by Maggie Ryan
“Well, I’d say the most perfect but we both know how you would hate to have your head swell.”
Patrick grinned and quirked his eyebrow, loving to see her face flush as her eyes dropped down his body. “We’ll address swelling in a bit. In the meantime, I’ll get our bath started while you, my dear, get naked.”
“Yes, Sir,” she said, snapping him a salute.
Patrick just shook his head and went into the bathroom. He turned on the taps and adjusted the temperature until it was perfect. He added a capful of the bubble bath and as the bubbles began to froth, he sprinkled some of the rose petals onto the surface.
“I take it back, you are the most perfect man alive.”
Turning, his breath caught in his throat at the sight of his wife. She might be in her fifties but to him, she was as beautiful now as she had been at nineteen when he’d first met her. Holding out his hand, he drew her to him, bending to kiss her.
“I love you,” he said softly.
“I love you, too,” she whispered and then stepped back. “I’d love you even more naked.”
They took a long, languid bath together, hands stroking across wet skin, lips tracing kisses across the same. Though they’d often made love in the tub in their earlier years together, both preferred a bit more comfort nowadays.
Patrick wrapped a towel around his waist before helping her from the tub and wrapping her in one of the towels, slowly drying every inch of her body.
The towels were discarded as he took her hand and led her back into the bedroom. She squealed as he lifted her into his arms and set her on the bed. Handing her the rose and the small box, he sat down beside her.
Opening the box, she removed the final charm of her scavenger hunt.
“This is you,” she said, as she ran her finger across the larger heart. “And then there is me, Sam and Katy, all safe within your embrace.”
“And surrounded by my love,” he added, as he took the charm and added it to the bracelet she’d refused to take off during their bath.
She pretended innocence of his intentions when he pulled a wrapped object from her basket and watched the paper be removed to expose her new antique hairbrush. “Oh, how sweet, you are going to brush my hair.”
“Sure, I can do that,” Patrick said, as he ran a fingertip over the soft bristles before turning it over and running a palm across the broad back. “But it would be a wasted effort now. Perhaps after I redden your fanny.”
She squealed when he flipped her onto her stomach and pressed his pillow under her hips. The squeals then grew louder as the brush smacked into first one cheek and then the other.
“Remember, that’s a precious antique! Quincy will kill you if you break it.”
“Good try, babe, but I’m pretty positive Quincy knows exactly why I bought this today.” He continued smacking it against her nates until she was no longer squealing. Instead she was moaning, her bottom lifting to meet each smack, her legs parting.
They made love as if discovering one another all over again. Patrick pressed her down onto the mattress, knowing the pressure against her sore butt only added to her arousal. After bringing her to climax twice, he flipped her over and entered her from behind, his hands squeezing and pinching her red ass until they fell over into the abyss together.
When she fell asleep, her head on his chest, Patrick allowed himself a final smile. Everything had worked out perfectly thanks to the help of their friends and his wife’s unflagging enthusiasm to play the game.
*****
They next morning, he served her breakfast in bed. Sitting against the headboard, he fed her strawberries and toasted her again with flutes of champagne.
“Aren’t you afraid I might become spoiled?” she asked, as she sipped the bubbly wine.
“Not at all,” Patrick answered honestly. “You are probably the most selfless, unspoiled person I’ve ever known. It has been my pleasure to spoil you just a bit.”
They spent the morning together, napping and then watching her choice of movies. She’d chosen You’ve Got Mail because she liked to think Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks had fallen in love as they had. Though they’d communicated by email and not snail mail, the couple exchanged letters long before they actually met.
After lunch, which she insisted on preparing, he was on the couch reading the newspaper when she spoke from behind him.
“Want to play a game?”
He started to turn, but she put her hand on his head. “No, don’t turn around. Just answer.”
“What sort of game?”
She laughed at hearing her own question repeated. “I guarantee it’s one you’ll enjoy.”
“Then, yes, of course.”
When she asked if he’d close his eyes and keep them closed, or whether he wanted a blindfold, he chuckled. “I’ll keep them closed.” He listened as she came around the couch.
He felt her hands on his thighs, urging him to open his legs. Doing so, he could feel her kneeling between them. His breath caught when he felt his zipper being tugged down and had to force himself to keep his eyes closed as promised when she reached into his boxers and pulled his cock free.
With his eyes closed, it really was an incredible sensation as her mouth encircled his cockhead and her tongue began to lick all across the surface. It didn’t take long before his cock was at full attention and he listened to her charm bracelet jingle as she used her hand to stroke up and down his shaft. He placed a hand on the back of her head when he felt ready to explode and when she took most of his length down her throat, he groaned as she brought him to climax, her throat muscles drawing every bit of his seed from him.
He was released, tucked back inside and his pants zipped up. “Don’t open your eyes,” she said, as he felt her move away.
It was a tough request to keep but he was definitely willing to comply. He felt something being laid on his lap.
“Okay, in a minute you can open them, but only look down at your gift, okay?”
Patrick nodded, intrigued.
“Okay, you can open them.”
