The BDSM community is alive and kicking and has never been more in need of sensitive, correct literature. THE BIG BOOK OF DOMINATION provides twenty-five stories of dominance, of the people who hold the whips and keep the keys to the chains. In stories ranging from first-time scenes to long-established relationships, THE BIG BOOK OF DOMINATION tries to provide the reader with a picture of what it's like from the top. When a reader enters the world of THE BIG BOOK OF DOMINATION they take on the personas of the dominant in the relationships, though occasionally dipping into the personas of the submissives and what domination means to them.

This book is, like most anthology works, a mixed bag of stories. Most of the stories in this work operate with the idea of implied consent, which does not signify a healthy BDSM relationship, but they can be overlooked in favor of the others. My biggest concern is that even in the stories where consent is explicitly discussed, it still seems very one-sided and uncomfortable for the submissive partner. I am glad that where consent is not brought up the focus is not on an unwilling participant. All participants in each scene seem to be willing and even excited. Each story has to be taken as it is read, one by one.

In Faking It, a submissive woman takes the role of dominant under the guiding hand of her domme. The two of them take over a young man for an evening of pleasure, and it ends leaving both the submissive and reader wanting more. A brief exploration of a baseball player's daddy kink takes place in Caught Looking. In one of the most fascinating exchanges, a slave trains her Mistress's new pet in a story called Little Angel. No matter what the reader's preference, there's a story in THE BIG BOOK OF DOMINATION for them.

Book Summary

Not every woman likes to submit. An increasing number like to be on top. And their partners love it! D. L. King, editor of 2013's award-winning Under Her Thumb, curates a scintillating collection with The Big Book of Domination. Filled with surprises and unexpected twists (yes, that kind, too!), this book proves that when lust and desire take control, all bets are off. Dominants and submissives are not so very different — they both crave that frisson of power. The Big Book of Domination brings you erotic stories to get your heart pumping, like the story of a reporter who likes to experience everything first hand. It’s been said that clothes make the man — can putting on the right clothes transform an ordinary man into a charismatic dom? When Glenn finds the leathers in his friend's closet, his trip to the bars nets him the perfect boy . . . Dominance and submission is a dance D. L. King knows well, and The Big Book of Domination rocks your world with stories of sensuous games with male dominants, training and discipline by female dominants, and all manner of sensuous games and pairings.

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