Nature of Desire Series by Joey W. Hill

This is an incredible series. You don't expect BDSM erotica to have the level of character development and emotion and thought and, well, plot, as these books have.

And the scenes. My goodness, the way the scenes are put together, the way the Doms work the subs. BDSM is more mental than physical. Don't get me wrong, it is physical, but the mental is just as important, maybe more important. And these books have those elements. The physical is used as a doorway into the mental and emotional stuff.

But in between the heavy stuff we have light stuff. In Holding the Cards there is the scene on the beach making sand castles and sand sculptures, in Natural Law there is the picnic and the conversation in the car. The characters get to know each other outside of the scenes. That's important.

Series Rating 10 of 10

In Holding the Cards we see a damaged male submissive and an emotionally injured female Dominant find each other and get some healing in the process. And a friend who is there who also needs some healing manages to open his eyes, but we don't find out about that for another couple of books. This is a beautiful story on a private island surrounded by ocean.

Book Rating 8 of 10

Heat level 4 of 5

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In Natural Law we have an Alpha male who happens to be a sexual submissive, and a tiny female Dominant who is looking for a "pit bull" of a submissive. The Alpha male in the story happens to be a detective who is investigating a series of "S&M Murders". This is one of my favorite BDSM books.

Book Rating 10 of 10

Heat Level 5 of 5

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Ice Queen and Mirror of my Soul have to be read together. Two characters we've met earlier in the series, both Doms, kind of get thrown together. This is a very deep story. The BDSM is intense, but there are other elements even more intense. It's first and foremost a story of people and pain and healing and connections. The BDSM isn't the biggest part of the story (though, make no mistake, the BDSM is huge, can't be anything else with Tyler involved). This is another of my all time favorites.

Book Rating 10 of 10

Heat Level 5 of 5

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I did not like Mistress of Redemption. I love Joey W. Hill, but this is one book I'd have done just as well without reading. I'm not really big on non-consensual BDSM, even when the asshole deserves worse than he's getting. So, the story was good, but I just couldn't get into some of it. Others might be fine with it, but it worked against my psyche.

Book Rating 4 of 10

Heat Level 5 of 5

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But then we get to Rough Canvas. Oh. My. Goodness. This book is hot. It's two gay guys, so if that's not your thing then this one's not for you. But the love between them, and the Dom/sub dynamic, and the creative things Marcus does. Wow. The BDSM is heavy (and creative) in places, but this is a story about two men who love each other.

Book Rating 10 of 10

Heat Level 5 of 5

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1. Holding The Cards
2. Natural Law
3. Ice Queen
4. Mirror of My Soul
5. Mistress of Redemption
6. Rough Canvas

The author says she has plans for at least two more books in this series.