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About the Book
Rigged; Vanessa North
Adult; Romance; 102 Pages
Independently published (April 30, 2018)
Kaitlyn He’s her best friend. Her business partner. The one person in her life she shouldn’t want to see naked. Until she sees him in bondage for a charity calendar photoshoot. That changes everything. Gordon He’s loved her for years. She’s the only person he trusts with his secret desires. But he doesn’t dare take their friendship to the next level until they meet Sean–who might be the missing factor in the equation. Sean He’s trusted others with his heart before, but always ends up on the outside looking in. Kaitlyn and Gordon need him in a way he can’t resist. Showing them the ropes–literally and figuratively–is temptation incarnate. He has to keep them at arms length, even if it’s the last thing he wants.
About the Author
Author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories, Vanessa North delights in giving happy-ever-afters to characters who don’t think they deserve them. Relentless curiosity led her to take up knitting and run a few marathons “just to see if she could.” She started writing for the same reason. Her very patient husband pretends not to notice when her hobbies take over the house. Living and writing in Northwest Georgia, she finds her attempts to keep a quiet home are frequently thwarted by twin boy-children and a very, very large dog.
Jenn’s Review
Best friends and dares go hand in hand in Vanessa North’s sexy threesome erotic romance novella, Rigged. DISCLAIMER: This book is 100% adult, containing graphic sexual scenes and bondage.
Kaitlyn loves her business partner, Gordon. They’ve been best friends for years, but she wouldn’t dare risk that for the deeper feelings she’s sure Gordon doesn’t share. On a whim, she enters Gordon’s name in a contest for a charity calendar photoshoot, completely convinced he wouldn’t actually get picked.
Gordon adores Kaitlyn, and wouldn’t put their relationship – personal or professional – at risk by giving voice to the feelings he keeps locked away from her. Until Kaitlyn breaks the news that he’s won a page in a charity calendar. And he has to pose nude. It’s not the calendar that has him uncomfortable – it’s more the idea that he’s posing nude and in bondage. Gordon has no idea how to process his feelings as Sean, the shoot’s rigger, loops rope upon rope around Gordon’s naked body.
It’s been years since Sean’s enjoyed tying someone up this much. Gordon’s reactions to his first bondage scene trigger something in Sean, and the experienced bondage Dominant knows he’s going to have to protect his heart when Gordon and Kaitlyn invite him over to explore some more. But what’s a Dom to do when the two-some invites him to stick around?
Rigged is a quick read (less than 100 pages), erotic, fun, and sweet, all at the same time. Normally, I like my romance in a longer form, but I still found the characters well-built and engaging, with a satisfying ending. I’d love to see where this three-some could go in a longer story, but the HFN conclusion was perfectly fine for the length of this story. Two thumbs up for a run, erotic read.
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