AN INTELLIGENT EROTIC ROMANCE SAGA - An epic love story of erotic relationships and sexual desires. The exploration of kinks, fetishes, and sensual pleasures in an open and trusting environment. The blossoming of love. And a strong woman’s journey of discovery, growth, and eventual dominance.FIRST Sam meets Kelly, a beautiful but troubled woman half his age, leading to a ‘first experience’ exploring the surreal world their fantasies. Sam realizes that he desires more than a play partner. And Kelly knows that she needs more than a Someone to whom she can expose her inner soul; someone whose values transcend the ordinary; someone who will fulfill her own dark fantasy world.EXPERIENCES is a story of female empowerment and a social commentary on roles and relationships in modern society. The prequel introduces Sam, and the story follows the evolution of his intimate relationship with Kelly as the series progresses. Fantasies and real-world adventures mold a unique bond between unlikely lovers.Spanning 8 books and 3100 pages, the EXPERIENCES saga opens readers’ eyes to new possibilities. Perspectives on love, sex, and nudity are challenged, as the main characters explore a mind-boggling range of fantasies, fetishes, sexual orientations, and lifestyles.EXPERIENCES combines thoughtful discussion by the characters with graphic descriptions of their erotic adventures. It represents a new literary genre, Intelligent Erotic Romance.Contemporary erotic Suitable for mature readers, aged 18+ Book 2 is 111,000 words, 17 chapters, 371 print pagesAcclaim from “Intriguing book!”“The originality of this series puts it in a class all its own”“It’s the perfect love story with a whole lot of sizzle”“Some fascinating reading”“It’s a story of lust and desire”“Goes into titillating detail of the sensual and submissive relationship”“It gives so much more detail than any other erotic novel I have read”“First Experience showed me a whole different side to BDSM”“I was immediately drawn to this story.”“The desire crawls out of the pages and into my mind.”“Kept me reading late into the night.”“This is an excellent adult novel; it’s classy but has a great story line about love”“Well written suggestive but not pornographic storyline”“First Experience did not disappoint one bit.”“Some rich writing and some of the best writing on sex and submissiveness that I have found”“First Experience is well written, and truly keeps the reader wanting more and more.”“The special aspect of the story is that we recognize and like the characters as people. THAT is fine erotica!”“I enjoyed it immensely and would highly recommend it to fans of the genre. 5 stars!”“I couldn’t put this book down”“This novel is the perfect combination of passion and love”“Definitely check this one out!”“This is a MUST READ!!!”WARNING!This work contains mature content, including graphic sexual descriptions and scenes, and is provided for adults only. The Experiences series contains scenes of psychological and physical submission, discipline, and medical procedures. ALL CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK ARE 21 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, and all activities are consensual.
First Experience offers an interesting look in the world of BDSM, with the focus being on openness, trust and honesty, even more than it is on sex and arousal. The book follows Sam, a man in his fifties who is attracted to younger woman and to making them submit. He’s not a sadist, at least he doesn’t see himself as one. It’s not hurting others that he enjoys, it’s having others submit to them, having them do things they don’t want to do, but that they do anyway, to please him.
It’s explained quite well and the book, almost as if Sam is rationalizing what he does and feels. It gives an interesting insight in his personality, and makes it easier for the reader to connect with him. He goes to a casual dinner party at the house of one of his friends, where he meets Kelly, an attractive young woman who is confident and open, and who might just be the woman he was looking for. They agree to meet on a rather casual date, but then once they’re on the date, Sam starts talking about his fantasies, and realizes Kelly has quite a few fantasies of her own.
Now this part of the book was the only one I had some trouble connecting with, because it seemed a bit random. With that, I mean that going out to talk about a serious topics (Kelly’s PH.D) with an older man, and he immediately starts talking about sexual fantasies…I felt like this scene needed maybe slightly more build up, it felt a little awkward. It doesn’t creep Kelly out though, which is a little odd considering she doesn’t know Sam all that well. Having sexual fantasies is great, but talking about them right away… I understand the focus was on the “First Experience”, which happens later on, but I still felt like this should’ve been fleshed out a bit more.
Finding they have some fantasies in common, Sam and Kelly decide to play out their fantasies, in particular Sam’s. His fantasies involve spanking and medical exams. When Kelly arrives at his house for her “First Experience”, she’ll get a level-100 punishment, which is definitely creative. I won’t tell you everything that happens, because I don’t want to spoil it for you, but let’s say the book is 375 pages long, and over 300 of those pages take place on that day, so Kelly doesn’t get off the hook lightly.
