Review I’m currently in a poly relationship and have been in several poly relationships in the past. Despite the numerous poly relationships I have been in, Tristan Taormino’s Opening Up is the first nonfiction book that I have read about polyamorous relationships. This book has been on my reading list for quite some time and it is […]
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Review Today’s BDSM lifestyle practitioners thrive on real experiences to help them learn and grow within their own personal choices. Many books written for the beginner are not so filled with real life stories as Different Loving. I chose to review this book here because I know I learned more about myself and what I wanted
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Review Carrie’s Story: An Erotic S/M Novel by Molly Weatherfield is my second review of a fiction book here on Submissive Guide. Sometimes the seriousness on this site needs to be broken with some hot stories right? Well do I have one for you. Carrie’s Story is described as a neo-Victorian SM erotic story. I’ve
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Review After a somewhat poor experience on one of Jack Rinella’s books earlier last year I was slow to give him another chance, but through urgings of readers I sought out another of his books called Partners in Power: Living in Kinky Relationships. He has redeemed himself through this book. Mr. Rinella gives us an excellent look at
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Review The truth about Dominant and submissive relationships isn’t that we are an alternative lifestyle within the BDSM arena, it’s that we are a strong and supportive relationship type that goes beyond and sometimes without the kink. Chris Lyon has written a fantastic book that does a great job describing and detailing the two roles
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Review I stumbled across this book via a book group on Fetlife and I am happy that I did. The author, Jessica Howe has done something absolutely amazing with her time and energy with putting together “ Kinky Sex: The Secret to Long-Term Desire”. Even though this book doesn’t really focus on being in a D/s
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Review Looking for a fun and interesting introduction to BDSM? Try How to Be Kinky by Morpheous. This one is better than others I’ve read in the simple fact that it doesn’t overwhelm you with facts and details that just aren’t important when you are take your first timid steps into the kinky world. Morpheous writes
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Review In Marina Anderson’s Haven of Obedience, high-powered London businesswoman Natalie Bowen visits a secret weekend retreat for successful professionals who want to explore their sexuality and experiment under the tutelage of skilled mentors who can rid them of habits that keep them locked in destructive relationship and bedroom behaviors and teach them how to free
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Review When I asked for suggestions on books to review for Submissive Guide, this was one of the first ones mentioned and I’m so glad that it was! Exhibitionism for the Shy: Show Off, Dress Up and Talk Hot! by Carol Queen is a fantastic foray into exhibitionism. No matter how shy you are (or are not)
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Review I usually enjoy reading books designed for submissives, and novice submissives specifically, because they have so much to provide for learning and personal development. However, this book rubbed the the wrong way in several ways that just had me struggling to finish it without laughing out loud from what I was reading. Erotic Surrender
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Review One of the cornerstone books recommended for submissives and Dominants alike has always been Erotic Slavehood by Christina Abernathy. Once two individual books; Miss Abernathy’s Concise Slave Training Manual and Training with Miss Abernathy, this omnibus has everything you could want in a manual about training submissives. When I first read this book I was
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Review This review was written for the 1st editon of the book. In May of this year I was fortunate enough to attend a BDSM convention that Princess Kali was presenting her Erotic Humiliation class. During her class she mentioned that she was writing a book about the topic and that it would be out
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Review Many of you have been asking me for more stories of real submissives and slaves, from how they found their Dominant to how their life is right now. Well, you are in for a treat! Our very own Mrs. Darling has written her story of discovery, Darling Discovered, and it’s available now on Amazon.com! Mrs.
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Review This month’s review is a reference book called Consensual Sadomasochism : How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely ( kindle edition) by William Henkin and Sybil Holiday. Written by two long term players in the BDSM scene; one is a psychotherapist, and the other a sexologist. In my opinion, this is one of the
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Review First I have to thank Ms Kayla of Kinky World for giving me a list of possible books to review when I called for them in November. She had some excellent suggestions and this book is one of them. I’ve queued several more for future months. Conquer me by Kacie Cunningham is a book written by
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Review There are a lot of us in the lifestyle who deal with mental illness or a type of neurological dysfunction. There are numerous groups on Fetlife and articles on the Internet dealing with being in a power exchange relationship when having a mental illness. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many sources about being in a
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Review I’m sure most of you are like me and are always looking for good BDSM erotica to read. A couple of months ago, a friend of mine (thanks, Shannon!) introduced me to indie author Red Phoenix and her series “Brie Learns the Art of Submission: Submissive Training Center”, which is a combination of all nine
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Review Since I did a review for “Brie Learns the Art of Submission: Submissive Training Center”, I wanted to also do a review for the follow-up novel, “ Brie Pleases Her New Master: After Graduation”. Author Red Phoenix hadn’t originally planned to write the squeal, but she had so many fans wanting to know what happened with
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Review After I read Real Service by Raven Kaldera and his slave Joshua Tenpenny, I knew I had to read more of their works because of how awesome Real Service is. I knew I would find their other books just as informational as I had Real Service. I wasn’t at all disappointed in Power Circuits. Power
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Review Ever since reading Real Service by Raven Kaldera, I’ve been strongly drawn to read more books by him. He’s phenomenal and knows what he’s talking about. I have recommended his books numerous times to others. He’s written about so many various topics, there’s something out there for everyone. Paradigms of Power: Styles of Master/Slave Relationships is the
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