brandy_wine's review
4.0
This is the first M/M book I have read. I have read menage where it is M/M/F but this is the first strictly man on man lovin. I really enjoyed it too! I know this genre is not for everyone and that is fine but if you want a good M/M with BDSM this is a good one! To see the man that is hard on everyone (Drake) soften. Robbie, well he just cracked me up with his sassy-ness that's for sure. The only thing that did get me was that I had forgotten a few times that the two of these guys were on a mission. You get more about their relationship. Which to be honest was not a problem for me. (I found this little tidbit after the fact...it explains it well and since it came from the author I would think she would know haha "The stories focus on the romance between the men rather than on the suspense plot, which takes a backstory" so if you are looking for more suspense you may not be happy.) We get to see how the relationship grows between a new sub and experienced dom. It is all for their cover at first, but we get to see how things change along the way. At first they don't say if Robbie is into the lifestyle or not but they need him to go in with Drake undercover as a couple. This is who they end up together to begin with.
There were a couple of scenes they had at the private party they were attending that were just WOW! There was also one between Drake and another dom's sub. I absolutely love reading BDSM it is one of my favorite types of books to read. I LOVE the connection between D/S the power exchange is always so amazing to read about. Usually the instant I start reading, the words disappear and I start to see a movie playing. My favorite moment in this one is the aftercare, after Robbie gets flogged. It is just amazing, loving, caring, and WOW! Aftercare is always my favorite!
I have never thought about the Dom's ever needing aftercare also. So that was something new. Maybe the way I took the whole scene with the aftercare isn't how it was meant but that is how I perceived it. Just as the sub needs aftercare when a scene is over I would believe that the dom needs it as well, maybe it is tended to at the same time for each other. Okay I can go on and on about how much I adore aftercare moments, I think that in those moments we get to see the softer side of the dom and how much they treasure their sub.
This quote from the book happened not long after the one big aftercare moment when Robbie got flogged. Drake went to help out Stephen with his sub for a punishment...and it was so amazing to read. I loved it and could only imagine how Robbie felt watching, in awe and amazement at Drake's beauty.
Welts showed, and the room faded away as my gaze narrowed on his back. His skin blossomed with raised stripes. Endorphins rushed through every inch of my body as I fed off Judas's pain high, and when his back looked like a map of the streets of London, I let my whip fall.
My Robbie
My Drake
There were a couple of scenes they had at the private party they were attending that were just WOW! There was also one between Drake and another dom's sub. I absolutely love reading BDSM it is one of my favorite types of books to read. I LOVE the connection between D/S the power exchange is always so amazing to read about. Usually the instant I start reading, the words disappear and I start to see a movie playing. My favorite moment in this one is the aftercare, after Robbie gets flogged. It is just amazing, loving, caring, and WOW! Aftercare is always my favorite!
I have never thought about the Dom's ever needing aftercare also. So that was something new. Maybe the way I took the whole scene with the aftercare isn't how it was meant but that is how I perceived it. Just as the sub needs aftercare when a scene is over I would believe that the dom needs it as well, maybe it is tended to at the same time for each other. Okay I can go on and on about how much I adore aftercare moments, I think that in those moments we get to see the softer side of the dom and how much they treasure their sub.
This quote from the book happened not long after the one big aftercare moment when Robbie got flogged. Drake went to help out Stephen with his sub for a punishment...and it was so amazing to read. I loved it and could only imagine how Robbie felt watching, in awe and amazement at Drake's beauty.
Welts showed, and the room faded away as my gaze narrowed on his back. His skin blossomed with raised stripes. Endorphins rushed through every inch of my body as I fed off Judas's pain high, and when his back looked like a map of the streets of London, I let my whip fall.
My Robbie
My Drake
scorchingnix's review
4.0
Really 3.5 Stars
reviewed at http://scorchingbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/a-nix-review-dangerous-submission-by.html
The set-up for this book actually nearly made me put it down again. There are things that I cannot believe for the sake of a plot and, unfortunately, I felt that some of the things that I was being asked to accept were just a step too far. I kept reading for the chemistry that started between the two characters almost immediately and I am glad that I did because the suspense plot probably only took up about 20% of the book. The rest of the book is focused on the building of the relationship between Drake and Robbie and that was a fantastic read.
Drake is an experienced Dom with a fondness for whips. As soon as he sees Robbie, he starts to get very lusty thoughts about the geeky redhead. These lusty thoughts happen A LOT. I never ever questioned that he wanted him because he thought of him all the time. This made his vow to only touch Robbie in the name of the mission become incredibly difficult, in fact nearly impossible...which is why he failed and ended up sleeping with him :D I suppose he was seriously tested by the bratty Robbie though.
