Reddit mentions of Claimed (Prequel to Lovely Little Stray): A Dark Erotic Romance Short

Hi everyone. This is my first time posting here. It’s a little scary to be honest. But so is self-publishing…and I’m determined. I wish I had found this site and this particular forum a little earlier, as I just posted my first story on Amazon a couple days ago. I would’ve loved to have your critiques before I went live, but I would still greatly appreciate any criticisms, good or bad, that you might have with my presentation. By the way…thank you everyone for all the wonderful information posted in this group. Many of you are so gracious with your time, thoughts and experiences. You’ve really helped an aspiring writer along and made her feel that she’s not alone in this journey.

Title: Claimed: A Story of Surrender.
I wasn’t sure how to link just a cover photo like some of the other posters here, so am just listing a link to the book on Amazon(hope that’s okay)… Click here to view book

Here is the entire blurb(I made the decision to include a little excerpt from the book…not sure if that’s frowned upon, but I thought it made for a nice little teaser.)

This is reckless, I know. Dangerous. Perhaps even stupid. But I can’t spend another night alone. I won’t. There’s something out there waiting for me, I know it. The problem is I’m not sure who or what it is I’m searching for. All I know is I’m tired of hiding, tired of being afraid. Only I’ve kept myself sheltered for too long. Because now the touch of a man is not just something I want, it’s something I need. And need makes you do things…things you might otherwise not do.



“Are you afraid?” he asks.
“Yes,” I say with a rush of breath. “I’m not—I’ve never…”
“Done this sort of thing before?”
I nod, sensing he wears a slight smile.
Teeth nip at my earlobe and I shiver.
“Fear heightens the senses,” he explains gently. “Consider fear a gift.”



(This is an erotic novelette of 11,076 words and contains explicit sex scenes with strong/rough elements of Dominance and Submission.)

Thank you in advance for your time. It is greatly appreciated.

p.s. I forgot to mention/ask...I do have kink elements of Master/pet play in the story. I listed it as Dominance and Submission in the disclaimer, hoping to give it a broader appeal as the description still applies. But would it be better to list the kink specifically? I just felt like it gave the story away a little if I did so.