ENTICE ME (Stark Trilogy 3.11) by J. Kenner-Review and Book Tour
ENTICE ME
Stark Trilogy 3.11
by J. Kenner
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 17, 2017
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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REVIEW: ENTICE ME is the latest novella in J. Kenner’s contemporary, adult STARK TRILOGY erotic, romance series focusing on billionaire businessman Damien and his wife Nikki Stark. Their continuing story follows the preparations for Damien’s upcoming birthday surprise, and Nikki’s latest business venture in the world of IT and apps.
Told from first person point of view (Nikki Fairchild-Stark) ENTICE ME focuses on Damien’s upcoming birthday. Along with her friends, and Damien’s personal assistant Nikki begins the last minute preparation for a surprise birthday for the man that she loves but a familiar threat from an outside source finds our heroine planning another surprise for someone else.
ENTICE ME is also a story line that sets the foundation for the next full length installment in J. Kenner’s Stark Trilogy- ANCHOR ME -wherein our heroine goes home to face the mother who destroyed her life. The premise is engaging; the characters are familiar and passionate; the romance is sensual and erotic but I still have issues with a certain four letter word that the author feels compelled to use in all of her story lines.
Copy supplied for review
Reviewed by Sandy
NOTE: Excerpt intended for readers 18+ due to strong language.
”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.
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.
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Thanks for the great review Sandy. I have been reading this series but it always strikes me as ‘funny’ when a trilogy ends up with 10+ books 😉 I am thinking that these authors and publishers should NEVER use the term trilogy especially if there is a possibility of more stories.
Excellent review, and I agree with Sandy. These trilogies running upwards of 6 or more books aren’t trilogies ?
Wonderful and honest review, Sandy. Is this a trilogy or just an arc within a series.
Thanks for the review Sandy. Looks great.
Great review, Sandy. Thanks.
Terrific review, Sandy. Looks great.
Excellent review, Sandy. Looks like another sexy story by Kenner.
Short and sweet, thanks!