Book
Name: Bound For Trouble
Author
Name: EM Lynley
Author
Bio: ABOUT EM LYNLEY
She is the author of Sex, Lies & Wedding Bells, the Precious Gems series from Dreamspinner Press, and the Rewriting History series starring a sexy jewel thief, among others.
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Artist: Paul Richmond
Ebook: 260 pages, published June 18th, 2014
Ebook: 260 pages, published June 18th, 2014
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Ryan Griffiths has been on the run for ten years. Forced onto the streets when his father kicked him out, Ryan earns his living in other men’s beds. Finding his john dead in a hotel room drives him under the radar until a favorite client gives him a chance at a safe, clean life. But Ryan’s relatively stable new world shatters when Deke Kane catches up with him.
When Deke’s tasked to take down a drug dealer with terrorist ties and a taste for the dark side of BDSM, his only chance to get close is the suspect’s interest in Ryan, and he convinces Ryan to become a confidential informant. In return, Deke offers Ryan immunity from his past. As Ryan falls under the drug lord’s domination, Deke finds himself falling for Ryan.
Excerpt:
“With
Petrov training me, I’ll be at his place more. That’s what you wanted, right?”
Ryan glanced at Deke.
“But
not at this expense.”
“You
should find a way to punish me.” Ryan grinned.
“I
can’t exactly spank you now, can I?”
“How about a blowjob?”
“How
is that a punishment?”
Ryan
shrugged. “It depends how big your dick is.” He reached a hand out, and Deke
caught it, smiling.
“Do
you ever stop?”
“Do
you ever relax?”
Deke
stared at Ryan. “Sure.”
“No,
you don’t. I don’t think you can.
You’re always planning something or analyzing the results of your plan, or
worrying about when the plan will work. A blowjob is something you don’t have
to plan. Something you can just enjoy. Not something you need to do, or something you think you’re supposed to do. And not
for someone else. Just for you.”
Ryan
knelt down between Deke’s knees.
Deke
put his hands on Ryan’s shoulders, stopping him from moving. “Yes, I can do
something just because I want to.” He pulled Ryan in close and pressed his
mouth to Ryan’s.
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The Manic Monday REVIEW
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BDSM is a huge topic!
It’s tough to choose an aspect to focus on, but I’ll give it a shot.
Until about five years
ago, I didn’t know much about BDSM. I wasn’t even sure what the letters stood
for, and like most people who don’t know about a topic, what I thought about it
was not at all accurate.
A fellow author friend
invited me to write a story for a BDSM anthology. Sure! I’m up for anything.
But that meant I had to learn about it fast. I wasn’t just going to make shit
up. I hate reading stories that I know the author didn’t research or have any
experience with the topic.
The first thing that
really hit me was that I had considered a lot of this stuff totally outside of
my experience and interest. But that didn’t last long. Not once I’d started
taking a look at all the fun the kinky crowd was having.
So, I picked up a bunch
of BDSM stories and some How-tos, and I asked another author in the anthology
who lived near me for some help in research.
I had no idea how much
fun I would find this topic!
As with many kinks or
fetishes, the “outsiders” can demonize the practitioners, so I felt I was
entering some deep dark and dangerous world. Okay, that was part of the attraction.
I did want to explore some new aspects of sexuality, push my boundaries.
I read all the
Deviations books by Chris Owen and Jodi Payne. I gobbled up Syd McGinley’s Dr.
Fell series, and more stories by Kim Dare and Anah Crow. I got a taste of a lot
of different aspects of BDSM, not all of which I enjoyed.
Of course book-learnin’
was not going to teach me the most important things: what does it feel like to
be spanked? How do the different floggers feel against bare skin? What’s it
like to be hit with a single tail or to flog someone else? I had to know, which
meant I had to try all these activities for myself.
But the aspect that
most fascinates me is the psychological one.
Just dipping a toe (or
other body part) into this world requires an open mind and a lot of curiosity.
It’s a little scary discovering that you’re turned on by things you never
imagined could be sexy. There is a period of getting over that initial shock
and letting yourself go, quieting all the judgmental thoughts and preconceived
notions about what’s “bad” and what’s “oh-my-god downright wicked.” There’s the
“I hope my mother never reads this!” and the “hey, I want to try this” phase
too.
In that first BDSM
story and in my new novel Bound for Trouble, I take a deeper look at the psychological
aspects of kink. My FBI agent Deke Kane is a vanilla guy. He’s happy with that.
