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from Bestselling Author C.J. Riggs, comes book 2
in the Deepest Desires Series.

๐™Ž๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ก๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™๐™–๐™ž๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™›๐™ž๐™ง๐™š,
๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™. ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š. ๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™š. ๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ.

๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉโ€ฆ

๐™๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ก๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„โ€™๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™
๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข. ๐™€๐™ญ๐™˜๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™™ ๐™– ๐™›๐™ก๐™–๐™ข๐™š
๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š, ๐™ž๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™– ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™จ.
๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™ฃ๐™ž7

101 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 11, 2025

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Profile Image for Brittany Ferraro.
192 reviews1,149 followers
June 11, 2025
4.5โญ๏ธ This little novella grabbed me by the hair, flipped me over, smacked my ass, and told me to take it like a good little slut and Iโ€™m not complaining.

This is the true definition of a palate cleanser. Itโ€™s nothing but a spicy good time. If youโ€™re looking for spice that hits just right, Riggs is the author you run to.

I absolutely loved the premise, a place where you can explore all your deep, dark desires and fantasiesโ€ฆ and we skip the fluff and dive right into the good stuff.

AND ITโ€™S A WHY CHOOSE?!

Say less. This novella delivered exactly what I needed short, filthy, and straight to the point.

So turn off your brain, sit back and enjoy the ride. It was like a shot of espresso straight to the ๐Ÿฑ
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39 reviews14 followers
July 8, 2025
If thereโ€™s one thing I can always count on from Riggs, itโ€™s her spicy scenes ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

The MM scenes in this book were such good fun ๐Ÿ˜ and the FMC could put out a burning building the amount she ๐Ÿ’ฆ

Their water bill must be stacked cos Alyssa stays hydrated thatโ€™s for sure ๐Ÿคฃ

The degradation was spot on, the MFM scenes were hot as f*ck, and itโ€™s left me feral for Book 3!

I honestly do not want this series to end!

I cannot wait to read Nixโ€™s story ๐Ÿ‘€
Profile Image for destiny.
454 reviews121 followers
May 26, 2025
immediately add this to your tbr RIGHT NOW ๐Ÿ˜ฉ cj riggs never misses and this erotic novella just the perfect novella to help you out of a slump / palette cleanser !!

thank you so much riggs for giving me the chance to arc read โค๏ธ you never fail to amaze me with your short stories !! literally the second i finished this i just had to read it all over again because i never want to leave

xaden and zeke โ€ฆ shut the fuck up โ€ฆ i want them both and i want them NOWWW ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ณ who do i have to go to in order to be a part of this group for real ๐Ÿ˜ญ theyโ€™re so filthy and the things that were coming out of their mouths ??! HELLO ?!? my rose toy flew to my hand like thorโ€™s hammer ๐Ÿฆต๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿฆต๐Ÿผomg how i LOVED alyssa !! miss girl didnโ€™t back down and she knew what she wanted and grabbed it with confidence. sheโ€™s such a baddie like i literally didnโ€™t know if i wanted to be her or with her ๐Ÿ˜

not only did i get to meet these three but seeing deckard and cairo again just had me giggling and cheesing like an idiot ๐Ÿฅน i love them so much !!

riggsโ€™ short stories always pack a punch and this was just that ๐Ÿคฉ i need more so bad i might actually need to be put in a straight jacket

๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ
Profile Image for Tracy  Hanes.
248 reviews149 followers
May 25, 2025
Riggs, you are an absolute menace to polite society. Never change, you chaotic genius.

Okay, friends, let me be clear: this novella is not for everyone. Itโ€™s erotic, spicy, deeply unhinged, and honestly? A freaking blast. But seriously, check the trigger warnings before diving in because it goes there, and then keeps going.

This is book two in the Deepest Desires series, and weโ€™re back with our favorite exclusive party planners (who apparently throw events and morals out the window). This time, the spotlightโ€™s on Zeke and Xaden, two men who immediately forget how to behave like functional adults the second Alyssa walks in the door. And listenโ€ฆ Alyssa is not here for your nonsense. She is confident, chaotic, and could probably ruin lives with a single lookโ€”and I loved every second of it.

The first half of the novella is basically Alyssa playing mind (and body) games with these two, and the second half is them returning the favor with interest. And that ending?? I was laughing, gasping, and maybe slightly unwellโ€”in the best way.

