MASTER OF PLEASURE (Lessons from the RACK 3) by Tara Sue Me

MASTER OF PLEASURE (Lessons from the RACK 3) by Tara Sue Me-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 28, 2022

The long awaited third and final book in the Lessons From the RACK Series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tara Sue Me.

Five years ago, Terrence and Ronnie’s evening of incomplete pleasure ended with unspoken plans to get back together soon. Those plans died a slow and painful, public death when their private parting was captured by the paparazzi, and their identities were published for everyone to see, including each other. Because while Ronnie had no idea the Dom she’d played with was Hollywood’s golden boy, Terrence Knight, he didn’t know she was the just-turned nineteen year old daughter of the most conservative man in the US Senate.

When their paths cross again at RACK Academy five years later, they’re both wary of the other and vow to keep their distance. It’s a promise they don’t believe they’ll have any trouble keeping. However, they didn’t count on the not-so-subtle matchmaking attempts of the two couples residing at the academy with them for the summer, Fulton and Andie Matthews, and Lennox and Marie MacLure. As the summer goes on, they find it more and more difficult to resist the temptation of giving into what they both want – to finish what they started five years ago.

But the forces behind that long ago night have yet to be discovered, and the truth has the ability to bring an end to Terrence and Ronnie before they can truly start.

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REVIEW:  MASTER OF PLEASURE is the third and final instalment in Tara Sue Me’s contemporary, adult LESSONS FROM THE RACK, BDSM erotic, romance series focusing on the exclusive $ex academy The RACK. This is actor Terrence Knight, and twenty-four year old, socialite Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Lewis Fair’s story line. MASTER OF PLEASURE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Terrence Knight was first introduced in book one MASTER PROFESSOR.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers. For followers of the series, the previous release in the series was close to four and a half years earlier.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Ronnie and Terrence), following two timelines, MASTER OF PLEASURE focuses on the relationship between actor Terrence Knight, and twenty-four year old, socialite Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Lewis Fair. Five years earlier, a then nineteen year old submissive Ronnie Lewis met actor/Dom Terrence Knight and spent one glorious night together at a BDSM club but several days later the truth would be revealed for all the world to see, and the repercussions pulled our heroine away from family, friends and the people she once loved. Fast forward to present day wherein Ronnie Lewis who now calls her Veronica Fair is hired as the receptionist at the RACK, an exclusive BDSM $ex club where she will once again, come face to face with Terrence Knight. Words are said in anger, promises made to remain apart but forced proximity and a few nudges from the people behind the scenes finds our couple pushed together, a push that will once again land them on the front pages of the morning news. What ensues is the rekindling relationship between Terrence and Ronnie, and the potential fall-out as the offer of a lifetime reveals questionable intent and lies for our story line hero.

The relationship between Ronnie and Terrence began as a one-night Dom/sub scene that would spiral out of control when the paparazzi revealed the truth about the who, how and where. Five years would pass, Terrence forgot about the young woman that stole his heart but deception and greed were at the heart of betrayal, and our couple were about to lose more than their privacy but their livelihoods as well. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense including BDSM scenes, and the questionable use of name-calling.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of Andie and Fulton (Master Professor 1), Lennox and Mariela (Headmaster 2), as well as (via phone) Ronnie’s father, and Terrence’s agent.

MASTER OF PLEASURE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is erotic and impassioned; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic and charismatic. There is a slight paranormal aspect to the story, a dream sequence.

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Master Professor
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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Anniversary (The Submissive Series) by Tara Sue Me-a review

THE ANNIVERSARY (The Submissive Series) by Tara Sue Me-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 29, 2022

He vowed to give her anything.
She’s ready to take him up on it.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling Submissive Series favorites Cole and Sasha return in a new novella that pushes them to decide how far they’re willing to go for love.

As their one year anniversary approaches, Cole and Sasha are more in love than ever. Cole believes he knows everything about his wife, which is why her request for their anniversary comes as a shock. Not only is it the last thing he ever expected her to want, he’s not certain he can make it happen.

Sasha stands firm, explaining it’s the one thing she needs to put the past behind her for good. But as she watches him struggle to balance his limits with her desires, she can’t help but wonder if she’s pushed him too far

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REVIEW: THE ANNIVERSARY is a novella found in Tara Sue Me’s contemporary adult THE SUBMISSIVE erotic, BDSM, Dom/Sub romance series.This is Dominant Cole Johnson, and his wife/ submissive Sasha Johnson. THE ANNIVERSARY can be read as a stand alone but for backstory and cohesion I recommend reading The Exhibitionist #7 and The Master #8 .

