A slight BDSM virgin, I was amazed to see how quickly so many good books came out once Fifty paged the way. The Dark Garden has been receiving amazing reviews everywhere I looked, so I thought it would be a great way to get started. The story's main character is Rowan, a "top" or dominant who is approached by Christian and asked to give being a submissive a try. Rowan is instantly attracted to Christian, but doubts he will be able to make her enjoy the role change.


In addition to Rowan and Christian's story we get to meet April, a newbie to the BDSM world and a very deep submissive. She has been trying to catch the eye of a certain dominant, but isn't sure if once she does if it is a good thing or a bad thing.


The two stories merge and wind together with April and Rowan's friendship. They share many heart to hearts that helped me to understand the mindset behind both roles. This attempt at understanding and opening people's eyes was one of my favorite things about the entire book. Now, I don't want to underscore the amazing sex that both couples get to experience. Eden Bradley has quite a way with words in that respect.


My only real complaint about the book was the ending. It came up quickly and ended very abruptly for me. I would have liked to see the decisions made take a little more "action" and spread out over another couple chapters. I don't want to discourage anyone from reading these by any means. I plan on picking up a few of her books in a vampire BDSM series soon.