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Owned and Owner by Anneke Jacob
March 22, 2012

REVIEW: Owned and Owner by Anneke Jacob

SarahFB+ ReviewsBDSM / erotica / maledom / Science Fiction23 Comments

Dear Ms. Jacob. Readers: This book is hardcore, heavy-duty, almost-but-not-quite non-consensual BDSM. I hesitate to call it a romance and yet it really almost is. It’s total 24/7 dehumanization of the female submissive. It is NOT for everyone. I loved it and I heartily recommend it, but readers, please read ... more >

March 13, 2012

REVIEW: Safeword: Matte by Candace Blevins

SarahFC- ReviewsBDSM / lawyer / law related / maledom9 Comments

Dear Ms. Blevins, I read this book because the concept intrigued me: a female fighter who is also submissive and wants her dominant to be able to fight her for her submission and win. I’m always looking for maledom BDSM romance I can stomach, and this seemed like it might ... more >

October 30, 2009

Four Ways NOT to Write BDSM Romance

SarahFBook Reviews / D Reviews / Ebooks / F ReviewsBDSM / child abuse / Dreamspinner Press / Lila-Dubois / Liquid-Silver / m/m romance / maledom / Samhain-publishing / torture108 Comments

As there are many ways to get romance wrong, there are exponentially more ways to get BDSM romance wrong. BDSM is tricky. If you’re writing it because it’s hot, but you’ve got no experience with it, you’re almost bound to get it wrong. Almost, but not always, I hasten to ... more >

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