He always keeps his darkest desires reined in… Until he meets her…
Nick Kincaid needs a vacation from his non-stop work schedule, and Desire Island is the perfect outlet for his dominant side. When he meets Sophia, he may have finally found his match—a woman without limits, at least when it comes to BDSM.
Sophia, a hardcore masochist, is fiercely independent and knows her own mind. She … She adores the freeing release of intense sensory deprivation and BDSM eroticism, but she’s not looking for a love connection. But then, Nick isn’t like anyone she’s ever scened with.
Though neither expects to find more than casual play at the BDSM resort, each new, intensive scene pushes boundaries for them both. When they take their exploration off the island, the passion is no less intense. But conflicts between work and play, and between desire and commitment, force each to confront their priorities. No limits can be scary… But falling in love can be scarier still…
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There I was expecting the same old story, was I in for a surprise! The series is one step up with each book. You will again invest your heart in this great read, but just don’t take my word for it, get your own copy and become a fan of Claire Thompson for life.
4.5 stars
I enjoyed reading this book. I particularly enjoy reading about new scenes and new kinks. The vacuum bed anc the bondage wheel are both new to me anc definitely interesting. I loved the connection between Nick and Sophia. Their scenes were really hot.
I don’t know how she does it! In each book, Claire Thompson gives us unique couples drawn together by their mutual kink, how they grown in that attraction, and build on that. The Desire Island Series has brought us to what some might view as the BDSM version of “Sandals”. But it’s so much more. Nick Is a workaholic and a Dom looking for a submissive to push to her very limits. Sophia is a business owner and a submissive looking for a dom to push her limits. Seems like the perfect scenario to connect, but problems occur fairly quickly. Balance in any relationship can be a struggle and it certainly is with Nick and Sophia. These are great characters, the story is well paced, and has intense steaminess. Another absolute winner.
I received an ARC and this is my honest review.
Nick is a workaholic and he wears that label proudly. He comes to Desire Island as much for a vacation as a chance to research how he can improve his own private clubs. He meets Sophia during a demonstration where they have intense chemistry. When their time together is cut short by Nick’s demanding work responsibilities cut his vacation and time with Sophia short, she comes to terms that his work will always come first.
Will Nick set work aside to realize his future with Sophia? Will Sophia believe him if he does? Will their new bond survive?
This was a great story and a fast read and the chemistry between the characters sizzled off the page. I highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed the whole book, as usual of Ms. Thompson’s books. The BDSM is always quite interesting. I do love how the relationship gets started from on person not wanting one. I love how the love blooms and grows into what no one expected.
I love the BDMS scenes and how they seemed so real. I was really overwhelmed by the way Sophia and Nicholas just clicked. I ended up thinking of them as my friends that I was close to.
I hated for the book to end and sometimes I do miss the characters as Ms. Thompson makes them seem so real.
So if you love to read a good love story, (sorry,I feel it was more about a love story) with some BDMS on the side, this book would be a great read for you. Hard to put down once you start reading it!
Sophia and Nick meet at the Island and they pair up for some scenes. And boy was that first scene intense, it was a water play scene. Just reading it you could see their interactions and how much they connect. As they continue to play together, emotions come in to play. When he has to leave unexpectedly, Sophia is at a loss for what she is feeling and the same goes for Nick.
Before he left though, they found out they live very closely, so they make plans to reconnect. Plans fail and Sophia is left feeling that she will always be second to his work. Nick comes to some realizations as well. What will he do to get back with their connection, will Sophia accept him after all that has transpired?
Make sure you pick up this book, Claire wrote some amazing characters, you could feel their chemistry and how intense their feelings are for each other. Their play scenes were so descriptive, I felt I was right there. This is another great addition to the series!
Oh, how I love Ms. Thompson’s writing. I really do.
And this 4th entry in her ‘Desire Island’ series is another erotic delight.
It’s not just the plot or the characters or the writing, it’s how she brings all of these together seamlessly into a smooth & beautiful tale of two strangers & their journey to possible love.
Ms. Thompson, for me at least, always draws me smoothly into her stories, her writing is like a warm blanket that snugs around the reader, cocooning you in the locations, the paths taken by the main characters. You don’t want to leave until you know what is going to happen, will love prevail? Is the erotic intensity the only thing that attracts the characters to each other or is there something deeper?
