Review : His Missing Pieces by M.A. Innes

His Missing Pieces is part one of the Pieces Series by M.A. Innes. Like many books by this author, His Missing Pieces is mm kinky romantic erotica. It is a bit taboo for most people. Only read it if you are interested in reading or learning more about a fetish that is less talked about openly. ABDL.

Maddox and Bryan have been friends since they started college. Maddox has been in love with Bryan nearly that long as well. And unbeknownst to him, Bryan loves him too. So, what is keeping these two apart if they each love each other? Bryan has a secret.

When they first met, Maddox hit on Bryan but since Bryan never seemed to notice he assumed Bryan was straight. He found out later that wasn't the case, but he's never seen him date or even act sexually interested in things most gay guys find attractive. Maddox knows there's something he's missing about Bryan, but he just doesn't know what. It's like there's a missing piece to the puzzle that is Bryan.

Why won't he tell him? Does Bryan not trust him?

Maddox doesn't know how to get it through to Bryan that he will accept him whatever he's into. Maddox has given up dating other guys because he feels like he's cheating, even though the pair are just friends. If their relationship is like really good boyfriends even without the sex, what could it be like if only they could become a real couple and be honest with each other?

College vacation comes up and the two head to Bryan's mom's house to spend the summer. Bryan's mom is a pretty awesome character. She's very supportive, a little too supportive and sex positive for a shy guy like Bryan. Especially since she knows what he's into and that he is in love with Maddox. She's trying to encourage Bryan to be honest when Maddox overhears. He learns that Bryan cares for him too, but that his secret is making him too afraid to say anything.

Maddox decides enough is enough and that he needs to step up and figure out what Bryan is into and whether it is something he can handle in order to be with the guy he loves.

Maddox and Bryan are very cute. Bryan is so shy and adorable. And Maddox is like a newly forming Daddy Dom, in turns actually confident and trying to pretend confidence he doesn't have enough experience to feel yet. They feel very accurate for being young college students. Similar to ones I've met in real BDSM environments. It's always adorable when people finally find their missing pieces and fit everything together to become the people they really are.

The kink and sex aspects are very good and hot. But some readers will find it uncomfortable or freaky, just like Bryan was afraid of when he talked to Maddox. Bryan is a little. He likes to behave younger and be held by Daddy, suck on things including a binky, and upsetting to many people, he likes to wear diapers sometimes. He's a ABDL, or Adult Baby Diaper Lover, which isn't on many people's approved kinks, even those into BDSM. Which is a shame since it's fairly common.

Why are some people into being littles and ABDL? Some people may assume that it has something to do with pedophila, but that isn't the case. The participants like to behave like they're younger, but everyone involved is an adult (ABDL, remember). They don't want actual kids, just like they don't really want their own dads when they worship Daddy.

Ageplay is about embracing aspects related to being younger and finding joy in things you were told you were too old for. Curling up in a big, strong lap and feeling safe in a scary world. Coloring, playing with toys and having fun food. Admiring shy boys who blush when you tease them. Spankings over Daddy's lap. An exuberant and unstifled joy that is forced out of people.

For most people, the dominance and control is more deep and consuming than many other fetishes. Because giving Daddy control over every aspect of your being, including orgasms and going to the bathroom, is a level many people can't manage. It's not slave roleplay which often has connotations of humiliation, disgust, or feeling bad. Ageplay is more about feeling cherished.

The author has several books written about littles and their Daddies, but this series is one of my favorites. I love the feel of the guys fitting together as they form their unique relationship. For those against ABDL, the first book in the series only has one sex scene in a diaper, which ends up super hot, but later books as the guys find their groove, have more including some diaper usage. Don't read the series if you can't handle it.

But, if you like the image of a sweet, shy boy blushingly looking up at his Daddy and pleading to get to come, this book is worth the read. The dominance is very hot and the romance is sweet, a perfect combination.

Maddox and Bryan are both interesting characters who are well-developed and not cardboard. Bryan's mother is only shown a few times in this book, but she's also a great character. Very tiger mom, protect my son from his own shyness.

Later books in this series continue Bryan and Maddox's story and also add a few friends who have their own series. Stay away from that series unless you can handle it, as Bryan and Maddox's new college neighbors, Jeremy and Kevin are actual brothers, which is a step too taboo even for those who read stepbrother romances, so they can pretend the characters are brothers and not at the same time. Too Close to Love is book one of the Loving series, and features real incest with the brothers falling in love with each other and trying to start a new life together. It's actually ridiculously sweet.

