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Shelli can never have foreseen how one
revised board game is going to change her life forever.
It all begins when she prepares to
attend her company’s annual dinner and dance party with her best
friends, Adrian and Ethan, but she gets more than she bargains
for when lust hits her right between the eyes the moment she
catches them in flagrante delicto. She is so shocked she
denies the attraction and thinks herself a voyeur, then is
totally thrown out of her depth when she is tormented by
fantasies of threesomes. But how can she risk their long-time
friendship for sex?
Adrian and Ethan are happy as a
couple, but they want Shelli too. After several failed seduction
maneuvers, they decide to give it one last try by seducing her
with an erotic board game especially designed to set them
all afire.
Reader advisory: This book contains
scenes with same-gender sex.
Release Date: November 19, 2008
ISBN
978 14199 18544
Genre:
Contemporary / ménage, gay
Price: $4.45
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Excerpt:
After asking for directions from hotel
staff, they stood at the entrance of the Pearl Ballroom, the
biggest ballroom in the hotel. It was bedecked with multicolored
strings of crêpe paper hanging from the ceiling with a flashing
disco ball right in the center and a huge glittering banner
announcing the company’s name and event at the opposite end of
the room. The entire room was noisy with conversation and
laughter, and the lights reflected off sparkling jewels and
sequins on the women’s gowns.
Adrian was stunned at the crush of
bodies inside the room—there didn’t seem to be enough space left
to breathe. The logistics committee didn’t seem to have done
their job very well. Having gone to more than his share of
company events, he realized that Shelli’s company must have
invited their suppliers and valued customers as well as their
staff, and the numbers had gone out of control. He was just
wondering, if maybe, they should go home and watch National
Geographic instead, when several people right in front of them
shrieked with laughter and pointed above their heads. “Kiss,
kiss, kiss!”
He looked straight up and, lo and
behold. Mistletoe. Bunches of it decorating the whole doorframe,
an unexpected trap for the unwary. He stared at them, nonplussed
and wondered why there should be mistletoe. Someone’s idea of a
bad joke, or an innovative ice breaker to get everyone in the
party mood.
“Oh,” Shelli glanced first at her
colleagues, then up at the mistletoe, dismayed, then spread her
hands helplessly, “but they’re my—”
The distress on her face registered
in his mind simultaneously with one other thing. If she admitted
they were only friends, then all was lost. He and Ethan might as
well have not come. He spun her toward him before she could
complete her sentence. “Give in gracefully, Shell,” he said,
laughing, playacting for the benefit of their audience. “It’s
tradition.” He slid his hands from her shoulders up to cup her
head and brought her inexorably closer. Her head, her entire
body strained away from him and her eyes communicated mute
panic. “You stupid fool,” he hissed near her mouth, willing her
to relax, to trust him. “Don’t give the game away, not when
we’ve come this far. And it’s just a kiss. We might have to play
it up to make it look real…”
His lips brushed hers, once, twice.
He had meant for it to end there but her lips were so soft, so
sweet, so intoxicating, he just had to taste them again. He was
drawn in and unable to pull himself away. He forgot that they
had an audience. He forgot that he’d suggested for them to work
at making the kiss look real, because it was suddenly all too
real…
He pressed his mouth more fully
against hers and nibbled and licked and begged for a taste of
the rich flavors he was sure she was keeping from him in her
mouth.
He wanted in.
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Reviews:
"Ms.
Blake pens a passionate story with entertaining and intriguing
characters and steamy romance. She has created believable,
fleshed out characters that seems to jump of the page and an
imaginative plot that reaches out and hold your attention. The
sexual tension and spicy ménage a trois romance, she blends
perfectly with the bonds of trust and friendship. This is a
page-turner that I didn’t want to put down and a fabulous
addition to my keeper collection. I definitely recommend this
book and can’t wait to read it again."
~ Heather, Night Owl Romance
(4.5 out of 5) A Keeper!
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review.
“Ms
Madison keeps me in tenterhooks all throughout the book!
She creates these believable characters and places them in
angst-and-sexual-tension filled situations that has me with my
eyes glued to my laptop.... Adrian and Ethan are amazingly hot
and hunky, and the way they try to seduce Shelli... Whew! I wish
I were in her shoes. Ms Madison also imaginatively creates an
erotic version of the game Chutes and Ladders (or Snakes and
Ladders) and I know I'll never look at that game the same way
ever again.
If there's a sequel,
I'm getting it. In fact, I'm looking forward to reading Ms.
Madison's other books.”
~ Shana, The Raving Readers
(4.5 out of 5) A
Page-Turner!
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review.
"From the very first
page, Ms. Blake creates a stunning story that holds the reader
hostage with breathless seduction and sizzling-hot
sensuality...These sexy heroes and heroine are easy to visualize
from the strong character development the author has carefully
crafted all while doing a wonderfully edgy and extraordinary job
of creating the moving and powerful tale. Anyone looking for a
deliciously seductive story need look no for further than
Playing for Real. This book is a pleasure to read and
very satisfying on every level!"
~
Shannon, The Romance Studio (4.5 hearts, explicit)
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review.
"Madison
Blake is an immensely talented author. Whether this is your
first book by her or you have read others, it will be a
delightful read. Everything one could hope for in a menage is
present, including the anticipation and what-ifs leading up to
the very best part. I can not wait for what this brilliant
author writes next. I am sure it will be just as fantastic as
all of the rest."
~
Kimberley, Ecataromance (4 stars, sizzling)
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review.
"Playing For Real
will stir your sex drive into overtime while delivering a
happily-ever-after moment capable of leaving a smile on your
face."
~
Scandalous Minx, Literary Nymphs (3.5 nymphs)
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review.
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