This fem-dom romance is not only hot but also empowering. Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty of romances on my bookshelf and e-reader where the dude takes control, and they are super, duper hot. But it’s also refreshing to see lady calling the shots with a sexy, burly man at her mercy. That’s exactly what happens in Saving Suzy. Main character Suzy enters into a relationship with her boss Nathan, and it doesn’t disappoint in the heat department. There are steamy scenes a-plenty. And as a bonus, there are no imbalances of power or unhealthy relationship dynamics to make you squeamish, like in other romances with a sub-dom plot. Instead the relationship between Suzy and Nathan is rooted in mutual respect and equality from the get-go.
Why it rocks: As the dom, Suzy teaches Nathan, her sub, about consent, boundaries, and how empowering being submissive is. Every action taken in a sub-dom relationship is done within the boundaries set by the sub. It drives home the crucial message that the power ultimately lies with the sub because they’re the one allowing it all to happen.
Hot snippet of substance: Suzy invites Nathan to her apartment to see if he has what it takes to be her sub. She orders him to keep his hands on the couch, he dutifully obeys and is treated to some mind-blowing oral. Suzy proposes they stop there, but Nathan wants to make sure his future dom is properly satisfied, so he asks sweetly and demurely for a turn to pleasure her. Hottt.