Secured and Free

3 & 1/2 stars. I loved the premise of this story and Z is an excellent writer. If she'd picked one 'soapbox' (I.E., SSC &/or RACK) I would have been giving this another star. Unfortunately, I felt she went off on other tangents during the course of the book that had little bearing on the basic story and just seem to be airing issues she has with social & political situations in today's world. Granted, she makes excellent points, just maybe not appropriate for this story. Sorta like slipping cauliflower into the mashed potatoes 'because it's good for you' ;0)

Reviewed by Meredith for Diverse Reader

I love me some BDSM! I hadn’t read Z. Allora until now so I was super excited. I’ve heard amazing things about this author and eager is what I was to start this. Now, this is book 2 of the Entwined Series. I never read book one and I will say without a doubt this is a standalone. Though there’s mention of the couple before this book I wasn’t lost and didn’t feel like I was missing something.



With BDSM books there’s the worry that so much will go unmentioned, rules won’t apply, or the author didn’t do proper research. With Secured and Free that is not the case. If anything I felt like Z. Allora was hammering it in. The rules and what happens to subs when rules aren’t followed.



Abuse in the BDSM community happens and in this we see Orion, a sub who was abused by a Dom, trying to heal. He wants to give up on BDSM because he can’t untie the permanent restraints he feels imprison him. Of course Orion never expected not one but two amazing guys to come into his life.

Marcus and Hunter are in an established relationship when this opens. Clearly, they love each other but they can’t give each other what they need. Marcus wants a third and until that happens they have an open relationship. Who would have thought that Orion would be the one to save them and together make them stronger.



I loved the growth of this story. I also loved how the author didn’t skimp on the facts, rules, and at times clinical conversations and scenes.



If you’re a fan of BDSM you’ll love this. I will happily be reading more from this author.

Marcus Hunter Orion

Three men a wonderful story.

Orion is hurt as a sub, badly abused physically and mentally. He had no safe words and is misused by a terrible Dom. Now he is so afraid he only uses a safe word. He feels terrible and a failure. That's the reason he sworn off BDSM.

Only when he meets Marcus and Hunter, who are looking for a third man in their relationship, his world turns around.

Hunter’s a paramedic, and Marcus is a tattoo artist. They have a loving relationship for a long time. Marcus is a sadist and Hunter a Dom. Both love each other to dead only Hunter hates taken pain and Marcus want to give it and not receive. Hunter needs a sub...Complicated, only when they meet the traumatized Orion a sub pur sang they know this is it for them. Also Orion loves to serve them but his issues must be overcome some way in his mind. Marcus and Hunter are very patient and loved to hold this beautiful intelligent man close.

Determined they work together toward Orion's recovery and along this road the most beautiful scenes are spread out before our eyes.

Amazing read, respectful, clear and honest. The love in this story was overwhelming I felt it all.
There was a lot of love, the humor and hot scenes were all in the right weight. The triad was very, very, well put together.
Three wonderful men just right developed, all their own clear differences, to make this a very warm and entertaining, hot and sometimes heartbreaking read.

Really want to recommend this story.

Kindly received an ARC through Divine Magazine from Dreamspinner Press

I Have to say this book was well written. It is the story of Orion, a sub who have been abused and have lost trust in him self and everything BDSM. In come first Hunter then Marcus. They are an established couple, but also looking for a third someone to give them what they can not give to each other physically and emotionally. Marcus insisted that they start looking. So by chance Hunter found Orion. Marcus was happy that Hunter did. Marcus was attracted to Orion already for a while, but Orion was squitish due to his fears and traumas. Hunter and Marcus set up a guise for an experiment so that orion will win Orion's acceptance of them. The story was very, very sexy and full of informations to help readers understand about BDSM and other things. I really enjoyed this book very much and I am looking forward to the next one in this series. Z. Allora is a wonderful writer.