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Title: A Matter of Trust Publisher: XoXo Publishing™ Site:
http://www.xoxopublishing.com Reviewer: Herb Plasket Category: Alternative Erotic Romance Reviewer Rating: A Excellent 5/5 Stars  Book Excerpt: Donald Bear Drummond has everything, a commercial real estate empire,
part ownership of Indiscreet, BDS&M club and status as a Master
Dominant. Now he is looking for a special boy to share it with, but
Donald is short on trust. Burned before, he is reluctant to take on
just any boy. Donald wants the perfect boy, his boy. Can he find
happiness with the troubled, Brian, the clumsy boy with horned rimmed
glasses and a pocket protector who walks into his office and spills a
bottle of Bordeaux on his Persian rug? Can he protect Brian from his
enemies and well as Brian's own demons?
It's all A Matter of Trust. http://www.xoxopublishing.com
About the Author: AC Katt was born in New York City. She worked and raised
four children in New Jersey. Now she and her wonderful husband live in
New Mexico with "the cat." Her only line of work now is weaving words
into Katt's Tales for her readers to enjoy and taking very good care of
her owner, "the cat."
Authors Contact: http://www.ackatt.com/ Featuring A Matter of Trust Book Trailer http://ackattsnips.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-release-matter-of-trust.html
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I recently read a review of A.C. Katt’s book A Matter of Trust and was disappointed by it. I have read the book and have purchased it on-line. I can’t for the life of me see anything wrong with it. It was marvellously written and I can’t recall finding a single error in it. I can only imagine that someone must have sent an advanced copy of the manuscript to a reviewer before the final page galleys were issued. As a former editor, I know how this can happen. All I know is that the manuscript that is available for sale on the XoXoPublishing™ site is clean of errors that I can see. This novel is unique. To be honest, I have never
read one like it before. I was so interested to read this touching
story of true love. What is amazing about the story is that you are
drawn into a world that you assume is all about base sexual exploits
consisting of doms and sadomasochistic sex gratification, but nothing
could be further from the truth. The author is an
amazing story-teller who draws her characters with great verisimilitude.
I found the Scottish heritage of the main character believable along
with the family tradition of lovers bonding for life. What is touching
is the unorthodox form of true love that takes place in this novel. You
just don’t expect it. That’s the nature of good literature. It expands
the field of possibilities while expanding the reader’s mind and
horizons. Most heterosexuals probably don’t believe love can exist in a
gay dom’s life, but it can and it does, as often and as deeply as it can
in anyone else’s life apparently. Who are we to judge? Even the
characters are not what you expect. Donald K. Drummond, a descendent of
Scottish chieftains, is someone you expect to find in the Highland
Games, tossing trees around and leaping across castle motes on a staff.
He’s all of that and more, but he’s also tender-hearted and protective
of the weak and vulnerable. Nicknamed Bear, he’s really a cuddly old
teddy bear despite his reputation as a Dungeon Master trainer of Doms
and other ‘pain sluts’. Brian, his young protégé and lover is another
uniquely drawn character. Persecuted and victimized by a group of
Christian zealots who take it upon themselves to purge the world of
sinful activities, Brian is actually the one who is truly Christ-like in
his capacity to forgive and suspend judgement. It is a clever reversal
on the part of the author who should be commended for drawing this kind
of glaring hypocrisy to our attention. How many times do we as humans
endeavour to be moral only to contravene are own fundamental precepts
and ethical codes. The zealot-like insecurity with which we pursue our
ideals often leads us to betray them, leaving us more sinner than sinned
against. And while we hate the sin and love the sinner, all too often
we find ourselves in the category of sin and sinner instead of on the
other side of the offence. This is what we learn when the beautiful
relationship between Donald and Brian comes under fire by a religious
group that considers itself as the moral majority the custodian of moral
decency. In fact, there is nothing more morally objectionable than the
actions undertaken by this group and the persecution it foists upon
Brian. It is a cleverly orchestrated dramatic reversal and well defined
example of dramatic irony. The author is to be commended for her
successfully drawn characterization and brilliant originality in taking
us where we never expect to go and opening our minds in the process. It
is as if the author is the Dungeon Master giving us a tour of the world
of Doms, teaching us in the process that Doms are really no different
than the rest of us. They bruise if you punch them and bleed if you stab
them and cry if you persecute, and if left alone, capable of leading as
normal a life as anyone else. The message that comes through from the
telling of this tale is basically live and let live and if it’s all the
same to you, I’m okay if you’re okay. It may be a cliché, but if you are
reminded of it in a unique work of literature that has you revisiting
the obvious from a totally unexpected vantage point, then that is what I
call damned good literature. Thank you A.C. Katt’s for your admirable
story-telling. You certainly opened my eyes.
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