| Title | : | Educating Emily: A Rawhide Ranch Novel |
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| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
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| Publication | : | Published April 1, 2021 |
Educating Emily: A Rawhide Ranch Novel Reviews
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IN FOR A PENNY, IN FOR A POUND
As an avid reader and reviewer and always enjoyed the co-written stories of these two authors, I was so excited about this new book and one at Rawhide Ranch. This will not be an easy review because this book had so many triggers that had me shaking my head. I am sharing lots of quotes and pieces from the story itself.
While in general, I liked Emily, she is described as a service submissive and someone who doesn’t get into trouble often—when she does, it is for reading too late—or, in this story, for reading, while she is supposed to be working in the library. She has been at the Ranch for about a year and has asked not to be matched in a more permanent relationship; she isn’t into age-play or identify as a Little. Then for Professor Dalton Rogers, I don’t like him, he is manipulative and a wannabe dom, acting out his erotic fantasies he writes about. He is all over the place with what he does during the weekend with Emily as his submissive.
The story begins with Emily caught in the library by Master Derek and new hire, Professor Rogers. Derek will punish her, then leave her with Dalton to show what is being done in the new library. After Derek leaves, he tells her he knows she had been pleasuring herself and decides she needs more discipline. My issue is he coerces her into allowing him to punish her or report it to Derek. Then each day after that, he finds something to punish her again and again.
“There is, of course, one other option since I’m not on staff here. To my understanding, that means I’m qualified to deal with such naughtiness myself. At least then there would be no need to tell Master Derek.”
“Oh, I see. You’re never going to let me forget it. Got it. You know, Professor, traditionally one of the main tenets and benefits of this lifestyle is that being punished for one’s transgressions allows you to feel forgiven so you can more on, not to be reminded of your mistakes at every opportunity.”
The story goes downhill the entire first half of the book, and while it does have some improvements in the last half, it doesn’t make up for Dalton’s failure and incompetence as a so-called Dom. The scenes are harsh, cruel, humiliating, and for his jollies. He can’t decide what he wants, who he wants to be or to have her be. She will even safeword at one point—but once again, he manipulates to his way. Yes, they do decide they want to be together at the end—too little too late to be likable.
“He whipped her until she fell limp around the bed, mewling with soft cries, until he knew she was broken and that she was his. He had claimed her. He had mastered her. He had shown her who was in charge.”
“Used. Abused. Taken with no regard for her own pleasure. Punished with sex and alternately called pet and slut. Her emotions were toyed with, her head was all over the place. And she wanted more. Be careful what you wish for.”
“He had taken her everywhere now. He had whipped her with belts, floggers and once with a charging cord. She had been degraded, humiliated and built back up with praise and pleasure. She had been pleasured and punished alternately, sometimes both at the same time.”
“What a difference reality made. This wasn’t a book, and he certainly was not a character, flawlessly written to take charge of this. Or her. The opportunity to be surrounded by and experience the things I had mostly only written about was difficult to resist.”
After the intense weekend, Emily goes back to her room, and starts into sub drop. While Dalton had told her to contact him, if it happened, she doesn’t and now she is in a bad way. It will be through Master Derek that he finds out. Considering he didn’t do aftercare from the intense scenes, I can understand her not contacting him. And the truth about his pen name will come up in the following several chapters.
“He was the one who had put her in this state, he was the one that should have to deal with it. It was only fair.” “I told you to come to me.”
“I know! But I didn’t think you meant it. It was a weekend thing! No strings attached. A temporary agreement between two people looking to get their needs met. There aren’t supposed to be loose ends and messy feelings. I figured you were just saying it because that’s what you’re supposed to say!”
“You’re Arabella Cole. I’m just a sometimes sub. I could never be what you want. Your Doms are hardcore and so alpha and dirty and devious, and your subs so perfect and willing.”
“I’ve lived deep in the kink closet for most of my life. I played a role, and for so long, I wasn’t brave enough to live my truth. Even after I moved here, I still wasn’t brave enough, not really. If I haven’t been outed. I don’t know if I would have ever told anyone that I was Arabella. I think 90% of my experience is in my head and on paper. More than 50% of my experience in real life BDSM activities has been with you. They are not a real reflection of my experience as a Dom, and they certainly are not a reflection of what I need.” -
Educating Emily - 5 Stars!
This is Dalton and Emily’s story. I very much love this series and this book is no different. It was enchanting, funny and full of heat and emotion. Cannot wait to see what happens next at Rawhide!! -
Okay I have thoughts and they’re good and they’re bad, but I give this four stars.
I give it four stars because it delivered what it gave. That said, it’s not really my cuppa. The consensual nonconsent was intense and the BSDM got really intense. There was pet play with an actual cage - totally not my cup of tea (but the cage didn’t last long). There was also a lot of degradation and even though limits were discussed and everything was technically completely consensual, the actual things that happened were pretty abusive. There were bruises and serious sub drop.
