Dance of Submission

Dance of Submission
Jude Mason
Ephemera Bound Publishing
ISBN: 0-9771003-3-2
Fiction, Erotica
Reviewed by Peter Rosier

Dance of Submission is the story of Jade, a thirty-two year old brunette, sold as a slave to a new master, who has to learn how to please him with the aid of his existing and senior female slave, Willow.
A novelette with just under 70 pages only, the story is told in a zippy and attractive way which entices the reader and makes it an enjoyable literary romp. The erotic scenes are well drawn although somewhat repetitive but they do avoid a lot of the usual erotic story 'purple prose' clichés which is all to the good. Unfortunately, the novelette form did not allow space for more character development and it would have made the story both more erotic and more interesting had we known, for example, a little more about her new master, or why Willow is keen to help the newcomer Jade when she could become a rival for her master's affections in time, and just how far Willow's own affection for Jade extends.
Devotees of bondage and domination may find the punishment scenes a little lacking in detail and might have preferred more description of the lashing and spanking; literally a blow by blow account. But this is really a romantic story in the format of bondage, domination and submission, a sort of 'BDSM-lite', and it works well for those who like their romance with just a savouring of hot spice.