Tales
from the Edge #6
127
pages
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The blurb
Love forged in fire is unassailable.
Fireman Salter Beauman, Beau to his friends, has had his eye on cute Marty Standish ever since he helped rescue Marty and his boss from the bombed out rubble of Temple Church. An analyst for the security services, Marty is cute, geeky and submissive through and through—even if he doesn’t know it yet.
With a serial fire starter making inroads into Beau’s life expectancy, he decides that there is no time to waste and introduces Marty to the D/s lifestyle. Marty responds with wide eyes, an insatiable desire to learn and the ability to turn Beau on with nothing more than a wiggle of his slim hips.
But Beau has a second, far more malevolent admirer. ‘See me dance’ is the message left at a series of increasingly dangerous fires. Beau and Marty must work together to catch a psychotic arsonist before their love goes up in flames. Literally.
Reader Advisory: This book contains a scene that includes sexual abuse.
Fireman Salter Beauman, Beau to his friends, has had his eye on cute Marty Standish ever since he helped rescue Marty and his boss from the bombed out rubble of Temple Church. An analyst for the security services, Marty is cute, geeky and submissive through and through—even if he doesn’t know it yet.
With a serial fire starter making inroads into Beau’s life expectancy, he decides that there is no time to waste and introduces Marty to the D/s lifestyle. Marty responds with wide eyes, an insatiable desire to learn and the ability to turn Beau on with nothing more than a wiggle of his slim hips.
But Beau has a second, far more malevolent admirer. ‘See me dance’ is the message left at a series of increasingly dangerous fires. Beau and Marty must work together to catch a psychotic arsonist before their love goes up in flames. Literally.
Reader Advisory: This book contains a scene that includes sexual abuse.
My thoughts
The
earlier books in this series were erotic romances with added suspense. While
there certainly were heartstopping moments in the stories, the main focus was
on romance, BDSM, and scorching (pun intended) scenes. Not so Scorched
Edges. This book is an ‘edge-of-your-seat’ reading experience from the
very beginning. This story starts from the villain’s perspective. Right from
the start the reader is left in no doubt that the fire-starter is dangerous,
deranged, and determined to get Beau and that knowledge made the book all the
more enticing. Not that this meant we lost out on romance or BDSM scenes, far
from it, but for me this book had more of a thriller feel than its predecessors
had.
Beau
and Marty were wonderful characters and very well matched (as all other couples
have been). Beau doesn’t waste his time introducing Marty to the delights of
BDSM and submission but he doesn’t rush the process either, allowing Marty to
find his feet in a new to him world. It goes without saying that the scenes
between these two men were ‘scorching’ (sorry, couldn’t help myself) and yes,
there may have been some ‘edging’ involved as well. J
I
loved Marty’s journey in this book. For a complete and totally innocent newbie
to the scene he quickly recognises, accepts and fully embraces his submission
to Beau. But, just in case there is still anyone around who thinks that
submissive equals weak, Marty is here to disabuse you of any such ideas—when
push comes to shove and his Dom is in danger, Marty proves once and for all
that there’s nothing weak or indecisive about him. Of course, this contrast
only makes the scenes during which he eagerly surrenders to Beau all the more
beautiful and powerful.
I
was a bit disappointed that the couples from the earlier books mostly made no
or only a fleeting appearance in this story. I hadn’t quite realised how
addicted I’d become to Olly’s wisecracks or Aiden’s temperament. But, I can’t
deny that adding them to or increasing their role in this story probably would
have felt forced, so I’m not actually complaining.
It
won’t surprise anyone when say that I thoroughly enjoyed this story. The
constant danger lurking in the background made sure I kept on turning the pages
while Beau and Marty made sure I was totally engrossed during every other scene
too. The only regret I have after finishing this book is that I’m yet another
title closer to the end of this series. As much as I look forward to reading
the remaining two and a bit books I have to admit I’m going to miss this world
and these characters.
Links
to my posts about earlier Tales from the Edge:
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