Devil's Dance by Scarlett Sanderson
The Wild Rose Press, Scarlet Rose
Contemporary
Novella, M/F, BDSM
Review by Poppy

As a sex therapist, Tessa Connelly is no naïve wallflower when it comes to sins of the flesh. Listening to her patients deepest, darkest desires, she knows there is something missing from her own mundane sex life. That something is a dominant, alpha male. Tessa’s most secret desire is to lose some of her tightly held control and be dominated by a handsome hunk.

Her devilishly handsome hunk appears in the form of Luc Campbell. After a chance meeting he offers her a deal - one month of sexual mastery. In return all she has to do is be his willing partner in anything he has to give her.

But accepting the offer from a green eyed devil is just the first step of her journey…

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Looking for a hot story with a fun twist on the whole dom/sub storyline?  This is the one for you!

Tessa goes to a BDSM club looking for a dominate, hunky male but thinks she's out of luck.  As she turns to leave, she's accosted by a man she's already turned down that night and as she struggles to free herself she's rescued by the kind of dom she dreamed of, Luc Campbell.  After turning her on more with a look, a touch and a kiss than she's ever been turned on before, she chickens out and runs.

But Luc isn't letting her go that easily.

He tracks her down and offers her a deal she can't refuse:  one month as a submissive under his tutelage.

This is a fun, well-written story about a sexy man who enjoys playing at dominance, but doesn't live and breath the lifestyle; and a submissive who just can't quite give up control.  I had so much fun watching the tug-o-war between the two of them as they learned to trust, to learn about each other, to make mutual sacrifices and, ultimately, to fall in love.

My only real complaint were the editing errors that littered the manuscript.  To many folks, they may not have been as evident, but especially word misuse, ("...wet your appetite..." instead of "...whet your appetite...", for instance, or using the word "till" instead of " 'til " to mean "until") really threw me from the story.  A personal pet peeve, perhaps, but they are errors that should have been noticed by someone as the story progressed through the editing process.

Editing errors aside, however, this author has a great voice, and penned a sexy and funny foray into the life of one woman as she experiments with a bit of bondage and some really amazing sex.