Grace Miller has worked hard at her career as a Human Rights lawyer, but with her fortieth birthday looming, she is desperate to settle down and start a family, and she knows she is running out of time. She thought she had found the perfect man when she met Dr. Xavier Diaz.
Everything between them seems to gel effortlessly, making it look like a match made in heaven…until she finds out that … out that Xavier’s own dream is to have a ‘remote’ 24/7 M/s relationship.
Publisher’s Note: This steamy romance contains graphic scenes and a theme of power exchange.
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Tormented Dreams is the seventh book in the Club Risqué series by Poppy Flynn which focuses on the story of Grace Miller, an attorney and masochist who is wanting to start a family as she is almost 40 years old, and Dr. Xavier Draz, and ER physician and sadist wanting a remote 24/7 relationship who meets Grace when she seeks treatment for infected wounds from a whipping. They develop a relationship at Club Risqué but they are diametrically opposite in their life style choices. This short read has well developed characters and lots of sizzling chemistry.
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‘Tormented Dreams’ is the seventh book in Poppy Flynn’s “Club Risqué” series, and of all of them, I’m not really sure how I feel about how this one ended. In my mind, I felt like Dr. Diaz, aka Master X, wasn’t given the option of negotiation so much as an all-or-nothing option. You’re going to have to read this one for yourself and bring your own interpretation. It was a terrific storyline, the chemistry between Grace and Xavi is off the chain, and they have a great report with the exception of one major difference. This one still has me mulling things over in my mind.
A deeply emotional story!
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I found this to be a deeply emotional story that tore at my heart but gladden it by the end. Grace was a masochist, while Xavier was a sadist. A relationship between them would give them both what they most deeply desired. Yet, after three months into their relationship, it fell apart, something that devastated them both. The problem was that neither of them communicated when issues arose. Instead, they allowed them to fester until the anger became explosive, and it all fell apart. This story ends happily but not before they both have learned a hard lesson.
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Grace first meets Xavier in the ER after a brutal beating but a consensual one as she is a sadomasochistic and Xavier is a Dom, doctor and sadist. He has her come by his office to check to make sure the wounds are healing properly and then invites her to Club Risque as his guest. They scene together and things
appear to be going pretty well even their m/s relationship or so he thinks. She becomes so flustered at the way things aren’;t going she blows up at him. She is truly concerned as he is burning the candle at both ends. When he finds out what she was wishing for he never has a chance to answer her tirade. There are many twists and turns. You really must read a page turner
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Sadist Meets Masochist Equals a Perfect Match:
This racy read is action packed right from the start. Ms. Flynn has a gift for creating unique cute meets with her hero and heroine. I’d never seen one quite like the way Grace and Xavier are introduced. I love how the novel is theme heavy in the BDSM genre and stays focused on said theme with page turning action all the way through to the happily ever after.
This is the latest book in the Club Risque series and if you’ve read the others you’ll be familiar with some of the characters. If you haven’t, then you’re free to enjoy this as a complete standalone. I loved this story. Two completely unique characters in a very unusual read. At times I sympathised with Xavier and at other times, Grace.
Poppy Flynn is a new author for me in this genre. This is the 7th book in her series but I have not read the first 6. I found that it was very easy to follow and did not require a bunch of knowledge of any of the previous books in order to enjoy it. It is a story about two very career minded individuals (late 30’s and early 40’s) who have each determine where their path in life will take them. While both are on two very different paths, the two characters do share a mutual need that requires each other to complete them. Their relationship is very cohesive (yin and yang) in this area and they compliment each other by serving a need they each have. But this is the only part in their pre-planned lives that sync with other. Can either of them be what the other wants them to be? And it begs the question – what are you willing to compromise on to be happy? A great story and it is nice to read a book that has two more mature characters in it.
Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author.
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This book, Tormented Dreams, is the 7th book in the Club Risque series but I’ve not read any of the other books and can be read as a stand alone. Grace is a successful lawyer who feels she needs to keep her kinky side a secret. When a BDSM session goes badly and Grace develops an infection from the whipping she received, she needs to go to the ER for treatment. There Dr. and Dom Xavier treats her wounds and a relationship starts to develop. He wants a 24/7 M/s relationship and Grace isn’t sure if that can work with her work life. How they build this between themselves was compelling, well written, interesting, and steamy. I will definitely go back and read the other books in the series. Fortunately the entire series is available to read for free with your KU subscription.
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This is another book in the Club Risque series and a very enjoyable read I must say. Nice to see that this couple are in the older bracket which makes the storyline a little more interesting. Very good characters who gel well together. Very good sex scenes and angst to make this a very entertaining and delicious read. A very good story from a very good series.
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Sadistic Doctor and submissive Lawyer
Tormented Dreams is the 7th book in the Club Risque series that focuses on a fantasy BDSM club owned by a group of wealthy investors—who are also players. Each book focuses on a new set of characters, so they work pretty well as a stand-alone. I don’t think there’s much need to read them in any particular order.
This most recent addition is probably the shortest of them. A fairly quick read, but really good. The whole thing reads as a warning to make sure you communicate with your partner and throughout the book I was internally yelling at both of them to get their acts together. By the end though I really wanted them to work things out.
There are a few unfamiliar terms in here, which I expect is because the author is British, but it’s well-written and a great story with a happily ever after. I especially like the ginger scene because that’s one of my favorite little side kinks. VERY hot and steamy.
The slave loves the master but does the master love the slave? Grace is approaching her fourtieth birthday and with no significant other, she is contemplating using a sperm donor to have child. But the she meets Dr. Xavier and he also is into BDSM. After doing a scene at the club, they start dating and being exclusive at the club. She thinks they are working toward marriage and children but then he has a suggestion for her. They will have a 24/7 master/slave relationship, exclusive, but live their own lives in the own places. Now what does she do? She loves him but he just wants a sex slave 24/7, on call when he is free from his hectic medical practice. . I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
This was a wonderful story. The relationship between Xavier and Grace was explosive. They had problems with communication, but I think that was both their faults. Xavier teaches Grace that she doesn’t have to be beaten bloody to satisfy her masochistic tendencies. Xavier has many ways to torment Grace and he utilizes them. The concept that Xavier wants a remote 24/7 M/s relationship is different. I wish the story was longer and we had more information about them. It seemed rushed to me. I have so many questions! How exactly does the remote 24/7 relationship work? Does Xavier ever let the hospital know that he is done with the shifts in the hospital? How do he and Grace work out their differences? I love the Club Risque books and I hope the author continues to write them. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.