When he gets plunged into the BDSM world at Dungeon 69 in order to track down a
drug dealer, he’s confronted by so many new experiences he’s confused and a
little scared. He can’t understand why he finds the activities such a turn on.
The other main
character, the confidential informant Ryan Griffiths is a rent boy who becomes
a sub-for-hire in this story. He’s never had a trick who was really into kink.
But he’s open to anything. He also falls under the spell, and for a while he has
trouble separating out his loyalty to the FBI job he’s doing and the powerful
Dom who’s training him (the bad guy, drug dealer).
Both these men have
powerful psychological reactions to getting involved in the world of BDSM and
they both find they want to delve more deeply for reasons they can’t
understand. And it is a powerful world. The whole process of giving yourself up
to another person’s control even for a short period of time, putting absolute
trust in someone, takes such a huge psychological leap of faith.
Why does pain feel good
and get Ryan aroused?
Why does he want to
please his Dom so badly? Why does he want to push his personal limits in order
to help Deke take down the drug dealer?
Why does Deke, a
straight-laced FBI agent, get so turned on when he has to spank the Ryan, the CI,
to keep their cover? Will this change who he is and what he wants sexually?
Deke’s as scared as he is intrigued by his attraction to D/s play and to Ryan,
who’s the opposite of the kind of man he thinks he belongs with.
These are some of the
same questions I have about my own fascination with the world of kink, and
resolving those questions offers a lot of fun opportunities, for both me and my
characters. I hope you’ll find the exploration to be fun, engaging and maybe
even an inspiration.
The Manic Monday REVIEW
Bound for Trouble
by E.M. Lynley
3.75-4 Stars
Special Agent Deke
Kane messed up. Big time. A drug raid he headed ends with the suspects and two
children dead. Stuck on desk duty now, and haunted with nightmares, he’s given
a chance to salvage his career. All he has to do take down a drug dealer named Petrov.
Ryan Griffiths
is an ex-rent boy with a possible murder rap hanging over his head. He’s trying
to straighten up his life, but the FBI has other plans. Ryan becomes a
confidential informant and, in return, he’s granted immunity from his past.
Ryan finds himself in the middle of their sting to trap Petrov, who just
happens to be involved in BDSM. Even as Ryan falls for Petrov, he is also fighting
his attraction to Deke.
This is a
combination of arm/drug dealings, FBI investigations, and BDSM. There’s
intrigue, murder, and suspense. Will the FBI trap Petrov? And at what cost to
both Deke and Ryan? Ryan goes undercover to attract Petrov’s attention at this
BDSM club. Deke is there also, undercover as an interested party who wants to
learn about the lifestyle. As the story moves on, Ryan and Deke’s attraction
blooms, but Ryan has done what was asked of him and attracted Petrov. Deke has
to watch as Ryan serve as a sub to other men, then finally Petrov. Things get
to be… intense.
I read this
for the BDSM aspect, I admit, lol. I’m not so much into that FBI sting. Not my
cup of tea, but it was well-written. I felt for both Ryan and Deke. Got annoyed
with the stupid bureaucracy of our damn government. Much of the book is spent
with Deke watching Ryan and Petrov in various sexual acts. There’s lot of BDSM
action that goes on in the club. Deke learns how to be a Dom and Ryan leans
what it means to be submissive.
The scenes are
hot, very much so, and I really enjoyed them. Even the ones where Ryan served
Petrov, but it did kind of bother me how Ryan was torn in his feelings. I mean,
Petrov is a serious baddie. You just know no matter how sweet and loving he appears
toward Ryan, things are blowing up. Serious baddie, remember? Ryan is playing a
dangerous game. And through all this, the FBI investigation is on-going.
There were
places that lagged, at least to me. But, there’s excellent plot twists and
well… Baddies involved, lol. Blood will be shed. Terror unfolds. Shit hits the
fan. I thought I had some things figured out, and I was wrong! Definitely a
book that’s worth reading if you like FBI stories and murder mystery.
BDSM factors heavily in this because so much takes place in the club, but the
action is secondary. So if you’re looking for pure BDSM action, this isn’t it. I’m
not sure I’d even call this a romance. Maybe… the beginning of a romance
between Ryan and Deke?
I’d love to see a book about the D/s part of their relationship at some point. J
I’d love to see a book about the D/s part of their relationship at some point. J
~M
