REVIEW: The Golden Handcuffs by KC Carmine (Pursuit of Love #5)

- July 14, 2024

THE GOLDEN HANDCUFFS

Pursuit of Love - Book Five

by KC Carmine

Release Date: July 7, 2024

Review

What a fantastic journey. Two broken men finding a second (or in Finley’s case, a third) chance at life and love.

Finley’s life is turned upside down when he starts working at a kink club and especially when he meets Kage. He discovers something about himself that he never expected. And somehow he slips past more than a few of Kage’s walls.

It’s a story of two men who are forced to forgive themselves and find happiness after loss, with a lot of emotion, beautiful kink, and an incredible found family.

Truly a wonderful read.

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Synopsis

In pursuit of a fresh start, Finley finds more than an awakening when he falls for a mysterious Dom.

Grieving the loss of his son, Finley flees his idyllic island life for the bustle of inner-city London. There, he falls down a BDSM rabbit hole when he scores a job at The Golden Handcuffs. Having never experienced true connection before, Finley begins to unearth desires he never knew existed, and quickly becomes fascinated with a Dom who brings his deepest fantasies to life.

Kage may be alone, but he’s not lonely. After an accident left him with a limp and a shattered heart, he knows he’ll never find love again. But he’s fine with that. Working as a Dom, helping people find or lose themselves under his touch is his life’s calling. But when a man with green eyes and hair like fire kneels before him on his stage, his whole world flips upside down. Finley might be the only person who understands his trauma, which sends Kage’s walls crumbling down.

Two broken men can’t form a wholesome relationship.

But can they help each other and create a bond that transcends grief and embraces an alternative lifestyle? Neither Finley nor Kage are ready to find out. Yet.

A standalone MM book 5 from Pursuit of Love series. 360 pages / 69k words

The book includes: a brooding Dom, a security guard with a past, BD$M club setting, voyeurism, exhibitionism, hurt/comfort, D/S dynamics, MM pairing, HEA.

TW/CW inside the book and on the author's website.

About KC Carmine

K. C. Carmine is a Polish-born writer, currently living in England. Her MA in English Philology and love of reading inspired her to start writing down the stories her imagination provided. As a member of the queer community, it is important to her that her writing reflects the diversity of voices around her. While she is a lover of erotica, she also enjoys horror, paranormal and mystery stories. When she’s not writing, she likes travelling, playing the guitar, video games, and reading.

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