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Sasha and Cole) THE ANNIVERSARY continues to focus on the relationship between husband and wife Cole and Sasha Johnson. More than one year earlier Sasha suffered horribly at the hands of a sadistic Dom, and in the ensuing time has needed time to heal both physically and mentally. Fast forward to present day wherein Sasha, now approaching her one year wedding anniversary with our story line hero, is hoping to take the next step in her recovery by going out of her comfort zone with the man that she loves. Cole is reluctant to cross an invisible line fearing setting back months of healing with the snap of a whip but a few well placed words and suggestions from another Dom, give Cole permission to make happy the woman he loves.

THE ANNIVERSARY is a fast paced, quick read that revisits Tara Sue Me’s world of The Submissive.Cole and Sasha’s unconventional Dom/sub relationship treads a fine-line in the wake of recovery and healing, a line Sasha is hoping to broach for the Dom that she loves. The premise is captivating ; the romance is seductive; the $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense; the characters are charismatic and magnetic.

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All or None (Wall Street Royals 3) by Tara Sue Me-a review

All or None (Wall Street Royals 3) by Tara Sue Me-a review

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Conquer. Control. Command. They have. They are. They will. They are the Wall Street Royals, men at the top of their game who are about to be mastered by the one thing they never counted on: love.

Don’t miss the third and final book in the seductively sexy series by New York Times bestselling author Tara Sue Me.

All-Or-None: An order that must be followed immediately and to the letter or not done at all.

Ty and Lillian Bancroft had the life everyone wanted. They were young, wealthy, and beautiful. Deeply in love, everyone said they were a match made in heaven. Until one night shot their whole world straight to hell.

Now divorced, Ty and Lillian get along just fine. As long as they live on separate continents. When changes at the company they both work for send Ty back to the United States, Lillian submits her resignation. To ensure Ty doesn’t follow, she signs up to volunteer in the hurricane ravaged Florida Keys.

Ty isn’t going to let her get away that easily and follows, determined to get to the bottom of what happened that horrible night everything fell apart. Once in Florida, Ty realizes he’s not the only one after Lillian’s heart, the site manger has his eye on her as well.

Lillian still loves Ty, but can’t come to terms with his actions years ago. Can Ty find and convince Lillian of the truth before it’s too late? Or has she already replaced him?

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REVIEW:ALL OR NONE is the third (and final) novella in Tara Sue Me’s contemporary, adult WALL STREET ROYALS erotic, BDSM romance series. This is businessman and Dominant Ty Bancroft, and his ex-wife Lillian’s second chance story line. ALL OR NONE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Lillian and Ty) ALL OR NONE follows the rekindling romance between ex-spouse Ty and Lillian Bancroft. Three years earlier Lillian Bancroft found her husband in bed with his new PA but Ty doesn’t remember what happened or how. Reluctantly granting his wife’s request for a divorce, Ty left America to work in their business office in London, England but a chance to return came with the hope of rebuilding his relationship with the woman he has never stopped loving. Fast forward to present day wherein Ty, hoping for a second chance, discovers his ex-wife has volunteered her time to work on the reconstruction of homes damaged in a Florida hurricane, and Ty wasn’t about to wait around for Lillian’s return. What ensues are Ty’s attempts to reclaim the woman he has always loved, and the fall-out when he realizes that there may be have lost his wife to another man.

ALL OR NONE is a story of second chances; of mistaken belief and misunderstanding; of love, acceptance, and happily ever after. The fast paced premise is captivating; the romance is a rekindling seduction; the characters are struggling to move on from the past. The BDSM content is limited, using references and reflection but limited scenes and action.

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FOK
Big Swinging D

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Madame President by Tara Sue Me-a review

Madame President by Tara Sue Me-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 6, 2020

This is Washington DC and there’s only one she here.

For Independent Anna Fitzpatrick, being President of the United States means she’s finally in a place to make a difference. Known for her intellect and charm, she never appears anything other than calm. After getting dumped by the man she’d been living with once he learned of her presidential bid, Anna vows to remain single throughout her term. It’s an easy task, after all, no man has ever made her feel the way her law school classmate did years ago. Or at least the way he made her feel until he walked away without so much as a goodbye.

