Foreword
"For reasons that are largely unknown, experiences that involve fear or pain, are often erotically stimulating.. . " states Robert M. Goldenson, Ph.D., in THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR: PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, AND MEDICAL HEALTH.
And, aren't most of us still fearful of incestuous relationships?
Yet, for some inexplicable reason, men and women seem drawn to incest; Freud holding that every child experiences incestuous impulses at one time or another in his life.
And, men and women seem equally drawn to certain aspects of pain; Professor Duane Denfeld of the University of Connecticut Sociology Department holding that: "Analysis of the s-m correspondence publications suggests a relatively high incidence of.. . interest . . . particularly in the areas of domination, bondage, and discipline."
The following is a novel about a policeman and a policewoman: a brother and a sister suddenly forced into confronting incest and pain within the boundaries of their own lives.
That neither the pain nor the incest is entirely unwelcome in this particular instance can be attributed to those reasons (conscious and subconscious) which brought Diana and David together in such dangerous work to begin with.
"The physiology of fear has been studied extensively.. . . When a person finds himself in a threatening situation, large quantities of adrenaline are secreted, quickening the heartbeat, sending blood to the brain and muscles," says Goldenson. "Fear, then, can be . . . stimulating."
Goldenson continues: "The prevalence of incest taboos indicates that the urge to form these relationships must be widespread."
So, read of how Diana and David find themselves suddenly confronted with a choice: Do they surrender to those inner drives that impel them toward areas frowned upon by society? Or, do they deny their natural sexuality by succumbing to the pressure of taboos which have, perhaps, become archaic within the existing framework of our modern world?
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