Sally Bend

Sally Bend is a nonbinary author, editor, and reviewer. Although shy and polite (she is, after all, Canadian), she loves to boldly and boisterously express herself through stories that bend the binaries of gender while exploring submissive sexuality.

A lover of fetish, futa, feminization, femdom, and fantasy, she is most content when confined in a collar and corset. Oh, and she tends to have an affection for alliteration, in case you haven't noticed!

When she's not curled up somewhere with a book and a bottle of Coke Zero, Sally can be found online at http://sallybend.com.

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• Ghost Lover on Oct. 21, 2011
  
  On a chilly, windy, rainy October night, there are few things better than snuggling beneath the covers with a Ghost Lover. The writing here is perfect for the subject material – beautiful, full of atmosphere, and softly sensual – and the story develops slowly, building to a fitting climax. However, writing quality aside, I’m of two minds about the actual plot. On the one hand, I loved the ghost story, and found it completely believable. On the other hand, I had issues with the ‘mortal’ characters (aside from Celia), and found their actions completely unbelievable. Maybe I had unrealistic expectations of Eddie, but his early betrayal really jarred me out of the story, and his subsequent actions really had me scratching my head. He and Buddy almost seem like stock horror movie props, more tools of deus ex machina than actual characters. Fortunately, the ghost story of Celia and Andre is more than strong enough to compensate and forgive the weaker aspects. I loved how that first spectral meeting was so brief, so tentative, so ethereal. There’s no sudden explosion of seduction and sexuality, just a touching, almost sad moment between lovers. Celia’s investigation into the house’s history sheds some light on the encounter, and establishes a tragically romantic back-story that really pulls the story together. It also leaves us with questions, making the circumstances of her return to the haunted house very uncertain. It’s no spoiler to say we do get to see the lovers come together, to enjoy an erotic scene of ghostly sexuality, and I’m pleased to say the happily-ever-after ending is well worth the wait.
  
• Fireflies on Oct. 25, 2011
  
  Initially, I had planned to hide away in a darkened corner, curl up with a nice glass of wine, and enjoy Fireflies in a single setting. It seemed like such a slender book, and I assumed an erotic tale about Nymphomite vampires would simply demand a quick, intense read. I couldn’t have been happier to be wrong. Fireflies is so not your typical, run-of-the-mill lesbian vampire story – for such a short read, it’s surprisingly deep, and entirely satisfying. At its core, this is the story of three very different women. Linda is a career-driven woman, with a life that’s just a bit too perfect, who stubbornly clings to her own humanity following her transformation. Natasha is the vampire who turned her, and who laments the loss of her own humanity. Jesse is the passionate, free-spirited artist who, upon being turned by Linda, chooses to reject humanity and embrace the monster inside. Lacey clearly demonstrates that the line between humanity and monster is not as distinct as we’d like to think, and it’s in the blurring of the two that the story finds its depth. Despite that depth, this is a very fast-paced story, full of frantic action, and sublimely erotic scenes of lesbian arousal. It’s also a story that’s often amusing, in an ironic smile kind of way, especially with Linda repeatedly wandering naked through the city. The language here is beautiful, with words selected (particularly in the more erotic scenes) to be both subtle and powerful, without being rudely explicit. The first-person perspective of Linda adds a sense of immediacy to everything that happens, and almost demands that we exhibit the same superhuman stamina in following her from one encounter to another. This limits our experience a bit, denying us any insight into what the other characters are thinking, but it’s a narrative technique that works well here. At times exhilarating, and at times exhausting, Fireflies is a story that engages the reader physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Whether she chooses to revisit the fireflies and Nymphomites again, or takes her talents in a completely different direction, Lacey Reah is certainly an author to keep an eye on.
  
• Seducing My Beefcake Roommate on Oct. 28, 2011
  
  Seducing My Beefcake Roommate is a wonderfully-written story, with a horribly-crafted (perhaps deliberately provocative) title. The two don’t seem to mesh, which means it wasn’t quite the story I expected, but perhaps more of a pleasant surprise because of it. This is a touching tale of forbidden love once lost, and then found, only to be lost again. It’s also a story of dreams, and of how far reality often veers from those dreams. It’s a remarkably romantic story that manages to pack a lot of emotion into a minimum of words. While it has its erotic elements, particularly towards the end, they’re less the focus and more a flavouring. Both characters are very well-developed, so much so that you know there’s a life lived off the page. Not that the life lived on the page isn’t complete, but you really have the sense that these are real people who continue to exist through both ends of the story. Sadly, we don’t get a happily ever after, but the ending is still a satisfying one.
  
• Pink Pleasure: Volume 1 on May 29, 2014
  
  The series opens with Pink Surrender, which provides a sweet, sexy introduction to Lady B and her Institute, as seen through the eyes of Nikki, a committed sissy submissive, and Carol, her somewhat negligent Mistress. As for Lady B, she is a stunningly beautiful and extraordinarily charismatic shemale Mistress with whom Carol once worked, before going her own way to found the Institute. The Institute itself is a towering pink edifice, a very private sort of school for sissies, latex slaves, and bimbo submissives, which uses hypnosis, subliminal suggestion, and other forms of conditioning to bring out the hyper-sexualized, overtly feminine potential in the young men and woman who choose to attend. Technically, they’re just supposed to be visiting, but Lady B is one of those women who know what’s best for you, and who will stop at nothing to ensure you get it. She plans to ensure Nikki gets the chance to completely realize the sissy inside, while providing Carol with the happiness that has eluded her. Bloom has some really interesting thoughts on human sexuality and gender expression, with a really imaginative approach transformation and conditioning. She walks a fine line here between force and coercion, with intellectual consent secondary to emotional happiness. There’s a lot of implied sexual activity here, but it’s more a journey of the mind . . . and the heart. As we move onto Pink Submission, things begin to shift subtly, pushing ever further against personal boundaries. When a young man by the name of Robert makes the mistake of trying to rob the Pink Pussycat – the gentlemen’s club where so many of the Institute’s graduates work – he’s caught in the act by none other than Lady B herself. Rather than turn him into the police, she has him brought him to the Institute, where he’s given a chance to rehabilitate himself. First, however, he must perform a few tasks to avail himself of the basic necessities of food and clothing. Once he’s crossed that simple line and pleased Lady B (intimately), her offer seems almost too good to be true – spend just two days as a student, and she’ll allow him to walk away a free man, should he so choose. Of course, two days are more than enough for the Institute to get its hooks in him, seducing him with happy dreams of sexual bliss and contentment. Although he’s never had so much as a fleeting sissy thought, he takes to audio and visual conditioning very quickly, and before long he’s happily exchanging pleasures with the sissies who shares his classes, and the shemale who instructs them. Having already laid the groundwork in the first book, Bloom has the freedom here to delve further into the fragility and malleable nature of human sexuality and gender expression. She strays a bit further onto the naughty side of consent, but Roberta’s transformation proves to be both the most significant and the most complete of the series. If the first two books played with the issue of consent, Pink Bliss finally and irrevocably crosses that line. It all begins in a cold, sterile courtroom, where Barbara Klein is attempting to sue Lady B for preying upon her husband’s addictions and stealing from them both. In truth, Lady B was doing nothing but giving Ian what he wanted, helping him to find peace and happiness with the sissy inside. Nothing she’s done has hurt him, and it’s certainly left no burden on his finances. Barbara’s case is about nothing more than maintaining her own authority and getting revenge on the woman who challenged it. Much to their surprise, Lady B agrees to sign a deal, so long as they come to the Institute to discuss the terms. There, of course, the tables are swiftly turned. Ian is immediately welcome back into the welcoming arms of the Institute, while Barbara and their lawyer are taken captive. Both are worn down in much the same way Roberta was in the previous book, before being offered a similar deal. Their lawyer succumbs to temptation almost immediately, but the battle of wills between Lady B and Barbara is a lot of fun to behold, with her ultimate submission all the more sweet because of the challenge in getting there. Once again, even though there is a self-serving motive in protecting herself and the work of the Institute, Lady B’s actions are never cruel or punitive. She is all about helping her students, no matter how they come to the Institute, free themselves from their inhibitions, and learn to embrace the blissfully content sexual beings inside.
  
