Restricted Release

Clara is the recovering anorexic who’s nearly become a shut-in after the end of her emotionally abusive marriage. Matt is the new boy next door. Graphic artist, nice guy, funny…accepting of Clara. She wants him, he wants her—but Clara is afraid.
Nadia is the stand-in—Matt’s idea, Clara’s challenge to accept. A longtime friend of Matt’s, she’s a sexual surrogate intended to guide Clara until she’s not afraid of Matt’s desire for her or hers for him. Twosomes become threesomes, watching becomes touching and lust becomes love.


When Matt moved in next door, lust was the last thing Clara expected. Two lovers never crossed her mind. And the need to make a choice was something she thought she’d never encounter. But she’s bolder now, healing, and everything has changed. And a choice must be made, no matter how hard.


Inside scoop: Clara’s healing includes a hot woman who wants to show her how desirable she is, as well as f/m/f menagés.

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Review:

Restricted Release By: Sommer Marsden

Reviewer: Bre

Kink Factor: 5/5

Story Factor:5/5

Tags: M/F, F/M/F, F/F, Sex toys

                Clara is watching the movers that are moving in her new neighbor. Her new neighbor Matt notices that she is watching goes up to talk to her. She flat out tells Matt that she wants to have sex with him after they both say how long they have been celibate. She finds an envelope that Matt drew a nude picture of her on. Clara is in a tough state she divorced her ex-husband because he was mentally and emotionally abusive to her.  She doesn't want to like anyone, but her attraction to him is an itch she needs to scratch. Matt and Clara have sex the same night they meet in Matt's house and he comes up with a plan that he hopes will help Clara with her self image. It involves Nadia, Matt's friend. Nadia shows up at Clara's house and they have sex with a strap on.

                Clara really connected with me because she is afraid to let anybody in after her failed marriage. Matt stood out to me because he wants to help Clara see that she is a beautiful person no matter what her ex-husband says. Nadia stood out to me because she is there to help Clara get her life back under control and she also strikes me as someone who doesn't care what people think. The dialog in this book was very gripping very hard to put down. The sex scenes were very steamy.

                If you like M/F, F/M/F, F/F, and sex toys this book is for you. Does Nadia help Clara? Do Matt and Clara end up together? You'll have to read this one to find out...

Debonair Dyke

Danson O’Brian, renowned writer and gender educator, is recognized as the most eligible lesbian in New York. Strong, confident, sexy, she embodies gender queer in a dramatic fashion. She loves her life, loves her women, and really, truly loves the excitement of the city. However, life hasn’t always been so perfect.

Growing up in Kansas, Danson always felt like an outsider, preferring cars to dolls and, as a teen, rebuilding car engines was more her thing than a day at the mall. She never fit in.

After her father experiences a stroke, she is needed to keep the family business going until he recovers. She doesn’t think twice about boarding the bus, but even though she has changed, the people in town haven’t.

Jessica Morrison, the “town whore” and the sexiest woman Danni’s ever seen, may be her only salvation, especially when she learns Jessica secretly likes girls and might be interested in a few secret rendezvous. Except Danni gave up keeping secrets long ago, and she isn’t about to go back in the closet now.

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This read was a different kind of f/f novel. It isn't strictly a lesbian novel, but more leaning into the area of transgender issues. To be honest, this is the first book I have ever read where the female lead, Danni, sports a strap on and is almost a stone butch type character. She holds off the advances of her conquests, preferring to be the one taking the lead and doing the lovemaking. Her strap on is practically a living thing and at times I found myself flummoxed by Danni's guy like response to the women around her. As Danni goes back to the small town that held her back as a girl growing up different than the rest, she has to decide what to do-let the small town way of thinking back in, or stand up for her values and be the woman she has become. It is a journey that has a rather unconventional love story, but one that I found myself warming to page after page. Love is love, no matter the label. Transgender may be difficult for some people to understand at times, but as I read, I found myself hurting for Danni and the isolation she felt. The chance of real love doesn't show its face often and I cheered for her when it arrived.

This was a very enjoyable and unique read and I am looking forward to more books by this talented author.

4/5