The characters are well-developed. We get more insight in Sam’s mind than in Kelly’s, since he’s the narrator, and sometimes I missed having Kelly’s perspective. Hopefully we’ll get more of that in the second book. The book focuses heavily on openness, honesty and trust, and Sam gives detailed explanations to Kelly about his actions, while he’ll do something and what he’ll do.
It’s an interesting book, entertaining and engaging too, and the talk about trust and honesty worked well. I look forward to the sequel.
The introduction of a young woman to openness, trust, and new experiences of the submissive kind
Simone Freier was a nurse prior to her becoming an author. One of her pet peeves is reading erotica that gets simple anatomy wrong! She is continually bewildered by women who haven't explored their own bodies. Another pet peeve is the mostly hung-up Victorian society prevalent in the U.S., and she tries her hardest to change that by introducing people to new sexual and sensual experiences through her erotic writing. The activities in Simone's books are quite realistic, as she has participated in most of these in 'real life', as surreal as it may seem. Reading her new works certainly adds respect for her talent as a writer of erotic literature. And just as foreplay is the key to satisfying sex, Freier starts this her second book in a series of books labeled EXPERIENCES with some well written suggestive but not pornographic storyline. Once the reader catches the drift of her intent the urge is to stay with the book to see how far she will escort us into the world of sexual fetishes.
Freier continues her adventures with Sam from Book 1 as the narrator. He visits Darlene and Dave, friends from the days before Sarah's death, who have also invited old friends Bill and Pam (Pam had been a sexual playmate with Sam and Sarah before her marriage) and Dave sensual daughter Kelly, a grad school biochemistry major - an instant chemistry is established between Sam and Kelly, a chemistry that leads to intense fantasies in Sam's psyche. As the story moves along Sam and Kelly unite in sharing their fantasies - man of which are identical. Kelly is active and is disappointed when men don't understand a woman's needs and Sam is more than willing to correct that for her! As Kelly opens up her fantasy sex life Sam is in line for carrying out all the experiments about which he has been dreaming. But again, as is Freier signature style, she spends a considerable amount of time in the foreplay of conversation and shared ideas between her characters before nay activity outside the mental images become corporeal.
As Sam reveals his punishment fetish Kelly plays right along. Or as Sam states, `I am NOT interested in actually hurting anyone. All of my female partners have been close friends, who I've cared deeply for. Theoretically, I could just scare the woman, preparing her, putting her into a punishment position, and then ... not doing anything. Just the fact that she cooperates up to that point is an indication that she is submitting to me, and allowing me to do something that she fears or doesn't really want - for my pleasure. While I think role-playing can be neat, my fantasy doesn't involve `acting'; the pain must be real for the feelings to be real. In fact, as I told you, one of my turn-ons is to expose people to things they thought they would not enjoy; in nearly every case I've actually experienced, my partner really believes that she cannot withstand more... but she does, and it is a relief and very rewarding for both of us to find that she was stronger than she thought, and was able to have enough self-control to hold herself in position, as I administered whatever pain or embarrassment we had planned.' Kelly responds with questions about limits and about the spectrum of experiences she considers fulfilling, asking questions about genital-genital, genital-oral, genital-anal, oral-anal, or oral-oral contact. And Sam proceeds to his Punishment Agreement (remembering that Kelly is the daughter of friends) and so the games begin - spanking, needles, all the paraphernalia of BDSM and yet because the author takes such a leisurely pace with all the conversation and explanations the scene never becomes pornographic - just sensual - and finally Sam and Kelly, having gone through the fantasies, enjoy intercourse.
Simone Freier has the world of erotica down pat. The book is rather lengthy and the description of some of the interplay can become repetitive, but the special aspect of the story is that we recognize and like the characters as people. These are not tropes used like tools - these are people about whom we care. And THAT is fine erotica!
Did you know there's writing about sex and there's writing about sex? Are you confused, don't be because sex, in the hands of the wrong writers, is hoked up, one-dimensional and cardboard. In the hands of a capable writer like Simone Freier it is free, fully formed, multi-dimensional and multi-hued. The difference between the average sex writer and Simone Friere is like the difference between a campfire and a raging inferno.
Simone Freier is just that good. Although a trained nurse, who has practiced many of the scenes she writes about, is a natural writing talent whose ability to set a scene and step through it carefully, while drawing the reader along is excellent. Like others, you may want to pull back from “First Experiences: The Introduction of a Young Woman to Openness, Trust, and New Experiences of the Submission Kind” but you do not as you just have to see what happens next.
