Auntee's Reviews > Belong to Me

Despite the heavy BDSM theme (not really my cuppa), I rather enjoyed this book--especially after they left the hero's 'dungeon' (or training room).

Logan Edgington is a Navy SEAL on leave for a few weeks. While on leave he likes to spend time at Dallas's private BDSM club, Dominion. He's a Dom and he likes his women submissive. Logan hasn't had sex for the last 5 years--he's been hung up over his high school love Tara (or "Cherry", as he likes to call her). So while he may be 'playing' at Club Dominion, he's not going 'all the way' with his subs--he leaves that to his 'clean-up man' and good buddy, Xander (this guy needs a book of his own).

Logan...


Twelve years ago, 16-year-old Tara Jacobs was living a dream...which then ended in a nightmare. Studious Tara was dating high school jock Logan, and she had just surrendered her virginity to him. All was right in her world, until Logan's mother was killed, and then he pushed Tara away, breaking her young heart. She never got over their breakup, feeling humiliated and angered. Years passed, Tara moved on and became an FBI agent to please her stepfather (retired agent), and tried to put Logan out of her mind. She even became engaged to a man who didn't really excite her, but one she thought she could count on. Then she got her first field assignment. Her fellow agent and friend Darcy had gone undercover at a BDSM club where subs were being kidnapped and sold to foreign billionaires with some mighty kinks. But Darcy hasn't been heard from, and the fear is that her cover's been blown and she's either dead or on the selling block. Tara will do anything to save her friend, even if it means that she will now have to go undercover at the same club to save her. But before she can do that, she'll need some training as a submissive. The FBI gets cooperation from the club owner of Dominion, who will provide one of their Doms to train Tara so she can pass convincingly as a sub. And guess who gets the assignment? Her old friend Logan...

Logan...


Okaaay...if BDSM is your thing, you're going to love this book. If it's not, you're going to have to hang in there for about half the book because that's about as long as it takes to get things rolling towards Tara going undercover. Don't get me wrong, bootylicious Tara and talented tongue Logan were hot together, but the BDSM stuff just isn't for me. Luckily Logan wasn't into anything degrading or painful (no welts), just your standard kink. And Tara (who according to her FBI profile had 'submissive' tendencies--that's how she got the assignment) was a willing sub. Of course it took Logan what seemed like forever to finally tell Tara the real reason he broke up with her ((view spoiler)[his mother's unknown killer had threatened Tara's life if Logan continued to see her (hide spoiler)]), and once he did, she put her hatred of him behind her and started warming up to him again. But she was still afraid to trust him totally. So Logan spends a lot of time in this one working on Tara's trust, because by God he's NOT going to lose her again! But when Tara finally goes undercover to the Florida club where all the sex trafficking is happening, she's got a killer on her tail--could this killer be connected to Logan's mother's murder AND the disappearance of these submissive women?

I really liked Logan. Yes, he was persistent, possessive and a little bossy, but he was totally hung up on Tara (just wait until she finds out about his tattoos), willing to do anything for her. So he was a little kinky in the bedroom...which was okay, since she turned out to be that way too! Logan was a sweetheart dom.:)

I liked Tara too. I could understand her hesitation to totally trust Logan (there was a third party with a lot of influence who constantly undermined him to her). And the things she had to do for this assignment (excluding her private time in Logan's dungeon)? That's dedication to your job! I do like how she became a kick-ass heroine in the nail biting conclusion too.

The suspense? Not that suspenseful--I think I had it all figured out within a few chapters. The suspense was all about when/how Tara and Logan would put all the pieces together and find the link between the present and their past.

This book can easily be read as a stand alone, even though it is part of a series. Logan happens to be the brother of Kimber (Decadent) and Hunter (Surrender to Me) and both make brief appearances in the story.

So enter Logan's dungeon, if you dare, and enjoy as Logan and Tara 'train' and rekindle an old flame. And please, Shayla Black, won't you please give the mysterious Xander his own book? 4 1/2 stars

Warning: This book contains explicit sex (both oral and anal); graphic language; a leather-clad, dominating hero, some spanking of the heroine's generous booty, and exhibitionism. Not for the faint of heart.