She showed him how to love… The lead guitarist of Sole Regret had always walked the world alone, until he opened his heart and his world to his sweet, reserved rehab counselor. Adam Taylor normally shirks responsibility and lives in the moment, but the foreign, tender emotions that Madison draws to the surface has him considering his future for the first time in his life. But how can a woman as good as Madison be happy with a train wreck like him? He showed her how to live… Since Madison Fairbanks started dating Adam, her entire life has been turned upside down and while his impulsive, reckless side causes her passion to burn bright, it also tends to put her in extraordinary situations—including a night in a very risqué sex club that's guaranteed to satisfy her most forbidden fantasies. He encourages her to try new things, step out of her usual boundaries, and experience a lifestyle she never considered. But how can a man as wild as Adam ever be tamed enough for a serious relationship? In book 7 of the best-selling One Night with Sole Regret series, Adam and Madison seem to have everything working against them. Is their love strong enough to withstand every challenge thrown their way, or is it time to call it quits?
Combining her love for romantic fiction and rock ‘n roll, Olivia Cunning writes erotic romance centered around rock musicians. Raised on hard rock music from the cradle, she attended her first Styx concert at age six and fell instantly in love with live music. She's been known to travel over a thousand miles just to see a favorite band in concert. As a teen, she discovered her second love, romantic fiction -- first, voraciously reading steamy romance novels and then penning her own. Growing up as the daughter of a career soldier, she's lived all over the country and overseas. She recently moved to Galveston, Texas.
***3.5 I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU MADISON FOR RUINING THIS BOOK STARS***
This book can be broken down into three parts for me.
First 50%:
Sex club visit at approximately 50%:
I don't want to give anything away, so I'll put my thoughts in a spoiler regarding this pivotal scene for me. It doesn't spoil any plot point or anything, but I know some people (like myself) are spoiler sensitive.
And then the last half of the book:
Why, you ask? One word....MADISON.
She couldn't get her head out of her ass. You know, for a counselor, she's pretty fucking dense. Adam is only about a year clean...where's her counselor's patience? She always wanted to "talk" but never went about actually pushing for a conversation? How about stop fantasizing about cock in your ass for about two seconds to "talk" about the issues you're having? Hmmm??
I need to stop, this is getting me pissed off again.
What did I love? One word....ADAM!! His vulnerability tugged at my heartstrings!!
Which is another reason Madison pissed me off! She's one of the only people he's ever opened up to about his family and past....where the fuck was her understanding?? She knows about his lack of impulse control and his spontaneous personality.
UGH, I'm getting worked up again!
So, there you have it. A book that started out great, pissed me the fuck off and then slowly brought me down and finished with agitated.
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””Don’t be sorry – we all have our weaknesses. Mine are of a chemical nature. You just crave butt sex.”
Dear Madison…
It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of Madison. Her obsession with anal sex just bothers me and the good girl routine coupled with the over sexually appetite annoys me. Adam is sweet and in this book he has a ring waiting to put on Madison’s hand. Madison just lost her job due to her relationship as counselor with Adam and is looking for some fun. What she didn’t expect was a crazy stalker or meeting the pregnant chick on the tour bus, you remember her…Lindsey. Sadly, no baby daddy news in this book.
”So what’s the story with Lindsey?”
Adam gifts Madison with a visit to that sex club that they all frequent in New Orleans and he has set it up in like a chess board where she is the Queen and he is the King and other masked people are allowed if agreed upon by the Queen to participate. This scene turned seriously awkward and believable I thought Olivia Cunning did a great job with it.
"Well, you definitely got into the game, my queen," Adam said. "You didn't refuse anything."
Mounted with the mishap at the sex club is the wedding proposal fail and well you get the drift that things aren’t so easy in this couple’s book.
”Can’t we just have fun, make love, no pressure?”
**I really liked Adam and Nikki’s interactions and was a bit disappointed that Jess survived her fall because a switch of partner for him would totally be okay with me. **
Overall, I’m a huge Shade and Owen fan but this story was okay just that I don’t like Madison and hope Nikki will have a shot in Adam’s next book.
What is happening? A Sole Regret book with an actual plot and toned down sex? I know, I was shocked too! I almost skipped this because their first book was sooo cheesy and I only rated it 2 1/2 stars! I'm really glad I gave it a go because it was pretty good.
Starts off with Madison being fired from her job as an addiction counselor for having a relationship with Adam. She decides she might as well take off and join him on tour.
