Dreaming of Italian sunshine but know you won’t be travelling any time soon? Well, I can offer you a dreamy Tuscan getaway, complete with a handsome dominant who knows exactly what to do with ropes and the power of his command.
Tamed In Tuscany is part of the Totally Bound/Pride Publishing Rules of Summer collection, featuring steamy BDSM tales set in the hottest months of the year. It’s the story of Isabel, who is sent on a networking retreat by her boss, only to discover one of the other participants in this select event is her former master, Kelvin, who broke her heart when he ended their relationship and returned to New York. Emotions are stirred up, and when Kelvin wants to pick up where he left off, Isabel knows she should say no, but the thought of being under his instruction once more is too much to resist.
Here’s a short excerpt to whet your appetite:
Kelvin took a seat on the bed and reached out to grasp my hand. He pulled me down to sit next to him. “There’s an old Chinese legend which states there is an invisible red thread connecting those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circumstance. And though this thread may stretch or tangle, it will never break.” He stroked his thumb in gentle circles over my palm. “I believe we are joined by that thread, Isabel, and have been since the day we met.”
“It’s a lovely story, but I don’t believe in fate or destiny or whatever you want to call it.”
Kelvin laughed. “Well, it might be I am simply more superstitious than you. Blame my upbringing if you like. I’m sure you still have feelings for me, though, and I intend to prove it.”
“How?” Coming from anyone else, such a casually overconfident statement would have infuriated me. From Kelvin, it was a simple statement of fact, even though I didn’t want to admit it. Part of me yearned to turn my head to his and capture his soft, full lips in a kiss, to sink to my knees at his feet and beg him to master me again. But I’d given in to those yearnings before and it had left me bruised and broken when he’d walked away from our relationship.
“I would like a sign from you that you’re willing to submit to me again. That you feel the tug of the red thread between us, as I believe you do. At dinner tonight, I want you to excuse yourself from the table at exactly eight o’clock, go to the bathroom, remove your underwear, and bring it back to me.”
My eyes went wide and I opened my mouth to respond to his outrageous suggestion, but the words died on my lips. At the thought of carrying out his command, a pulse began to beat hard between my legs. However much I might object, this simple act of submission turned me on.
Kelvin held up a finger. “Don’t say yes or no right now. When eight o’clock comes around, I’ll have my answer. And I should leave you to change. I’ll see you for drinks on the terrace, okay?”
With that, he rose from the bed. Once he had left the room, I picked up my hairbrush and threw it at the door. How dare he stroll back into my life and want to pick up as if the past eight years hadn’t happened? How could he sweep aside all the hurt so easily? Yet there’d been a trace of sadness in his eyes when he’d talked about leaving me, a faint sign of the guilt and remorse I’d always longed for him to express. I’d never seen Kelvin Lim appear as exposed as he had in that moment.
If you want to find out more, Tamed In Tuscany is available to preorder now from https://www.firstforromance.com/book/tamed-in-tuscany. Buona lettura! (That’s happy reading in Italian…)