Product Description

Third in the Nature of Desire series. They call her the Ice Queen. At the exclusive BDSM club known as The Zone, Mistress Marguerite is a legend. Tyler Winterman has been fascinated with her since he's known her, though the rules of their world say they shouldn't share more than mutual admiration. He is her male counterpart, one of the most powerful male Doms practicing at The Zone. Due to a computer error, Marguerite lacks the mentoring program stipulation required of all Zone Doms, which includes spending a number of hours learning about BDSM from the submissive's perspective. Tyler considers it an act of fate that Marguerite chooses him to be the Dom who helps her fulfill that requirement. He is convinced she is a "switch", a closet submissive, but the truth will be even more remarkable than the theory, changing their lives in ways neither of them anticipates. Having no equal except one another in their skills at stripping a sub's defenses bare, these two Dominants will turn their considerable talents on each other and discover that who is Master and who is slave doesn't matter, not when two souls have found their mate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105247 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 324 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781419955648
• Condition: USED - LIKE NEW
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Customer Reviews

WOW!!! A truly emotional read worth reading over and over!
Referred to as the ICE QUEEN, Mistress Marguerite is very well known and respected within the walls of The Zone, an exclusive BDSM club she frequents. Marguerite thrives on control and routine in her personal life as well as her Domme life. She never looks anyone directly in the eyes, never picks the same sub twice, and allows very little to no physical touching. All of these are traits that have not gone unnoticed by fellow Dom, Tyler, and he fully intends to break through the ICE QUEEN's frosty exterior and get to the woman beneath.

Tyler Winterman is a part owner of The Zone as well as a Dominant himself. Because of a computer error Marguerite never fulfilled the terms of the mentoring program that is required by the club, which includes her learning about BDSM from the subs point of view. Tyler sees this glitch as his chance to get to know Marguerite as a woman. The more Tyler gets to know her, the more he's intrigued, but will he be able to break through the mental barriers Marguerite keeps erecting?

Marguerite has been a Domme at The Zone for almost two years. The idea of playing the part of a sub for another Dom terrifies her. She invites Tyler to meet with her at her business, Tea Leaves to discuss this requirement. Once Tyler mentions that he's a part owner of the club, Marguerite tries to convince Tyler to lie for her. He has other ideas for her and they require that she go through with the training. He wants to see her lose that control. From watching her over time, he's aware that she always holds back with her subs, and everything appears synchronized. He knows that she's an excellent Domme, but wonders if she could possibly be a switch. Her physical reaction to his presence is more of what he'd expect from a submissive. However, to uncover the real Marguerite, he'll have to brave the violent reactions she exhibits when feeling threatened in any way.

Joey W. Hill's ICE QUEEN will take readers deep into the more intense BDSM club scene. Both Marguerite and Tyler are well-known Dominants, but you get the sense that Marguerite is hiding behind her ICE QUEEN image - like she's playing a part. I am so impressed with Tyler and the extreme patience and understanding he exhibits with Marguerite. ICE QUEEN had me so hooked I just made the trip over to Ellora's Cave and purchased the first two books of Ms. Hill's NATURE OF DESIRE series and anxiously awaiting the next book MIRROR OF MY SOUL (in print) which contains the rest of Marguerite and Tyler's story.

Intense and emotional with well defined characters
If you've read Ms. Hill's Natural Law, you will want to read this book! It is the story of Tyler and Marguarite, who make appearances at the Zone (BDSM club) and a house party with Violet and Mac in Natural Law. Marguarite is missing a necessary requirement to continue as a Mistress at the Zone - she must go through submissive training. She decides upon Tyler to be her Dom, and the sparks fly. This is really only half the story, however. Mirror of My Soul, the second half of their story, is not in print yet.

More than a BDSM book
WOW!! I don't know what to say about this book. It was fantastic, intense and emotional. Joey Hill is such a talented writer. This book never tells you what has happened to make Marguerite the way she is yet from the beginning, through Ms. Hill's writing, you can feel her intense, soul deep emotional pain. It pulls at your heart strings. haunts you, makes you feel her pain even though you don't even know what she has gone through and makes you just want to wrap her in your arms and tell her that everything will be ok (I say this from a Mother's point of view). Due to Joey Hill's wonderful writing skills you can feel how strong she is yet how hard she works to hide (even from herself) how fragile and emotionally damaged she is. Tyler is a wonderful compliment to Marguerite. He has his own demons and recognizes who Marguerite really is underneath the cool, calm exterior that everyone else sees. I absolutely can't wait until the sequel comes out in print it will definitely be a "must have" book for me.
Joey Hill is an absolutely fantastic writer. I don't think I've read anything (and I have read literally thousands of books) that has put me through such an emotional roller coaster. She doesn't just put words on the paper for us to read - she puts them there for us to FEEL and we do!