Mistress of Redemption

by Joey W. Hill

The white collar life Jonathan Powell created for himself is gone. Standing outside of Wentworth prison after serving his five year sentence, he knows he has to start over. No more hooking up with Dominant women so he can enjoy the challenge of fucking up their minds. But who knew his latest target would turn out to be a psychopathic killer who tried to off two cops? No, it wasn’t the game that was the problem. He just made some key mistakes. Mistakes he won’t make again.

Then Mistress Dona shows up to give him a ride from the prison into his new life, and his resolve goes out the window. She’s everything he can’t resist. Dona knows she has to make Jonathan understand that he has to make the right choice this time, because Hell doesn’t offer options. He has to understand and accept what surrender truly means. His only hope is a Mistress of Redemption. The problem is she may lose her soul in trying to save his.

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Mistress of Redemption by Joey W. Hill

Review by Terry Kate

4/5 Whips

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This book stands out for me amoungst the Series and Joey Hill’s work.  Let’s face it, it takes place in Hell, with Devil himself making a cameo.  That is pretty different then the Contemporary set titles.  I was caught totally unaware that we would be entering the Twilight Zone.  Not that the story had the same feel, and it is certainly hotter then any episode of the show from TV.  So can our main character, a decidedly bad guy be redeemed?

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It is Mistress Dona’s job to try and save him.  Pretty much her time is spent to save him from himself.   Jonathan Powell is lashing out.  His pain is so deep and strongly tied to his soul that it has made him do terrible and hurtful things.  I thought this book was a powerful and intense look at the other side.  The man who was the villan in previous titles by Joey Hill now gets to tell his tail.  It brings home something a FABULOUS teacher of mine said to me after he read my script.  He read my character and said – why is the antagonist doing this.  I said cause she is the bad guy.  His response was – Everyone’s pain is as real as yours and you have to remember that for all of your characters.  I realized it is something I needed to keep in mind in life in general.

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Jonathan Powell is not just bad, because he is bad.  His path is a bumpy and painful one in the book.  The activities are graphic and run towards the extreme.   This is not a light read and the setting might throw you off a bit, but the writing is suburb and engaging.  Mistress of Redemption came as a surprise to me, but the skill and inditensity that characterizes Joey’s work in going strong.  The talent and interesting take on character choice makes this a recommended read .  For a ticket to see Hell’s world is  it is definitely worth the price of admission.