At first, for example, Freier talks about Sam, who appears as a principal in the first book of this series, where you meet the others in his life, his wife, women friends, couples and others who like submissive sex. Now, a couple of years later, Bill has lost his wife and play partner, Linda, gone underground and has resurfaced, his grieving done. An active practitioner and participant also, Sam is now looking for a younger partner with whom to play.
He finds Kelly, the daughter of his friends Dave and Darlene, at a dinner party. Immediately, Sam is smitten. Thinking aloud to the reading audience, Sam says he could have “taken her … right there.” Kelly is a beautiful, grad student, who has just graduated with her master's in biochemistry. She is planning to work toward her doctorate as it is the bio-research community's degree of choice. She and Sam chat for a bit about old times and people. Sam actually knew Kelly as a child when she was playing soccer, as were his own boys and her older brothers. At length, there's a silence.
At this point, Sam, thinking she and he are done with their conversation, turns to go inside to meet the other guests. He is stopped short when Kelly abruptly asks for help in future career (Sam has been in bio-research for some years). She then asks if they can get together for coffee to which Sam readily agrees. Outwardly, Sam is somewhat reserved, inwardly he is gratified and excited. He had hoped for more and he received his wish. Apparently sensing an unfulfilled need in her, he believes he has found the girl of his fantasies, the one who will help him live out his fantasies. Kelly doesn't know it, but she has just changed her life.
That's as much as I'm going to reveal because don't want to spoil it for you. If I went on you would miss some rich writing and some of the best writing on sex and submissiveness that I have found. Let's face facts, it is easy to write about sex. I could do it, having been a writer for many years, but I know it would be mechanical and would lack the depth and breadth that Freier puts into her work. Freier's talent is so good that you don't know it is there once you submit to this book and get involved.
Freier is no pinch-penny with her work. She allows you into each scene she describes and takes you fully step-by-step, inch-by-inch, into the action, knowing you will be part of the secret club who admires her work. You see, Friere is not only an excellent sex writer, but she is also an incredibly talented writer. She uses her talent well in “Experiences” so that you are never overwhelmed by what is going on. Sex is used well, but as a plotting device for what I feel is another message in this novel that of an adventurous journey.
Freier, I believe, has Bill and Kelly, two very unlikely candidates for a hookup, get together, but in that meeting, she begins their journey of discovery. Sexual play and their weekend together will give them that and more. However, you do have to realize it will create as many questions as it solves. I think, though, you will probably find the ultimate solution in the next book.
The second in this series explores more intimate play between Sam and Kelly. In this one, the kink becomes even more clinical and requiring different levels to determine the "punishments" and such. I'm going to discuss what I liked first since this book ended up with a 2.5 star. It's a bit more than okay, but I can't say I really enjoyed it since I had to push myself through reading it all.
First, Kelly the character is amicable. She's spot on when she tells Sam he is being condescending and patronizing. It isn't that Sam means to be, it's a matter of age and what he thinks is right. So he tries to "protect" Kelly by telling her she doesn't know her own mind rather than actually listening and getting to know her. Author Simone does a good job of showing this piece.
Second, the BDSM scenes are written explicitly and could almost be used as a step by step guide even though I wouldn't encourage to do so. The needle play is thoroughly detailed out as is the enema play. The flip side of being so detailed out is that comes across more as a lecture than a hot erotic scene to cause arousal. The descriptions of the scenes are very clear yet they leave a reader feeling emotionless. I'm neither aroused nor engaged. In fact, I feel as though I've just been through a teaching session on a medical procedure.
My recommendation is for the book to delve more into how the characters get off of each other rather than how they get each other off, step by step. I need a bit of passion and excitement. Some character building to help me like the characters better would also make this more engaging for me. Because true to what Sam is worried about, this story did come across as just a dirty old man wanting get with a hot young girl.
This story did lag and the slow parts were very slow. It was too much internal musing and a bit boring at times. There is a balance between character internal dialog to help understand him and too much character musing which the reader will want to skim over.
The different levels were honestly too confusing for me. Or more, I wasn't interested enough to figure them out. I could careless, just get on with the impact play or sensation play. Switching between Sam and Kelly as the Top and bottom did nothing for me either. It wasn't bad, it just was unremarkable. It didn't increase the arouse nor did it help me get into their mindset better. Overall, their interactions seemed more like a complicated game with rules to justify what they wanted to do sexually. This is what really turned me off. I'm not saying it can't be a game. The way it was presented felt like they had to have some "reason" why to do something so that it was "acceptable". How about, because they enjoy this and there's nothing wrong with it? This story is a 2.5 star and I'm debating if I want to read the last book in this series.