Adam, of course, takes full advantage, showing up on a motorcycle in time to rescue Madison from some creeper (more on him later). They spend some time getting Madison decked out in leathers along with the obligatory sex scene and fight with the jealous and ex lover salesclerk. Then, they're off to enjoy New Orleans.
Adam keeps Madison on the edge since he has plans to take her to a sex club the next night. And....that's where things take a left turn. The sex club = not. a. good. idea. I really don't think Adam thought that through especially since he knows how much Madison loves butt sex!
But do things get better from there? Nope! Adam pulls an even bigger surprise the next day and of course, Madison does the exact opposite of what you would think she would. (Okay, so I'm a little happy about that since it spices up things.) However, it ends up with Madison flying home.
Adam who's been having a hard time writing lyrics is suddenly on a roll. He's also found a new friend and possible muse...which I'm guessing is not going to please someone but the band is happy nevertheless.
Unfortunately, things don't go well for Madison. She's hit with some bad news and is thrown...literally. Luckily, this brings Adam a-runnin'!
It does end well for Adam and Madison...for the moment. There's a few other things going on with the band members and their respective women. And yes, Lindsay is still hanging around!
And that creeper? Yea, he keeps showing up and freaking me out. I foresee only bad things coming from him...until Adam gets a hold of him!
Adam and Madison's story picks back up in the twelfth book, Tame Me.
♦ Adam's Novellas: Tempt Me #2, Tease Me #7 and Tame Me #12 ♦
Favorite quotes:
♥ "Maybe there was a place between his shadows and her radiance where they could exist together in harmony."
♥ “Don’t be sorry—we all have our weaknesses. Mine are of a chemical nature. You just crave butt sex.”
♥ "I feel less broken now than I did when I left you."
♥ “I don’t know, Madison,” he said. “I’m not sure you’ll ever be able to give me a proper hand job again.”
This is Adam and Madison's second book. If you are not familiar with the series, each guy (5 of them) in the band has his own book describing how in one night they either meet someone, or start something new with someone they've known for a while. The series then continues with with a second round for everyone, getting a little deeper into their relationship.
For Adam and Madison, he is an ex-addict, and she was his drug counselor. They've known each other for a year, but have been sleeping together for awhile. During Madison's last visit to the band, the two decided to be more exclusive. Their story began in Tempt Me, which is book 2.
This one surprised me in a couple ways. I have to say that Adam was my least favorite band member. He was very moody, and I wasn't sure I liked him. Madison and him just didn't fit. When we met her last time, she had made him cookies or brownies or some kind of baked good, to give him when she saw him. She is just a goody goody, who is wild in bed. Let's just say I wasn't a fan, and kind of cared less if they ended up together.
During this book I started to really like Adam, and kind of loathe Madison. The scene at the sex club was pretty fucked up. Adams plan back fired on him, and I felt so bad.
I'm glad I read this, even though I wasn't completely thrilled with the story. I still enjoyed it because I am a sucker for this series and all of Olivia Cunnings work.
Just excited to get back to Shade/Jacob, who is next. His first book gave me my most memorable sex scene ever, and he is my favorite in the band.
I adore Olivia Cunning. I love her rock-star series, both of them - Sinners On Tour and One Night with Sole Regret. I read each and every one of them. Backstage Pass is CLASSIC!
But this one... This uber obsession with the back-door play for a woman didn't sound very realistic to me. Sure you can love it, Madison, but you are not putting it above and beyond everything in a relationship! And if you are a freaking counselor, be more articulate, for God's sake. Try to explain your reasons to your lover/ex-client, instead of leaving him hanging and thinking that you liked him only because he is well-hung and is awesome in bed. Especially knowing about his abandonment issues.
Now, Adam... To leave your partner to be gang-banged if you got her involved into this situation in the first place, even if she seemingly enjoyed it, and then to be holding a grudge, it's not okay for me either. Even if you are quickly getting over it and proposing a marriage???? Not even then.
Everything was kind of rushed and smudged, to the point that I stopped caring about both of them. So to me, Adam and Madison (especially!) were not at their highest in this series... Sure I will be reading the next coming series - I NEED THEM!, but this one was not my favorite...
Tease Me brings us the continued story of Adam and Madison following the novella Tempt Me. If like me, the serials of this series have you a bit mixed up, here is the simple cheat sheet Olivia provides:
Gabe's Novellas: 1, 6 and 11 Adam's Novellas: 2, 7 and 12 Jacob's Novellas: 3, 8 and 13 Owen's Novellas: 4, 9 and 14 Kellen's Novellas:5, 10 and 15
I have to admit that as I was waiting for the start of Exodus End’s series to start, I sort of waned with my excitement over the rest of this series. But with the mention of Shade and Adam in Insider, I immediately one-clicked Tease Me needing to know what had Shade sending that note to Reagan.
