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The Dominant

Written by Tara Sue Me

Narrated by William Sharpe

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Nathaniel West doesn't lose control.

As the playboy CEO of West Industries, he governs the boardroom during the day; as a strict dominant with exacting rules, he commands the bedroom at night. He never takes on inexperienced submissives, but when Abigail King's application comes across his desk, he breaks his own restrictions and decides to test her limits.

Abby's combination of innocence and willingness is intoxicating, and Nathaniel is soon determined to collar her as his own. As long as she follows his orders and surrenders herself fully to him, no one will get hurt.

But when Nathaniel begins falling for Abby on a deeper level, he realizes that the trust must go both ways-and he has secrets which could bring the foundations of their entire relationship crashing down...

LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 6, 2013
ISBN9780698136328
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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I really enjoyed The Submissive, but this book wasn't quite as good. I know some folks enjoy it more, but it was like a lot of the stories where the same basic story from a previous book gets told from a different perspective. It's a bit stale. There were times that I enjoyed this book more, i.e. when he's describing what he's feeling or interacting with characters in scenes that didn't appear in the first book. Overall, though, I felt a bit let down by this story.This book did make me cry more than its predecessor and was more emotional than I expected. I wish that I had read it before The Submissive because I think that if I had, this would have been my favorite of the two. I just have to hope that when The Training comes out that it will be more appealing, since it won't be something that I have read before
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I have nothing against fanfics or Twilight series. In fact I read all Twilight books and liked them very much.I do like to read Erotica either, as you can see on my "Read List Books".The problem is when I read a book, it doesn't matter which genre it is, it's important the plot catches the reader. Sex for sex is not interesting, unless I'm reading Kama Sutra itself for obvious goals.I didn't feel connection with the characters, even if I thought Nathaniel was an interesting male character.The pace of the story was strange....as if it had been cut in parts.As I received an ARC from NatGalley I read everything but I won't read the others. Sorry.2,5 stars.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Dominant is the second book by Tara Sue Me, and it is perfection. I enjoyed this book immensely. In this book we get the perspective of Nathaniel regarding him accepting Abby. This version is my absolute favorite. His thought process and how he is so frantic while preparing scenes for her, priceless. Through Abby's eyes we see a strong man with no fear and no empathy. Through his eyes we see weakness and need for companionship.

    I was given this book as an ARC, and am so Thankful to NetGallery for this experience. I previously had heard about the Submissive and was curious. Once I received the Dominant, I quickly purchased the Submissive so I could follow book two properly.

    Originally I was not very impressed by the Submissive at first but reading book two of the Trilogy, I found that I my previous review and rating for this book needs to be updated. (After the release date)

