Silken

A prelude to something better

This audiobook is short but sets up what promises to be a great series.

So the question is: if you meet a Dominant through the internet and you follow the training he guides you through, are you truly a submissive? HIS submissive?

In this case, Matthew (Silken) is a ballet dancer whose career has ended prematurely due to a knee injury. He has taken a job tending rich people’s residences. He is surrounded by luxury he will never himself enjoy.

He is not defeated and his relationship with the mysterious online Dom (Austin82) keeps him going. Exclusive – or so he believes – he follows his Master’s every command with the promise of a fulfilling relationship.

There are some quirky twists and turns, along with some intriguing and hot sex scenes. Who knew suction cups would be so useful? I love the theme of men enjoying sexy lingerie and the touch of BDSM adds heat, which I always enjoy.

Gomez Pugh is one of my favourite narrators and given that Matthew is British and the series takes place in London, I would have expected a British narrator. Pugh, however, does a great job. His accent for Matthew is good, but his deep and husky Austin is amazing.

I recommend this short fun and sexy read.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Cross-Dressing, Bondage and Dominance, Oh My!

-=> A 2 hour Look into an M/M, D/s, Bondage and cross-dressing relationship that has developed online but comes to fruition.Matthew a.k.a. 'Silken' WAS a dancer In Great Britain until the catastrophic injury left him out in the cold. Now he is a property manager with a dominant partner, online only, from America.To say anything more would spoil for potential listeners, so I will have to leave it at that. Sorry…

Be warned or if you wish to indulge, please reread the 1st line of my review for ALL that this short story includes.

Gomez Pugh's Performance was a bit slow for my liking. That was easily fixed by speeding up the playback to 1.2 5xon my Audible app, then it was nearly perfect. I love his British accent, as well.

Credit worthy? Probably not, as it is short and the MSRP is very reasonable. I would recommend buying it out right\, as the price is very reasonable – and less than the cost of credit.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great Narration

This was a great short read. Full disclosure, it is a M/M romance. The narration was great! As in most short stories, there is a decent amount of build up to a tasty treat at the end. I am not new to the BDSM genre and can say this fell on the tamer side so if you are looking for an entry and prefer M/M storylines, this is a great read for you. I look forward to reading more of Isobel's work. My only thought is that I felt like it ended to soon when we got to the juicy part :) Still liked it though!

Note: I received this book in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion. It in no way affected my opinion.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Short and sweet.

This is a new to me author. and I have found that I really like stuff. ( I highly recommend “ as You Wish”) This story is good. It is a great look into a crossdresser, how they feel, and his Master. To me, it shows just how connected a this type of relationship can be.

Gomez Pugh In this book seemed to be reading a little slow. But it was nothing speeding it up to X1.25 didn’t solve. Once I did that, he was great.

I voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

One of the very best 3 BDSM novels I've ever read!

To say that I was a bit afraid to listen this audiobook would be an understatement but not because of the reasons you would think. 😁 Isobel Starling is one of the handful authors that I love reading contemporary from. 💜 In my opinion, contemporary is the most difficult genre to write but she always writes most beautiful and emotional stories that I can’t help falling in love with her stories every time. 🥰 No, the reason is Gomez Pugh, the narrator. Don’t get me wrong. I adore the man and his narration .. but since he narrated the whole PsyCop series, I was a bit afraid that I might not be able to see him in another light. But boy, was I wrong! 😱 It was like a different narrator narrated this book and it was done in a superbly beautiful and sensual way. 😍 I am ecstatic! 😇 And now, let me rave about how beautiful and erotic this little morsel is! 😉


Matthew was a famous ballet dancer whose prominent career was recently ended by an unfortunate injury. Now he works as an estate agent for a very famous agency. On the surface, he has a respectable job, a very handsome face and a beautiful body, just your ordinary average joe. But our very naughty Matthew has a secret double life he’s leading on the internet under a pseudonym “Silken”. Silken is sensual, Silken is a seductive minx, Silken for his namesake loves silk and Lacey underwear and Silken is in love with his online Dom. 😌 Taking advantage of his current job, Silken is taking very elaborate and artful BDSM photos in his clients’ empty homes and one day, this act backfired him in the most unexpected and extraordinary way. Now, Silken has to decide whether he would submit only his body or also his heart to his very vivid, very real and very sexy Dom. 😉 Happiness has a way to find you in most unconventional ways. 💙


