Master Cullen is furious when he is forced to accept an unknown submissive into his carefully run trainee program at the exclusive BDSM club, Shadowlands. Not only is the new submissive unsuitable to the role, but she is more prone to punch a Dom than kneel. As Cullen ruthlessly baits her, pushes, punishes and then comforts her, he glimpses the woman behind the emotional scars. She fascinates him and with her ultimate surrender captures his heart.

Andrea wants to submit but only to Master Cullen. But when another trainee with a jealous agenda accuses her of stealing money, Andrea is sure she's lost the Master of her heart.

Once again the doors open to the exclusive Club Shadowlands where domination and submission where domination and submission are the ultimate pleasure.

It is hard to believe that consummate storyteller Cherise Sinclair burst on the romance industry scene a little over a year ago with her first story, Club Shadowlands and now with six books credited to her name there just seems no end in sight to this amazingly talented writer. Fans of Ms. Sinclair know they are going to be captivated by a story that shines with brilliance, cleverness, a depth of personality, emotion and finally passion and this book is no exception. Lean on Me is filled with a command prose, realistic and vivid details and absolutely extraordinary characters that combined all add up to a compelling, emotionally intense and engaging story.

By using vividly descriptive details Ms. Sinclair seems to paint each scene brightly, making the reader feel as if they are sitting directly in front of the action, like a voyeur experiencing the intensely sensual surrender of the heroine. Cullen and Andrea are well-defined, complex, bold, demanding and intriguing characters with demons each must face in order to have a relationship. By setting a nice pace and using flashbacks, Ms. Sinclair takes the time to let readers become acquainted with the characters for a deeper realistic and believable connection. The play between Cullen and Andrea, the psychological aspects of their relationship, their actions and attitude make this a story for the reader to savor and enjoy. Readers will delight in Andrea's journey to submission. The appearance of Andrea's family throughout the story works wonderfully to enhance not only her characters but the plot also. Readers of this series will delight in the return of past characters interwoven within the storyline and interacting with the hero and heroine on portraying a bond of friendship. The BDSM scenes vary greatly and work well to evolve the Master Cullen and Andrea's relationship between master and submissive as well as lovers. The sex scenes are smoking hot, well done and powerfully emotional.

Ms. Sinclair creates magic with another deliciously hot story that pushes the boundaries and offers up some steamy pleasures!

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Shannon
May 24, 2010