Saturday, September 13, 2008

Tygers 5: Sweet Redemption


Book Title: Tygers 5: Sweet Redemption
Author: Melinda Barron
Publisher: Loose Id
Publisher URL: http://loose-id.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59632-745-0
Genre: BDSM Multicultural
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymph Reviewer: Mystical Nymph

Dom TK Holing is the hunky owner of Miami-based M’s Playhouse, a private BDSM club. He became acquainted with Helena several months before when he participated in her rescue from a physically and mentally abusive man who ‘thought’ he was a Dom. When TK learns that Helena’s secluded herself away in a friend’s mountain cabin, he takes it upon himself to help her, by learning what living and believing in a BDSM lifestyle really means. He soon discovers that Helena was never actually trained; she’s just read on her own and fell into the pain/pleasure scenes that she craved. He’s determined to teach Helena how to trust and depend on him, while at the same time discovering what she needs to be healthy and happy.

Helena is a natural submissive and she craves pain with her pleasure. When she and her now-deceased husband, Shawn, experimented/played at a BDSM lifestyle, she found she enjoyed the rush. When he died, Helena was devastated and went wild, putting herself in danger by submitting to almost anyone who asked, whether she knew them or not. It’s that disregard for her own safety that nearly got her sold into slavery by Benjamin Guest, and it was only sheer luck that she was rescued. Now she’s afraid, unhappy and alone. She needs someone to help her get over the pain and fear of what happened, and to teach her how to trust again. When TK shows up on her front porch, she finds the man who she’s been looking for to help her heal.

Sweet Redemption is the 5th book in Ms. Barron’s ongoing Tygers series, and like the others this interesting story can easily stand-alone. Some of the characters from previous books appear, but that in no way hinders the enjoyment of this tale of redemption and love. There isn’t any doubt that Ms. Barron knows how to construct a well-written tale, because she shows her talent again in this intriguing fast-flowing story. Helena might be a submissive, but she’s also a feisty little hell-cat who owns a successful lingerie store. TK is a Dom through and through, but he’s also caring, loving and tender; always cognizant of his responsibilities as Helens’s teacher, lover and caretaker. On top of all that, the man’s a hunk who’s determined to heal ‘Shorty’ from the damage she experienced at the hand of the vicious Guest. She’s scared and hurting, and he’s patient and understanding, always thinking of Helena’s needs first. What’s not to like about the man? Nothing! On top of all that, the passion and chemistry between Helena and TK is blistering hot to the point of explosion. Read this one with a big glass of iced tea. You’re going to need it.

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