Title: Out of Options
Series: Like it or Not
Author: Angelia Sparrow & Naomi Brooks
Genre: M/M, contemporary, dubious consent
Length: Short (27 pages)
Publisher: Storm Moon Press (June 22nd, 2013)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts
Reviewer: Cat
Blurb: When Connor’s rent money is due and not even hooking can make up the shortfall, he is willing to do almost anything. So when playboy Jarrett makes him a very generous offer, he doesn’t look too closely at the terms—and lives to regret it. Because now he’s literally, a slave to Jarrett’s sadistic appetites, and the longer he stays, the more he feels his own identity slipping away.
Note: This story was previously published in the Like it or Not anthology.
Purchase Link: http://www.stormmoonpress.com/books/Out-of-Options.aspx
Review: This is a short story and was part of the Like it or Not anthology. The anthology is a collection of stories with dubious or non-consent.
In this story, Connor goes on the street occasionally to earn his rent money. He meets Jarrett a playboy that offers to help if he gets in a bind. When the job Connor has plays out and he has run out of options, he takes Jarrett up on his generous offer of help. Their first time together had left him wanting more of Jarrett. He was the first of his clients to be kin and considerate of Conner’s needs as well as his own. Not reading the contract Jarrett insisted on; was one of the worst decisions Connor had ever made.
This story is not for the faint of heart. I guess this one I will call dubious consent, since Conor did sign the contract and Jarrett even brought up that fact. Never trust a stranger. Perhaps never trust a friend that much for that matter. This one really makes you sit up and think. I will say I found it pretty hot though. I found it well written and intriguing, the characters very deep and interesting even surprising. I never saw the twists coming.
If you like stories of college men, playboys, hot sex, very rough BDSM and dubious consent this is for you! Wickedly hot!