First Experience" is a complex book that follows the journey of Sam, the narrator who admits that “although [he] was interested in domination and submission, [he] did not consider himself a sadist.” This concrete statement takes away any ‘creepiness’ that might otherwise evolve from reading a book about sexual exploits and fantasies. It instead turns it in an art form, albeit an unconventional one, but it makes for a good read nonetheless. There is a lot of build-up as an introduction, which I found comforting, as the characters repeatedly talk about “trust” and finding someone you can be 100% open about before acting out sexual fantasies. In this way, Freier’s own writing mimics this theme, as she allows us to really get to know the characters, spending the first couple chapters by letting us get to know them. They became real people, instead of mere fictional characters with vivid fantasies.
The amazing thing about Simone Freier’s writing is that she really stresses the “open-ness” aspect, letting you dive deep into the characters’ thoughts. there isn’t any notion of privacy--everything is on the table, no matter how revealing or intimate those thoughts are. this is a sign of a strong writer, someone who just goes for it and never holds back, and it helps the book flow. However, it is strangely cliche in that a “right place, right time” meeting ended up escalating in a vivid, sexual awakening. But it tries hard to steer clear of any other cliched moments, some of which are successful, others not. Having read 50 Shades of Grey, I saw a lot of similarities between the two novels, which took away from its uniqueness and ingenuity.
That said, it is more thought-out out than most books of this genre. The physiology and medical background of the author definitely came through in the plot, adding a unique touch to it and helped it steer clear of simple, superficial books. Intertwined in the plot is a social commentary about openness and being comfortable in one’s own skin--a very positive message for readers everywhere. This adds an even DEEPER level to the book, as I love plots that scatter in feel-good, subconscious positivity.
After the terrific lead-in book to this series, Origins of a Fetish: The Evolving Fantasies and Fetishes of a Gentleman (Experiences Book 1), I was ready to jump right back into the lives of Sam and Kelly, and see where the story goes from there. And I definitely was not disappointed!
I will say that the first book is basically necessary reading material, in order for you to enjoy this novel. While the first one is shorter, and is mostly introduction, this dives much deeper into the character’s lives, and minds, for some fascinating reading. The writing in interesting, as well: it is like a quasi-stream-of-consciousness style of writing, with pretty much nothing held back, and nothing left to the imagination. I say “quasi”, because that purports an autobiographical story, and since the author is a woman, that’s not 100% the case (although who knows, it could be 95% first hand knowledge!). It is an interesting style, although shocking at times, and it is kind of unlike anything else I have read.
As I said in my review of the first book, this is not for someone who is uncomfortable with the subjects being discussed and described in this book. Although I will say that, while I don’t really have a PROBLEM with the situations, I don’t normally seek out stories INVOLVING these situations, and I still very much enjoyed it. I honestly think I enjoyed the writing style more than the content itself, now that I think about it! I highly recommend you pick up the first book, to see if this kind of book is for you, and if so, definitely check this one out.
I have read a few romance novels in my day, some of them have even centered on the BDSM scene, but this one takes the cake. While there are definitely some aspects of BDSM in this story, they are nothing like the other romance novels that I have read. When I think of relationships that have a lot of spanking and bondage aspects to them I tend to think of an aggressor, but the characters in this story showed me a whole different side to it.
Sam is an older gentleman and a widower. He has had sexual encounters with many women and even enjoyed an open relationship with his wife prior to her death. He has very specific fantasy that involve his play partner being very open with him and trusting him implicitly. For him this trust is shown through their acts of submission. Kelly is a 20 something graduate student who has had a rocky past and has never been able to find a relationship that fulfilled her needs. By complete accident the two find that maybe they can be what the other is looking for. This book is definitely for mature audiences as it chronicles their first "sexual" experience.
First Experience by Simone Freier is her second book in the Experiences series but my first book by her. In the past I have not been very interested in Erotica that involves any aspects of the BDSM scene as it is not a scene that I can relate to. I have a difficult time understanding a person’s desire to participate in scene that involve someone else causing them pain, First Experience, however, showed me a whole different side to BDSM.
First Experience is an adult novel that is definitely written for the 18+ crowd. The entire novel is primarily about the first submissive experience of Kelly, a 20 something graduate student with her parents 50 something year old friend. Sam, our older gentleman is a widower with some very interesting fantasies. For those who, like I, have thought of BDSM as all about experiencing pain from another or giving pain to someone else, First Experiences will be an eye opening experience that shows you how it can be about developing trust and openness. I really enjoyed First Experience and plan to read Book Three – Weekend Experiences when it comes out.