• Pink Corruption: An Institute Tale on May 29, 2014
  
  The series takes an even darker turn with Pink Corruption, as Lady B sets her sights on not just conditioning her students, but on controlling strangers - emotionally and physically. There is no longer any illusion of consent here, but it's still important to note that her actions are never driven by a need for punishment or revenge. She sincerely wants her students to enjoy themselves, and if that eternal bliss also serves to protect her interests, then so be it. The new technology in question here is a sort of stun gun that can fire twin probes into a subject from a distance. Targeting the hypothalamus and the frontal cortex, they permit Lady B to remotely implant thoughts, wants, needs, and emotions in a subject. It's not long before she gets a chance to use it, when an uptight, prissy, religiously conservative young policewoman comes into The Pink Spy - Lady B's foray into voyeuristic web porn - and threatens to make trouble for her immoral enterprise. Lady B quickly takes charge, turning the prissy young woman into a wanton bimbo slut, literally overnight. Ethically, this is probably the most challenging of the stories, but there's such a clear progression of themes and subjects that I suspect Bloom will eventually deal with the issue. This is also the first cliffhanger in the series, with more story definitely to be told. Overall, the Tale of the Institute is incredibly imaginative and gloriously erotic. Lady B is a woman you can't help but want to please - I love the way she always dresses so that just the tip of her penis peeks out beneath her skirt - and the Institute itself is a place you can only wish existed. After all, who doesn't want to be freed from their inhibitions, stripped of all guilt and shame, and empowered to embrace the raw sexuality inside? Lyka Bloom is a stunning author with a flair for her fetishes, and I cannot wait to read more.
  
• Doctor's Orders on June 11, 2014
  
  Well, the lovely Lyka Bloom is at it again, with another sexy forced feminization, chemical transformation, mind-control hypnosis tale in Doctor's Orders. As always, she manages to make punishment and correction something for the reader to lust after, and so carefully builds her case that we implicitly understand that the poor man at the heart of the story really will be better off for whatever temporary suffering he endures. Here, we have a rough-and-tumble working man who wants nothing more than for his wife to spend more time in a traditional role, cooking, cleaning, and being there when he gets home. With their last argument having escalated into violence, he's forced to see a therapist to help him deal with the underlying causes of that violence. It will come as no surprise to Bloom's loyal readership to learn that the therapist is herself under the thrall of another woman, but that just adds to the tale. Derek's transformation from brute to beauty is fantastic to behold, with just the right mixture of desperation and logical connections to make it plausible. It's a sensual tale, with a lovely attention to detail in his feminization, all leading up to a conclusion that is no less pleasing for being so predictable. Even if you've never so much as thought about being a brute, there's no denying we'd all like to be under Doctor's Orders.
  
• Making Mandy on June 11, 2014
  
  I hate to use the word, and will apologize now to anybody I might offend, but I can’t think of a better word to describe Making Mandy than schizophrenic. It’s a wow, OMG, and WTF story all wrapped into one! The first half of the story is quite lovely, an incredibly sweet love story featuring a middle-aged divorced gentleman and his transsexual lover, both desperately looking for love. Having met on an online dating site, their first date is dinner at a fancy restaurant, where the dialogue between the two is just stellar. You can really feel the loneliness of them both, and their desire for simple companionship. From there, they go back to Janessa’s house where, before things can get heated, her coming out is handled exceptionally well. Martin initially isn’t sure what to think of a girlfriend who still has a penis, but the two end up in bed, where they orally please one another several times throughout the night. With morning after sobriety casting a shadow over the night before, Martin blurts out some rather inappropriate comments about how Janessa is asking too much of people who just want a normal partner, someone like them. The confrontation is handled very well, with the pain and confusion of both coming through. Lyka Bloom makes us sympathize with Janessa, but she also makes us feel (at least a little bit) for Marin. In the heat of the moment he smacks her . . . and she retaliates by knocking him out with a candlestick. It’s from there that the story takes its darkly schizophrenic turn. Taking Martin’s comments to heart, Janessa sets about making her perfect lover – somebody just like her. Over the course of the next few weeks she transforms him into the perfect shemale lover, manipulating him physically, mentally, and emotionally through both surgery and hypnosis. The transformation is a simple one, lighter on the details than some of Bloom’s other stories, but interesting because of the motivation behind it. Janessa doesn’t want to create a mindless bimbo slave. She agreed to a date with Martin because she fell in love with him, finding somebody in his emails and phone calls who she could enjoy being with. No, she just wants more feminine version of Martin, a shemale lover who still has his personality, but who will love her for who she is. It may have its ethical challenges, but it's actually quite romantic! The entire story is exceptionally well done, with the emotional element the strongest I've seen in a transformation story in quite some time. I loved the romance of it all, even in its darkest moments, and once Janessa succeeded in Making Mandy, found myself cheering for their happily ever after.
  
