Bonds of Desire

Wicked Play, Book 3

By: Lynda Aicher

Narrated by: Emily Caldwell

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Lawyer Allison English never planned to return to The Den - despite her naughty fantasies about being bound by owner Seth Matthews. But when club guest Tyler Wysong is injured in a scene, Seth turns to Allie for help. Aroused by both men, Allie should turn the case down. But she can't....

After his bad experience, Tyler has no interest in being with another dom. Yet he can't deny his attraction to Master Seth. When Seth offers him a place to stay, Tyler agrees - if Allie will stay, too. But what good is a chaperone who adds to his temptation?

Living with two subs brings out Seth's protective instincts, though Allie insists she's not into the lifestyle, and Tyler swears he's done with it. But the chemistry between the trio prompts them to agree to submit to him for one week, and he'll show them both the true pleasure that a dom can provide.

The intimacy could break them all, or bind them together forever....

©2013 Lynda Aicher (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

It had its sizzlen moments....

This is the third book in the series. It was a likable story but not lovable. There was an ice cube scene that was delicious. A menage between 2 men and 1 woman. A control freak lawyer, a male escort, and a bdsm club owner. None like pain but all want each other. The plot of the story wasn't strong but the steamy parts make up for it. Tyler the escort gets hired to be submissive in Seth's bdsm club, the scene has to be stopped because it crosses the line. This dom is actually a politician who thinks he can get away with abusing & raping someone out of commission. Seth feels protective &responsible for Tyler. Seth offers a lawyer friend to do pro bono work if Tyler wants to press charges. Of course, he refuses. During all this, they all realize they want each other...together forever. Only after they deal with their own obstacles to be happy together.

HOT HOT .... Then Steam

This was better than the first two and I enjoyed how the LA went this route with book 3. the M/M/F was steamy and was not a disappointment. There will be a book 4 and so looking forward for that. Yes it most def worth you buying this book. You will not be sorry. Happy Listening!

Pleasantly surprised!

Would you consider the audio edition of Bonds of Desire to be better than the print version?

Audio is better than print anyday!

What did you like best about this story?

The explicit nature of the story, though graphic, sounded loving and tender between the characters, not pornographic. Sometimes the acts in this type of story make me cringe but this sounded like a normal ?couple in love.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Emily Caldwell?

I just did not enjoy her portrayal of the characters...she is monotone and her female characters sound like wimps.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

This is #3 and so far my favorite, it is different from #1 and #2 in a way that I have not seen in other erotic stories, you will just have to listen to hear for yourself.

The best one yet!

You know, I was honestly surprised by this book. I expected it to be more sensual than the first two books, but I didn’t expect it to be such an emotional listen. I was much more emotionally involved in this book. I shed tears several times. The relationship these three have is so caring. Yes, all three have their fair share of emotional baggage and they all have to come to terms, with their individual issues, before the relationship can be cemented.
This is definitely an unique trio; a male prostitute, a lawyer and a part owner of a BDSM club. At first glance, one would think that there is no way that this trio could work but, one member suffers a brutal assault and rape and this event brings them together.
The rape scene is pretty violent, so if you have triggers, either skip the first two chapters or move to the next book, in the series.
Yes, the sex is pretty explicit and there are several M/M/F scenes but, they aren’t the focus of the book. In my opinion, this is a must listen.
-V from Kansas

Great except for the bully

I was instantly engrossed by the story of Tyler, a male escort who is injured by a brutal Dom in a sex club. Allie, a lawyer & friend of the club owners was asked to help Tyler and see if he wanted to press criminal charges. Seth, one of the owners and bi-sexual, offers Tyler a safe place to get well, even though he is attracted to both Tyler and Allie.

I really liked Tyler and Allie's characters but Seth was inconsistent; considerate one moment, domineering bully the next. I understood why Tyler, who was used to being abused by clients, was willing to endure anything for the allusion of caring & kindness, but absolutely baffled why Allie would agree to become a doormat for a few orgasms.

