Daphne Matthews
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Welcome to the Gambler Series
Dark, Erotic Fiction

Who would want this as an origin story?

A story that includes attempted theft, then being forced to abandon everything that's known and familiar?  A story that includes rope, knives, and handcuffs?

Turns out, Dani Santoro is all for the second part, but she has to survive Seth's temper first. Running away with him will upend her entire life and change everything - including her name - but it may just be worth it. It may just fulfill every secret fantasy she's ever had.

You need someone to tell you what to do, and I like telling you what to do.

Can she really give him everything? Will he take it?


Series features strong themes of dubious consent, consensual non-consent, D/s, BDSM, some non-consensual assault (Aces and Spaces), and violence (Riding It Out). 

If that excites you, intrigues you, or turns you on, please proceed. Otherwise, feel free to turn back now.

​Click the images below to find each book on Amazon.


Series includes: 
Backed Into a Hand - the origin story
Aces and Spaces - sometimes one rule is too many
An Offsuited Pair - a journey into CNC romance
Riding It Out - all hell breaks loose
Ace in the Hole - Seth's side of things
Dominating the Hand ​- the conclusion
Dealer's Choice ​- standalone short novel. Dark CNC
Picture
Latest release!!

The new year has brought only tragedy to Joe Connolly. First, his sister Hannah ends her own life, then a dear friend is involved in a near-fatal car accident, and it's only February.

​2020 has to get better right?

Maybe. Enter Emily Cooper. Daughter of a prominent local chef, she shares Joe's tastes in all the right things - food, wine, kinks. She's even supportive of his asexuality. 

But will Joe's grief overpower their new relationship? And can Emily emerge from her father's shadow to pursue her own dreams? They will have to endure a year of unprecedented challenges in order to find love.


CW for extensive discussion on mental health including suicide, family drama, and all things, well, 2020.

Also features some D/s and BDSM but not as extensive as the Gambler Series. Looking for more romance and less kink? This one is for you.

No subject, No profile

8/11/2022

0 Comments

 
Just when I think the well is running dry, I get a spate of new messages on that black and red site. This kid though. Holy wow. I'm going to blame the fact that he was young. Like young enough to be my spawn young. Blank profile, no pictures, nothing. But he did think he was a dom. Which was super cute. I'll call him YoungDom or YD. Settle in. This started in a morning and just sort of kept going until it didn't.

YD: Hey sexy
Me: Hello.
YD: Will you snap me
Me: Like with a rubber band?
(yes, I knew what he meant, but this was more fun)
YD: Like in snapchat
Me: Why would I do that?
YD: Why not babe
Me: That's not a reason to download an app I don't even have and message someone I don't know. Especially someone with a blank profile.And I am not your babe.
YD: You'll see who I am on there.
Me: Why not here?
YD: I'm not on here often
Me: And yet, here you are.
Me again: And I'm never on Snap.
YD: Please sweety. Like I'm fixin to go to work and wont be able to be on here
Me: I am also not your sweety. And your work situation is not my problem.
YD: I call everyone sweety. Come on
Me: Not everyone consents to pet names - I am one of those people.And you're being pushy and rude.
YD: What would you like me to call you
Me: I mean, my username is a name. Also, there's not really any reason for you to call me anything.
YD: I just call everyone sweety
Me: Repeating that over and over doesn't make it okay. I'm not sure what part of that is confusing.
YD: I know I'm just telling you
Me: You've told me three times.
YD: Wryd
Me: I don't know what that means.
(yes, I could have googled it, and I had by the time he wrote back. But I'm so used to the simpler "wyd" that I wasn't sure)
YD: What are you doing
Me: I'm trying to work. I thought you were supposed to be leaving soon.
YD: In a couple minutes

(hours later, early evening)

YD: Hey beautiful
Me: Hello.
YD: What's up
Me: Not a lot. You?
YD: Just got home

And that was it. No further attempts to be interesting or ask me anything that would require him to read my profile. And nothing since. Which is probably for the best. He would have bored me to death.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Daphne Matthews is a former journalist who has been involved in various BDSM communities since 2006. But it is her lifetime of support for Cleveland sports teams that qualifies her as a True Masochist.

    Categories

    All
    Blog
    Consent
    Feminism
    Film And Television
    Kink 101
    Myths Of Kink

    Archives

    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    November 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    June 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020

    Content Warning

    The above works of fiction largely depict consensual kink/BDSM activities among adults. However, in order to reflect real-world scenarios, both Aces and Spaces and Riding it Out feature descriptions and scenes of rape/sexual assault.
     
    Also, An Offsuited Pair features the depiction of a hate crime that results in a death. In retrospect, the situation was probably unnecessary. At the time of writing, I justified it as reflecting reality. I am currently working on more positive depictions and will continue to do so in the future. 

    Finally, Dominating the Hand includes depictions of gaslighting and emotional trauma.

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact