Leather Books
Ask the Man Who Owns Him — now available! The real lives of gay Masters and slaves by david stein with David Schachter
Ask the Man Who Owns Him is the first book to present, in their own words, the real lives of long-term gay Master/slave couples and families. Sixteen slaveowners and their properties around the U.S. and in Canada welcomed the authors into their homes and spoke candidly about how each relationship started, how it evolved to meet the challenges of living in conventional society, and how it works today. All of these bonds have lasted for at least three years, some for well over a dozen years.
These relationships are different from the Master/slave stereotypes of erotic fiction. They’re also different from what you may find in how-to books and Internet postings on the subject. Instead of reading what a single writer says this lifestyle “should” be, discover what a generous sampling of gay Masters and slaves are actually doing.
Most striking is how different these relationships are from each other. Trade offs are made, deals struck, and power exchanged in ways that work for these unique individuals pursuing their respective dreams.
Who should read this book? Anyone who’s wondered if being a Master or slave is right for him, or who wishes to understand this lifestyle better. If you've read the fantasies and felt something was missing, or tried the experts’ prescriptions and found them wanting, this book is for you. Ask the Man Who Owns Him describes real-life strategies and tactics for success as a Master or a slave.
Boots, Bondage, and Beatings
Leathersex stories by david stein
Masters and slaves, tops and bottoms revel in boot worship, inventive erotic bondage, and dick-stiffening beatings with fists, belt, or whip. david stein’s first collection of short fiction features the same combination of realism, fetishistic detail, and romanticism that made his novel, Carried Away (Daedalus, 2002), so memorable. In fact, the stories include a sexy “outtake” from the novel as well as a new epilogue that fans of Carried Away won’t want to miss.
Carried Away
Scorching hot leathersex is only the start when a jaded bottomboy and a one-time Master come together for some no-strings bondage and s/m. But after lust is sated, each finds a deeper hunger within that moves them unexpectedly toward partnership as Owner and owned. Set in the early1990s in New York City, Carried Away is not only replete with hard-core bondage and ferocious leathersex: it's a love story between two men who are equals in intelligence and character, but opposites in temperament. Terry Andrews is a successful architect and all-around topman with a passion for bondage and the means to indulge it. Matt Stone manages a large bookstore, but he lives for the times when he can surrender control. When these two come together at the Spike, the legendary leather bar, neither is looking for a new partner, just a night of hot action. They get that, and much more: almost in spite of themselves, they forge a deeper connection. Matt gradually realizes that he needs to belong to someone, not simply let himself be played with and released. For his part, Terry simply needs to own what he loves, and once he falls for Matt, enslaving him is the only option!
Male Bondage - Van Darkholme
Men in difficult straits – on purpose and freely chosen. A collection of photographs of artfully arranged bonds – namely Shibari, the Japanese style of bondage – that shows captive enthusiasts in their favourite positions: defenceless, at someone else’s mercy and left alone in their joyful pain. Bondage sessions are rarely photographed so aesthetically and glamorously. Not just devotees of the strung up will be buying this book off the shelves, but fans of brilliant photography have a wonderful book to add to their collections.
The Sex Club Murders
Combing the love of detective fiction with kink is a pretty tricky balancing act, but Markus Larsen does just that with "The Sex Club Murders." It's just the first story in this hot and clever set of hard-handed reading. From there, you'll run the gamut from "Surviving Master's Hell" to "The Purification."
About the Author
Markus Larsen, the kinky cub has been in the leather community close to three decades. He is a co-founder of the nations premiere Leather Boys Clubs and is a member of organizations as diverse as Mystery Writers of America and the Chicago Hellfire Club.
The debut collection of stories from Markus Larsen contains some really creative kink. He mixes a fondness for Mystery Lit with his SM, making the title track one of the more interesting fetish stories to hit the racks for some time. Oddly enough, it's also the story with the least amount of bump-n-grind. It's followed by "Dick Strong and the Case of The Missing Slave," which puts the Queen back in Ellery Queen. And the sex, too.
The remaining stories are solid fantasy reads, with particular imaginative plots in "Surviving Master's Hell" and "Black Cross New Mexico" being the strongest. Bushy faced leathermen doing dirty things to each other lurk all through "The Sex Club Murders and Other Kinky Tales." This is good, highly recommended bed-stand reading.