S.E.X. Review~ Isabella's Pirate Dom by Skye Michaels

[Siren Everlasting Classic: Erotic Consensual BDSM Romance, spanking, whipping, HEA]

Isabella Ridgefield and her Dom, Chris Powers, accept Jamie Devereau’s invitation to visit the Black Dahlia Hotel and BDSM club in Fort Lauderdale, and to enjoy a cruise aboard the Golden Dolphin mega yacht from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa for the annual Gasparilla Days Pirate Festival.  

All kinds of sexy hijinks abound as the passengers enjoy the secret BDSM club aboard the ship as it travels around the Florida peninsula to Tampa Bay.

Isabella is surprised to run into an old boyfriend and Dom, Armando Moreno, at the Black Dahlia Hotel. He ill-advisedly wants to resume the relationship that ended five years ago, bringing out some previously hidden insecurities. Both Chris and Armando’s sub, Tiffany, are not happy about that idea. Can Isabella and Chris's relationship survive the appearance of a ghost from the past?

But there is something else going on.   

Just what is Armando up to in Tampa?

Skye Michaels always spins a cleverly developed BDSM tale and Isabella's Pirate Dom did not disappoint.

Cruising the southern tip of Florida brought a new set of adventures aboard the Golden Dolphin as dom Chris and submissive Isabella found turmoil and love.

Ms. Michaels' never fails to deliver sexy characters and spicy sexual scenes. Chris and Isabella were a dynamic couple enhanced by the author's careful pen and open style of writing. The attention to detail, sans overthinking, is a forte of Ms. Michaels, along with her ability to intertwine the characters from previous books.

Another winner to the Black Dahlia Hotel series.

Definite S.E.X.

A five handcuff review

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2017 ©Evelise Archer All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

S.E.X. Review~ Emma's BDSM Education by Skye Michaels

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Emma Johnson, also known as Skye Mathews, the erotic romance author, met Connor Bailey at The Black Iris Club when her friends Ben Orsini and Leigh Braxton took her in as their guests to expand her writing creds.  The gorgeous local attorney and Dom offered to take Emma into sub training.   After meeting a few times, they agreed that Emma would spend a week at his house as his sub in training. 

Emma’s education and horizons are broadened by many BDSM practices and trips to the luxurious Black Dahlia Hotel and Dungeon. Things are going well until a sub from Connor’s past comes back to haunt them both. Can these two independent, strong-willed people form a bond that can survive the rigors of past relationships and everyday stresses?

Emma’s passion is writing~ BDSM-style. But what she really wants is a crash course in the lifestyle in order to give her books an edge. Her best friend Ben, is already in the lifestyle, sub to Dr. Leigh, when Leigh proposes Emma train as a sub with eligible Dom, Connor. Skye Michaels takes romance writer, Emma through the paces in her newest creation, Emma’s BDSM Education, The Black Dahlia Hotel # 7.

Ms. Michaels delivered sexy dialogue and training, putting Connor and Emma together as they traversed the murky waters of starting a new relationship, with the added pressure of training a snarky and willful sub the merits of behavior.

I enjoy Ms. Michaels work and each book in her series brings forth a different event or passion- no two books are alike. I also appreciate the elements of humor infused into the stories, thus taking away any heaviness in the subject matter.

Emma’s BDSM Education is a nice addition to the series, enlarging the circle of friends in the Fort Lauderdale based hotels/clubs and further cementing the relationships forged throughout.

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Definite S.E.X.

A five handcuff review

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2015 ©Evelise Archer All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

S.E.X. Review~ Jinxx's Big BDSM Adventure By Skye Michaels

Jinxx Mason, a self-sufficient, capable woman, is a litigation paralegal in a prestigious Wall Street law firm. Jinxx has lived alone since her disappointing marriage and recently experimented with some light BDSM play as a trainee sub at Le Club Eastside–Manhattan. She made the long-distance acquaintance of a California Dom on Facebook, and their relationship blossomed through texts, emails and telephone calls. 

Troy Barnett is a construction engineer working overseas projects as well as a dangerous side line of recon into several Middle Eastern countries to gain current intel on nuclear plant construction for the government.  It’s dangerous clandestine work done under the cover of his legitimate jobs as a civilian consultant on actual reconstruction projects. 

