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Jim Menetti had a good life as Reed and Bear's BDSM night club Indiscrete. Jim and Reed had a working D/s relationship and Jim's life revolved around pleasing his Master and helping to run Indiscrete. That all fell apart when Jack came back to town. Jim got the boot, a percentage of Indiscreet which Bear forced out of Reed and a start at a new life. Reed got Jack which was no bargain for either of them. Tensions ran high between Bear and his sub Brian and Reed while "Papa" Bear and Brian helped Jim get back on his feet.
I loved this story. I admit that the cover is what drew me to it in the first place but the cover was deceiving. What I found inside was a well written story about four men that I couldn't help but become emotionally invested in. Ms Katt developed the characters of the four guys perfectly and wove a complicated dynamic between them. Bear and Reed had been friends since childhood and co-owned Indiscrete. Bear and Brian had a solid, loving D/s relationship and Jim and Brian were best friends. When Jack re-entered Reed's life, the whole dynamic changed. Bear or Papa Bear as the subs called him became the man caught in the middle. He needed to balance his friendship with Reed and his sub's friendship and the need to help Jim begin a new life. The further I read in the story the more I saw the dichotomy in Jim's personality. He played the flouncy sub but beneath that was a strong individual who ran a business and pretty much ran Reed. Both Jim and Reed had a boat load of baggage and I found it amusing that the psychiatrist that they both saw was a sub himself. The bond between Jim and Brian was wonderfully endearing to me. Caleb was just a sick bastard who's only redeeming factor is that he brought about the story's HEA. Aside from being a thoroughly entertaining story, the reader catches a glimpse of just how a healthy D/s relationship works and how a faulty one easily crumbles. I have not read book one in this series but it is next up on my plate although it seems that the books can be read as stand alones. I highly recommend this suspenseful, moving book. ( )

This has proven a really hard book to rate and review for me. But it came down to one question: After 14 pages in, I did a status update where I said that my stomach hurt and I didn't know if I was going to be able to finish the book. While thinking about how I was going to rate and review this book, because my feeling about it were so mixed, I looked and that again and actually said to myself, "I kinda wish I hadn't read it now." I think that is pretty telling.

This is not a BDSM book, with power exchanges and dominance and submission. If that is what you are looking for, this is not your book. I don't want to spoil anything, but the outcome of the story was not what I expected or hoped, but I guess you could call it HEA, because the MCs were happy. But I wasn't. I know I am being vague, but I really don't feel up to getting into it. It just wasn't my thing, even though it really should have been. It had tons of hurt/comfort and some killer romance towards the end, but it just felt... wrong to me. I can't explain it. Please just give me a pass on this one.

I can't recommend it, but if the premise intrigues you, I hope you give it a try and it is to your liking. ( )

2.5 stars rounded up. Really just disliked Reed for most of the book. And was waaaay too sappy when the MC's got back together. Still kept me turning the pages though, so I'll probably buy the next book (if the series continues). ( )

This has proven a really hard book to rate and review for me. But it came down to one question: After 14 pages in, I did a status update where I said that my stomach hurt and I didn't know if I was going to be able to finish the book. While thinking about how I was going to rate and review this book, because my feeling about it were so mixed, I looked and that again and actually said to myself, "I kinda wish I hadn't read it now." I think that is pretty telling.

This is not a BDSM book, with power exchanges and dominance and submission. If that is what you are looking for, this is not your book. I don't want to spoil anything, but the outcome of the story was not what I expected or hoped, but I guess you could call it HEA, because the MCs were happy. But I wasn't. I know I am being vague, but I really don't feel up to getting into it. It just wasn't my thing, even though it really should have been. It had tons of hurt/comfort and some killer romance towards the end, but it just felt... wrong to me. I can't explain it. Please just give me a pass on this one.

I can't recommend it, but if the premise intrigues you, I hope you give it a try and it is to your liking. ( )

This has proven a really hard book to rate and review for me. But it came down to one question: After 14 pages in, I did a status update where I said that my stomach hurt and I didn't know if I was going to be able to finish the book. While thinking about how I was going to rate and review this book, because my feeling about it were so mixed, I looked and that again and actually said to myself, "I kinda wish I hadn't read it now." I think that is pretty telling.

This is not a BDSM book, with power exchanges and dominance and submission. If that is what you are looking for, this is not your book. I don't want to spoil anything, but the outcome of the story was not what I expected or hoped, but I guess you could call it HEA, because the MCs were happy. But I wasn't. I know I am being vague, but I really don't feel up to getting into it. It just wasn't my thing, even though it really should have been. It had tons of hurt/comfort and some killer romance towards the end, but it just felt... wrong to me. I can't explain it. Please just give me a pass on this one.

I can't recommend it, but if the premise intrigues you, I hope you give it a try and it is to your liking. ( )