A (not very favourable) review of the book

Posted here, on Robert Anthony's Chastity and Femdom blog.

I guess preferences here are a very personal matter, in literature and in activity. What the reviewer is alluding to is the way the book crosses out of the consensual sex play domain and into something rather darker. If that's a real turn-off then you might not like the book. Then again, you might find that you do after all.

"Nothing Ventured: a twisted tale of high tech and high heels"

The book is published at last, on 19th April 2013. It has a cover design by the fabulous lowbrow artist Vince Ray. He hasn't done much femdom stuff lately, but you can see some good examples here. I'm very proud that he agreed to provide the cover design for the book, and it was a pleasure to work with him.

I was moved to write the book partly in response to "Fifty Shades of Gray". So many friends said that they were reading it, and that it was dire. They then read both the sequels, complaining about the writing style all the way. I thought if it was that bad, and that popular, then perhaps I could do better. You can judge for yourself whether I succeeded.

Literary influences? Pat Califia, obviously, who is still the best BDSM writer ever - of any gender. And curiously, David Nicholls. So much writing in this genre is really dreary, and I admire his lightness of touch. I was really aiming for a sort of "Macho Sluts" meets "One Day" sort of vibe - a romcom with dommes. I also like the way that his characters have a proper inner life, which is sorely lacking in most BDSM fiction. Who want to read about what the dominatrix is doing if you don't know how it feels to her? I've tried to do it differently in "Nothing Ventured" -  Let me know if you think I've pulled it off. As it were.