**I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.**

His Contract opens with Jack Archer losing his wife and submissive. It's a heart breaking scene. Even without the character build up it got me in the feels. He loses himself when his wife dies. After a year of mourning his brother and best friend decide it's time he get back out there. When he first spot Lilly, he's taken aback, she looks somewhat like his wife. He's drawn to Lilly but she's younger, he's not ready, she's his friends sister...he could come up with a million excuses but he can't deny the spark between them. Lilly has her own set of issues, starting with the abuse she suffered at the hands of her Dom. She's also drawn to Jack but she's worried to resume the roll of a submissive after getting her heart broken.

I really enjoyed this group of characters. The chemistry between Jack and Lilly was combustible. The relationship was a learning experience for both of them. I loved that even though it was long it wasn't boring or had any skip worthy moments. I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

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Note: This ARC was provided by RockStar Lit PR in exchange for an honest review.

Here we have two broken people--a forty-four-year-old Harvard law professor, widower, father to a twenty-two-year-old grad student, and Dominant, Jack Archer, and a twenty-eight-year-old law school graduate who has yet to take the bar and current paralegal nursing a broken heart and a far more broken spirit, Lilly Sterling. Jack is still mourning the loss of his wife, and the only woman he ever practiced BDSM with, but his attention is snagged by Lilly the second he sees her outside a bar. There's an instant connection between them, but neither feels absolutely read to do anything about their mutual attraction.

One of the things I liked best about this love story was that the main characters took a completely different route in dealing with their attraction and their respective needs for BDSM partners. Neither of them were looking into finding replacements for the people they were involved with, and so when they do come across each other, the emotions that are evoked spark a chain reaction that neither of them could have really avoided, even if they strove to keep denying themselves what, and who, they wanted. There's a journey they take where trust and respect are earned. Along the way, they develop feelings for each other.

The bonus to the romance is the case that Lilly is researching for her law firm. It's really quite intriguing and you know that the one clue that's mentioned when she first tries to tackle the date involved in the case is the one that will crack the whole thing wide open. While being with Jack provides Lilly the opportunity to regain the confidence she once lost, it is her work on the case and the belief of Jack and those closest to her that bolsters her own belief that she is good at what she does. Lilly becoming a stronger and more put-together woman inside and outside of the playroom highlights that this was more than a story about sex.

I've read Rebecca Grace Allen's two previous novels and a short story that was part of a recent anthology, and each new work I come across makes me even more of a believer of her writing talent. But, without a shadow of a doubt, this latest series starter of hers is her best work to date. She's come up with a story that breaks your heart a couple of times but mends it each time and she's given us characters that you become emotionally invested in, wishing you could hold their hands each time they stumble. I'm unequivocally giving Legally Bound's His Contract five-plus stars because this is how erotic romance should be written. ♥

3.5 Stars

Jack’s broken heart and lost soul still find each day hard to live without his wife. Life is not the same for this frothy something, good looking college professor. When forced to step from the sanctity of his home into the living world a hint of light and hope with a younger woman walks into his small private world.

Lily’s a smart woman with a side that lets pleasure and pain collide. Having experienced submission in a way that left her frail, Lily tried to close that part of her down. Until an older, experienced man show the signs of just want she needed. Allowing her to learn what true submission is.



Intense pleasure and sensual passion mixed with a confident dominate create an amazingly erotic story.

Jack and Lily’s chemistry hit them both like a ton of bricks. Allowing them to share a side of themselves they both were missing. Pushing their relationship past what the contract of their play. Ms. Allen’s sensual and tempting descriptions of the acts and bonds formed between a dominant and submissive, are breathtaking for the reader and healing for Jack and Lily. A tantalizing and well written BDSM read.

3.5 stars

3.5– too much about the dead wife for a romance

As soulful as it is sexy. This book is everything 50 Shades wanted to be, and wasn't!

