Publisher:
Torquere Press
Published: March 19, 2014
ISBN: 9781610406703
Genre: Erotica / Romance / BDSM / MM
Book
Format: E-book
Obtained
via: Publisher
Reviewed
by: Helena Stone, helenastone63@gmail.com
Rating:
4+
“His apprentice didn’t have to be his
submissive as well, but it was Argon’s dream, to have his shop and his love all
in one place. To be able to work together as Dom and sub in all aspects of
life...”
Master
Argon is looking for an apprentice to assist him in his body mods shop, but he
wants a bit more than just someone to work with. The first few applicants are
disappointing and sent away again within a few minutes of arrival.
When
a very pale young man in robes enters the store and offers himself to Master
Argon everything changes. Brother Yves has been sent from the cloistered
community where he has lived all his life with orders to go and find his
Master.
Argon
is immediately intrigued by and attracted to the young man. Yves on the other
hand is a complete innocent and scared out of his brain. He might trust the
people who sent them to Velvet Glove and he may also have been dreaming about
this Master for as long as he can remember, he is like a fish out of water in
this world. Everything he encounters is new to him; from the variety of foods
available, through clothes other than robes to intimacy and sex, it all comes
as a confusing and scary novelty.
Will
instant attraction, deep feelings of tenderness and patience from Master Argon
combined with Yves wish to obey his orders be enough to bring the two men
together or are the worlds they come from just too far apart?
I
have to start by saying that while this is the second book in ‘Velvet
Glove Resurrection’ series which appears to be a continuation of an
earlier series, I did not feel I was missing vital information about the
setting or the characters while reading this novella.
This
was the sweetest BDSM story ever. When the book starts Argon appears to be a
rather cold, calculating and intolerant man. That impression changes the moment
Yves walks into his shop. The man who seemed rather unlikeable turns out to
have a heart of gold and goes out of his way to make the young man who appears
to be made for him comfortable and less afraid. I loved the patience he had and
the gentle steps he took to introduce Yves to both the world the boy now found
himself in and intimacy with another man.
Yves
broke my heart at times. He desperately wants to please his new Master but is
scared of everything he encounters, including tight pants. He has no idea about
kissing, never mind any other form of intimacy and is convinced that most
intimate acts are destined to make him ill. The combination of his eagerness to
please the Master he recognises as the man he’s been dreaming about all his
life, and his slow introduction to the delights of intimacy and sex was
beautiful.
For
a BDSM novel this story was very soft and sweet and that worked wonderfully.
Yves natural inclination is to submit to the man in charge which means this
story didn’t need the power play dynamic to establish who was in charge. Quite
the opposite in fact. Yves didn’t need to learn to obey his master, his most
important lesson was that he had the right to been heard, to have opinions, and
to give and receive pleasure.
I
loved reading about Yves seduction and appreciated that while it takes place
over just a few days it didn’t feel rushed. And I liked the role-reversal. In
this story it is not the sub hoping to bind the Master to him, it is Master
Argon who knows he wants and needs Yves long before his ‘little love’ even
starts to understand all the new emotions and sensations he’s experiencing.
Sweet,
sexy and very hot this was a very satisfying read that left me a little bit sad
when I my time with the two men had finished.
This is an objective review
and not an endorsement of this book.
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