Playing with Seduction by Erika Wilde
The Players Club Series (Book 3)
The Players Club Series (Book 3)
Date of Publication: October 19, 2015
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars
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Blurb:
SEDUCTION HAS NEVER BEEN SO SCANDALOUS . . .
Kendall Shaw loves her job as a boudoir photographer. When she enlists hot, gorgeous, 100% alpha male, Jase Burns for a custom photo shoot for a romance novel cover, she quickly discovers that he only took the job to get close to her. But her painful divorce has made her wary of men, and especially one who is eight years younger than she is.
The moment Jase sets his sights on beautiful, sexy Kendall, he wants her. Despite their mutual attraction, she's rejected his every advance. But Jase loves a good challenge, and one steamy, seductive night at The Players Club changes everything between them.
Kendall has never experienced such overwhelming passion, or been pursued so tenaciously. Jase is addicting, in every way, and she soon finds herself falling for a man who doesn't fit into her ideal future.
Can Jase convince Kendall to let go of her past and take a risk on a second chance at love—with him?
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Excerpt(s):
“Holy shit. Did the temperature just rise in here,
or am I having a premature hot flash?”
Kendall
Shaw laughed at her friend’s tongue-in-cheek comment, along with the dramatic
way she fanned her face with her hand. She knew Stephanie Randall wasn’t
alluding to menopause but rather the gorgeous, sexy guy who’d just walked into
Pure Bliss Boudoir Photography.
Yes,
Jase Burns was the epitome of hot. Everything about him
radiated the kind of sweltering heat that made a woman—Kendall
especially—soften and melt in all the right places. And that was with him fully
dressed. Once he peeled away his shirt and jeans and she had free access to
stare at his perfectly sculpted body, it was difficult to keep her mouth from
watering and her sorely neglected female parts from perking up, as well.
He
was heading their way, where Kendall was getting her equipment ready for the
photo shoot Jase had arrived for—which was why Stephanie was there in the first
place. Her friend’s business in creating fantasy bedrooms for clients came in
handy for Kendall’s various boudoir displays. And in this case, today she’d
helped set up a seductive setting for the romance novel cover shoot a
bestselling author had hired Kendall to do.
Jase’s
stride was confident as he approached them, his dark, chocolate-brown eyes
solely focused on Kendall. The light stubble along his jawline and chin, which
Kendall’s client had requested for this particular series of photographs, was
distracting as hell, because it made her wonder how it would feel to have that
light dusting of facial hair abrading her neck, across her breasts, between her
thighs…
She
swallowed back a moan at the thought, even as her inner hussy responded to the
erotic images filling her head. Yeah, let the melting commence.
“Hey,
sweetheart,” Jase drawled, greeting her with the pet name he’d given her and a
smile that hinted at all kinds of sin. “This is the third time you’ve had me
back. If you can’t get enough, all you have to do is say yes to going out on a
date with me, and I’m all yours.”
Kendall
bit the inside of her cheek to keep from returning his smile. The man was
absolutely shameless. A charming, gorgeous, persistent flirt who wasn’t the
least bit deterred by her many rejections, despite her excuse that she didn’t
mix business with pleasure. No, her reasons for turning down Jase in particular
ran much deeper and were based on her personal hang-ups, courtesy of the way
her ex-husband, Drew, had blind-sided her with the end to their marriage.
“It’s
all about what the client wants,” she said in a light, teasing voice, aware of
the fact that Stephanie was watching the exchange with interest. “You know
that.”
He
tipped his head slightly and arched a light brown eyebrow. “But what about
what you want?”
Kendall
tried not to think about what she wanted with a guy like Jase, because it was
all x-rated and belonged in her bedroom—when she was alone at
night and could indulge in those wicked fantasies that, lately, always
starred him.
When
she didn’t reply, Jase shifted his gaze to Stephanie. The two had never met
before, and he flashed her a dazzling grin before introducing himself. “I’m
Jase Burns.”
“Nice
to meet you.” Stephanie’s eyes twinkled mischievously as she slid her hand into
the bigger one he’d extended her way. “I’m Kendall’s very good
friend, Stephanie.”
“As
Kendall’s very good friend, don’t you think she ought to give
me a chance?” he said without missing a beat. “I’m really a nice guy. I’m
former military and I work for Noble and Associates as a security analyst, so
you know I’m not some crazy stalker.”
Kendall’s
jaw nearly dropped open. She couldn’t believe he was enlisting Stephanie’s help
in persuading her, and she so didn’t trust the sudden look of commiseration on
her friend’s face.
“I
absolutely agree she should give you a chance,” Stephanie said, laughter in her
voice. “She desperately needs to loosen up and have some fun.”
Before
Jase could respond to the fact that Stephanie had just unintentionally labeled
her as boring and mundane, which was something that still had the ability to
make her stomach twist with stupid insecurities, Kendall changed the subject.
“Nicole
is already in one of the dressing rooms getting ready,” she said, her tone all
business, which she decided was the best way to handle Jase. “You can do the
same. I need you to strip down to just your black briefs for today’s photo shoot,
per the author’s request.”
“You
got it,” he replied, then turned his friendly gaze to Stephanie. “I hope to see
you again.”
My Thoughts:
Kendall Shaw has asked Jase Burns to join her for an important job
– wish I could have been a fly on the wall.
But then she gets an invitation that she can’t refuse. A secondary character you’ll love is
Kendall’s friend, Stephanie. She’s just
what Kendall needs.
This story is all about sensations and getting out of your comfort
zone. It’s also a story about
self-awareness ~ you have to believe in yourself. Our author will have her reader’s question
whether they would love the attention of a younger man. Decades ago it wasn’t socially acceptable for
a woman to be with a younger man. But it
was ok for the man to be with a younger woman – double standard. It’s nice to see that times have finally
changed and it makes for some great reading material. The author also shows that part of the stigma
still remains. But when something puts
temptation in your path, are you willing to grab on and never let go.
Women can now enjoy what was once frowned upon. Just like women no longer have to read a book
like this in a “closet”. It’s ok to
enjoy the kinkier side of sex. Ms. Wilde
does not disappoint her readers with the third book in the Players Club series. If
you’ve not read books one and two this may be incentive to change that. You don’t have to read them in order to enjoy
this book but if you want to know more about Kendall’s friends, and the Club,
you may want to check them out.
About The Players Club Series:
Playing with Temptation (The
Players Club #1)
Blurb:
When
Raina Beck is given an invitation to The Players Club, all she wants is a night
of decadence with a gorgeous, sexy stranger. The seductive, mysterious man she
meets fulfills her deepest desires and most erotic fantasies, giving her a
night she’ll never forget. But forgetting him isn’t quite so easy.
Logan
Cruz prefers his women submissive and compliant in the bedroom . . . everything
the independent Raina is not. Yet from the first moment he lays eyes on her,
he’s determined to make Raina his. Despite her resistance.
When
Logan is assigned to protect Raina from a stalker, everything between them
changes. Sex becomes more than just physical, and emotions run deep. Falling in
love was never on Raina’s agenda, but can she let go of the past and surrender
the one thing he wants the most . . . her heart?
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Playing with Pleasure (The Players
Club #2)
Blurb:
***Full length, stand-alone novel. No cliffhangers!***
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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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.
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