As you can tell from the cover, it features wax play as well as a D/s relationship between a couple of men with history. It’s a history that makes it very hard for Dustin to trust Will, and trust is the basis of a workable D/s relationship. Dustin definitely leads Will on a merry dance while Will tries to earn that trust again.

I really enjoyed seeing these two try to figure out how they can relate as adults. They had an unusual, and not very strong, friendship in high school. Unfortunately when Will runs from the idea that there may be more than friendship involved, it destroys Dustin, so he’s spent years making sure no one else can get that close. And while Will regrets those actions, it isn’t easy to get past Dustin’s defenses. Lucky for both of them, he doesn’t give up easily.

Light a Candle is both sexy and heart-breaking. It shows how those scars that we get when young don’t heal easily and can have far reaching effects. But that sometimes the heart wants something different than the mind says is safe. Throw in a little D/s play and they steam things up very nicely on their way to finding out a way to relate together on a new level.

(Complimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review)