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The Playboy's Proposition (2000)

by Deena Ward(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Romance

series

The Power to Please

review 1: I have a lot to say about this book so if you don't want spoilers then look away people! Okay...you're still here so here goes! I loved the first book and was okay with her decision to spend time with The Playboy first. He wasn't my choice but I went with it, her logic made sense. After that all hell broke loose. Now, I'm not in the lifestyle so all my experience comes from things I've read and I certainly know that a Dom/sub relationship is based on what the Dom and sub want, nothing more. But I never saw any questions, any safe words, any limits, turn on's and turn off's being taken from Nonnie. It was all about The Playboy and what he wanted. I'm not a clinical psychologist and have no training in that area what so ever but even I could see he was manipulating h... moreer. Then I get to the punishment scene, his violent, brutal, abusive treatment of her was above and beyond what she should expect or get unless she confesses to being into pain and humiliation, which she had not. Her punishment and deprivation of her senses were totally uncalled for, but more so I was pissed at his taking away her ability to safe word if she needed to. He covered her head and gagged her, without giving her a hand signal or a bell to call out for help with. I was seconds away from quitting the book at this point because of his treatment, the only reason I didn't was a selfish one. My mother passed away suddenly two years ago and since that time I have become almost embarrassingly panicked at any slight medical procedure my father has done. Today he had cataract surgery and it took them about twice as long as they relayed it should take. So I read this shocking, scary as hell book to keep my mind from drifting to the possible worst case scenarios that were causing my dad's procedures to go long. ONLY REASON! By the time the nurse came out and told me that there was a problem but it was with the patient before my dad and that is what put them behind schedule I was to the point where I had to see if Nonnie would wise up and realize she was being used in a different way than her husband had used her, but used none the less. Thankfully I can say she did realize this and I was actually proud of her by the end of the book. Now, I'm off to read the last book and hope Nonnie can maintain her new found independence while still finding a way to submit to a caring Dom who will take care of her!
review 2: I figured out where my comfort zone ends. This book brought me there and then skyrocketed me into fucksville with an asshole of epic proportions as the mayor. I would like to make a u-turn and head back towards rainbows and unicorns please. Seriously, people like one of the MC's in this book are why the BDSM community catches hell. He's everything a Dom shouldn't be. However it is clear how easily those unfamiliar and unwilling to ask questions from experienced folks can be manipulated into letting bad shit happen to them thinking its what is expected. Never trust a wolf in nice Dom clothing. There were several times I was angry with Nonnie. For going against her instincts and for not asking questions from other people. Then I felt horrible for her. It broke my heart to know how quickly her trust was shattered. This book went beyond what I find to be kinky, for me personally, and I realized that humiliation is something I could never be okay with in reality. Intense. less

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