This book starts with an unexpectedly heartbreaking scene between the hero and his dying wife. I immediately wanted a HEA for Jack. His bone-deep decency was apparent from the very beginning, and I trusted him, which is key for a Dom. However, too many BDSM books show a guy who is controlling and cold for a Dom. I'm just not into that whole "it's sexy to give a woman a diet and exercise schedule" thing. Jack was much more my type: authoritative but protective and caring, as well as respectful of women and a solidly good father.

Lilly was intriguing: the author walked a very delicate line with showing her previous BDSM history as arousing but also abusive. The author completely pulled it off, making me see exactly how Lilly could be intrigued and intimidated by re entering that world. However, she was a touch weak for my taste overall, though she did grow in confidence throughout the book.

The story kept me flipping pages with perfectly drawn tension throughout. Every conflict was perfectly in character and I was chewing off my nails, not sure how a natural resolution was possible. I love that not a single turn seemed contrived for the purposes of the plot.

And the sex scenes...holy CRAP how have I gotten this far without mentioning that they are abundant and HOT AS FREAKING LAVA! I love all the variation in the bondage and sex toys scenarios and...oooh, you thought I was going to spoiler there, didn't you? Suffice to say this is a one stop superstore of sexy times scenarios and Allen is a master at writing them.

4.5 stars for a steamy BDSM erotica with all the heart and depth of a mainstream romance.

It was good

The book was good, although I’m pretty sure I’ve read this as a fanfiction. I liked it and the points it made regarding the importance of understanding rules, consent, safety and aftercare. I wish some things had been developed a bit more though. Still a very pleasant read.

3.5 for me but deciding to mark four instead of three.

I was provided this book from the author in exchange for an impartial review.

This book was wonderfully thought out and emotional! It tells a beautiful tale of two lovers struggling to overcome their respective burdens in order to find love with each other. The development of the characters took place at a perfect speed; Allen really allowed the reader enough time to fully get to know the characters and understand their motives.

Not to be discounted is the portrayal of BDSM in this novel; Allen brings another dimension to it by showing how beautiful it can be. There is plenty of it to satisfy even the most desirous reader, and it only serves to augment the story overall.

I would highly recommend this novel to anyone who asks!!

ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.


Okay. I must admit that lately I have been disappointed by the BDSM genre, aside from a few books that spoke to me on a deeper level. Well, this book revived the genre for me. This book was excellent!! I loved every minute of this well thought and perfectly executed storyline.
Lilly is a true submissive but she has been hurt by the only man she had ever trusted her fantasies with. Damien broke her and humiliated her. She runs away and builds a life for herself but she feels empty...lonely.
Jack is a widower with a son. He lost his wife, Eve and he cannot move past his pain and loss. Alone, he focuses on his work. Teaching at Harvard is his life. He wants nothing more...until he sees Lilly and notices her fractured heart. His need to slip into the forgotten role of the Dominant is strong when she is around and she naturally responds to his need of having control. A contract seems like the perfect way to heal Lilly and so, Jack does that. He teaches her everything she needed to know. Their age difference is forgotten and Lilly's willingness to submit embraces them in safety until Jack realizes that their growing bond might be Lilly's downfall. Love seems impossible for Jack, Lilly's youth a constant thorn, until a stupid mistake tears her away.
I LOVED the writing. The book was long but it never got tiring. I loved the character development and oh my God, Rebecca Grace Allen knows how to spin a perfect BDSM scene. Jack was simply amazing and despite his stubbornness, he is at the top of my current book boyfriend list.
Lilly was a great heroine. She balanced her submission and natural wittiness perfectly. She was not a pushover; she was simply misled and betrayed. Jack was amazing at building back her self esteem and confidence. Their chemistry almost made my Kindle combust! I loved the secondary characters and even though this might seem like a story that has been told before, IT'S NOT. This author is the new fresh air in the BDSM romance. I cannot wait for more from her.

+++++5 Stars+++++