He kept his eyes lowered as he looked at the box. He grinned seeing the stamp on the box, the W&C telling him that yesterday’s visit to Vance’s house had not been her first. Lifting the lid, he pushed aside the tissue to reveal a beautifully crafted leather belt. Picking it up, he ran his hand over the black leather and then noticed something had been engraved on the inside. Pain or Pleasure?
“You can look up now.”
When he did it was to see his wife wearing the coat he’d given her the day before. He watched as she untied the belt and slowly drew the coat apart to reveal that she was completely naked beneath it.
His heart pounded as he grinned, the belt in his hand giving him his own clue. “So, my charming little Valentine, which is it to be? Pain or pleasure?”
“You decide the rules of our game, Sir.”
Looping the belt around his neck, he stood and pulled her to him, his mouth descending onto hers, kissing her until she was breathless. Releasing her, he slipped the coat from her shoulders, bending forward to kiss her bare skin before tossing the coat onto the couch. Keeping his eyes on hers, he slowly pulled the belt from around his neck and wrapped it around her waist, slowly guiding the tongue through the buckle. He loved the moan she gave as the supple leather touched her skin for the first time. Giving the end a tug, he pulled her tight against his chest.
“Then the answer is both.”
He could hear the jingle of the charms as her hand lifted, her fingers running across his lips before she gave him a smile that would never fail to fill his soul.
Leading her into the bedroom, he couldn’t help but think – not only had they been blessed to find each other, they had been blessed with a very charmed life.
THE END
Maggie Ryan
Author for Blushing Books. I write both contemporary erotica and historical spanking romances. I enjoy writing about characters that enjoy the provocative D/S lifestyle of today�
�s times as well as taking a step back into the past to write stories that take place in the Victorian era with age-play as a theme.
I live in the great Lone Star state with my wonderful husband. I have always loved reading. Growing up in a family with four children, it was difficult finding a place to be alone. I was probably one of the squeakiest clean girls on the planet as I would spend hours in the tub so I could read without being bothered. It wasn’t long before I began to make up my own endings to the books I was reading. From there, it just seemed natural to begin writing my own stories.
I never try to restrict myself to any one genre because there are just too many delicious possibilities out there and inside my head. I admit to being somewhat of a romantic though as my stories always must have a great deal of love, passion, corporal discipline and, of course, great, mind-blowing sex. I want my readers to be able to see, hear, feel and know the characters that I’m creating as well as I do when I bring them to life and transfer their stories to paper. I want my women to be strong of character but also strong enough to know that submission given in love and trust to your partner does not make you weaker, it makes you far stronger. I want my men to be sexy, strong, demanding alpha males who know how to take what they want while acknowledging it is a gift they have been blessed with by the women that have chosen to submit to them. I want there to be no doubt that they truly would die for the other no matter how others might view their relationship.
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Don’t miss these exciting titles by Maggie Ryan and Blushing Books!
Charming Isabella
Louisa Revealed: Women of Wintercrest Book 1
Lord Edward’s Law: Women of Wintercrest Book 2
Claimed: Women of Wintercrest Book 3
Lucy Surrenders: Women of Wintercrest Book 4
Summer Solace
Becoming His: The Teaching of Rebecca
Lucy’s Journey Home: Hunter’s Ridge Book 1
Homecoming: Hunter’s Ridge Book 2
Designed for Submission: Divine Designs Book 1
A Submissive's Dream: Divine Designs Book 2
Treasured Submission
Haven’s Promise: Divine Designs Book 3
The Christmas Pickle
A Submissive’s Gift: Divine Designs Book 4
Rosie’s Resolutions (Masters of the Castle)
Love in the Rockies
A Corbin’s Bend Valentine’s Day Collection
6 blazing good stories about 6 of our favorite couples. What happens in Corbin's Bend during the most loving of all holidays?
Valentine's Surprise by Constance Masters
Erin and Zach have had a busy but happy year. Her loving husband has promised her an amazing Valentine's Day weekend. Will the surprise be the best she's ever gotten? Or will this particular white elephant gift go down as the worst Valentine's Day gift in the history of bad gifts?
Roy & Teri's Staycation by Kate Richards
Roy and Teri Simms are finally going to take their vacation and renew their romance! With their adopted son Ben safely stowed with neighbors for a week, they are taking a romantic cruise to the Caribbean and this time Teri is on board with the plan. But one thing after another happens to keep them from leaving town. Will they still be able to find any time to try out all the new toys? Or will the constant interruptions result in spanking interruptus?
Past Interference by Kathryn R. Blake
When Jerry Douglas asks Elly Benson to marry him, he wants their ceremony to be as close to Valentine's Day as possible. Though Elly tearfully accepts Jerry's proposal without hesitation, as she readies herself for her second wedding, the doubts and misgivings of any new bride-to-be are exacerbated by the abuse she suffered during her first marriage. Though she's lived with Jerry for four months now, and been subject to his discipline more than once, her first husband had been kind and careful with her, too, in the beginning. At least until she vowed to love, honor and obey him. Will they get to their I-dos, or will Elly's past interfere just when things are going good?
