Cardinal’s Rule, Tymber Dalton (BDSM Blog Hop)

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Cardinal’s Rule, Tymber Dalton

Tilly Cardinal is perfectly happy with life. She loves making a home for her Master, Christo. Everything is going well, they are searching for homes together and contemplating marriage. Tilly wears his collar happily, after all she has been through she has finally found someone she can trust in heart and soul.

Her world comes crashing down when Master Christo does not return from a four week business trip as scheduled. She has returned from the grocery store with the goal of preparing his favorite meal to find a letter in his place. Tilly receives a Dear John (or master) letter. Her Master has left her, while she was preparing for his return he spent the morning signing everything over into her name without a word of goodbye.

Tilly falls apart, her friends also in the lifestyle help her cope with the loss of her Master…

Now over five years later Tilly is Mistress, she no longer plays in the lifestyle as a submissive she makes money by toping men non-sexually. Her life is passing along until her former Masters, Master (yes, he left her for his former Master) Master Landry LaCroux enters her life and asks her to marry him. Master LaCroux is sick and he wants to make amends for how his submissive, her former Master treated her, he feels it is his fault.

The orgininal cover and this my favorite I am sure everyone can guess why

Now Tilly has to deal with a new husband she doesn’t know who is clearly a dominant and her former Master who is now a submissive.

I loved this book it has been out for a few years but I have never read anything like it and Tymber Dalton is one of the first authors to get me interested in the genre. She even writes a how to book about how to write the hot sex scenes she writes called Whip Me, Beat Me, Make Me Write Hot Sex (non-fiction). Oh I envy you getting to read this for the first time also check out her Family Matters series and my god, Fierce Radiance is science fiction domination at its best.

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  1. Steph from fangswandsandfairydust.com | August 2, 2012 at 7:59 am

    I had read BDSM but reviewing SAFEWORD MATTE by Candace Blevins got me looking at it more. Mostly because I had a commenter take me to task on my review. steph at fangswandsandfairydust dot com

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    • bookswagger | August 2, 2012 at 8:22 pm

      I have never read Candace Blevins, but you have me wanting to check out your review. It is hard being a book blogger, cause we love arthurs and our readers and I know I hate the idea of upseting either.

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    • lacrimsonfemme | August 2, 2012 at 10:53 pm

      Yeah, sorry about that. That was me. I can say that this one might push quite a few of your buttons too…^_^

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      • bookswagger | August 3, 2012 at 7:56 am

        ahh man you made me laugh out loud for real. When I read your comment. Ya with this one I couldn’t see how it could possibly be a HEA but it was believe me or I would have hated it after what happened to her.

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      • lacrimsonfemme | August 3, 2012 at 2:06 pm

        Hmm, @ Bookswagger, it wouldn’t let me go another level to reply to you. I’m glad my comment brought a giggle out of you. I thought the book was more HFN because I could see how it COULD have been. That is what broke my heart. 😦

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  2. Kelsey S. | August 2, 2012 at 9:50 am

    Kitty Thomas and Annabel Joseph were the two authors who got me interested in the genre, although I did find Tymber Dalton’s The Reluctant Dom within a few weeks. I loved it.

    kelseyes at yahoo dot com

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    • bookswagger | August 2, 2012 at 8:19 pm

      I have read Annabel Joseph, Comfort Object and the rest of the series but I have never read Kitty Thomas…Girl you have turned me on to something new. Thanks I plan on checking her out.

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  3. Carin W | August 2, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    I started out with Cherise Sinclair and her Masters of the Shadowlands series and was immediately hooked.
    mawmom(at)gmail(dot)com

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  4. kaylynd | August 2, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    Leah Brooke was my first with her Desire Oklahoma series. Tymber Dalton writes so well. I love her.
    kaylyndavis1986@yahoo.com

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    • bookswagger | August 2, 2012 at 8:16 pm

      I love that series including the founding fathers…She is one of the arthors I troll siren. Have you read Sophie Oak? Cause if you love her I really think you will enjoy Sophie Oak as well.

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  5. hcollins1 | August 2, 2012 at 8:45 pm

    For me it was Cherise SInclair and her Masters of the Shadowlands series. The whole series is amazing and even though the first books start out a little short they are in no way lacking!!