Riggsโ€™ writing had me howling like full-on ugly-laughing at some of the wild, over-the-top, ridiculously hilarious sexual metaphors. Itโ€™s fast, filthy, and way more fun than it has any right to be.

If youโ€™re in the mood for something short, spicy, and just the right amount of unhingedโ€”with a trio dynamic that involves some sword-crossing actionโ€”this novella is exactly what you need. Just donโ€™t say I didnโ€™t warn you.

Also, it was tough not picturing my bestie Alyssa (Alyssa's actual namesake) getting railed by two really hot men. So thanks for that Riggs.
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24 reviews
May 26, 2025
Riggs ๐Ÿ˜ฑ you never disappoint! This is short sweet but also spicy as fck!
I loved the banter and brotherly bond Zeke and Xaden have they had me laughing my ass off ๐Ÿคฃ.

Then the spiciness came and I was floored ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ”ฅ you wasnโ€™t kidding when it said low/no plot but full of spice ๐Ÿ˜

I loved the little pop in from Deckard and Cairo!

This was the perfect little second novella for deepest desires and I cannot wait for what else you have in store for us! ๐Ÿ˜

Once again thank you for Riggs for giving me the pleasure of ARC reading this for you, I am truly honoured โค๏ธโค๏ธ
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26 reviews
May 26, 2025
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ

2nd book in the Deepest Desires Series & these books are just an all around good time!!! Absolutely perfect little palette cleanser! Short, spicyโ€ฆ & in typical Riggs fashion it left me wanting more ๐Ÿคญ

I LOVED the relationship between Zeke & Xaden the MMCโ€™s.. I wana read it again just for them two alone! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ”ฅ

Alyssa the FMC, knew exactly what she wanted & she unapologetically made the first move, confidently showing her intentions from the get go!!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

๐Ÿ”ฅ Dual POV
๐Ÿ–ค Fisting
๐Ÿ”ฅ DP
๐Ÿ–ค O Denial
๐Ÿ”ฅ Degradation
๐Ÿ–ค Praise K!nk
๐Ÿ”ฅBoot licking / riding
๐Ÿ–ค Exhibitionism
๐Ÿ”ฅ Command RP
๐Ÿ–ค Voyeurism

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK ALL THE TRIGGERS!! ๐Ÿ’ฃ

โ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ข

โ€œNo fraternisation between staff, itโ€™s the one and only rule.โ€
โ€œYou seem a little uptight. Sometimesโ€ฆ rules are meant to be brokenโ€ฆ no?โ€

โ€œYou heard her... So do me a favour, be a good boyโ€ฆ and crawl to me.โ€
โ€œCome on man, Iโ€™m not crawling toโ€”โ€
โ€œDonโ€™t make me tell you again, Xaden! On. Your. Kneesโ€ฆ like the obedient boy I already know you to be.โ€

โ€œJust know, whoever touches youโ€ฆ Iโ€™ll snap every single one of their fingers and pull every tooth from their fucking skull.โ€


โ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ขโ€ข
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468 reviews41 followers
May 22, 2025
4,5 โญ๏ธ

Fun, short, and spicy novella with low plot and high spice. Second book in the Deepest Desires series.

I liked the grumpy/sunshine dynamic between the two MMCs, Zeke and Xaden, and I loved their banter. There was definitely chemistry between them and the FMC, Alyssa, and the spice between all three of them really was spicing.

Loved seeing Deckard and Cairo from Idรฉe Fixe.


โ€œSometimesโ€ฆ rules are meant to be brokenโ€ฆ no?โ€
โ€œI know all your dirty little secrets now. Letโ€™s just hope you remember your safe word.โ€
โ€œTonight, youโ€™re going to be used so fucking well that youโ€™ll forget your own name.โ€


I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review. Receiving ARC didnโ€™t affect my opinion of the book.
Profile Image for Katie B.
297 reviews6 followers
May 22, 2025
Thank you Riggs for once again allowing me to ARC read for you!

What a fucking fun time. I had to drop into Riggsโ€™ dms halfway through to scream.

I am legitimately exhausted after that, my body was put through the wringer just reading what Alyssa and her boys did. Absolute FILTH in the best, most enjoyable way.

