Blog Tour / Review: Passion’s Magic by Julie Shelton

Reviewer's Rating: 5

5.0Overall score

Hot Cowboy, Sweet Librarian, Explosive Chemistry!

Molly Duncan, forty-one, has come to Passion Lake for three things. A new job. A new life. And a new Dom. Her Dom husband has been dead for four years and she desperately wants the closeness of a loving D/s relationship. So she accepts a job at the Passion Lake library and buys an old semi-run-down farm suitable for boarding horses. Horses were a huge part of her life growing up, until she met and married Tom and entered his world of BDSM. Now she hopes to combine both of her passions.

Enter Jared Thompkins, seven-time World All-Around Rodeo Champion and circuit heart-throb. His career ended by injury at age twenty-eight, he’s ready to settle down and find a submissive of his own. A woman he can love and cherish and dominate the hell out of. On the recommendation of his older brother Mitch, he applies for the position of stable manager.

Molly sees a handsome, cocky, young cowboy with a swagger for a walk and a panty-melting grin. Jared sees a lusty, voluptuous, mature blond who’s ready for what he can give her.

The attraction between them is instantaneous and explosive. Each is exactly what the other has been seeking. Now all Jared has to do is prove to a wary Molly that it’s not just sex. He’s in it for the long haul. And a thirteen-year age difference is not the insurmountable obstacle she seems to think it is.

Review

Reviewed by Deb

Hot Cowboy, Sweet Librarian, Explosive Chemistry!

If Passion Lake existed I’d be packing my bags in a heartbeat and hightailing it to Virginia. Owned and operated by a group of ex-SEALS, the town is a haven for folks in the BDSM lifestyle. The Doms are hunky, the submissives fun and full of sass, and ménage relationships are the norm. What’s not to love about a place like that? There is also plenty of suspense flying around Passion Lake, and these Doms will kill to protect their submissives. Very hot indeed. Each new book in the series becomes my favorite, and Passion’s Magic is no exception.

Jared Thompkins is Passion Lake’s newest resident. He’s just won his seventh World All-Around Cowboy title and needs some R&R. He may be only 28 years old but his body is screaming “Get out while you can still walk, old man!” Jared’s brother Mitch has been singing the praises of Passion Lake for awhile now. So Jared decides it’s the perfect place give his body a chance to heal, and maybe even retire. The constant traveling and meaningless one night stands with buckle bunnies holds no appeal. Jared is a Dom through and through and is ready for a lasting D/s relationship. If Passion Lake is everything Mitch says, Jared just might find the submissive of his dreams.

Molly Duncan didn’t expect her new stable manager to be…well, this! Tall, tan, muscled-within-an-inch-of-his-life, long hair, and ice blue eyes that remind her of a wolf. Oh yeah, she’d like to play Little Red Riding Hood with this handsome cowboy. At 41 Molly is proud of her body and confident with her looks. But she’s not going to delude herself. She can’t measure up to the hot young things who most likely throw themselves at Jared on an hourly basis. On top of that, he’s her employee. No philandering with the staff. Not that a hottie like Jared would even give her a second glance.

Passion’s Magic is insta-love at its best; realistic, believable, and brimming with sexual intensity. Jared makes up his mind on day one that Molly is the woman he wants. She’s gorgeous, sexy, and intelligent. And if he’s not mistaken, she’s a sweet submissive as well. He feels it in his soul. He just has to convince Molly. Oh my goodness, Jared! He is wise beyond his years and down-to-earth intelligent. He’s charming, sexy as hell, and holy moley, what a Dom! When he turns on the Dom with Molly you’ll be squirming in your seat while your panties melt. Everything Molly holds true about marriage and submission turns inside out. When she gives in to her desire for Jared, age becomes just a number. Molly is an inspiration for women of all ages. She owns her feelings and desires and pushes away her fears. So what if she falls for a younger man? She listens to her heart without compromising her independence. The chemistry between these two is amazing. Prepare yourself for some scorching hot sex. Lots and lots of scorching hot sex.

Ms. Shelton is not only a talented writer, she is a superb storyteller. Her intriguing plots, rich details, and sexy characters keep you coming back for more. She digs deep, shedding light on her characters. Who they are, what makes them tick, and the experiences that have shaped their lives. You’ll find yourself invested in Jared and Molly, and rooting for their HEA. I hope Ms. Shelton has more stories in line for the Doms of Passion Lake series!

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“That’s a very pretty outfit you’re wearin’,” he said, his normal, slow drawl even slower and definitely sexier. “But it’ll look much prettier on the floor. That’s where I would like to see it. Start with the sweater.”

“Yes, Sir.” She should have been shocked to hear those words tumbling so automatically from her lips. But she wasn’t. They seemed so right. Because Jared wasn’t the only one who needed this. Her mind’s need to submit to him was almost overwhelming, like a thirst that could not be quenched. Her body’s constant, aching need for the exquisite pleasure she knew he was about to give her was almost beyond bearing.

Grabbing the hem of her cashmere sweater, she lifted it up over her head and let it fall to the floor, leaving her clad in nothing but a pink lace bra. Her dusky nipples, hard as berries, were clearly visible through the peek-a-boo lace.

“Now the jeans and socks.”

She reached for the snap, pulling it apart with a tiny, metallic click, followed by the quiet rasp of the zipper being lowered. Putting her thumbs inside the waistband, she began pushing the jeans over her hips and down her legs, stepping out of them and dropping them on top of the sweater. She removed her socks and stood there in her pink lace bra and bikini panty set. At least she was wearing pretty underwear.

“Good girl. Beautifully done. Bra next.”

Without hesitation, she reached back behind her and released the hooks. Cupping her hands beneath her breasts, she held the cups in place while allowing the straps to fall down her arms. Leaning forward, she jiggled her breasts back and forth, letting gravity take over. The lace garment fell into her hands and she let it drop to her feet. Straightening, she stood, hands at her sides, fingers twitching as she fought the urge to cover her naked breasts. Jared was the first man other than Tom who had ever seen her naked, and if the two Doms were anything alike, she knew that covering herself in his presence would not be allowed and would most likely result in a punishment. Although, the very thought of being turned over his very sexy knees and spanked until her bottom was hot and rosy sent juice gushing from her pussy. Hmmm. Maybe a spanking wouldn’t be so bad after all.

Jared extended his right hand toward her. She gasped at the first touch of his calloused fingertips to the soft underside of her left breast.

He frowned. “Am I hurtin’ you?”

“No sir.” She shook her head. “It feels”…her voice softened to a whisper…“wonderful.”

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Julie Shelton is 73 years old, a retired storyteller/puppeteer. She loves reading and writing, ballet, pistachio ice cream, the mountains, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, Classical music. 80’s rock ballads, and violets.

She hates hypocrisy, intolerance, liver, and sushi.

If she were a tree, she would be a live oak because it lasts for hundreds of years, it doesn’t shed its leaves in the winter, and it’s great for climbing and hanging swings from.

If she were a piece of music…hmmm, that’s a bit tougher. She’d either be Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #2 in C Minor, the most achingly romantic piece of music ever written, or Prokofiev’s sumptuous score to the ballet Romeo and Juliet.