    I am aware that may people compare this book to FSoG but I would not. This book is not your average love story which makes me very curious to read the Training (book three). Happy reading bibliophiles.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book was hard to read, listening to Nathaniel's side of the story was fun, but reading about events that have already happened throughout the entire book was hard for me. I knew what was going to happen, when it happened, the only thing that was really new to me was right after he scared her off. Seeing what happened to him was quite eye opening and interesting. I felt bad for him. Granted I've never looked at things according to the dominant's point of view and seeing him worry over things, and trying to get things just right was also rather interesting. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't known what was going to happen, all those major events in Abby's and Nathaniel's lives during these books that it (the book) would have held my attention better. It took me over a two weeks to read this book when it normally takes me just a few days. Every time I knew something bad or unpleasant was going to happen, I just stopped, put the book down, and left it be reading something else. Granted I felt bad reading something else while I was reading this book, I couldn't help it, their pain was very real, so was their angst. Angst, I believe, was very prominent int his book. I don't know how else to explain it. I will say this, the book was worth reading, just be prepared for reading something you know you've read in a different point of view again. As I've said before, it was hard, but worth it to learn his point of view.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love this series so far but have to admit that I was a little disappointed to discover that this was the same book as The Submissive, only in Nathaniel's POV. There were several differences simply because you are getting his side of the story but with the way The Submissive left off.... I was hoping for more. Still a great story though, I don't care whose POV it is told in!! I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Ok, I'm going to have to take the middle road here and give this book 3 stars because I don't feel like I am the right reader to review this. While I had "dabbled" into reading of such, this was just too much for me. Nathaniel West is a powerful, rich businessman. He is also a dominant in search of a new submissive. Even though librarian Abigail King has never been one before, she applies and he just can't resist taking her on. He has, unbeknownst to her, been drawn to her for years and he knows he is crossing lines he shouldn't be he can't help himself. He decides to take her on and their "relationship" begins. One night Abby sees a glimpse of real feeling behind this wall he has put up around himself, and she leaves him because he can't acknowledge it. Does he care enough to try for her?I just didn't really find myself connecting to either character. Nathaniel didn't attract me at all. There is nothing about him that makes me understand why she would want him enough to "submit" (even she is secretly "submissive" herself.) Lots of "scenes" played out basically from the get go but it wasn't really my thing I guess. Nothing overly shocking, I guess what you would expect just a lot of it. It's hard for me to say what readers would & would not enjoy this. It has opened my eyes to what I don't really enjoy but I did try it. (Someone else may love it.)I received this book in exchange for an honest review from netgalley.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Dominant is yet another book in the erotic/romance genre. What makes this one different is that it is written from the perspective of the male protagonist. I haven't read the Submissive, so the storyline was new to me and I have to say that I enjoyed reading it. There were some aspects of the story that relied on the reader having read the Submissive to fully understand (e.g., Nathaniel saving Abigail's mothers home) so it did not quite stand alone as a novel. The underlying secret waiting to be uncovered was a bit lame, as if Abby was going to leave Nathaniel because he had a long standing obsession about her. That aside, the erotic component was not over the top, the characters were endearing (especially the dog), and reading this book was a pleasant way to pass a few hours. Might just go read the Submissive now and see what I missed. Thank you to NetGalley who provided me with a free copy of the Dominant in return for an honest review.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Loved it. After reading the submissive I had to read this. Next is the training can't wait to see where it goes.

