HITCHED - Ann Jacobs
Heart of the West, Book 2
Ellora’s Cave www.ellorascave.com
ISBN: 978-1-4199-1563-5
March 2008
Erotic Contemporary Romance - Short Story
Rated: E-rotic

Laramie, Wyoming - Present day

Brad McTavish is good looking, wealthy, owns a saloon with a private dungeon, and in the summer he still joins the rodeo circuit.  He’s also bored.  While Brad attributes part of that boredom to growing up, he knows that some of it comes from his inability to further his relationship with Keely.  For months, Brad and Keely have played out D/s scenes in his dungeon, and Brad knows he wants her for more than an occasional scene, but Keely resists him.

Keely may be a sexual submissive, but she has no intention of being anyone’s full-time slave.  She also has no intention of letting everyone in town know of her sexual preferences, and openly dating the town’s bad boy and owner of a BDSM club would make those preferences clear to all.  But, when a blizzard strands her with Brad, she sees more than just the club dom she’s come to know.  Has she seen enough to allow herself the pleasure of being with him outside of the club though?

A tantalizing tale, HITCHED brings together a bad-boy looking to settle down and a woman who desperately wants to keep her private life private.  After her father’s death, Keely’s mother became involved with a cruel Master, who’s taste for public humiliation led to some very embarrassing situations for the teenage Keely.  She has no desire to become the butt of jokes once again.  Between Brad’s notoriety because of the club and his wealth, Keely knows that making her relationship with him public will leave her open to insults.  Brad’s growing feelings for Keely leave him wanting more, and seeing the happiness his brother shares with his wife/slave only makes Brad’s desire for a permanent relationship with Keely stronger.

It’s BDSM theme and strong sexual content earn HITCHED its E-rotic rating, but there is also a romance in the story that is not overshadowed by the sex.  An engaging, steamy story, look for HITCHED.

Jennifer Bishop