A Double-Edged Sword
Tales from
the Edge #4
157 Pages
The blurb
How do you stay standing when the ground is
torn from beneath your feet?
Becket and Christian are taking the first, tentative steps towards the committed D/s relationship they both crave when the world literally explodes around them. In a frightening reversal of roles, Becket has to deal with his own vulnerability and Christian must find the strength to take care of his Dom. With the help of their friends at The Edge, the two men come to realise that dominance and submission cannot be switched on and off.
Events that could have ended in tragedy provide the catalyst that affirms their trust in each other, but there are still questions to answer. Is the safe path always the right one to take? Is control simply a state of mind?
One thing’s for certain, life’s too short for compromise.
Becket and Christian are taking the first, tentative steps towards the committed D/s relationship they both crave when the world literally explodes around them. In a frightening reversal of roles, Becket has to deal with his own vulnerability and Christian must find the strength to take care of his Dom. With the help of their friends at The Edge, the two men come to realise that dominance and submission cannot be switched on and off.
Events that could have ended in tragedy provide the catalyst that affirms their trust in each other, but there are still questions to answer. Is the safe path always the right one to take? Is control simply a state of mind?
One thing’s for certain, life’s too short for compromise.
My
thoughts
“He wasn’t devastatingly handsome like Joe, he didn’t have
the air of sheer power that Heath possessed or Carey’s charisma, but he exuded
an aura of absolute control and that pressed all Christian’s buttons”
– Christian on Becket.
I’ve
become somewhat (understatement of the year) addicted to the Tales
from the Edge. I love the combination of suspense, love story, BDSM,
and very hot scenes these books give me almost as much as I adore the
characters featured in these stories.
A
Double-Edged Sword tells the story of Christian and Becket who
are perfect for each other. Becket needs to be in complete control as much as
Christian needs to surrender totally to his Dom. From the very start of the
story it is clear these two men are meant to be together, which makes it all
the more cruel when Becket’s job throws a spanner in the works and upsets the
apple cart. Now these two men have to figure out what they are together when
their roles are less clearly defined.
If
I’m honest I have to admit that the subsequent conflict was far less angsty
than it might have been. In fact, I think I would have preferred it if
Christian and Becket had had to fight a little bit harder before resolving
their issue. (Yes, I know that is strange, coming from me with my aversion to
angst, but there you have it.)
But,
as issues with a story go, this one was very minor. Overall I enjoyed getting
to know Christian and Becket better and following them as they get closer
together. The scenes between them are (of course) very hot and I absolutely
adored Christian and how he responded to Becket’s dominance.
I
am so happy that the characters I fell for in the earlier books all make a reappearance
in this one. Olly, as always, made me laugh out loud whenever he appeared on
the page but it was equally as much fun to spend more time with all the others.
I’m so glad I’m only half way through this series right now. I’m very much
looking forward to whatever may be coming my way next. In the company of all
these ‘Edgy’ men I have no doubt I’m going to be in for a treat.
A Weekend at the Edge
Tales from the Edge #4.1
Free Short Story
The
blurb
A rare free weekend provides an opportunity for
Heath and Aiden to reaffirm their roles as Master and sub. When Heath sets
Aiden a challenge the prize is very tempting, but sometimes losing can also
bring rewards.
My
thoughts
As
stated above this is a short story.
In fact, I feel it would be safe to describe it as a scene rather than a story.
But what a scene.
In
A
Weekend at the Edge the focus is on Heath and Aiden as they get to
spend some rare and much needed time together while everybody else is away.
Aiden has intrigued me from the moment I first ‘met’ him. I love his
ambivalence when it comes to submission. He constantly fights Heath’s dominance
and his inclination to submit to it and yet, the moment he stops thinking about
it and just goes with the flow (as indicated by Heath) he can’t deny that it is
exactly what he needs and craves.
Did
I mention these two are hot together? Because, phew, they are. What’s not to
love about a prolonged session of tease and denial? You’d almost feel sorry for
Aiden—almost but not quite J
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