Mine is Neil from The Boss Series by Abigail Barnette. Book 1 is here: The Boss. A close second would be Adam from the Rescue Me Saga by Kallypso Masters, Nobody's Hero.
Post by secretromancejunkie on Jun 26, 2017 15:15:58 GMT -7
Wow, that's really hard to pick. Probably the co-Doms Gaylen and Vance in Cherise Sinclair's Shadowlands series. Not M/M, they just co-top. But as I said, VERY had to pick a fav.
But, here's another. Bennett McKay is another favorite for completely different reasons. First, he and his sub don't turn sappy with each other. They are content with just the two of them, no kids. That's unusual and bold for a romance. Second, and most important, is the advice he gives other men. I love how he hands out relationship advice in many of the other books in the series. Not to other Doms, just to vanilla men who are screwing up their relationships for various reasons. Sometimes I wish my husband got some of his advice, sigh.....
Post by secretromancejunkie on Jun 27, 2017 8:19:33 GMT -7
Oops! Meant to put that in but got sidetracked with work interruptions (how dare they!)
Bennett is in Cowboy Casanova. It's book 12 in the Rough Riders series by Lorelei James. It's her only BDSM book in the series (maybe her only period) but there's something about him.
I've really only read Cherise Sinclair, Lexi Blake and Delilah Devlin. I'm afraid to stray too far. I've sampled some other authors and find that they don't understand the power dynamic. If they think the Dom has all the power then they don't understand and I'm not going to enjoy reading it. I also hate when humiliation is used as punishment or a method of control. Nope, that's abuse in my world.
I agree, trying new authors in BDSM is always a challenge for me, too. You can usually tell pretty quickly if they have done any legitimate research into the lifestyle or are just winging it based on other romances they have read or things they have heard.
Post by Samantha K on Jun 27, 2017 22:37:14 GMT -7
Secretromancejunkie said
I also hate when humiliation is used as punishment or a method of control. Nope, that's abuse in my world.
Mine too. I can't stand H's who humiliate or are abusive to the h. I can handle many things but that isn't one of them. I want my H's to adore the h and put her feelings as a priority. This is why I haven't read too many in this genre.