this story are fabulous. Ms. Witt infuses the scenes with erotic images as well as subtle power exchange. I love D/s. It's my favourite part of BDSM. To see D/s laid bare for everyone to see, it touched me and makes me yearn for more D/s in real life. The descriptions of a fetish convention is how I imagined and I can't wait to attend my first one next year. The co-domming ménage of Derek caused me to pant with excitement. What pain loving submissive wouldn’t be drooling at a chance to some of this erotic sexfest?

This kinky m/m romance is recommended to those who love SM with their D/s.

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May 20, 2013 Debra ~~ seriously slacking on her reviews ~~ rated it liked it

Shelves: m-m, bdsm

3.5 stars

I was really looking forward to this one from Ms. Witt. While I generally enjoyed it, I wasn't thrilled with it.

The book takes place over the course of one week spent at a leather convention. Derek, a Sub, and Chase, a Dom, are friends who are rooming together. The problem? The night before the convention, the two hooked up but Derek insisted on vanilla sex. Chase is hurt by the fact that Derek would not allow him to top him as a Dom. Chase is recently out of a long D/s relationship, th ...more

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Jun 17, 2013 Evaine rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-books, m-m, bdsm, kinky

This was a hugely fun read, even though I wanted to smack both Chase and Derek upside their clued-out heads through most of it. *LOL* Talk about being at cross-purposes! Boys, all this angst and heartache could have been avoided if only you'd have TALKED ABOUT THINGS! And talked honestly! But then we wouldn't have had a story. I think what makes this book work is the two main characters and the colourful secondary group. They're just fun guys. We don't get to know much about them beyond their lo ...more

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Sep 23, 2013 Adara rated it it was amazing

So, I normally cannot stand stories where the whole thing is a back-and-forth "Big Misunderstanding" because the two guys won't just talk to each other (like the men they are). And while that is what's happening here, it also works because they wind each other up constantly by rooming together at a kink convention. "Mixed signals" is definitely a good way to describe them because they're both continually confused by what they see/hear vs. what they think they know of the situation with the other ...more

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May 26, 2013 Dee Wy rated it liked it

Shelves: bdsm, m-m

I'm not fond of the "no-communication" thing to create tension and the story was a little too predictable to be rated higher, but there were a few very hot scenes and I enjoyed the characters. ...more

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