Fever Dream by Annabel Joseph
This review is from 2013 and is kept here for reference. Titles, prices and availability may have changed.
- Stars
- ★★★★★
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- Nuclear
Recommendation
Annabel Joseph makes me want to start my life over as a kinky ballerina. OH… to have the lithe body, the discipline, and super-hot ballet dancer to throw me around like a rag doll. To tie me up, spank my narrow ass, and make me his plaything? Fever Dream makes me want all of these things. The BDSM in the story is just barely this side of tolerable for my fantasies, and it pushes all the limits of any vanilla comfortability. And considering there are two consecutive chapters that have firmly set themselves at the top of my Favorite Sex Scenes of All Time (Merry Christmas!), Fever Dream is a must read! [October 2013]
Publisher synopsis
Petra Hewitt’s the top ballerina in the world, and The Great Rubio her obvious counterpart, so why does she want to strangle him whenever he’s around? He’s haughty, abrupt, demanding—and alarmingly sexy. Petra knows Rubio is dangerous to her heart, to her peace of mind, and worst of all, to her career, but his rough flirtation compels her. When she gets a chance to play with him at a BDSM party, their professional partnership takes a feverish left turn.
After that, any attempts to keep him at arm’s length falter in the face of his obstinate sexuality. Rubio’s methods are ruthlessly erotic as he introduces her to the pleasures of sadism, bondage, pain, and submission. The more Petra tries to resist him, the more she craves his strength and control.
But as they play their sensual games of dominance and submission, career pressures mount, and an overzealous fan brings dangerous tension to their relationship. Soon, the dream gives way to the stark reality of her vulnerability. Maybe, just maybe, some risks are too terrifying to take.
Review published October 4, 2013