Slave Girl by Claire Thompson

Slave Girl by Claire Thompson
Publisher: Romance Unbound
Genre: BDSM, Erotic Romance

Summary:

Jill is a naughty girl who can't keep her panties on. When her husband, Barry, discovers her infidelities, he takes the situation firmly in hand. What starts as a spanking for his naughty girl degenerates into a rape that stuns them both with its sexual power.

The couple begins an exploration of the dark world of submission, bondage and discipline.

Taken under the wing of a master Dominant, Barry begins to train his slave girl to serve his every whim. From slut to whore to slave, Barry forces his wife to endure humiliation and servitude, narrowing the focus of her life to sex and suffering at his hand.

Jill comes to live for the lash and the cock. Still it isn't enough for Barry, who introduces the master Dominant, Paul, who has coached him from afar. When Paul physically enters their lives, the lines between dominance and submission blur, as Barry is forced to give his slave girl to Paul. Without the soft cover of love, Paul is determined to break down any resistance to total submission. He leads them down a dark and dangerous road where the slave is stripped of humanity, and exists solely as an object for use and abuse. Paul's explosive presence threatens to tear their lives apart. Will love be enough to get them through?

My Review:

I really enjoyed Slave Girl by Claire Thompson and in the end, the love story these characters found came through for me.

I was a little unsure when I started Slave Girl. The blurb concerned me about the severity of the BDSM that would be found within the pages of the book and about whether the BDSM would come from a loving standpoint or be merely gratuitous and hardcore. And, some of the scenes are fairly hardcore in that they are meant to portray the violence possible with this lifestyle when one places their trust into those they should not. That being said there were many extremely erotic and lovingly masterful scenes in this book between our main characters and, true to form for Ms. Thompson, these scenes were exceptionally hot.

Slave Girl starts out as a story of absolute infidelity by Jill; however, the journey of both Barry and Jill to acceptance and understanding of each other is quite enjoyable. As far as characters go there isn't a whole lot to like about Jill and quite honestly I think that was the intent of the author. I'm sure some would say there wasn't much to like about either Jill or Barry, but, with that, I would disagree. While Barry would never make the list of my all time favorite heroes, he might make the list of the best turn-around in a character from beginning to end of book. I enjoyed watching the immensely dramatic changes that Barry was subjected to throughout Slave Girl. I was impressed that an author could take a character such as Barry and believably transform him in such a short time frame. Ms. Thompson did just that. Did he make mistakes? Sure, but Barry learned from them and tried to fix what had occurred and that's a character that a reader can enjoy. Even though you may not love him or his choices, you can understand and appreciate his journey.

Ms. Thompson is one of the best storytellers I have come across in the art of telling the story of a journey. Her characters always seem to rise from some point in their lives to a higher plane of understanding and acceptance of themselves and those around them. This is not to say that her characters start out from low points; it is more an indication of the vital growth potential in us all. While we may not be interested in following the path the characters took in this book, we can all see how the path they were on, worked for them. We can appreciate the journey these characters took to get to their happily ever after was precisely what they needed. Ms. Thompson has an unquestionable ability to bring characters to life for the reader and this book is no exception.

Slave Girl is one of Ms. Thompson's older books and I can see her shift and growth in writing, although, I have to say, this is still an exceptionally well-written book. The characterization and descriptions of scenes are vibrant. The reader is drawn into each and every scene as if they are watching it on the television in full color with surround sound. You feel what Barry and Jill go through in this book and you keep turning pages to find out what will happen next. The plot lines are well thought out, flow well and are believable from the first to the last.

Readers should be forewarned that there are extreme scenes in this book; however, they played well to the plot line, were credibly carried out and didn't feel gratuitous in nature. I think any reader who enjoys the BDSM genre would enjoy Barry and Jill's journey through this lifestyle. It was ultimately a journey of hope and love.

Rated 4 Delightful Divas by Jen!