Samantha Cayto

Safewords exist for a reason, and any sub who is forced to face a Dom without a verbal (or other) way to stop them is in danger of being hurt or worse. This story is set far outside the borders of “safe, sane, and consensual”, with a cruel arms dealer out to hurt and humiliate “his sub” as much as possible. I put his sub into quotation marks because what this guy does to Carter is torture, pure and simple. Luckily for my sanity none of it was on the page, but Carter’s attitude and show more hopelessness was a clear consequence of how he has been treated for years.

So when one of the arms dealer’s “guests” and potential future customers is given Carter as a perk, and told to do with him as he pleases for a weekend, Carter thinks he knows what he is in for. Imagine his surprise when Crow (the persona of undercover agent Damien Crow) turns out to be Carter’s dream master. Damien is strict but caring, willing and able to give just as much pain as Carter enjoys yet considerate, and surprises himself by how attracted he is to Carter – despite the fact that he thought he was straight. Amidst the need to solve the case, and Damien’s increasing need to keep Carter safe, this turns out to be quite a suspenseful adventure!

I loved the slowly developing trust between these two men, and the demonstration of the power of a safeword in helping develop that trust made this a great read. If you’re looking for an example of a mistreated sub relearning what it’s like to play with a considerate Dom, and if you enjoy a little suspense with your BDSM, then this story might be for you.


NOTE: The anthology this story was published in has been provided by Pride Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. show less

Finn Callaghan is the youngest of three brothers who is following his family tradition to become a police officer. Also, he wants to prove that his father was not a dirty cop and also to look into his death. Finn graduates from the police academy and gets his first assignment which turns out to be undercover. Finn is excited and anxious to prove himself and not to do anything wrong. In the real world a rookie officer would never do this type of assignment alone...but it's just a story and a show more good enough book that I will try to overlook it. Soon we meet Michael Caruso who is the head of the task force to end an underage prostitution ring that is preying on homeless gay teens. While he has mixed emotions about taking on a rookie in his investigation...one with no experience what-so-ever, Finn looks and fits the part that Michael needs. The closer that Michael works with Finn the more he cares about him in more ways than one and wants him to be more than just a work partner. Michael is a gay but hides his sexuality at work. The connection between Michael and Finn is really intense. They become a pair that can work together as well as have a relationship together. I found the book well written with a distinctive, easy to plot. The main characters were fascinating. The ending was predictable if you read much M/M Romances, but it did have some unexpected twists and turns. Overall, I would have to call the story "captivating". Since it seems to be the start of a series, I hope these characters show up again in the future books. show less

3.75 ⭐

This in my opinion was by far the best book of the series so far.

It was interesting as the author spun it around so the human was the master and Wen (great to see him again) became the boy.

It was great to see Joel’s Travian friend Wen back again after the abuse he suffered in Joel’s book. He still carries the internal scars from that time and doesn’t trust many males.

I liked that he chose to become the boy for Dax, and that through it all he understood that the Travian’s were show more stronger and could hurt the humans in the settlement.

I also like that he brought with him his moral compass. He didn’t blame anyone for his predicament other than himself and when needed he wanted to protect the humans and the females of the colony.

I thought Dax and his internal struggle with what was happening was good to see, especially considering he was so critical of the Travian’s keeping the other boys.

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This is marginally better than the previous installment, where Daniel, a Beta, came off as an old creepy leech.

I don't get Daniel in this book either; he acts like a total doormat instead of a beta. Reed is too unconventional and pushy for an omega, especially a severely abused one. I do get his fight for personal rights and freedom, but he can really use a good spanking here and there.

That said, I can't wait for moar! There are arctic shifters, there are former enemy shifters, there are show more more sigmas and omegas to claim... and only Samantha knows what else is roaming the local woods =)

Oh, and the length of each installment is perfect for my current schedule on the run :)

Can't wait for book 7!
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