Synopses & Reviews
One Word Can Open the Door to a World of Sexual PleasureIn this stunning sequel to Carrie's Story, the action gallops from sunbaked Greece to elegant Provence, by way of a secret tour of Paris. Leaving her lover and master Jonathan behind, Carrie's got a tougher guy in charge now. Initiated into ever more strenuous and rigorous erotic techniques, she's presented with a challenging menu of earthly delights and endless possibility.
Groomed, collared and harnessed to her new master's exacting specifications, our smart-ass, intrepid heroine nonetheless manages to hold onto her acclaimed sense of wit and irony. Thrust into the midst of a fantasy netherworld of lovely "ponies," she learns to play and win some dangerous gamesof dressage and desire, bondage and romance. And Jonathan, we learn, has a surprising agenda of his own.
Told from both the dominant's and submissive's points of view, this devastatingly sexy story has readers in its (very) firm grip, as author Molly Weatherfield proves herself a master of the BDSM genre.
Review
"Safe Word is an excellent addition to The Carrie Saga. I loved the sexy turnaround between Carrie and Jonathan, and I can't wait to find out what happens next. More, please!" -- Megan Hart, author of Switch
Review
Devotees of
Fifty Shades should submit to wry Carrie and intellectual Jonathan and
Safe Word. Those brave enough to leave the comfort of mass market S&M will find a succulent novel. And those who already enjoy S&M erotica will feel blissfully sated upon finishing this book."'
ForeWord Reviews
"The shining achievement of this book is the characters."
City Book Review
"The stories that Carrie tells are mingled in with her own wit and charm that I came to love from the first book."
Fox in the Flowers
"Carrie's story is definitely worth getting to know."
Fresh Fiction
"A classic of its genre... rare product of a gimlet mind."
Anneke Jacob, author of As She's Told
"The best word I can use to describe Safe Word is classy: Weatherfield creates an alluring kink underground that treats, as Anneke Jacob beautifully points out in her forward, sex as high art, but Carries sass and self-awareness keeps this world and her European travels out of pretentious cheese territory. Whether youve read Carries Story or not, this book is hot and engaging."
Sexlife Canada
"She is ever the thinking sub. A slave with eyes that tell the story of her questioning thoughts."
Kissin' Blue Karen
"Just when you think things can't get wilder, they do."
Black Sheets magazine
"This story contains some of the most erotic pony girl training sessions I have ever read. I definitely recommend this book."
Equus Eroticus
"Fans of the popular S/M novel Carrie's Story won't be able to put down this sequel in which Carrie sheds her old life with lover Jonathan and embarks on an incredible sexual adventure to prove her devotion to a demanding master. Torrid scenes of training in the explicit arts of sexual satisfaction blend with fevered passion and the agony of living with life's sometimes-difficult choices in a book rife with compelling characters."
Good Vibrations
"Fans of Carrie's Story will definitely want to get their hands on this hot little sequel to that best-selling erotic S/M novel. Safe Word continues the story of Carrie, former Berkeley lit. student turned sex-slave, after her sale at a fancy European slave auction. This book starts at the end of her year-long servitude and slave-training, with Carrie meeting up with her former master, Jonathan. The book goes back and forth, with Carrie and Jonathan swapping stories from their past year apart, and it gives a fascinating glimpse into their interpersonal dynamics and individual sexual experiences. That is, if you chose to read it straight-through, it does. The book also works well if you hold it open with one hand, breathlessly skimming for the next hot sexy scene..."
Blowfish.com
"Weatherfield incorporates emotions and sensibilities into the text and she tells a good story. Her writing is rich and she has drawn some very real characters. We can only hope for more."
Amos Lassen
"Intense and vivid imagery, not intended for the faint of heart. Safe Word takes the realm of BDSM to an expanded plane. It is best to compare the wonderful and detailed brilliancy of this book to the series The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice. Ms. Weatherfield ranks up in the leading light by indulging readers with a rare view to a secret world. The view of human ponies and the relationship between master and slave still holds the delicate line and foundation of trust. A breathtaking book."
Mila Bean, Coffee Time Romance
"It's sheer delight to find what is foremost a great novelthat just happens to have an SM theme and pervy characters. Set in modern day Europe/USA, Safe Word provides a welcome break from the dirge of SM authors insistent upon writing about Morocco or Victorian school houses. Weatherfield's style makes eating a croissant or buying creamy French stationery as sexy as scenes of whipping or pony scenes."
Skin Two
"Safe Word is an excellent addition to The Carrie Saga. I loved the sexy turnaround between Carrie and Jonathan, and I can't wait to find out what happens next. More, please!"
Megan Hart, author of Switch
"Molly Weatherfield, aka Pam Rosenthal, recreated the submissive femme novel for our newest generation. Fantastic writing and suspense that doesn't stop."
Susie Bright
Synopsis
From the author of Carries Story comes the continuing tale of a young womans uncompromising sexual adventure. Carrie leaves Jonathan, the S/M master who initiated her into a life of slave auctions, training regimes, and human ponies” preening for dressage competitions. Whisked away to Greece by the demanding gentleman who has chosen her as his own, she learns new, more rigorous methods of sexual pleasure.
About the Author
Molly Weatherfield is the penname of Pam Rosenthal, author of
Carrie's Story (Cleis, 2002) and the forthcoming romance novel
The Bookseller's Daughter (Kensington, 2003). She has written for Salon.com and her writing appears in Susie Bright's
Best American Erotica 2000. Pam is also married to Michael Rosenthal, owner of Modern Times Bookstore in San Francisco, CA.
Best-selling BDSM novelist Anneke Jacob is the author of As She's Told and Owned and Owner and resides in Toronto.