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Unfettered Kindle Edition

4.3 out of 5 stars 344 ratings

Heath

The things I love the most are now the things that keep me up at night, scared and breathless.

After suffering an injury at the hands of an ex-partner, I'm too scared to let anyone get close again. How can I offer someone else the kind of trust and control that love demands? But worn down from my isolation and loneliness, I give in and accept a dinner invitation from a handsome younger man who is miles out of my league…

Beau

I've never been scared to go after the things I want, and right now, all I want is Heath. It doesn't matter that he's skittish, I can be patient. And even though it should, it doesn't matter that he's my college professor either.

Things between us were going better than good, but Heath's ex shows up out of nowhere, leaving both of us questioning everything. If I want to make things work, I have to do the thing I've been most resistant to for my whole life. I need to ask for help. I need to trust.

We've both found liberation in restraint, but now it's time to find the freedom from finally being unfettered.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081FZPXX1
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 21, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 344 ratings

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Kate Hawthorne
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Kate Hawthorne is an author of character-driven LGBT romance, known for crafting emotionally intense stories with high heat and a kinky twist. Creating worlds where passion and angst collide, Kate’s books bring you complex protagonists in fearless pursuit of happy—if not sometimes unconventional—endings.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Customers find this book to be a definite must-read with a beautifully kinked out story and amazing characters. The romance receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how relationships promote personal growth. They appreciate the emotional depth, with one review highlighting the author's talent for sharing emotional trauma.

9 customers mention "Readability"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as freakin amazing and a definite must-read, with one customer noting that the series gets better with each book.

"Delicious fun! I love it when a plan comes together! I decided to browse around the kindle store and look at what I found!..." Read more

"...Definite must read." Read more

"...go right to what I loved and what made this book something I so thoroughly enjoyed and that was Heath's submission...." Read more

"Totally enjoyed this book. I like age gaps. I especially liked the younger Dom and older submissive. I got a little drama that I enjoy as well...." Read more

8 customers mention "Story quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, describing it as a beautifully kinked out narrative with passionate scenes.

"...Such a great story, really loved the lessons the MC’s both had to learn. Would recommend" Read more

"This was a fantastic story!! Heath craved to submit and Beau helped him to be himself without taking away his voice...." Read more

"...😁 A beautifully kinked out story with surprising characters. Sexy men unafraid of who they are and what they want...." Read more

"...This is a great story about two men who come together in a beautiful power exchange relationship...." Read more

6 customers mention "Romance"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as true love and wonderful together, with one customer noting how relationships involve personal growth.

"...These two are wonderful together and you should read their story." Read more

"...you into goo. An intimate look into BDSM and the deep abiding love of two humans. So well constructed and detailed. What a find!!!😍😍😍..." Read more

"...Heath is this sweet submissive who's been hurt before...." Read more

"...They were perfect for each other! Loved this story sooo much!! Thank you Kate Hawthorne for another epic story!!" Read more

3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one noting how the author draws readers in with her characters.

"...😁 A beautifully kinked out story with surprising characters. Sexy men unafraid of who they are and what they want...." Read more

"A great story with amazing characters and hot but also passionate scenes. I’m intrigued with Beau’s brothers, maybe they’ll get their own tales...." Read more

"Kate Hawthorne has a gift of drawing you in with her characters. You become a part of the world she has created...." Read more

3 customers mention "Emotional depth"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, with one customer noting the author's talent for sharing emotional trauma and another mentioning their ability to openly express feelings.

"...And this book shows it well and real and hurty. Thank you, thank you. For being brave and showing us your hurts through your writing. Bravo!" Read more

"...The author has a real talent for sharing emotional trauma. Oh, and the sex! Let's not forget about the sex!" Read more

"...It's so nice to see a book that has a Dom who is able to openly share his feelings and just be completely honest...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Holy kink Batman, this book was all it promised and more! It was a little more angst than I was prepared for. I knew we’d eventually meet the villain, per the bio, so I felt like I was braced the entire book for that to come. Such a great story, really loved the lessons the MC’s both had to learn. Would recommend
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2020
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    I like this story. Beau helps Heath find his pleasure in submission again. He helps give him his life back. Heath helps Beau overcome his doubts and acknowledge that he isn't tainted by his past friends.

