BDSM in erotic romance

[eurydice72]

pepperlandgirl4 and I got a review yesterday for our BDSM vampire romance, Master of Obsidian that prompted a post at our blog, Writing in Tandem, about reader expectations in regards to BDSM in erotic romance. If you've got a moment, stop on by and give us your opinion. We're hugely curious.

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[danaid_luv]

It's been a month plus since I've read the shared snipped of your Master of Obsidian so the details are a little muzzy, but I remember thinking, "OM*G, this is...melting the elastic in my socks. WANT MORE." I realize this isn't the case for everyone, 'different strokes for different folks' & all that, but BDSM implies light on the hearts & flowers, heavier on implements & pain. *shrugs*

I feel the urge to share that reading m/m is only a small dalliance for me, & even more so with BDSM; it usually makes me skitter away but yours? It works. ;)

[eurydice72]

Yeah, it's only a small dalliance for me, too. There is no way I'll ever give up my het, or my hearts and flowers, but the bdsm we've been writing - and as of the third book, it's a m/m/f menage so I'm getting my het, too - hits my kinks for when I'm in the mood for it.

We found the review a little puzzling, because that story in particular has warnings up the wazoo. She freely admitted to liking her bdsm light, so why she picked ours to review, we have no idea.

[danaid_luv]

I just nipped over to the page via your memories link (bless you for that, btw) & it really *does* have a ton of warnings. While she spent quite a bit of time warning her gentle readers, I was pleased to see that she used words like 'fascinating' & 'worthwhile read'. Hmm.

*hustles off to order* (Thanks for bringing this to my attention again--I'd forgotten about it in the meanwhile!) Oo, you once had someone ask which online format you'd recommend & I remember your answer made a lot of sense, but for the life of me I can't remember which it was...HTML?

[eurydice72]

Yeah, I think html is always the best one to get. Some people prefer pdf's because the format is getting more and more transferable, but for my money, html is the best. I can just read it in whatever web browser I want then. :)

[danaid_luv]

Got it, devoured it, sniffing around for more. ;) August, yeah? I suppose I can wait that long. Heh. I've got an idea of where she squicked, but um, it was an interrogation, & I've read far worse in average BtVS'Verse stories. ?? *pausing* Sooo...I like vampire stores, whether they're my pets Spike & Co. or your original characters, so that puts me outside mainstream, maybe? *laughing*

Really, can't wait for more--keep up the good work! :)

[eurydice72]

See, that's what we thought, which was what sparked our curiosity about what readers might expect. Obviously, BtVS fic has spoiled us, lol.

And yes, August. It's more plotty and sensual than hardcore like the first book, but we love it.