Title: No One But Madison
Author: Doreen Orsini
Published in November 2008 by Ellora's Cave
Genre: Contemporary Erotic
ISBN: 978-1-4199-1807-7
Other Books by Doreen: Hunting Diana
Madison Garret was nobody's fool, and when her cousin pulled her from her current assignment at "Exposed", she thought him sick, crazed, and totally out of it where she was concerned. She is definitely not opposed to the many undercover assignments, as a matter of fact that is what she does best. She can disguise herself and fit in better than anyone. Seamlessly, flawlessly, she can disappear into the underground and root out the evil, exposing the graft, the corruption, finding the people who prey on those weaker than themselves, and exposing them no only to the police who have come to trust her leads, but also securing the stories. Her work insures "Exposed" is more than a scandal rag, her research is in depth and accurate, her reporting of the facts is always bold and innovative. No one told her what she could or couldn't do as a child, and Madison rebels at the though now. No one, not even Rob, pulled her from something she feels is of the utmost importance. She couldn't say she enjoys spending cold nights on park benches, hassles from the cops, or the danger in which she put herself. She does, however, enjoy her reputation for honesty, integrity, and helping others. The rest she shrugs off, the scars she received from numerous injuries while undercover she resignedly wears as badges of honour.
Now she is faced with the prospect of going into a life she is familiar with, but does not know intimately. The assignment is one she is forced to accept because of what she has seen, her conscience demands her compliance. If not for the pictures on Rob's desk, she wouldn't have taken the assignment, but their battered faces and bodies called to Madison in a way she could not resist. Now she had one huge stumbling block, and if she had her way, he would not be in her way for long. The man was just too attractive to her, hid dark velvet voice gave her dreams of hot steamy nights, and fantasies of being tied to his bed a available for his pleasure alone. Of course that is total nonsense, at least that is what she tells herself, for Mr. Drake Williams is her boss, V.P. of "Exposed", the magazine owned by her aunt. Oh yes, there is going to be one huge fight, one she has every intention of winning. From the moment he told her she would never make it in the world of BDSM, she rebelled. "Train Me, Chain Me" is her family's so-called dirty little secret. But that is only true according to Rob, because he did not like admitting his mother, Madison's Aunt Louisa is the owner and Head Mistress. Louisa's being a Dominatrix and club owner aside, Madison trusted her aunt for advice from her very first sexual experience on, and therein lay the desire to help. If it had an effect on her Aunt Louisa, it had an effect on Madison, and nothing would or could sway her from her course. Nobody did this stuff to her family or endangered Madison's friends on her watch, and no one, including a dominant, electrifyingly handsome, midnight-eyed boss was going to say her nay!
Tall, lean, extraordinarily sensual, and a perfectly dominate male, Drake Williams is definitely every woman's dream. He stalks his world with confidence, makes women swoon at his feet, and does all in his power to set things right. Facing a dangerous situation with a determined reporter, however, he's decided he is going to be Madison Garrett's worst nightmare. Something in the defiant red head told him there is big trouble ahead, and he's just about to find out about it first hand. She is tall, slim, well built, and her carriage screames "dominant female, take care and approach at your own risk." Even if he didn't know her reputation was well earned, from her toughness, tenacity, and demeanor, he would think she was a lioness just begging to be trained to her Master's hand. Drake knows she most assuredly is not suitable, could never be suitable for such an assignment, and the way she prickled and raised her hackles when he told her so intrigues him greatly. Madison challenges him, and if Drake didn't know better, he would let her go undercover with no questions asked. But he does. Her defiance and spirit lights his world, and if he had his way he wouldn't ever see that spirit broken. Not by life or circumstance, and never by the man who has been plaguing the underground world of sex clubs. This is a dangerous predator, one who stalks Drake's world. He stalks the clubs, especially those trusted and elite ones which catered to the world of BDSM. He knew she would not be suitable when he provided her with a simple test, the demand for an apology. Even when playing the submissive, the defiance flames and sparks from her eyes. The girl is just tough, too damn tough, and that in and of itself could and would jeopardize her life.
