Training to Pleasure

I am new to the BDSM scene and this was a wonderful book to read. It gives you a wonderful guide for a submissive to find her dominant. The right kind of dominant, one that is loving, growing, giving, in control and enjoys teaching, loving and sexually freeing his submissive! I am going to use this as a check list. James is my dream lover. I would also recommend that any dominant take a read to learn what it is submissives need, not just kink BUT dominance. I would reccommend this book for any one that is new to this scene.

This is easily one of the best and sexiest erotic novels I've read. From the moment James and Kate meet in person, there is constant erotic tension, and it just gets better and better as he leads her deeper into submission. The sex scenes are hot and wonderfully written, and both the sexual detail and the exploration of what the characters are experiencing mentally and emotionally are very well-done. There is plenty of variety and exploration of all sorts of different scenarios--you definitely won't find this book boring or repetitive. And there is a good deal of romance between James and Kate as well, though definitely not in a conventional way. If you're at all turned on by D/s relationships, Training to Pleasure should certainly excite and satisfy you!

This book was very well written. It was informative as well as enjoyable. The characters and their actions were believable. I was amazed at the female insight brought forth from a male author. I found myself looking forward to turning the pages to read what was coming next.

This was really good, I liked the whole theme behind it. Emphasis on safety and trust while also telling a well written story.

This story has all the elements I look for in romantic-erotic fiction: The characters are complex, intelligent and absorbing, the writing vivid and sensual, the unfolding storyline compelling. Though it is as kinky and sexy as anyone could possibly wish, the context in which these wild sexual adventures occur is romantic, loving and tender. Unusually provocative and informative for this genre, Julian Masters takes the reader on a journey into the darker side of human sexuality - revealing the courage it takes to explore our deepest desires. I could not help comparing this story to the S & M classic "Story of O", though they are very different books. Where Pauline Reage's O is manipulated by aloof, domineering men who are essentially afraid to love her; in Kate, Julian Masters gives us a submissive heroine we can respect and admire. Kate makes informed choices and she surrenders her body, heart and mind from a place of trust and mutual understanding. Every scene, no matter how shocking, has a purpose, as James guides Kate through successive submissive experiences that only ever enhance her self-esteem. Kate is trained to pleasure as she gradually loses her inhibitions and learns to trust James ever more deeply - surprisingly we realise that the pleasure James trains her to surrender to is her own! Anyone considering exploring their submissive desires should read this book, but even more I recommend it wholeheartedly to those who would be dominant! In James we at last have a dominant character who combines authority and virility with sensitivity and passion - a man who demands obedience but who is at the same time a generous and tender lover. A very sensual, pleasurable and erotic romance!