Every time I have the pleasure of ARC reading for Riggs I am always amazed to see how her writing changes. Every single time without fail, her writing style grows and flourishes.

The Deepest Desires series is such a fun time - a spicy little palette cleanser and the vibes are just phenomenal!

If youโ€™re looking for something to spice up your day, this is the book for you!

10/10 will read again.
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594 reviews27 followers
July 7, 2025
Itโ€™s hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ, Itโ€™s wet ๐Ÿ’ง, thereโ€™s a lot of ๐Ÿ’ฆ

A quick novella that follows on from Idee Fix, part of the Deepest Desire series. We meet our FMC, Alyssa a fire breather employed at the next pop up party. She ends up in an erotic tryst with Zeke and Xaden.

A hot, spicy read. Honestly, itโ€™s such a quick read I donโ€™t want to spoil all the fun!
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129 reviews294 followers
June 18, 2025
Taking up fire breathing so I can find Zeke and Xaden and live my why choose life!

Great little spicy read ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต
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29 reviews6 followers
May 22, 2025
I have my sister on goodreads and donโ€™t want to embarrass myself. But what I can say is this is edging at itโ€™s prime. Five stars highly recommended. Riggs is a gift that keeps on giving!
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147 reviews
June 19, 2025
4.25 โญ๏ธ 4.5 ๐ŸŒถ

MCs: ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข โ™ก ๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ & ๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ

"๐™๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ. ๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™, ๐™จ๐™๐™š ๐™™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š"

*๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ...* ummm... location pls? ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ Deepest Desires is def my place to be!! ever since Idรฉe Fixe ๐™„ ๐™†๐™‰๐™€๐™’ i need to follow this series!! & this installment is juz as ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ where book 1 has a bit more heart, this has ๐™™๐™ค๐™ช๐™—๐™ก๐™š the pleasur-๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ zeke & xaden, controlling alyssa's Os left & right!! tysm for the chance to ARC read this fun & spicy novella!! ong... ๐™”๐˜ผ๐˜ผ๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™Ž๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝโ™ฅ๏ธ

"๐™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ, ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช'๐™ง๐™š ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ค ๐™›๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช'๐™ก๐™ก ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ข๐™š"

โœจ โฌ‡๏ธplot, โฌ†๏ธ๐ŸŒถ erotic novella. ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ 2 of the Deepest Desires series with interconnected characters but can be read as a ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š

๐Ÿ”ฅ sสœแดแด‡x แด„สŸแดœส™
๐Ÿ–ค แดา“แด แดกฤฑแด›สœ ส™ส€ฤฑแด‡า“ แดแด
๐Ÿ”ฅ ษขส€แดœแดแด˜ส/โ˜€๏ธsสœฤฑษดแด‡ แดแดแด„'s
๐Ÿ–ค ษขแดแด›สœฤฑแด„ แด ฤฑส™แด‡s
๐Ÿ”ฅ แด˜ส€แด€ฤฑsแด‡/แด…แด‡ษข
๐Ÿ–ค sสœฤฑส™แด€ส€ฤฑ
๐Ÿ”ฅ แด‡ส€0แด›ฤฑแด„ แด€sแด˜สœสxฤฑแด€แด›ฤฑ0ษด
๐Ÿ–ค แด…แด˜/า“ฤฑsแด›ฤฑษดษข
๐Ÿ”ฅ แด„แดแดแดแด€ษดแด…/ฤฑแดแด˜แด€แด„แด›/๐Ÿ”ฅแด˜สŸแด€ส
๐Ÿ–ค xสœฤฑส™ฤฑแด›ฤฑ0ษดฤฑsแด/แด 0สแด‡แดœส€ฤฑsแด

โ€ผ๏ธ ๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ. โœ”๏ธ๐Ÿ†ƒ๐Ÿ††/๐Ÿ…ฒ๐Ÿ††
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258 reviews121 followers
September 2, 2025
I was rearranging my shelves this morning and got distracted by part 1 of this series. I remembered how fun that book was and decided to finally pick up mu Kindle and read Amour Fou. I've had it on there for a while and today was the day!

