{"product_id":"9781907761737","title":"Power Play: No pain, No Pleasure!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A great combination of eroticism and storytelling that has something for everyone.\"\u003cem\u003e- Dark Haven Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty sizzling stories where control is everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhether you like to wear the trousers or be ordered out of them, these stories will have you a slave to your fantasies in no time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEvery kind of sexual domination and submission is explored in \u003cem\u003ePower Play\u003c\/em\u003e, from tongue-in-cheek role play to intense BDSM. In \u003cem\u003ePower Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e , Claudia is very much in control, not just of her own business, but her toyboy secretary Patrick, while in K D Grace’s story, Penny can’t get enough of her ex-military personal trainer who’s still very much dishing out the orders, both at the gym and in the bedroom!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese stories reveal the lives of the ‘slaves’ and their ‘masters’ and those who like to swap roles.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActing Tough by Landon Dixon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis gumshoe needed a case to work, bad. The Depression wasn’t just a financial reality any more, it was a state of mind – his. Hollywood was still shining bright, but he was a reel away from fade to black. Until into his mug moseyed Mack Taylor, he-man star of 145 Rancho Pictures westerns. Push quickly came to shove, and big, tough, rugged Mack Taylor went submissive, as compliant as a bridled sheep, gayer than a Busby Berkeley show-stopper. But the film star had a case, and this dick was all over it.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCounting to Ten by Elizabeth Cage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHer master always makes her count when he spanks her, and during this latest punishment, she finds herself reminiscing how things have to come to this. When he first asked to strip in a public car park, she had resisted, but only for as long as it took her to realise she’d never been more turned on. Humiliation, pain, total surrender – who’d have thought all these things could bring so much pleasure? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo Reservations by Alana James\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA first-class spanking in standard class ... Paul loathes having to sit in standard class on the train, and feels smugly superior to everyone else in the crowded carriage. His journey really heats up, however, when he has an encounter with an older woman in the next seat. When she punishes him for bad behaviour, Paul discovers the pleasure of travelling on the much beaten track.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best Laid Plans by Alex Jordaine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJacqui’s seriously got the hots for Anne, the woman she’s temporarily lodging with. She’s resolved to have sex with her before leaving her home even though she knows Anne’s happily married. It’s now or never because Jacqui’s due to move out tomorrow morning, and she pulls out all the stops to seduce her. But Anne’s having none of it and punishes Jacqui severely for showing such temerity. Jacqui’s never experienced such pain. But with the pain comes intense pleasure. She finds herself wanting – no, craving – more punishment from Anne, who certainly doesn’t disappoint.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoated by Kay Jaybee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHaunted by an image he saw in a porn film as a teenager, he has been on the hunt to find a woman to help him realise that fantasy ever since. When he encounters the silent woman on the bus, he knows that he has found the perfect partner to fulfil his dream; but what disciplines will he have to endure before she allows him to become fully coated...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonal Trainer by K D Grace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePenny Davis can’t afford to hire a personal trainer to get her fit for bikini season until ex-military hard man, Hawk Sturgis, offers her an unorthodox fitness regimen and an even more unorthodox payment plan, guaranteed to have her heating up the beach in her new bikini just in time for the summer hols.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupport Your Local Store by Alex Severn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLazy Sunday mornings are usually pretty much the same, but this particular one is different beyond Gareth’s wildest fantasies. Throw in a stunningly sexy older blonde, a dominant young brunette and the local store, and the ingredients are all there for the hottest outing to pick up a newspaper there’s ever been! Corner shops really must survive – they provide such a personal service.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaiting in Vein by Giselle Renarde\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJulie is an impatient sub who’s always got an eye on the next sexual adventure. Her domme, Elsha, drives her crazy – not only does she dress like a pioneer, but she’s tortoise-slow in doling out the pain. When Julie asks Elsha to get involved in a little knife play, Elsha refuses. Kitchen knives are unsanitary for cutting, she claims; razor blades are better. But, tied up and blindfolded, can Julie really tell what’s happening to her body? Or is she at the mercy of Elsha’s power of suggestion?       \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Next Step by Jeanette Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eQuiet, bookish Cynthia is not the type of woman who would wear a short skirt out in public, much less her metal-studded leather play collar. 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