So there were eighteen stories in all, and I read EVERY SINGLE ONE. While most of them had at least some aspect that I found to be appealing or arousing, some definitely stood out more than others. My favorites were Shades of Red, By a Firm Hand, and Why Can't I be You?.
Why Can't I Be You?, as I stated above, is about a woman who dresses up like her man. The main character of the story talks about how she has fantasized about what it is like to be him and one day she goes and gets the supplies she needs. She gets clothes like he wears, a strap on with a cock, a hat, sunglasses, and gel to style her hair. She goes into the bathroom and comes out dressed as a man and since her boyfriend is turned on by it begins to take control as though she were him and have her way with him. It's really written much better than I'm making it sound, but something about a man kneeling in front of you and sucking your 'cock' before you peg him that is totally hot to me.
Shades of Red is about a college aged girl who goes on a trip to Amsterdam with a friend and finds she is turned on by the idea of working in a window offering to sell her body. She decides to rent a window for the night and buys supplies at a local shop. Her friend tries to talk her out of it but she goes through with it. She experiences the thrill, risk, and power of putting herself up for sale, picking and choosing her customers by raising or lowering her price. She finally settles on a customer and has a wonderful time trying out her hand at a flogger. I think the allure of this story for me is the forbidden and danger of the situation she's in.
By a Firm Hand is by far is my favorite. In this story, the wife, who is dominant in their relationship, is out on the deck enjoying a good book while her husband is inside cleaning as his punishment for leaving dirty magazines out and a pair of her underwear that he has soiled through masturbation. The wife has ordered him to wear only a woman's apron while doing his chores and soon orders him out onto the deck to iron the laundry where the threat of neighbors seeing him ups the ante. After he completes the ironing, she has him bring her a wooden spoon, then has him lay across her knees and spanks him for his indiscretions. The last thing she has him do is give her oral while she continues to read, waiting to make enough noise that her neighbors just might notice. I think the reason this story appeals to me is that it is the closest to the type of domme I would enjoy being. I find her complete control and his complete submission very sexy. It's sexy because, yes he's being punished, but he also gets rewards in the form of submitting and getting his sexual needs met.
Good review!
Thanks for the review.