Robbie does not, at any point, come across as someone who submits for the sake of the pleasure of submitting; Robbie submits because Drake wants him to and he wants Drake. This doesn’t mean that Robbie doesn’t enjoy himself (he does), but I felt that he was a man who enjoyed a bit of spanking and restraint which, as much as it makes him a little kinky, doesn’t make him submissive. He did know how to get “punished” though and provoke a reaction from the lovely Drake to get him to lose a bit of his control though and this did lead to some fun scenes. However, it was another issue I took with the “mission” as Robbie’s lack of training cold have put them all at risk. Still, in the story it worked well.
The sex scenes, well the sex scenes were fantastic. This author can write fantastic sex filled with chemistry and emotion. I’d wager that this was one of the reasons I ended up enjoying this book much more than I imagined. At the beginning, the training scenes were filled with so much lust and need, they kept my temperature running high. Drake was trying to train a submissive without touching him in a sexual way, even though he desperately wanted to. Unfortunately Robbie’s mouth gets him into trouble, leaving Drake no option but to punish him. It leads to one of my favourite scenes in the book, where Drake orders Robbie to give him a blow job to prove his ownership. Once they started to build a relationship together in the book, the scenes become positively scorching. There was no holds barred for this author and I can honestly say that I will continue reading her work on the strength of these scenes which left me needing a fan at points.
Overall, this was a book that I enjoyed. Putting aside the premise, the core of this book is the developing relationship between two men and boy did it pack a punch. With inventive scenes filled with angst, heat and passion, I loved reading the journey of this relationship. I will be picking up more from this author and I’m sure I will be reading them in the way I ended up reading this one; in one sitting and with plenty of cold drinks.
reviewed at http://scorchingbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/a-nix-review-dangerous-submission-by.html
The set-up for this book actually nearly made me put it down again. There are things that I cannot believe for the sake of a plot and, unfortunately, I felt that some of the things that I was being asked to accept were just a step too far. I kept reading for the chemistry that started between the two characters almost immediately and I am glad that I did because the suspense plot probably only took up about 20% of the book. The rest of the book is focused on the building of the relationship between Drake and Robbie and that was a fantastic read.
Drake is an experienced Dom with a fondness for whips. As soon as he sees Robbie, he starts to get very lusty thoughts about the geeky redhead. These lusty thoughts happen A LOT. I never ever questioned that he wanted him because he thought of him all the time. This made his vow to only touch Robbie in the name of the mission become incredibly difficult, in fact nearly impossible...which is why he failed and ended up sleeping with him :D I suppose he was seriously tested by the bratty Robbie though.
Robbie does not, at any point, come across as someone who submits for the sake of the pleasure of submitting; Robbie submits because Drake wants him to and he wants Drake. This doesn’t mean that Robbie doesn’t enjoy himself (he does), but I felt that he was a man who enjoyed a bit of spanking and restraint which, as much as it makes him a little kinky, doesn’t make him submissive. He did know how to get “punished” though and provoke a reaction from the lovely Drake to get him to lose a bit of his control though and this did lead to some fun scenes. However, it was another issue I took with the “mission” as Robbie’s lack of training cold have put them all at risk. Still, in the story it worked well.
The sex scenes, well the sex scenes were fantastic. This author can write fantastic sex filled with chemistry and emotion. I’d wager that this was one of the reasons I ended up enjoying this book much more than I imagined. At the beginning, the training scenes were filled with so much lust and need, they kept my temperature running high. Drake was trying to train a submissive without touching him in a sexual way, even though he desperately wanted to. Unfortunately Robbie’s mouth gets him into trouble, leaving Drake no option but to punish him. It leads to one of my favourite scenes in the book, where Drake orders Robbie to give him a blow job to prove his ownership. Once they started to build a relationship together in the book, the scenes become positively scorching. There was no holds barred for this author and I can honestly say that I will continue reading her work on the strength of these scenes which left me needing a fan at points.
Overall, this was a book that I enjoyed. Putting aside the premise, the core of this book is the developing relationship between two men and boy did it pack a punch. With inventive scenes filled with angst, heat and passion, I loved reading the journey of this relationship. I will be picking up more from this author and I’m sure I will be reading them in the way I ended up reading this one; in one sitting and with plenty of cold drinks.
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