Praise (Salacious Player's Club #1) by Sara Cate

 

He calls me perfect. His flawless pet. His good girl. Broken down and wounded by my emotionally neglectful ex, I wanted someone to tell me I was good enough. Then, I stumbled into a new job with a boss who brings me to my knees - literally. He has me do things a real secretary would never do. Emerson Grant tells me I'm more than just good enough. I'm worthy of his praise. There are a million reasons why I should stay away. The owner of the Salacious Players' Club is not just my new boss, he's twice my age. And my ex-boyfriend's father. With him, I am treasured. I am adored. I am his. I'm a good girl, but I'm falling for the wrong man. Praise by Sara Cate was published in March 2022. This book is the first book in Salacious Player's Club. This book was a nominee for Swoon Award for Erotic Romances in 2022. 

HOLY SMOKES on a cracker was this book spicy. But first, we need to talk about the characters in this book. The two main characters are very different from each other. One is a Dad of an adult son and a divorcee and he runs a kink club with several of his friends. Also has a kink of being a Dom I believe. The other is a girl who can not get her life on track. After having a nasty breakup and a father who has abandon his family she is just trying to keep her head above water. She finds out that she has a kink of being praised. Both characters have personalities but I didn't think of them as three dimensional quality. I needed more faults in this book to come in play I think and needed more just in personality. The plot in this book though really does make up for the characters lack. The plot was so well written and I loved getting inside both of the main characters head. I loved finding out the background of what started the club. But I didn't feel like the two main character showed that they had feelings for each other outside of bedroom/kink activities. But that did not take away from the book at all so it was easy to over look. I actually loved the smut scenes were throughout the book and not so much that it became the plot. Which I am sure is a big risk when you right about a person owning a kink club (be kind of fun to find one of these clubs for myself.) The age-gap in this book didn't bother me at all though I think the female character kind of had some daddy issues. I really enjoyed all aspects of this book, especially the intense smut scenes. I really enjoyed it but I wouldn't say it was one of my top favorite books. 

Quotes That I Loved 

"So, I had a fistful of her hair in my hand, and we were both in the moment when I looked her right in the eye and said, 'Suck my cock like a good little girl.' The next thing I knew, she reared back her fist and clocked me right in the face." 

"Ms. Underwood, you looked exquisite on your knees." 

"You're such a good girl, Charlotte." 

"You are so fucking beautiful. Make yourself come, baby." 

"Ill fill out that form for you if you want, but I don't need to. You want me to tell you that I want to taste you, Charlotte? Because I do. I want to touch you, tease you, fuck you, bend you over my knee and turn that pretty little backside red. There's not a thing on that list I don't want to do with you, so you can put the paper and pen away, little girl. Every single thing would get a five from me." 

"You taste so fucking good." 

"Do you want me to fuck you, baby girl?"

"Yes"

"Tell me you're worth it. Tell me how beautiful you are." 

"Stop being a fucking tease, Charlotte, and suck my cock like a good little secretary." 

Salacious Players Club Series in Order

1. Praise

2. Eyes on Me

3. Give Me More 

4. Mercy 

5. Highest Bidder

6. Madame 

Tropes 

BDSM

Age-Gap

Dark Romance

Boss / employee 

Billionaire 

So Not Meant to Be (Cane Brothers #2) by Meghan Quinn

 

Am I friends with JP Cane? Ha! That's laughable. Besides the fact that he's adopted some far-fetched notion from the movie When Harry Met Sally that says men and women can't be friends and work together, it's safe to say we're not friends. He's annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and has made an art out of poking all my hot buttons...multiple times a day. So you can imagine how disgruntled I am when I not only have to fly to San Francisco with him for work, but stay in the same penthouse. Yup, we're sharing the same air, twenty-four-seven. We're talking full-fledged working roommates. The man doesn't know what it means to wear a shirt, thrives off protein bars, and you guessed it, moans loud enough for people to believe he's Meg Ryan in a restaurant. Spoiler Alert: I won't be having what he's having. So Not Meant to Be by Meghan Quinn was published in June 2022. This is the second book in Cane Brothers series. 

It took me awhile to start this book after the first one. I wanted to wait till I needed a break from dark romances so I can get a good start on some humor. This book though, started slow but I was so happy once it felt like it was at a good place. I loved that it was two characters that we already had a connection with. Also love how we knew somewhat of their backgrounds before this book because of their siblings background. The two characters at first felt flat and that their relationship was hiding in the shadows. Then once the book picked up around the middle of it the characters started to round out more. They became people that I knew and started to really like. I love how both characters at first were against them having a relationship outside of the workplace. But how he fell first and and asked for help. I really enjoyed this story and the humor throughout. I can't wait to read about the last Cane Brother because I have a feeling he is going to hit the ground running. 

Quotes That I Loved 

"A man and a women who find each other attractive and who work together will never be able to be friends. There will always be a giant elephant in the room, and that elephant's name is Sex. It's basic human math, Kelsey. We all need to climax, and when we find someone who's attractive, we want that person to help us climax." 

