Slave Castle
by Claire Thompson

Marissa finds herself in a splendid mansion, where she has been sent by her wealthy lover for a two-week training in the art of erotic submission. Nicknamed the Slave Castle by its owners, submissive men and women are sent for their own specially crafted tours of intensive training in submission, bondage and discipline.

Though Marissa enjoys a good spanking and some bondage play to get her hot, she really isn't submissive at all. At first she agrees to go just to hold onto her lover, whom she sees as her entrée into 'the good life.' What she discovers excites and frightens her, but she chooses to stay, having signed a contract that lays out the terms of the two-week internment. She is a stubborn woman, and her interest is piqued by the trainer, an Englishman named Aaron who takes her on a sensual journey of erotic submission that leaves her breathless and longing for more.

What ensues is a tangle of misplaced love of Shakespearean proportions, as Marissa's lover discovers his truly submissive soul mate quite by accident, while at the castle, Marissa is falling more and more under the spell of Aaron, whose heart is surrounded by ice that Marissa is determined to melt...

Sexual Content: X-treme. Genre: BDSM.

Claire Thompson's Bio

I have always loved to write. My work began as a romantic exploration of the BDSM life style, and then veered somewhat to the darker side of fantasy. I was able to delve into "rough stuff", things that compelled me in the abstract, though I wouldn't necessarily want to experience them. My more current work has returned to the more romantic inclinations of consensual submission.

The majority of my novels deal with the romance of erotic submission. I also enjoy historical erotic romance, vampire play and my latest foray into male/male erotic love. It is important to me to write about real people, characters I and my readers come to care about. I don't want to simply provide an erotic thrill or evocative description. With my BDSM work, I seek not only to tell a story, but to come to grips with, and ultimately exalt in the true beauty and spirituality of a loving exchange of power. My darker works press the envelope of what is erotic and what can be a sometimes dangerous slide into the world of sadomasochism. I strive to write about the timeless themes of sexuality and romance, with twists and curves to examine the romantic side of the human psyche. Ultimately my work deals with the human condition, and our constant search for love and intensity of experience.