    These two are wonderful together and you should read their story.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2024
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    Delicious fun! I love it when a plan comes together! I decided to browse around the kindle store and look at what I found!😁 A beautifully kinked out story with surprising characters. Sexy men unafraid of who they are and what they want. I guess you could find your soulmate on a dating app? See, surprise! I loved it! Heath, a beautiful older man, a professor. And, Beau, the very sexy, intelligent student. I love an age gap that you can submit to. A very sensual, exquisite seduction by Beau! A submission that will melt you into goo.
    An intimate look into BDSM and the deep abiding love of two humans. So well constructed and detailed. What a find!!!😍😍😍
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023
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    I missed reviews or content warnings about the amount of pain kink. It didn’t seem there was much of a relationship besides the BDSM.
    I finished it, but I kinda wish I hadn't bothered. I assumed the relationship and the plot would involve more than the D/s aspect. There was a lot of angst and some reciprocal caretaking, but I just didn't care by that point.
    This was my first book by this author. I'll give them another chance - only after thoroughly reading reviews.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2019
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    A great story with amazing characters and hot but also passionate scenes. I’m intrigued with Beau’s brothers, maybe they’ll get their own tales. Definite must read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2019
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    Have you ever read a book and not been sure if you loved it or hated it? That was this book for me, and honestly had I not read Kate's letter at the end, this would not be a five star review from me. This book spent a lot of time in angst mode and was a little darker than I prefer, but the profound moment of clarity that Beau finds when talking with his brothers is a moment of clarity that we all need. I went a day after reading this book before I was able to leave this review. November is a brutal month for me as I deal with the loss of my mother who never sheltered me from a childhood of abuse, a mother I rescued from abuse when I was 22. The mother I nursed through Cancer while raising my siblings and who never apologized for my life and 3 weeks to the day after she died I lost my brother to overdose, the last time I spoke to him was in anger and to tell him our mother was gone. This book reminds me that it is ok to let go of the guilt, that not everyone gets redemption and sometimes you can love someone and hate them too. So while this book isn't touchy feely or warm and cuddly, I hope it was healing for Kate and I thank her for the words I needed to hear.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2019
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    I like this author. A lot. In the admittedly brief and public glimpses I get on Facebook, I like the way she looks at the world, talks to her friends and supporters, and would happily invite her to dinner! I'm a chef- so that is a good thing.
    I know, I know, this is not about the book. But in a way, it kinda is. She explains it far better than I, but I think there is a piece of her in this book and I think it's the best part for me. I like that everything is not tied up and resolved. The HEA is there- don't worry! And I love me some fairy tales too. I do.
    But the unresolved piece of the story makes it more real. All of us have to deal with this daily- and while it is so not fair that I will probably not get to see some karma whup their butts for their actions, I know it will. Not having the answers and dealing with that, as hard as that can be for all of us at different levels and hurts, is part of the real world. And this book shows it well and real and hurty. Thank you, thank you. For being brave and showing us your hurts through your writing. Bravo!
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2019
    Format: Kindle
    Kate Hawthorne knows how satiate my thirst for kink!! Unfettered is a BDSM love story filled with a potpourri of fetishes and "scenes." A lot of it made me blush, yet most of it made flushed. What I loved the most about the book is it took me completely of my comfort zone. This is not your typical MM read. It opened my eyes to a different type of romance. Kate popped my cherry with a whole bunch of different plays ;) I learned quite a bit!

    I've read a few BDSM books and I think Kate did fantastic job with enlightening her readers about the life style and how it should be handled....
    What stood out to me was the perfect balance of dominance and submission in this couple. I loved the power and affection Beau applied to Heath. He took such wonderful care of him. Always putting Heath's needs first.

    Heath pulled at my heart strings.... Before he met Beau, he was broken by someone he trusted. He was left feeling scattered and questioning everything. The lifestyle he loved was now lost, living an unfulfilled life. Would he ever be able to trust in another partner again?

    Although Beau was much younger, right from the beginning he seemed to know what Heath needed. He treated Heath with respect, patience and care, while trying to put him back together. Showing him what true love and dominance should feel like.

    Even with some hurdles in their way, the NEED and adoration between Beau and Heath was always so present. They were in my opinion, the epitmode of what a Dom Sub should be. A pefect balance of give and take. Each of them getting exactly what they needed out of their relationship.

    If you are looking for a beautiful love story with a ton of kinky hot scenes this one is for you.
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Top reviews from other countries

  • Sarah Flores
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thank YOU.
    Reviewed in Brazil on December 2, 2019
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    Thank you for being open about what you've suffered so early in your life. And thank you for this amazing and SO real book.
  • Beezie Reads Romance
    5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant read
    Reviewed in Australia on January 29, 2021
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    If you've read the Motel Brother books, you'll know of their half-brother Beau.

    Beau is mid-20's and a confident, dominant man.
    He meets Heath on a dating app. Heath is late 30's and a submissive whose trust has been abused, someone who isn't sure he can ever find the comfort in submission, and bondage especially, that he used to.
    On the surface, this book is about how Heath and Beau fall in love, how they encourage each other to be more confident and better people. It's about kink, and power exchanges.
    But more deeply, it's about the complexity of human nature.
    It's about how someone you know as a good person with a firm grasp of right and wrong can end up making bad choices that hurt other people.
    It's about trying to reconcile ourselves against such dychotomies - what does it mean about us that we only saw the good? Can people really be good or bad or are we all just varying shades of grey? How can we still love someone once we know how badly they have hurt someone else we love? What does that say about us.

    This is not a simple book. It's complex, wryly funny, irreverent one minute then so reverent the next, sweet then heartbreaking.

    It is so worth your time to read.
  • cc
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
    Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2020
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    Ms. Hawthorne has created a wonderful tale of two complicated men who find their happiness together after navigating a bumpy road filled with the repercussions of an abusive dominant, a shattered self image, and self doubt. Heath and Beau’s story will hook you from the beginning and easily keep your interest until the end. In fact, I’m quite saddened that the story is done. I love these characters and would like to hear more stories of their future together... maybe some stories with Beau’s five half brothers...? Just a suggestion, Ms. Hawthorne :)
  • Georgina Rutherford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bdsm age gap romance
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2021
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    Wow. That is my initial reaction to this book
    The 2 main characters are both easily relatable to, both with their own flaws.
    There is a twist in the middle of the book that makes for some soul searching.
    Great description of. Bdsm scenes outside of a club setting, which is a nice change.
  • Theresia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 24, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Wow. I got this book in a book give away and hadn't read any books by this author before. Am I glad I read this one!
    I love both Heath and Beau and felt really close to both characters, almost as if you're living their story, instead of reading it.
    The personal note from the author at the end of the book almost brought me to tears. Please read this book, you won't regret it.

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