From New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner comes a sensually seductive novella starring fan favorites Damien Stark and his wife, Nikki Fairchild.
Includes a special preview of Anchor Me, the highly anticipated fourth full-length novel featuring Nikki & Damien as they begin the next chapter in their life together.
I didn’t understand passion until I met Damien, the man who turned my world upside down and swept me off my feet.
And though our life together feels perfect, we can’t escape our secrets--and the danger that continually threatens to surface.
But for one night, I seek a respite. A birthday wish for my husband, my lover, my friend—one absolutely perfect night.
It is my most ardent wish.
And I only hope that it will come true…
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He bends down so that his lips graze my ear. “Dance for me, baby. Right now.”
”Is that what you want?” I ask. “To watch me dance? Because I have something else in mind.”
His brow rises. “Do you?”
“Mmm,” I say, then start humming as I pull out my phone and find my current favorite song on my workout playlist. A little fast. A little raunchy. A lot fun. I click the button to send it through our sound system, and when the music starts, I press my hand to Damien’s chest and jauntily strut forward, forcing him backward to the padded bench that is intended as a place to sit and wait for the elevator. Right now, I have a different purpose in mind.
“I’ll dance,” I say, doing a shimmy and pulling off my T-shirt in the process. “I’ll even do a stripper dance,” I add. “But I don’t do solo shows. I require full participation.”
“Do you?”
“Absolutely,” I say, turning around so that my back is to him as I shake and shimmy in time with the music and very, very slowly ease my skirt off.
When I turn around, I’m dressed only in my bra and panties, and though I should feel silly, I don’t. Maybe it’s the alcohol. Maybe it’s the lingering high from fucking him in the limo. Maybe it’s the heated way that he’s watching my every move.
Maybe it’s the simple fact that I love my husband.
Whatever the reason, I’m enjoying showing off, turning him on and getting turned on in the process. And as I think that, I slide one hand over my bra and the other down my abdomen to cup myself over my panties.
I have my eyes closed, and the music’s loud, but I still hear Damien’s sharp intake of breath. I figure that’s as good a cue as any, and I open my eyes and strut toward him, then reach out a hand to pull him up.
He complies, amused, and I do my own version of a pole dance, with Damien playing the role of my pole. Up and down, stroking and teasing, shimmying and shaking. It’s a little erotic and a little silly, and by the time I have my bra off and am about to step out of my panties, I’m both desperately wet and giggling furiously.
I bend over to untangle my panties from around my ankle, and when I do, my giggles turn to squeals as Damien scoops me up and tosses me over his shoulder. I pound uselessly on his back, then cry out when he pitches me unceremoniously onto the bed.
“What are you--?”
“Shhh.” He puts his finger over his mouth, then strips off his own clothes. And though he doesn’t add any dance moves, I can’t deny that I enjoy the show.
Slowly, he eases onto the bed and straddles me. “I liked your dance,” he says. “I like even more that you did it because I told you I wanted it.”
“Anything you want,” I whisper, my voice throaty. “You know that.”
“I want you,” he says, then brushes a kiss over my lips. “That’s all I’ve ever
J.Kenner
(aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall
Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over seventy novels,
novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
Though
known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic
romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high
as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for
over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary
romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.
JK
has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue
and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the
market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for
them.” A five time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA
award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic
romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy). Her
Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development
with AwesomenessTV/Awestruck.
Her
books have sold over three million copies and are published in over
twenty languages.
In
her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First
Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in
Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband,
two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author and Inkslinger Pr
Genre: Erotic Romance Novella
Part #3.1.1 out of a series
My Entice Me Review . . .
The Stark series is the first I ever read of J. Kenner's work and I fell quite hard for Nikki and Damien so, I was looking quite forward to reading more from this couple. And I did like this little novella but I also have to admit I don't know if it was necessary to the series. I think it is more of a pivot story to get us ready for Anchor Me which will be the fourth full length novel in this series.
My fingers are crossed that Anchor Me will be an equally good story and doesn't end up being an overdrawn redundant story for these two. In Entice Me, Nikki is trying to find the perfect present for Damien and at the same time she plots to help negate another potential blackmailer that could hurt them once again. Plus as per Damien and Nikki style the heat up the sheets, or cars, or kitchens or whatever is available whenever they can. It seems that Nikki and Damien are becoming predictable or the story is becoming predictable with these two. Throughout this series, they indulge each other. They also have sex a lot plus there is always some sort of drama or blackmail going on. In Entice Me, the same thing happens just on a much smaller scale.
The Stark series is the first I ever read of J. Kenner's work and I fell quite hard for Nikki and Damien so, I was looking quite forward to reading more from this couple. And I did like this little novella but I also have to admit I don't know if it was necessary to the series. I think it is more of a pivot story to get us ready for Anchor Me which will be the fourth full length novel in this series.
My fingers are crossed that Anchor Me will be an equally good story and doesn't end up being an overdrawn redundant story for these two. In Entice Me, Nikki is trying to find the perfect present for Damien and at the same time she plots to help negate another potential blackmailer that could hurt them once again. Plus as per Damien and Nikki style the heat up the sheets, or cars, or kitchens or whatever is available whenever they can. It seems that Nikki and Damien are becoming predictable or the story is becoming predictable with these two. Throughout this series, they indulge each other. They also have sex a lot plus there is always some sort of drama or blackmail going on. In Entice Me, the same thing happens just on a much smaller scale.
This was a sweet look into the now very married couple and how they're handling life being married and where their next step in life will take them. Even though it was sweet I'm a bit bittersweet with this novella. Due to the fact that it was nice to see but it was a teeny bit of overkill to the series. Which for me made it unnecessary to the series but like I said previously I think this novella is supposed to bridge us over to Anchor Me seamlessly. I'm not sure if Anchor Me is going to be more of the same or will be different but either way I will be reading it to find out more from Damien and Nikki.
3 Same Same but still sweet thumbs up!
Lauren
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