Exclusive
Berkley HEAT
September 2007
ISBN: 978-0-42521707-8

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Excerpt - Reviews

Three stories that make the most forbidden fantasies come true.

Welcome to the club….

Three masters of erotic romance extend a private invitation to the after-hours club of your dreams.
The cost: your inhibitions…

Eden Bradley’s Sanctuary...
Innocent Devin Delaney never thought of herself as kinky, until a visit to the dungeons of The Ring. Here, a true submissive like Devin is considered quite a prize among dominants like Shayne. The only question is how far is Devin willing to go to please her man—and herself?

Jaci Burton’s Wild Nights
Grace Wilde owns a swingers club—but rarely indulges in the fun. It takes a newcomer like Mike to sway her. Pure country. All animal. And up for a good time. But can two people who thrive on independence find a compromise between absolute sexual freedom and total commitment?

Lisa Renee Jones’s Purple Magic
Ever since her friend vanished into the hedonistic world of Manhattan’s forbidden clubs, Joline Moore’s been searching for her. Now she’s plunged into a depraved darkness she never imagined—and into the arms of Drago, a mysterious stranger who may be her sensual salvation…

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Some fantasies aren’t for everyone.

 

Though she spent the next hour mingling with her guests and making sure everyone was having a good time, Grace couldn’t help but keep one eye on Mike Nottingham.

She expected him to approach her. He hadn’t yet. He’d gone to the bar for a drink, spent some time talking to the bartender and a few of the staff, then hung out and chatted with some members. Not once had he sought her out or bothered her in any way.

For some odd reason, she was irritated by his seeming lack of interest. She knew he was interested in her—her instincts were never wrong, dammit. He was simply playing it cool and waiting for the right moment to pounce.

She continued to perform her normal routine—stopping at tables to visit her regulars, answering a question or two from those who stopped her, even dancing with men or women who asked. As owner and hostess, she made herself available to her clientele, within reason of course. Anyone who came here on a routine basis knew her sexual boundaries. She did the choosing, and in that she was very particular. Partaking of the club’s activities was a rare occurrence. Typically she liked to keep her own sexuality private, her partners anonymous.

But periodically she’d dally at the club. It was good for business. Patrons liked to see her taking part in the club’s amenities. It fueled their fantasies of her. She knew it, the staff knew it, they all played it up.

She wasn’t going to dally with Mike Nottingham, though. Mainly because it’s what he wanted. And she never catered to men. They catered to her. It was part of her mystique. She did the choosing. She smiled at that.

“You have a beautiful smile.”

She didn’t jerk in surprise at the sound of Mike Nottingham’s voice behind her. She knew he’d come around.

“Like a cat who just ate a bowl of cream.”

Her smile didn’t die. In fact, she kept it on when she turned to face him. Like it or not, he was a client. “Thank you. Are you having a good time?”

“Yes. You’ve created a hell of a niche market here.”

“We stay busy.”

“I can imagine.”

He wasn’t crowding her or invading her personal space. She liked that. Most men targeting her invaded her space and she hated feeling cornered. He kept a respectable distance, one hand holding his glass, the other resting on the bar.

“Find anything to your liking yet?” she asked.

He laughed. “Grace, everything here is to my liking. I love sex. That’s why I’m here.”

“Ah. Honesty. That’s refreshing.” His southern drawl was sexy. Rolling off his deep, husky voice, it singed her nerve endings. How long had it been since she’d played? Too long.

“But I like to take my time before I choose. I don’t like to rush into anything.”

“Really.”

He nodded. “I might just want to look around tonight. I’m in no hurry.”

Also different than a lot of the men who came here, usually with a hard on before they came through the door, their cocks out before they moved from the bar to the playrooms. They’d have their dick in the first willing woman before Grace could blink.

Maybe Mike got laid often. Though she got the idea he wasn’t just after pussy, that he had more adventurous tastes.

“Any particular play you have in mind? Can I help you with something?”

He slanted a half-lidded gaze at her that admittedly got her panties wet. Practiced? Maybe. But either way, it worked.

“I haven’t been to the playrooms yet, so I can’t really say. I’ll have to take a look around and see if anything gets me hard. But thank you for the offer.”

The man smoldered. What was wrong with a little one on one with him. He was damn fine looking and her pussy was quivering. She made no apologies to anyone for her sexuality, so what was holding her back? When she found a guy she wanted to fuck and she was in the mood, she went for it.

“Let me show you around.”

His brows arched and he dipped his chin to look down at her. “Sure.” He held his arm out and she took it, guiding him through the double doors from the main room into the playrooms, cognizant of how tall he was. She wasn’t short by any stretch of the imagination, but Mike made her feel…petite.

