Book Reviews

Conquest by Ronica Black at Bold Strokes Books

Genre Lesbian / Contemporary / BDSM / Erotic Romance
Reviewed by jj on 12-November-2013

Book Blurb

What Jude Jaeger seeks is simple. What she needs is complicated. Woman. She has one a night at Conquest, sometimes two. And she gives them what no one else can or will. Pleasure. But outside the club, Jude isn’t interested in women, keeping them at arm’s length. That is until she’s meets Mary, a woman who responds to her touch like none of the others. When Mary shows up at the college where Jude teaches, all the emotions Jude thought she could live without come rushing back stronger than ever.

Mary Brunelle is a socially awkward loner who goes to a private club and finds herself in the arms of a beautiful stranger who conquers every last inch of her and then disappears into the night. Mary tries to find her, desperately wanting to see her again, but has no success until one day in class she looks up to see that the mystery woman is there. And she’s her professor. Mary soon sets forth on her own conquest, but can she tame the ultimate dominatrix?

 

Book Review

This book covered new territory for me and that always tickles my fancy. In addition, the way the two main characters grow, face their qualms, and astoundingly blast through their trepidations, constraints, and inhibitions had me grabbing on to anything to keep my own equilibrium. I was constantly bowled over and baffled at what happened next for one gal and then the other. I not only tip my hat to Ronica Black, but I will get down on my knees, throw my arms to the skies, and sing multiple hosannas. Totally stunning!

Mary Brunelle’s workmates seem to have invited her out for drinks. That is not what they really planned. They have actually set her up for a most unusual experience. What her colleagues don’t get to realize until several weeks later, is that they handed her a ticket to her ultimate freedom and a big time sexual awakening. There was no way for me to possibly predict the extraordinary blossoming that happens to Mary along with the growth of an amazing pair of cojones helping her grab her world and bring it to its knees. I salute you Mary!

Jude Jaeger is initially a very mysterious and potent individual. Mary meets her for the first time, compliments of her workmates' set-up.  Jude is a powerhouse with a monstrously large pain tearing apart her innards that she has managed to bury under layers and layers of impenetrable control. She is extraordinary and initially dwarfs Mary while mesmerizing her. How these two jostle to maintain their power centers, regain their control, or burst forth from ugly shackles that have relentlessly locked them into dismal and bleak prisons frankly blew my mind to the ends of the universe.

I hope I have made my point about how completely amazing this story is. It isn’t easy to read, but unless you are holding onto your sanity by the skin of your teeth, this is a must read that I totally recommend. 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format ebook and print
Length Novel, 192 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date 01-June-2011
Price $9.99 ebook, $14.95 paperback
Buy Link http://bit.ly/1bBojbG