This was such a spicy, hot, and quick read! The FMC Alyssa, is a fire breather at the party. She ends up enjoying some HOT times with Zeke and Xaden. Do you like edging, degradation and a bit of MM alongside your MFM? Then read this book.
I'm going to need Nix's story.
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Authorย 1 book11 followers
June 26, 2025
Amour Fou is a short and super scorching erotic tale of desire, why choose and fantasies come to life.

If you havent already read Idee Fixe-book 1 in the series-then what have you been doing?

Run, don't walk and check out this awesome series ๐Ÿฅต
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235 reviews32 followers
July 4, 2025
Sin in written form.

Zero chill. Zero plot. Just raw, feral lust on every damn page.

This isnโ€™t your sweet little slow burnโ€ฆthis is messy, obsessive, โ€œyou should probably talk to a therapist about thatโ€ kinda love. And I ate it all the way up. The MMCโ€™s? Possessive, toxic, and absolutely unhinged in the bedroom (and maybe a few other places). The FMC? Letโ€™s just say she knows EXACTLY what sheโ€™s doing and what she wants ๐Ÿ˜

This book is pure carnal hunger. Youโ€™re not reading it for a story. Youโ€™re here to sweat. And Riggs gives you exactly what youโ€™re looking for. These sex scenes are so filthy I felt like I needed to clear my kindle history when I finished.

Smuttiest decision Iโ€™ve made all week. 10/10. No notes. Just vibes.

P.S - shout out to my bestie Riggs for giving me a namesake Character I can be so proud of lmao TAKE THAT FISTING LIKE A QUEEN GIRL!
Profile Image for Cole Bowden.
50 reviews
July 17, 2025
Ok WOWโ€ฆ
Need a Zeke and Xaden right now
Spice was immaculate, short fun read and canโ€™t wait for the next one already๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
CJ keep em comingggg
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78 reviews2 followers
May 26, 2025
I had the pleasure of reading this last year ! And when i tell you i sat there GLUED to my laptop from start to finish , its not even the slightest exaggeration!

I ate this up like it was a piece of borris bog trotters chocolate cake !!

Riggs outdone herself with idee fixe, but this was just WOW!

Even though i read it last year i STILL think about it quite often !

Congratulations Riggs on yet another masterpiece
๐Ÿฅฐโ™ฅ๏ธ
Profile Image for Kitty Cooper-Marshall.
8 reviews
May 22, 2025
Thank you so much CJ for sending me an ARC of Amour Fou! Itโ€™s the perfect spicy palette cleanser๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป

The banter/relationship between Xaden & Zeke had me cackling until itโ€ฆ didnโ€™t ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ”ฅ

CJโ€™s books are always dark, depraved & super spicy and Amour Fou definitely doesnโ€™t disappoint in those departments.

Iโ€™m calling for a Cairo/Deck/Zeke/Xaden/Alyssa orgy ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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Profile Image for Caffs37.
146 reviews1 follower
June 13, 2025

In "Amour Fou," the second book in the Deepest Desired series, CJ Riggs expertly transports readers back to the tantalizing world reminiscent of "Idรฉe Fixe." With her signature flair for writing spicy scenes that provoke introspection about our own deepest desires, Riggs delivers a novella that is both engaging and provocative.

This installment features the perfect blend of story and sensuality. The narrative hooks you from the start and never lets go, keeping you immersed in a whirlwind of passion and intrigue. Each scene is well-crafted, with enough substance to ignite longing while leaving you with flushed cheeks. Riggs has a remarkable talent for hitting the nail on the head, capturing the essence of desire with every word. One can't help but wish for a glimpse into her mind, which is clearly a treasure trove of creativity.

The fast-paced nature of "Amour Fou" maintains momentum while introducing familiar characters from the first book, making it easy for readers to dive in without needing extensive backstory. However, itโ€™s the gothic vibes that truly set this novella apart. Although it doesnโ€™t delve into vampire territory, the atmosphere evokes the haunting elegance of a "Dracula" film. The opulent descriptions of dark fabrics, the rich aroma of wine in hefty goblets, and masked men on the prowl create a vivid tableau that lingers in the mind.

