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Publisher:
Cobblestone Press
Release Date:
June 1, 2007
Genres:
Erotica
Contemporary Romance
BDSM
ISBN:
eBook
9781600881244
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
May 2008
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Carmen
has fled to Florida, ostensibly to visit her best friend, but with also with the
thought of making the move permanent. Having lost the job she’d worked so hard
in for years, there is nothing left for her in California, and she is determined
to change her life and make a fresh start.
When her friend Olivia and her Doms take her to Club Incognito for a charity
auction on her first night in town, Olivia finds herself quite taken with the
BDSM lifestyle and most especially with Carl, the club’s most prominent
submissive. Once Carl appears on the charity auction block, Olivia places the
winning bid for a weekend of pampering from Carl.
The weekend turns into more than either could have expected. As Carl teaches
her the intricacies of the Dominant/submissive relationship, they must learn to
trust each other in ways neither have trusted anyone before.
While
the Incognito series
centers around the BDSM lifestyle, each of the stories in Madison Layle and Anna
Leigh Keaton’s popular series has brought a fresh perspective to this genre,
never failing to both surprise and delight me! With
Charming Carmen, we enjoy
a story of a totally inexperienced Domme and a submissive man, who trains her in
the ways of a Dominant, but finds the most important lesson of all is one he
must learn himself – trust.
Typically these stories will star an experienced Dom with a new submissive, but
I loved this very different slant on a BDSM relationship, where the Dominant
partner must learn the ways of the lifestyle from a very experienced
submissive. To aid Carmen in her new role, Carl must buck his own sub instincts
and act as a switch to show her first hand how a Dom treats his/her sub and the
effects of BDSM play on the submissive partner.
Carmen’s natural instincts prove true, and she adapts to the part of Domme
easily, understanding far more than Carl at first gives her credit for.
Carl has slowly escalated in the
Incognito stories from minor character to supporting player until
readers were practically salivating for this intriguing man’s story, and the
authors did not disappoint us in
Charming Carmen. Carl shows that a submissive man is not
necessarily a weak man. I for one learned much about the motivations a man
might have for acting in a sexually submissive role, and will readily admit that
my perspective on this creature has changed for the better.
Tat is something I can truly say about each of the books in this series. Layle
and Keaton always find a way to teach me something new, both about this
lifestyle and myself. They succeed time and again in altering my perceptions
and making me think. While these talented authors continue to provoke me in
such ways, I will be first in line to read their books as soon as they release!
Note: This review was originally
written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at
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