• Sissy Dreams: A Gift for You on June 24, 2014
  
  If you're looking for a crossdressing tale that's more sensual than sexual, more erotic than explicit, and as much about romantic fulfillment as it is about fetish exploration, then I think you'll find that Sissy Dreams is indeed Paul Zante's Gift for You. This is just an altogether lovely story about a husband and wife, very much in love, who are finding new ways to add a little spice to their life. It all starts with a little fun involving her soiled black satin panties, and quickly escalates to her insisting he try on a pair of pink satin knickers. Before long, he's taking care of the house in a French maid's outfit, and soon fretting over their first public outing with him fully dressed as a woman. There is so much about this story to love. Zante touches on all the senses, making is smell, taste, and feel what his characters are experiencing. The act of dressing is gloriously sensual, and the lovemaking between husband and wife gets a bit kinky at times, but comes across as authentic. The final scene definitely strays into fetish fantasy territory, but still comes across as a natural and, one might argue, inevitable, extension of their fantasy.
  
• Gamer Girl on July 30, 2014
  
  When it comes to erotic gender transformations, Lyka Bloom is fast becoming a favourite author of mine. Her Institute series is about as good as it gets, while her standalone tales are absolutely fantastic as well. As for those standalone tales, Gamer Girl may just be her best yet. It all begins with a lazy, bitter, lonely video game tester. Already certain that NuLife, the game he's been sent to test, is below his standards, and still hurting from the recent breakup with his girlfriend (who cheated on him with another woman) Michael decides to exact a little virtual revenge. He creates his avatar in her image and wanders the virtual, open world, real time simulation as a gothic beauty. Things really begin to get interesting when NuWay, the video game manufacturer, delivers a pair of purple-and-white leggings that match his avatar's. Created using NuFeel technology, they are supposed to replicate sensations from the game. Michael feels a bit odd wearing women's leggings, but soon finds the virtual sensations are quite addictive - almost as addictive as the chemicals they're secretly designed to inject into his bloodstream. Before long, Michael is spending his every waking moment in the game, working in a virtual club called Golddigger's, and using his hard-earned credits to buy new clothes. His body is slowly changing to match that of his avatar, and the pleasures of one world are beginning to bleed over into the other. When the game gives him one last chance to change his options, he decides to spite his ex-girlfriend with a 'simple' IQ and 'insatiable' libido, not realizing that he's just signed his own fate. The transformation here is gradual, with a great deal of focus on the emotional and psychological elements. Bloom does an incredible job of recreating an authentic Gamer Girl experience, making us appreciate just what kind of dedication the game demands of Michael. There's a lovely twist at the end, one that I know readers will love, but I've already spoiled too much!
  
• College Girl Discipline on Aug. 10, 2015
  
  My goodness, so many fantasies all wrapped up in one delicious scenario! College Girl Discipline is a bit of a dream come true as Paul Zante introduces us to a happily married couple who have decided to experiment a little to keep their relationship fresh. I love how Zante opens with a tease, introducing us to Shannon and Greg, suggesting there's something sexy and exciting on the horizon, but delaying the gratification until we're at their Mistress' front door, ready to play. Greg's feminization is very well done, with just enough detail to satisfy the most ardent fetishist, but not so much that it loses its realism. The school fantasy that follows is hotter and far more involved than I could have imagined, and I absolutely love that Shannon gets dominated right alongside Greg. It's odd to find a book that appeals as much to lezdom as femdom enthusiasts, but this is quite delightful. In fact, the climax is entirely suitable to the story, and reveals just what I suspected (and hoped for) in Sierra, the Mistress' french maid.
  
• Sissy Dreams: Collection 7 on May 11, 2016
  
  It has been far too long since I last kicked my heels off, hiked up my skirt, and enjoyed the one-handed joys of Paul Zante. That man not only knows how to write a story, he knows how to write sissy crossdressers to whom we can relate. Sissy Dreams: Chris & Chyna opens the collection with a tale that's cute, funny, sexy, and sweet. Chyna is a closeted fetish crossdresser who has a serious crush on the young woman downstairs. When she comes to him for comfort after a big fight, and he's still dressed in stiletto heels and white PVC, a rather amusing bit of slapstick takes place before his drunken neighbor begins playing the John to his whore. It gets rather hot and heated, but I loved the sweet way it ended. Office Sissy: Company Policy is actually a continuation of a pair of stories that I had some issues with, but they're forgiven and forgotten here. As Steve prepares for another day at work, with some odd lingerie-themed instructions from his boss, the tone and feel of the story feels just right. Here is a man in an impossible situation, being pushed even farther, and blackmailed into a future he can only imagine. It's a dark story, but incredibly erotic. For Hire: My First Time was, far and away, my favorite story here. Peter is such a cute little sissy, far too innocent and naive to be real, but exactly the kind of sissy we dream of becoming. This is a story that just heaps one surprise on top of another, getting kinkier and sexier as it goes. I will not spoil the fun, but know that a submissive sissy, a dominant shemale, and room full of bikers makes for one heck of a party. If you’ve never experienced Paul Zante before, then this is a great place to begin.
  
• Crossdresser's Night of Thrills on Oct. 31, 2016
  
  David is a single dad whose wife left him because of his crossdressing, but Crossdresser's Night of Thrills is neither a story of shame nor one of punishment. David's past is simply that, something that happened, and which serves to explain his current situation. As a single working father, he looks forward to those weekends when the kids are with their grandparents, leaving him free to release some stress and express his feminine side. JC Winchester does a lovely job of detailing the transformation from David to Amy, complete with the unusual details (or order of details) that personalize the experience. Similarly, I loved the mental and emotional transformation, especially later in the story when those gender lines become somewhat blurred. I have already said what this is not, but what it is is a story of social and sexual experimentation. As erotic and kinky as it is, the story never simply reduces the crossdressing experience to a fetish. It is a part of Amy's self-expression, and that blurring of gender lines that I mentioned is what moves the story forward into something romantic. Come for the Crossdresser's Night of Thrills, but stay for the dream (or at least the hint) of a happily ever after.
  
