M/F, D/s, BDSM, her first time. 3rd POV. 5 Kindle stars, 4 GR stars. 
 From the little bio that authors have in the back of their books: "Lily Freeman has an obsession for writing books that weave her characters and the events that drive them together into an intricate web that captures the imagination." True. While I don't know about her "obsession" not knowing her, A Little Band of Red proves the rest. In fiction stories I enjoy, I typically find one character's whose life - what happens to her/him next - I care about. Here I cared about the heroine, about the man she begins to give her heart to, and about three others: her best friend and her two neighbors. 
 Little Band of Red stands on its own. That said, there are plenty threads from this book that could be picked up in another one. Ms. Freeman tells us there will be one. I plan to read it. After all, I want to know what happens next to this cast. 
 The heroine has an unusual task she needs to accomplish: renovate an old brick building. A place that is different from the genre's normal locales, although there is a club, too. 
 My challenge: Read the book. When do you figure out the meaning of the title? 
 My disclaimer: I don't know the author; I did receive a free copy. I review honestly or not at all. 
 Guys: Safe for us too. No dicks get caged and the romance is one that most of us, at least those of us with a few years of life experience, will appreciate from the hero's perspective. 
 Stars: The review has 5 GR stars. The fifth is given for a new author's first book. Were this Ms. Freeman's tenth book, I'd expect more. As an initial offering, Wow.