It's five years after Sarah passed away. Sam's life has changed in many ways. He's decided to pursue some of his fetishes. Now he only needs to find a willing woman. More than a willing woman, she needs to be open to trying these fetishes out. Sam is meticulous about every detail of each fetish and about the type of woman he wants to enjoy them with. Low and behold he gets reintroduced to his neighbor's daughter. She's perfect, if only she were willing.
Written in a clinical style, this book takes all the fun out of fetishes. Things never go as smoothly as they are portrayed in this book. Unless you live the lifestyle, I doubt you'd find a willing partner. The whole point to fetishes and sex is for it to be enjoyable. This book wipes all that away.
I did find issues. The characters are dull. The writing style is better suited to how-to manuals. There is no excitement or enjoyment in this book.
I gave this one 2 cheers out of 5 because it actually bored me. ~Copy of book provided by author in exchange for a fair review~
First Experience is definitely not your run of the mill erotic novel. Many erotic books tend to romance with erotic episodes, but not this book. It truly is a detailed exploration and description of one man’s long held fetishes and an account of his actually meeting a woman with whom he can, no holds barred, finally at the age of 50 fulfill these lifelong desires. The level of detail is impressive, but is well balanced with insights into Sam’s thought, feelings and emotions which lie behind what he does and wants. Sometimes I found the detail a little too overwhelming, especially in the medical fetish scenes, but it is this depth and the quality of writing which are key to the excellence of the book.
First Experience indeed! Sam is introduced or I should say reintroduced to Darlene and Dave's (his friends) daughter, Kelly, a now fully-grown sexual young woman. Needless to say, the experience is not just for Kelly but for Sam as well, as he brings her into his world of BDSM and fantasies, as he allows her to share hers. It's written beautifully as Kelly grows within the pages of the book, clearly finding her own desires for submission and openness that builds to a great bond of trust with Sam. The fantasies are deep into medical fetishes, and should only be read by someone who can deal with the darker side of BDSM. I will definitely be reading Book 3.
First Experience: The Introduction of a Young Woman to Openness, Trust & New Experiences of the Submissive Kind is very much what the title suggests. It’s a story of lust and desire with the main character, Sam, after the passing of his wife, having a sensual tryst of fantasy with a young woman half his age. His desires are more than fulfilled with Kelly.
Freier’s second book in the Experiences series doesn’t disappoint. I should point out that it’s definitely a novel for mature audiences only. Some of the material could make the sensitive reader uncomfortable. Very graphic in detail, but a great read nonetheless!
Author Simone Freier does it once again in her second book of the Experiences series. Sam is the narrator of the story, which goes into titillating detail of the sensual and submissive relationship between him and Kelly. As they confide to each other their secret sexual fantasies, they come true in a graphic way throughout the novel. First Experiences: The Introduction of a Young Woman to Openness, Trust and New Experiences of the Submissive Kind is one of my favorites. I read the first book and anxiously awaited this one. I enjoyed it immensely and would highly recommend to fans of the genre. 5 stars!
I couldn’t put this book down. This novel is the perfect combination of passion and love. Sam is looking for love and Kelly is looking for passion, but they each realize they need a little of both in their lives. Sam has lost his wife and decides to fuel his fantasies, stepping outside his comfort zone. He then meets Kelly, a much younger and sexual woman who has some issues of her own. What I love most is by being together, they work out these issues. It’s the perfect love story with a whole lot of sizzle. This is an excellent adult novel; it’s classy but has a great story line about love.
So this book is definitely all up in the area of art of eroticism! (this is a word? mh!) I am very proud that I finished this book. The writing was good in a way that made me continue reading it till the very end. What can I say? I liked it and ultimately do recommend it to people who are into BDSM. After all BDSM is the new black. At the beginning I almost thought it was 50 shades remake ( there are so many out there these days) but it ended proving me wrong.. In short I enjoyed it
Delving into the experiences that he shared and new ones he wants to explore are what this book is about. When he meets Kelley he realizes that they share much of the same fantasies and wants. Going through the journey of desire together shows him more of who he is and who he wants to be. This is a series that will show you the journey a man takes after his wife dies and the passion he longs to explore.
Simone Freier has a perspective on erotica not often seen in modern erotica. The book is long and the scenes do become a little bit repetitive, this is not a complete yawn fest. The characters are interesting in and out of the bedroom. You will care about the characters and get interested in their lives. Overall, I would recommend this one for those who want to get their motors running.