Review: Play Me: The Complete Story - Tracy Wolff

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Ethan Frost novels—Ruined, Addicted, and Exposed—comes the sultry tale of a young woman searching for a bit of control . . . and the powerful new boss who makes her go wild. Originally released as a five-part serial, this eBook bundle collects the complete saga from beginning to end: a sizzling affair loaded with desire, seduction, betrayal, and dark romance.

My name is Aria Winston. I’ve fought desperately to escape the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas. Now I’m on my own, in control of my own life and my own destiny . . . just the way I like it. Until Sebastian Caine changes everything.

Working as a cocktail waitress at one of Vegas’s hottest five-star casinos means putting up with a ton of bad behavior from the big spenders. But it pays the bills—and that’s all that matters to Aria, who needs every last dollar to escape from her father’s destructive grasp and the brutal man he expects her to marry. But when she lashes out against a billionaire who won’t take no for an answer, she nearly loses everything—until Sebastian steps in. The owner’s son and handpicked successor, Sebastian is dark, sexy, and kinder than any rich man should be. And when he apologizes and offers to keep her job safe, Aria can’t help the way her body reacts to his. Suddenly her job, and the security it brings her, isn’t the only thing Aria wants.

Play Me is intended for mature audiences.

Play Me Series:
Play Me Wild (Part 1)
Play Me Hot (Part 2)
Play Me Hard (Part 3)
Play Me Real (Part 4)
Play Me Right (Part 5)
Play Me: The Complete Story (The entire story in one book)

Ethan Frost Series:
(Ethan makes a cameo appearance in Play Me which fits into the time line between Addicted and Exposed)
Ruined
Addicted
Exposed
Flawed (2016)

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Review:
This story was originally released as a 5 part serialized novel (Play Me Wild, Play Me Hot, Play Me Hard, Play Me Real and Play Me Right) but has since been released as a bind up called Play Me: The Complete Story. Although I read this in instalments I'm posting a single review for the entire book. This story works as a complete stand alone but it does feature a cameo appearance from Ethan Frost who has his own series.

Aria has left her family and her controlling father behind her and is struggling to make ends meet working as a cocktail waitress in a local casino. When she loses her temper with one of the casino's big spenders who was getting a little too rough she knows she's blown it and is sure to lose her job but she hadn't counted on the new boss. Sebastian never intended to take over his father's casino but when he is called in run the show after his father suffers a heart attack he quickly realises that things have got to change. He won't tolerate his staff being treated poorly no matter who the client is and he's determined to shake things up a bit. The connection between Aria and Sebastian is instant and intense but will Aria risk everything by sleeping with the boss?

One thing I can say for sure about Play Me is that it's hot as hell, Sebastian is a delicious Dom who knows exactly what he wants and he's not used to being denied. The sex scenes in this story are absolutely scorching and it was very, very easy to see why Aria would fall under Sebastian's spell, I'd certainly find him impossible to resist! This is only the second book I've read by Tracy Wolff but it definitely won't be the last, in fact after seeing the cameo from Ethan Frost I'm planning on diving into his series very soon.

As much as I loved the chemistry between Sebastian and Aria I did feel things moved far too quickly between them. I guess that this is probably because of the serialised format - you have to hook readers into the relationship very quickly and keep them there to make sure they want to continue reading. I just think it could have been so much better if we'd been made to wait for the characters to act on their intense attraction, I think as it was everything happened so fast that I struggled to believe it. This was especially true when you learn more about Aria's background, I don't think there is any way that someone who has been through what she had would be so quick to jump into an affair with a man in such a position of power over her. It wasn't even the speed of them getting down to it that I had an issue with (although I think that was fast too!) but within a week of meeting they were head over heels in love and thinking of marriage and I didn't feel like they'd taken enough time getting to know each other outside of the bedroom.

I may have had an issue with the speed of their relationship but I still really enjoyed their story, I love the author's writing style and I would pick up another book about these characters if the author decided to write one. In the meantime I'll definitely be devouring the Ethan Frost series and keeping an eye out to see if Sebastian and Aria make an appearance in there too.

Source: Received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

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Review: Crash Into Me - Tracy Wolff

She’s totally off limits, but this rocker wants a taste . . .

Jamison Matthews has lusted after Ryder Montgomery since she was a preteen. But now that Ryder and her brother’s band, Shaken Dirty, has made it huge, she’s just one of many pining for the brooding lead singer. Too bad Ryder still sees her as a little sister. Not that it matters. Her brother would never allow it, and the last thing Jamison wants is to be another notch on a rock star’s bed post. Even if it’s Ryder’s.

Ryder doesn’t deserve happiness. After his fame destroyed his last girlfriend, he swore he’d never fall in love again. So when Jamison, the girl he’s been in danger of loving for years, joins the band on the road, he’ll do anything to deny the sparks between them—even after one hot night together. But Jamison is determined to show Ryder that he’s worthy of love—her love—and that she’s all grown up…and ready to play.

Shaken Dirty Series:
Crash Into Me
Wicked Game (January 2014)
Further titles & release dates to be confirmed

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Review:
Jamison is having the worst week in history, she caught her boyfriend cheating with her best friend, crashed her car and then lost her job. Really it couldn't get much worse so when her brother, Jared, member of rock band Shaken Dirty asks her to join his band on the US leg of their tour it's not like she has a lot of other options. The only downside is spending so much time in close confines with lead singer Ryder. Jamison grew up around the band members and they're all like big brothers to her but Ryder has always been something more and she's been more than a little in love with him since she was a teenager. He's never looked at her as anything other than his best friend's little sister though and it's time for her to show him that she's all grown up and more than ready for a relationship.

Crash Into Me is the first book in Tracy Wolff's new Shaken Dirty series and I have to say it gets things off to a great start. I loved the dynamics within the band, each of the characters obviously has their own issues to deal with but they're all basically nice guys and I'm looking forward to getting to know them better. In particular I'm excited about Wyatt's story, I want to know more about why he uses drugs to block everything out and I'd like to see him get his life back on track. I really loved Jared too though, he is very protective of Jamison and he cares a lot about all of his friends. I don't think he's going to be able to properly settle down until he knows that the others are all happy so I'm expecting his story to be one of the last in the series.

Although we get a great introduction to the members of the band this is very much Jamison and Ryder's story and oh boy what a story it is! Jamison has been in love with Ryder for a long time now but she knows there is no way he'll ever commit to one woman so she goes along with the idea of having a fling while they're touring together determined not to let her heart get any more involved than it already is. Ryder blames himself for something that happened to his ex a long time ago and he has sworn that he will never get that close to anyone again. Jamison is different though, she sees a side to him that nobody else has ever noticed and she makes him feel like a better man and that perhaps he could be worthy of her love after all. I enjoyed seeing them spend time together, they have a strong bond of friendship and they make a really cute couple. It was also amusing seeing them both insist that they were just in it for a short term fling when it was so obvious that it meant so much more than that.

Jamison and Ryder have incredible chemistry and this book is hot, hot, hot! Throw in a bunch of rock stars on a multi band tour and you're sure to have plenty of bad behaviour and crazy fan antics that will keep everyone on their toes. If I had a minor complaint it would be about the epilogue, I actually felt it gave away too much about what is to come as the series continues. I think series books very rarely need epilogues, especially when you'll be seeing more of the couple in future books, so I would rather have had more time spent with them just after they'd fallen in love rather than a year down the line. Like I say that was a minor complaint though and I thought that Crash Into Me is a fab start to the series. I'm already looking forward to reading the next book as soon as it's available and in the meantime I'll have to check out some of Tracy Wolff's other books.

Source: Received from Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review

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