C. McCray

Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Mar09

Is it hot in here? I just finished reading “Total Surrender” by C. (Cheyenne) McCray and my temperature is still elevated. Talk about hot and erotic… This book is a collection of three of her short stories repackaged into one volume. The author notes that these novellas were originally e-published by Ellora’s Cave in a collection titled “Erotic Interludes” so that should give you an idea of where they fall on the heat meter.

“Sweet Surrender” is the tale of one lucky administrative assistant who learns why her ex-boss kept his distance while they worked together…and why he WON’T, now that they don’t!

“Wicked Surrender” tells of a strong woman who longs to give up control in the bedroom…and her surprise when she discovers who intends to ‘master’ her—and how.

“Forbidden Surrender” describes what happens when a fantasizing lonely woman and a perceptive dominant man cross paths and much more while on a business trip.

The first and last stories were fairly short at about sixty pages each while the middle one was longer at 102. Each of the men is very dominant and to me each story’s content became a bit more descriptive and stronger in regards to the themes of BDSM. If frank portrayals of sexual acts involving bondage, submission, dominance, spankings, lashings, more than two partners, female/female, etc offends you…DON’T read this book. I found myself brought up short a couple of times during “Wicked Surrender” which is the longest, and probably most explicit of the stories but I still wasn’t ‘offended’—just found myself surprised by the dialogue between the hero and heroine.

For those who enjoy their erotica with a bit of a bite…this is one collection you’ll be interested in reading. McCray did a fine job of delineating the fine line that exists for adults who practice BDSM. None of the participants is forced, tortured, raped, etc. Instead, the motto is “Safe, sane, and consensual”. It’s a motto that many an erotica writer seems to forget in their pursuit of the outré and sensational.

I’ll admit that “Total Surrender” won’t end up on my ‘keeper shelf’… but that’s only because of MY particular reading tastes. I’m glad I read C. McCray’s collection and I know many readers WILL have a special spot for this fine and enticing collection.… (plus d'informations)