I had the pleasure of reading an advance review copy of Warrior Mine, the latest from Pandora Spocks. As usual, Spocks delivers. Her stories are always full of heat and heart, and the writing is always clean. If you want a book with a BDSM spin and skilled, classy writing, Spocks is the writer for you. And if you want the bondage without the abuse of some of the other books out there, look no further.
The two main characters, Jackie and Scott, are both people you want to root for. They deserve every happiness in the world, and you will enjoy the ride that gets them there. Check out the blurb and excerpt below, and happy reading.
If
you enjoyed LOST & BOUND, you’ll love this spin-off stand-alone story.
“It’s a gorgeous day,” Scott commented.
“It really is. I haven’t been out in the woods like this in a long time.”
Scott watched her appraisingly. “Are you much of a camper?”
“I can hold my own.” She lifted her chin, and he saw a glint of challenge in her eye.
“I imagine you can,” he smiled to himself.
He watched her dig the toe of her boot into the soft black earth and push it into a small heap. “So let’s talk, Jackie.”
She exhaled loudly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw her grip her hands so tightly together, her knuckles were white.
“This makes you nervous,” he observed.
“Well, yeah! You’re over here wanting me to agree to be some kind of…I don’t know what…slave, I guess. That’s so not me.”
“You’re right, it’s not. I see in you a submissive soul, but a slave is not remotely what I have in mind. Jackie,” he straddled the log to face her, “you’re a strong, smart, sexy lady. I admire the hell out of you.”
“So why do you want me to give all that up?”
“I don’t want you to give anything up. I love all those things about you.” He laughed softly. “I love that you challenge me. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Jackie’s expression was dubious. “I don’t understand what you want from me. Am I supposed to run and jump into your arms like Amy does Blake?” She rolled her eyes.
Scott had to laugh. “You’re not a slave, and you’re definitely not a baby girl like Amy, either.” He gave her a side-long glance. “Amy’s a sweet girl, but she’d drive me nuts. A Daddy Dom I am not.”
“Good, because there’s no way I’m calling you Daddy.”
“Our dynamic would be more King and Princess. You’d call me Sire.”
He was pleased when he saw her reluctant smile. “All I want is for you to let go and allow me to lead you, to help you be free to be your true self. You can depend on me, Jackie.”
Restlessly, Jackie got up and paced back and forth. “It’s not like it’s just me, Scott. I’m a mother. I have two kids to care for, and they have to be my priority. I can’t decide I’m going to just go off and do whatever I want. Plus, there’s the business…”
She stopped pacing and faced him. “I’m a whole ‘package deal’. You don’t need all that. You should be out meeting women who aren’t so tied down.”
Scott couldn’t stop the smirk as the image of a nude Jackie tied to the posts of a bed flashed through his mind. She must have realized it because she blushed bright red.
He gave in to the temptation to tease her just a little. “I’ve met my share of women, Jackie. Women who don’t mind being tied down.”
He chuckled. “I’ve done the club scene, and I’m tired of casual sex. When Blake told me he’d found someone, I must admit, I felt envious. I took a hard look at my life and I realized it was time to make a change. I had no idea I’d meet someone so quickly.”
Arms crossed, she stood ten yards away. He considered going to her, but changed his mind, allowing her space.
“I’m attracted to you, Jackie, in a way I haven’t been to anyone else. You have no idea how hard it was for me to resist you that night you came to my room. Hell, to resist you last night. You’re beautiful, Jackie, in case no one’s told you in a while. That one perfect exposed breast? I’ve had dreams about that.”
Jackie blushed, wrapping her arms more tightly around herself.
“Together we have an explosive chemistry. I know you feel it, too. I’m dying to take you to the next level.”
Arms still crossed, she shrugged. “Yeah, we have physical chemistry. Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time for me, I don’t know. And I appreciate the things you’ve done, like taking care of things when Emma was sick, and Jesus, you saved Grant’s life.”
She started pacing again. “And you washed my hair. I couldn’t believe you did that. So when you say, Now be my submissive,” she deepened her voice to imitate Scott, “it’s like I owe you.”
“You don’t owe me, Jackie. I washed your hair because it was what you needed. That’s what a Dom does.” He gazed out through the woods and exhaled sharply. “I think you’ve read too many so-called BDSM books about sadist Dominants. That’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about safe, sane, and consensual. Always.” He looked back at her. “You can depend on me, Jackie. I’ve got you.”
She walked to the edge of the clearing, her back to him. Her voice was small. “What if I depend on you, and you leave? I don’t think I could survive that. Better to be on my own and know what I’m getting.”
“Jackie, I’m not him. I’m not that guy.”
Scott couldn’t stay away from her any longer. He approached her, tentatively reaching out to touch her shoulder. “I’m this guy, right here, asking you to let me share your burden, to lighten your load, and set you free.”
She reached up to put her hand on his. Her voice was small. “I don’t know if I can do that.”
Leaning down, he kissed her hand. “Fair enough.”
The two main characters, Jackie and Scott, are both people you want to root for. They deserve every happiness in the world, and you will enjoy the ride that gets them there. Check out the blurb and excerpt below, and happy reading.
Blurb:
She is the perfect combination
of princess and warrior.
Scott Nielsen and Jackie Walker.
Their attraction is instant from the moment they meet.
But he’s Dominant. And no way is she submissive.
Is it a missed connection? Or a divine appointment?
Their attraction is instant from the moment they meet.
But he’s Dominant. And no way is she submissive.