When Madison finds herself jobless and in the arms of Adam she isn’t quite ready for the HEA he seems to want. For the first time Adam’s wild side is calming down as he looks to what he wants his future to look like, and it looks a lot like Madison in his arms. But when the going gets tough, Madison runs, leaving Adam reeling. And ready to fight.
Although I did enjoy this installment I have to say I was not a very happy camper with the particular scene at the club where Adam takes Madison. I get that it played a role in the story, but I sort of had a WTF moment. This definitely could have been a 4 to a 5 star read, but that particular scene just took it down a notch. It was difficult to find it sexy and it broke a little bit of the bond I was feeling with Madison.
I am looking forward to see what is to come of these characters and how Adam’s actions at the end of this book will impact the rest of the Sole Regret series, but just felt like some of the particulars in this one just didn’t fit the story well.
Adam Tayler is lead guitarist for his band, SOLE REGRET, and a recovering heroin addict. He became sexually-involved with his court-appointed drug rehab counselor, Madison Fairbanks, almost a year ago. For the first time in his life he's experiencing a deeper connection to a person, a lover. And, he's serious about Madison. He's also impulsive and still has lots of anger issues. Madison is meeting Adam in New Orleans for an extended weekend break between gigs. And he has BIG plans.
Madison has just been fired from her job--somehow her boss learned about her relationship with Adam. She jets off to meet him in New Orleans and has to deal with Adam's sexy teasing, and jealous former flames all in the first half-hour after landing. Oh, and a couple hours later she meets the groupie who joined the Sole Regret Tour 6 months pregnant with the child of, well, any one of the band members. It's a lot for Madison to accept. But, she does, because her heart is set on Adam, and he seems totally into her, as well.
As the weekend plays out, however, Madison is approached by a man from her flight so many times he seems to be stalking her. And, her and Adam's sexy scene he had all scoped out in a private sex club turns out to be a HUGE, uh...clusterf@ck is probably the best term to describe it.
Impetuous Adam does venture into a big relationship step, one Madison hadn't seen coming and she knows she's not ready, but she can't figure out why. She loves Adam, has loved him for a long time. A brief pause allows both Adam and Madison to examine what they each want in life--and if they are strong enough to fight for their heart's desire.
In true Cunning form there's a whole lot of sexy, but it didn't go down like I had expected. At. All. These characters grow in totally different ways in this book, and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. Madison seems to outgrow some of her insecurity and stands up for herself several times, against Adam, against her stalker, and against her family. She's become a stronger woman, and I like that. Adam was the member of SOLE REGRET I liked the least, and I was REALLY happy to find out more about him, and the sincerity of his feelings for Madison. There are plenty of run-ins with the rest of the band members, and their assorted gals, but the camaraderie Adam lacked in previous books is present here. He has regained the trust of his dearest friends, and the love of a good woman. It was a very satisfying read.
I started reading the Sole Regret series one night when I found one of her combined books and thought that I could read a little and be done without staying up all night to get to the end of the book. I figured if it actually had three books I could get through one quickly and get to sleep.
I was very, very wrong. Now this is another series I have to keep up with and wait for the next in the series.
I love this book, this series, all of it and find myself dying for the next one to come out.
If you are going to start reading this series, my suggestion is to go to the very beginning and read "Share Me". I was not as fortunate to get this one first but it all ties together and you will love it.
I don't think I like either Adam or Madison very much. He cares too much about how others see him, he's too impulsive and when he gets what he wants it's displeased that he did! Dude make up your mind! She's too rational sometimes, I don't think she really knows if she truly loves Adam or not, and, as her partner, she kind of flips out when she gets what she really wants.
In a way, with their "I really want this, bud god what am I doing with it now that I have it"-attitude, they really deserve each other.
PS: Who the hell was that stalker dude?! Not cool leaving us in the tree so to say...
Seemed incomplete. This author's books can be hit or miss for me. This one fell in the middle. It started off great but somewhere in the middle lost the plot in a big way. I loved the mad sex and the exuberance of the book, but did not like the way either of them dealt with conflict or trouble. He said it, she said it, the author told us, the reader knows it, when people have problems they need to communicate, which these two just did not, they just fell into sex. It made the book seem incomplete.
