Book Reviews

Jack of All Trades (Box of Nails 4) by Sean Michael

Genre Gay / Contemporary / Students/Teachers/Professors / BDSM / Erotic Romance
Reviewed by Serena Yates on 06-March-2017

Book Blurb

Brad is crashing in his cousin Stephen's room while he tries to sort out his life. A perpetual student, he still hasn't settled on a major after a half dozen years at University. He loves learning, but so far that's the only thing that's been a good fit.

Dill is a full-time Dom who hasn't found the right sub yet. He's not worried about it -- he figures it'll eventually happen and in the meantime, there's plenty of boys at the Hammer Club who are eager to share a scene with an experienced master.

When Brad and Dill meet at a party at Barney and Devon's house for subs, the attraction is immediate and undeniable and Master Dill feels that Brad is the perfect sub for him. He also believes that as his submissive, Brad will learn the focus he needs to fulfill his potential and find satisfaction with his life. Now he just needs to help jack-of-all-trades Brad see they belong together.




First edition published by Torquere Press in September 2015.


Book Review

Oh, I love the “house of many subs” where boys who have not yet found their Masters find a safe home. This time it’s a cousin of one of those subs who becomes the focus of the story – and what a fun tale this turned out to be. The Dom who notices him is wonderful as well (I loved his sense of humor), and the rationale with which he manages to convince Brad to give things a try was hilarious. Don’t get me wrong, it was great and worked really well for these two, but I thought it was not just highly appropriate but really funny. Each BDSM couple is different and makes their own rules, depending on what works for them, and Brad and Dill certainly prove that.

Brad is an “eternal student”. He loves to learn new things and has been trying his hand at a lot of different subjects. He is in his midtwenties now and can’t seem to settle down on any one subject. To him, everything is interesting. There is only one problem: he has a crippling mountain of student loans, and with no job and no income has been forced to “couch surf”. He ends up with his cousin in the “house of many subs” only to be tempted away by a studly Dom who offers him a job. With Brad not being into “this BDSM stuff” at all, he isn’t sure what to expect – and the world of sensations that Dill offers totally overwhelms him. In the best way possible.

Dill is an experienced Dom who has never found the sub he wants as his own. He writes articles for magazines, and pretty quickly figures out that Brad is not only a BDSM virgin, but also needs a pretty strong rationale to come live with him. He makes no secret of wanting to teach Brad about BDSM and what it really feels like, but Dill knows Brad needs more of an incentive than that to give it a go. The result is Brad being hired to do all kinds of research (which fits the curious guy to a T), and Master Dill giving him such tasks as writing a paper about nipple play. I laughed out loud several times as they explored the beginnings of different types of kinky activities.

If you like your BDSM with lots of laughter and some pretty funny discussions, if an experienced Master showing a totally new and very curious sub “the ropes” (pun intended) is your thing, and if you’re looking for a read that is as hot and sexy as it is touching and cute, then you will probably like this novella. Ideal for “BDSM beginners” who want to explore some of the concepts without some of the angst present in some stories.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format ebook
Length Novella, 140 pages/37700 words
Heat Level
Publication Date 02-February-2016
Price $3.99 ebook
Buy Link http://www.amazon.com/Jack-All-Trades-Nails-Story-ebook/dp/B01BEHEY36