Reviewed by JustJen
Title: The Sergeant
Author: Christa Tomlinson
Heroes: Logan Pierce/Clay Foster
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 426 Pages
Publisher: Torlina Publishing
Release Date: April 26, 2014
Available at: Amazon & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes
Blurb: “You’re the only one I want to control. The only one whose submission I want, need, and crave with every part of me, every second of every day.” – Sergeant Logan Pierce
Sergeant Logan Pierce: Head of Houston’s elite SWAT team. He leads his squad with cool efficiency, taking down rough criminals while keeping his team safe. But behind closed doors he sets a darker part of himself free. He’s a Dominant in the world of Bondage and Domination. As a Dom, he’s controlled many submissives, but never had one for his own. That’s because there’s only one man he wants: Corporal Clay Foster.
Corporal Clay Foster: Highly trained SWAT officer. He’s always the first one to face the dangerous situations of their job. Over the years he’d noticed his Sergeant’s secretly admiring glances and suspected his attraction. One night, with one kiss, he’s proven correct. Clay dives headlong into the rough passion of BDSM that Logan introduces him to. He submits to Logan’s control, accepting the sweet shackles that bind him to his Sergeant. But secrets, both his and Logan’s, force him to leave the newfound safety of his Dom’s arms.
Logan refuses to let go of what he’s wanted for so long, Clay as his own, proudly wearing his collar. Clay wants to be his. He knows it and Clay knows it too. Can Logan safely guide Clay through the obstacles that separate them until he can claim his submissive once more?
Review:
Boy, was I excited for this one. The hot cover, equally hot blurb with SWAT and BSDM in one, definitely had the makings of a hot story. For the first 20% or so of this, I was still on board.
Logan and Clay have worked together for a while but only recently acted on any feelings for each other. Even though Logan is a Dom, he keeps that part of him from Clay until Clay has a little more time to become comfortable with the dynamics of their relationship. His biggest issue is their working relationship and his reluctance in becoming involved with his superior. So, Logan takes things slow for a while.
Then, he tells Clay he’s a Dom and thinks Clay has the potential to be his submissive. This is still rolling along pretty well, with some hot scenes as these guys learn about each other. Clay is also reluctant about the whole submissive aspect, but he’s willing to explore it. Again, these initial scenes were smexy hot with delicious dirty talk. But, then things start to become a bit repetitive. Terms of endearment are used, and then overused. As time goes by, Logan becomes more and more controlling everywhere in addition to the bedroom and basically smothers Clay being an overbearing ass. One of the wakeup calls for Clay was finally feeling as though he was losing himself to Logan and not in a good way.
This is pretty much the story, and I kept waiting for it to head in a direction, but it never really did. The SWAT stuff I was looking forward to seeing remained in the background with most of the scenes showing the guys doing training sessions and presentations. There is a little extra drama and plot twist, but even that is ruined by bad behavior. While there were quite a few elements of BDSM used here that I enjoyed, it often felt as though Logan was play acting the part of the Dom. It got to the point where I really disliked him and his actions and actually wanted Clay to just walk away. When he did finally walk away, I was excited. But, then these guys go back and forth, and I felt like I was watching a tennis match on speed. They finally figure things out, but it takes a very long time to get there.
There was a lot of potential here, but I really think it is overrun with too many words, endearments and unnecessary story. The price is certainly worth giving it a try, and I believe if you are fairly new to the BDSM genre, you might really like this story. Unfortunately for me, I’ve gotten a bit picky after having read so many, and this one turned out to be a struggle for me.
Overall Impression: It was okay
*I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.*
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