Playing with Pleasure
The Players Club
by Erika Wilde
a Second Chance Romance w soft BDSM play
Can be read as a stand-alone
Blurb:
PLEASURE HAS NEVER BEEN SO DECADENT!
Paige Moore has a fulfilling business
designing couture corsets for her high profile clientele, but her love life is
sorely lacking. Being burned in the worst way possible by Sawyer Burrows has
left her guarded and wary when it comes to men and their motives. When her best
friend presents her with an invitation to The Players Club, she embraces the
chance to enjoy a hot night with a stranger, and finally put her past
heartbreak, and Sawyer, behind her.
Sawyer knows he devastated Paige with
his careless actions a year and a half ago, and he’s lived every day since with
those regrets. Now, seeing Paige at The Players Club, he knows this is his
chance to make amends and prove that there is still something between them
worth pursuing. If sensual pleasure is what Paige is looking for, then he
intends to be the man to spend the night seducing every part of her.
Paige’s surrender is Sawyer’s ultimate
goal, but once her desires are sated, will she give them the second chance they
deserve?
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Review by pearls
A modern Cinderella story. Beaten down by the ridicule of her skinnier step-sister, Paige is striving to create her own business now that stepmommy has spent the money and moved on to husband #3. The last time she saw the love of her life, he was in the sister's arms. Now he's back from a tour of duty and wants to get back together. He never revealed his true Dom self to her, and now he plans to gain her submission and forgiveness. But when the sister re-appears, Paige must decide whether to stand up and fight or throw in the towel on all her dreams.
Wilde reveals character backstories throughout, providing the reader with insights into why they are like the way they are. She constructs a timeline that allows for the heroine to sort through her feelings and reach a decision, without slowing down the plot movement. The BDSM elements are mostly limited to voyeurism and rope play, and Sawyer has a great Dom voice and presence.
Excerpt:
The bell on the door to Couture Corsets
tinkled, announcing that a customer had just walked into Paige Moore’s small
boutique in Old Town San Diego, where she designed and sold custom-made
corsets.
“It’s just me,” she heard her good
friend Raina Beck call out.
Knowing Raina would just head to the
back area of the shop where Paige did all her designing and creations, she
continued hand sewing small seed pearls to an exquisite white satin corset she
was making for a client’s wedding night.
A moment later, Raina walked past the
curtain of glittering crystals hanging in the doorway that separated the retail
floor from the workroom. “Wow, that looks stunning,” she said of the one-of-a-kind
bridal corset, her voice laced with awe.
Paige glanced over her shoulder and
grinned. “Thanks. Once I add the crystal and lace embellishments along the
bodice, this bride is going to knock her groom’s pants off when he sees her in
this corset.”
Raina laughed. “Not a bad way to start
off a marriage.”
“What? By getting lucky?” Paige asked
humorously as she set her needle and thread down on the nearby worktable that
dominated the area.
“And being totally turned on by your
new wife.”
“Speaking of getting turned on,” Paige
said with a smirk as she eyed her cheerful friend. “You’re glowing and smiling
all the time, so things with Logan must be good, yes?”
“Really good,” Raina admitted, her face
flushing with happiness. “And I do have to say, it’s nice having sex on a
regular basis,” she teased.
Paige sent her a mock glare. “Yeah, I
wouldn’t know, so stop bragging,” she grumbled, even though she was genuinely
thrilled that Raina had found a man who absolutely adored her. “What brings you
by?”
“I have something for you,” Raina said
and handed her an envelope with the word Welcome embossed in black across the
front.
Paige’s eyes widened as she looked at
the envelope. “Oh my God, is this an invitation to your wedding? I can’t
believe you didn’t tell me…” Her words and excitement trailed off as she pulled
out the card inside and read the message granting her a night at The Players
Club, an exclusive, members-only sex club.
“Oh, wow,” she breathed in surprise and
glanced back at Raina. “I thought—”
“If I was getting married, you’d know
about it before I sent out invitations because you’d be my maid of honor,”
Raina interrupted with a laugh. “Besides, I’m not even engaged yet. This
invitation is for you,” Raina went on with a grin. “The Players Club is a place
where you can get down and dirty and freaky with a stranger, indulge in a
fantasy, or try a particular kink that has piqued your interest.”
“I have to say, that sounds very
tempting.”
Oh, yes, Paige was definitely
intrigued. It had been a year and a half since she’d been with a man. A year
and a half since the morning Sawyer Burrows had shattered her heart with his
betrayal. And the thought of indulging in a night of hot sex with an anonymous
guy was incredibly appealing. She needed to do something to finally shake Sawyer
from her mind and thoughts and let the painful past go so she could move on
with her life.
Easier said than done, but an evening
at The Players Club was a good start to putting an end to her dry spell.
“There is one thing you need to know.”
Raina suddenly looked uncertain. “Logan told me that Sawyer is a member of The
Players Club. Which, in my opinion, could work to your advantage if he’s there
the night you decide to go.”
Paige frowned, not sure how she felt
about running into a man she swore she hated yet who still had the ability to
affect her on a physical level. Yeah, that part drove her absolutely crazy, but
she was curious what Raina meant. “How so?”
“If he’s there, think of it as a bit of
revenge.” Raina’s eyes danced with mischief. “Flirt with other guys and enjoy
yourself. Show Sawyer exactly what he’s been missing and what is no longer his.
Men are such jealous, possessive creatures, and it’ll drive him nuts to see you
with another man.”
The corner of Paige’s mouth curled into
a smile as she thought about her friend’s suggestion. It had been too long
since she’d felt desired and sexy. Combine the bonus of possibly showing Sawyer
that she was over him by letting him see her enjoy another man’s attention, and
it really was a win-win situation.
Her decision made, she met Raina’s gaze
and lifted her chin in determination. “I’m totally down for that.”
About Erika Wilde
Erika
Wilde (aka Janelle Denison) is the USA Today bestselling author of over 50
contemporary romances for multiple print publishers.
So, why the new pen name?
As
Janelle Denison I’ve always written sexy books, but lately my writing has taken
on more erotic elements that I wanted to keep separate for readers because not
everyone likes their reading material on the spicier, kinkier side of
romance. However, please be assured
that even as Erika Wilde, you will still get an emotionally layered story with
characters you’ll care about and fall in love with. That is always my goal, whether I’m writing
straight contemporary romances, or more erotically charged stories.
Currently,
I’m working on The Marriage Diaries and making sure that Dean and Jillian enjoy
exploring the more erotic side to their marriage. The series will be on-going, with no
foreseeable ending as of right now, for as long as readers want to be voyeurs
to Dean and Jillian’s sizzling new relationship.
I’m also planning a spin-off series in the future, featuring the hot
military men that work security for Dean at Noble and Associates.
http://www.erikawilde.com
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5357264.Erika_Wilde