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  6. Books4me (@BooksForMe2) | August 2, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    Qwillia Rain is the author that really piqued my interest in the BDSM books.

    books4me67 at ymail dot com

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  7. lacrimsonfemme | August 2, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    My first BDSM book was Anne Rice’s Beauty series. I was very young. From there, I went straight into the British BDSM books which are much more intense than what we have in the states, for the most part. I would say more SM and humiliation. Very little romance.

    I’m just dropping to support a blogger. I already have this book and read it years ago. It’s a favourite of mine too. I liked the first one cover better too. I’m not sure if this second edition is revised. If so, I hope she made it more heart breaking.

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    • bookswagger | August 3, 2012 at 8:05 am

      Thank you for taking the time to stop by, I appreciate it! The brits do it harder for sure. They definitely make me feel like a light weight sometimes, I even go for the spanking and Domestic Discipline stories published by blushing after I have read something a little too… harsh for me.

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      • lacrimsonfemme | August 3, 2012 at 2:04 pm

        My personal perspective is…Disney effect. The States are known for their reinterpretation of fairy tales. They also use the Disney effect for everything which is why even our BDSM carries the same Disney effect. It’s a cultural preference and sells very well. It a matter of tastes. I happen to like both (cuz I’m a BDSM slut) so it works really well for me. Lots to read! The thing I have issues with are the clearly way over the line to me fictionalized BDSM stories. Where the people don’t behave accordingly and the situations are just beyond my ken. I can’t suspend my believe that much for a contemporary slice of life fiction. But, whatever floats others boats. I know a section of BDSM I read, most people shudder at and don’t want to have anything to do with it. Hmm, now I think I’ll write a post on my blog about Disney Effect BDSM. Things to ponder…

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  8. cathy m | August 3, 2012 at 2:45 am

    The Master of the Shadowlands series by Cherise Sinclair got me hooked.

    Caity_mack@yahoo dot com

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  9. christina h | August 3, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    gosh I can’t remember the first one I read. Thinking back it was probably Mya Banks or Shayla Black. =)
    mhay@ panhandle.rr.com

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  10. Susan W. | August 3, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    The first author I read that I knew was a BDSM book is Leah Brooke and her Desire, Ok series. There have been several other before them but I didn’t make the connection because they were on the mild side.
    suz2(at)cox(dot)net

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  11. Melissa Bourn (@MelCamino5) | August 3, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    I haven’t read this one yet. It sounds so gut wrenching that I will need tissues to read it. I got into BDSM reading about a year ago…later bloomer here! I read Cari Silverwood and kept going back for more authors.
    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

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  12. Lona Stringer | August 3, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Shayla Black or Cherise Sinclair I cant remember which author I read first, but I was hooked. thx for giveaway.

    blinkysthebest at aol dot com

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  13. bookswagger | August 3, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    Your welcome Lana… Sinclair is leading the pack. Melissa you were sneakily wheeled in.

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  14. barbara | August 4, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    I think my very first BDSM reading was the Anne Rice Beauty series, and I was way too young to appreciate it. Years later, I discovered Cherise Sinclair and her Masters of the Shadowlands series. Master Z and boys captured my attention and they have yet to let go. 🙂

    I look forward to reading Tymber Dalton’s books. Thanks for participating and for the giveaway.

    bimmergrlmd at gmail dot com

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  15. Vanessa N. | August 4, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    It was Shayla Black book. Thanks for the giveaway.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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  16. bookswagger | August 4, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    Thanks for chiming in Barbara and Vanessa N

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  17. booklover1335 | August 6, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    I think the first book was Shayla Black’s Wicked Ties. I then found Tymber Dalton’s Reluctant Dom and Cherise Sinclair….after that I’ve been hooked ever since!

    Thanks for the chance to win Tymber’s book!

    booklover1335 at gmail (dot) com

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  18. Jessie L | August 7, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    Lora Leigh gave me my first taste of BDSM. I believe it was the Bound Hearts series. And I’ve been reading various authors over the past couple of years. Thank you for a chance to win this giveaway. Even if I’m not selected, after reading the post, I’m adding it to my TBRs.