• Futa Explosion: Four Hot Futa Stories on Aug. 10, 2017
  
  A fun, fantastic collection by some of the most exciting names in futa fiction! So happy to have been a part of it. :)
  
• Taken by the Plant on Feb. 18, 2018
  
  With Taken by the Plant, J.Z. Dietz strikes an unusual balance between erotic fantasy and erotic horror that really pays off, all while telling a multi-layered story with a perfect Twilight Zone twist at the end. The story starts in a dark place, with a young woman who has been abducted, raped, and enslaved by a warrior. She isn't happy with her fate, but neither is she surprised. It's made clear that she lives in a society where such behavior is almost inevitable, and while she does ponder escape, she also realizes he could sell her to someone far worse. Where their fates take a change for - well, I won't say better, just different - is with the discovery of a woman's body with a strangely carnivorous plant growing out of it. There's nice bit of fantasy action there, as he fights off writhing tentacle-like vines with his sword, and their ensuing capture by a trio of Amazonian sorceresses is even more interesting. The erotic torture and sacrifice of Tarquin is well done, full of powerful imagery and dialogue, but it is the looming question of Blossom's fate that makes it so interesting. Through her eyes we experience fear, revulsion, hope, arousal, and utter confusion, and when here fate is finally realized, it is even more mind-trippingly erotic and imaginative. As for that final twist, I largely saw it coming, but still loved how it was executed.
  
• Futa Claus Is Coming! (Futanari Christmas Gift Book 1) on Dec. 24, 2018
  
  One of my favorite things to unwrap during the Holiday season is a new book, but even better is reaching deep into your stocking and finding a new favorite author. Futa Claus is Coming! was an absolutely delightful read and, based on its futa-tastic magic, I think it is safe I will be reading a lot more of Ashe Valenti here in the new year! Not only was this a gorgeously sexy read, but it was a solid story with complex characters and genuine emotion. Ashe does a lovely job of introducing us to Krissy Kringle, the Futanari Claus, allowing us to get to know her through Dizzy, one of Santa's infatuated elves. The opening scene is a fun bit of tease-and-denial, with holiday humor wordplay to keep it seasonal, but there is just a hint of an edge beneath the erotica. Krissy is not just another oversexed futa, but a Christmas spirit with duties and responsibilities to women all over the world. The real magic comes, though, when Krissy takes to the skies on her enchanted motorcycle and begins making the rounds of extraordinary, everyday women who deserve a little holiday cheer. These are women with lives that extend beyond the story, with backstories that establish them as characters worthy of our sympathy and admiration. They have families and jobs, needs and fears, and Krissy brings them more than just physical satisfaction. As a matter of fact, you could remove all the sex from the story - not that you would want to! - and this would still be a solid, feel-good holiday drama. As for the sex, it is what puts this over the top, both because of what is involved and how Ashe tells it. The erotic scenes are both sweet and intense, smutty and caring. They develop wonderfully, naturally even (with the help of a little magic, of course), before indulging in the excesses of futanari erotica. Futa Claus is Coming! is something I thought I would never read, a feel-good holiday story that touches the heart as deeply as it does . . . well, other naughty places!
  
• On Your Knees for the Futanari Nun (Hung Nuns Book 2) on March 19, 2019
  
  Confessing to the Futanari Nun, the first book of the Hung Nuns Series from Ashe Valenti was a delightful surprise, a story of physical seduction and spiritual encouragement that somehow managed to blend the trappings of traditional faith with those of kinky fetishes. It was deliciously wicked and altogether wonderful. On Your Knees for the Futanari Nun continues the story, but shifts the focus from confession to contrition. The story opens with a clever bit of silent communication between Casey and Sister Angelica, which gives her a reason to be kept after class for a post-holiday reunion. Their ruse leads to a misunderstanding, however, when Evelyn witnesses their shared orgasm and decides that deliberately misbehaving will earn her the same punishment. Before I say anything else about Evelyn, I have to say I love how Casey's character is developed here. She genuinely loves Sister Angelica, and refuses to do anything to jeopardize their relationship. It would have been all too easy for her to smile and point Evelyn towards another futanari nun, but she is hurt by what she mistakes for a threat of blackmail, and deeply conflicted about betraying any secrets. There is genuine emotional conflict there, and that makes this a better story. As for Evelyn, I loved her character development almost as much, watching as she forces herself to play the role of a good, pious student, only to ultimately break down and earn her physical reward with an act of spiritual surrender. It may not be precisely what the church teaches, but there is a definite morality beneath the erotica, and a lovely message of self-acceptance that resonates beautifully. Now, I know you are all wondering about the good stuff, and it this a story dripping with it! The exploration of young female bodies is wondrous, and the worship of futanari sexuality is glorious. We are invited to bear witness to extraordinary acts of human debauchery that will leave your heart racing and your panties wet, but the emotional aspect is just as important, leaving a smile of contentment on your face when all is said and done. With the overall mythology established by the first book, On Your Knees for the Futanari Nun is a more intimate tale, and possibly more satisfying because of it.
  
• Confessing to the Futanari Nun (Hung Nuns Book 1) on March 19, 2019
  
  As much as I enjoyed my first taste of Ashe Valenti - and Futa Claus is Coming! was delightful - I really was not sure what to expect of Confessing to the Futanari Nun. There are so many directions in which a story of erotic blasphemy can go, and the line between cruel mockery and sincere homage is fine indeed. I need not have worried or wondered, for Valenti has once again worked her sexual magic on a familiar piece of folklore and mythology. Yes, her futanari nuns are creatures of decadent delight, lovers who embrace the pleasures of the flesh, but there is a spiritual awareness to it all that makes the concept not just acceptable, but enviable. The story opens on a voyeuristic note with a young woman seeking solace through the act of confession. We listen in as she is asked for greater, more explicit detail, and then watch as she is invited into the other side of the confessional, where the nun reveals she has something far better than a vibrating egg with which to fulfill the young woman's needs. The eroticism of that confession is exquisite, with sumptuous detail and gorgeous language. Valenti knows how to tell a story, and how to make the telling of it as erotic as the story itself. Where the story really comes into its own, though, is with the introduction of a nun who is troubled by the acts of sexual excess she sees around herself. She wants to reveal all to the Church, but is conflicted by her own desires. Fortunately, the futanari nuns are wise, caring, sexual beings who know how to bridge the gap between sensual and spiritual. There is significant seduction to Confessing to the Futanari Nun, but it comes with spiritual and intellectual encouragement, shaping a story that is certain to leave the panties of religious purists in a knot, but which proves faith and fetish can happily co-exist.
  
• Femdom Bbw and Me on April 04, 2019
  
  Oddly enough, the little details that initially unsettled me, that made me slightly uncomfortable, were ultimately what made Femdom BBW and Me so genuinely compelling. Tom Longo does a wonderful job of building a realistic lead in Rex, a gentleman who has a genuine appreciation for big, beautiful women, but whose sense of entitlement makes him a little condescending towards them, especially when he feels rejected. Fortunately, Shana is more than his match, and the way she so deftly takes charge of their first date is the real attraction here. She pushes Rex, challenges him, teases him, and leads him into new fetishes as she uses him for her pleasure. She knows what kind of a man he really is, and she understands just how to play to that balance of admiration and entitlement. I absolutely fell in love with her and found myself genuinely excited to see what she would do next. Although the story is told from the perspective of Rex, its focus is entirely on Shana's pleasure - which is entirely appropriate. The details are sensual and kinky, with just enough embarrassment and uncertainty on Rex's part to satisfy any thirst for humiliation, and the dialogue really carries each scene. Femdom BBW and Me is a fun, fantastic read that feels genuine.
  
