"Curious about dom/sub relationships?"

Serena Jensen and Regan Delaney meet on the airplane going to Castle Phantasie. Serena is a Jill of all trades and a mistress of none at present. She works at whatever she can while she is trying to start up a new company. This much-needed escape to Castle Phantasie will hopefully take her mind off Ian McDermott.

Serena was Ian's dog walker, but she hides some naughty fantasies about him. Would Ian ever see her in another light? Was she dreaming when Ian walked in and seduced her? It had to be. Serena was very new to this and no man had wanted her. Could she satisfy him? Ian didn't seem to notice her lack of experience, she may as well go for it. A one-night stand was all Serena had with Ian.

When Ian accuses her of stealing from his company, she knows he is wrong, but she can't make him believe her. Serena escapes to Castle Phantasie to get over Ian, and to decide what she is going to do. Not realizing that Ian has followed her, and he has plans of his own, plans that require Serena submitting to his every whim.

Regan is on a retreat from a high-stress position as CEO at Synergies Systems. She is focused on what exactly she wants to get from Castle Phantasie. Regan wants a man for one purpose only, she wants to have sex. She has gone through a long dry spell and she wants to use the castle to get over her hump.

She picks up Dante Giodarri to scratch her itch. Regan thinks she will be able to treat Dante just like all the other men in her life. She has the need for dominance and control over everything in her life, but then so does Dante. Will Regan allow Dante to dominate her, or will Dante just walk away?

PHANTASIE is not your garden-variety erotica romance. While I didn't care for the choppy ending of Serena's story, overall PHANTASIE is a well thought out story. While tending to like Regan's story because of the strong female figure, it's nice to know that over-control can sometimes be a good thing. The cover art is awesome, but the editing could use some help. On the whole, PHANTASIE shows the good and the bad that domination and submission is. For anyone curious in some of the aspect of dom/sub, the two stories in PHANTASIE are there for you to peruse. Be advised that PHANTASIE is not for the faint of heart.

Sensuality: Oral sex, Descriptive sex, Graphic Language. Talked about: Anal sex. Rating: E -- Erotic

Reviewed by Hunter McKenna
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted January 8, 2004

Summary

Two different women vacationing for vastly different reasons end up at the same location: Castle Phantasie, which has a reputation for making dreams come true.

Serena's Sentence
Serena's eager to escape a situation she left behind in New York. Ian believes she sold company documents to his competitor. He's already ruined their perfect night of passion with his accusations. She doesn't think things can get worse, until he presents her with two options: Go to prison, or submit to his every sexual demand. She should be outraged, but it's always been her secret desire to submit...

Regan's Recovery
Regan's a busy woman, the CEO of Synergies Systems, a high- tech company specializing in government contracts. After a close call brings home just how stressed she is, she heeds her doctor's advice and takes a vacation. Her brother and his wife spent their honeymoon at Castle Phantasie. She figures one destination is as good as another and lets them book her trip. After all, her only plans are to relax and get laid. Dante fits her requirements, until she learns he expects her to surrender control to him. She's surprised to find herself willingly submitting to his dominance. But when certain secrets about Dante come to light, it tests the strength of their fledgling relationship.

Sexual Content: NC-17. Genre: BDSM.