Smart, sassy, and tough, Madison Garrett is all woman underneath from top to bottom, and Drake wants her with a passion. He wants her to come at his beck and call, to control her, to break her to his will without breaking her spirit. Intriguing is too shallow a word for they way he is attracted to her, the desire which exploded when she finally removed the disguise she first appeared in at the office. From her waist length red hair, to the soles of her feet, she awoke in Drake a feeling he found in no other woman, a protectiveness that heralded the opening of a door to things formerly unknown. Oh yeah, no one knew this like Drake Williams, for he is a Master's Master, dominant to the core, and protective of all those he calls his own. In a sense, she is his already for she works for him, but in his thoughts she would make a wonderful slave. She is definitely a she-cat, and he would be the one to make her purr just for him. Beautiful, defiant, and willful to the world, she would carry some of those very strengths into the bedroom, and there he would most likely lose control. Never has a woman, and one who is not in the lifestyle at that, had such an effect on him. Never has he wanted or burned for anything or anyone as much as he does for Madison. Never has he had the overwhelming desire to dominate someone so thoroughly, to see her in sweet submission to his rule, begging for what only he can give her as Master. Never has Master D ever wanted to own a slave like he wants to own Madison...
Doreen Orsini lights up the world with her exciting stories and delightful takes on life in the fast lanes of the world. In No One But Madison, Doreen takes the reader into the depraved world of a man gone mad, and leads her hero and heroine into the search. For Drake Williams, the childhood that shaped his life, and instilled the extremely strong protective streak in him, led him to become Dominant to the max, and a Master of Masters. The lifestyle he embraces has no room in it for true cruelty, only the pleasure-pain filled desires of bondage. In that vein, he excels. He is the best, the most demanded, and the most elusive of all the Masters in his world. He is also very lonely. "Train me." When ace undercover reporter Madison Garrett uttered those fateful words in the office, he darn near died of shock. When he found out she knew of the beginners night at Mistress Louisa's private club, fantasies revolving around Madison spun in his head. For Madison, determination is spurred on by the photos. The faces that showed the horrible effects of the savageness of the beatings. No one asks for that kind of pain. She knows about the pursuits of her aunt and her clientele, but she doesn't fully understand the intricacies of that world of darker passions. Not even Madison would guess her own fantasies would be spurred by knowledge she is learning, the newest of which centers on the man who has become her trainer. For those girls, Madison is willing to do whatever it takes, go to whatever lengths she needs to go, to bring this creep to jusctice.
No One But Madisonis an excursion into an alternate lifestyle, that of the Master/slave and of the Dominant/submissive relationship. What Drake and Madison receive from the experience has yet to be gauged, but from the start, they each find within themselves depths of which they were unaware. As Drake takes Madison in hand, he find in her the possibility of the perfect mate, the love he has always longed for, but never hoped to find. Madison finds in Drake, a man who is willing to explore her every fantasy, dig out every naughty dream, and grant her every erotic wish, yet he is reluctant to allow her to follow the slasher into the clubs. The feelings between these two explode as Madison gradually turns herself over to Drake. She discovers the truth about his world, and the passion rises, the possibility of love blooms in her head and her heart. As Doreen takes us into the depths of Madison's training, and into the danger surrounding her and Drake, we can't help but see why the thought might come to Drake Williams that he can have No One But Madison in his life, his bed, and his heart. This erotic and sensual heart-stopper is a must read for those who enjoy the world of erotic romance, and a good thriller to boot. From the deepest and most perverted depths of darkness and danger, to the healing light of real love, this is a journey both Madison and Drake have to take to save others, and actually find the truth in themselves. No One But Madison can be found at Ellora's Cave. Madison is one character you won't soon forget, and the book will draw you back again and again.
Yours in good reading,
Rose!
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