Riggs captures the essence of dark romance beautifully, making this novella a delectable treat for fans of the genre. "Amour Fou" offers a reading experience thatโ€™s both thrilling and deeply satisfying, inviting book lovers to indulge in their fantasies. This is a story to devour, and readers are sure to be left eagerly anticipating the next installment.
Profile Image for Tracy Booktalk.
249 reviews10 followers
June 28, 2025
๐Ÿฅต If you want smut, smutty, and smuttier then this is the book for you! C J writes Erotica and does it very well.
๐Ÿ–ค What I loved - We get to see Cairo again and I do love this character. Unfortunately, you see very little of my favorite couple Cairo and Dekhard! She wanted to focus on the male character, Zeke and Xaden. Now i appreciate she has readers who are panting at the bit to get more of them but this book is small and she could have added a sticky scene just to appease everyone. I also love Alyssa. She is dark and twisted and you will see stuff that you donโ€™t see everywhere.
๐Ÿ–ค What I didnโ€™t like - there were a few grammar mistakes. Once you are through your alpha, beta and arc readers then these minor mistakes should have been corrected. However the reason for my four stars is right around 2/3 of the way through there was added verbiage that almost made me stop reading. This is an 18+ book and I am not a teenager. The way Alyssa talks sometimes seemed like a school girl crush. Alyssa is a grown woman who has been around the block a multitude of times.
๐Ÿ–ค Hopefully the book will be edited to catch the errors. Even with these it is definitely a must read. I will continue to read everything C. J. writes. She is in my top five of erotica authors.
Profile Image for Eunice Hayward.
151 reviews3 followers
June 12, 2025
Dearest Darlings of Darkness,

Idรฉe Fixe had my heart, but Amour Fou stole my soul. Xaden and Zeke are mine end of story. Riggs does not disappoint with her Deepest Desire series. I wanted this book so badly, and let me tell you, it did not let me down. No maโ€™am. I devoured it like a sweet summer peach.

But remember, Riggs has a dark side and so do her books. So check those triggers before they check you.

Alyssa, the fire-breathing queen that she is, knows what she wants and how to get itโ€ฆ well, mostly. Xaden? Heโ€™s like a toddler, says exactly what he wants, no filter and I LOVE IT. What happens between him and a certain someone? Chefโ€™s kiss. But you'll have to read the book to find out.

And then thereโ€™s Zeke. Calm. Quiet. But donโ€™t let that exterior fool you underneath it all is a dom daddy who will tie you up without hesitation.

Okay, okay, Iโ€™ve said enough. If I go on any longer, I risk spoiling the book. And newsflash: we donโ€™t do spoilers here.
Yours in madness,
E
Profile Image for Zuzana Kosirelova .
45 reviews
May 27, 2025
Thank you so much for letting me ARC this book! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜

I love Riggs's writing, and her short stories are.. OMG! ๐Ÿซ 

I loved Idรฉe Fixe, and couldn't wait to read the second book, and you know how people sometimes say that the first book is better? Not the case with this, because Amour Fou is equally good! ๐Ÿฅต

The meeeeeennnnn in this book??
Please take my kidneys, ma cards, and give them to me ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคญ

The things they say to her!
The things they do to her!

๐“๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ ๐“ฏ๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ถ ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ๐“ผ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ด๐“ฎ. ๐“ฆ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐”€๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฝ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฝ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ฏ๐“ฎ๐“ฎ๐“ต ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ด๐“ฎ ๐”€๐“ป๐“ช๐“น๐“น๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ถ๐”‚ ๐“ฌ๐“ธ๐“ฌ๐“ด.

"๐™„๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ, ๐™„ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™. ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ."

"แดกสœแด€แด› แด€ส€แด‡ สแดแดœ แด›สœษชษดแด‹ษชษดษข แด€ส™แดแดœแด›?"
"สแดแดœ ส™แดœส€สษชษดษข สแดแดœส€ ๊œฐแด€แด› แด„แดแด„แด‹ ษชษด๊œฑษชแด…แด‡ แดแด‡."

