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Hurt Me, Heal Me (Dante's Purgatory Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sayara St. Clair (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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After the death of her Master, Caitlin Bennett discovers years of abuse and sadistic cruelty at his hands have made her a slave to pain. To reach her peak, Cait needs the type of extreme agony few responsible Doms are willing to dole out, especially Doms like Paul Nelson. Willing to offer the love she craves, Paul's nearly perfect--except for his aversion to the whip.

Paul refuses to hurt Cait, instead attempting to recondition her through patience and trust. But the longer Cait suffers from lack of sexual release, the more she's convinced her mind and body are irrevocably programmed. And time to convince her otherwise is running out. Waiting in the wings is a newbie Dom who's determined to have Cait for his own...who's learning the whip just for her.

Caitlin will soon have to choose--the man who can give her what she wants? Or the man who can give her what she needs?


"The love these two people showed for each other was at times passionate and steaming hot. The BDSM and sex scenes were well written. At times the book was sweet and endearing. In the mood for a book that will grip you from the first chapter and keep your attention through to the last page? Then this is the book for you." -The Romance Reviews

Hurt Me, Heal Me can be read as a standalone novel.

(This work was originally published in 2014 with a different cover.)
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Sayara St. Clair is an erotic romance author who writes intense, emotionally charged tales, featuring dominant alpha males sporting either fangs or floggers. Sayara has a science degree, majoring in microbiology and biochemistry. Working in both the fields of serology and tissue banking, she got to do lots of cool and sometimes slightly weird stuff. She was employed as the manager/buyer for furniture retail stores, where she had a chance to unleash her inner interior decorator. And for a time, she taught English to students in Asia. Now she's a writer and has discovered it's her favorite thing to do. She's also learned that writing sultry romantic fiction is so much more fun than writing dry old scientific journal articles. When she's not writing, she may be most commonly found on the sofa reading, in the kitchen baking, or in the garden planting. She loves eighties music and is prone to spontaneous bouts of dancing. With regards to vampires and chocolate: she bites one on a daily basis and has had a lifelong obsession with the other. And she's not telling which one's which. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XRHDRVS
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 757 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 279 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 14

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Sayara St. Clair is a multi-award-winning author of erotic romance and paranormal romance.

* Silver Medal in Romance Sizzle—Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, 2019.

* Honorable Mention in Romance Sizzle—Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, 2019.

* Solo Medalist in Literary Erotica—New Apple Summer eBook Awards, 2019.

* Solo Medalist in Literary Erotica—The Fifth Annual New Apple Book Awards.

* Official Selection in eBook Romance/Literary Erotica—The Fifth Annual New Apple Book Awards.

All books can be read as stand-alone novels.

“If you're looking for a story that deep-dives into the Dominant/submissive lifestyle, Sayara St. Clair's novels offer one of the more exceptional options available.” –AusRom Today

“Discovering Sayara St. Clair has been one of the highlights of my year. Excellent prose, and well-developed characters that add substance to deliciously wicked & sensual reads! WOW!” —Author Anna Belfrage

“Sayara St. Clair is one hell of a talented writer. Readers, you'll want to grab these books now.” –Author Ellie Douglas

“St. Clair writes in a way that is deeply alluring and keeps her audience thoroughly engaged and anticipating what could come next.” –Author Angel Strong

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

If someone told a young Sayara St. Clair that one day she would be an erotic/paranormal-romance-writing Aussie expat living in Thailand, she would have snort-laughed and yelled, “You. Be. Crazy!”

If someone told her the same thing now, she would not yell, only nod solemnly. Because that actually happened.

Sayara has a science degree, with majors in both microbiology and biochemistry. Working in the fields of serology and tissue banking, she got to do lots of cool and sometimes slightly weird stuff. She was employed as the manager/buyer for furniture retail stores, where she had a chance to unleash her inner interior decorator. (Interior design is one of her great passions.) And for a time, she taught English to students in Asia. (Hanging about in a roomful of extremely loud, pint-sized humans is NOT one of her great passions.) She has written ads for TV, print and radio; real estate brochures; website copy; and a screenplay. Now she’s writing fiction and has discovered it’s her favorite thing to do. She’s also learned that writing sultry romances is so much more fun than writing dry old scientific journal articles. No one has sex in scientific journal articles. Not the ones she wrote anyway.

