So by now I hope you've read my review of this book, but please do enjoy Cara's article "The thrill of domination" before continuing on to "Breeder"'s blurb, excerpt. Then find out where you can buy the book and connect with Cara online.
The thrill of domination
By Cara Bristol
Being dominated is a sexual fantasy for some. For others,
it’s a real lifestyle. For modern women who believe in equality of the sexes,
what is the attraction of domination? Why is it hot? Why are BDSM and DD
romance/erotica
novels so popular?
The satisfaction of being dominated fills a need and allows
one to express a submissive nature/personality. Domination complements
submissiveness – provides the yang to one’s yin.
For others, domination may liberate one from guilt and
responsibility that accompany sex. In our Western (and particularly American)
culture people are preoccupied by what is considered “normal” acceptable sexual
behavior. But because drives are so strong, even though teachings may deem a
behavior “wrong,” we continue to engage in it but suffer guilt and shame for
doing so. When one is dominated and “forced” to engage in act of sexual pleasure,
one is relieved of the guilt that accompanies choosing the behavior.
(Of course, the flip side is that without the taboos, many
sexual acts would not be nearly as exciting. For example, if everyone were
having sex in public, what would be the thrill of exhibitionism?).
But this is just a wild-ass theory. Maybe domination is just
hot. Maybe like Sigmund Freud said, “sometimes a cigar is only a cigar.”
Breeder, an erotic
science fiction novel, sprang from an
idea about women being dominated and enslaved by the law. Men had the legal
right to use them at any time for any reason. Out of that notion arose a story
of an alien male-centered, “androsocial” culture that values women so little,
that sexually consorting with them becomes deviant and, in some cases, punishable by law.
Now you have the element of the taboo with
domination--people fighting against their natural desires and impulses to
conform to impossible social mores.
Breeder Blurb
To secure his legacy, Commander Dak, a ruling Alpha of
planet Parseon, purchases Omra, a breeder slave. He intends to impregnate her,
produce a son, and hand her off to his anointed beta partner. As Dak and Omra
discover a sexual bliss banned by law, he begins to question the traditions and
ways of his people, causing him to jeopardize his command and endanger the life
of the woman he has come to love.
Breeder explores the concepts of gender roles and
social prohibitions against deviant behavior. It includes graphic M/F and some M/M
sexual content and domestic discipline.
Breeder Excerpt
If not for the sneeze, Dak would have exited the musty, dank
corridor. But the muffled sound caught his attention. When he squinted into the
darkened cell, he spotted a female crouched on a straw mat in the corner. He
hadn’t noticed her on his way into the Breeder Containment Facility; the
habitation unit had appeared empty.
Dak turned to the BCF director and sighed. “What about her?”
The beta’s already crooked mouth drooped farther in
distaste. “My apologies, Commander. You don’t want that one.”
Sival’s disparagement piqued Dak’s interest. The director’s
opinion had proven worthless; none of the breeders he’d preselected for
inspection had rated close to satisfactory.
“I would like to see her,” Dak insisted.
“Very well, Commander.” Sival saluted and opened the
habitation cell with a master entry card. Dak stepped into the small enclosure.
The director followed, and the metal gate clanked shut.
The naked female drew into a tighter ball and tucked her
face deeper into the crook of her arm. Other breeders had preened as soon as
they’d noticed him and his chest-insignia identification. He wasn’t just an
alpha. He was the Alpha.
This breeder’s lack of respect and failure to adhere to
Protocol by acknowledging his presence struck him as odd. Dak frowned. “Is she
mentally deficient?”
Sival tightened his lips. “No, stubborn, ill behaved. She
would not befit an Alpha Commander.” He nudged the female’s hip with the toe of
his boot. “Rise to your feet.” She did not respond, and he moved to prod her
again. Dak forestalled him with a wave and grasped the female’s arm.
“You will stand.” He hauled her upright. She averted her
face, so he grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. Tangled hair the
color of black heating stones fell back from an oval face to reveal eyes like
the Parseon moon. The glimmer of intelligence that sparked within the violet
depths aroused his interest more than anything else he’d seen so far. Nature
had bestowed the Parseon people with an exceptionally strong immune system so
that they rarely required medical intervention, but breeders by nature were
weak, and so many of the ones he’d seen had seemed dull or ill or both. This
one’s skin, when unsmudged by grime and dirt, probably glowed like the pale
sands of the Ospian Sea. He supposed, as breeders went, she wasn’t
unattractive, although the stench emanating from her was. His beta would throw
a fit if he dragged such a creature into their domicile.
“Why is she so filthy?” he asked.
“She refuses to bathe.”
As Dak scrutinized her facial features for shape and
symmetry, he noted little imperfection or dysgenics other than her lack of
hygiene and her gender. When cleaned up, she would please the eye, but to bear
his sons, it mattered more that she be healthy and strong.
He released her face, stepped back, and assessed her from
head to toe. He exceeded the height of most males, alphas included, while she
stood smaller than the average female. The top of her head failed to even meet
his shoulder. She was thinner than other breeders too, although her chest bore
an abundance of fatty breast tissue. In the chill of the cell, her nipples had
puckered to hard points. Despite the coolness, he was experiencing a rise in
temperature. A dormant lust chose that moment to kindle, causing heat to coil in
his abdomen and groin. He could not remember the last time he’d experienced
such a spontaneous reaction—if he ever had. With the pads of his fingers, he
probed the sides of her neck for swollen areas. The way she trembled under his
touch aroused a sliver of sympathy. Breeders lacked courage, and uncertainty
frightened them. Not all alphas and their betas treated breeders well. If he
chose her, she would be adequately fed and housed. His command consumed his
time and energy, which left his beta alone for long stretches. A breeder would
relieve Corren of household chores and provide him with a physical outlet as
well.
“What is she called?” Dak asked.
“Her sire named her Omra.”
Peace, it meant.
He parted Omra’s lips with his fingers and slipped a digit
into her mouth, running it along her upper gum line to check the solidness of
her teeth. At a flash in her eyes, he jerked his hand away a centisecond before
she snapped her jaws together, so that her incisor only grazed the tip of his
finger.
Sival’s face reddened. “Commander, I apologize. I will have
her flogged.”
“Unnecessary. I will take care of it.” He unclipped the sudon from his belt.
