House Rules [Paperback]

G.C. Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2000

In this steamy novel of bondage and abandon, Richard, an Englishman in Hamburg, is introduced by Margaret Wagner to her beautiful niece Helena, and with them experiences the thrills of sexual slavery and transvestism. A shadow falls across Richard's pleasures, however, when he discovers the strength of Margaret's hold over Helena. Thwarted in a misguided attempt to rescue the submissive Helena, Richard soon finds himself in the sensual tutelage of another of Margaret's business acquaintances -- one who will teach him in full the true meaning of obedience.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf (April 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786707445
• ISBN-13: 978-0786707447
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,026,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a bondage and submissive type this is THE book, January 26, 2001

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Rudolf Spoerer "dowadiddi" (Weston, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House Rules (Paperback)

that is definitely a MUST HAVE for you ..... Matter of fact you'll probably have to tie it down on your desk because you will want to read this masterpiece over and over ....

The book deals with the whole concept of bondage and submissive behaviours while managing to keep the S&M activities in a perfect balance with the total premise of the book. Generally I have found bondage books slip and crash over the line where one finds it low on the eroticism levels and high on the cruelty level ... a total turn off for me ...

The book is about Richard a young contemporary English gentleman on vacation in Germany. We don't really know what Richard does, but he certainly has enough time on his hands to allow himself to be 'captured' and 'trained' by Margaret, a skilled teacher of the submissives who enjoy it ....

Margaret takes her time to train both males and females and then sends them to the homes of very wealthy people that love to have the pre-trained maids, hosekeepers and sexual toys under their hands .....

The fact that they have developed a modern use and applicaton of chastity belts in this book brings the writings and the plot to high levels ..

The book also manages to deal intelectually with the whole concept of the submissive surrendering to the delicious demands of their masters that makes the book seem very very real to those who are into it ... The sex and the love scenes in this book are hot so if you are into submission then ask you master permission to buy this book immediately ......

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars house rules, September 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: House Rules (Paperback)

I was unable to finish this book. The problem was that it (to me anyway) lacked sufficient tension. The protagonist seemed to be floating along a scenic river that was going at a comfortable pace toward a destination of his own choosing. Everything fell into place to provide him with the exact experience he sought from the beginning. To me, the protagonist should have some surprises & difficulties along the way, challenges to overcome, life changing decisions to make. The (protagonist) character should undergo some metamorphisis based upon discoveries and the effect of new experiences and reactions to previously unknown sensations. The crossdressing came entirely too easy for him. It should have been devistating to go out in public like that at least for the first time, whether or not he came to like it later. Maybe if I'd finished it, these things would have come about. I may yet pick it up again and give it another chance.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ditto, July 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: House Rules (Paperback)

The September 19, 2001 reviewer has it exactly right. There is not enough dramatic tension in this book, which I also found to be the case with Scott's Travels with a Whip. How can one write about erotic and unusual sexual practices without them being sexy, or not sexy enough at least? Read these works and see... Though I agree with another reviewer as well, the chastity belt aspect was nicely done.