When not writing, she may be most commonly found in a horizontal position reading, in the kitchen baking, in the garden planting, or somewhere else singing at the top of her lungs. She loves music and is prone to spontaneous bouts of dancing.

With regards to vampires and chocolate: she bites one on a daily basis and has had a lifelong obsession with the other. And she’s not telling which one’s which.

You can visit Sayara at the following places:

Website: www.sayarastclair.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sayara.stclair

Twitter: http://twitter.com/SayaraStClair

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hurt Me, Heal Me was rare and unique in every sense of the word
Reviewed in Australia on 2 April 2017
** Review by Gayle from Bloggers From Down Under **

This is the first time that I have ever read anything from this author, so I had absolutely no idea what I was getting in to. Yes I had read the synopsis, but that was all I had to go by. So really I had no idea what to expect.

What I did get was an outstanding, highly emotional, sinfully delicious, all consuming read. I honestly couldn't put it down.

We meet Caitlan.

A beautiful young woman who for years lived by the rule of Ivan. She had met Ivan through her father who passed away when she was 19 years old. Alone in the world, Ivan convinced Caitlan to move in with him. What did she have to lose. Her mother and father were both gone, no siblings, it was just Caitlan. And she trusted him. After-all he was her fathers friend. Ivan made her feel wanted, needed.
So she moved.
But that would be the biggest mistake of her life.
Six years, six long and painful years, Caitlan was subjected to things no human being should ever live through, but Caitlan knew nothing else. She was his submissive. She always knew that she had to please Ivan, otherwise the punishments would be bloody and painful.
Ivan ultimately conditioned her, moulded her into what she was. She knew no different. But with the passing of Ivan, Caitlan had to find a way to live a life without the controlling Ivan. She had to yet again live a life of being alone, condtioned to only live one way......To submit.

Meet Paul.

Co-owner of Dante’s Purgatory. A club where Dom meets Sub. It's his way of life.
Never any attached feelings, in Pauls world women would come and go. A successful business that is his empire.
But on this one occasion everything in Pauls world would be turned upside down.
His life would irrevocably changed forever.
She would be his game changer.

Welcome to Caitlan and Pauls world.....

Guys we have all read them, Dom and Sub, the world of BDSM, but this, this novel is uniquely different. This novel focuses on the after affects of an abusive Dom relationship and what affect it has on lives personally and psychologically. It goes into great detail and depth of Caitlans struggle to accept who she is. It goes into great length about the life that Caitlan lived under Ivans rule, and her struggles to change the way he conditioned her.
Yes at times it was disturbing, raw and highly confronting to read, but it was mesmerising being able to read a novel based on the Subs (Caitlans) feelings, desires, wants and needs.
For me Hurt Me, Heal Me was rare and unique in every sense of the word.
For lovers of the BDSM scene, I cannot rate this novel highly enough.
An exceptional, thought provoking read.

