This series really ticks my boxes. There are strong, sexy characters. A good and interesting story line. A bit of kink. And some nice hot smexing to top it all off.

And this one fits that bill perfectly as well. My only complaint? I'd love more *grin* ( )

Even though readers usually like it when authors mention characters from older books in newer ones, sometimes melding series doesn't work out as well as an author would like. A case in point is this book that merges SJD Peterson's Whispering Pines Ranch series with her Guards of Folsom novels.

Bisexual Aiden James, the older brother of Lorcan from the Whispering Pines Ranch series, meets psychologist Dr. Grant "Max" Maxwell, who was called in to help Bobby and Rig in the previous Guards of Folsom book, Tag Team. Aiden and Max immediately click.

When 26-year-old Aiden discovers that 35-year-old Max has been a Dom at the New York City Guards of Folsom Dominant/submissive club for ten years, Aiden is curious about the lifestyle, and Max is delighted to teach him what the life of a submissive is all about.

After Max tells Aiden that the D/s relationship is "about fulfilling fantasies, having fun, or connecting on a level that is much more than physical" and that "pony play is one of the hottest kinks" he has, they decide to enter into a 60-day contract even though Aiden has some misgivings that he might lose sight of himself while being Max's submissive.

Neither of the men count on love entering into the relationship and making their wildest dreams come true.

On the surface, this looks like another of Peterson's hard-hitting novels about love and non-traditional lifestyles. All the other books also featured men working their way from short-term relationships based on lust to happily-ever-after commitments based on love. And this novel is no different.

Read the rest of my review at The Romance Reviews: http://glbt.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=12684 ( )