Navin Hazar is content being one of the nation’s top news anchors. It may not be the plan he had for his life, but plans don’t always go as anticipated. Like his plan for no one to find out he knows Anna personally or did know her, once upon a time.

For fifteen years, they’ve been able to ignore each other, but her election to the highest office changes everything. And when Navin inadvertently lands on Anna’s Press Pool, they realize the only thing more aggravating than politics is love.

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REVIEW:MADAME PRESIDENT by Tara Sue Me is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic romance story line focusing on the first woman President of the United States, thirty-six year old, Anna Fitzpatrick, and her former lover news anchor and journalist Navin Hazar.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Anna and Navin) MADAME PRESIDENT follows thirty-six year old, Anna Fitzpatrick, the first woman President of the United States in the weeks and months after her historic election. Watching the returns on the evening news Anna will recognize a face she hasn’t seen in close to fifteen years, a face that stirs something deep within our story line heroine. Without an escort for the inaugural balls, Anna pulls up her ‘big girl panties’ only to be rejected by the man that broke her heart years before. Enter news anchor and journalist Navin Hazar. What ensues is the tempestuous but rebuilding relationship between Anna and Navin, and the fall-out as Navin’s time at the White House comes to a close.

Navin Hazar and Anna Fitzpatrick were college classmates and eventual lovers but Navin disappeared, two days after their one night of passion, without an explanation or a good bye. Fast forward to present day wherein Navin, now a respected, nightly news anchor finds himself facing termination in the face of his previous relationship and friendship with our story line heroine, a relationship he never revealed to his peers or station management. Anna Fitzpatrick is a strong-willed and feisty woman who ran as an Independent in the recent election but Anna has issues of trust as it pertains to Navin Hazar. With his recent demotion to the White House press pool, Navin finds himself in the President’s orbit more often than not but rebuilding their friendship is a struggle when Anna Fitzpatrick struggles with what was, and a potential mole in the WH staff.

The relationship between Anna and Navin is a second chance romance; a rekindling relationship destroyed by the disappearance of Navin Hazar, and our heroine’s issues of trust and disdain directed at our story line hero. As their relationship continues to develop, threats from another source push Navin out of Anna’s life. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and energetic. We are introduced to Navin’s co-anchor Gabe Day, and their boss George, as well as Navy Captain Jackson Phillips, and Anna’s WH staff including Chief of Staff David Herdsman, Jaya and her personal secretary Nicole.

MADAME PRESIDENT is a story of second chances and redemption. The premise is inviting and imaginative; the romance and chemistry is intimate and tender; the characters are spirited, strong and realistic.

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Even though she graduated with a degree in science, Tara knew she’d never be happy doing anything other than writing. Specifically, writing love stories.

She started with a racy BDSM story and found she was not quite prepared for the unforeseen impact it would have. Nonetheless, she continued and The Submissive Series novels would go on to be both New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers. One of those, THE MASTER, was a 2017 RITA finalist for Best Erotic Romance.

Now she is focusing on new contemporary romances that allow her the freedom to write and publish on her own schedule.

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FOK (Wall Street Royals #1) by Tara Sue Me-a review

FOK (Wall Street Royals #1) by Tara Sue Me-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 9, 2019.

Conquer. Control. Command. They have. They are. They will. They are the Wall Street Royals, men at the top of their game who are about to be mastered by the one thing they never counted on: love.

Don’t miss this seductively sexy new series by New York Times bestselling author Tara Sue Me.

FOK: (noun) /fok/: Abbreviation for Fill-or-Kill, a term used in securities trading. To fulfill an order completely and immediately, or to not do it at all.


For Lance Braxton, it’s more than a trading term, it’s his motto. Do it. Do it now and do it completely or don’t do it at all. Some might see it as reckless or foolhardy, but Lance doesn’t care. It’s worked for him so far. Why change a good thing?

Celeste Walsh is running out of options. She’s been accepted into Juilliard to play the violin, but if she can’t get a scholarship, she’ll have to turn them down. And if she turns Juilliard down, she’ll have no choice but to give up the violin and work as a waitress at her family’s restaurant in Nowhereville, Virginia.

As a favor for his sick grandmother, Lance sits in on auditions for the Juilliard scholarship named after his late mother. He expects to be bored out of his mind. He expects it to be a waste of a Saturday he could spend working. What he does not expect is Celeste Walsh.

She has the body of a super model, the looks of a storybook princess, and plays the violin with the passion of a zealous lover. The moment he sees her, he has to have her.

