The first book in the series is Praise. In Praise we follow Emerson Grant and Charlie. Charlie is Emerson’s son’s ex-girlfriend who goes to Emerson’s house to get her half of the deposit on her and her ex’s apartment. After a mishap of mistaken identity and an awkward conversation, Emerson decides to give Charlie a job as his assistant. Though neither of them could know how attracted they would be to each other. The sėxüäl tension is off. the. charts. HOT!! 🥵 But the emotional evolution is everything. Likewise, seeing the vulnerability and growth of both Garrett and Mia made Eyes On Me so much more than a steamy read! I think what I like most about this series is just how different each book is. We aren’t getting the same story line. We don’t get the same personalities, we don’t get the same body types, we don’t get the same conflicts.

And honestly, Garret didn’t work for me from the beginning— he starts the book with this complaint about 1NS not wanting to get hella kinky with him, and like 1) why are you framing this as “oh poor me, my sexual partners keep telling me no when I want them to do sex acts, I’ve been done so dirty” like people do not ~owe~ you their consent?!? Just bc you want to do something doesn’t mean your partner has to say yes!!! And also 2) kink requires trust, so like not surprising people aren’t down for public sex right out of the gate. Earn it!!! Meanwhile, Emerson is an emotionally unavailable man who is very clear about what he desires physically and isn’t afraid or ashamed to go for it. Emerson is a dominant man who works through his emotional issues in this book and I am here for it. Omfg Mia singing karaoke might be the best thing I’ve read. I don’t think I’ve ever been that carefree, even as a child. It’s pretty awe inspiring. If Garrett isn’t smitten by now, I certainly am. It tries to throw mental health struggles in there, but because the character is flat, the entire thing just feels forced.Garret pretends to be a customer of Mia's to get her to open up (they do sexual stuff then too), and by the time I stopped reading (at 70ish %) she still didn't know it was him. Considering this, she contined to chat with him while sleeping with Garret and even accepting a gift from him. Someday a man will come along who won’t like what you do. He’ll want you to himself because he thinks you’re nothing more than a body he can control, and it will be because he’s insecure. A real man knows that truly possessing someone is a privilege, and it’s not their body you’ll own. It’s so much more. I want you to know the difference, Mia. What I Loved She also forgives way too easily. Raise your standards, girl. And stop being immature. And stop using the words “flesh” and “belly.” I don’t know why, but they are 0% sexy. “Flesh” reminds me of Hannibal Lecter. “Belly” reminds me of a dog. Stop that. Sadly, the spice is actually good. So I am forced to give it two stars instead of one. Tbh the reason I DNF’d it is because the sex had already basically happened, and now we’re moving into the building of this taboo relationship. I do not want them together, so idk why I’d suffer through the relationship building. There is absolutely no depth to the characters. There are mentions of the hero having some darkness and dealing with depression, but it's not fleshed out at all. It's just...there.

In the meantime, Garrett can't stop talking to her with his online avatar. He can't stop himself from wanting to know more, and from telling her more about him. He's hiding more than she knows. And when we're allowed to see what that is, it left tears in my eyes. Garrett is one of our Salacious Club owners and his specialty is voyeurism. One night when he is doing some "research" on some cam girl sights, he comes across a face he is all too familiar with. His 23-year-old stepsister, Mia. He has seen her as childish and annoying in the past and since there is a 15-year age gap between them, they don't have much in common. He can't stop himself from talking to her through a private chat and now he is too curious to make it a one-time thing. That, I cannot do. And it’s not like they mentioned it once and then let it go. It comes up constantly. It’s a part of the kink of the book. I hated it. Garrett is a voyeur, so he enjoys watching other people have sex. It's his thing. One night, he logs onto an app, only to find his stepsister there. Surprised doesn't begin to cut it. And, all of a sudden, she's not that infuriating little brat he knew. She's a woman. A woman he shouldn't want, but does. The question is... what's he going to do about it?

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I do love how depression was handled here. I wish we had more sprinkled throughout the story and that more conversations about it were included since Garrett fought it for so long. It felt like it was somewhat glanced over and I would’ve preferred a deep dive into it, since it felt so relatable. Also, the heroine claiming to be in love with stepbrother before the events of the books started taking place was one bit I didn't like too much. From the start, we know Garrett likes to watch. And we know he has an infuriating stepsister, 13 younger than him, that gets on his nerves. He used to make fun of her, but it wasn't because he was mean. It was just his way of expressing himself around her, of showing her he cared. Because this man cares. He may even care too much about everything, but he goes to great lengths not to show it. Why? Let's just say I absolutely understand him. The third book in the Salacious Players Club series is Give Me More. In Give Me More we follow Drake, Hunter, and Isabel as they are driving across the country visiting sex clubs to see what more they could bring to the Salacious Players Club. They end up figuring out more about themselves than they ever realized was possible. Today I want to give you a Salacious Players Club series review by Sara Cate. These books have been taking booktok by storm and I have to say it’s one of my favorite contemporary romance series. I just finished reading the third book in the series and I can’t wait for Mercy to come out in August.

It was great seeing Charlotte and Emerson again, and the bond of friendship between Emerson and Garrett. He needs to go find out if this attraction is real, or if it was a one time thing only. Except he doesn't tell Mia he knows her *secret*. He could have just logged off, but he just can't. So he starts talking to her, under someone else's name. Another man. He never shows himself, so how would she ever know? And, this way, he can have a bit of her. He can also show a bit more of himself to her, like he's never done with anyone else. But is that enough? It's not, because he craves her. He wants her, and he doesn't know what to do with that feeling.

I can show you my sometimes ugly mess of a life and you can show me yours, and it doesn’t scare us away."