The Perfect Set-Up

by Shakir Rashaan

A woman, irritated with the way her husband has been treating her, devises a way to begin teaching him a lesson.

10 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 16, 2019

About the author

“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” ~ Virginia Wolfe

Conjurer of worlds. Sorcerer. Man. Myth. Legend. Prototype.

All of these words describe Shakir Rashaan, who has been creating mind-twisting stories and lavish worlds for well over a decade, rolling onto the national literary scene as a contributor to Z-Rated: Chocolate Flava 3 in 2012. His raw, vivid, and uncut writing style captured the attention of the Queen of Erotica herself, Zane. A year later, Shakir’s debut novel with Strebor/Atria/Simon & Schuster, The Awakening, opened to rave reviews, while the follow-up in the Nubian Underworld series, Legacy, garnered even more success, and the third installment, Tempest, helping to make the series one of the most unique and best-selling in the erotic romance genre.

Rashaan would later add to his impressive catalog with the debut of the Kink, P.I. Series in 2015, starting with Obsession and following up with Deception and Reckoning. Drawing comparisons to Walter Mosely’s Easy Rawlins series, Kink, P.I. has developed into yet another best-selling series, carving its place as a “throwback to the days of classic mystery books” in the mystery genre.

Further adding to his impressive portfolio, Rashaan was a regular blogger for USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog, where readers could find him at his “Manly Musings” personal blog, reviewing books, television shows, and movies from a man’s perspective. He wrote recaps for various shows for the STARZ Network, including The Girlfriend Experience, POWER, and Survivor’s Remorse, before the blog was retired in late 2018.

Shakir has gone on in recent years to pen a series of bestselling novels, including In Service to the Senator, a sexy political thriller surrounding an up-and-coming vice presidential candidate, The Devil’s All-American, a unique paranormal romance featuring a rising college basketball star, Unthinkable, a not-so-conventional romance set in the entertainment industry, Love, Lust & Beautiful Liars, a romantic suspense novel about an international weapons dealer who was looking to retire and enjoy his HEA, and most recently in 2021, Queen of Cambridge, part of the Queens of the Castle anthology series.

Shakir has switched gears, jumping into the young adult world, developing the Neverwraith series, a YA paranormal fantasy for Entangled Teen/Macmillan, and the South Hampton series, in addition to several other YA and New Adult projects to expand his NEBU universe. Neverwraith is his most ambitious project to date, about a teenage descendant of an ancient metahuman bloodline who searches for the truth about the death of his parents and their connection to a centuries-old blood feud over sacred texts contained inside of his native Kindara, an island nation located near the West African coast ... all while navigating high school

Shakir currently resides in suburban Atlanta with his wife, soon-to-be college graduate daughter, and a Jack-Chi named Teddy.

Reviews

[Dee Cherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow
1st read by this author. Mysterious erotic short has me ready to read next part to see how this ends.

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

So wow! That was unexpected and awesome at the same time. I cannot wait to see what happens next. This book did not disappoint

[JazzReads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short book and overall just ok

[Elisa Loubieres · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought it was good but ended in a weird way

[London Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well damn...

The Perfect Set-Up was just that. It left my mouth watering to see what was going to happen at every turn with Kia and the Mystery Stalker/Lover/Punisher/Pleasurer. It definitely set me up to read The Perfect Lesson. I enjoyed this book.

[Diane Rembert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This short story shows what can happen when you put your spouse or significant other first. Did I think they went too far? That’s for the reader to decide?

Once again, my hat is off to @shakirrashaan, fr another spicy read. Go check it out for yourself.

[Leanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

It was different but i feel it’s a plot twist. Going to read the next one and find out what happens.

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[Maddie Barnes · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I could give this 0 stars I would

[Kai · Rating 1 out of 5]

meh

[Joi Cowdery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay read. Fast and to the point. Ending could have been a bit more detailed.

[Kenya · Rating 2 out of 5]

points of view were super confusing. the dom is omniscient at some points and then third person at other times. it was a quick read, but there were so many holes in the storyline and a few typos

[Chelsea · Rating 1 out of 5]

What? Like literally what was that? Maybe it wasn't for me or I read it completely wrong, but the perspective was so strange! I did not care for it and I'm glad it was short.

[Virginia · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.