Title: Behind the Scenes
Series: Directors Cut, #1
Author: Liz Borino & Michelle Stevens
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel (177 pages)
Publisher: Lazy Day Publishing (April 24th, 2013)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts
Reviewer: Cat
Blurb: New beginnings are exciting, but we can rarely outrun our pasts. Steve Michaels and Zack Greene pack up their newly extended family and move to New York City with their nanny, Drew, and his two kids. Having recently been hired to write for a BDSM show, Steve and Zack use their loving Dom/sub relationship for some experience with the lifestyle, but they need a consultant to fill in the blanks. Alex a local Dom/club owner can do just that. Everything is going smoothly until Rich, an ex-producer from Ben’s Life and the man who tried to ruin Zack, tries to get a job on the same show. And that’s only the beginning of it.
Zack and Steve offered Drew an opportunity of a lifetime working for them. When Alex shows up for the first meeting with Zack and Steve, Drew realizes he didn’t leave his past behind after all. This becomes more true when his ex comes back wanting to see the kids.
Can Drew trust Alex to help him get over his past? Can Steve manage to keep Zack safe from the man who has haunted him for so long? Find out what happens Behind the Scenes!
Review: This story is a continuation of The Mine series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/97138-mine )by Liz Borino. I do suggest you read the other series in order to completely understand this one.
I really liked this story a lot. I like Steve and Zach. I like that they have a sort of D’s relationship though it isn’t a traditional one. They are just learning and taking it in stages. I have to say I like how they are getting help and learning to do this all safely and how the book explains some of the play such as wax play and suspension. I found it quite intriguing. I liked how Alex is working with them on their screenplay and also in their personal life. This brings me to Alex. I really loved him. He is hot and sexy, yet also kind-hearted and loving.
I liked how Alex was used to help strengthen the story and connections between Steve and Zach and Drew. Though I wasn’t quite sure how Drew got hired and met Steve and Zach. I guess I need to reread the last book in the other series. I do love Drew. He also adds a lighthearted sense of humour to the story and he and Alex are hot together.
I loved that this story touched more on D/s in the BDSM world, and actually had some more to it than just the hands above the head or a light spanking. I really liked how the sex scenes are handle they are hot and steamy then continue off the page. I like that it’s not overdone on the actual sex acts. To me that makes it very sexy and sensual with both Alex/.Drew and Steve/Zack.
This was like getting two books in one with all that is going on in the two families… There is a bit of mystery and suspense when both Drew and Zach’s past come back to haunt both families. This does add lots of mystery and intrigue though it doesn’t touch a lot on it. In my opinion, I think both of these stories should have been split into two books and the mystery dealt a little more into the stories. Then again, the end did make me ready to grab the next book!
If you like screenwriters, actors, mystery/suspense, loving D’s relationships, bondage, wax-play, needle-play, hot, sensuous, mansex and an ending that leaves you wanting more, this is for you!