4 stars.
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J.S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Written Love Story!
Reviewed in the United States on 17 May 2019
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In "Hurt Me, Heal Me", Sayara St. Clair begins the Dante’s Purgatory Series. My headline says “Beautifully Written Love Story” for a reason. I’ll be the first to admit that, judging by her cover art and excerpts alone, I fully expected (and maybe was looking for) a novel full of sultry tales. The idea of a female author only added to my initial excitement.
But I was wrong- dead wrong.
Well, maybe not completely wrong. There are PLENTY of red-hot descriptive scenes… and if you can sit still while reading, and imagining these parts, you’re a better man/person than I. There are also well-placed expletives peppered throughout, which only fuel the sizzling fires burning. St. Clair then one-up’s every expectation. She goes the extra– and perhaps the most difficult mile– in turning all of the unbridled desire and lust of one-night stands and bondage into a love story, one of enviable proportion.
St. Clair has used a hashtag of EroticRomance, and the first couple times I saw it, I thought maybe she was just trying to re-brand herself. As it happens, I had her style wrong all along. A scientist by trade, Sayara dissects a love affair between Caitlin and Paul after the death of her first “Master”– Ivan. St. Claire lays bare and writes frankly about the abuse, physical and emotional, which Caitlin suffered at the hands of Ivan. After his death, Caitlin ventures into Dante’s Purgatory Club, she is expecting to find a new Dom. Instead, she bumps into Paul– what follows next?
The reader will try to keep up as Paul and Caitlin chase each other, figuring out what does and doesn’t work, and finding out how their pasts will affect their future. Along the way, it is clear that while Caitlin still thinks she needs pain, pleasure, and bondage; what she truly yearns for is a healing from her past, and love– she just doesn’t know it yet. All the while, St. Clair is working to weave the casual, down and dirty approach to a BDSM storyline into a “flip-side of the coin” example of new found, innocent, and blossoming love.
Instead of being one to hurt Caitlin, Paul turns out to be the one who is able to heal her. Paul is her every man, her only true love. Together, they work towards leaving their past lives of hurt behind and in living to heal the broken spirit.
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5 Stars- I would recommend to anyone… I’ll also buy the rest of the series!
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Wendy1966
5.0 out of 5 stars Not what I Expected
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2015
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I love Dark Erotic stories- I read a sample of this book a few months ago, but didn't buy it as I thought it was a bit expensive for the length of the story. Anyway I gave in and bought it this morning.
After reading the sample I thought it would be a dark read- but it was more of a romance. It had some darkness but Mostly it was Caitlin healing and falling in love- and I really enjoyed it. I fell in Love with Paul- what a sweetheart- I assume that as this is book 1 there will be further books about Dante etc in the future- can't wait.
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David Lucero
5.0 out of 5 stars A Dazzling Story of Love and Desire
Reviewed in the United States on 23 August 2017
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An incredible voyage into the life of a woman who was taught, and believed, she could only love a man one way. But everything changed when Paul entered her life.

Caitlin is a young woman, tormented by a brutal man she once trusted, only to become emotionally and physically abused by him. On the outside she's a successful businesswoman. On the inside she's yearning for love and sexual fulfillment the only way she knows. When her dominant lover dies, she finds herself alone and frightened.

She meets a man who tries to be her friend, but cannot provide her with the type of love she needs. And then she meets Paul. He is everything she could hope for, except for the one thing she needs most of all. Paul wines and dines her, makes her feel good again. But when their lives become more intimate, Paul soon realizes he has much work to do to gain this woman's trust...and love.

'Hurt me, Heal Me' is a dazzling book of erotica. It is both intense, and tender. It leaves you feeling sorry for Caitlin struggling to learn how to love a good man, and then soaring as their relationship grows. It is a book which is inspiring by love, and arousal by nature.
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Anna B
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising
Reviewed in the United States on 25 April 2017
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I rarely read this type of book, and I can't quite say what it was that had me buying it to begin with. I was expecting it to be much more about BDSM and was surprised to find a gripping and rather emotional read about a young woman who struggles to find herself after having been vilely abused by a much older man. Great prose, good dialogue and two charming protagonists - what more can on ask for?
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Zane Summerfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense --- Sizzling Hot!
Reviewed in the United States on 12 June 2018
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This first book is amazingly written, brilliant actually. Caitlan, my, my little Caitlan, how she really developed over the chapters. It was like I was growing up right next to her, feeling her pain, emotional and physical. Loving who she loved and hating who she hated. I felt it all and that is credit to the writer for having such a profound way of writing that you feel like as if the character is you.

Watching the love of Paul and Caitlan was energizing, passionate, steaming hot and oh so beautiful. Intense and held a lot of Oohh's and Aahh's moments, that kept you on the edge of your seat.

Forget any other BDSM out there, this is the one, the only one you’ll ever need. It has the Plus-Factor. What that means is that it holds everything, erotica, love, pain, hot, hot sex, and the story, which is a rare to find in such stories. Yet the author has mastered this, given us a story that really tells a tale unlike any other.
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