The Sassy Submissive

Stronghold, Book 1

By: Golden Angel

Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato

Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Adam Rawn wasn't looking for a sub when he went to the new club, Chained, with his friend, Rick Winter. Not exactly anyway. But he wasn't adverse to it. Instead, what he found was a Domme with an air of mystery about her. Mistress Angela has described herself as being new to the scene but quite sure that she was a Domme; Master Adam can't shake the feeling that maybe there are some hidden desires that Mistress Angela is unaware of. After all, he's never been attracted to a Domme before, so perhaps she's a submissive at heart and just doesn't realize it yet. She wouldn't be the first person attracted to the scene who didn't understand exactly what their needs were.

Angel has been interested in BDSM for a while, but her friends who would understand her desires are several states away, and although she's finally ready to explore her fantasies, she feels she has to do so on her own. Her closest friends in town are guys who would never understand, and her best friend, Leigh, already has a boyfriend - a rather territorial one. Nervous about going to a BDSM club, afraid that she might be putting herself in a bad situation as an unattached submissive who's completely new to the scene, Angel decides that the safest way to explore being in public is as a Domme. That way, she can get used to the club scene and watch out for common pitfalls, keeping herself in a position of power until she feels comfortable enough to know what she's doing. Although she eventually wants to join Stronghold, the club closest to her home and with the best reputation, she makes her debut into the BDSM scene at Chained, a new club that's far enough away she feels safe enough to lie about her preferences and present herself as Mistress Angela until she's done some exploring.

When Angel finally feels comfortable enough to make her way to Stronghold as a submissive and Master Adam recognizes the "Domme" that he's been obsessing over, the result is explosive.

©2013 G. Angel (P)2022 G. Angel

GREAT SERIES BEGINNING

I LOVED this book. I love the camaraderie among this tight group of friends and the feel of getting to know all of the characters as the story (and series) continue. Angel and Adam were strong and sweet and amazing and fun and genuine. It was also a great look into the BDSM scene, which I had not been familiar with before. I look forward to listening to the rest of the books in this series!

Great!

If you like D&S don’t miss this one! Plenty of action and fun. The narrator was amazing! He brought it alive!

Adam💘Angel🔥Great Story! Great Audible Listen🎧

4.5 Hot🔥Stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This is my first Golden Angel book and I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the world she created, as well as the characters in that world. She has a wonderful great writing style, the characters and dialogue are realistic and relatable. The storylines are interesting and captivate you from start to end. This is Adam and Angel’s story and their building relationship. The D/s scene are hot and all nicely done. We get an inside glimpse of The Stronghold Club and meet Adam’s friends who are also members, I like the dynamics of their group. We also meet some of Angel’s friends too. I am looking forward to the next book in this great series.

I listened to the audible edition, Roberto Scarlato is an awesome narrator and storyteller. He sets a nice tone for the story and performs the voices for all the characters bringing them to life from the pages to your ears. He is a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for a great listen!

4.5 Overall

This is the first book I've read/listened to by Golden Angel. It was great! I'm not sure why I was surprised. It is now one of my favorite BDSM club books. I do wish Angel was a bit more submissive at the club, but loved her personality. Adam needed a bit more dominance as he had in the beginning. But then again, it made for a different story and I can't complain about that! I want to go back and get any previous series and continue forward.

For those that are picky...there was just a bit of production issues of a few repeated words.

Roberto Scarlato is an excellent narrator. He did the female voices as well as the male voices. He has a smooth, deep voice that's easy to listen to for longer periods of time.

*I received a code and this is my voluntary and honest review.

Good Character Building and Detail

If you could sum up The Sassy Submissive in three words, what would they be?

Realistic story about someone's entrance and exploration of 'The Scene' with a realistic romance intertwined. Some definitely hot and steamy elements along with sweet.

Any additional comments?

I was a bit happily surprised at the length of this book (15+ hours), which often leads to good story and character development. Golden Angel did just that with her attention to detail. My only critique (and it probably more of a personal one than to the masses), is that it almost took too long for the couple to finally get together. After the very first time they met, it took another 3 hours of listening for them to meet again. That is a lot of anticipation! There was a bit of repetitiveness in the character's thoughts (e.g. a review of their behavioral intentions) throughout the book that I thought were unnecessary but overall, I was happy with the reasoning behind why characters were doing certain things which lead to a more realistic story in the end. Great job, Golden Angel! I would definitely listen or read her other books based of the good quality of writing and storytelling.

Sassy meets Alpha

What made the experience of listening to The Sassy Submissive the most enjoyable?

the Narrator and G. Angel's approach to writing

What did you like best about this story?

the story line with the protectiveness and innocence that made for some interesting conversations

What about Roberto Scarlato’s performance did you like?

soothing voices that resonate well with the story

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

the Domme not a Domme converstaions, and the introduction of Pretty Boy

I loved this book !

I loved listening to Adam and Angel as they learn about each other and fall in love . I was laughing so hard that my grandson came running into my room to see what was so funny. When I told him I was listening to a book he said no book is that funny but he is so wrong ! I think Golden Angel is such a talented author . I love all her book I've read so far and I'm thinking this may be the best one so far ! If you don't like spanking then this book isn't for you but if you like sexy love scenes then you should read this anyway. It's so worth buying . This is one of those books I'll probably listen to over and over again! Ok Angel when is it Rock's turn ?

Welcome to Stronghold

What did you love best about The Sassy Submissive?

All the side characters

What other book might you compare The Sassy Submissive to and why?

I'm not sure

What about Roberto Scarlato’s performance did you like?

Good voice

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not really

Any additional comments?

A strong first book to an ongoing series

Another favorite story

I love Golden Angel's Stronghold series and I loved this book. Yes, it was a very long narration but it was also good. If you like audio books, try this one!

Very good story!!

I don’t normally listen to BDSM nor contemporary stories but I was pleasantly surprised. This has opened my eyes to a new genre that I have be skipping. I am glad I took the time to listen to this story. I now have to find more stories like this to add to my library. Thank you Golden for opening my eyes with this story.