Gabriele Michael Roman-Kane
A man born into political royalty. His father, grandfather, great grandfather and all his other grandfathers being U.S. Senators. He of course next in line to take the families seat.
Ironically, he's a man also born into organized crime. The younger brother to Nick Roman, head of one of the most notorious mafia families on the east coast.
The Roman Family.
All the women in the law office heard the stories. He's well known for taking women to places, one could only dream of going with a man.
Sweet, painfully delicious places.
Will Mia go with him?
Lead and Follow by Cameron Skye
A little unknown fact about me….I used to be a dancer. I studied ballet,
contemporary and jazz for most of my life. And yes….I even was an exotic
dancer.
It was my dream as a little girl to move to New York, to become a prima
ballerina and to dance my life away. Sadly…that didn’t happen.
I’ve found myself recently thinking about taking a dance class. It’s
been awhile (a long while) and I really miss dancing. It’s one of the joys of
my life. It’s always been the way I work through life’s problems.
While sipping on coffee, looking through a course catalog at a Community
College, I found myself thinking of the dynamics of couples dancing. It got me
then thinking about the dynamics of a dom/sub relationship.
I could not believe I found myself sitting there actually finding
seminaries between the two.
I know...WHAT?
Wait. Hear me out.
In most mixed couple dance forms, there is a Lead and a Follow. The Lead
is traditionally the male and the Follow is the female.
The Lead (male) is responsible for guiding the Follow (female) through
transitions of different dance steps. He choses the dance steps performed, not
her.
He conveys his choices and direction to her through subtle physical and
visual cues, thereby allowing for smooth transitions. A more experienced Lead
knows (possibly on an unconscious level) the most effective transitions happen
by his preparing the movements even before the dance even begins.
He knows without a shadow of a doubt, his Follow has complete trust in
his ability. She does not question either him or his strength.
She knows he’s the one responsible for catching her. She trusts without
a shadow of a doubt, he will do so.
She knows he’s the one responsible for supporting and lifting her. She
trusts without a shadow of a doubt, he will never drop her.
The Lead knows he best supports his Follow by giving clear direction.
There are no ambiguities to his directions. They are…what they are. By his
doing so, it allows for her to help maintain a centered, ready him. It also
allows for her to be ready for his cues, and for her to know exactly what to
do.
I remember a lifted hand meant an upcoming turn, for example. A hand
brought in front of the abdomen meant a send-way.
Sometimes, of course there are miscommunications between a Lead and
Follow.
The general rule in dance is for the Lead to increase his grip and to
take control. The Follow is not to wrestle and she is never to stop dancing,
unless of of course she is hurt.
If that’s the case, she is to say so immediately. At that point, the
Lead stops the dance.
I found all of this to be the same dynamics between a Dom and Sub.
There’s trust, communication. He’s responsible for leading with clear precise
direction. She is responsible for knowing his cues and for following them. If
there is hurt, there is a word said and the dance stops.
If done right….it works.
To me being a Submissive, much like being a Follow, means encouraging a
Dom/Lead into eading you into something fun and exciting. The difference… one
dance is erotic in nature, done in private…the other usually public and on a
stage.
As a woman who has been abused, I would NEVER…NEVER advocate for any woman to allow a man to lead them into being
beat on. There is a definite line from a bit of erotic fun and a man who
wishes to dehumanize a woman.
I read some place that in BDSM a single word stops the act. In domestic
violence, no words will stop it. I’ve found that to be true. Nothing I said….no
single word stopped him.
I have to admit, through the journey of writing this book, I found new
meaning into what it truly means to have this type of relationship.
My preconceived notions…were wrong.
Sometimes….it’s good to have an open mind.
Take care
~Cameron
Alisa Anderson
Well…Alisa did stuff and is still doing stuff. Only now she
has two boys crazy enough to want her to be their mommy. Hey, at least she
tried to warn them. So her job is done.
She lives for a world full of controllable anatomically
correct, android men programmed to meet her specific feminine needs (wink,
wink, nudge, nudge with a big waggle of the eyebrows.) Who look like the Rock
and Ian Somerhalder, and Idris Elba. And, that’s it she promises. Variety.
Gotta have it right?
Cameron Skye
When Cameron is not in the lab working toward a Ph.D., in
Neuropsychopharmacology, which in laymen's terms is basically finding the
effects drugs have on mood and behavior, she is writing stories, crating vivid,
intense characters you will never forget.
She believes while life can take you down every path but
the right one, eventually everyone will find their happily ever after.
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