• Shemale Dickgirl Taboo Collection 1 - 7 Book Bundle (Incest/Bestiality/Forced Lesbian Erotica) on April 10, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. That approach led to some censorship issues with Amazon, however, which stopped him from publishing for a while. He has since made a triumphant return, taking full advantage of the freedom offered Smashwords, and I am excited to be reading him again. It goes without saying, this review (like his stories) is totally NSFW. You have been warned . . . or teased, take your pick. While he has a Shemale Taboo MEGA Bundle available for those who want to dive in and fully indulge in all 34 of his Smashwords stories, I chose to start a bit smaller with his first Shemale Dickgirl Taboo Collection. The collection opens with Shemale Taking Turns With Her Dog, which was less icky and more erotic than I expected. I think it was the sensuality of the story that drew me in, and the sweetness of it that opened my mind to the rest of the collection. Pregnant Woman Raped By Black Shemale is an edgy story of dubious consent, which delivers exactly what the title promises, but an enjoyable read. It is the personalities that make this memorable, and the focus on pleasure that keeps it from being creepy or cruel. Shemale Fucking Her Horse's Cock was somehow both sweetly curious and absolutely nasty at the same time. I don't even want to know if what Pike imagines might be possible, especially the climax, but it was well done! Teaching Her Daughter How To Mount was probably my favorite story of the collection. I loved the way it slowly layers one taboo on another, building an erotic story of impossible breeding. Even with those taboos, I thought the whole story was very sexy, very well-written. Oh Deer! Bucked In The Ass is one of those stories you have to read to appreciate, a blend of taboo erotica, slapstick humor, and cuteness overload. It was a fun variation on the themes of the other stories. Knotting Her Sister's Horse Cock was the most imaginative story in the collection, a new variation on impossible breeding and sexual experimentation, with a lesbian affair that kind of brings together the most prevalent taboos of the collection. Black Shemales Breeding Their Adopted White Daughter was everything I had hoped for, maybe a little sweeter than I had expected, and certainly a lot less nasty, but a fabulous story. To be honest, it kind of made me want to be adopted myself.
  
• Female Domination Bundle: 10 Stories on April 16, 2019
  
  Having already enjoyed Femdom BBW and Me, my first literary taste of Tom Longo, I was excited to have the opportunity to indulge in the 10-course erotic buffet that is his Female Domination Bundle. With over 50,000 words of BBW obsession, ass-worship, face-sitting, foot-licking, cuckolding, chastity, and pegging, it offers more than enough to satisfy any appetite. Mistress Lolita is a perfect tale to open the collection, since it tells the story of a man's first time with a dominatrix, complete with talk of rules and safe words, which help to feel authentic. It is a very sensual story, with a lovely amount of detail used to flavor the figure of Mistress Lolita, and the erotic aspects (especially the first caning and pegging) are delicious. Serving My Femdom Hotwife: Cuckold Humiliation leads us into an already established relationship, explaining the mundane realities of how they safely enjoy a hotwife/cuckold relationship. What I loved here was the contrast between them living a lifestyle and their bull simply enjoying a fantasy. There is a lot of talk of shame and embarrassment, but always in an erotic context, where even the appearance of cruelty has deeper emotions behind it. Trained by the Mature Goddess: Femdom Chastity is another story of discovery, with a boyfriend's courage to admit to his fantasies and indulge in his fetish for ass-worship leading to chastity, cuckolding, and cleanup. His girlfriend's transition from amusement to arousal is a very nice touch, and I loved that even after all the humiliation, they still enjoy an unconventional love. Humiliated by My Ebony Coworker was a fun story, featuring a beautiful black woman who has no problem telling her coworker exactly what she wants of him - extended oral worship and a total focus on her pleasure. There is no question the poor boy is well-used, but he does not seem to mind, even after the final twist revelation. Femdom BBW and Me is the story I previously enjoyed, told from the perspective of Rex, but with its focus on Shana's pleasure - which is entirely appropriate. The details are sensual and kinky, with just enough embarrassment and uncertainty on Rex's part to satisfy any thirst for humiliation, and the dialogue really carries each scene. It was a fun, fantastic read that felt genuine. Jada's Butt Cleaner was another story of a lucky man discovering his fate, this time in the bathroom of a grocery store. Fred does not just get to serve one beautiful black woman, however, he gets to be the oral slave of two, helping them prepare for a night out (without him, of course) and to clean them after. There is plenty of very erotic verbal humiliation to this one, with Fred reduced to little more than an object, with only a few lines of dialogue himself. My Mistress Katie was one of my favorites in the collection, with Katie inviting Paul back to her place, where she admits to having a weird fetish, and then outright asks if he would like to be her bitch. The oversized panties he is forced to wear were a very nice touch, and the enthusiasm with which she uses him, humiliates him, and degrades him is only topped by forcing him to share all the details with a friend. I love dominant women, and Katie just sparked something inside me. Clean up This Mess!: Femdom Cuckold offers up exactly what you might expect from the title, with Chip's confession of his femdom fantasies leading Karen to discover her own fantasy of cuckolding. Once again, Tom does a wonderful job of keeping things realistic, inviting us to watch as they drive out of town to shop for a chastity cage, and mixes the erotic aspects of domination and cuckolding wonderfully. The way the story develops, with Karen settling more comfortably into her role, pushing Chip even deeper into what is now her fantasy, is delicious. She Has the Key: Femdom Chastity closes out the collection with a story that opens with a slave on a leash, progresses to some bedroom flogging, and then goes right to erotic pegging, before ending with oral worship. I loved that this was an intimate tale, just the two characters, with no other witnesses or participants. It is almost romantic the way Sarah dominates him, and even the humiliation feels (or sounds) affectionate. Best of all, there is a lot of detail around how submission feels, and what kind of thoughts it triggers, which I loved. If you are already a Tom Longo fan, there is still likely to be a few new discoveries in Female Domination Bundle, and if you are new to his work, this is a fantastic place to start. He does a wonderful job of capturing the reality of female domination, with characters and scenes that feel authentic. Nothing here comes across as being an unattainable fantasy - readers can imagine themselves in any of the stories, in either role, and come away feeling they could live the same story themselves.
  
