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Devilish Games #1
Spin Devil
When her college friends suggest an intimate reunion in Florida, Cleo Sonterra has reservations. She's anxious about seeing Sebastian Russo again, the man who taunted and tormented her for four years. His dark good looks don't disguise the fact that he's the meanest bastard she's ever met. It would be great to see her friends again-if she can just remain completely unaffected by Sebastian. At the beach, drinks flow and inhibitions are loosened while the friends play an adult version of Truth or Dare, mixed with Spin the Bottle, using a stuffed toy instead. As the plush devil spins and the truths and dares become more risky, Cleo is faced with the single most frightening dare of all. Because Sebastian Russo is the same bad boy he's always been-and thanks to the spin devil, Cleo's about to find out how bad he can be.
"Reader Advisory: This book contains elements of forced seduction and group sex."
"Reader Advisory: This book contains elements of forced seduction and group sex."
47 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2007
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Red Garnier
94 books358 followersRed Garnier is an erotic romance author whose first book released from Ellora's Cave Publishing in May 2007 to receive a Fallen Angel Recommended Read.
She writes fun and sexy erotic contemporaries as well as paranormals, which can range from dark and emotionally intense, to witty and fun and sweet as cherries! Whatever she's writing at the time, Red loves to sit down with her characters and let them take things from there.
Red Garnier is a lover of love, laughter, and hot, steamy sex. She lives with her husband - the love of her life, her very own hero! - and is a proud mother of two.
She was born to write, to say what's on her mind, and to make a few tongues wag along the way. When Red is not writing, she's probably found with her face glued to a sizzling romance book.
Red loves to read and to write in the many genres of romance.
She writes fun and sexy erotic contemporaries as well as paranormals, which can range from dark and emotionally intense, to witty and fun and sweet as cherries! Whatever she's writing at the time, Red loves to sit down with her characters and let them take things from there.
Red Garnier is a lover of love, laughter, and hot, steamy sex. She lives with her husband - the love of her life, her very own hero! - and is a proud mother of two.
She was born to write, to say what's on her mind, and to make a few tongues wag along the way. When Red is not writing, she's probably found with her face glued to a sizzling romance book.
Red loves to read and to write in the many genres of romance.
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September 25, 2014The recent trend, I see, in many contemporary romances, is to have a woman forced to have sex with a horrible man. I am sorry, but I just don't see romance in rape. We live in an age where violence against women is escalating in every form. I cannot remember the last time I opened the newspaper or watched the news without seeing at least one report about a rape. The discussion that surrounds this issue is usually dominated by the argument, "Well, she asked for it", and then "she surrendered, and she enjoyed it."
In my opinion, stories such as these just play into such logic, and enforce them in the worst possible way- by disguising it as a romance, where a man raping a woman is seen as an expression of love/romance/attraction. Just continue raping her, she will come around and hey, since the lady doth protest too much, it means she likes it. I can still understand if this is a part of some role playing scenario, but it is not.
The main sex scene her is a woman being held down by her friends(wow), while the so called hero goes at it. And this is supposed to be some casual truth or dare between friends. The girl deserves it because, you know, she has a vagina. It doesn't matter if she is a shy prude or some outgoing party girl. And the guy gets away with it because hey, his intentions are noble and doesn't he utter love and marriage in the end?
No means no. Consent must be valued both in the real and fictional realm. Women are denied agency in the real world in many matters. Please let's not do the same to them when they seek the comfort of fantasy.
In my opinion, stories such as these just play into such logic, and enforce them in the worst possible way- by disguising it as a romance, where a man raping a woman is seen as an expression of love/romance/attraction. Just continue raping her, she will come around and hey, since the lady doth protest too much, it means she likes it. I can still understand if this is a part of some role playing scenario, but it is not.
The main sex scene her is a woman being held down by her friends(wow), while the so called hero goes at it. And this is supposed to be some casual truth or dare between friends. The girl deserves it because, you know, she has a vagina. It doesn't matter if she is a shy prude or some outgoing party girl. And the guy gets away with it because hey, his intentions are noble and doesn't he utter love and marriage in the end?
