Ricochet

When the right one is all wrong!

Matt is a sub who longs to submit but can’t give up control. Rick is a dom who longs for love but won’t bed the same sub twice. There’s no way these two belong together – is there?

Matt and Rick are big stars on the hit TV show Collar Crime. As two of the most successful young actors in LA, they seem to have everything. Except love.

Their fiery love-hate relationship sends sparks flying on set, but neither of them is prepared to budge an inch in matters of the heart.

To uptight perfectionist Matt, chaotic bad boy Rick is the opposite of what a good dom should be. Drop-dead gorgeous Rick knows he can have any sub in town–why would he choose an obsessive control freak like Matt?

Haunted by past mistakes, Rick has sworn never to collar a sub of his own. But everything changes when Matt falls under the spell of a manipulative billionaire.

With time running out and a collaring ceremony looming, Rick faces an impossible choice: let Matt fall into the hands of a cruel master or finally confront the feelings he’s been running from all along.

In this steamy BDSM romance set in a world where everyone identifies as dom or sub, two stubborn hearts grapple with an unavoidable truth – that the right person might be one who is all wrong!

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Irresistible and intriguing

Masterfully Crafted

Ricochet is a book that defies easy classification. It contains passionate scenes that leap off the page, but it is so much more than a conventional bodice-ripper. The well-developed, intricate plot grabs your attention and won’t let go, and the characters are both memorable and sympathetic (well, except for the villain!).

What’s more, Xanthe’s masterfully crafted, entirely consistent and surprisingly plausible ‘alternate universe’ will make you think. What if we didn’t live in a patriarchal, heteronormative world? How would a seemingly simple shift in prevailing patterns of interpersonal relationships influence the basic structures of society, including the organising principles of the modern state and the ways in which its power is exercised? This novel should be required reading for any student of gender and power.

Sasha Fraser
October 10, 2012

Amazing Must Read

Ricochet review by Miss Green

Best 'adult' novel ever

Ricochet review by Buttonboots

Emotionally rewarding and gripping romance

I absolutely loved this book – talk about a page turner! Xanthe may have created a fascinating alternate reality that flips our view of society on its head, but at the core is an emotionally rewarding and gripping romance about two people finding themselves – and each other. Xanthe’s world-building skills are fantastic, her sex scenes scorching hot, and her characters come to life on the page.

She made me care about what was happening to these guys, and I followed Rick and Matt’s journey with my heart in my mouth at times; one moment ready to cry, the next laughing – and the next needing to turn on the A/C (I did mention the smoking hot sex scenes, didn’t I?) Not wanting to give away too much about the ending, let’s just say that the emotional payoff is perfect! Another tour de force from Xanthe!

Bluespirit
October 10, 2012

What a story!

What a story! Every character, every scene is so vivid and believable, I loved spending time with these gorgeous guys. Rick and Matt have captured my heart. The BDSM aspects are passionate and spicy – hot, phew, open a window! – but most of all this is a terrific love story, funny, engaging, romantic, sexy – all the things we know Xanthe does so well in her stories. With her usual flair, Xanthe carries the reader away into another world. I can’t wait to read more stories by this popular fan-favourite author. I’m just greedy I know but – when is the next book coming out?!

Gloria Lancaster
September 16, 2012

Fantastic m/m BDSM novel!

Ricochet review by Haparrkye

Rick & Matt - Ricochet

Matt wrapped a towel around his waist and emerged into the spare bedroom to see a clean tee shirt lying on the bed. He pulled it on to find it more or less fitted him. He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed as he saw the words emblazoned on it: You want to spank me, and you know it! They were the words of an infuriatingly catchy pop song that everyone had been singing a few months ago.  Still, it was better than his liquor-stained shirt, so he decided to go with it. 

He walked down the stairs and found Rick in the kitchen, brewing some coffee. He had showered and dressed, too – in a pair of black jeans and a tight crimson shirt that hugged his body almost obscenely. There was the usual assortment of leather thong bracelets around his wrists, and he was wearing his favorite thumb ring. A gold ear cuff clung to his left ear, attached by a chain to a ruby ear stud with a long scarlet crystal spike hanging from it. As usual, Matt felt decidedly under-dressed beside him. 

“Thanks – shit, I need this,” Matt said, taking the mug of black coffee that Rick handed to him. 

“You’re welcome, and you’re right, I do.” Rick winked at him, nodding his head at the slogan emblazoned on his chest. 

“Hah hah hah hah hah.” Matt glared at him. “Was this really the only spare tee shirt you had?” 

“Nah, but I liked the idea of you wearing that slogan.” Rick grinned. “Also, it’s a great shade of blue on you – brings out the color of your eyes. Plus, it actually fits.” He stood back and surveyed Matt critically. “It’s not mine – some sub left it here a few months ago.” 

Matt took a sip of his coffee. “And they never came back for it?” 

Reviews for Ricochet

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Millie

5-stars Irresistible and Intriguing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2012

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This novel might be long but it’s such a page-turner that I whizzed through it and couldn’t put it down. I kept wanting to find out what would happen next! Xanthe Walter’s world building skills are excellent – I was intrigued about the world she created here and all the lovely little details she’s given it to flesh it out. The characters are warm and engaging (except the main villain who is not!), and it’s surprisingly funny as well as very angsty in places. I thoroughly recommend it – you won’t be disappointed.

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Buttonboots

5-stars Best ‘adult’ novel ever!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2012

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I have been waiting for this for ages!….and it doesn’t disappoint!
Unlike many authors of ‘adult’ fiction, Xanthe Walter can actually tell a good story!
Yes, there is a fair amount of sex – well written and sizzling hot! But there is also drama, action, romance and a good helping of humour!
I seriously hope that this is the first of many, many books we will see by this talented writer. She thoroughly deserves a wide audience!

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Haparrkye
5-stars Fantastic m/m BDSM novel!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2012

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This is a fantastic book I was captured from the first chapter and fell in love with the our two leading men immediately. Rick and Matty are opposites in every way and they say opposites attract but these two are two stubborn to see the good right in front of them 🙂
The author has created a wonderful kinky world where BDSM relationships are the norm and the sex is hot hot hot but tastefully written. There is something for everyone, romance, mystery, suspense, and bad guys. Cant wait for her next book.

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Miss EE Green
5-stars Amazing must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2012

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I’ve been a loyal reader of Xanthe for the past few years and always get excited when a new story came out as she never disappoints. I must admit that I was wary when I first heard about her writing an original story after all writing about characters I already love was brilliant but could she create new characters that I would love too? And the answer is YES! Xanthe has not only created a fantastic bdsm world where everything you know is completely different yet so similar you can believe that it does exist somewhere, an amazing story which keeps you enthralled from beginning to end, scorching sex scenes but also a set of fantastic characters that you can’t help but fall in love with.
The only problem you will find is that you won’t be able to put her stories down and have the urge to read everything she has written, however everything from Xanthe is amazing and you will never be disappointed!

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CB

5-stars Fantastic read

Reviewed in France on 3 January 2013

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For once a story in this type of universe that has both brains and appeal. I particularly enjoyed the balance between plot and… more intense passages of the books. The characters are funny and likable, the pace is perfect, the set entirely believable. A excellent read indeed! You will come back for more.