Initiation by Nik Valentine

InitiationLGTitle: Initiation

Series: N/A

Author: Nik Valentine

Genre: Contemporary/BDSM

Length: Novel (197 Pages)

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (January 30th, 2014)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts

Blurb: After a difficult start in life, Joey’s dreams are finally coming true after he is accepted to the college of his choice. He attempts to find what’s missing on a BDSM website and is invited to dinner by Gabriel. Joey finds comfort in Gabriel’s understanding of his needs and accepts an invitation to spend the weekend together so Joey can find out if being a sex slave is really, what he wants.

Their weekend starts out rough when Gabriel finds out Joey kept an important secret from him, but they persevere, and Joey discovers he is made for the role Gabriel guides him into. Gabriel is a stern, temperamental Master, but this only makes the trust between grow until Joey can proudly say,
“My name is Joey Mantello.
I am nineteen years old.
I am a sex slave.
I belong only to my Master, Gabriel.
I would have it no other way.”
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4639
Reviewer: GiGi

Review: An interesting introduction, for Joey, into the world of BDSM. Joey is a young, soon to be college student, who has very little experience with sex, and what he does leads him to an interest in submission. His early fantasies involve being bound, so he cruises an internet connection to find a Dom. Lucky for him the guy he chats up isn’t some internet-stalking psycho, but instead a very wealthy Chicago businessman.

So Joey and Gabriel have a couple of meetings, visit a BDSM party, talk about preferences, and have a couple try out weekends together. Through this trial period both discover weaknesses in each other, learn about the problems with not communicating clearly, and we get examples of different types of BDSM relationships. It’s a teaching moment for Gabriel, and Joey is the perfect young student.

The sexual content is explicit but not vulgar, it’s not extreme like much of the BDSM genre, but is a rather gentle introduction for Joey. About limits, fears, safe words, and trust, a bit of pain, and plenty of submission. Joey’s only sexual experience is BJs and masturbation at this point, so you can imagine things progress slowly.

Eventually Joey and Gabriel do sign a contract, and it’s just the start…literally. This has to be a start to a series, if not I’m left wanting, and I am…I’m looking forward to the next book. Sure young neglected poor boy gets his big rich daddy Dom dream, but hey, its romantic BDSM fantasy right? And I like it!