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A week-long getaway…
City girl Claudia Cade’s carefree life is plunged into chaos when a camping trip with her brother in the national forests of Northern California turns into a deadly dash for her survival.
A solitary world turned upside down…
Nature photographer Shepard Olsen has resigned himself to a quiet existence, with only his dog by his side, until a woman in need of his protection shows up on his doorstep and throws his universe into disarray.
Two lives linked by tragedy…
Claudia is desperate to heal from her traumatic loss, but can’t stop thinking about her run-in with evil….or the grizzled mountain man whose quick thinking and good aim saved her life. When she shows up on Shep’s doorstep again, she finds she isn’t the only one who can’t move on.
… saved by bliss.
The two begin an intense, passionate relationship of Dominance and submission, pleasure and pain, but with dark memories haunting them and decisions about the future rapidly approaching, Claudia can’t help but wonder…how long can they be each other’s haven?
*** WARNING: This book contains a sexual relationship between a fashionista and a cranky mountain man who are dealing with physical and emotional trauma. And a very big, cuddly dog.***
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3 primary books#1 in Beards & Bondage
Beards & Bondage is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Rebekah Weatherspoon.
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This is my first Rebekah Weatherspoon somehow and I really enjoyed it, even though it's first-person present narration, which isn't my favorite style. Even with the alternating POV, I felt Claudia was a little bit underdeveloped as a character; it feels like the book spent more time in Shep's head than hers, and there's not a lot of backstory about her except that her parents are dead and she works in fashion in New York. I also felt like the ending was a little bit abrupt, though I'm extremely glad that it didn't resolve the long-distance situation by having Claudia give up her career to live in the woods full-time, which would've been "throw the phone across the room" territory for me. I really enjoyed the development of their relationship and I'll definitely be reading more by this author!
(2020 summer romance bingo: accidentally in the wilderness, probably wouldn't have worked for anything else besides HEA.)
You have to get your hands on this one
This book was an absolutely amazing read! I could not put it down ... read the whole thing in just two days LOL! this was my first journey back into romance novels and I'm glad I started with it... I am in love with the characters in this book and so glad to see a black woman in kink! Not to mention, a black woman being cherished this way! You have to read this!
Utterly delightful
Self-aware. Steamy. Sincere. I LOVED this book. It felt very modern for erotica. It acknowledged how grief can unsettle everything. On to the next one...!
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