Afterthoughts
Thank you so much for reading my dirty little fairy tale!
Delilah and Gray are a tribute to the notion that people are complicated. Most of us are neither all bad nor all good. We’re some twisted combination of the two.
Their story was so much fun to write. Because it’s the fourth book in the series, the characters’ personalities were already baked-in—for the most part. What’s that? Gray surprised you? Surely you didn’t expect that I had already shown my entire hand. What fun would that have been!
Decadent is a work of fiction. But as I’ve said many times, while I write to entertain, I can’t seem to help myself from sneaking an actual fact or two into the story, or flashing a light, however brief, into a dark corner. I hope you walked away with the impression that BDSM isn’t a cookie cutter lifestyle on the fringes of society.
Dominants and submissives come from all walks of life. They create their own unique dynamic, and there is much more to the lifestyle than pain and kink. As in every aspect of life, there are also abusers in the community who take advantage of every opportunity to meet their own sadistic needs, or simply to get laid. Delilah’s husband, Kyle, was exactly the kind of poser that can cause irreparable harm to an inexperienced submissive. But it’s a lesson we can all learn from. It doesn’t matter what type of relationship we are involved in, we must be mindful of the red flags, and insist that we have a voice. Don’t let anyone take that voice away from you.
Above all, I hope that Decadent brought you great pleasure, a small escape, and some bedroom inspiration.
What’s next for me? I’m writing a book in Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s Cocky Heroes series, and then I’m back to the dark corners of the world. A port wine empire and a broody, sexy bastard named Antonio. Wait until you meet him!
In the meantime, stay well, and try to surround yourself with people who love you.
xoxo
Eva