Thirsty Boy

This is a very good erotic novella. I really like Elliot Cooper's books, and the cover is great. So although BDSM and watersports aren't kinks I'm especially drawn towards, I decided to read this. I'm so glad I did!

The setting is a motorcycle and BDSM club. There is some jargon from both areas in the story, which added flavor for me as an outsider, but was never confusing. Jay is a prospective member, a sub looking for a Dom. The club's leader tells him he needs to participate or stop coming, but Jay isn't interested in the group sex that goes on at the club. Because of the ultimatum, though, Jay goes home with Stag, the Dom he has had his eye on from the beginning.

Inexperience and/or virginity are often unspoken kinks in erotica and romance, and I like to read those stories too. But it was very refreshing to read about experienced characters for a change. Both Stag and Jay have been involved in BDSM for a while, and they're both still looking for their ideal match.

They both also come across as vulnerable. Stag wants to give Jay the best possible experience and to help him discover new parts of his sexuality. He struggles with his self-control a bit, so that he doesn't just act on his own desires without pleasing Jay. He pays very close attention at every moment to how Jay is feeling. Jay wants to be the best sub he can, and he doubts himself a few times, since he and Stag don't know each other very well yet. But their first encounter is satisfying for both of them, and I really believe they'll be happy together.

There is hardly any background detail about either of these characters' lives, but I didn't miss it. It's short, sexy, and a fun read.