Preston I bury my pain in a sex club. I can be anonymous and still be faithful to my deceased wife’s memory. At the club, I can give and receive pleasure without guilt or attachment. My mask hides the lies of my past. Kamii My marriage ended tragically. Since then, the only excitement in my lonely, pathetic, workaholic life is reading erotic novels. However, I now have the chance to be whoever I … chance to be whoever I want to be, where no one knows my past and will never be my future.
When their worlds collide, fantasies become a reality by pushing boundaries. The anonymity of Bridge offers protection from painful pasts, cunning schemes and dangerous lies. But when the masks are removed, there are no safewords to protect hearts and lives from buried truths.
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Brutal! I could not stop reading this book. I was hooked from the prologue! The sex was so very hot; I had trouble sleeping after reading about Kamii’s first time at the club. And then, something bad happens! Ooh! Lauren does an excellent job, keeping you guessing what’s what.
If you are looking for a book that is insanely hot but keeps you on the edge of your seat at the same time, this is it! I could not put this book down!! It sucked me in and did not let me go until the last page!
Our heroine is mourning the loss of her husband, but after meeting the charismatic Becca, Kamii realizes that she needs to start living her life again. After some serious convincing she agrees to accompany Becca to a sex club where she meets our hero, Preston… or as she knows him, Eros. With no names given and no strings attached Kamii feels as if she can finally let loose. But as things heat up between her and Eros dark things start happening around them.
This book has so many twists and turns that it was hard to predict anything that was going to happen in the story. I loved Preston and Kamii and the fact that they were dealing with similar struggles in their life. I highly recommend Black Widow to anyone who loves romantic suspense!
Holy shmoly! Where can I get more of this?
Wow. This was an unexpected enjoyable amazing ride. Smokin’ hot!
I loved it from the beginning. The characters and their stories were well developed. The concept of the club was awesome. I loved the Greek names Baubo, Eros and Eurydice and how well they fit to the characters.
The first half of this book was so hot. It leaves me wishing I knew a club like that, full of good looking people on the lookout to having some fun.
Preston was some special guy. I loved how he cared for Kamii and that he looked out for her safety.
The Story:
Preston lost his wife to suicide a year ago and wants to satisfy his needs at his sex club without emotions and in anonymity because without emotion and without getting to know the person he has sex with, it doesn’t feel like cheating on his dead wife. It is just sex to meet his needs.
Kamii lost her husband 5 years ago when he was killed. She isn’t the same person anymore since. Hardworking and without friends she escapes in the fantasies of her books until she meets Becca. Becca introduces Kamii to a whole new world of which Kamii always just dreamed and read about but didn’t imagine really existed.
When Preston and Kamii meet, their lives are about to change. And so the story begins.
Thoughts:
I was surprised at the turn of events in this book. I didn’t expect any of them though it felt a bit like reading two different books. But I still enjoyed it. I was just so turned on by the first half that I never wanted it to end. I definitely want more of that! =P
Black Widow can be read as a standalone even though it is book 1 in the Club Bridge series.
Black Widow is the first book that I have read by this author. One of my bloggers read Last Chance and Sparks Fly for my blog and she highly recommended Lauren Runow to me.
I have to say I see why! Black Widow was a fantastic book to read. It has all the bells and whistles for a 5 star book. There’s suspense with huge twists, it’s hot and sexy, light BDSM play, ménage (MF, FFM and MFMF) & they belong to a sex club. What more could you want in a story?
It took a while to find out how this book got the title of Black Widow.
Kamii Schafer is an attorney and her new BFF Becca invites Kamii to a sex club. There she meets Preston. This sex club is supposed to be a place to be anonymous and to be able to have anonymous sex. They don’t know each other’s name and they all have blind folds on. That way you don’t know who is getting it on with who. They also have names to be called by in the sex club. Again, for anonymous sex. Kamii’s name is Eurydice and Preston’s is Eros.
I loved the story, I loved the twist and I can’t wait to read Falling into the Black, book 2.
WOW!!! I had no idea the wild roller coaster ride I would be taking, when I started reading Black Widow.
Preston Babcock’s beloved wife was dead, and had killed herself by jumping off a bridge, right in front of him. The worse part was the guilt he carried that it had been all his fault. He decided to never again get emotionally involved with any woman ever again. But just to satisfy his dominant sexual needs would have to be enough.
Kamii Schafer was a widow, whose only escape from her workaholic life was in erotic novels. After her husband had been murdered, this was the only excitement that she had in her lonely life. These two very broken souls didn’t know that they had a mutual friend named Becca. Or suspect that she was going to bring them together in one wild fantasy. Or know they would owe it all to Becca. Yet, they also didn’t know there were outside forces that were not happy about them.
This book could fit many categories from erotica, because there is club sex that is scorching hot, or could be labeled intense suspense. There is also a murder mystery with a plot that has many twist and turns. There is also romance with two broken souls: “I love how comfortable we are with each other and how loving he is towards me. I’m in absolute heaven. He’s constantly taken care of me, making sure I have everything I need. His loving touches melt my soul, and warm my heart.”
Loved the story and characters! My first Lauren book and won’t be my last! So hot!
Erotic and suspenseful with a twist. Two people brought together during grief, and finding possibilities together that they never thought could happen again. A good beginning to the Club Bridge series.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and like when books are written with both main characters perspectives intertwined, I feel like I connect more with them. I also like that periodically the “bad person” would add a little too. I thought the characters were well developed in a short amount of time and the mystery was good without getting too out there. I felt like I could relate to Kamii and her curiosity about the BDSM lifestyle based on books she read that I too had read. I like that Preston was an alpha male while in the club but also had a soft caring side. I enjoyed the twists and turns of the book and did figure out who done it at one point, but never saw how they would wrap up the book and tie up the loose ends. I cant wait to read more from Lauren Runow in the future
Holy shmoly this book is on FIRE! I was gasping after the first few lines. I felt everything that Preston & Kamii were feeling and going through. This book has sexiness, drama and just incredible writing. I couldn’t put it down and was done with their story in a matter of 2 days (if I didn’t have to work I swear I would of read it in one sitting) their story is that good!! Hands down a sexy as hell book! Just when you think you have figured out what’s going on BAM you’re shown a new twist and I loved every second.