The Adam is the Soul of Sole Regret and Madison his heart.
Tease Me finally shows the core of Adam. We learn more about the man, his art and his heart, Madison.
When we last met Adam and Madison they had just committed to a serious relationship, to really give it a go. When the get together in NOLA things really heat up.
NOLA is the perfect mix of culture and hedonistic desire to start thier journey into a future together. They enjoy the sites and sounds of the French Quarter and even stop by the fortune tellers. Madison is warned that someone close to her has betrayed her, to beware of "snakes in the grass" and to listen to his question. Not believing in the voodoo womans words, Madison scauffs at the woman, mocking here warning.
Wanting to push Madison to her limits and teach her to grab life and enjoy, Adam sets up a visit to one of his friend's "clubs". Madison knows they will be going, but Adam gives her no details. He does however spend their entire first day together withholding sex in and effort to "prepare" her for thier sexy soiree.
While Adam appears harsh and unyielding, when it comes to Maddy hes as soft as silk. Even after their eye opening trip to the "club" and your of the Bayou, Adam's live for and devotion to Maddison is ever present. She is the life blood that keeps him going.
Throughout Tease Me, its a volley for control between the Rocker and his Feisty lady, but whos court the ball finally lands will only be found in the pages of the book.
Olivia Cunning has once again ended the book on a hope. A hope for more Sole Regret!
I LOVE THIS SERIES by, Olivia Cunning, I am a true fan of this SOLE REGRET band! I was soooo excited about this new book. I enjoyed the first about Adam and Madison.
BUT! I am disappointed about this new one! I waited like forever to read it!!!
Well, for the first half part of the book, I couldn't take my head out of the book. And then, I began to cringe thru the rest of the story. I didn't really understand Madison behavior! She keeps on the "We need to talk" argument but can't actually talk things and turns into a drama queen! I was that close to drop out the book. I kept up the reading, thanks to the other SOLE REGRET members. Have a little glimpse about what would happen next between Gabe and Melanie too.
Well, im looking forward to Owen & Caitlyn story and the rest of the serie. Beyond this fair second story of Adam&Madison (it's just my opinion), I still like your writing style Olivia Cunning. Thank you again for our SOLE REGRET men!
I am a big Olivia Cunning fan, but unfortunately this was not one of my favorites. Maybe it has something to do with this series dragging out and taking so long between books. Whatever the reason, I did not feel any chemistry between Adam and Madison. I found myself skimming through a lot of the book, and the randomness of "Chris" was just bizarre.
This wasn't my favourite of the series. I couldn't warm up to Madison for some reason. She seemed too self-involved and wishy washy to me.
Adam is OK, but I find it disturbing that he can only write lyrics when he's miserable.
Does anyone know the point of the whole creepy Chris situation...I was worried, confused and then bothered that there was no resolution or explanation!!!
Madison and Adam are two very different people who knew each other prior to hooking up. Adam is a musician or guitarist sounds like Madison was a groupie any who .... I think what made their bond tighter was the connection they had from the beginning. Adam had a rough history which Madison helped him through, making him change into a better man, falling in love with her etc. Nikki from book #6 Melaine annoying best friend popped up in this book #7 almost testing Adam briefly - but she failed his true love was always for Madison.
" I was always taught to turn the other cheek and passively accept my fate, to take the path of least resistance. " - I can relate with this quote from Madison.
It's been a long time since I've read a book from this series and I don't know what happened but all the characters started to annoy the hell out of me! I don't know if I like any of them anymore!
I enjoyed this series when I started it but now it seems like a soap opera.
I'm going to finish "One Night with Sole Regret" when all books come out but I don't know how I feel about it anymore.
I think I need to reconstruct my Sole Regret "fuck-it list" and move Adam up to number one. I adored him in this one and can't wait for "Tame Me" to fall in love with him even more. There were a few pieces missing in this one though.
I can't really wrap my head around Adam's whole sex club plan. In "Touch Me" he freaked out at the thought that Madison's fantasy could evolve another man touching her. Yet he now he spends a week planning how to make Madison crazy with desire for two days straight to prevent any possible resistance she'd give over the orggy with more than half a dozen men he agreed to let Tony plan for her..?
Madison should actually be a queen after finally being the one who actually said something about a paternity test happening BEFORE the baby is born! The more we find out about Lindsey I've slowly gotten more hopeful that she really is just bat shit crazy and will just go away. Maybe that's just wishful thinking? But there wasn't anything additional played after Madison saw her whispering and then leaving after Jordan.
