Learning
The Hard Way
Bridget
Midway
Genre: BDSM, Interracial,
Contemporary
Publisher: ARe Books
Date of Publication: December 1,
2015
ISBN: 978-1-943576-46-3
ASIN: TBA
Word Count: 34,000
Cover Artist: Erin Dameron-Hill
Book Description:
Learning new things can be
exciting.
After a humiliating breakup with
a former student, the last thing Professor Ava Kushnell wants to think about is
dating again. Deciding to focus on the department head position up for grabs,
she’s confident she can stay the course...until she meets one of her new
students.
Troy Whitten is starting to feel
old, outdated, and out of touch until he sees a sexy African-American woman
dancing around in the office of one of his professors. Fresh from a breakup, he
asks out this smoking hot, intelligent woman. Too bad she has a rule against
dating her students, and as an ethics professor, he knows she's going to stick
to her guns.
Since he can't get the woman of
his dreams, Troy does a friend a favor and covers his position at an escort
service, but he certainly won't take it to a physical level. That is, until he
discovers Ava is his first client. When sparks fly and lines are crossed, will
Ava go with her head or her heart, using ethics as her guide?
Excerpt:
Ava said nothing
as she searched for their limousine. Once she located it, she stomped to it.
Watching her, Troy waited to see if a heel on her pumps would snap off at any
moment. He also simply enjoyed watching her tight frame sway back and forth.
She pounded on
the driver side window, waking up the poor driver and probably giving the man
the start of a heart attack. The driver powered down the window.
As soon as he
got it low enough, Ava said, “I’m ready to go.”
“No, she isn’t.”
Troy held her arm and turned her around.
As hard as he
tried not to let his inner Dominant come out, she forced his hand. As soon as
he saw her storming away from him, a switch turned on in his head. He needed to
take control of this situation. The way Ava looked, she wanted him to manage
her, steer her in the right direction.
“Listen to me.”
He crouched down and got in her face. “The way you show strength is by not
backing down when a challenge hits you. Fight back.” He turned to the
slow-blinking driver who looked like he wanted to go back to sleep. “We’ll be
back later tonight.” He took Ava’s hand. “We’re going back into that party.”
“Why? I don’t
need to—”
“Yes, you do.”
It didn’t matter what Ava said at the end of her sentence. Troy knew she needed
to be strong. He squeezed her hand. “Are you right or left-handed?”
“Right.”
As soon as she
answered, he released her hand. “Come around to this side.”
Ava paused
before moving to his right side. When she did, he held her left hand.
“I’ll hold your
hand throughout dinner. When you need to talk, I’ll make circles in your palm
like this.” He swirled the tip of his index finger over her smooth hand. “When
it’s appropriate for you to remain silent, I’ll give you a slight squeeze like
this.” He compressed her hand. “I say when we leave, understood?”
She stared at
him. He thought for sure that she would have run away from him, from the
situation again. It shouldn’t have surprised him when she nodded. His instincts
in spotting someone with accommodating tendencies hadn’t been off.
He headed back
to the building. When he noticed Ava slowing her stride, he stopped. “No.” Troy
shook his head. “You always walk next to me. Never behind me.”
“Yes, um, yes.”
She nodded again.
Like in any new
relationship, vanilla or otherwise, names had to be established. “Call me Troy.
I want you to use my name at least five times tonight, understand?”
“I know your
name.” Even in the hot summer night, Ava trembled.
Whether her
reaction had stemmed from fear or excitement, he didn’t care. She reacted.
“I know you know
it. I want you to say it.” He held up his hand and splayed his fingers. “Five
times.”
“If I don’t?”
She swallowed hard.
Good. She wanted
to play. She wanted to test boundaries. Always a good sign of a willing
submissive.
“I will give you
the deepest, hottest, wettest kiss you’ve ever had.” He wanted to do that
regardless of his forced restrictions on her.
He knew her
uptight nature wouldn’t allow for her to be that brazen.
“Understood.
Let’s go.” She marched toward the event hall.
Review:
This was a great read. Short and sassy, Midway shows us a great story with spice and some student teacher action with a nice taste of BDSM to sweeten the mix. Great novella and worth a read if you like a naughty sort of tale.
5/5
Review:
This was a great read. Short and sassy, Midway shows us a great story with spice and some student teacher action with a nice taste of BDSM to sweeten the mix. Great novella and worth a read if you like a naughty sort of tale.
5/5
About
the Author:
Bridget Midway, best-selling
author of interracial BDSM erotic romance, has been published since 2005 with
over five different small press and electronic publishers including Phaze
Books, Parker Publishing, Loose Id, Xcite Books, and Liquid Silver Books. The
multi-award winning and award-nominated author has found her niche with readers
with her scintillating interracial BDSM erotic romance, including the EPPIE
Award finalist, Love My Way, and Romance Slam Jam Steamy Novel of the Year
finalists, Corporate Needs and Licorice Whips. With over 20 published short
stories, novellas, and novels under her belt, she shows no signs of stopping.
Tour giveaway
2 winners to receive two eBooks
from ARe Books.
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