It’s 1926 and as one of the founding members of the Hampton Road Club, Master Saul Liebowitz has enjoyed the charms of many willing submissives over the years. One of the newer submissives to the club has captured his attention more than anyone has in a long time. Kenneth is tall, muscular and also seems to have a greater love of pain than most. If only Kenneth didn’t already belong to another Master.
After Kenneth’s Master died years before, he allowed himself to be taken in by the promises of Master Preston. As time has gone by, Preston has become increasingly crueler to the point where Kenneth fears for his life. They’ve recently joined a sadomasochism club and Kenneth can’t help but yearn for the handsome Master the other boys speak so highly of—Master Saul.
Preston takes things too far one night, and when Saul and his good friend, Master Aaron, do some investigating, they realize that Kenneth might be in real danger. Amidst turmoil at the club over whether there should be rules to keep the boys safe and Preston’s play for power, Saul searches for a way to save Kenneth from what he’s sure is a deadly situation.
Both men fight for what they believe to be the right thing. When they find their way to one another, a wonderful new world opens up to them. But there’s one man out there who refuses to let go of the old ways. Kenneth is his property and Master Preston won’t give him up.
Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of violence and dubious consent.
Publisher's Note: This book is best read in sequence as part of a series but can be read as a standalone.
Rules
of Love by Morticia
Knight was the evolution of the BDSM club and the safe, sane, and
consensuality of a D/s relationship. Badly treated by his present dom, Kenneth was
a man lost in his submissiveness and the ability to find true love. Saul, one
of the founding members of the Hampton Road Club has longed for a submissive of
his own~ Kenneth.
Saul and other like-minded
dominants from the club began to realize that rules for governing their chosen
lifestyle needed to be implemented if they want to keep their secrets and
desires hidden from the public eye. This attitude came to the forefront when
Saul discovered Kenneth was being mistreated by his present master. A rescue
mission became top priority.
Ms.
Knight has birthed the topic of BDSM, literally and
figuratively. Ever present in her series, the sadomasochistic lifestyle has
always been a driving force in her novels. Rules
of Love took the lifestyle, named it, and gave it a breath of fresh air. As
I read each book in her series, I realize that each story while can be read as
a standalone, is best read in order to achieve the true appreciation of Ms.
Knight’s writing. Each book is a chronological order of birth through the angst
and pains of growing where acceptance was not the norm.
The Roaring Twenties were
an oxymoron of American history for men and women, but particularly for
homosexual men who needed to hide and find solace behind closed doors. Clubs such
as the Hampton Roads Club became a part of history where homosexual men were
accepted for who they truly were, especially for those who enjoyed a kinkier side
to sex and an unconventional relationship.
Beneath the surface, Rules
of Love was a beautiful love story~ one that had me crying, reeling and
cheering throughout.
Book
provided by author/publisher in exchange for an honest review
Definite S.E.X.
A five handcuff review
Thank you Evelise! *hugs*
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