All I know is that in both Chris and Nikki better be not interfere in Adam and Madison's third book. I'm also really starting to wonder what on earth comes next for Jacob after having being bruised from Tina in the last book and now in this one his saying life is enough of a nightmare already?
When OC sticks to erotica, her work is fun. The idea(s) here with this text, however, just did not hang together. Professional therapist falls for her addict client. Professional therapist discovers that her lover, the addict, may possibly be the father of someone else's child because he was hooking up with another woman at the same time he was "falling in love" with Madison - the therapist. OC never finishes this part of the conflict however. Define who the father is if OC is going to introduce this conflict. There has to be a resolution here. If not, how does Madison completely fall in love with Adam?
And who was that creepy stalker who cornholed the therapist in the in a sex club? The stalker is introduced into the text, and then just miraculously stops stalking the protagonist. Yeah, right.
Nikki continues to appear in the text, but her damage is explored for a few pages, and then disappears. Is she supposed to be some foil to Madison? If so, she needs to be better woven into the text than just a few pages after Madison leaves Adam.
Normally OC writes very tight plots. She introduces characters and brings them through to the end of the text. Not here. What a hot mess.
Boy Oh Boy, I have missed these guys, I haven't picked up a OC book in almost a year, and yet still I picked up this one and fell right back into it, I really like the worlds that she creates, the flawed characters that she make me fall in love with. Now Adam and Madison's relationship was not one that I was on board with in the beginning, I mean it crosses some serious ethical and professional lines, but at the same time, when I read about these two, I understand the attraction. I believe that this book made me just support these two on an even deeper level. I think that Adam is one of those really troubled kids who grows into a really troubled adult, but the difference is he has so many people around him who are willing to help in anyway possible, but he doesn't know how to open up to them. That is probably why Madison is so perfect for him, she knows the dark side, and she have choosen to love him inspite of it, and she is very patient with him, (though, I hated her towards the end) but I guess she is human too, and her feelings get hurt and she gets scared it just came as a surprise to both of us.
De verdad amo a los chicos de Sole Regret, pero quede un poco decepcionada de este libro, no era lo que ella esperaba, y siento que la protagonista cambio mucho de lo que leímos en el primero de esta pareja, las dudas que ella te iba inculcando fueron difíciles de no aceptar a pesar que sabias que va contra la lógica. Lo que si no falto y quedo muy bien es el toque travieso de Adam, el fue fiel a sus sentimientos y pensamientos, me encanto leer lo mucho que Adam mejoro y me dolió horrible verlo tan triste por culpa de Madison, lo peor es que ella sabia que lo estaba hiriendo y no lo arreglo.
Bueno solo espero que las otras chicas no cambien tanto sus pensamientos en esta segunda ronda, porque yo había quedado muy feliz con ella en la primer ronda de citas! por favor no maltraten a mis chicos, son de buen corazón aunque no lo parezcan en el exterior.
MAJOR SPOILERS - I found parts of the book and particularly the female characters annoying. Madison has devolved into a needy, indecisive whiner who was beyond stupid thinking she would not get outed at some point and fired for ethically crossing the line - really? And the guy you are in love with proposes and you can't find a nice way to say "I love you but can you give me a little time..." Did not warm to her before, but after this book I don't really care to read any more about her.
I kind of liked Adam's development after his big 'oops maybe having the woman I loved involved in a gang bang ain't so hot..." He at least found a little clarity, but I just could not get the ongoing attraction between them.
I found all the rough sex not very sexy and the angst made the book hard to finish - Disappointed and not sure if I will continue with series... 2 Stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
This book was a lot darker than the others in the series have been...by a mile. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat (figuratively speaking) a couple of times.
It's also set up some minor (and one not-so-minor) plot points to come to fruition later, all without it being a cliffhanger ending!
Once again, Olivia Cunning has delivered a great story with a lot of passion, and even a little intrigue this time around. ;)
This series is so darn good that I read through books 2 - 8 so fast that I don't remember what happened in each book individually. The story lines flowed through each characters books effortlessly. Therefore, I am writing one review for all 7 books.
It is not hard to see why One Night with each of these rock stars is all it takes to fall head over in heels in love with them. They are hot, sweet, dark, deep and funny. Their leading ladies all seem to have that underlying strength that drives them to do what is right and they struggle with sacrificing their happiness in order to help their loved ones be happy.
This is a definite must read series if you like strong but flawed female leads and smoking hot alpha males with a sweet core.