๐Ÿ”ฅ Dual POV
๐Ÿ”ฅ FMC is a fire breather
๐Ÿ”ฅ Orgasm denial
๐Ÿ”ฅ Fire play
๐Ÿ”ฅ Ropes
๐Ÿ”ฅ Degradation
๐Ÿ”ฅ Praise Kink
๐Ÿ”ฅ Exhibitionism & Voyeurism
14 reviews
May 26, 2025
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This novella is the definition of low plot, HIGH spiceโ€ฆ and honestly? Thatโ€™s exactly what I signed up for ๐Ÿ˜

Amour Fou takes the heat from Idรฉe Fixรฉe and says โ€œletโ€™s double it.โ€ Zeke and Xaden (grumpy/sunshine excellence) are absolute menaces in the best freaking way. Their banter had me cackling, and their chemistry with Alyssa? Unmatched. Alyssa was fully in control, and watching those two men melt for her? Chefโ€™s kiss ๐Ÿ˜š๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿป

And the spice? We are not talking a little light steam, weโ€™re talking edge-of-your-seat filth. Letโ€™s just say the crawl scene and the epilogue alone deserve their own content warnings (in the best way)

If you want a fun, spicy novella with ALL the spice? Amour Fou is your next read. 10/10 will reread, preferably in private ๐Ÿ˜
Profile Image for Jillian Hadden.
268 reviews11 followers
June 1, 2025
Yes! Absolutely yes! I fell in love with this series after reading Idee Fixe, and this book confirmed that I am obsessed with the Darkest Desires series! This is some depraved and spicy stuff, like clutch your pearls depraved. Xaden and Zeke don't play around, and Alyssa learned that the hard way. But she definitely had the time of her life learning that lesson. This was a quick read, but it packs a punch and leaves you wanting more. I am already looking forward to the next book in this series. C.J Riggs is amazing at writing spicy scenes, and leaving your jaw on the floor. This was some expert level spice right here! Do yourself a favor and read this book! You will not be disappointed!
Profile Image for Natasha.
43 reviews1 follower
May 22, 2025
Honestly Riggs just keeps on giving. The entirety of this is just ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป.
The power dynamic between the mcs is done so well done, especially with it being a novella.
Alyssa has them eating out of her hands.
Zeke and Xaden are a new take on the grumpy x sunshine duo I didnโ€™t expect ๐Ÿ˜‚. The banter between these two had me with tears in my eyes the whole time.
I also love how we still got Deckard and Cairo throughout!
The whole story is just hot and funny and perfect. Ooffft and the crawl scene? Damn.
Our Queen Riggs never lets us down
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24 reviews3 followers
May 31, 2025
Amour Fou @Riggs
Book 2 in the Deepest Desires series


I am the biggest Riggs fan and I was so excited to get to arc read Amour Fou.. The deepest desires series is low on plot and high on smut and Amour Fou was perfection ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ

Alyssa gets to play out her deepest desires with Zeke & Xaden, a night she will never forget!!

We have:
-reverse harem
-dirty talk
-praise
-degradation
-mfm/mm
-exhibitionism
-๐Ÿ’ฆ play
-a3al play
-erotic axphyxiation
-org3sm denial
And the list goes on ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

If you are looking for a delicious smutty novella then look no further!!

100% recommend!!
Profile Image for Elorafae.
60 reviews5 followers
June 7, 2025
4.5 stars!!

Sooo good!! Honestly for a palette cleanser this is perfect!

Easy to follow plot with HIGH spiceโ€ฆ the MM scene had me in a chokeholdโ€ฆ goddamn ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต

But a novella there to make you sweat and feel needy for what Alyssa is being subjected to by Zeke and Xadenโ€ฆ Iโ€™d give anything to be in her positionโ€ฆ wait who said that? ๐Ÿ‘€

This was a great follow on from Idee Fixe for sureโ€ฆ canโ€™t wait for more ๐Ÿ˜
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Tasha W.
171 reviews15 followers
May 29, 2025
๐Ÿ–ค ARC REVIEW ๐Ÿ–ค

Iโ€™m hot. Seriously, Iโ€™m sweating. This was sexy asf and I could NOT get enough. By the time I was finished, I barely even realized it was the end. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ I crave MORE. This series is going to ruin me, stg. I love how short but powerful this book isโ€” so many hot and cold feelings until it was just plain HOT. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Canโ€™t wait to read more future works! โœจ
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57 reviews4 followers
June 1, 2025
This is the second book in the Deepest Desires series. Whilst it is super short, it's amazing, and it's a perfect pallete cleanser for those in a slump.
The fmc is confident and knows what she wants and needs,and isn't afraid to take it
Please make sure you read the triggers before proceeding.
I need more in this series
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