I’m not going to give it a bad rating because it all fit in with what it said it would do, but there’s a little issue I have. Everything that the heroine said she didn’t want in the beginning, she suddenly wanted with him. And while that’s pretty sexy, it doesn’t say much for her level of strength as a character.
My favorite part was the age play because I love age play. But it was a little tainted because she was so convinced she didn’t like age play. She just had so many intense emotions in this book and had to second guess herself so much. I hurt for her a little even while I rooted for her.
It’s not my favorite from these two authors and I won’t be reading it again. I couldn’t put it down though. So, if the things I’ve mentioned and shelves I’ve put this book in are your cup of tea go ahead and give it a read. Four stars (really more like 3 1/2), 3-4 chili peppers (it was spicy, but I didn’t enjoy these spice as much because it wasn’t my cuppa), recommend for SPECIFIC readers. -
Found my limits
Well I did i finally found something besides taboo smut that I have to safeword so I can stop what am reading i can deal with heroine been called a s%$& once or twice i love love it and they don't tho SPOILER!!!!!
She gets slapped in the face and humiliated a lot i understand is everything with consent butttt cannot do it so yeah not for me maybe is ur cuppa tea ☕then you would love it still love the series just not this book in particular . -
The addition starts with the book cover….yeah…yeah…yeah don’t judge a book by its cover they say ….well we all do it and this one here it is the scratch to your itch or better yet the filling to your oreos! Speaking of filling…..wait, that’s for later. Within the first chapters you get the panoramic view of whom you’re dealing with! By the time you’ve figured out who is who and who to like and dislike, you’re already hooked, and you may as well give up the fight and prepare yourself for an all-nighter!
Can’t say I didn’t warn you.
(Believe me when I say you won’t put it down until the last page is read…you will find yourself getting upset cause someone called, texted or bothered you while reading this one, you will find yourself up at ungodly hours just to finish it knowing you have to be at work early (like 3am early) the very next day) YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
Let’s talk about hot …scorching hot but let’s get to it Professor Dalton is sexy as all get out and lives his fantasies through his books that writes. He just accepted a job with Rawhide Ranch College he is looking forward to interacting with girls/students there. Emily lives at the ranch and really doesn’t want a daddy dom or so she thinks, she also enjoys living through the steamy, hot, demanding, spanking fantasies while reading. She meets Professor under not so good situations, but her brat still lives in her. Emily is a service sub meaning she do not like /want to be tied down and she isn’t looking for a master or dom. She loves the library helping to sat it up and this is where she interacts with the Professor but for some reason being near him makes her want to act out bratty. These two blows a casket when they are paired together during the Fellowship Weekend where Dalton can finally experience the fantasies he writes about at the ranch. Emily gets to really know what it is like to have a daddy, but will this unique relationship lead to happiness for a little girl and her daddy?
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Prosseor Rogers is starting a new job at the Rawhide Ranch. The ranch is starting a university for the Littles at the ranch and Professor Rogers was hired to teach creative writing. He will also be teaching about erotic literature to the ranch guests. Dalton Rogers left his university job because he was tired of hiding his sexuality. He is a Dom and her also writes erotic literature. Working at the ranch means he can explore all his desires and enjoy meeting new partners all the times. Dalton is the first professor to arrive and Derek asks him to help out getting the college library set up. He is assigned Emily a ranch resident to help out. Dalton enjoys working with saucy Emily but he is all worked up. He decides to spend the guest weekend in intense play with his assigned partner. To his surprise, Emily is his for the weekend.
Emily enjoys being on the Rawhide ranch. She loves being able to chose when and how she wants to play under the watchful eye of Derek. She has never wanted a full-time Dom experience until after she has worked with Professor Rogers. While they are working together, Dalton fires up desires that she has never had before. She decides that she wants a full weekend experience to get the professor out of her head. Too bad, Derek assignes them to be together for the weekend.
This story of the series focuses more on the Dom relationship than a Daddy Dom than the previous books.
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Professor Dalton Rogers has kept his fantasies in check and only allowed them in the books he writes. He is looking forward to his new job on Rawhide Ranch. Emily Vaughn is not looking for a Dom. She wants to explore but not be tied down. She does enjoy a good book and the books from Arabella Cole are her favorite. They are all the fantasies she enjoys, hot, steamy, and demanding. When she meets the new Professor under naughty circumstance she learns to behave but she still has a bratty side that keeps wanting to play.
These two truly need each other. Emily is a brat even though she says she is a good girl. And Dalton’s writing is hot but he needs a muse that will keep his ideas flowing. That is what Emily is for him. She not only allows him to explore but she brings out another side of him that he didn’t think about. Emily needed a man that would push her and make her open up more, to allow the emotions to overtake her. There may be a lot of spankings and different types of play but these to find their way into each other’s arms. -
3.5 stars
Emily is staying at a Rawhide Ranch which is a BDSM community. Dalton is a new professor there. Emily is a service submissive who want to scene with a Dom occassionally but not be in a 24/7 relationship. Dalton is secretly a writer of erotic stories and is very successful with that. He has little actual experience as a Dom but knows his stuff from research and fantasies, supposedly.