    JessieL62@comcast.net

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  19. Amber | August 7, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Cherise Sinclair was the first BDSM author I read. I also love Kallypso Masters and Eliza Gayle and can’t wait to try some of the other authors mentioned in these comments

    amberdcline gmail

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  20. bookswagger | August 8, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Oh I dont think anyway has brough up Lora Leigh, she has the most alpha males doesn’t she. Amber I just got into Kallypso Master, I felt so late. booklover 1335 I love Shayla Black to esp the meneage!

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  21. yganoe | August 9, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Cherise Sinclair is probably the first!
    Yvette
    yratpatrol@aol.com

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  22. Julianne | August 10, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    I think it was Melinda Barron, it’s been a while ago since I started reading BDSM, I don’t have a real good memory. 🙂 Ann Jacobs, Joey W. Hill, Tawny Taylor are also authors I love to read. Thanks for a chance to win. I love the first book cover too. Nice butt.
    luvfuzzzeeefaces at yahoo dot com

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  23. arswthrt | August 11, 2012 at 1:52 am

    Shayla Black’s Wicked ties and then Maya Banks and Lora Leigh broke me in and got me hooked!

    cms72023 at gmail dot com

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  24. Kim Lemear | August 11, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    Lora Leigh started me off, but Cherise Sinclair really pushed me over the edge. Thanks for the give away, looks like an interesting one.
    starsia_70@yahoo.com

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  25. June M. | August 14, 2012 at 3:27 am

    I guess my first BDSM stories were Cherise Sinclair’s. They definitely got me very interested in the genre.
    This book that you picked sounds really great. Lots of emotion and complex characters/situations.
    June
    manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com

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  26. Debbie | August 15, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    I think the first one I read was Shayla Black’s Wicked Lovers. soince then I have so many favorites, I just cant read enough of them!

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  27. Carolyn Byles | August 15, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    Kim Dare was the first BDSM author I ever read! Love your books. Great contest! Thank you so much for the chance to win!

    carol.byles at yahoo dot com

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  28. Donna Sing | August 16, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    I really like reading BDSM. Thanks for the hop!!!
    donnasing777@yahoo.com

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  29. Eva P. | August 17, 2012 at 2:48 am

    My first BDSM was either Cherise Sinclair or Tymber, love both of them. I enjoy how all authors have their own take on the genre. I also love Joey W. Hill and Kallypso Masters! Thanks for the opportunity!

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  30. Sue Sattler | August 18, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    I started with Shayla Black who lead me to Sophie Oak and then I couldn’t get enough. Now I’ve added Leah Brooke, Cynthia Eden, Cherise Sinclair and Kallypso Masters to my automatic buy list.

    proudarmymom32(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  31. Foretta Byles | August 19, 2012 at 6:59 am

    I love reading BDSM. I am not really into the master/slave but I like D/s kinda. OK I guess it depends on the book and the plot as to if I like BDSM LOL. Kim Dare and Amber Kell are two of my favs. I also really loved A Russian Bear by CB Conwy!
    Thanks for the great contest!
    forettarose@yahoo.com

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    • bookswagger | August 20, 2012 at 7:59 pm

      It does doesnt it. I like D/s too its like the lighter side of spanking. I just read a D/s I will not mention that started off so great I had to cut the A/C up but the heroine turned me off so bad 40% of the book by acting so much like a kid! Such a waste lol.

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  32. Bella | August 19, 2012 at 11:25 am

    This looks like an awesome and emotional story. I love those! The author who brought me to this genre was probably Anne Rice so many years ago when she wrote The Sleeping Beauty trilogy under a pseudonym. 🙂

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  33. Tina B | August 20, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    The plot sounds very intriguing. I have not yet read a book by Tymber Dalton, but I am adding this one to my TBR list. 😉
    Thank you for the opportunity to read it.
    trb0917 at gmail.com

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  34. Mandi | August 20, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    I am only just starting to read BDSM. Thanks for your post. I don’t have a favorite book yet but I have read Tymber Dalton and liked hers.
    Thank you for the amazing contest!
    mandicounter@yahoo.com

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  35. chickie434 | August 21, 2012 at 12:23 am

    Kim Dare, followed by Sean Michael. Those two really got me into the genre by showing that there’s more to BDSM than spankings and bondage 🙂

    tiger-chick-1(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  36. bookswagger | August 21, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Thanks everyone for talking books with me!

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