His body was warm and he smelled…God he smelled great. Like a fresh shower, not like those men who doused themselves in sickening cologne that gave her a headache. Mike smelled like soap. She breathed him in as they strolled down the hallway.

“Each room is marked so you know what it is before going in,” she explained, pointing to the door marked “Masturbation”.

“Do you enjoy touching yourself?” he asked, his voice dropping down an octave.

Her nipples tightened. “Very much. Do you?”

“Every chance I get.”

Verbal foreplay had always excited her. She paused and turned, tilting her head back so she could look at his eyes. “How do you do it? Only at home, or elsewhere?”

His lips curled in a knowing smile that made her want to climb on top of him and kiss him. “Like I said, every chance I get. At home, in the car, at work, outside…anywhere I get the urge as long as I don’t get caught.”

She nodded and inhaled, her mind filled with visuals of him jacking off in his car on the freeway. “Me too. Sometimes I’ll do it four or five times a day. Here at work, in the car when I’m driving somewhere. I even did it in my doctor’s office one day. They make you wait so long in those exam rooms, though it really doesn’t take me long to get myself off.”

“Everyone knows their own body well. It’s easy to make yourself come.”

“True enough.”

“I’d love to watch you give yourself an orgasm.”

“I might like showing you.”

"Exclusive’s set of stories is unusually sophisticated — that fact along with the fine writing makes this book a great, smoking-hot read. The sexual scenes are not just sex, but closely tied to the emotional conflicts of the characters."
~ Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine

"Hot and steamy novellas with deeply sensual characters and erotic plots."
While Sanctuary is hot and steamy and Wild Nights is beautiful and erotic, Purple Magic joins in with its powerfully sexy characters and fabulously intense storyline. I didn't want any of these stories to end.
~ Mandy Burns, Fresh Fiction

"The heat is definitely sweltering in this anthology by authors Eden Bradley, Jaci Burton, and Lisa Renee Jones. EXCLUSIVE includes stories about one woman’s journey into submission, one man’s outlook on love, and another’s rescue in the name of friendship. I loved this entire anthology! The quality of each story was outstanding and when combined, EXCLUSIVE is a must read. In WILD NIGHTS I was treated to another look at Mike Nottingham who was first introduced in Wild, Wicked, and Wanton, also by Jaci Burton. Mike is thrown for a loop when he meets Grace. Grace is as shy of exclusive commitment as Mike had always been. Their complete infatuation with each other scared them to death. I sat back and smiled as I watched their love blossom and take over their lives so as nothing else mattered."
~ Natasha, Romance Junkies

"While Jaci Burton’s story, Wild Nights, works perfectly as a standalone novella – even to readers as anal as I am about reading series books or connected books in order – it will be greatly enhanced for those readers who have already read her novel Wild, Wicked, and Wanton. Continuing the story of Mike Nottingham, a supporting character from that previous book, Burton explores what happens when a player falls head over heels for a woman who is more than his match and even more reluctant than he is to commit. Watching him fall is fun, but decidedly most fun for readers who met him in Wild, Wicked, and Wanton! Grace is the kind of heroine that can keep both her lover and the audience guessing. Determined to prove to herself and to Mike that their brief tryst meant nothing and that she doesn’t need a relationship, she does everything she can to drive him away. When Mike’s tenacity and devotion prove unshakeable, she finally gives in, much to our delight and her own, not to mention Mike’s. Be aware, this story does not follow the typical romance ‘rules’. Remember I described these novellas as unconventional romances, and none fit that description better than Burton’s Wild Nights. What the author does deliver in this tale is a story that totally fits the two main characters involved, and leaves the reader with a more than satisfying ending."
~ Jennifer, CK2’s Kwips and Critiques, A Recommended Read

"Exclusive is three well-written stories of women and men learning more about themselves and their boundaries. Each author took their story in a different direction than the others while still maintaining the same level of excellent writing. After I finished reading I sat back and realized that I could not choose a favorite. Each story was unique and steamy. I was left satisfied and yet wishing all three stories were their own book rather than part of a collection. I will be looking to find other stores by all three authors in the future. I highly recommend this book."
~Barb, Joyfully Reviewed, A Joyfully Recommended Read

"Exclusive is a book of three stories. The three stories, Sanctuary, Wild Nights and Purple Magic were all in-depth looks into the far reaches of sexual clubs. Each was highly erotic and entertaining. The tales were passionate, provocative, and absorbing. Each story was completely different but they all complimented each other and held the same touching love and eroticism. All three stories were page-turners."
~Tammie, Night Owl Romance