Title: An Acquired Taste
Author: Jude Mason
Published in 2007 by Phaze
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
ISBN: 1-59836-345-X
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Cynthia Lyon is lonely, that is all there is to it, but too busy to even think about looking. Fate does every now and then play a hand in her life, the last one was a really bad turn, so she is not even going try again. She and Tom were so happy, and then his life was just snuffed out. A drunk driver left her husbandless, but if that wasn't bad enough, he was her best friend as well. That is not to say she didn't have friends, just not any she preferred to be with besides him. He filled so many niches in her life with his quiet confidence, his passion for his art, and his constant need for her and only her. They were a matched set, one dominant, the other submissive, and both played and enjoyed the games of bondage, Mistress/slave, and sometimes the other way around, but not often. Now Cynthia had no one in her life, the room is closed because she can't bear to go in and remember. She moved to the cabin because it was within an easy drive to her business, and she couldn't take the memories, but couldn't let them go. Now she realizes she must make new memories in order to drive away her sadness, loneliness, and depression, and get her life back on track. First on the list, fix the roof, and maybe add a sunroom. With that decided, there is only one thing left to do, find a contractor she can trust, one that won't cheat her and will actually get the job done...
Caleb Jenkins is a man who knows what he wants, and when he sees the job that Mrs. Lyon has for him to do, and Mrs. Lyon, he is thrilled. The family construction business has been around for three generations and the experience he has tells him the job will be relatively easy. The plans he can draw up himself, and with the sexy Mrs. Lyon's input, it takes only a short time to rough out a sketch, get things measured and set up for the blueprints. To actually have the originals to work with will save him time, and he knows the permits, inspections, and finishing won't take that long. He gives Cynthia the estimate, and says he will bring the plans around later. The fact she mentioned a contract doesn't bother him at all. That just means she is careful, and after the experience she had before he can't blame her one bit. Now the clause in the contract about punishment, that causes some concern on so many levels, but he needs the job, and knows he can stay on schedule. There are always things that come up, but Caleb is not worried because he has built in enough time. He will remain on schedule and build Mrs. Cynthia Lyon a room she will enjoy all year around, and maybe even be invited back to visit. After all, she can't be left to be lonely, and there just might be some very romantic possibilities there...
Jude Mason really got Caleb Jenkins into some deep waters when she set him up with a sexy, lonely widow named Cynthia Lyon in An Acquired Taste. The poor lad doesn't know what he is walking into, or that the contract stated punishment is actually that - physical punishment to be delivered by the hand of a very strict, sexy, and experienced Dominatrix. Cynthia is ready for him too, so the question is, will Cynthia get her roof fixed, her sunroom built, and get it done on schedule? What happens if Caleb falters, and a deadline is missed? Will Cynthia find what she is looking for in Caleb, or will he turn tail and run? Questions, questions, questions, but all will be answered in good time, all you have to do is go to Venus Press and pick up a copy of An Acquired Taste. And while you are there, take a look at Jude's other offerings, and visit
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