• Dog Pound - Naughty Shifters Book 1 on May 20, 2019
  
  Ella is a young woman who has always loved dogs, so much so that she volunteers at a local dog shelter while working her way through college, with dreams of becoming a veterinarian. One quiet day, while she is alone at the shelter, she finds a box of Knotty Dog Bones in the donation bin. They do not look or smell suspicious, so she decides to give one to Jamie, a golden retriever found wandering the streets. Seconds later, there is a naked blonde girl sitting in the cage, wiggling her butt like an excited pup, and begging for a belly rub from her favorite human. Ella has always considered herself straight, but she cannot deny her attraction, especially when Jamie rolls over to reveal her rather impressive shemale package. This is a fun story, and a smart one as well. Even as Ella questions the young woman to determine if she really is - or was - a dog, she worries about issues of consent, always asking Jamie if it is okay to touch here or scratch there. As for Jamie, she is a treat to watch, a young woman with all the frantic energy and excited mannerisms of a dog. There is a lot of licking to her part of the story, but it is with the introduction of Billie, days later, that things get really kinky . . . the transformation of Taylor, weeks later, that they get naughty . . . and a pair of accidents, weeks after that, where they get wild. Dog Pound is passionate, animalistic fun, blending the appeal of shemale-on-female erotica with that of were/shifter paranormal romance. Even at its most intense, Ella keeps the story grounded, always concerned for the health and welfare of her charges first, and only giving into her own desires when they are ready to beg for it . . . like good girls
  
• Shemale Taking Turns With Her Dog (Dickgirl Bestiality Anal Knotting) on June 01, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. I wasn't at all sure what to expect of this, never having read of dogs and knotting before, but it was far less icky and far more erotic than I expected. I think it was the sensuality of the story that drew me in, and the sweetness of it that opened my mind.
  
• Pregnant Woman Raped By Black Shemale (Forced Interracial Dickgirl Erotica) on June 01, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. This is an edgy story of dubious consent, but it delivers exactly what the title promises. If you are at all curious about it, know that it is an enjoyable read, not a cruel one. It is the personalities that make this memorable, and the focus on mutual pleasure that keeps it from being creepy.
  
• Shemale Fucking Her Horse's Cock (Dickgirl Bestiality Sounding) on June 01, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. The very idea of this one excited me. The taboo of it turned me on. Much to my delight, it was somehow both sweetly curious and absolutely nasty at the same time. I don't even want to know if what Pike imagines might be possible, especially the sounding climax, but it was well done!
  
• Teaching Her Daughter How To Mount (Lesbian Virgin Incest Dickgirl Knotting) on June 01, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. I wasn't expecting this one to delight me as much as it did. In fact, it's is probably my favorite of Pike's animal-themed stories. I loved the way he slowly layered one taboo on top of another, building an erotic story of impossible breeding. Even with those taboos, which could detract from the writing, I thought the whole story was very sexy, very well-written.
  
• Oh Deer! Bucked In The Ass (Shemale Forced Bestiality) on June 01, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. This is one of those stories you really have to read to appreciate. No blurb or review will ever do it justice. It is a blend of taboo erotica, slapstick humor, and total cuteness overload. A fun variation on the themes Pike does so well, with a lighthearted tone that was a pleasant surprise.
  
• Knotting Her Sister's Horse Cock - Animal Dickgirl Twins 1 (Lesbian Incest Sounding Bestiality) on June 01, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. Pike has written some wonderfully imaginative erotic stories over the years, incorporating taboos and fetishes that you might not expect to see to together, but this may be his most imaginative yet. A new variation on impossible breeding and sexual experimentation, it offers a lesbian affair that brings together all of his kinkiest taboos.
  
• Black Shemales Breeding Their Adopted White Daughter (Interracial Lesbian Incest Dickgirl Virgin Gang Bang) on June 01, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is an author I have been enjoying for several years, drawn in by what I called (in my first review of his work) the trashy sort of taboo approach he brings to transgender erotica. Wow, OMG, and oh my . . . this was everything I had hoped for from the title/blurb, and maybe even a little more. Definitely sweeter than I had expected, really driving home the conflicting emotions of love and lust, and certainly a lot less nasty than it could have been in the wrong hands, this was a fabulous story. To be honest, it kind of made me want to be adopted myself.
  
• Pitching a Tent - Lesbian Shemale Erotica on June 03, 2019
  
  Thomas Pike is one of those authors who can nail slow, seductive erotica just as well quick-and-nasty sex. Whether he is indulging in forbidden taboos or just exploring the more erotic nuances of long-term friendship, he just has a knack for drawing the reader into a story. As with many of his stories, the characters are the main draw of Pitching a Tent. Here, he takes advantage of the long drive and even longer walk into the woods to establish the friendship between Alexa and Zoey, and to tease the erotic tension Alexa feels, owing to a secret she has never shared with friend or lover. It is because of that connection that Zoey's wandering, sleepy hands make for such an exciting masturbatory pleasure, one fraught with Alexa's fears about discovery and consequences. The next night's dream-like oral explorations are no less awkward, and neither is the third night's reversal of those oral explorations. We do eventually get an explanation for Zoey's nocturnal fantasies, and it is not just the old cliché of only pretending to be asleep. More importantly, we get a simple, if pivotal, scene of coming out and confession, allowing Zoey and Alexa to put aside dreams, fantasies, and mistaken identities and come together as best friends. Pitching a Tent is a fabulous reminder of just how powerfully erotic Pike can be when exploring love and lust between friends, free of forbidden taboos.
  
• Chastity Planet Uncut: A Chaste Springbreak on June 06, 2019
  
  I love stories of female domination taken to social extremes, stories of entire societies that operate on a principle of female supremacy. I am also intensely fascinated by the concept of chastity, both in the sense of giving up control over your own arousal, and in becoming conditioned to change behavior. So, when Giles English announced that he was freeing himself of Amazon censorship to release his preferred author's edition of Chastity Planet Uncut, I was more than just a little excited. To my great delight, that excitement was entirely warranted! This is a book that is very sexy, often amusing, and yet also very dark. Chastity Planet is a world of female supremacy, one where men are kept in a weirdly alien chastity that not only keeps them securely confined, but which allows women to provide momentary arousal, stinging pain, and even demerits (which build into public whippings). A young man by the name of Robin is our window into this world. Through him, Giles does a wonderful job of capturing the physical and emotional torment of long-term chastity. Locked up for four months by the time the story starts, Robin is desperate, so desperate that he willingly endures just about anything for the mere promise of orgasm. Of course, it is not like he has much choice, given the way the society works. Given his chastity, much of the story revolves around oral worship, and if you think that might get boring, think again! There is so much variety to how, where, and who Robin serves, with everything from nocturnal assaults, to tender moments by the pool, to oral gangbangs on the dance floor, to reverse sort of glory hole booths. This is not just a story about sex and slavery, however, there is also an emotional component that goes far beyond Robin's chastity torment. There are romantic elements to the story, aspects of intense infatuation, that both give us some hope for Robin's future, and further illustrate how love and lust can become transformed by chastity. There are so many wonderful women who surround Robin, using and abusing him for their pleasure, but my favorites are the young woman who enjoys tying men up and whipping them to her own orgasm, and the older woman who enjoys dominating young men and pegging them to orgasm. Chastity Planet Uncut does have a definite edge. It is a story of control, dubious consent, and often cruel punishment, but there is always an out. Robin has plenty of opportunities to escape, either the moment or the world itself, but he chooses to remain . . . and that choice is perhaps the most powerful part of the story.
  