Troy and Jinxx meet in person at the ultra-luxurious BDSM Black Dahlia Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. All goes well, and both realize they had not made a mistake falling in love on Facebook. Can love conquer all and can their long-distance relationship survive the miles as well as Troy’s classified side line?

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Jinxx’s Big BDSM Adventure by Skye Michaels was a wonderful read and a tad bit different from the other books in The Black Dahlia Hotel series. I have enjoyed this series from the get-go and Jinxx’s story has been no different.

Jinxx forms a relationship with Troy—a Scotsman with a big secret—through social media. Eventually Jinxx and her group of friends travel to the Black Dahlia Hotel for a New Year’s week extravaganza. Troy agrees to meet Jinxx in Florida and the relationship which formed through correspondence takes off without a hitch in person.

I loved Jinxx’s attitude and tenacity. She was an independent woman who knew what she wanted professionally and personally. She was no-nonsense and lived life by her own rules. Her desire to submit only enhanced her loving qualities yet at times I also found them to be her slight downfall.

Ms. Michaels’ portrayal of Troy as the strong alpha Dom radiated throughout the pages. The man fell for the red-headed paralegal and immediately knew he wanted her in his life as a partner and submissive. I loved that about him. What I had a hard time with was the slight double-standard I felt emanating from Troy. At times he appeared selfish in his thought process. No spoilers but I wondered how the man could have his feelings hurt at something Jinxx called him, yet he had knowingly lied to her. Jinxx was a good woman who took his flaws and his love equally and embraced them.

Ms. Michaels always delivers a steamy story with great characters and her series should not be missed.

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Definite S.E.X.

A five handcuff review

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2015 ©Evelise Archer All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.

S.E.X. Review~ Pansy's Passion~ Skye Michaels

Fashion designer Pansy Nicholas and Billie Crockett can't seem to be in the same room together without fireworks. Pansy is constantly being thrown into the company of smart-ass, annoying Billie Crockett, keyboard man for the Dark Place band. Billie is the sexiest man she's ever met, and he has wanted to take command of Pansy since the first time he saw her. Pansy's Fashion Week debut is jeopardized when a member of the Capriccio crime family tries to muscle into her business. Billie steps up to solve the problem, but refuses to tell Pansy how he worked it out. After Fashion Week and the band's six-city tour, Billie and Pansy take a trip to The Black Dahlia BDSM Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Things are great until Pansy makes a fatal mistake and all hell breaks loose in their relationship. Neither will budge. Their short-lived romance is on the rocks for good. Can this relationship be saved in spite of two stubborn people who love each other?

Pansy’s Passion took me on an emotional roller coaster of trials & tribulation for main characters Pansy and Billie—one that I was not sure where it would end. Skye Michaels captured my attention with secondary characters from Melodie's Song and delivered their own dynamite tale that was well worth the read.

Pansy and Billie have been at odds ever since they first met. Drawn to each other physically, yet emotionally unsure—that is until they decide to take the plunge and see where the attraction leads them.

I adored Pansy’s self-assured attitude, all-the-while allowing for her submissiveness to surface. Billie, although a Dom, was not overbearing and his love for friends and Pansy emanated through Ms. Michaels’ portrayal of his demeanor.

Ms. Michaels The Black Dahlia Hotel has become one of my favorite series. Carefully written, each book can be read as a standalone, but together they pack a punch that should be fully experienced.

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A five handcuff review

S.E.X. Review~ Penelope's Gift by Skye Michaels

Penelope Wilson was planning on a sexy weekend at the lake with her boyfriend and Dom, Jay Preston Fairlamb. When she arrived at the cabin, she found Jay had unilaterally decided they would try a ménage and had a woman all lined up and ready to go. Penelope was shocked, hurt, furious, and done with Jay.

Jay knew he’d handled the situation poorly but didn’t expect Pen to storm off and cut him out of her life for good. He hadn’t been able to mend his fences, and he wanted her back.

When he learned that Penelope and her friends would be at the luxurious, new BDSM Black Dahlia Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach, he knew this might be his one and only chance to corner Penelope and make her listen and make whole something he knew he had carelessly broken.