"And I wouldn't be wearing underwear, either, on the off chance that you pulled me on top of this conference table and spread my legs for a small taste." 

"...Because, JP, if I wanted you, I would want to steal, consume, and savor every second I had with you." 

"Fuck." 

"Are you okay?"

"Mmm..."

"Did you bite your lips? You know, I do that sometimes. It might develop into a canker sore, so be mentally prepared for that."

"Fuck.....yes.....Yes, baby, right there....mmmm, you feel so good."

"Are you really doing this? Are you really doing the scene from When Harry Met Sally?" 

"Fuck. That mouth of yours. Yes, suck me deep."

"Hey, yoo-hoo, you can stop that now. I get your point."

"Yes, baby, your pussy is so fucking good. Uhhhh, yes, fuck, I need to pump harder."

"No, no, that's okay, no pumping necessary." 

"If this was a real date, I would've bent you over the table and spanked your ass for the way you've spoken to me."

"A perfect gentleman isn't going to make you come the way I can." 

"Ahhh!!!!.....Your penis is on my face. Your penis is on my face."

"I know. Fuck."

"Where is your underwear?"

"I don't wear underwear at night." 

"Dear God! It's on my nose! Your genitals are resting on my freaking nose!"

"I fucking know!....But I can't get up because you're still holding on to me."

"I've been tea-bagged."

"Let the fuck GO, KELSEY!" 

"I've been defiled."

"You've been defiled....I'm the one who's been stripped bare." 

"When I knew you couldn't take it anymore, I'd part you with two fingers and eat your pussy. Fuck, I can taste it right now, sweet and salty, fucking delicious on my tongue." 

"Good girl." 

Cane Brothers Series in Order

1. A Not so Meet Cute

2. So Not Meant to Be 

3. A Long Time Coming 

Tropes

Enemies to Lovers 

Forced Proximity

Slow Burn

Boss / Employee

He Falls First 

Opposites Attracts

Rom Com 

Billionaire 

The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires #1) by Lauren Asher

 

Rowan is in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks, production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be his if he renovated Dreamland. His initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then he kissed heer. Things spiraled out of control once he texted her using an alias. By the time Rowan realized what went wrong it was too late. The Fine Print by Lauren Asher was published in December 2022. This is the first book of Dreamland Billionaires series. 

For some reason, I was avoiding to read the series. That's not saying every time I saw anything of of it on instagram, twitter, and booktok didn't draw me in it did. But I think the book cover just didn't draw me in further. Anyways, don't let the book cover throw you from this book. Let's talk about the two main characters. The two main characters are so different from each other. It's really opposites attract kind of thing. Rowan is trying to get his inheritance that his Grandpa gave him in his will. The only thing is that he and his brothers had to do exactly what Grandpa wants them to do. Lucky for Rowan he had to fix some things in Dreamland (AKA Disney) and then three people were voting whether or not it was good. He was stubborn and he had a lot of issues. Which you slowly find out through the book that it was because his Dad treatment of him as a kid. I really wanted to hate how Rowan was in this book but the more I learned about him the more that I started to like him. Then his gooeyness came out around Zahra and boom I loved him. Zahra is all sunshine and starbeams. She has an amazing family and loves Dreamland. She just doesn't like how Dreamland big wigs treat the people who make the magic work. She has many dreams and the old big wig (Grandpa) took her under his wing. Don't let sunshine and starbeams throw you off though as Zahra does have a little mean side and it comes out when she is protecting her Dreamland, family, and love. The plot in this book is amazing, I didn't feel like things were rushed at all in the book. But also did not feel like it was slow in parts. It had amazing pacing and I loved how backgrounds were woven in through the book. I highly recommend checking out this book. I can't wait to read book two. 

Quotes that I Loved 

"Well, this was the first big step in letting go of the past. Maybe it needed to happen like this."

"Yesterday you said fate was a fool's way to avoiding plans." 

"Don't tell me you're referring to Mr. Kane. He wouldn't know a good mood if he was overdosing on Valium." 

"You better have a massive dick to back up that attitude or else people will be mighty disappointed." 

"Care to bring out a ruler and test your theory?"

"I left my magnifying glass at home, so maybe tomorrow." 

"Are you always this impossible?"

"I don't know. Are you always this much of an asshole?" 

"Take a breath. I'm not in the mood to call ambulance when you pass out and crack your head open."

"How dare I consider for a second that you would would catch me before that happens."

"That requires caring and I'm fresh out of fucks to give." 

"You don't want me to help you with that problem?"

"Take a man out to dinner first." 

"Does my pussy count?"

"Fuck" 

"Do you plan on staring at me all night or are you going to get on with the show?"

"I like the view." 

"I'd like mine better if your face was between my legs." 

"You're mine." 

Dreamland Billionaires Series in Order

1. The Fine Print

2. Terms and Conditions 

3. Final Offer 

Trope

Grumpy Sunshine

Billionaire

Boss / employee

Slow Burn

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