By: Reno MacLeod | Other books by Reno MacLeod
Jaye Valentine | Other books by Jaye Valentine
Published By: M&V Tailz
Published: Mar 30, 2010
ISBN # 9781452440620

Word Count: 39,500
Heat Index

Price: $4.99

Available in: Adobe Acrobat, Palm DOC/iSolo, HTML, Epub

Categories: Erotica Gay BDSM

Description

Ethan, a globetrotting wildlife photographer, writes erotica when things get slow. While in search of a story, he encounters dominant David, and David's beautiful partner, Kiyoshi. Little does Ethan know he's about to embark on a safari into a world as wild and untamed as anything he's ever encountered.

Authors' Note: This story is slanted heavily toward the D/s spectrum of BDSM.

Reviews of Soft Focus:

Manic Readers
"I read Soft Focus on a very long plane flight. That was a mistake. The story was so hot that I didn't need my blanket, and I didn't want to stop reading for dinner. It's that good."

TheYaoiReview.com
"My recommendation? Buy it. It’s hot. The storyline is interesting, the sex is hot yet new and there’s enough sticky sweetness to satisfy the hopeless romantic in you."

Literary Nymphs(4.5/5) 
"Soft Focus takes us to a BDSM weekend convention where Ethan decides to spread his wings. Ethan has always liked a bit of risk in his life, so his job as a freelance photographer is perfect for his character. David has a calm but strong personality, while Kiyoshi has a hidden strength that leaves you awed. The combination of the three men is a perfect balance of edgy, sweet, sassy, and power that makes their mutual attraction understandable. Reno MacLeod and Jaye Valentine gingerly sprinkled BDSM subject matter in the story without turning the information into a lecture. I think I appreciated that the most about this book."

Rainbow Reviews
"There are a surprising number of elements woven into this fabulously engaging and riveting tale. Between the menage relationship, BDSM elements, tension from outside forces, the mixture of personalities, needs, and wants, the authors manage to deliver a well-written, cohesive and beautiful story. Although this is a romance, the characters have an intensity and edge that never mistake this for an easy relationship.

"The interesting and incredibly hot men drew me into the story very quickly, leaving me rapt at Ethan’s earnest missteps and honest emotions. The point of view changes are skillful and seamless, allowing the intensity to subtly and gradually increase."

BoyLove Addict (Aurora Alexander at "The Phade)
"A beautiful cross-dressing bishie with long blond locks and impeccable makeup, Kiyoshi may, at first glance, appear feminine and weak. Yet through the right interactions and plot developments, Reno and Jaye reveal and cement Kiyoshi as a man, a strong, smart, honest man in love. Cross-dressing characters are not as common as I would like in m/m stories, and more often than not, the cross-dressing is what defines them as a character. Kiyoshi is a fully developed, gorgeous character that just happens to be a cross-dresser. Well done!"

Reader Rating: star

(5 Ratings)

Sensuality Rating: lip

Excerpt:

David Turner collapsed onto his bed, relieved to be home. The suitcase he had wheeled into the spacious room had been abandoned near the door. He yanked off the elastic band binding his ponytail and snapped it toward his lover in the doorway.

Kiyoshi stopped in his tracks when the elastic zinged past his ear and into the hall. "Sensei's aim is off this evening," he said, grabbing the handle of David's suitcase to wheel it and his own to the bed.

"If my aim were off it would have hit you in the face," David said with a smile. "Leave the suitcases, Kitten. It's late; you can unpack in the morning."

Kiyoshi dragged the luggage to his side of the king-sized bed and set them beside it neatly. His hands went to his hips. Long, scarlet-painted nails tapped an annoyed rhythm on his wide leather belt. "You know I don't like leaving things undone, Sensei. I won't sleep a wink knowing things aren't put away properly."

David laughed softly. "You're going to bug me about this until you get your way, aren’t you?"

"Of course I am." Kiyoshi kicked his snakeskin stilettos off, hitched his black leather skirt up past his knees, and then knelt down next to the bed. Long, wavy blond hair was tossed over one shoulder, fingers lacing together over a flat belly. Kiyoshi bowed his head. "If it pleases Sensei, I would like to unpack our luggage now and put things in order." Dark hazel eyes looked up under giraffe-like black lashes. Kiyoshi's smile was nothing short of well practiced coquettish.

Not that David would admit it aloud, but he knew he didn't stand a chance. He leaned up on one elbow, turning to face Kiyoshi. "There is nothing about you that doesn't please me." David placed a light kiss on Kiyoshi's full mouth, and then brushed his own lips with his thumb. Red lipstick stained his skin, and he rubbed it into oblivion between his thumb and forefinger. "Remove your makeup and your clothes before you start buzzing about. I'll check messages, and then I need a hot soak. Join me when you're finished?"

Kiyoshi nodded then placed a small, sweet kiss on David's cheek. The lipstick mark David knew was left behind put a pleased smile on Kiyoshi's pretty face.

Soft Focus

By: Reno MacLeod, Jaye Valentine

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