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Trail of Seduction
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An ENE Review
of the ebook by
D. Musgrave
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| Howdy pardners- this month I was lucky enough
to receive two e-books to read and review, so without any further ado-let's
wagons rolllllllll! |
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| "As I read, I became aware that the passages were written
by a female hand, not your average woman, but a highly sexual and confident
female. The account was of her voyage to discover her sexuality," writes
D. Musgrave in the prologue to Trail
Of Seduction, a western set in the 1850s in Colorado. |
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| And these opening sentences encapsulate what Trail
is all about. |
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| Trail
is not as lengthy as some I've reviewed, coming in at 117 pages more or
less, but it's not lightweight where the essentials are concerned: IE the
tension and the erotic passion that develops between the two central characters.
D. Musgrave has put in place all the ingredients one expects from the western
genre of this era- rowdy saloons, gunfights, posses, Indians, kind-hearted
whores- used without descending into parody. Also highlighted are areas
that have been neglected by many mainstream western writers, as in how women
were badly treated, used as commodities, slave labour even, with few rights
and scant room for redress of ill treatment. The writer has researched,
both the idioms of language and the topography. Well researched and at the
same time observing the golden rule: don't let it show too much, which gives
this tale the shine of authenticity. |
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| Like most Westerns, be it film or novel, the theme is
also one which is both tried and tested in numerous Western films and books.
The story tells of a young, beautiful woman, Kathleen, who lives a life
of drudgery cleaning the stables of a man she's been forced into marrying
until a dark, handsome cowboy rides into town, Vance stone, who rescues
her from her misery. They soon find themselves being pursued by her husband
and his posse. The couple encounter obstacles and dangers along the way
before they reach their final destination-powerful themes that have provided
the backdrop for many great westerns. And here it works. |
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| D. Musgrave is a fine writer, not given to over-writing.
D .Musgrave is a storyteller who pays attention to small details, and there
are no clumsy passages, no purple prose, no horrible euphemisms. The style
is under-stated, clear, yet subtle and tight. |
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| The author builds character first before inviting the
reader to share in the character's erotic consummation- yet there's nothing
coy about the sex scenes and there's sex aplenty here. But the writing is
confident enough in to build the tension first, to develop the relationship
between Vance And Kathleen as they undergo their perils together. |
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| To give you an example of how D. Musgrave writes: |
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| "She raised her knees into the air and trailed her
fingers between her thighs. A sheen of excitement coursed up her spine and
raised gooseflesh on her skin. She was surprised at her reactions to her
own touch and the lustful thoughts flowing through her mind." |
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| " Kathleen slowly edged her hands down the back of
her thighs and cupped her cheeks, caressing the fleshy moons, she pulled
them apart, opening herself." |
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| The secondary characters, are also well drawn. They're
used as metaphysical signposts to help point the way forward for Kathleen-
and this is whom the story is really about- Kathleen's quest for sexual
awakening. I would have liked to have seen more of some of these minor characters,
in particular with the erotic scenes. Mostly it is their function to initiate
or add flavour, either as voyeurs or as those that kindle Kathleen's erotic
imagination or act as emotional foils to fuel Kathleen and Vance's sexual
chemistry- the jealousy and passion that has to exist between the two of
them. |
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| D. Musgrave has done a splendid job with this first full-
length e-book. Written with clarity a sense of adventure- a and above all
else, a passionate yet convincing provocation of a feisty young woman's
burgeoning sexual awakening. |
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TRAIL
OF SEDUCTION by D. Musgrave is available for purchase through
Amazon.com 
THE RANCH WIFE AND THE RAMROD! In this erotic western romance,
Kathleen, trapped in an abusive marriage which convention says
she can not end and isolated on a remote ranch with a violent,
controlling husband, still keeps her spirit and hopes unbroken.
Then one day the tall, silent, gentle Vance, whose lightning reflexes
and hatred of injustice have earned him a reputation as one of
the West's deadliest gunfighters, rides onto the ranch and into
her life. After he sees how Kathleen's husband Boyd mistreats
her, Vance agrees to help her escape and seek haven in a distant
town. With only her brutal husband as a tutor in love, Kathleen
has learned to hate sex, but as she and Vance travel together,
Kathleen begins to experience physical stirrings that both frighten
and thrill her. Seeking shelter in an Apache village they find
Boyd's mutilated body, his punishment for the crime of raping
an Apache maid. Free from the guilt of adultery, Kathleen quenches
her passion for Vance, and discovers their love is mutual. At
first the two can not get enough of each other, but when a lover's
quarrel separates the pair, Kathleen finds herself alone in a
mining camp threatened with gang rape by the sex starved minors.
Saved by Vance's deadly gunfire, Kathleen tells Vance she loves
him, and the two engage in heated, passionate lovemaking. But,
the next day, a wagon train filled with mail-order brides creates
further misunderstanding, and opportunities for Kathleen to learn
a "few tricks to keep her man happy." But, when this dangerous
gunfanner proposes marriage, Kathleen must decide whether it is
love or gratitude she feels for the man who has awakened her sexually,
and whether she is ready to commit herself to a life that promises
its own dangers and hardships.
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Oil
tycoon, shipping magnate, thaumatologist and disinherited aristocrat,
G. Russell feeds his senses by indulging his passions in frivolous, casual
sexual encounters with anyone. He enjoys his precarious spare time breeding
homunculi, tiny creatures no more than four inches high and wholly subservient
to his will. He also writes late into the night and has been published
everywhere. With the exception of the novel, Mni pot chanting, light opera,
and fado. Well- read, erudite, suave, strikingly handsome, and much sought
after by discerning women with gargantuan sexual appetites. He is availiable
for discrete perversions, but remains happily married.
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