Fill or kill.

Take her or leave her.

He’s all in and the consequences be damned.

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REVIEW:  FOK is the first instalment in Tara Sue Me’s contemporary, adult WALL STREET ROYALS erotic, BDSM romance series. This is forty year old, billionaire businessman and Dominant Lance Braxton, and twenty-five year old violinist and submissive Celeste Walsh’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Celeste and Lance) FOK follows the building relationship between forty year old, billionaire businessman Lance Braxton, and twenty-five year old violinist Celeste Walsh. Hoping against hope to win a scholarship to the prestigious Juilliard School, a scholarship sponsored by the Murphy family, Celeste will come face to face with her future during the auditions for the coveted award. As the only female recipient in a number of years, rumours begin circulating when Celeste is moved into the Murphy-Braxton family mansion, a position that put her front and center with our story line hero. What ensues is the quick building D/s relationship between Lance and Celeste, and the fall-out as Celeste falls victim to another woman’s jealousy and spite.

The relationship between Lance and Celeste begins as a business arrangement based upon the Juilliard scholarship and mutual attraction. Unaware that our heroine was a submissive, Lance will discover Celeste is a natural both in and out of the bedroom. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate but I endeavored to feel true palpable sexual attraction other than one another’s need or desire for D/s control. There are some scenes of light spanking and discipline.

We are introduced to Lance’s business partners: Ty Bancroft and Isaac Murphy; Ty’s ex-wife and Isaac’s PA Lillian, Lance’s grandmother Barbara Murphy, and Lance’s new PA Alex Russell.

FOK is a quick read; a novella length story of insta-lust/love between two people rapidly advancing toward a D/s relationship. The premise is entertaining; the romance is spicy; the characters are energetic but I struggled with the limited background information about the leading couple, as well as the vindictive and strange behaviour of the person responsible for destroying Celeste’s heart. There is no summary to justify the how and why, or reasoning that would explain the nature of said actions and events. Here’s hoping future instalments are more detailed and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Date Dare by Tara Sue Me-a review

THE DATE DARE by Tara Sue Me-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 19 2018

Who knew three words held such destructive power? No, not THOSE three words. I’m talking about the evil word trio that’s my own personal kryptonite, that stole my best friend, and took away the only woman I’ve ever loved:
I dare you.

I was six when Darcy Patrick moved next door.
By the time we were eight, we were best friends.

At fifteen, I gave a classmate a black eye for calling her names.
At sixteen, she talked me through asking my crush to prom.

I helped her get over her first heartbreak at nineteen.
Two years later, she returned the favor.

It wasn’t until I was twenty-nine I realized I loved her.
And because I was too stupid to do anything about it,
at thirty, I lost her for good on a dare.

Darcy Patrick is tried of watching her best friend, Elliott Taber, date the wrong kind of woman. When his latest flavor of the month walks out on him, she dares him to let her find his next date. Elliott agrees, but only after Darcy agrees to allow him to do the same.

The dare is on.

The dates take place on the same night. One is an epic fail. The other is just plain epic.

Elliott isn’t prepared for the onslaught of emotions hitting him as Darcy seemingly finds everything she ever wanted with the man he set her up with. He should be happy for her. He should leave her alone.

But he can’t.

So he makes one more dare

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REVIEW: THE DATE DARE is the first instalment in Tara Sue Me’s contemporary, adult , romance series. This is thirty year old, trainer for the Georgia Storm professional lacrosse team Elliott Taber, and Darcy Patrick’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Elliott and Darcy) THE DATE DARE follows the friends to lovers relationship between thirty year old, trainer for the Georgia Storm professional lacrosse team Elliott Taber, and Darcy Patrick. Best friends since the age of five, Elliott and Darcy have done everything together except fall in love but fall in love Elliott did, and desperate to prove there may be someone else, Elliott dares Darcy to find each other a date, not expecting Darcy to fall for another man. As Darcy begins to ‘date’ the man with whom Elliott sets her up, Elliott battles between head and heart as he and Darcy grow further apart. What ensues are the back and forth dating experiences of Darcy and Elliott, and the potential fall-out as Elliott struggles to let Darcy know, she is the one.

We are introduced to former professional baseball player Tate Maddox, actress Kara Devine, and Elliott’s sister Carsen Taber. While Tate and Darcy continue to build their relationship, nothing goes according to plans for Elliott Taber. Carsen and Tate’s story line is next in The Date Deal.

