Desert Surrender

Melinda Barron
BDSM
Available from Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-923-2
May 2009

Free spirit Clarissa Alexander enjoys shocking her parents and upsetting their ideas of the perfect daughter. Hoping their husband of choice will settle Clarissa down, her parents parade eligible men around her at every turn. Clarissa is having too much fun to settle down and especially not with a man her parents find perfect. Meeting casino owner and Dom Maddox Perry has Clarissa enchanted and it has nothing to do with shocking her parents. Making a play for the sexy man has Clarissa a whole lot hot and bothered and ready for some satisfaction. But Maddox has other ideas for the lovely Clarissa and it isn't a quick one night thrill. After just a taste, he knows he has found the perfect sub. The problem is Clarissa wants to be free to enjoy and not tied down permanently. Intrigued by the books on the D/s relationship and lifestyle that Maddox sent to her home has Clarissa remembering the party and how feverish Maddox had her with just a couple of commands. Ready to try and surrender to her submissive desires, Clarissa gives herself to Maddox letting him guide her to levels of desire and satisfaction she had always dreamed about but never thought possible. Under the smoldering heat of the Nevada desert a Dom and his reluctant sub will find desires and love...

Once again Ms. Barron has created an intense, edgy, and sensuous tale of a woman as she learns how to channel her sexually submissive desires under the guidance of her masterful Dom. Readers will be drawn into this sexy tale filled with engaging characters, powerful emotions, pulse pounding BDSM play, and vivaciously naughty love play. Clarissa is a vibrantly enchanting real woman who is unpredictable, outrageously humorous, and sinfully improper. Maddox is a man used to being in charge both in his business and private life. He is a dominant who is willing to guide and not break his sub's spirit. Together these two characters burn up the pages with the undeniable inferno level sexual heat while making sure that their relationship extends outside the bedroom for the readers' pleasure. The secondary characters work well to add to this smartly written story. The BDSM play is scorching hot and erotically loving, yet with moments of tender touches that capture the gift of trust in a true D/s relationship. The ending is absolutely stunning and will leave the reader captivated and clamoring for more.

For fans of Melinda Barron -- don't miss this stunning story. If you have never read anything by this author be warned. Once you read one book of hers you will be hooked!

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Shannon
August 28, 2009

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