BDSM
Comes in Different Flavors
By Annabeth
Leong
BDSM can seem
like a monolithic practice, but really there are as many ways to do it as there
are couples that practice it.
In my latest
release, The
Fugitive’s Sexy Brother,
I included three BDSM romances—one between the two main characters, and two
subplots with minor characters. I wanted each of them to feel distinct, so I
made sure to vary the tone of the way they used restraints and other BDSM
techniques. Here are short descriptions of the three styles I used, along with
brief excerpts from the scenes.
1. Sweet and caring
One of the
sexiest things I’ve ever heard from a lover was, “I want to hold you in my lap
and brush your hair for a while.” Fernando and Carolina, who practice this
style in the book, use BDSM to express deep affection for each other.
Restraints are part of the way that Fernando fusses over Carolina, and they
free Carolina to enjoy the sensation of being cared for without feeling the
need to reciprocate.
Excerpt:
He knelt
beside her and she wrapped her arms around his neck like a child. Fernando
lifted her up, then into the tub. Finally, Carolina gave him the lover’s smile
he craved. She held his gaze as she put her hands up to the discreet metal bar
he had installed just above the lip of the tub.
“You
know what to say if you want out,” he reminded her.
“Basta.”
“Right.”
He clipped on the restraints, trapping her hands above her head and leaving her
body at his mercy. Then Fernando turned on the water in the tub, careful to
move her legs away from the stream until it warmed to a pleasant temperature.
He covered the drain, then scooped a few handfuls of the lavender beads off the
floor and into the water.
Water
filled the tub and the scent of lavender wafted more strongly through the air.
At first all Fernando did was play with her hair. He undid the bun, then
finger-combed her hair out in long, black tresses to either side of her face.
He took her brush off the sink and used it until the water level rose high
enough to make her breasts float.
When
Fernando finally set the brush down, he took up a washcloth. He anointed it
with honey-scented soap, then leaned over the edge of the tub and stroked it
slowly down the side of her face and neck. She purred under its rough touch. He
rinsed the soap away with water poured from a cupped hand.
Carolina
smiled in response. He saw her relax, her arms loose and comfortable where they
hung from her wrist restraints.
2. Challenging and playful
Javier and
Emily play BDSM games with each other to test and explore each other’s
boundaries. Through BDSM, they learn about each other’s likes, dislikes, and
personalities. Their style involves a lot of cursing, a lot of mock-angry
glares, and a lot of giggling.
Excerpt:
Javier
snapped one cuff onto her left wrist and the other onto her right ankle,
trapping Emily in a half-cross-legged position. It was a clever way to restrain
her and she shivered with the sense of helplessness it gave her. If she tried
to move, she’d be off-balance and easy to control. Javier kissed her forehead.
“How are you doing?”
She
smiled bravely. “Good.”
“Glad to
hear it. Now, I’m going to assume you want to put your pants back on before we
walk back into your building.”
“Uh,
yeah.”
“And
they’re not going to go on very well while your leg is attached to your arm
like that.”
“So I
need to get these handcuffs off.”
Javier’s
smile showed a lot of teeth. “Oh, I’m not going to let you have anything that
could be used to pick locks. You’re going to have to convince me to take them
off.”
Another
jolt of arousal quivered through her body. “What would convince you?”
“Well, I
took your pants off because I want to see you come. A lot. But.” Here he paused
and smiled wickedly. “I’m going to be too busy driving to make you come myself.
If you’re very good and come three times before we get to your apartment, then
I’ll take the handcuffs off and give you back your pants before I take you
inside.”
Emily
worried she’d drip onto the seat. “And if I don’t?”
“It’s
going to be really interesting to see how you move when you’re restrained like
that, isn’t it?” Javier started the car while Emily gaped. “Hey, I was nice,”
he added. “You’re right handed, and that’s the one I left free. Imagine if you
were trying to bring yourself off three times with your non-dominant hand.”
3. Harsh and masterful
Neva craves
Guy’s strong hand. When she’s in the hands of an expert, Neva feels a deep
sense of peace. She enjoys difficult scenes and pain, and seeks the meditative
experience of finding the pleasure hidden beyond these obstacles.
Excerpt:
“Show me
how you feel, Guy.”
He
swallowed. “I don’t think you want that.”
She
raised an eyebrow at that. “Oh, really? You think I can’t take what you’ve
got?”
The next
few moments happened in a blur that she had to decode. Guy charging at her. Her
shirt stripped off with efficient force. Her bra unclasped, yanked free, then
tied around her wrists. His mouth on her nipples, first lips and tongue, then
plenty of teeth.
Neva
squirmed and yelped from the shock of his grasp, but Guy took the tip of her
nipple pointedly between two teeth and she stilled immediately. Fear and
arousal warred in her body as he pulled his mouth back, stretching the delicate
flesh away from her body and pulling her breast taut. She winced as he
continued to pull, pain flowering over her breast.
As the
sensation hit her synapses, her instinct to surrender kicked in and she
belonged to him completely. “Guy,” Neva whispered, “I want you to hurt me.”
He
opened his mouth and let her breast fall out. “I don’t do soft,” he said. “You
won’t be getting a play spanking from me. I want to own you.”
“Yes…”
He
removed her jeans, shoes, and panties.
“If you
want me to stop what I’m doing at any point, you tell me so. I’ll stop
immediately.”
“I’m not
going to ask you to stop.”
“You
don’t know what I’m going to do to you.”
“You
don’t know what I’ve fantasized about you doing.”
Blurb:
Emily
Boysen is sick of low-level bounty hunting jobs that don’t pay her rent, and
sick to death of her ex-boyfriend taking credit for her work. Ready to claim
her due, she takes on the quarry of a lifetime, the notorious Fernando
Bonavita. But instead of the fugitive, she captures his sexy younger brother,
Javier.
Javier
Bonavita never wanted to know the truth about his older brother’s activities,
instead protecting him out of loyalty. When he uses his hacking skills to pose
as Fernando, he never expects to uncover crimes he can’t stomach. Beautiful
Emily has no idea how glad he is to be in her custody—as long as he’s her
prisoner, he doesn’t have to face his brother.
Passion
flares between Emily and Javier, and soon he’s putting the handcuffs on her. Suspicion grows along with
their feelings, though. A sinister plot centers around Fernando, and untangling
it will test their loyalties to the limit.
Buy
Links:
Ellora’s
Cave: http://www.ellorascave.com/the-fugitive-s-sexy-brother.html
Bio:
Annabeth
Leong has written erotica of many flavors. She loves shoes, stockings, cooking
and excellent bass lines. She always keeps a new e-book loaded on her phone and
a paperback stashed in her purse, but her eyes are still bigger than her
stomach whenever she visits a bookseller. She blogs at annabethleong.blogspot.com,
and tweets @AnnabethLeong . Watch for her next contemporary erotic romance from
Ellora's Cave, Get
Laid.
Thanks for being on the blog today Annabeth. I love the three aspects of BDSM that you talked about. What a sizzling story! I am adding this to my teetering TBR pile.
Thanks for being on the blog today Annabeth. I love the three aspects of BDSM that you talked about. What a sizzling story! I am adding this to my teetering TBR pile.
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Thanks so much for hosting me here, today, Erzabet, and I'm glad you liked the discussion of different aspects of BDSM :)
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