The relationship between Elliott and Darcy is a best friends to lovers romance wherein Darcy is oblivious to Elliott’s attraction, and Elliott struggles to tell Darcy the truth. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

THE DATE DARE is a cute but predictable story; a sweet, sexy and sassy tale where love is but a friendship away. The premise is spirited; the romance is flirty ; the characters are colorful ,energetic and fun.

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American Asshole (Bachelor International #1) by Tara Sue Me-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

AMERICAN ASSHOLE (Bachelor International #1) by Tara Sue Me-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

AMERICAN ASSHOLE
Bachelor International #1
by Tara Sue Me
Release Date: September 17, 2018
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Release Date September 17, 2018

He’s a self proclaimed bastard with a double helping of lying asshole.

Mia Matthews never thought much of big shot matchmaker Tenor Butler, but when she finds out he loaned her late business partner a quarter of a million dollars and no one told her, there aren’t enough four letter words to describe him. She’d like nothing more than to pretend Tenor doesn’t exist, but she owes him all that money, not to mention he’s hot as hell.

Tenor doesn’t see why it’s his fault Mia didn’t know about the loan. In fact, he thinks he’s being very magnanimous when he offers to forgive the loan if Mia closes her own matchmaking business and works for him for five years. But as he gets closer to Mia, he realizes two things: 1) he doesn’t want her as an employee and 2) she hates his guts.

When an old flame threatens them both, Mia and Tenor find themselves working together and are unable to ignore their mutual attraction. But it might be too late for these two romance experts to create their own love story

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REVIEW: AMERICAN ASSHOLE is the first instalment in Tara Sue Me’s contemporary, adult BACHELOR INTERNATIONAL romance series. This is independent businesswoman Mia Matthews, and businessman Tenor Butler’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Mia and Tenor) AMERICAN ASSHOLE follows the building relationship between independent businesswoman Mia Matthews, and businessman Tenor Butler. Upon the recent accidental death of her mother and business partner Dee Matthews, Mia discovered that her mother was in debt for a quarter of a million dollars to their main competitor Tenor Butler, the man with whom Mia would fall in love. Tenor will make Mia an offer that is too good to be true, an offer that places Mia in the direct line of contact. What ensues is the quick building relationship both personal and professional between Mia and Tenor, and the fall-out as Mia’s credibility is questioned by someone with the power to destroy her life.

Mia Matthews had no idea her mother, and thusly their own Boston matchmaking business-Cross My Heart- was struggling to survive. Having discovered her mother lied about the finances, Mia is surprised when Tenor Butler, self-proclaimed ‘a$$hole’, offers Mia a position with Bachelor International, Tenor’s widely successful and thriving business. Tenor Butler knows that to go against company policy risks everything and more but his attraction to Mia finds our hero offering Mia a position that places her within reach.

The relationship between Mia and Tenor begins acrimoniously; a business arrangement to pay off all debts but an arrangement that threatens both of their hearts. The $ex scenes and intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Mia’s best friend, and former dancer Wren Prescott, as well as Tenor’s legal council Piers Worthington. Wren’s story line is next in Roman Rouge.

AMERICAN ASSHOLE is a quick read; a story of betrayal and heartbreak; an emotional tale about one woman as she comes to terms with the loss of everything, and one man who battles between right and wrong. The premise is entertaining; the romance is seductive; the characters are intelligent and strong. My only complaint is the title-I dislike the title, and I am disappointed as this was not the original designation. I see no other explanation than shock value, something I believe cheapens the entire novel.

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“I have to be honest, Mia. As much as I’m attracted to you, you and I can never happen.”