• Shemale Taking Turns With Her Horse - Collection (3 Book Bestiality Bundle) on July 02, 2019
  
  I love Thomas Pike's writing almost as much as his imagination, and I have been ridiculously excited to watch his bold transition into kinkier, more taboo subjects. That admiration for his creativity is why I was willing to take a chance on this, a collection I would have otherwise been hesitant to read, but one that I am glad I explored. The three stories here deliver precisely what the titles promise, an erotic escalation from Creamy Oral, to Hardcore Anal, and Rough Missionary. Pike pairs his beautiful protagonist with a miniature horse, which keeps the action plausible, and makes her cautious of preparation and recovery between adventures, which keeps it safe(er). What really distinguishes this, though, is three things. First is the narrator/protagonist, a lovely young transsexual woman who is so sweet and bubbly that you cannot help but love her. Second is the love and affection she has for her horse, feelings that do border very closely on romantic. Third is the horse's apparent enthusiasm for their adventures, almost human-like physical responses that demonstrate his response to her affections. The sex, of course, is incredible, taking full advantage of the size difference to exaggerate the experience. There is give and take here, bottoming and topping, and for once I am hard-pressed to say which excited me the most. When all is said and done, erections taken care of and copious discharges cleaned, Pike takes a story that could be coldly sexual and exploitative and presents it instead as something sweetly sexual and enthusiastic. Guaranteed to open eyes, certainly, but also likely to leave some smiles behind!
  
• Shemale Taking Turns With Her Horse - Creamy Oral (Book 1) on July 03, 2019
  
  I love Thomas Pike's writing almost as much as his imagination, and I have been ridiculously excited to watch his bold transition into kinkier, more taboo subjects. That admiration for his creativity is why I was willing to take a chance on this, a story I might have otherwise been hesitant to read, but one that I am glad I explored. Pike pairs his beautiful protagonist with a miniature horse, which keeps the action plausible, and makes her cautious of preparation and recovery between adventures, which keeps it safe(er). What really distinguishes this, though, is three things. First is the narrator/protagonist, a lovely young transsexual woman who is so sweet and bubbly that you cannot help but love her. Second is the love and affection she has for her horse, feelings that do border very closely on romantic. Third is the horse's apparent enthusiasm for their adventures, almost human-like physical responses that demonstrate his response to her affections. The sex, of course, is incredible, taking full advantage of the size difference to exaggerate the experience. Here, the focus is on creamy (and messy) oral, a sexy give-and-take is sweetly sexual and enthusiastic. Guaranteed to open eyes, certainly, but also likely to leave some smiles behind!
  
• Shemale Taking Turns With Her Horse - Hardcore Anal (Book 2) on July 03, 2019
  
  I love Thomas Pike's writing almost as much as his imagination, and I have been ridiculously excited to watch his bold transition into kinkier, more taboo subjects. That admiration for his creativity is why I was willing to take a chance on this, a story I might have otherwise been hesitant to read, but one that I am glad I explored. Pike pairs his beautiful protagonist with a miniature horse, which keeps the action plausible, and makes her cautious of preparation and recovery between adventures, which keeps it safe(er). What really distinguishes this, though, is three things. First is the narrator/protagonist, a lovely young transsexual woman who is so sweet and bubbly that you cannot help but love her. Second is the love and affection she has for her horse, feelings that do border very closely on romantic. Third is the horse's apparent enthusiasm for their adventures, almost human-like physical responses that demonstrate his response to her affections. The sex, of course, is incredible, taking full advantage of the size difference to exaggerate the experience. Here, the focus is on anal penetration - first for him then her - a sexy give-and-take that is sweetly sexual and enthusiastic. Guaranteed to open eyes, certainly, but also likely to leave some smiles behind!
  
• Shemale Taking Turns With Her Horse - Rough Missionary (Book 3) on July 03, 2019
  
  I love Thomas Pike's writing almost as much as his imagination, and I have been ridiculously excited to watch his bold transition into kinkier, more taboo subjects. That admiration for his creativity is why I was willing to take a chance on this, a story I might have otherwise been hesitant to read, but one that I am glad I explored. Pike pairs his beautiful protagonist with a miniature horse, which keeps the action plausible, and makes her cautious of preparation and recovery between adventures, which keeps it safe(er). What really distinguishes this, though, is three things. First is the narrator/protagonist, a lovely young transsexual woman who is so sweet and bubbly that you cannot help but love her. Second is the love and affection she has for her horse, feelings that do border very closely on romantic. Third is the horse's apparent enthusiasm for their adventures, almost human-like physical responses that demonstrate his response to her affections. The sex, of course, is incredible, taking full advantage of the size difference to exaggerate the experience. Here, the focus is once again on anal penetration, but the twist is she intends to be taken not on her knees like a beast, but on her back like a lover. Guaranteed to open eyes, certainly, but also likely to leave some smiles behind!
  