Have you ever got a shiver just from reading or listening a book? Because I just did! ☺️ Goosebumps and a shiver! Big time! DAMN! 🤩 Was that hot and was that smoking hot!!! 🔥 This is hands down the most erotic and sensual story I have ever read and surely the very top 3 BDSM novels from any sub-genre that I’ve EVER read. 👏 It really is THAT good! 😍 Isobel Starling always comes up with most unique and beautiful storylines but I believe she outdone it to herself this time. I was in heaven! That was pure bliss of utter happiness for two hours of kinky deliciousness! 🔥 I can’t get enough and I need more!!! And oh wow, Gomez Pugh really has so many cards under his sleeve because I loooooved his British accent!!! And I loved his portrayal of Silken and his loving Dom. I am a one very happy and hot and bothered listener! 😁 And you know what? BuddyListening this with Trio makes it that much better to enjoy. We were like schoolgirls who got the first taste of harlequin romances, giggling and instant messaging each other about this little morsel. 😂 I loved, loooooved this and I do demand a sequel of this from Isobel Starling because it was that good and I need more wicked deliciousness of Silken. I can’t recommend this enough. 👍 Just drop everything and go purchase this little morsel because you won’t regret it. 😉



5 Silk panties, fervor kisses and devoted love is the best concoction stars
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Novella length with great narrator

I actually found this Audible book when searching for other work by Gomez Pugh. His voice work on a series by a different author was really good, and I was interested by the set up in this one. I enjoyed the story. Novellas aren't designed for long backstories and deep character development, but I felt I knew Silken well by the end of the story. We got some of Austin's POV, but it is clearly less his story. The narrator gives a strong performance. It's fantastic when there isn't a noticeable duplication of voices across different books. Silken definitely gets his own voice. The pace was a little slow for me, so I bumped the speed up to 1.25, but I know many listeners will appreciate the original pace.

Silken

I’ve been wanting to check this book out, the blurb was really intriguing. I love books with MC’s who love lingerie, and a bonus Matthew/Silken is a dancer as well. I kinda hated Austin, but that’s personal preference and not against the Authors writing. And I really wanted to Love this book. But. I think if I would have just “Read” the book instead of “listening” to the Audio. I would have liked it better. I did think the Sexy scenes were Great & the BDSM was written well! Totally HOT! But. There was something about the narrator, he wasn’t bad, but he just didn’t work for me specifically on this book.

THIS IS AN INTERESTING STORY!!!

I liked the story..I thought it was sexy and well written and very erotic...and I liked how it unfolded....as for the narrator..I was not super impressed...I liked the characters and how they curiously came together in person...the dom sub relationship can be very complex...this one happens to work well..and even if it started online...it was sexy!!

** I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **

2 of 4 people found this review helpful

Short & Sweet

This is a short and sweet story of a D/s relationship that has been all online but now the two meet in person. Jack/Austin, the Dom, finds out who his online submissive, Silken, is and sets outs to meet him in person. I really can't say much more without giving away too much. Their meeting doesn't exactly go as expected but you have get this story to see what develops from there.
The narrator was very good. I really like his voices for both main characters and his accents for each one were great. He was able to switch back and forth between the characters seamlessly.
I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook at my request.

Short, Sweet and Steamy!

This is a short voyeuristic BDSM steamy romance.

We start off meeting Matthew "Silken" Fisher while he is at work inspecting a property, and then plays out a scene given to him by his online Dom.

Then it shifts to Matthew's Dom "Austin" and we get a bit of a surprise, sorry no spoilers here...

There's a little drama and a whole lot of sexy steam.

Gomez Pugh did an excellent job with the narration, a little slower speed than I am used to hearing from him but the voices were done very well.

I received a copy of this audiobook at my request and I provided and honest unbiased review.