So, sit back and get ready for a sexy read as Angelica tells us about her book. I'm sure you'll want to go give it a look afterward. I'm on my way now to get it. See you Monday!
Trust and BDSM
Jocelyn, the protagonist of Kitten, was a victim of gang
rape. That event is never described in detail, but rather in bursts and flashes
of memory. After the revelation, she is still handled roughly by men in the
book, however, none of them rape her.
A line in BDSM, that is often draws with smudging, is
consent. She has given herself to me so I can do whatever I want with her. It’s
a scary thought. It puts women back into a position they held years ago where
they were victims of men, unable to stand up for themselves with any
expectation of being respected in her wishes.
Done properly, a Master knows his partner’s limits and may
press them but not pass them. It isn’t fair to take someone’s trust and betray
it before they can have a chance to say no. Jocelyn comes to trust Will despite
his violent nature and degrading language. It is made apparent to her that it
is a game. He can say anything without really meaning it. He spreads his
violence out, letting punishments be titillating instead of painful. Most
importantly, when helping her move beyond her rape fears, he moves slowly. He
lets her know up front where it is headed and what she will do, “All of your
holes can take me,” but he goes slow, using first fingers, then smaller men,
and finally himself.
Jocelyn informs the vampires on her first encounter that she
isn’t interested in rape play. She say, “I might be willing to be hurt, but I
won’t be raped again.” This is a perfect instance of not establishing the trust
and ground rules up front. Terrance, her first partner in Blue Moon House,
isn’t playing hard, he isn’t going for broke, but even so, he discovers where
her limits are and what is out of bounds.
I don’t claim my book is an excellent primer on BDSM. I know
it’s not. However, I do hope to faithfully respect the wishes of my characters
and portray a safe environment. There is another scene where Jocelyn thinks
perhaps she has misplaced her trust and the thought is echoed by one of the
vampires. “You cannot truly be a part of this house unless you trust your
master. We have no place for you otherwise.”
To completely surrender to another requires trust. I hate to
think of that trust being betrayed by someone who selfishly seeks their own
pleasure and assumes they know what is best for their partner. Communication is
the key to any relationship, and the reason why the vampires reveal themselves
immediately after such trust is established. They are in as much danger as
their partners. If they are discovered they risk being hunted and killed. The
stakes for them are easily as high as the human partners who surrender to their
bites as well as canes, paddles, chains and any other implements used to
combine pain and pleasure.
Trust is the bottom line in Blue Moon House, and Kitten is
no exception.
Angelica Dawson is the author of Blue Moon House, a vampire
BDSM story, and its prequels. She’s no stranger to blood sucking hoards, but in
her day job as an environmental consultant, they tend to be black flies and
mosquitoes rather than vampires. She is constantly sharing flashfiction on her
blog (http://angelicadawson.blogspot.com)
and can also be found on twitter (@angelicadawson) and Facebook (http://facebook.com/authorangelicadawson/).
Her books, including the newly released Kitten, can be purchased from her
publisher (http://naughtynightspress.com/nnpstore2/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=9&zenid=am4eqe431j58p8riguimiceof3),
Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Moon-House-Prequels-ebook/dp/B00CJJO20Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369245653&sr=1-1&keywords=blue+moon+house+kitten
) and All Romance Ebooks(https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-bluemoonhousekitten-1169759-139.html
).
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ReplyDeleteAlways my pleasure, Angelica :) Great post,
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