Review Tuesday: My Wife & Master Jake - #BDSM #erotica #ReviewTuesday

My Wife & Master Jake by Pebbles Lacasse

Amazon KDP, 2019

Happily married for a decade, Beth and Henry have no children, and no complaints. They’re still in love; their sexual relationship is active and satisfying. Still, the problems Beth is having finishing her novel might indicate some underlying psychological issues, and her occasional fantasies in which her attentive and considerate husband turns demanding, even brutal, could suggest that she is not totally satisfied.

Perhaps that’s why Beth so willingly succumbs to seduction by Henry’s co-worker Jake. Blond, fit, sexy and articulate, Jake doesn’t shy away from telling Beth exactly what he wants from her – total physical and sexual submission. Younger than her husband by nearly a decade, he’s an experienced dominant, seeking a partner with whom he can play out his sadistic fantasies. Jake offers Beth pleasure, respect and safety, but is quite clear that their relationship will not include anything like love.

Jake is a temptation that Beth cannot resist, especially when Henry urges her to explore her submissive side. When it becomes obvious that Henry wants her to submit to Jake – that in fact, the men have discussed it, and Henry finds the scenario incredibly arousing – Beth agrees. Her decision launches both Beth and Henry on a perverse erotic journey that changes their lives as well as deepening their emotional bonds.

Few authors I know can write graphic, intense, extreme BDSM scenes as well as Pebbles Lacasse. From Beth’s and Jake’s first encounter, My Wife and Master Jake is scorchingly hot. Jake is demanding, inventive, and unrelenting in his use of Beth’s body. The scenes go on and on, one nasty implement of torture after another – one orifice after another – one orgasm after another. The Dom fulfills his promise to Beth, teaching her about pain, pleasure and the intimate connection between them. As the book continues, Henry joins in their scenes, along with beautiful Domme Jenna. In a marathon session close to the end of the novel, Ms. Lacasse delighted me by including both FF and MM interactions, something many erotica writers shy away from.

In short, if you’re looking for heavy BDSM scenes that will make you cringe while soaking your panties, I can recommend this novel. You’ll find plenty here to fuel your masturbatory fantasies.

If, however, you’re seeking something a little more substantial, a realistic portrait of a couple’s initiation into BDSM, you might be disappointed. I have to say that I found the characters in this book shallow, and the premise unconvincing. Jake’s proposal comes out of the blue, but Beth shows no real concern about submitting to a total stranger. Henry displays not the least hint of jealousy or sense of inferiority. Furthermore, Beth’s initiation was far too rapid to be believable. While it’s true that Jake escalates their scenes each time they meet, their very first session includes far more intense pain than a responsible Dom would ever inflict on a total novice. Meanwhile, Beth slips into submission with almost no difficulty – no self-doubt, no fear, just lots and lots of climaxes. Based on my personal experiences as a submissive, this didn’t ring true.

Another aspect that might be more controversial is Beth’s willingness to trust her body to someone she barely knows, with the proviso that love is strictly forbidden. For me, D/s begins in the mind, Submission and devotion are strongly linked. I can’t imagine surrendering to a dominant whom I didn’t love.

However, I know this isn’t true of everyone who is into kink. For some people, BDSM is more about the physical sensations than the emotional nuances. I guess Beth is supposed to be that sort of person.

One reason I wasn’t completely satisfied with My Wife and Master Jake is that I know Ms. Lacasse can do better. Her Coaching Rayna series offers both erotic intensity and emotional subtlety. This novel delivers the former, but is sadly lacking in the latter.

That might not matter to some readers, but it definitely does to me.

[I received a free copy of this book from Booksprout and chose to write this review.]