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Title: Domination
Series: Deviations
Author(s): Owen, Chris & Jodi Payne
Genre: Fiction
Tags: erotica, sex, fiction, bdsm, bondage, discipline, domination, submission, sadomasochism, sadist, masochist, gay
Summary: Tobias works at becoming more comfortable and finding his balance as a full-time Master again. Meanwhile, his work brings out the true submissive in Noah, who faces some of his greatest fears, and his greatest secrets, confessing to Noah about a terrible time in his past. He’s not the only one who has a rough time. Tobias breaks down and shows Noah he’s not all dominance, too, which sends shockwaves through their romance, leaving them to wonder if they can keep it together.
Finished: July 24, 2008
Rating: 4 Stars
Review:

Boy was it good to be back reading about Tobias and Noah. I have to say, since the last book, I missed them. I actually craved to read this second book of the Deviations series because I HAD to know what happens with them. It didn’t disappoint. There was a lot of hot action, a lot of hot scenes, and a lot of romance. This book was definitely more romantic than the first, and emotional in a different way. In this second book, Tobias and Noah have to find balance between having a regular romantic relationship and having a relationship based on the exchange of power. In this one, Tobias examines his weaknesses as Noah comes to terms with his. Their dynamic and struggles show that not even the best Dom in the world is infallible; no matter how strong we are, we break down, we screw up. We’re not perfect. I can’t wait to read number 3.

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That and on weekdays during the day, movie tickets at the AMC in Hampton are only $5. So, I got two movie tickets for $10. And, on Wednesdays, Movie Watcher members get free popcorn, so I got two coupons for two free small popcorns AND a coupon for one small drink. All I had to do was buy my mother a drink. All in all, for our movie afternoon, I spent $14.75 for two tickets, two small popcorns, and two drinks. Theater prices are insane, we know it. If I had to pay out of pocket, non-matinee prices for all of that, it would have been $20 for tickets, $10 for popcorn and $10 for drinks. All together, a little less than $40.

Pretty sweet deal, if you ask me.

The weather was TERRIBLE, though. Not to mention when I woke up, my lungs ached from the Dismal Swamp fire. We got a bit of the smoke this morning and it bothered my lungs while I slept so that I woke with them in not the best shape. It was raining lightly when we left the theater. By the time we got home, it was thundering so badly that the walls and windows were shaking. Not only that, but it was one constant roll of thunder, it seemed, that just got softer and then loud to a deafening point. I napped for a bit because I was really exhausted for some inexplicable reason.

Then when I did wake up, the net was being so funky that I had to wait for it to be fixed. It’s still being tricky and I keep having to reset the wireless switch on my laptop to get it to work. Very annoying, but it also gave me time to sit back and get some reading done. I think I’m pretty far along now… I only have less than 60 pages out of 427 left. That will bring me to 3 out of 28 for my 28 Books in 2008 goal. Sweet! I think I should read something in between while everyone else catches up and finishes because I don’t want to lag, I don’t want to get out of the habit of reading. If I do, I might find it hard to read with any speed when a new book is chosen.

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