This was a great introduction to the Dirty Little Secrets series and a book to cherish. ~ Shadow, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
Real estate mogul Micah Holt exerts absolute control over all aspects of his life. He keeps his dark side hidden away from the press, who will chase down any hint of scandal. He’s always in command of his world, careful to expose his closely guarded secrets only to those he knows he can trust. Then Allie Bennett shakes his legendary discipline. She’s beautiful, pure, untainted. But is Micah willing to sacrifice her innocence for his own selfish obsessions?
When that sexy smile makes her body burn, Allie tries with all her might to ignore it. For one thing, Micah’s her new boss. For another, he’s as complicated as he is devastatingly handsome. Still, Allie can only fight so much before she gives in to his dangerous games. She knows he’s got dark secrets. But when she discovers the true depth of his pain, Allie must decide how far she’s willing to go to light the way for love.
Bound Beneath His Pain is intended for mature audiences.
Review copy provided for an honest review
This book took a unique approach to the subject of BDSM-in this case the Dom is the one who 
feels his Dominant needs make him a freak. We find out through the story there is a reason for his feelings.
When real estate mogul Micah Holt buys out Richardson Real Estate, he also gains top agent Allie Parker. He is totally unable to resist his attraction to the beautiful woman, but Allie has her reasons for avoiding commitment with powerful men and his efforts to win her regard backfire. He finds himself breaking his own rules to please her and eventually manages to convince her he is not the ogre she originally believes him to be.
But he has a secret-he is a Dom and part owner of a BDSM club. He only plays in the club with experienced submissives who will not expect anything more. With Allie, he believes he can bury that part of him and have a vanilla relationship.
Allie is keeping secrets of her own. She is half sister to a billionaire, who is also a Dom at Holt’s club, but she doesn’t want to make that connection known.
Can these two secretive people open up communication enough to actually have a relationship?
I liked both main characters. Holt was hot and far more sensitive to his woman’s needs than would be expected of someone in his position. I loved Allie’s independence and strength and her efforts to make sure the relationship works in spite of her pain. This is a most unusual BDSM book-there is only scene involving BDSM, and while the topic is key to the book, the author doesn’t overplay the action.
This was a great introduction to the Dirty Little Secrets series and a book to cherish.
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Stacey Kennedy really surprised me with Bound Beneath His Pain. I was interested right from the beginning when Allie stood up to Micah, negotiated with him and got what she wanted. ~Kitty, Guilty Pleasures
Stacey Kennedy really surprised me with Bound Beneath His Pain. I was interested right from the 
beginning when Allie stood up to Micah, negotiated with him and got what she wanted. I knew, right then that Allie was going to be a woman that I enjoyed reading about and the Micah met his match in every sense of the word.
As the story unfolded and all of Micah’s secrets started being revealed, I was so afraid that what he had with Allie would fall apart. But, like I said, she was one strong woman and knew what she needed to do to keep the man that she fell in love with. But, Micah swore that he would never open himself up to the pain of love again. He needed to trust Allie and that was just something that he knew would bring him down. No woman ever had him thinking that he would leave the Dominant Council but, he knew, when the time came, he would. He would learn to control his urges to keep this woman in his life.
Allie blew me away when she found out about Micah’s secret life. Of course, it didn’t help that she found out from Juliet, his sometimes playmate and the woman that runs his club, Lace. Everything happened just the way Micah figured it would and he couldn’t have been more heartbroken or upset. But, again, Allie proved that she wasn’t like any other woman he has ever had, has ever been with. She, literally, brought him to his knees, had him thanking God that he finally put his trust in her and found out that he could have everything that he wanted … that he could be himself and she would accept him.
Micah’s story was extremely emotional and you totally understood why he wouldn’t show his true self to Allie. The one time that he did lose himself in her, he was totally taken under by guilt that his demons couldn’t be contained. But, what he didn’t see is that Allie actually enjoyed everything that he did do.
The story itself wasn’t complicated until Allie’s brother, Darius, was introduced into the story. Then. Micha knew that there were decisions to be made. There is no way that he would tell Allie of her brothers’ proclivities and knew that his time was either going to come to an end with Allie or he was leaving the lifestyle.
I was totally drawn into this story. Into Allie’s life, her secrets and her fight to make it on her own. Micha’s life and his secrets. But, the ending is what blew me away and has me so pumped up to read the next story, Tied to His Betrayal. Darius and Taylor should be one volatile and interesting story.
Stacey Kennedy showed us all sides to Micha … he dominant side, his sweet side, his loving side. She leads us through his pain and shame with such style that you couldn’t help but fall in love with him. She also wrote Allie as a strong and independent woman who knew who she was but was also willing to set aside her fears and go public with her relationship as well as give the man she loves everything that he needs. She wrote an interesting story with interesting characters. She gave us a little bit of BDSM, a lot of dominance and two people who really love each other.
I’m intrigued…Thanks for the reviews Shadow and Kitty
I knew I wanted this one. Now I really need to go read. Thank you.