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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
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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.

Read the Profile - Old School "Dom"

4/19/2022

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I have an account on what some refer to as The Black and Red site, aka Kinky Facebook. I go through periods of being super active followed by periods of great dormancy. Recently I've become active enough that if you search for kinksters under my rather large city, my name is on the first page of results. 

This means a lot of random followers and private messages. 

This series highlights some of the more egregious, laughable, and downright bananas messages to show up in my inbox. When possible - that is, when I have not blocked the person or they have not blocked me - I will include pertinent details about the other person (spoiler alert, it's not always men). I will also include CWs when I think a message is potentially triggering.

This one is a doozy - long, misogynistic AF, and very One Twue Way. Buckle up. Oh, and my username was once Cavebabe. That will help make sense of some of this. I will call him MM as that's a shortened version of his name and yes, he's very much still active.
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Convo 1 - 
MM: 
hello cave sub . Read your well written profile . sww all the pics and liked them all . Your big breasts were made for bondage and pain..thats for sure . You mentioned <local group> ..its been years since Ive been to a <local group> meeting . They used to be at a hotel south of me on 271 south I do recall . Lots of cool folks ..but the few timjes I was there its seemed very " clickish " ..the folks werent every friendly ..maybe even slightly stuck up . Has it changed for the better since back in those years ? if so ..id love to know more about it again . Where is it nowadays ? Thanks in advance . Cya <username>

Me: First, my name is Cavebabe and if you had actually read my profile, you would have seen that I don't actually identify as a submissive.And I have never known the people at <local group> to be anything but friendly, welcoming and helpful. We always have a buzzing social area where we are happy to welcome in other friendly people.

MM: well..excuse the fuck outta me for calling you a sub instead of a " Bottom " . and , for your info ..I DID read your profile . Are you always such a drama queen about such trivial things ? Cavebabe isnt REALLY your name either ..its just a name others know you as in this lifestyle ..so why get so bitchy about something so trivial ? Its shit like that that show someones true personalities . all you had to do was say something nice instead of acting like youre correcting me because I made some major mistake addressing . if thats what folks like you act like from <local group>..then you proved my point about <local group>..Im sorry I even wrote to you now . Later Drama Mama .


Me: Since when is someone's identity trivial? If I decided to call you a switch, would that be trivial?If you can't get something as basic as a name and identification right - when it's clear in black and white, what else are you going to get wrong? Why should I expect you to get anything else right?
And by the way, that was me being nice. I didn't curse at you or be nearly as nasty as I could have been. I simply answered with a correction and explanation about our group.
I'm not sorry you wrote - it gave me my laugh for the day.

MM: listen cavebitch ..calling someone a sub or a bottom is pretty much the same thing ..at least in the Alt.sexual lifestylers I know . Calling someone a different name that means the same thing isnt the same as you calling some thats a Dom a switch ..there two different things . If you had more experience in this lifestyle youd already know that . Your proving your lack of knowledge with every email you send . I was asking you a simple question and you had go and get all dramatic on me .btw ..calling ones self a " cavebabe " isnt very attractive either ..were you born in a cave ..do you live in a cave ..were you trained in a cave ? No ? I thought not ..so . whats up with the silly cave name ?
as for my laugh of the day ..it was looking at your pictures ..how did you get that big ? do you eat people for dinner ? You must weight ..what ..260 ..or more ? and your tits look like their hanging around your belly button ..I was shocked to see you posing for those pictures ..most folks would want to hide all that extra stuff hanging everywhere .
see ..where we`re at now ? insulting each other ..all because you had a mental meltdown over the meaning of the term sub or bottom ..which both pretty much mean the same damn thing . Right ?
all you had to do was be polite and just answer my simple question and then mention that you consider yourself more of a bottom then a sub ..and that woulod of been it ..eventhough once again we both know both terms equal the same outcome . Dont we ?
why do some of you sub/bottoms always have to go out of your way to act like a damn SAM ? 99% of all Dom/Tops hate SAMs ..just for this reason !
if you cant get something as simple as the term of what someone says to you , then how can you be expected to learn new things here or understand what Dom/Tops want , need and expect from the sub/slaves at these sites ?
youve got a very big , smartass mouth and sounds like you need some serious training and/or an attitude adjustment for such disrespect ..and you really should cut all the " drama queen " stuff off ..it makes you seem very ignorant and trivial ..
sub/slave = bottom ..bottom = subs/slave ..or at least it has for the 20 plus years Ive been in this lifestyle ..Im sure thats a lot longer than youve even known about this lifestyle ..
sorry If Ive been rude and ill mannered ..but I treat folks rudely that treat me as such ..sub/bottom or top/doms ..please try to learn from your mistakes and dont be so petty in the future ..
good luck ..cya at a munch sometime ..or not !
a REAL , Old school Dom/Top ..

Convo 2 (a year later) -

MM: hello sub . is your profile still active on this site ? if so , feel free to drop me a note to say hello . I`d like to know more about you .
Bye sub . <username) ( Sir 2 u please ) ty
Me: Hey, if you had bothered to look at my profile at all, you could see that I am indeed still active. Moreso than you it seems.
You also would have seen that I do not, in fact, identify as a submissive. I am a bottom and I do not consider the terms interchangeable. So no, I will not be referring to you or anyone else as Sir.
What else did you want to know?

Crickets

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Phew. Most of my messages never get anywhere near that nasty. This guy is in his 60s and should have known better long ago. Pretty sure there are a lot of reasons he doesn't show up in person anymore. 




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    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.

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