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Masters of the Shadowlands

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I have been meaning to write a review of this book for a long time for amazon readers so now I have the opportunity. Masters of The Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair is one of my all time favorite books. Not only do you get Master Z's story but you get Master Dan's also. So the price is actually for two books. That are extremely well worth it, trust me.

Club Shadowlands-

Jessica couldnt belive it when she hydroplaned off into a ditch and stranded her car. In the middle of a tropical storm raging in Florida, chances were good that she wasnt getting unstuck any time soon. So she headed to the nearest house she saw. Once getting there her life was going to change forever.

The moment Master Z saw her his Dom instincts were fired. He wanted her and there was something about her that he hadnt encountered in a long time.

Jessica's first venture into the world of The Shadowlands was something completely foreign and totally taboo for her. But after spending one night with Master Z, something had changed inside her. Could she let go of her inhibitions to snare the handsome Dom, or would she let her fears get the best of her.

Sinclair does a wonderful job of introducing the reader slowly to the world of bondage in Club Shadowlands. There was never any objectionable material in my eyes. Master Z was very much the alpha male and that doesnt differ much from most other romance novels. I would say to people that are hedging on the borderline about the BDSM that this story will change your mind. Cherise will suck you right in and you will be hooked and begging her for more of her Masters of The Shadowlands.

Dark Citadel-

Master Dan was one of the most sought after Doms in Club Shadowlands. Handsome, strong, a great top. All the subs knew that one night was all you would get out of him. His past scarred him so badly one night was all he could give to anyone. Until Kari.

Kari and her boyfriend had made an agreement to visit Club Shadowlands to explore some of his "wilder" sides. The whole BDSM thing being foreign to Kari, she was willing to try something new. After her boyfriend got a little too controlling Kari decided her time there was done. She headed out the door, but not before Master Z intervenes in both her and Dans lives. When asked if she would like to continue the evening, but with a more experienced Dom, Kari agrees. After all Dan is extremely handsome and does something to her insides she had never felt before. After a brief encounter with him though, she believes its all over and she wont be topped by him again, until his jealousy flares and he claims her for another night.

Will Kari be the sub to bring Dan out of his downward spiral. Can she convince him there is more to life than holding onto the past so tightly? Or will she give up and leave Dan and Shadowlands behind her forever?

Dark Citadel is my favorite of the Shadowlands series. Dan is definetly a wounded hero type and those are always my favorites. Rather than the man rescuing the woman, its the other way around. Even though he may fight and deny it Kari is pulling him out of his hard shell he created. Sinclair only gets better with each new work that she writes. She introduces a little more of the BDSM scene in this book but in no way hard core.

Now I will also say that the Shadowlands series doesnt stop after these two. The third is with Master Nolan, a much darker, much more sinister man. His story is another very much worth reading, but as the heroine had come from a terribly abusive man, the BDSM in Breaking Free was much darker than that of the first two stories. Still a great read!

Her next series is called Master of the Mountain. This in my opinion is Cherise's best work by far! The characters are so well developed, they both have such scarred psyches that it leaves you wondering how they will ever fall for each other. Trust me, Master is so worth your time reading. There is a small amount of bondage in it but nothing offensive.

Trust me, picking up any one of Sinclair's books is well worth the read.

I have read my fair share of erotica books, and Ms. Sinclair's by far are the most sensual and intellectually stimulating ones I have ever read. The intensity of her characters' emotions just jumped off of the page and pulled me right in. The sex scenes were wicked hot of course , but never overshadowed the depths of the characters -- it only played to enhance their connection. These books are based in a believable reality that heightens the reader's fantasy or could even serve as a springboard to learning more about the lifestyle. The third book in the series (which is not included in this book),Breaking Free, steps away from the rubenesque heroine, but is still just as sexy and well written.

So if you are looking for BDSM erotica with heart, you need to look no further than the Shadowlands!!!

I could not have been more excited when I finished this story. Cherise Sinclair does a fantastic job. The series will revolve around the Masters and Subs of Club Shadowland. The whole setting is truly great. I really felt like I was there....and oh did I so want to be there. This story is about Master Z and Jessica. I really liked Jessica because she is not your average leading lady. She is actually normal, struggles with her size and confidence just enough but not too much. The minute you meet Master Z you will want to start panting. His degree of BDSM is lighter (no whips or real heavy pain) than most but that is made up by watching some of the other patrons in the club. I have read every book available and I can't wait for the next one.

Club Shadowlands is the introductory story to the popular and addictive Masters of the Shadowlands series. Caught in a series of wrong place, wrong time events Jessica is stranded in the chilly lobby of a BSDM club. She opts for the warmth of the club, signing an agreement she's too miserable to read carefully.

Luckily, Master Z takes personal responsibility for the innocent sub.

Like one of her incredible Doms, Ms. Sinclair has the gift of transporting the reader into the erotic world of bondage clubs without ever making even the greenest initiate feel stupid or uncomfortable. She gives us characters real enough to trust, allowing the reader to relax and enjoy the dark thrills of non-vanilla sex. Inside this erotic adventure is a tender love story that will steal your heart.

I'm an avid romance reader, I discovered Cherise Sinclair on Fictionwise when I was looking for e-books to read on my PDA. Her books are a wonderful crossover of Erotica, and Romance, the characters are easy to relate to, and the BDSM is at a level that someone who's curiosity is spiked would be even more spiked. I would classify them as Romance novels with hot love scenes in them. They are definitely not just sex books.

I put Cherise Sinclair at a level with Nora Roberts and other such novelists, her books have believable, entertaining plots, characters that tug at your heart, and intimate scenes that will get your juices flowing.

I loved both stories. Master Z and Jessica was a great place to start and get the ball rolling. And the introduction of many possible characters could mean a series of books about Shadowlands. The second story with Master Dan and Kari was just as hot if not hotter than the first. I would love to see stories about Masters Cullen and Nolan. This book is different than most BDSM books in that shows the tenderness the Masters show after the public scenes with their subs. It also tells how new subs feel entering this new world and their reasons for doing so. I can't recommend this book highly enough five stars don't seem enough.

This is the first book I've read by Cherise Sinclair, and I am now a huge fan! Wow, wow, wow!!! As the other reviewers have mentioned, this book actually contains two stories in one book. The first story (Club Shadowlands) is about Master Z and Jessica, and the second one (Dark Citadel) is about Master Dan and Kari. Both stories are about two women being introduced to BDSM, and I love the tenderness and caring shown by their Masters as they learned about it. The stories are still smokin' hot, but they're told definitely with a heart. I loved both stories, but I actually liked Club Shadowlands more. I just really liked Master Z and Jessica's story. (Master Z rocks!) I can't wait to read more stories about the other Masters at Shadowlands.

I have read all of Cherise Sinclair's books. . . more than once. The specifics of this story are well described by others here so I will summarize my thoughts on all of Ms. Sinclair's BDSM stories by saying that each and every story this author writes shares the same criteria for the protagonists: safe, sane, consensual; sensual, intelligent (even if it does take some Doms a while to wake up;)hot sexy Doms; the hottest and best in the BDSM genre; emotion inducing story appropriate intimacy and sex that will cause hot flashes and have you turning on fans; intricate emotional stories that pull the reader in and make you care about the characters. All of the stories hold one's interest and make it impossible to put the book down; all have sizzling sexy scenes between the hottest Doms in the written word world and their Subs that makes it impossible to put the books down; "THE" hottest Doms in the genre; did I mention the hot Doms? Make it easy on yourself, buy them all here, and read them in the published order, and then you too may find yourself wondering if you should find one of these Doms all for yourself.

Cherise Sinclair has an amazing talent for this genre. My only critical comment is that I wish her books were longer than short novel, and I wish she had a better publisher. It is better for those of us buying these books in electronic format to purchase them from Amazon, now that the Kindle software is available for PC and Mac as well as Kindle.

I have rarely felt this much emotion when it comes to characters of books. I not only felt their passion, but their faults. The charterers felt like someone you could know at the same time push the line from lust to desire. The book had a D/s-BDSM theme that felt real, loving and darn sexy. A great book and FANTASTIC author. BTW it does have strong language a explicit dialogue. Know what you are getting into which is an amazing story and HOT story plot.

This is the first book I've read by this author. What a fantastic find! I love a writer who's knowledge of the body, mind and bdsm (whether through research or experience) allows them to add romance, feelings, etc. into the mix. The depth given to the characters and story line make it hard to believe each story is less than two hundred pages. Being a hands on type of person, it is unfortunate for me her other stories are not available in print. Another author you might want to check out is Joey Hill and her Nature of Desire series.