Erotic Fiction: Shattered by I.G. Frederick

Book Description:

Jessica shatters Zachary when she forces him to remember the sexual abuse he suffered as a child. A drunk driver destroys Alyssa when he kills her slave/lover. Zachary and Alyssa work together to help each other heal, but their recovery could shatter Jessica's world.

Author Bio:

I.G. Frederick has written professionally longer than she cares to admit. For the last eight years, she has specialized in erotic fiction and poetry and has sold more than a dozen short stories and a number of poems to various print and electronic publishers.
Her novels, Broken and Shattered, have received high praise from readers, critics, and other writers. Shattered was named one of the top ten erotica novels published in 2008 by the Preditors & Editors readers poll. Broken was number twelve in the mainstream category.
I.G.'s short stories have appeared in Hustler Fantasies, Forum, and several anthologies. She currently has four short stories available for electronic download at Ravenous Romance (http://www.ravenousromance.com/), including "If You Love Someone," named one of the top ten romance short stories published in 2008 by the Preditors & Editors readers poll.

Excerpt:

"This way, Zachary." Dr. Richards walked through the kitchen, opened a door, and led him down a flight of stairs. At the bottom, she stopped at another door. "Do you agree that conventional therapy hasn't worked for you?"
Zachary nodded.
"Do you agree that you need something drastic to break you out of this episode?"
Zachary shrugged. Not really, he'd rather just wallow in his depression until he drifted beyond her reach, but he couldn't tell her that.
"Are you willing to try an unproven, alternative therapy rather than hospitalization?"
"I guess." He didn't think she would take no for an answer.
Dr. Richards opened the door. In the unfinished basement, an X-shaped cross leaned up against one wall and a sofa with a black and red afghan draped over it sat against the other. A metal cage stood in the corner, with a padded table in the middle of the room. Some smaller tables had an assortment of nasty looking tools on them.
"Some researchers have used pain to effectively treat depression. Pain causes the release of endorphins which can reduce anxiety and stimulate your sense of well-being. They can also reduce serotonin levels, but given that you're sleeping excessively, I don't believe that will cause you any problems. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Zachary shrugged.
"I would like to try treating you with pain to see if that brings you any relief. Do you agree to this form of treatment?"
Zachary stared at her. "Not like I've got much to lose."
"Then, take off your clothes."
He pulled the tee shirt over his head, looked around and set it on the padded table. Kicking off his shoes, he picked up one leg, then the other, and pulled off his socks. He stood with his hands jammed in his pocket while she stared at him.
"I need access to all of your skin, Zachary."
He turned his back to her, unzipped his jeans, and slid them down over his hips. He added those to the pile on the table and held his hands over his privates.
Dr. Richards took two leather cuffs from one of the small tables and buckled them around his wrists without moving his arms. She led him over to the cross, lifted one hand, and hooked the cuff to the top of the arm. He resisted when she reached for the other hand, but she dug those long fingernails into his arm until he let her bring it up and fasten it to the other side of the cross. Then she put more cuffs around his ankles and hooked them to the bottom of the arms.
He strained to see her over his shoulder, watching her pick up a four-foot long, braided, whip. What have I gotten myself into?

For more information, visit I.G. Frederick's website at: http://www.eroticawriter.net/, or Amazon.