Many of the books by M.A. Innes, aka Shaw Montgomery, intertwine and for those obsessive readers like me who adore reading things in sequence, it might be a good idea to start reading their books starting at the first one published and going down the line. There are some really good books, including a puppyplay series I love and will review later, An Accidental Master, which is about a non-kinky dog trainer accidentally becoming the master of a couple of sweet boys who like to be puppies.

My Cameron is another of my favorite books by the author, but is not connected to the others. It is an au where tentacled aliens have landed on Earth and are trying to integrate. One of my all-time favorite books -- tentacles and dominance and shyness all together. So good!

The author is obviously actually familiar with BDSM and the kinky world, so their books are accurate while being hot and sweet, the perfect combination.

I like that M.A. Innes writes about kinks that aren't as commonplace in the literary world and that tend to be neglected for the "normal" stuff. There are tons of people into these things but they don't often get their own stories. Whether the subjects are your thing or not, representation matters and it's important to keep in mind YKINMKBYKIOK which means "Your Kink Is Not My Kink But Your Kink Is Ok". Just because something isn't what you find appealing, doesn't mean you can't accept that other people do find it appealing and that they do is okay. Reading about other people's kinks and seeing things through their eyes is a great way to learn and understand. Exactly what reading is about.

His Missing Pieces

mm ageplay romantic erotica is a sweet and sexy look at ageplay, featuring two hot friends in love with each other. If you are into ageplay or open-minded, it is a good book to read.

Embracing Faith

mmm ageplay romance about an awkward genius, his former professor, and the dominant Daddy

who brings the two together.

The Accidental Master

mmm puppyplay romance about a dog-trainer who puts up the wrong ad and the cute guys who excitedly contact him to be their master.

My Cameron

alien mm romantic erotica featuring an awkward neighbor who happens to have tentacles and a hidden dominance streak

Review: Stray Home by Edith Scott

Stray Home by Edith Scott
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This one is a MM gay romance novel featuring hotness and a puppy.

Stray Home starts with a big and buff, tattooed carpenter feeling all alone.

He's out of the military, he's bought and refurbished the family home. But he's feeling unfulfilled. Sad and alone in his big house, he wants a family. He has a sister and a brother and they have kids, but Mike wants his own partner, maybe his own kids. He's got a big house and yet he's all alone in it. Makes you want to sing 'All By Myself'.



Mike is making breakfast and wants someone to share it with him. Just as he gets it all cooked up he hears a sound outside. Is it a prowler? A raccoon? He checks it out and only finds his recycling can knocked over and some holes in the dirt. Going back inside he finds the miscreant--a dirty little Golden Retriever puppy chomping down on his bacon.







Abandoned and alone, the little pup is hungry and scared, and not even a big, bad man like Mike can resist those puppy dog eyes. Mike has never had a dog before, but it seems he's got one now unless he can find the owner. In the meantime, the puppy is dirty and hurt, so they head off to the vet where Mike gets another surprise. The veterinarian is none other than David, his long lost best friend and first love.




Mike and David grew up together and fell in love, but were forced apart by David's father and his homophobic views. Mike joined the military to cope with his sadness while David reluctantly married. Now, years later, David is divorced with twin girls and Mike is home. Can the pair get back together as they bond over the puppy? Or will David's father step in and tear them apart once more?

This book has some of my favorite elements. Big, buff tattooed guy. Sweet puppies. Geeky and awkwardly shy love interest. Friends to lovers. It's everything one could want in a mm romance, but sadly, it fell a bit short.

I liked this book, don't get me wrong. But it had some major issues that will cause a lot of people to not enjoy it. David is really weak-willed. He's so passive he'll do anything if someone tells him to do it strongly enough. One moment he is promising himself to Mike and the next he's reverting back into his shell. And of course his wishy-washy behavior hurts Mike. Some of that is needed for the story, but David never really gets back to that likeable stage for the reader. The redemption arc just sort of falls flat.

For a new author, the book is actually fairly decent. It has flaws and definitely needs some tune-up, but the bones of the story are great. The execution just needs some work. There's some great descriptive language used and it really is refreshing. Everything from hairs on his clothes to crossing the parking lot has evocative descriptions, but at times they seem a bit like someone just went over the book and added them in. They don't quite flow enough. It's almost there. So close. But the sentence structure just pulls you out of the story. I think a few more run-throughs and edits would have helped it become more cohesive.



So, this book was worth reading to me because I can never get enough of hot guys rescuing puppies, but it didn't quite hit the mark. I have high hopes for future books from this author as with experience I think she'll get better.

This is the first in the Amberly book series, so I'm off to read the others. The next one features a hot, tattooed firefighter with a dalmation puppy and a cute dog trainer ;-)