"Is the man of her dreams her son's teacher?"

Leigh Renkin has struggled hard to gain her footing after her ex-husband left her and their young son. She's ready to explore her fantasies of a dominant lover, with the stipulation that it's only sex. Leigh won't bring another man into her son's life unless it's for good. At a bondage pick-up party, Leigh looks for a man who can fulfill her fantasies. She certainly doesn't expect that man to be her son's teacher!

School teacher Leo Ashcroft is looking for a special woman. Bored with both "vanilla" relationships and submissives who can't make up their own mind about anything, he's looking for a woman who can do both. He wants a submissive in the bedroom. One who can hold her own with him in the other aspects of their lives. When he sees the mother of one of his students at a bondage pick-up party, Leo knows that he's found the woman for him.

Leigh agrees to a sexual affair with Leo as his submissive. She, however, doesn't agree to not challenge him outside the bedroom. As their relationship grows and deepens, Leo knows this is the woman he could be happy with for life. Can he get past the barriers that Leigh has erected around her wounded heart? He already has the admiration and love of her young son. That has to be a plus, right?

LION IN LOVE is a wonderful tale of love between two people who like to dabble in BDSM. Neither one is too heavily involved in the world, so mainstream readers can relate to both characters. I really enjoyed this latest tale from Ms. Lapthorne. It's obvious the love and caring Leo felt for Leigh, even from the beginning. I definitely recommend this modern-day romance to those who don't mind a little kink with their love stories.

Sensuality: Rated E-rotic by the publisher. Explicit sex, bondage, anal sex; sexually explicit scenes: 9.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted March 12, 2004

Not-So-Grimm Fairytale

Summary

Wanted: A Dominant...one male to fulfil her greatest fantasies....

Leigh is tired of repressing her sexuality. Finally over her devastating marriage break- up and with her young son happy and settled into a normal life once more, she decides it's time to indulge herself and give in to her increasingly intense fantasies of being submissive to a man.

Wanted: A submissive...one female who will fulfil his greatest fantasies....

Leo is tired of the "average" submissive woman. He wants someone who he can dominate in the bedroom, but who will challenge him and help him grow in the rest of his personal life. When he sees the mother of one of his young students at the party, he knows one of his greatest fantasies is about to become a reality.