The Perfect Housewife by Etta Stark
Kirsty Beale may be less wild and destructive than she used to be but she's still a long way off from being the perfect housewife. Since moving in with her boyfriend Logan - and spending time with Logan's very traditional family - Kirsty has begun to worry that she isn't the traditional homemaker that Logan would like her to be. Will Valentine's Day be the perfect opportunity to let Logan enjoy the pleasures of having a perfect old-fashioned wife - if only for one night?
Unexpected Surprises by Ruth Staunton
For their first Valentine's Day in Corbin's Bend, Grant Taylor is determined to do something special for his wife Lainie. Lainie, however, has plans of her own. When Grant insists she cut back on her heavy load, she agrees under protest. But when the time comes to fulfill that agreement, she changes her mind and decides Grant is being unreasonable. She determines to chaperone the dance anyway and deal with Grant later. Unfortunately, Lainie's plan doesn't work out quite like she intended it to and she is in for quite a few unexpected surprises.
Knowing What She Needs by Thianna D.
While Charmagne Kendle loves Brent Carmichael to pieces, his innate need to help others is a thorn in her side. Especially on Valentine's Day. When she wakes up to find him gone, it puts her in a really bad mood, one that just gets darker by the hour. Once Brent calms her down with a spanking and a night of passionate lovemaking, he gives her the best gift she ever could have received. Just when things get on an even keel again, help is needed from the man she loves. Char has a choice to make: Accept it willingly. Or Detonate. One decision controls their future. Will she make the right one this Valentine's Day?
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When the Gavel Falls
A Masters of the Castle Collection
When the Castle loses one of its own to cancer, what better way to honor his memory than by hosting a charity event? Thirty submissives answer the call, offering themselves up on the auction block for four days, three nights, and anything goes.
Meet five of them in five great, full-length brand new novels from five of erotic writing's best authors:
"Owning O" by Maren Smith: She's the most highly-coveted submissive the Castle has ever known. She never says no, cries her safeword, or plays with the same Dom twice. For years Alan has watched her, looking but never touching until the night of the auction. Seizing his chance, Alan bids, but defeating the other Doms in the audience is only the first and easiest step in his bid to own the infamous O. Freeing her from herself quickly proves to be much, much harder....
"Punishing Portia" by Darling Adams: When chef David Marone recognizes the food critic who just lambasted him in a review on the auction block, he bids to keep her as his slave for three nights. He remembers her from culinary school seventeen years earlier, and relishes the idea of getting even with her. Portia Sands hopes the gorgeous Chicago chef who won her at the auction doesn’t know her real identity. Then, she discovers he knows who she is and means to exact revenge. She considers calling a safeword to end their time together, but some part of her won’t allow it. Somehow she must survive three nights as his slave and keep her heart in the process.
"Rosie's Resolutions" by Maggie Ryan: "Don't Chicken Out" - those three words are at the top of Rosa's list of resolutions. Sure, she'd never before kept any of her past resolutions for week, but this year it will be different.
The moment Master Marshall announced the Auction, Rosa knew it was fate. As an employee, this is her chance to remove her Nanny uniform. She can stand on the stage and pray that someone would want to be her "daddy."
The moment the hammer falls, Rosa becomes Rosie - the Little that will learn what it is like to be taken care of, to be cuddled and loved. Will she discover that being Little isn't all fun and games?
"Buying Brianny" by Abbie Adams:
Kian's ex hadn't thought of it as loving when he'd busted her butt for drinking and driving. No, she'd ended the relationship in a hurry. Of course he'd never repeat the mistake with another women. Not even Brianny, who as it turns out, has craved discipline among other things.
Some people go to strange lengths to prove their love. All Brianny wants as proof is for Kian to buy her at The Castle's New Year's Eve charity auction, then tie her up and take away her control. Will Kian pay the asking price?
"Sharing Silver" by Tabitha Black: Six months since her marriage ended in divorce, and Sylvia is craving some excitement - not to mention kink. So when Rosa tells her about a slave auction being held at the Castle, Sylvia throws caution to the wind and flies to America to be sold off to the highest bidder under the nickname Silver. Gorgeous twin Castle Masters, Travis and Trevor, can have any girl they choose - and frequently do. The only downside professionally, however, is there's never enough time to build trust. So when Trevor hears about the auction, he and his brother set about looking for a plaything they can do whatever they want with - a girl with as few limits as possible. But the brothers are smitten by the mysterious girl from Australia, but whenever they try to get close, she clams up. Can the twins make her see what she means to them before it's too late?
Five great new novels (with bonus novella "Fulfilling Her Fantasy" by Tabitha Black), this collection has it all at an amazing value price. Publisher's note: This erotic romance fantasy collection explores multiple kinks in the setting of a BDSM resort, including age-play, manage, reluctant submission, and the spanking of adult women. If these themes offend you, please do not buy this collection.
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Emma’s Corner: The Darkness Series, Book Two
By Breanna Hayse & Carolyn Faulkner
Tick tock... tick tock... the droning of the ticking clock that sat on the top of the bookshelf echoed through the room. Emma swallowed, watching as the hands moved to a straight line like a soldier standing at attention. It was six o'clock and time for Penance. Her stomach turned as the sound of heavy footsteps approached. He was, if anything, unfailingly and depressingly punctual.