
Toby, a baby dom, and Laurie meet one night at a kink club and have an encounter that neither of them can forget. In fact, both feel ruined by the experience. They both have demons to overcome to their HEA but, oh, is it written so masterfully. Just gorgeous. There is so much feeling, and surprisingly not a ton of angst. Toby is a 'lost' 19-year-old man, who knows one thing for sure, that he's a Dom. Laurie is the emotionally bruised and slightly detached older man, who takes a leap of faith, and kneels for Toby, not quite ever believing what happens between them is for real. The story follows the pair as they embark on a startling and life-affirming BDSM relationship, ultimately dealing in pride, inquisitiveness, fear, and trust.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings include themes of BDSM without a safeword, past trauma related to injury and loss, and complexities surrounding the age difference.
Has Romance?
The romance is a central focus of the narrative, exploring deep emotional and physical connections between the characters.
From The Publisher:
Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up, and for him, the BDSM scene is all played out. Six years on from his last relationship, he's pushing forty and tired of going through the motions of submission.
Then he meets Toby Finch. Nineteen years old. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can't remember being.
Toby doesn't know who he wants to be or what he wants to do. But he knows, with all the certainty of youth, that he wants Laurie. He wants him on his knees. He wants to make him hurt, he wants to make him beg, he wants to make him fall in love.
The problem is, while Laurie will surrender his body, he won't surrender his heart. Because Toby is too young, too intense, too easy to hurt. And what they have-no matter how right it feels-can't last. It can't mean anything.
It can't be real.
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