

He ends up at a total loss as to what will get him there.

As horrible as the situation is, I believe it was, unfortunately, necessary for Dorian to finally get the message that pain is not what will help him get to subspace. What I did find out when Dorian tells others, much later, was enough to make my stomach turn and my heart bleed for Dorian. that she didn’t go into excruciating detail. That part of what happens is not for the fainthearted, though I am grateful to K.C. And he pays a very high price, let me tell you. He believes pain is the only way into subspace, and he is determined to get there no mater the cost. Oh, he looks for pain all right, but not for its own sake, and not because he enjoys it. He is also not the pain slut everyone thinks he is. Absolutely amazing!ĭorian is not as self-confident as he seems. did a great job helping me understand what made Dorian tick, so sot speak, and how the Dom who finally “gets him” figures it all out and manages to give Dorian what he so deeply needs. I was pulled right into his world, and K.C. But more than that, his desperate search for subspace, for someone to “make him soar” became the central focus for him, and with that, for me. Dorian’s story was a while incoming, and much of his sometimes awful behavior was finally explained. The Bobby Michaels Award for Best Gay Erotic Romance Runner-Up Read moreĮach of the stories in this series has been special in its own way-some because of the characters involved and some because they explore different kinds of BDSM settings. They may be off on a new journey together, but their destination will rock them both to the core. It’s up to Alan to pick up the pieces and show Dorian there are better ways to fly. But the disoriented young man discovered cowering in a hotel room is not the Dorian they know and love.

When Dorian disappears, Alan and his friend Leo set out to find him. Something he won’t find at Collars & Cuffs.ĭorian’s search takes him out of the safe environment he’s known for years, out of his depth, and into a realm of deep, dark trouble.Īlan Marchant has been watching Dorian with interest for a while and knows there’s more to Dorian than his label of “pain slut” suggests. Unteachable, Dorian can take anything and everything a Dom can throw at him. For six years, Dorian’s chased a feeling that remains tantalizingly out of his reach. Anyone who frequents Collars & Cuffs knows Dorian Forrester is built for pain, including Dorian himself.
