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Publisher:
Bantam
Release Date:
May 29, 2007
Genres:
Erotica
BDSM
Contemporary Romance
ISBN:
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9780553589733
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Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
June 2008
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Rowan can’t imagine what she was thinking when she agreed to the bargain Master
Christian proposed. She is no submissive, it isn’t in her. She is sure of it.
She much prefers playing the part of the Dominant in her relationships. Well,
not relationships exactly, more like interludes. Maybe that’s why she agreed to
Christian’s insane deal – boredom. She hasn’t met a man who excites her like he
does in a long time. But Christian is a Dominant himself, and demands no less
but complete submission from Rowan, and she has agreed to give it for the next
month.
Christian knows the moment he meets Rowan that there is an inner submissive
hidden deep down. Why she is stifling her true needs, he isn’t sure, but he
knows with every fiber of his being that it is true. Now she has agreed to be
his sub for a month, but Christian knows that will never be long enough to sate
his desire for the captivating Rowan. Will Christian be able to help her work
through her deep-rooted fears and find a way to allow her true self to emerge or
will her past trauma prevent her from being able to give what they both need?
THE DARK GARDEN
is the first book by Eden Bradley I have yet read, and it will not be my last!
I thoroughly enjoyed her story, and found myself drawn in by the characters and
the plot from the get go.
Master Christian is the kind of man that makes a woman wonder if possibly, just
possibly, she might be a submissive… He is everything that Rowan needs: strong
and gentle, sensitive and dominant, caring and thoughtful. His continuous
patience with Rowan does more to allay her fears than years of therapy could
ever accomplish.
Rowan’s inner conflict is palpable, and the reader cannot help but feel her pain
along with her. Even while denying who she really is, she knows that Christian
sees the truth of her and can’t help but respond to his determination to free
her from the shackles her pain has wrought. She blossoms under his persistence,
and finds freedom with him.
Through it all, we enjoy a sub-plot with the characters of Decker and April. To
be frank, I am still not quite certain what the purpose of this plot was, but I
liked it all the same. April and Decker were definitely supporting characters,
but their story rarely crossed with the main characters’, making me wonder why
they were in the book. The best I can figure is that perhaps they were there to
provide the spicy scenes throughout the book, since it takes some time for
Christian to break past Rowan’s defenses enough to develop their relationship to
that level. I found myself distracted wondering about the purpose of the second
storyline, even while I enjoyed April and Decker’s romance.
Regardless of the distraction, I still highly recommend THE DARK GARDEN
to anyone who enjoys their romances with a bit of BDSM in them. Eden Bradley is
definitely an author to keep an eye on!
Note: This review was originally
written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at
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