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Never the Face follows a woman just past her thirtieth birthday who feels numb from dull romance and bland sex. A chance dinner with an ex‑lover, now married, turns into a dark invitation: "I spent the weekend choosing a stick to beat you with." Without warning, she is drawn into a fierce and exhilarating exploration of bondage, domination, and submission, where each encounter blurs pleasure with pain. As their violent bond deepens, she confronts the destructive force of obsessive desire, questioning how far passion can carry her into an abyss of raw intensity.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Relationship Drama
Authors: Ariel Sands
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