Is it a missed connection? Or a divine appointment?
Scott Nielsen is
ready for change. He’s walked away from
his career as a wilderness counselor, planning to start his own outdoor
survival school. He looks up his old
friend and former colleague Blake Walker, intent on leasing space at Blake’s
family’s remote wilderness guest lodge.
That’s where he meets Blake’s sister Jackie, who runs the lodge with her
brother’s help. Her strength and
independence intrigue Scott. A single
mom, Jackie has no intention of being anyone’s submissive.
In his personal
life, Scott is tired of casual sex in the BDSM club scene. Envious watching his buddy Blake fall head
over heels for his own submissive, Scott thinks he might be ready to take the
plunge himself. As he and Jackie spend
time together, he’s enchanted with her inner Warrior Princess. But Jackie’s been burned before. And she has two children who are her
priority, not to mention the business to run.
As independent as she is, she can’t see relinquishing her power to a
man, not even one she’s falling for.
Scott’s heart
aches at the idea of not having Jackie in his life. Can she take another chance on love, or will
she insist on ignoring her submissive soul?
Excerpt:
“It’s a gorgeous day,” Scott commented.
“It really is. I haven’t been out in the woods like this in a long time.”
Scott watched her appraisingly. “Are you much of a camper?”
“I can hold my own.” She lifted her chin, and he saw a glint of challenge in her eye.
“I imagine you can,” he smiled to himself.
He watched her dig the toe of her boot into the soft black earth and push it into a small heap. “So let’s talk, Jackie.”
She exhaled loudly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw her grip her hands so tightly together, her knuckles were white.
“This makes you nervous,” he observed.
“Well, yeah! You’re over here wanting me to agree to be some kind of…I don’t know what…slave, I guess. That’s so not me.”
“You’re right, it’s not. I see in you a submissive soul, but a slave is not remotely what I have in mind. Jackie,” he straddled the log to face her, “you’re a strong, smart, sexy lady. I admire the hell out of you.”
“So why do you want me to give all that up?”
“I don’t want you to give anything up. I love all those things about you.” He laughed softly. “I love that you challenge me. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Jackie’s expression was dubious. “I don’t understand what you want from me. Am I supposed to run and jump into your arms like Amy does Blake?” She rolled her eyes.
Scott had to laugh. “You’re not a slave, and you’re definitely not a baby girl like Amy, either.” He gave her a side-long glance. “Amy’s a sweet girl, but she’d drive me nuts. A Daddy Dom I am not.”
“Good, because there’s no way I’m calling you Daddy.”
“Our dynamic would be more King and Princess. You’d call me Sire.”
He was pleased when he saw her reluctant smile. “All I want is for you to let go and allow me to lead you, to help you be free to be your true self. You can depend on me, Jackie.”
Restlessly, Jackie got up and paced back and forth. “It’s not like it’s just me, Scott. I’m a mother. I have two kids to care for, and they have to be my priority. I can’t decide I’m going to just go off and do whatever I want. Plus, there’s the business…”
She stopped pacing and faced him. “I’m a whole ‘package deal’. You don’t need all that. You should be out meeting women who aren’t so tied down.”
Scott couldn’t stop the smirk as the image of a nude Jackie tied to the posts of a bed flashed through his mind. She must have realized it because she blushed bright red.
He gave in to the temptation to tease her just a little. “I’ve met my share of women, Jackie. Women who don’t mind being tied down.”
He chuckled. “I’ve done the club scene, and I’m tired of casual sex. When Blake told me he’d found someone, I must admit, I felt envious. I took a hard look at my life and I realized it was time to make a change. I had no idea I’d meet someone so quickly.”
Arms crossed, she stood ten yards away. He considered going to her, but changed his mind, allowing her space.
“I’m attracted to you, Jackie, in a way I haven’t been to anyone else. You have no idea how hard it was for me to resist you that night you came to my room. Hell, to resist you last night. You’re beautiful, Jackie, in case no one’s told you in a while. That one perfect exposed breast? I’ve had dreams about that.”
Jackie blushed, wrapping her arms more tightly around herself.
“Together we have an explosive chemistry. I know you feel it, too. I’m dying to take you to the next level.”
Arms still crossed, she shrugged. “Yeah, we have physical chemistry. Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time for me, I don’t know. And I appreciate the things you’ve done, like taking care of things when Emma was sick, and Jesus, you saved Grant’s life.”
She started pacing again. “And you washed my hair. I couldn’t believe you did that. So when you say, Now be my submissive,” she deepened her voice to imitate Scott, “it’s like I owe you.”
“You don’t owe me, Jackie. I washed your hair because it was what you needed. That’s what a Dom does.” He gazed out through the woods and exhaled sharply. “I think you’ve read too many so-called BDSM books about sadist Dominants. That’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about safe, sane, and consensual. Always.” He looked back at her. “You can depend on me, Jackie. I’ve got you.”
She walked to the edge of the clearing, her back to him. Her voice was small. “What if I depend on you, and you leave? I don’t think I could survive that. Better to be on my own and know what I’m getting.”
“Jackie, I’m not him. I’m not that guy.”
Scott couldn’t stay away from her any longer. He approached her, tentatively reaching out to touch her shoulder. “I’m this guy, right here, asking you to let me share your burden, to lighten your load, and set you free.”
She reached up to put her hand on his. Her voice was small. “I don’t know if I can do that.”
Leaning down, he kissed her hand. “Fair enough.”
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