Marc Cabot

Bless you, Amazon recommendation-algorithm, for noticing I bought Cabot's first book and telling me he had another one up. :)

The first book in this series, "Awakening," I really liked, but it's a novella with a pretty straightforward plot. (Although at least the main character *thinks* about the ramifications of his actions and doesn't just get to screwin'.) It's *not* a sequel to "Awakening," the characters and the mind-control method are totally different. This is a full-length novel with a consistent universe, complex characters, and multi-level conflict.

Oh, and screwin'. Lots of that too. As in his other book, the sex scenes are well-written. They are fairly explicit, but not crude. They don't read like the transcript of a porn flick. There are also some fairly light bondage/discipline scenes, all "consensual." (This is a book about mind control, after all. Consensuality is relative.)

Admittedly, it's on the short side for a novel - nowadays it seems like pop fiction has to run six hundred pages so they can justify charging you nine bucks for a paperback. But the price is quite reasonable and the story's a lot of fun. And if you are into "romantic" erotic mind control you will really enjoy this.

I'm not sure what's up with that cover photo, though. I think it's supposed to be Maya, who's a character in the book, but she's Indian (the character.) At least on my screen she looks more like she's from Jersey. I had to laugh, though, when I realized what that necklace is she's wearing. If you don't recognize it, it's a pitchpipe. (I remember them from Sunday School choir.)… (meer)