Type: Series, Novella, Contemporary, Erotic, BDSM, Decimal Places, Book 4.7 & book 1 all at once!
About the Book: To protect and serve is all Detective Kyler Vance ever wanted to do, so when Internal Affairs investigates him as part of the new police commissioner’s bid to oust corruption, everything is on the line. Which makes meeting a smart, gorgeous submissive at an exclusive play club the perfect distraction…
The director of the city’s hottest art gallery, Mia Breslin’s career is golden. Now if only she could find a man to dominate her nights and set her body—and her heart—on fire. When a scorching scene with a hard-bodied, brooding Dom at Blasphemy promises just that, Mia is lured to serve Kyler again and again.
Then, as their relationship burns hotter, Kyler learns that he’s been dominating the daughter of the hard-ass boss who has it in for him. Now Kyler must choose between life-long duty and forbidden desire before Mia finds another who’s not so hard to serve. [Description from Goodreads.com]
My Review: Whoa, guys. To be honest, I just signed up to be part of this blog tour because I have always wanted to read something by Laura Kaye. I didn't really pay much attention to what the book was about - other than it could be read without prior knowledge of the series. So imagine my surprise when I started reading this, and it's about a BDSM club - and it was hot enough to have my squirming in my seat in no time. For fans of Laura Kaye, this book is technically number 4.7.. but it's also the beginning of a new series for the author - Blasphemy, which happens to be the name of the club.
I could see some similarities between this book and the Shadowlands series by Cherise Sinclair. This, of course, thrilled me to death since I absolutely love Sinclair's writing. Laura Kaye certainly hasn't skimped in the research department when it comes to her newest novel(la). Honestly, I'm not sure how long I can wait until there's another book in the series.
And these characters... I really liked them. There was a considerably amount of genuine character growth, despite this being a novella. Kyler realizes his failings, and isn't above begging to fix the rift he created. And Mia, she actually has a backbone! When she figures out that Kyler isn't going to man up, well.. then she's just going to woman up and move on without him, despite how much it may hurt her heart. Good for her! Don't get me wrong, I desperately wanted these two together from the very beginning. But it's nice to see a character that puts herself first, and doesn't just lock herself away and pine.
Cover Lovin': Follows the standard 1001 Dark Nights cover.
Recommendation: No prior knowledge necessary! But you better like your stories kinky.
Final Rating: FOUR out of FIVE stars (4/5)! Story, definitely a four star read. The hot, club scenes? Five stars, for sure. I'm still trying to get my glasses to stop fogging up.
Make sure to get your copy of Hard To Serve from Amazon.com today!
Happy Reading!
~!~ Amanda, Novel Addiction ~!~
EXCERPT:
HARD TO SERVE
EXCERPT – A dark mood:
So many readers
asked for more stories in my bestselling Hard Ink series, and I’m so excited to
be able to give you just that in my new, super sexy HARD TO SERVE! HARD TO
SERVE is an edgy stand-alone love story about a Baltimore police detective
whose red-hot BDSM relationship with a new submissive seems like the perfect
distraction from a trumped-up investigation against him until he learns that
the woman is his boss’s daughter. Talk about sparks flying! I had so much fun
writing this book, and I can’t wait for everyone to read it! And if you enjoy
it, you might like to check out the whole Hard Ink series, now complete! Happy
reading!
Kyler had
tried to stay away from Mia. When he’d seen her across the club, he’d walked
away and stayed away. Despite the fact that her dress made him want to unwrap
her, that the updo of her lovely brown hair bared that beautiful throat, that
his body was making demands of him that his brain didn’t want to answer.
And then
she’d made it worse. First, by walking away from the Dom who was clearly
interested in her. Second, by waiting at the bar—for him—Kyler had no doubt
that’s what she’d been doing. And third by not only giving up on Kyler, but
finding a possible replacement in Master Quinton.
And when
Quinton had taken her hand—had touched what Kyler’s body screamed was his—Kyler hadn’t been able to stay away
anymore.
And now,
here they were. Kyler in a dark mood. And Mia seemingly all the more turned on
for it. It was almost like she knew what he needed her to be, or do, to ease
him. And that felt like a really fucking dangerous thing.
That
danger didn’t have him walking out of the room though, did it?
No,
instead, he was tying her to the cot-style bed in the basement-themed room. She
was kneeling with her legs spread wide, which allowed Kyler to secure her hands
and ankles behind her using rope tied to the iron. She could only lean so far
forward before the rope would catch her. He tied another rope around her waist,
with loops around each of her upper thighs, and attached that one to the almost
equally high footboard—this rope would not only keep her from leaning back, but
it would keep her from being able to sag down onto her calves. The two sets of
ropes largely immobilized her so that she had to take whatever he did. After he
arranged everything else he needed, he turned to her.
“What are
your safewords?” he asked. She gave him the right answers. “And if you’re
gagged?”
Mia shook
her head three times while humming, “Mmm, mmm, mmm.”
“Very
good, Mia. Are there any words or names you don’t like to be called while
role-playing?”
“No, Sir,”
she said, her voice so aroused that he could’ve thrown her down and skipped all
the build up.
But she
deserved better than that. He nailed her with a long look, giving her—and
himself—one last chance. But they were doing this. “Scene.” Grabbing the
medical scissors and a strap, he approached her, his persona shifting to fit
the dark role he had in mind. “Well, what do we have here?”
We hope you're ready to heat things up with Laura Kaye’s HARD TO SERVE. Brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights, HARD TO SERVE is a standalone novella in her Hard Ink Series that also introduces her upcoming Blasphemy Series. Grab your copy of this steamy novella today!
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About HARD TO SERVE:
To protect and serve is all Detective Kyler Vance ever wanted to do, so when Internal Affairs investigates him as part of the new police commissioner’s bid to oust corruption, everything is on the line. Which makes meeting a smart, gorgeous submissive at an exclusive play club the perfect distraction…
The director of the city’s hottest art gallery, Mia Breslin’s career is golden. Now if only she could find a man to dominate her nights and set her body—and her heart—on fire. When a scorching scene with a hard-bodied, brooding Dom at Blasphemy promises just that, Mia is lured to serve Kyler again and again.
As their relationship burns hotter, Kyler runs into Mia at work and learns that he’s been dominating the daughter of the hard-ass boss who has it in for him. Now Kyler must choose between life-long duty and forbidden desire before Mia finds another who’s not so hard to serve.
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Announcing a New Erotic Romance Series from Laura Kaye…
BLASPHEMY – the club first introduced in Hard to Serve
From the ruins of an abandoned church comes Baltimore’s hottest and most exclusive BDSM club. Twelve Masters. Infinite fantasies. Welcome to Blasphemy…
Bound to Submit is coming September 13, 2016
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About Laura Kaye:
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty-five books in contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense, including the Hard Ink and Raven Riders series. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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