Can a black mask and a lot of love heal their breach, or will Jay’s subterfuge blow up in his face permanently?

A ticked off sub and a slightly overeager Dom, equals what? The answer is simple~ another winner by author Skye Michaels, Penelope’s Gift. Five years ago Jay Fairlamb knew he made the biggest mistake of his life when his bright idea of a ménage with his submissive back fired. Slightly immature and eagerly wanting to express his Dom status, Jay soon realized that Penelope wanted no part of sharing her lover. Years later, Jay used trickery in his attempt to get Penelope back. After the mind blowing sex and Penelope realizing who her masked lover truly was, all Jay got was a toss in the pool.

Ms. Michaels wrote of growth and maturity as both characters waded through their issues and found their way back to each other. Penelope’s Gift was not only a tale of scenes and BDSM, but a story of personal evolution and acceptance.

Jay’s character especially, progressed throughout the story. His spoiled, I want what I want attitude morphed into a loving man, who discovered that sometimes others are more important, yet Ms. Michaels allowed him to maintain his alpha status. The chemistry between Penelope and Jay radiated through the pages and whether scening or talking, they heated my e-reader.

I adore The Black Dahlia Hotel series and Penelope’s Gift did not disappoint.

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Definite S.E.X.

A five handcuff review

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S.E.X. Review~ Melodie's Song by Skye Michaels

Art gallery owner, Melodie Buxton, was attacked and stabbed on the street in Tribeca. Upon waking in the hospital with a knife wound on her face, she remembered the dark presence that held her barely conscious body and attempted to stop the bleeding, but she didn’t know his name.*

Dom Logan Hawk, lead singer and guitar in Dark Place, had seen the attack. He stopped to help the beautiful young woman. As he put pressure on her wound and felt her pulse under his hands and her blood flow through his fingers, he knew that their souls had bonded.*

Logan’s dangerous stalker, Karin Sanders, is determined to get rid of Melodie in any way she can. When Karin attacks Melodie on the street outside Rockefeller Plaza, Logan and Melodie retreat to the new BDSM hotel in Florida owned by his friend, Jack Dalton Brown.*

Can Logan overcome Melodie’s need to hide her scar as well as the malevolent intentions of the stalker and compose a happy ever after?

Sensual and sexy; words to describe Skye Michaels’~ Melodie’s Song~ book 3 in The Black Dahlia Hotel series.

Melodie and Logan were wonderfully sexy and energetic characters. Wrought with insecurities due to tragedy, Melodie Buxton emerged as a strong woman with a sense of self-worth and inner beauty.

Logan, musician and Dominant had always wondered about the woman he saved two years prior, and finally took the plunge and approached her. Grateful for Logan’s previous chivalry, and attracted to him, Melodie needed little encouragement to begin a relationship with the very alpha male.

Ms. Michaels delivered a beautifully written tale of acceptance and strength, as her characters grew psychologically and emotionally. Logan’s not so quiet forte wrapped Melodie in a protective blanket, proving to her that her beauty need not always be worn on the outside, but more importantly on the inside.

The sexual desires and exploits of the Dom and his submissive were well written with clarity and care. I love a dominant man who conveys a tender streak~ kudos to Ms. Michaels for delivering Logan Hawk.

Although characters from the previous books in the series are mentioned in book 3, Melodie’s Song can be read as a stand-alone. The author’s attention to detail was impeccably done. Whether describing a scene room or the Fort Lauderdale area.

My recommendation~ run, don’t walk and treat yourself to all the books in The Black Dahlia Hotel series.

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Definite S.E.X.

A five handcuff review

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S.E.X. Review~ Vaughn's Awakening by Skye Michaels

Vaughn Rawlston, Savannah Preparatory science teacher, catches the daughters of Dom Jeremiah Wade cheating and turns them in. Trouble ensues and follows her from Savannah to the new, discreet, luxurious BDSM Black Dahlia Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach for Christmas vacation.