• Femdom Flappers: Seafood on July 09, 2019
  
  Put aside your preconceived notions of what female domination and male chastity erotica should be, and instead imagine a lesbian romance built on those very same foundations. Chaste Sex Slave of the Lesbian Flappers is an altogether uniquely wonderful story that provides something new and unique for literary erotica aficionados. The concept here is a simple one, but beautifully executed by Giles English. Herworld is an alien civilization that incorporates the alternate history and parallel world aspects of science fiction. It is an all-female, all-lesbian world built on the model of our Jazz Age, complete with flappers, dancers, vamps, and Bohemian artists. As for how men get there, it is really quite an inventive twist on how these stories normally work. His may not be the only means of introduction, but Simon was abducted and duplicated, allowing him to exist in two places at once. He remembers his 'normal' life as working man on Earth, and speculates as to what that Simon is doing at the moment, even as he lives out his life as a chaste slave on Herworld, one who exists only to serve his owner's needs. That slavery aspect is important, because Simon is little more than human livestock. In fact, perhaps the best way to explain this is that it is a lesbian romance as told by Lena's neglected pet. Lena is, for all intents and purposes, the main character here. It is her needs and desires that drive the story, her use for Simon that drives his purpose, and her interactions with the women around her that really form the narrative. We see her chafe against the attentions of a woman she used to love, who reminds her of a life she would rather put behind her, even as she longs for the affections of a woman she believes she could love, one who represents the promise of a new life. As a voyeuristic servant, one who is often used as a sexual toy for Lena's pleasure, Simon certainly feels emasculated, humiliated, and frustrated by his predicament, but those are his emotions . . . and they are of no consequence to Lena or her lovers. As for Simon, he is just as aroused watching the women of Herworld be intimate with each other as his original self is watching lesbian internet porn back on Earth, but the difference is he can do nothing about it . . . even as he comes to appreciate his intimate involvement in those relationships. There is a dichotomy of cruelty and denial to the whole story that grows ever more fascinating the longer you think about it. Beneath all that narrative weight, of course, there is an intensely erotic story that incorporates permanent chastity, anal milking, public whippings, oral servitude, and even the delicious cruelty of providing penetrative pleasure with a strap-on, allowing Simon to act as a man and yet feel nothing of it. Chaste Sex Slave of the Lesbian Flappers is a largely melancholy tale, entirely fitting for a Jazz Age romance, but one that does shift and transform along the way.
  
• Shemale Taking Turns With Her Horse - Riding Hard (Bestiality Erotica Book 4) on July 15, 2019
  
  I love Thomas Pike's writing almost as much as his imagination, and I have been ridiculously excited to watch his bold transition into kinkier, more taboo subjects. That admiration for his creativity is why I was willing to take a chance on this, a story I might have otherwise been hesitant to read, but one that I am glad I explored. Pike pairs his beautiful protagonist with a miniature horse, which keeps the action plausible, and makes her cautious of preparation and recovery between adventures, which keeps it safe(er). What really distinguishes this, though, is three things. First is the narrator/protagonist, a lovely young transsexual woman who is so sweet and bubbly that you cannot help but love her. Second is the love and affection she has for her horse, feelings that do border very closely on romantic. Third is the horse's apparent enthusiasm for their adventures, almost human-like physical responses that demonstrate his response to her affections. The sex, of course, is incredible, taking full advantage of the size difference to exaggerate the experience. Having seen her, in previous tales, taken on her knees like a beast and on her back like a lover, here she flips things around to ride atop her horse's throbbing member, allowing her to be taken even deeper even as she takes control of her arousal. Guaranteed to open eyes, certainly, but also likely to leave some smiles behind!
  
• Hell's Mercy on Feb. 13, 2020
  
  The opening scenes of this are so beautiful, so full of detail and imagination, that just getting Lukan to his destination is an experience in and of itself. The Venice-inspired canals of Neu Venedig are wonderfully brought to life through Katherine's words, and the clash of true Carnival culture with that of tawdry tourists is both amusing and sad at the same time. I could gush for hours about the "nocturnal, shapeshifting nymph emerging from the skin of an iridescent blackbird" we meet, and she is just a passing figure! You want to talk about setting a scene? Establishing a place and culture? Orienting the reader in a character's mind-set? This, right here, is how it is done . . . and it is beautiful. Even if you have never enjoyed one of Katherine's tales before, by the time we arrive at Hell, you will not only understand her world, but you will appreciate it. As for Hell, and the encounter between Lukan and Helenay, it is so powerful and exquisite, you cannot help but be drawn into the contradictory feelings and emotions of their dynamic. As Lukan tells us, "Hell was no mere human. She was divine. A goddess of pain, bondage, and release," and that aspect of the tale spoke to me. It is rare that I find myself identifying with multiple characters in a story, but this . . . this penetrated deep into my heart and my psyche. The freedom and release that Lukan seeks through bondage and pain is so intimately familiar, but even if you have never so much as been spanked, you will come to empathize with every moment of it. The are exquisite scenes of bondage, punishment, and humiliation to be found here, but there are also delicious scenes of pleasure, and intimate scenes of aftercare. As for Helenay, I could never imagine possessing such beauty and power, but I am so excited and intrigued by the journey she has taken and the battles she has fought for the right to her gender. She is, as we are told, "the dark and the light . . . the pain and the pleasure . . . the hard and the soft . . . the male and the female." That just makes my heart sing. Like Lukan, "I need both," and like Helenay, "I need to be both." Katherine could write the world's thickest doorstopper of a novel about Helenay, and I would still fall to my knees and beg her for more. I so deeply love and admire this woman! So, yes, I am totally gushing here, far from professional in my review, but some books just resonate so perfectly that you need to shout your love and admiration to the world. Please, please, please, do yourself a favor and give Hell's Mercy a read.
  
• Sarah Makes Her Marriage Chaste on May 11, 2023
  
  If you've never read a chastity tale by Giles English, then you're in for something unique. Giles doesn't subscribe to the masturbatory fantasies of men who want to be denied just to heighten the pleasure of their eventual release. Instead, he writes about the reality of long-term chastity, of enforced denial without the promise of release. Sarah Makes Her Marriage Chaste is a story that takes its protagonist on a journey from the fantasy to the reality. It's set in an alternate timeline where rival political forces played fast-and-loose with legislation to spite one another, accidentally resulting in a mandate of female-led relationships and permanent chastity. When years of longing for a lost element of kink turn Rich into a slovenly 'hanky hubby,' his wife insists they attend counseling and explore new options for permanent chastity. This is a psychological story first-and-foremost, one that explores the relationship dynamics of a chaste househusband and a breadwinner wife. There's excitement to it, an aspect of fetish that draws the reader in, but it also forces the reader to consider the true purpose and intent behind selfless chastity. It's a sobering read, but it's also one where you can see how happiness is possible, if only Rich would properly redirect his affections. Of course, this being a Giles English story, the mechanisms and functions of long-term/permanent chastity are a huge part of the draw, and the process Rich undergoes at the NHS is fabulous in its detail.
  
• Bradley Jones's Chastity on Aug. 09, 2023
  
  One of the things you have to understand about Giles English is that while he writes very sexy stories about chastity and female domination, he also writes very, very smart stories about the same. There's thought behind his stories, discussions about what feeds a fetish or defines a desire, and nowhere is that more prevalent than in Bradley Jones's Chastity.