My rating 4 of 5 Stars
The Art of Submission is the story of Isabel and Dylan as they begin the exploration of a dominant and submissive relationship.
Isabel is innocent and unfamiliar with the world of BDSM, however her art and dreams are very aware of what her body desires. Her limited sexual experience isn't obvious when she is in bed and consumed by dark thoughts and images. She channels her energies into her art in the form of erotic paintings. She is a very private person and has no intention of sharing them.
She works for minimum wage in a local art gallery just to be around art. Greer, her boss, places her art on display to fill the wall knowing they will not sale. Everything changes when a handsome art collector purchases her paintings.
Isabel is horrified and furious that her personal thoughts have been exposed and sold. She makes it her mission to find out who bought her paintings and get them back. When she discovers who has them she decides to put on her big girl panties and go see Mr. Dylan Young. Her discovery also leads to a new inspiration for her work.
Dylan is a wealthy securities specialist who has lost his way because of betrayal and fear for his public image. He is also a very private person with serious trust issues. Being blackmailed by his previous submissive has lead to him walking away from the BDSM lifestyle.
Dylan finds himself in a dark corner of the art gallery gazing at paintings of his deepest darkest dreams. His controlling behavior and a longing for the good days results in an immediate purchase. He finds himself consumed with the images and the artist. Believing he has obtained only three pieces of an unfinished puzzle he decides he wants posses them all.
In her attempt to visit Dylan, Isabel provides him with the knowledge of who the artist is, and an even greater need to get to obtain her. With the return of his alter ego Dylan decides he wants her as his submissive. She doesn't know anything about the lifestyle and is afraid to get hurt, but she wants him too.
She turns his world upside down. Never has he found himself confronted with such an innocent yet feisty sub that turns into Little Miss Sassy Panties. She may be a submissive but she has serious control issues. This is not your typical dom/sub story. These two are all over the place and back and forth with each other. Not only are they dealing with their control issues but they both have a past than includes problems with trust and abuse.
I enjoyed watching them struggle with their growing feelings. I found great humor in Isabel's need for BDSM 101 and her version of how things need to be revised. Dylan thought she was a natural submissive that would just need to be taught. Well he was wrong because she can give as good as she gets.
It took me a while to adjust to the story being told from both point of views. I don't think all of the details need to be told from both viewpoints. However, I like the wholes filled in when the characters are not together.
I loved the story and characters. The Art of Submission is a great erotic love story. Their BDSM scenes were very detailed and hot, hot, hot. The cliffhanger has me anxious for the sequel. I can't wait for Erika to meet Isabel's alter ego.
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