I wasn’t sure why I just lied to her. I probably didn’t sound very convincing, because Mia froze for a brief second before she continued eating. She took her time chewing and swallowing her bite of pancake.
“Okay.”
That was all she said. Okay. My proclamation didn’t seem to bother her a bit. I was shocked. I thought she’d push back or argue with me. Anything. But the calm, cool, and collected way she continued to eat her breakfast told me one of two things:
Either she wasn’t attracted to me at all, which implied I’d read her all wrong or…
She thought I was completely filled with horse shit.
I was more inclined to go with the second option. I was, after all, a matchmaker and there was no way possible I could have been that wrong about the signals she was throwing my way the night before.
And if option two was correct, she didn’t believe a word I’d just said. Not that I did either.
I cleared my throat. “Can we at least pretend that I meant what I said?”
She gave me a sultry grin. “You’re the boss.”
That shouldn’t have made me hard. It really shouldn’t have. But damn…
“Did you sleep okay last night?” I asked. Maybe a change of subject would help.
Help what? I didn’t know.
“I did. And if I didn’t say it before, thank you for everything you did.”
“No need to thank me, Mia.”
I wasn’t sure she would thank me if she knew how much I’d enjoyed holding her during the night or how I’d spent a lot of the night battling my erection.
We fell into silence as we finished eating our breakfast. We would start meetings soon and we had plans to continue business through lunch. But tonight I had plans.
Plans that didn’t involve Benjamin. Meetings. Or anything remotely similar to behavior my lawyer would approve of.
Which made me wonder why I even spoke that lie about us never happening. Maybe I should have worded it differently. Much differently.

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Headmaster (Lessons From the Rack #2) by Tara Sue Me-Review & Giveaway

Headmaster (Lessons From the Rack #2) by Tara Sue Me-Review & Giveaway

 

HEADMASTER
Lessons From the Rack #2
by Tara Sue Me
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance
Release Date: January 16, 2018

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 16, 2018

Lennox MacLure, owner of the RACK Academy, has sworn off the Dominant/submissive lifestyle. Years ago, his submissive, Winnie, died in a car accident following a heated argument for which he blames himself. Guilt-ridden and emotionally closed off, Lennox sees the academy as both his punishment and penance for her death.

Mariela, a dance instructor and a natural submissive, was Winnie’s best friend and longs to help Lennox move past his grief. She’s accepted that he will never see her as anything more than a friend, but she still wants to help him acknowledge what he needs. Mariela comes up with a plan of seduction, guaranteed to unleash the Dominant he’s willfully buried—but the passion they unleash could prove to be stronger than they are ready to handle.

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REVIEW: HEADMASTER is the second instalment in Tara Sue Me’s contemporary, adult LESSONS FROM THE RACK, BDSM erotic, romance series focsing on the exclusive $ex academy The RACK. This is RACK owner and Dominant Lennox MacLure, and dancer/submissive Mariela’s story line. HEADMASTER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Lennox and Mariela were first introduced in book one The Professor –Fulton Matthews and Andie Lincoln’s story line.

NOTE: HEADMASTER is an erotic story with BDSM sexual situations that may not be suitable for all readers including caning and spanking.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Mariela and Lennox) HEADMASTER follows the building but struggling relationship between submissive and RACK dance instructor Mariela, and RACK owner and Dominant Lennox MacLure. Three years earlier Lennox fell in love with Mariela’s best friend-a woman far from submissive but a woman Lennox hoped to ease into the lifestyle he lived and worked. A tragic accident destroyed any hopes for a future leaving our story line hero in a world of guilt, grief and remorse. Fast forward to present day wherein submissive Mariela, a woman who has loved Lennox MacLure from afar, tries desperately to get Lennox to notice the woman in front of his eyes. A fractured friendship and palpable sexual attraction pulls our couple together but Lennox’s ongoing guilt over the loss of his previous sub continues to push our heroine out of his life. What ensues is the on again, off again D/s relationship between Lennox and Mariela, and the potential fall out when Lennox leaves to find what it is he has been avoiding all along.

HEADMASTER is a story of two people pulled together by circumstance and mutual loss; a relationship predicated on the BDSM lifestyle but a relationship that must endure one man’s ongoing grief and guilt over the death of someone he loves. Although there is no timeline on grief, Lennox is but a shell of his former self and refuses to accept his Dominant life. Mariela battles not only her feelings for, but the ongoing rejection of, the man that she loves, and in this the struggle to accept her undying devotion is questionable in the face of the constant rejection.

HEADMASTER is a roller coaster of emotions knowing the attraction between our leading couple is tempered by guilt and grief. Mariela continues to make herself available to a man who isn’t ready to move on from the past-a man who struggles with too many memories and a loss of motivation. The premise is imaginative and creative but there are some unresolved issues that got lost in the build up; the romance is highly sexual, erotic and intense; the characters are broken, dynamic and charismatic

Reading Order and Previous Review
Master Professor
Headmaster

Reviewed by Sandy

Copy supplied by Netgalley

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Tara Sue Me is the New York Times bestselling author of the Submissive series, including The Enticement, The Training, The Dominant, and The Submissive. She lives in the southeastern United States with her family, two dogs, and a cat.

 

 

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