Broken

by I.G. Frederick

Book Review by Ashley Lister

There’s a common misconception that universities are filled with exceptionally bright people.  This is not true.  I ordered a coffee at our local university the other week and it tasted like tea.  How dumb is that?

Obviously, I drank it.  It was like an eerie blend of tea and coffee – as though the machine was broken and pouring a little from each spout into the mix.  I feel sure that the stomach cramps I suffered for the remainder of that day were coincidental. 

Not that the mentally challenged are only inside the universities.  Whilst lecturing at a local school one of the students asked, “How do I get in to university?”  I didn’t treat the student as though they were an idiot for asking the question.  I patiently explained that the university has a front door and students are simply expected to walk through it one foot at a time.

But I’m digressing here.  We’re talking about the bright people who go to universities.  Jessica Richards is a university student and, at the beginning of Broken, she seems to lose everything.  With her father’s passing Jessica discovers she has no money, no means of supporting herself through the remainder of her PhD and a future that looks as unappetising as a Styrofoam mug filled with a mixture of tea and coffee.

Fortunately, Jessica is offered a position under the nefarious Professor Lawrence.  Professor Lawrence is a strict tutor who demands his students are either brilliant or beautiful.  Jessica only falls into one of those categories.  And, more troubling for Jessica, Professor Lawrence demands a lot from his beautiful students.

Broken is a fun and compelling insight into Jessica’s journey into the wonderful wonderland of BDSM.  Professor Lawrence is knowledgeable about what his students need and he teaches Jessica to the highest standard.  By the time he has finished with Jessica she could easily lecture in domination.

But the most fun, with any academic adventure, comes from the journey of learning.  In discovering what Professor Lawrence wants from her, Jessica also learns several important lessons about herself.  And, on the path to independence, I.G. Frederick’s remarkable heroine becomes a remarkable woman.

Ashley Lister
December - January 2008

Broken by I.G. Frederick
(Nazca Plains Corporation; August 2008; ISBN-10: 1934625809)
Available at Amazon.com  / Amazon UK

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© 2008 Ashley Lister. All rights reserved.


About the Author: Ashley Lister is a UK author responsible for more than two-dozen erotic novels written under a variety of pseudonyms.His most recent work, Swingers: True Confessions from Today's Modern Swinging Scene (Virgin Books; ISBN: 0753511355), a non-fiction book recounting the exploits of UK swingers, is his first title published under his own name.
Ashley’s non-fiction has appeared in a variety of magazines, including Forum, Chapter & Verse and The International Journal of Erotica. Nexus, Chimera and Silver Moon have published his full-length fiction, with shorter stories appearing in anthologies edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Rachel Kramer Bussel and Mitzi Szereto. He is very proud to be a regular contributor to ERWA.
Websites: www.ashleylister.co.uk / ashleylister.blogspot.com

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