"A Menage of BDSM Romances"

Two Days, Three Nights by Dominique Adair

Victoria Brittain is head of marketing for Olive Street Designs. She's been feeling a bit stressed since her last boyfriend dumped her. They had just started experimenting with some light BDSM and he dumped her for a younger woman. She decides to go on a cruise to relax and get out of the winter snow. Dreading the next few hours, she starts to get ready for the party OSD is throwing for their clients when her assistant comes in with a mysterious package for her. When she opens it she sees a black, jeweled camisole and thong. The note with the package just tells her to wear the gift to the party so that he can think about her wearing his gift next to her skin.

After Victoria makes the rounds at the party without finding out who her secret admirer is, she goes back to her office, where she finds one of her company's most important clients. He admits to be her secret admirer and starts to seduce her and show her all that she was missing with her ex-boyfriend.

Ann's Birthday Bachelor by Jennifer Dunne

Anne Logan owns her own advertising business but it doesn't seem to be enough for her. She's starting to feel restless and resentful of the fact that everything has to go through her for approval. She thinks enviously of a life where someone else makes the decisions for her.

For her birthday, one of her friends bought her a bachelor at one of those charity auctions. Her friend has arranged for her date to take complete control of the evening and fulfill all of Anne's fantasies. Anne opens her door to a 6'2", dark, sensuous male. He even has a husky voice that has her thinking erotic thoughts.

Power Play by Madeleine Oh

By day Annie works as a teacher, but at night she and her boyfriend indulge in a D/s relationship. Her birthday is coming up in a couple of days. Her boyfriend Mark is currently out of town but he's due back in time for the party. He calls to tell her to be at her computer later that night. After dinner he contacts her via the computer and he teases her through a private bondage game.

For Annie's birthday she's asked her boyfriend for Tom Baldwin. Tom has a legion of swooning fans who know nothing about his alternative lifestyle. Mark agrees with one condition -- both he and Tom's Dom must be there to guide them through the scenes. Annie's very excited as the weekend approaches, but also nervous since she's not sure what to expect from both Mark and Tom.

In each of these stories, the women's sexuality seems to be sleeping just below the surface. With the entrance of a new and exciting man, each of them gets to explore the depths of their fantasies. I found all of these stories well written and worth the read. I liked the fact that the female leads weren't 18-year-old ingénues but grown women ready and willing to explore their sexuality.

Sexual Content: NC-17 - BDSM, oral and anal sex, multiple sex partners.

Reviewed by Emily Anne
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted February 20, 2003

Summary

Two Days, Three Nights by Dominique Adair (a.k.a. J.C. Wilder
After ending a disastrous relationship, Victoria longs to take a cruise and indulge in her favorite past time, reading and margaritas. Instead, she receives an anonymous gift of lingerie with a handwritten note daring her to wear the garments to a company party. Intrigued by the command, she complies. When she meets her gift-giver in the flesh, Victoria knows she has found the perfect master.

Anne's Birthday Bachelor by Jennifer Dunne
Advertising executive Anne is tired of making all the decisions for her company, day in and day out, and confides in her best friend that her secret fantasy is to have a lover make all the decisions for her. Her friend takes her at her word, and for her birthday, buys her a date with a very special bachelor, introducing Anne to the exciting world of dominance/submission, where all of her fantasies come true.

Power Play by Madeleine Oh
Annie's dominant lover, Mark, (Power Exchange) gives her Tom Baldwin, the TV actor heartthrob and fellow submissive, as a birthday present. Annie has plans for Tom, but the best laid plans can derail—in extreme and satisfying directions.

Sexual Content: NC-17. Genre: bdsm & bondage.