MINE
Desires Unleashed #1
Riley Hart
February 6, 2025
JT
For as long as I can remember, I've craved submission, but have struggled to put my wants into words. Then along comes a man online that I know only as Sir, and the connection is instant. Our desires align in a way I've never experienced. Anonymous or not, Sir is exactly what I'm looking for.
After several intense online sessions, no faces involved, we finally agree to meet. Except the man waiting for me isn't a stranger—it's my dad's lifelong best friend, Marshall.
Marsh
John's my chosen family, my safe space. The only thing we don't see eye to eye on are my personal needs in the bedroom. So, when his son, JT, turns out to be the first person who’s excited me in longer than I can remember, I'm devastated. John would never forgive me if I let this happen.
And I try to stay away, I swear, but I can't.
What starts out as simple fulfilment of physical desires grows into something more. The trust JT and I share, his submission...it reaches me on levels I didn't know were possible. He makes me crave forever.
JT is mine, but to claim him, I’m sure to lose everything else in the process.
Mine is a dad’s best friend, steamy romance. Naughtier than most of my books, please use the look inside feature to check the content warning.
Content Warnings:
Dad’s best friend, Age gap, Dominance and Submission, Light Impact play, Light watersports, Praise, Humiliation, Chastity, Enema, Orgasm Control,
I liked the characters right away from the beginning of his story. Seeing the childhood relationship between Marsh and John really solidified how important their bond was. So then when you flash forward to the present and you have Marsh flirting online with a younger man looking to be a sub you realize just what a tenuous situation this would be.
John's son, JT has been searching for his purpose and also the perfect man for him. He doesn’t have much experience but he knows exactly what he wants in a D/s relationship. And it seems like Sir who he met online is the Dominant of his dreams. Neither of them want relationships and they want consistent play partners. But they also want the connection and conversation. JT struggles under the expectations and drive of his parents and it makes him feel not good enough. But he enjoys just working at a restaurant and does not want to follow the life his parents would have mapped out for him.
Marsh is forty, confident, intelligent, and intense. He had a hard childhood that was made tolerable by his best friend's family. He has had a consistent career and has just recently moved back to town and one of the bonuses is being close to his best friend John and his family. But how do you tell your best friend for most of your life that you’re now having a D/s situationship with his 22-year-old son?
I honestly wasn’t sure how I was going deal with this one because I’m not really into too much BDSM and kink. But I trust this author to bring me good characters and stories so I thought maybe I could trust her to write one I would like. And some things were not my cup of tea and I still would not say I am a big fan of the kink. But the character development was good and I enjoyed how their story progressed between them and how they had to navigate some emotional situations. They both have opportunities for emotional growth and to give each other just what they want and need.
This is a steamy, kinky, age gap, forbidden, Dad's best friend, MM story about trust, acceptance, safety, fulfillment, confidence, and finding a match in the least likely person. But there is a lot of guilt and emotional turmoil to wade through that brings more depth to the story.
John's son, JT has been searching for his purpose and also the perfect man for him. He doesn’t have much experience but he knows exactly what he wants in a D/s relationship. And it seems like Sir who he met online is the Dominant of his dreams. Neither of them want relationships and they want consistent play partners. But they also want the connection and conversation. JT struggles under the expectations and drive of his parents and it makes him feel not good enough. But he enjoys just working at a restaurant and does not want to follow the life his parents would have mapped out for him.
Marsh is forty, confident, intelligent, and intense. He had a hard childhood that was made tolerable by his best friend's family. He has had a consistent career and has just recently moved back to town and one of the bonuses is being close to his best friend John and his family. But how do you tell your best friend for most of your life that you’re now having a D/s situationship with his 22-year-old son?
I honestly wasn’t sure how I was going deal with this one because I’m not really into too much BDSM and kink. But I trust this author to bring me good characters and stories so I thought maybe I could trust her to write one I would like. And some things were not my cup of tea and I still would not say I am a big fan of the kink. But the character development was good and I enjoyed how their story progressed between them and how they had to navigate some emotional situations. They both have opportunities for emotional growth and to give each other just what they want and need.
This is a steamy, kinky, age gap, forbidden, Dad's best friend, MM story about trust, acceptance, safety, fulfillment, confidence, and finding a match in the least likely person. But there is a lot of guilt and emotional turmoil to wade through that brings more depth to the story.

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The front door slams, shaking the house. That means he went outside, wanting to leave, but she’ll try to get him to stay. If I hang around any longer, they’ll be making up, and I definitely don’t want to hear that part.
I can go to John’s. I know that. He’ll probably be pissed at me if I don’t. John is the kind of guy who wants to be everything to everyone. He can do anything, but he’s also not a dick about it, which I don’t think happens very often. But damn, I feel like a loser having to depend on him, always knocking on his window in the middle of the night so he can let me inside. For his parents making extra dinner in case I show up.
When Mom and Lyle stumble back into the house, her bedroom door closing almost as hard as the front door had moments before, I get out of bed. Hearing your mom have sex? That’s never fun, and in our tiny two-bedroom house with its thin walls, I hear everything.
I tug on a pair of sweats and a sweatshirt. I have clothes at John’s that I can wear to school tomorrow, and I keep toiletries there too, so I just pull my shoes on, grab my backpack, and head out. Mom won’t notice I’m gone, or if she does, she won’t think twice about it. She’s not the type of parent I have to check in with and tell her what I’m doing.
Even though I’m seventeen and have my license, I don’t have a car, so I jump on my bike and ride to John’s. I’m hoping to save enough money to buy a cheap used vehicle soon.
All the lights are off in John’s house, and I stand out front for a moment, studying it. The house has two stories, with a fresh light-blue paint from last year. There are flowers out front and a garden in the back. John’s basketball hoop is in the driveway, where we spend a lot of time shooting. Their whole street looks straight out of a family TV show, one where there might be a little drama sometimes, but at the end of each episode, everything is tied with a nice, perfect bow. They’ll always come together and do what’s right while supporting each other.
I head around the side of the house, surprised when I see the lamp on beside John’s bed, through his downstairs window. It’s late, and we have school tomorrow. He’s usually in bed earlier.
I knock gently, and a moment later the curtains pull apart and there he is—brown hair messy like he’s been running his fingers through it, the way he does when he’s nervous. John wears his heart on his sleeve, especially around me, so I immediately know something’s wrong.
He opens the window, and I jump up and climb inside. There’s no reason not to use the door—his parents would never care about John having me in—but this is just something we’ve always done if I come over at night.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m freaking the hell out.” John sits on the edge of the bed, his leg bouncing up and down.
I frown. “What happened? Is it your mom?”
“Callie’s pregnant.”
Riley Hart's love of all things romance shines brightly in everything she writes. Her primary focus is Male/Male romance but under various pen names, her prose has touched practically every part of the spectrum of love and relationships. The common theme that ties them all together is stories told from the heart.
A hopeless romantic herself, Riley is a lover of character-driven plots, many with flawed and relatable characters. She strives to create stories that readers can not only fall in love with, but also see themselves in. Real characters and real love blended together equal the ultimate Riley Hart experience.
When Riley isn't creating her next story, you can find her reading, traveling, or dreaming about reading or traveling, spending time with her two snarky kids, and swoony husband.
Riley Hart is represented by Jane Dystel at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Literary Management. She's a 2019 Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Of Sunlight and Stardust.