Vaughn signs up for sub classes and meets handsome, wealthy Savannah restaurateur and Master Dom, Paul Proffit, who has had his eye on the newbie sub for a while. He is captivated by her curvy body, sharp mind, and sense of humor, and is determined to introduce her to the pleasures to be found in the dungeon. Paul isn’t the only Dom with his eye on Vaughn. Jeremiah Wade is determined to force Vaughn to drop the cheating charges against his daughters in one way or another and develops a dangerous obsession with her. Can Paul save Vaughn and convince her she doesn’t want to run away from him as well as the ugly, dangerous results of Wade’s obsession?

Vaughn’s Awakening was a lovely tale of sexual exploration and gratification. Vaughn was by no means sexually repressed, but a few extra pounds in the posterior and height that many men would be intimidated by, had wreaked havoc on her psyche. Talked into fun in the sun at the Black Dahlia Hotel and their exclusive BDSM club, Vaughn and her best girlfriends look for no strings attached D/s satisfaction.

Prior to leaving Savannah, Georgia and the school in which she taught, Vaughn had an issue with the daughters of Dom Jeremiah Wade. Caught cheating, the girls have the potential to be expelled, much to their father’s dismay.

Running in the same BDSM circles, Wade stalks Vaughn in an attempt to persuade her to recant her story of the cheating. Good thing Master Paul had a thing for Vaughn and decided she was his one.

Skye Michaels, once again regaled us with a smartly written BDSM book without being hard-core or over the top. A vibrant streak of sensuality and entertainment graced the pages as the story unfolded, taking the reader into the mind of the characters. Laced with humor, friendship and camaraderie, Vaughn’s awakening was all the better because of the close knit community the friends presented.

Ms. Michaels took an ordinarily beautiful woman, well-endowed and sans a runway model physique, and breathed life into her-allowing her to accept her true self both physically and psychologically.

Paul was an alpha male, a Dom. His characterization endeared me to his personality, as Ms. Michaels delivered a southern charm, a gentle hand, and an unselfish lover.

Once again Skye Michaels delivered stimulating relationships and hot sex.

Definite S.E.X.

A five handcuff review

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S.E.X. Review~ Mikaela's Debut ~ Sky Michaels

Greenwich, Connecticut’s golden couple, Dillon Cavanaugh and Mikaela Sexton, are staying at the Black Dahlia Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the wedding of Jack Dalton Brown and Kaylin Gallagher. The luxurious hotel has a confidentiality guaranteed BDSM club on the top floor. At breakfast, Mikaela receives a text directing her to a YouTube video that shows what appears to be her naked butt starring in a sex tape. The sender of the text threatens to post another video showing her face if she doesn’t pay up.

Handsome attorney and Congressional candidate, Dillon Cavanaugh, cannot afford a sex scandal involving his well-known girlfriend, but he is not willing to abandon the love of his life just to win an election. When the blackmailer threatens to post the second video unless she pays $5,000,000, Mikaela decides to go underground until the blackmailer can be unearthed, to the dismay of her sexy Dom boyfriend.

Can they salvage Dillon’s election, their relationship, and retrieve the damaging video before it hits YouTube?

Mikaela’s Debut, The Black Dahlia Hotel #1 was a sensual escapade of mystery, intrigue and devotion. Power couple Mikaela and Dillon are on an excursion, attending the wedding of close friends. While in attendance, Mikaela received a text informing her of an uploaded video, about to be released of her in compromising positions, if she doesn’t pay up. No desire to give into the demands of the extortionist, Mikki and Dillon begin the trek to uncover the perpetrator with the help of friends.

Soon, shock and dismay lead to the discovery of the blackmailer, dampening Mikki’s spirits, forcing her to realize that together she and Dillon are stronger than separate.

Skye Michaels delivered an amorous tale that drew on the emotions of the main characters and gave credence to realism. The back drop of the rich and famous was well-constructed, sans being over the top.

The elements of BDSM added subtle nuances into the lives of Mikki and Dillon, as well as the circles in which they traveled. Additionally, the underlying BDSM theme was not the central focal point of the story, but more laid a foundation for the personalities of the main characters. Under no circumstances was Mikaela a wall flower, allowing her man to dictate her life. She was though, a strong woman, with submissive tendencies, which merged with Dillon’s dominance.

Ms. Michaels’ aptly portrayed strength and security for both dominant and submissive.

Sexy and Sizzling

Four and a half handcuff review