If the author had left out the master/slave stuff and had the 3 individuals interact as mature equals, the story of their budding relationship would have been great. There was so much potential in the threesome, but soon it was just another idiot getting his rocks off by bossing others around. What a disappointment!

Good Desire

This is the third book in the Wicked Play series. Seth Matthews is one of three owners of The Den. When one of guest Tyler is injured in a scene Seth puts a stop to it. Tyler is a male prostitute working to pay off a debt that his abusive father left when he died loan sharks Tyler is so messed up and broken know one has ever did anything for him without wanting something in return. Seth sets out to care of Tyler in doing so, he asks Allison English to come represent Tyler and protect him. Allison is strung to tight and needs to learn to let loose. I really didn't like Allie she was too stuck up for me. Seth can't help but issue a challenge to her. One that ends up putting Tyler, Seth and Allison on course that will change their lives forever. Each one of them have their own issues Seth grow up with a rich crazy mother who spent time in foster care when his mother was in and out of the mental hospital. Allie who grow up in a strict religious household where her mother catered to her father and who wanted her to be a housewife instead of having a career as a lawyer. Although we really didn't learn a lot about his past what we did learn was that his father was verbally abusive. This was a well written story (read) as I listened to this one on audio. I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series.

Hot and very steamy story

I love the whole series of Wicked Play and this book was just as good. The story of Seth, Ally and Tyler was really sexy and emotional. Lots of hot sex scenes with MMF action. I think Emily Caldwell did a pretty good job but her male voices need some work. Overall worth the credit

Hot story, but a bit contrived

If you are looking for a book that has a decent plot and will whisk you away to another place where you can listen to hotter than hot scenes....then get this book.

Sometimes when I listen to an erotic book I feel like the book is one big sex scene, with a bit of dialogue, but in this case there was a lot of dialogue in between the sex scenes, and that was nice. The drama was a bit contrived in my opinion, so I can't give it 5 stars, but it was a nice a hot listen.

This is the only book I have listened to in the wicked play series so I feel confident in saying it is fine for a standalone listen because while there were a few references to past events it didn't detract from this story.

In a previous book apparently Ally attended a party at "The Den", the notorious leather club lay out their fantasies. One of the owners, a Dominant names Seth, was intrigued by her....but she was still too vanilla to be ready for him so he didn't approach her. Tyler is a male escort in this book, yes, he gets paid to be a sub or be anything the Dom who is paying wants him to be for a few hours. Tyler was a guest in the club of Master Rex...Seth watched on closed video as Tyler was beaten, and brutally attacked by Master Rex....he had noticed Tyler before...and hated to see the man brutalized but without the safe word being used there is nothing he could do...once Tyler asked for his abuse to stop and Master Rex didn't Seth was able to rush in...but Tyler was beaten badly...too badly....what had Seth allowed to happen! Seth is determined to get a lawyer for Tyler...even though the man has said repeatedly that he is just a whore...anything is allowed to happen to a whore....when Ally appears to sooth Tyler and represent him the sparks fly. What she can't figure out though is why she sees the sparks flying between Tyler and Seth...and Seth and her...and her and Tyler...that's not right....how can that be? Watching the three of them explore what can be and what can't be is the fun of this book.

I'd say this book is worth the credit if you want something HOT, without drama, and for sure if it ever goes on Sale. It wasn't a 5 star master piece, but it works for what it is.

Great sexy story.

The narrator is, as many point out, very monotonous. This drag the audiobook a little down. A little disappointed that the narrator chose to make Allis voice rather timid sounding while in the previous books she was full of confidence and spunk.
The story is beautiful.

Not what I was expecting.

I have to say I have really enjoyed this whole series. The first two books were really very good so I was looking forward to this book. However, the first few chapters of this book almost threw me. I don't want to give anything away but I will tell you that the beginning of the book contains a rough scene that is basically male rape. I keep listening because I wanted to see the character get his happy ending. Once you are past the first few chapters it is better but the reason I gave it only 4 stars were the other books where 5 stars was the opening scenes of the book.