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    If Tara Sue Me’s The Dominant sounds awfully familiar to Fifty shades of Grey, it’s because this is the fan fiction that EL James borrowed from as she wrote Fifty Shades (according to the research I did). To be truthful, as I read I did get undertones of Fifty especially with Nathaniel owning his own financial firm to outlining when Abby will eat and exercise. The Dominant is also the second book in The Submissive series.Narration is first person and told via Nathaniel’s point of view. I liked Nathaniel and it’s clear he’s a good guy. The financial market is down and he’s opted to forgo his own personal salary so his employees get paid. He’s helpful and even helps a child by donating his own bone marrow. Despite his good deeds, he’s filled with angst that he can’t have a normal relationship with plain vanilla sex and craves the BDSM lifestyle and hence the reason he’s “a dominant.” At first it’s hinted that something happened with Melanie, the woman he had the vanilla relationship with and it makes is sound more sinister than it really is. Enter Abby King, a librarian he’s been in lust with since his university days. Abby has never been a submissive, much less done anything on Nathaniel’s application (yes, Nathaniel has submissives apply and from there he picks his choice). He rethinks his stance when she comes on the radar, despite being unsure if he wants to train a submissive. He changes his mind and decides to test drive her by giving her a test weekend hoping to scare her away. There he outlines which portions of the house are off limits to where she’ll sleep and where she can speak freely. Abby takes what Nathaniel introduces to her in stride, but never questions it. I’m not sure if she does in The Submissive, but it didn’t feel right in The Dominant. Abby comes off a doormat because it seems to me she only applied to get near Nathaniel. I dislike the message of, change to get your man!As far as character development goes, it’s pretty weak. I believe the reason for it is because this is the second book in the series and pretty much mirrors the first book, The Submissive, minus a few scenes. I haven’t read The Submissivd, but did skim it and found it similar. I dislike books that do this. I often feel that third person narrative would be better utilized or a dual POV. In the end, the BDSM aspects didn’t work for me. Nathaniel only introduces a safe word that would sever the relationship if Abby utters it. Safe words are put in place by both parties as a means to protect the submissive and inform the dominant they are going too far or someone’s comfort zone has been reached. Nathaniel, after a session, also disregards aftercare. Aftercare is often used to reassure and comfort participants (both submissive and dominant) after a BSDM session. Instead Nathaniel sends Abby to her room and he proceeds to torment himself over what he’s done to Abby.If you’re a fan of Fifty Shades Grey you might like this book. Otherwise I can’t recommended this and truth be told it was also Twilight fan fiction and from the research, not many scenes were changed from the initial manuscript to the newly published. From what I’ve seen, both The Submissive and Dominant mirror each other. Pick one to read before proceeding to the third book, The Training.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Please read THE SUBMISSIVE first—actually you must read THE SUBMISSIVE first to appreciate the gem that is THE DOMINANT, book 2 of Tara Sue Me’s The Submissive trilogy. We now get the story through Nathaniel’s eyes. When he discovers that Abigail King wants to be his submissive, he breaks his rule of not training submissives. He fell in love with her when he saw her at the library as a graduate student. He knew who she was when he kept her mother’s house from going into foreclosure but he never introduced himself to her. Now he has his chance to bring her into his life and world. He does not hesitate. Will he be able to be her Dom? Will his past feelings prevent him from being her Dom?I loved THE DOMINANT. I love first person point-of-view because I can step into that character’s shoes although in THE DOMINANT I remained Abby. I loved the contrast of the two stories. Again there was no breaking of character point-of-view here. Everything was from Nathaniel’s prospective. I had his thoughts, feelings, and conversations. He did not know what Abby was thinking or feeling or her conversations unless she told him, which she did not do often. I have to admit there were times I thought I was re-reading parts of the book and I had to remind myself I did but it was in THE SUBMISSIVE and I had Abby’s viewpoint then. Tara Sue Me did an excellent job in the continuity between the two novels. Nathaniel is not the big, bad Dom he thought he was. He is so vulnerable when it comes to Abby, whom he calls Abigail. I love that vulnerability. I liked that he was thinking what he wanted Abigail to do but would not put it into words until she did then he would praise her for it. Both of them do a great job of picking up signals from each other. Nathaniel is also vulnerable because of his lack of opening up to others. He is very self-contained, much like Abigail is. When things fall apart his self-containment and lack of confidants makes his fall so much deeper.Again the secondary characters are the same as in THE SUBMISSIVE. There is, however, the addition of his mentor/trainer, Paul and his wife Christine. I like this addition. Paul is the voice of sanity and wisdom as Nathaniel does so much wrong because of his intense feelings towards Abigail. He needs someone to kick his butt but he also needs someone’s experience to lean on. Paul was great that way. He’d kick butt but he’d also listen and explain what was what and why. Those scenes were great.Again the sex is hot and plentiful but I loved seeing how it affected Nathaniel. Even though Nathaniel and Abigail break up (and you know this because you read THE SUBMISSIVE first), his reactions and thoughts during that night and the aftermath were so beautiful, I would have gladly traded places with Abigail. To have that depth of emotion come through a man who everyone thinks is such a hard-ass gives this story an honesty and openness that rarely comes through many books. After Nathaniel admits and accepts his failings, I like that he and Abby sit down and negotiate how their Dom/sub relationship will be. It is important that Nathaniel explain how he failed her and told her what he should have done. It is also important that Nathaniel wants to have the romantic relationship with her outside of their Dom/sub relationship. Again I like that Nathaniel had Paul to talk to about it. This all works well.I cannot wait for book 3, THE TRAINING, to come out in September. This trilogy is a keeper and I will be buying THE DOMINANT when it comes out in print to go along with my print copy of THE SUBMISSIVE. These are great characters, with a good story line, who I will miss until September.