We get no background about Emily. No explanation as to why she doesn't want a relationship which makes it hard to understand her character. Dalton seems good at being a Dom but his aftercare is horrible. Not even a hug. Spoiler - After their intense first scene, he has her sleep in a cage without so much as a gentle caress. She likes humiliation, but he does this with threats of spankings and very few kind words. I felt he was way too harsh. Both the owner of the ranch and Dalton spank her when she already has bruises and welts.
Many parts where good and the eventual ending is good, but I would have been happier with more information about Emily and some cuddling from Dalton. -
Wishing this place was real!
This was excellent though it left me wondering why aren't there real places like this. This has great detail, is well-written and a nice build-up. Add in a Dom who sounds just right and it is up there with the best.
At Rawhide Ranch in Montana sub Emily has been taking care of herself in the library when in walks a new Dom. She thinks he is very handsome, especially after her punishment and he ticks all her boxes. How their relationship developes is really believable as Professor Rogers embraces leaving the vanilla world behind and immersing himself in a perfect world for both subs and Doms. Rawhide Ranch has everything, including the woman, that he needs and more.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. -
A Harsh Lesson of Love
Emily is a service sub at the ranch. Someone who gets lost in books. Rawhide is starting a college, a new professor is hired to teach and set up the library. Professor Dalton Rogers had several deep secrets and this is the start of their story. This has nuances of age play, pet p!at and sadistic spankings. Though not quite as bad as Sadie's end of the spectrum. Basically if any of these things bother you, don't read. For those who love this series this is another winner and I can't wait to see this couple in future books. -
This one educated me!!!
I find myself excited for every new addition to Rawhide Ranch, this one was no exception!
This book really took it to the next level. I really felt that the authors had a great knowledge/experience with the lifestyle and it showed very well in the story they told.
I loved that Emily thought she wanted/liked one thing and one thing only but discovered that was not the case at all.
It was great to see this couple work through so many issues and dynamics to get to their HEA, again it made it more believable and true to life. -
finding what you are not looking for
Emily is a service sub at Rawhide Ranch...meaning she is not looking for a Daddy, Dom or Master.
Professor Rogers is the first professor hired for the Rawhide Ranch College.
But he has his own secrets he is carrying around.
Emily has always been a very good sub hardly ever getting in trouble but something snaps in her when she is around Professor Rogers.
They are paired together for a "Fellowship Weekend" and there the sparks fly and they both get what they want.
A fantastic book and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. -
Ever imagine that you wanted one thing but soon discovered that you wanted something else? That’s what Emily discovered about herself. This story was a self discovery story for Emily he thought she wanted one thing but she wanted something totally different, she didn’t know that until she met Professor Dalton Rogers. He made her feel things that she didn’t want to feel. This was her journey as well as Dalton’s journey with Emily.
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Dalton comes to the ranch as a Professor for the expansion University. He's had to hide his true self from everyone. He's hidden not only his Dominant side but also his fantasies written under a pen name.
Emily is a service submissive, she's at the ranch not to find a forever Dom, but to simply live her life with like minded people.
When Dalton and Emily start working together in the library, sparks fly! I love how they both give each other what they need, without putting themselves in just one box. -
Dalton is new at the Ranch and when Derek wants a helping hand to show him around, he knows Emily is right for the job. Only they catch her being naughty instead! Emily is usually very well mannered and hasn't even needed a proper punishment, but when there's a chance to get Dalton off her mind for a weekend, she will take it..but things never go as planned! This was a hot and steamy read and I'd read it again and again! Definitely kept my interest
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Everyone Could Use a Guy Like This!
This is only my second Rawhide Ranch story, but I loved every aspect of it!
I loved that they authors didn’t just immediately jump into a specific dynamic and stay there, but rather explored a few. I also loved that, in the end, the main couple created their own dynamic instead of trying to mould into something neither of them could definitively choose.
It was real, powerful and definitely steamy! -
Emily is looking to be paired up with a visiting Dom for the
Weekend to get her new instructor Professor Dalton Rogers out of her system & Dreams. When she met Director Derek to introduce to her Dom for the weekend saying she was shocked when she heard Master Coles voice would be understatement. The man she was trying to forget would be her Master for the weekend. More secrets & surprises will be unveiled. -
This was a great addition to the Rawhide Ranch Series. We get to see a submissive who does not identify as a little and the newly hired professor who is a Dom. He just may end up teaching her a thing or two about herself.
We also get to see a few of characters from previous books. If you love the Rawhide Ranch Series be sure to grab this and if you've never read then give it a try!
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All over the place
Emily doesn’t want a Dom of her own because she doesn’t know what she wants to be 24/7. Dalton is new to the Ranch and still finding his way in the lifestyle. They are both back and forth through the whole book. You never know if they will get together until the very end. Good story and great characters, just a lot of confusion. I still loved it and would recommend it to anyone that loves the Ranch books.
