Imagine you're a cop, or a detective, or otherwise involved in law enforcement. You have to be on your guard all the time, in charge, and having a personal life of any kind is probably somewhere between difficult and impossible. In this story, four men have taken a unique approach to these problems. Their solution is secret get-togethers, once a quarter, where they can relax and catch up with themselves and each other. Friends since the academy, they trust each other implicitly. The unique "twist" to their pretty unique relationship is that one of the four gets to submit each time, having the other three's focus on him for an entire weekend. Since none of them submit easily (or would do so voluntarily, I suspect) they draw straws.

This novella focuses on one such weekend among many and describes some of the dynamics going on when four men get together, making one their sub. But beyond the purely physical aspects of such an arrangement (which are insanely hot!), there is more. What I found as I read the story was some real emotional involvement as well. I wouldn't exactly call it "romantic" because there were no hints as to the details, but based on what I saw here, I'd say it is entirely possible. Not that any of these guys would freely admit it...

While each man has definite characteristics, the focus, as the title indicates, is on Erik. He is a detective, as ambitious as the rest of them, and particularly resistant to submitting. He hasn’t drawn the short straw in over two years, and when he does, he is shocked. The other three men know the weekend will be good for Eric, but Erik himself has severe doubts and resists as hard as he can. A spanking or two, some play with sounds and a flogger later, and he's with the program. But this story isn’t all about the BDSM scenes they play, the emotions that go with it are equally important. It surprised and totally delighted me, since I find the psychology of what goes on in each man's head at least as interesting as the physical hotness.

If you're looking for tough cops being made to submit by their best friends and lovers - and liking it, if you enjoy stories with lots of man-on-man-on-man-on-man action, and if you're looking for a read that is hot and touching as the men reveal their vulnerabilities, then you will probably like this novella. For my part, I hope there will be a full novel about these four guys; there is certainly enough potential here for some really interesting developments in the future! ( )