Rough Around the Edges (Tales from the Edge #5) in Totally Bound Publishing

Jan 08, 2015 Caroline Brand rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4-star-read, m-m, reviewed-for-prism, bdsm, 2015

REVIEWED FOR PRISM BOOK ALLIANCE

We first met Kai in book 3 when he was rescued alongside Alistair from the conversion therapy clinic. He had been sent there by his Uncle who wanted him cured of his ‘deviant’ ways but who had also been a controlling influence on his life since he was a young child and his parents died. As we learn more about Kai in this book we find out just how devious his Uncle is and that he had far more sinister plans for Kai.

After being rescued Kai is taken to The Undergroun REVIEWED FOR PRISM BOOK ALLIANCE

We first met Kai in book 3 when he was rescued alongside Alistair from the conversion therapy clinic. He had been sent there by his Uncle who wanted him cured of his ‘deviant’ ways but who had also been a controlling influence on his life since he was a young child and his parents died. As we learn more about Kai in this book we find out just how devious his Uncle is and that he had far more sinister plans for Kai.

After being rescued Kai is taken to The Underground, a high class BDSM club, where initially Carey and Alistair offer to take him in but when he meets Harry who is the bar manager there he is smitten and being too tired to even think properly he goes to his home to rest and recuperate.

Kai has had every choice in his life made for him since he was six years old and became so conditioned to do what he was told he never fought his Uncle for his independence as an adult. He is shy, naive and innocent but has a good heart and makes friends easily. He makes friends with the rest of the subs at the club very quickly and watches wistfully as they interact with their Doms.

Harry is an integral part of The Underground and is well respected by the Doms and subs who hold membership there. He has never had a full time sub of his own but when he sees Kai being brought into the club looking tired and bedraggled a strange sense of possessiveness takes hold of him. Once he has taken the younger man home he finds himself stuck in a dilemma, he desperately wants the man for himself but he also recognises that Kai needs to recover and be allowed to finely explore life for himself for the first time.

When Harry agrees to train Kai it is with the understanding that there will be no sex involved. This proves difficult for both men who even after only a few days are feeling a lot more than just attraction to each other. Kai is left full of wonder for the way he is left feeling when he submits to Harry and Harry quickly comes to cherish everything Kai offers.

As Kai takes steps to leave his past behind there are some unsavoury details that come to light showing just how far his Uncle was prepared to go to attain everything he wanted. Kai has been manipulated in the worst possible way and it seems it isn’t quite over meaning plans for the future have to put on hold until it is safe to move forward. ...more

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Jan 05, 2017 Helena Stone rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m, british, romance, suspense, bdsm, erotic-fiction

I’m running out of (new) ways to say how much I’m loving this series of books. I’ve had a soft spot for BDSM stories ever since I first discovered them (much longer ago than I care to admit), but some books/series are more memorable than others and Tales from the Edge most definitely falls on the very memorable side of those scales.

Kai and Harry’s story in Rough Around the Edges is more cute than anything else. Experienced and tough looking Dom Harry falls hard and fast for Kai as soon as he set I’m running out of (new) ways to say how much I’m loving this series of books. I’ve had a soft spot for BDSM stories ever since I first discovered them (much longer ago than I care to admit), but some books/series are more memorable than others and Tales from the Edge most definitely falls on the very memorable side of those scales.

Kai and Harry’s story in Rough Around the Edges is more cute than anything else. Experienced and tough looking Dom Harry falls hard and fast for Kai as soon as he sets eyes on the young man. Harry may not be inclined to admit to himself or anyone else that he’s fallen victim to love at first sight, his thoughts and actions make it perfectly clear that’s exactly what has happened.

Kai is cuteness personified. He may be completely inexperienced when it comes to sex, intimacy and relationships as well as clueless as far as BDSM is concerned, there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that he was born to submit and that Harry is the Dominant for him.

These two men coming together and discovering how well they complement each other was a pure pleasure to read. Their scenes were a perfectly balanced mixture of steaming hot and heart-warmingly sweet.

Of course it’s never plain sailing for these couples. Kai may have been rescued from the conversion clinic, that doesn’t mean that the uncle who put him there is done with him. As it slowly becomes clear exactly what is going on with Kai’s life, the danger becomes more pressing and violent, leading to one or two heart-stopping moments.

As always, it was a pure joy to spend more time with Olly, Aiden, Christian and Alastair and their Masters. I always get a special kick out of running into the earlier couples for a quick catch-up. Olly always manages to make me laugh out loud at least once while Aiden and his relationship with Heath continue to intrigue me.

I’ve passed the half-way mark in this series now and I’m torn between rushing forward and reading the remaining titles or pacing myself and stretching the pleasure out. With the final title in this series, Binding the Edges, being released in five days time I guess I’ll keep on reading so that I can be part of the celebrations on February 10th.
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May 18, 2017 Dani Elle Maas rated it really liked it

4,75 stars
perhaps i liked this even best
I dont know exactly why but this combination just works for me
they are so sweet and caring together ,so confident and trusty

Yes i really really love the dynamics between Kai and Harry

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Jan 26, 2015 Suze rated it liked it

Another fairly easy, quick paced straight forward read.
Some nice scenes between Harry and Kai once they got together and Harry started training Kai in submission.
The menace of Uncle Phillip kind of didn't work for me, especially when it morphed to debt collectors.
It was good to see the others all again, especially Joe and Olly teaching a class at The Edge.
Kai as a character wasn't my favourite but he did grow on me a little bit by the end - moved away from being the Mills & Boon TSTL swooning ch ...more

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