⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from Sexy Sirens & Cajun Heat Book Blogs - “Another great addition to the Club V series. Ms. Haining has given us a very hot, sexy storyline (please be wary of triggers) with Ryder and Aspen’s story.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon “Booknerd” Review - “Been waiting for this story…definitely was worth the wait!! It had everything I love in a book!! If you love BDSM type books then please read this one!!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon Review - “Excellent read by a brilliant author.”
When it comes to love and kink, the lines are blurred, tensions are high, and there is everything to lose.
Ryder Stevens is the golden boy of Manhattan’s fine dining.
A Michelin star chef with very distinct tastes, and a regular at Club V, Ryder finds himself newly single and jaded as a Dom.
Brought into the lifestyle at nineteen, Ryder promised himself he would never willingly introduce a woman to kink. It’s not until he discovers one of his waitresses is a promising, potentially amazing chef, who also calls to his dark side, that his carefully constructed plans start to crumble.
“Naughty little thing. I’m in control here.”
Aspen Struthers is an aspiring chef.
Working as a waitress in the hottest restaurant in Manhattan for a glimpse of the great Ryder Stevens, Aspen is given a chance to learn from him. She is all in, until her feelings for the enigmatic chef threaten to ruin her shot. She’s been saving to buy her own restaurant, and it could all come tumbling down when she pushes to know more about the elusive Club V.
Will the allure of Ryder and Club V derail her life, or will she find everything she never knew she needed?
All it took was one phrase—“𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦?”—and I was already losing.
To the enemy.
To a Tinder date gone violently wrong.
To the Syndicate’s most dangerous heir.
It was supposed to be my last middle finger to the establishment before they sacrificed me on the family altar of arranged marriage. So I took control. I made the rules. I chose the husband.
Louis De Lange.
The twin who should’ve died.
The traitor.
The man who lost my sister—his so-called true love.
He said he had nothing left. So I made him my weapon.
But the problem with controlling a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
You never see the fangs until they’re already at your throat.
The plan was simple. The timeline set. Sixty days to infiltrate, manipulate, and survive.
But I wasn’t banking on Louis being more than broken—I wasn’t ready for how dangerous he could be when he finally decides he’s done bleeding for everyone else but himself.
I was playing to win.
He was playing to lose.
And we were both about to learn…
The sweeter the poison the more bitter the fight.
To the end. Love. Hell. Or destruction. Let the games begin.
This was a great conclusion to this series. Louis and Tempest are a match made in heaven. From the moment you start turning the pages, you're already hooked. The book was filled with tons of excitement that kept you on edge the entire time.
The characters were fantastic, the mystery and suspense, the secrets, and the clandestine operation kept the reader engaged. Cassian has always been a favorite of ours, and we are glad we finally got the answers he was looking for.
The push and pull between Louis and Tempest was intoxicating. The banter between these two was awesome and seductive and off-the-charts hot. The chemistry between the two was palpable.
We love a strong, willful character like Tempest, and in the world she lives in, which is dominated by men, her own father saw her for who she really was. Dante's words to his daughter brought tears to our eyes.
Honestly, we loved everything about this story, its conclusion to the series, the parts that this couple played in its outcome, including Cassin. The surprises that arose culmination of the years of planning and what it took to get to this point of getting closure.
The bonus epilogue was bittersweet...
Meet Rachel Van Dyken:
Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she's been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs.