RELEASE DAY REVIEW: 'Exchange' by Bailey Bradford
Title: Exchange
Series: Power #1
Author: Bailey Bradford
Published: November 21, 2017
Publisher: Pride Publishing
Cover Artist: Emmy/Studioenp
Genre: Contemporary Romance; Erotic Romance
Length: 37 Pages
Tags: Gay; M/M; D/s; HFN; Novelette; Kink: Flogging, Spanking
About Exchange
What’s a sub to do when the Dom he wants looks dejected? Hank’s about to find out as soon as he works up the nerve to approach Master Thomas.
Hank has watched and wanted Master Thomas for a long time. When Master Thomas’ sub leaves him looking dejected, Hank wants to take a chance. Fear holds him back until his friend prompts him to take action and be more forward than he’s ever been before.
Thomas isn’t broken-hearted, but his pride sure took a hit. He’s sitting in the club, doubting himself, as his ex-sub is acting more like a Dom than not.
Then a sub wearing white leather approaches Thomas with some goading from a friend. Thomas has noticed Hank before, but the timing was never right for them to connect—until now.
With one daring move by a sub who knows Doms are only human, the future suddenly looks brighter than Thomas had hoped it could be.
Publisher's Note: This book was previously released elsewhere. It has been revised and reedited for release with Pride Publishing.
4 HEART READ
REVIEW: I found Bailey Bradford’s Exchange, the first book in her Power series, to be a too short telling of what can happen when we finally take that leap and go after the object of our affection.
A Dom/sub pairing bound with crisp writing that outlines respect and makes the 'insta-love' feel plausible.
As Hank sits in the BDSM club contemplating the dejected Dom he’s crushed on for over a year his friend, Larry, encourages him to make a move. As he imparts, “’let Thomas grab you by yours,’” to which Master Thomas overhears.
But the Dom isn’t dejected, more so feels played, his ego bruised, by his previous 'sub' who now seems hell bent on making a fool of him. Yet as Hank approaches, Thomas’ own infatuation comes to light. As these two come together it is a pleasure to watch each man unfold. Hank, with his rambling mouth and utter honesty, who owns his past and is secure in his submission; Master Thomas, who even as his pride is dented, is confident enough in who he is as a Dom that he doesn’t hesitate to opens himself to Hank. Some might see Thomas being portrayed as broken and needing a quick 'fix'. But, I beg to differ. We all have had moments in our life where our ego has taken a hit and we just need a little boost, and Hank's thoughts can’t convey it any better, “doubting himself when he’d been played…didn’t make Master Thomas weak. It made him human, which was a magnificent thing for a Dom to be.”
With every turn of the page I found the men’s maturity and honesty, stimulating, even if a little in your face as they both seem to instantly know what they want. For Hank and Thomas this openness, this vulnerability works…and is what ultimately feeds their desires.
For a short, Bailey Bradford’s Exchange is a captivating read that left me wanting more!
More of this charming partnership and more of Bailey’s enticing writing.
A copy of Exchange was provided to Kimmers Erotic Book Banter, by Pride Publishing, at no cost and with no expectations in return. We offer our fair and honest opinion on behalf of our readers.
Meet the Author
A few things about me… I am a married mom of four who spends most of the day writing, either on stories or at the blog. I love to write as much as I love to read. I am generally quiet and laid back, choosing to let things slide off me rather than stick and irritate me. And it’s really hard trying to think of descriptives for myself, so I’ll just let y’all e-mail me or comment at the blog if there’s something specific you’d like to know, and spare you from reading a boring bio.
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