The Patriarch Series by Robin Cradle

She wasn’t going to find a guy like him. The real thing was already there. Uh oh , she thought. Felicity is a budding young woman who has turned to the guidance of the man of the house and his devout beliefs to keep her on the straight and narrow. When she crosses the line into booze, smoking, and kissing her best friend’s boyfriend, she’s overwhelmed with guilt and confesses to her sin. Little does the man of the house know, her desire is not to be forgiven, but punished…

Truthfully, it had only been eight or nine days since her stepfather laid his hand on her in such a beastly, unfatherly way, but each day that passed was excruciating. It only felt so long. It felt like months; years of deprivation. Anguish, torment and guilt have followed Felicity ever since she gave into her innocent craving and let the man of the house spank her for being bad... moreTruthfully, it had only been eight or nine days since her stepfather laid his hand on her in such a beastly, unfatherly way, but each day that passed was excruciating. It only felt so long. It felt like months; years of deprivation. Anguish, torment and guilt have followed Felicity ever since she gave into her innocent craving and let the man of the house spank her for being bad. When her best friend, Rachel, encourages her to go further, let her hair down and enjoy pleasure like other girls their age, Felicity is compelled to insist on her goodness. Her devotion to her faith has only deepened in the wake of this shameful indulgence, and she make the best effort she can to steer herself back onto the right track. However, she knows that the man in her darkest fantasies is lurking at home, waiting for her to return so he can find out if she needs to be punished for the slightest infraction… less

Felicity is a tormented young believer. She tries to uphold all the tenets of her faith; charity, love and dignity, but she struggles mightily with all the temptations any pretty young woman is sure to encounter. To avoid her desires and remain pure, she surrenders her will to the man of the house, John, who believes corporal discipline is the only way a woman can stay in line. Of course it doesn’t work... moreFelicity is a tormented young believer. She tries to uphold all the tenets of her faith; charity, love and dignity, but she struggles mightily with all the temptations any pretty young woman is sure to encounter. To avoid her desires and remain pure, she surrenders her will to the man of the house, John, who believes corporal discipline is the only way a woman can stay in line. Of course it doesn’t work. When John begins to enjoy hearing about her misdeeds, which become more and more deserving of punishment, he responds in kind. That is to say, spanking her, degrading her and coming to believe she belongs to him, resulting in a potential scandal. When she realizes she loves John but can’t marry him, she decides she needs a man to breed her to make her mistake legitimate. Not just any man, though: a good man, like her youth pastor, Jacob, who she’s been crushing on for the last few years. With all the conviction she can muster, she pledges to be devout and obedient to him, a perfect wife for an honest man. She’s gone astray but with his help, she can be good. The question is: is Jacob up to her test? 50,000 words, new adult with HEA! less