Title: The Exhibitionist
Author: Tara Sue Me
Publisher/Year: Penguin Group Publishing 11/3/15
Length: 304 pages
Series: Submissive #6
Overview
How far can a true submissive romance go? Abby and Nathaniel push their limits as the New York Times bestselling Submissive Series continues.…
She’s ready for even more.…
When Abby West discovered her submissive desires, she felt like she was born anew. But lately, her Dominant husband hasn’t been the demanding Master who once fulfilled her every passion. Abby begins to crave something else—and to wonder if Nathaniel can still push her past her boundaries to the places she craves.
Nathaniel knows that Abby belongs to him completely, but even he can’t ignore the pleasure on her face as they get to know their new BDSM group. They’ve invited Nathaniel to guide their group to a new level, and he’s promised to show them the way, even as he recommits to fulfilling his beautiful submissive wife’s every desire. Only this time, uncovering her sexual limits may also expose their relationship to more conflict than it can withstand.…
My Thoughts
I love this series and i love that even though there’s the spin-off, we still get to stick with this couple that’s so amazing and in it for the long haul. What’s really nice about what our author does with them, is that she makes them REAL. Totally completely real. there are struggles with them that are normal, there’s concerns of things getting stagnant and expected – there are everyday struggles that we can relate to and that’s something that you don’t always see in writing.
Throughout this 6th installment to the series, we’re seeing that Abby has this ‘need’ of sorts that is coming out more and more. She’s fully consumed with the BDSM lifestyle, but there are facets that intrigue her more. Being watched, doing things in public really seem to turn her on, and Nathaniel is afraid that it means that HE’s not enough. It’s one of the few times that we see him really doubting himself and it’s nice. He’s all powerful and authoritative in all else that he does so this is nice.
The other bits of this story is that we’re seeing further growth and development between the other couples in the Partners in Play group and that’s nice. We’ve already gotten to see 2 full stories of those couples and it’s nice to see the lead in to yet another with Cole and Sasha. I feel like there is so much to be seen about how each dom has their own style that it’s going to make for great reading.
Back to Abby and Nathaniel though, it’s nice to see how they are growing, 10 years in, and how their lifestyle is still really important to who they are. There are challenges – other people in the mix, Charlene specifically in relation to how Abby feels w/ Nathantiel’s employee, and that all shakes out in an interesting way.
True to form, we get some AMAZING scening with these couples. It’s not even about how elaborate the scene is really – it’s about how clear the connection is that’s written between them all that i can’t get enough of. It’s hot, there’s chemistry leaping off the pages and it’s something that i feel i’ll never get enough of. On that note – i can’t wait until the next installment which i believe is coming in a few weeks. Happy friday all!