Slave Hunt

The members of the Subs Club are thoroughly enjoying their respective forays into coupledom—Dave is living with his stoic Dom D; Gould has found a balance with Master Kel and her husband, Greg; Miles and Drix are coparenting Miles's adopted son; and oddballs Kamen and Ryan are as love-drunk as ever—until a competition from kink club Riddle shakes things up. The big challenge is the Slave Hunt, a community-wide paintball game wherein Dominants hunt submissives and tie their captives to whipping posts for (pleasurable) punishment. Though all in the name of fun, the contest causes tension that nevertheless brings out new sides in each relationship. What transpires is a lighthearted, kinky spin on The Most Dangerous Game, as each player explores their motivations within the woods and gets up to some delicious mischief along the way. Rock's "multiplayer" POV offers a glimpse into the psyche of the club members and their significant others, delightfully capturing the motley crew's assorted quirks of expression. Though the novel (after 24/7) is on the shorter side, there are plenty of escapades, sexual and otherwise, to keep readers entertained.