Title: Play Me series
Author: Tracy Wolff
Source: NetGalley
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:
In the seductive first installment of an eBook original serial from the New York Times bestselling author of Ruined and Addicted, a woman running from her past has finally found a bit of control . . . until her powerful new boss makes her go wild.
My name is Aria Winston. I’ve fought desperately to escape the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas. Now I’m on my own, in control of my own life and my own destiny . . . just the way I like it. Until Sebastian Caine changes everything.
Working as a cocktail waitress at one of Vegas’s hottest five-star casinos means putting up with a ton of bad behavior from the big spenders. But it pays the bills—and that’s all that matters to Aria, who needs every last dollar to escape from her father’s destructive grasp and the brutal man he expects her to marry. But when she lashes out against a billionaire who won’t take no for an answer, she nearly loses everything—until Sebastian steps in. The owner’s son and handpicked successor, Sebastian is dark, sexy, and kinder than any rich man should be. And when he apologizes and offers to keep her job safe, Aria can’t help the way her body reacts to his. Suddenly her job, and the security it brings her, isn’t the only thing Aria wants.
Play Me is an erotic serial intended for mature audiences.
My name is Aria Winston. I’ve fought desperately to escape the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas. Now I’m on my own, in control of my own life and my own destiny . . . just the way I like it. Until Sebastian Caine changes everything.
Working as a cocktail waitress at one of Vegas’s hottest five-star casinos means putting up with a ton of bad behavior from the big spenders. But it pays the bills—and that’s all that matters to Aria, who needs every last dollar to escape from her father’s destructive grasp and the brutal man he expects her to marry. But when she lashes out against a billionaire who won’t take no for an answer, she nearly loses everything—until Sebastian steps in. The owner’s son and handpicked successor, Sebastian is dark, sexy, and kinder than any rich man should be. And when he apologizes and offers to keep her job safe, Aria can’t help the way her body reacts to his. Suddenly her job, and the security it brings her, isn’t the only thing Aria wants.
Play Me is an erotic serial intended for mature audiences.
Review:
Play Me Wild (book 1)
Play Me Wild was an interesting first
installment of the Play Me series. Each book is novella length, and
there are 5 books. With this book being only 60 pages, it's kind of
hard to review. I thought about reading them all and doing one review
of the series as a whole, but I will do my best to review them
individually.
This book is about Aria, a cocktail
waitress in one of the hottest casinos in Las Vegas. It's not exactly
where she wants to be – especially since she is always manhandled
by all the rich, sleezy gamblers. Her back story has not come out
yet, so she is still pretty mysterious. She finally loses her temper
and hits one of these billionaire jerks, then loses her job. Around
this time, the owner's son – Sebastian – takes over the casino
and lets her have her job back.
Sebastian essentially seems like a good
guy. He doesn't accept the sexual harassment that the waitresses are
receiving, so he's trying to change things in the casino – even if
that means losing some of his biggest gamblers. However, he seems to
think it's fine to come on to Aria in the very beginning just because
he has an attraction to her. Aria is attracted to him too, but does
her best not to let it show. So, I have my 2 halves warring with each
other. One half is saying that he's her boss and it's sad that she
even has to mention that she refuses to have sex with him. The other
half of me is saying, “Hey, this is kind of hot”.
Overall, these two characters have some
great sexual tension going on and I see good things for the future.
Normally, I don't like novellas, but since all of these are out I
thought I would give them a try. I'm looking forward to finding out
more about these characters and I'm hoping there is a great romance
involved and not just some casual sex.
Play Me Hot (book 2)
This second story in the Play Me series
is pretty hot – like the title says. This book picks up exactly
where the other left off. There is a lot of foreplay leading up to
the actual sex. Turns out, Sebastian seems to be a Dom – and Aria
makes a good Sub even though she hates taking orders and demands
control of her life. I didn't know this was a BDSM type of story and
I haven't read many books on the subject. I'm not sure how far the
author intends to take it. Sebastian seems different from other Doms.
I feel a little out of my league with the whole “subspace” and
“subdrop” talk.
Aria seems really unsure and
disoriented afterward. She seems to think that he has gotten what he
wants from her, and that's it. Sebastian wants to take care of her
though and she pushes him away. Both of their pasts are still
mysterious and I still don't feel like I know these characters too
well. This book seemed to go by very quickly. I'm liking the intense
connection that these characters seem to have.
Play Me Hard (book 3)
In this third installment, Sebastian
and Aria seem to be having feelings for each other – even though
they've only know each other a few days. Everything is happening so
fast and it's intense. We are still unsure of Aria's past, but we
know there is something going on with her family. I loved how
Sebastian was the person she ran to when she was so upset (though we
don't know why she was so upset).
This book also hints at a past that
Sebastian is trying to forget. Something major. This novella ends on
a cliffhanger – so I'm glad I have the next book ready to start
reading. I'm really intrigued right now and I'm interested to see how
everything plays out.
Play Me Real (book 4)
With the 4th installment of
the Play Me series, we find out about Sebastian's past. It's still
haunting him, and the fact that he has/had no control over what
happened is part of why he needs to have such control in the bedroom.
We still don't really know about Aria's past, but this book hinted at
the possibility of it being connected somehow.
When they weren't talking about the
past, Aria and Sebastian were having sex. For about half the story. I
don't normally complain about too much sex when it comes to romance
novels. Maybe it's just the fact that these sex scenes are so
incredibly long. I think that these two need to spend some more time
together when they aren't naked. There is only 1 novella left and I
feel like there is still so much we need to know.
Play Me Right (book 5)
Play Me Right is the 5th and
last installment of the Play Me series. This part is just as steamy
as the others. In this book, Sebastian and Aria get their
happily-ever-after, but it's sort of left open-ended. It left me
wanting more. I really didn't understand why Aria was so upset with
Sebastian at the end of the last book. But anyway, Aria FINALLY tells
Sebastian who she really is. You would think there would be some sort
of fall-out from the big secret, but there is none. I felt like
things were a little rushed. Though, the entire series happened in a
one week time span so everything happened a little quickly (which is
why I don't normally read novellas).
Don't get me wrong though, this is
still an enjoyable read. Sounds like we will hear more about
Sebastian and Aria in the Ethan Frost series. I read the first book
in the Ethan Frost series awhile back and enjoyed it. What I really
want to know more about is Aria's sister, Lucy. In this book she is
only 16, but I would love to see a New Adult book with her in it –
maybe starting college a couple years down the road. She has severe
brittle bone disease, and I know what it's like to have a sibling
with it (and now he is a married dad with 2 kids). More books need
heroine's with disabilities, and that is a story I would definitely
love to read.
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