No means no. Consent must be valued both in the real and fictional realm. Women are denied agency in the real world in many matters. Please let's not do the same to them when they seek the comfort of fantasy.
August 1, 2010
What a hot read! I had a few problems with this and the others in the series, though. Here's my main problem with this one:
I guess I'm just not a fan of the Erotic Romance genre because I just can't figure how you can finally discover you love someone after watching them have sex with someone else and then you get all possessive. Seriously?
IMHO She made Cleo a romantic heroine (she was in emotional PAIN watching Sebastian, again, be with women!!) trapped in an erotic romance book. Poor form.
I guess I'm just not a fan of the Erotic Romance genre because I just can't figure how you can finally discover you love someone after watching them have sex with someone else and then you get all possessive. Seriously?
IMHO She made Cleo a romantic heroine (she was in emotional PAIN watching Sebastian, again, be with women!!) trapped in an erotic romance book. Poor form.
February 9, 2016
Oh dear lord.. Cheating.. Orgy.. Supposed love.. I mean
August 2, 2014
Yikes. I would have been ok with this book except for two things: 1. The two "friends" holding her down when it all starts. 2. Sebastian having sex in front if her (and while the two guys hold her down) with her "friends" to make get jealous. Yikes. Oh, and no condom. Considering how very easy her friends were, I'm a little concerned about everyone's health situation. Oh, and did he have to call her a little bitch?
It's a quickie read and I really felt a pull for him at the end... but it abruptly ends. I want to know how it works out after that night and years of wanting each other, but living cross country.
It's a quickie read and I really felt a pull for him at the end... but it abruptly ends. I want to know how it works out after that night and years of wanting each other, but living cross country.
August 22, 2015
**Short Story**
Can someone tell me the difference between 'forced seduction' and rape? Because in my universe if two men hold you down while another rips your clothes off and trys to force himself on you while you're saying 'no' then.....
Regardless I'm not reviewing this; I've decided not to review 2 star novels anymore...A 1 star novel deserves, to some extent, for me to constructively justify my antipathy. 3 stars and up novels are pleasurable experiences that lend themselves easily to highlighting my enjoyment. But a 2 star is just 'blah' or 'whatever'....There Is nothing to say either way; and I've not got the time....
Can someone tell me the difference between 'forced seduction' and rape? Because in my universe if two men hold you down while another rips your clothes off and trys to force himself on you while you're saying 'no' then.....
Regardless I'm not reviewing this; I've decided not to review 2 star novels anymore...A 1 star novel deserves, to some extent, for me to constructively justify my antipathy. 3 stars and up novels are pleasurable experiences that lend themselves easily to highlighting my enjoyment. But a 2 star is just 'blah' or 'whatever'....There Is nothing to say either way; and I've not got the time....
June 10, 2015
Offensive, with forced consent, lots of slut, whore name-calling. Language is not a problem for me, in context, between two or more people who respect each other and are role playing. This had none of that. I think the heroine and hero were supposed to be the couple that always argued but secretly had the hots for each other. In this book, they seemed to hate each other and unable to talk at all. It was just weird and left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
June 13, 2013
Sebastain is the kind of man that I would love to have but I don't think I could do that in front of my friends. At least he finally gets her to admit that she wants him.
I will be looking for the next book in this series.
I will be looking for the next book in this series.
November 8, 2015
In the beginning I wasn't really sure where the book was headed, it looked like it might have been outside my comfort zone. Luckily the author turned it around and I really enjoyed the build up. The ending was not what I expected but I was pleasantly surprised.
April 18, 2012
This book takes the reader on a journey where spin devils spin, secrets gets revealed and love is found in a hot way... but what a way ...
May 14, 2013
The blurb sounded interesting, but it was pretty messed up. The main sex scene started out rather as a forced seduction/rape and Cleo and Sebastian's relationship was kind of sick.
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September 14, 2016What the hell was i thinking reading this?
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