I always find that a huge part of the magic of the author’s books for me is how she’s able to effortlessly make me CARE about her characters, makes me want to KNOW the characters, makes me INVESTED in their journey. Her writing enables me to feel the tropical breeze, hear the surf & rustling of the trees; hear the snap of whips, the smell of leather & sweat, allows me to FEEL along with the characters: their insecurities, their wants, needs & desires.
And this story about Nick a sadist, & Sophia a masochist, is wonderfully enough, sweet & utterly enjoyable along with some simply sizzling steam that almost fogs up your e-reader. Both Nick & Sophia are genuinely nice mature (both chronologically AND emotionally) people, independent responsible business owners.
And I loved how Sophia reined in her emotional side & allowed logic to prevail during situations where in many other books the heroine would have an emotional meltdown. I loved Sophia’s maturity yet she still had realistic concerns & insecurities as did Nick.
So, if the reader wants sizzling steam, characters you’re invested in & care about, a story that is romantic AND intense, that takes you to another place, with writing that is smoothly excellent: read this one.
While at Desire Island neither is there for any reason except a vacation. As we all know though, love has way of showing up in random places.
Nick is helping demo a water scene when he meets Sophia. Because of the way she handles it, he wants to know her better and see what more she can do.
While getting to know each other they find out they live in the same area. Though they had no plans after the island this is just one step towards maybe they should. Though life seems to throw problems in their way they figure out how to make things work.
I really loved this book.
I could definitely see Sophia and Nick as real people with the way this story was wrote.
Breathe. Just breathe. I kept holding my breath reading this. This is one of the sexiest love stories I have read. Nick and Sophia were just perfect. Each scene sensual, erotic. I learn something new with every book by this author. A vacuum bed chamber. Who knew. I am dying to see one of those. I swear I could smell the leather, hear the crack of a flogger, the whistle of the cane, the cries of the lucky few. I loved the focus of this book on the two main characters and their willingness to embrace what the other was offering and keeping an open mind where the relationship could go.
I read and reviewed a copy of this book.
Sophia liked to push the intensity envelope but had a hard time finding a Dom who knew how to challenge her. When she met Nick on her vacation, she thought she had found the one but life keeps getting in the way.
Nick wants to be the Dom to push Sophi’s envelope and challenge her to expand her experiences. An emergency at work pulls him away and he has to leave the island early. Can they reconnect in New York and will she forgive him?
This book is another in the Desire Island series and it will not disappoint you. It can be read alone. However, if you haven’t read the others in the series, you definitely need to.
This is another book by Claire Thompson that kept me so focused that I didn’t want to put it down. I even read it a second time to make sure I didn’t miss anything. What can I say but WOW!!! When does the next one come out?
I received this as a free book for giving my honest review.
Wow!! Just wow!!!! The connection between Sophia and Nick is smoking hot from the beginning. On the island and off the island , these two make you want a nice big glass of ice water. The BDSM is hot but never extreme. Thank you Claire Thompson for another wonderful book!!
This is the fourth book in the series and like the rest of the books it is a well written captivating read. I like that the main characters, Nick and Sophia, hit it off from the beginning of their vacations on Desire Island and continues to their regular life in New York. From the first time meeting each other their attraction to each other is intense. What I liked about this book is after the vacation ends and ‘real’ life is the reality what will happen? Claire takes us on their journey with all the ups and downs and this book is my favorite in the series so far.
This is a fantastic story. I really enjoyed the characters of Sophia and Nick. Although I wanted to smack Nick upside the head several times. He did finally figure it out. The BDSM scenes were very unique and very sexy. This was also interesting because not all of it took place on the island. Some of the story was in the city where they had to juggle real-life issues with their desires. An extremely well-written story.
Wow this was a beautiful, sexy, erotic read!!
I loved the connection that you can feel, jump off the page, from these two characters.
Loved it.
Highly recommended!
This is book four of the Desire Island series-each book can be read as a standalone. Nick and Sophia pair up during an intense water play session, and end up hanging out together. I loved watching their beautiful connection grow during their brief time together, how their kinks match, how they both live in New York, and yet-sometimes you have to make room for The One. This has been my favourite book of the series so far. Their play is intense and edgy, their friendship natural and easy, and their chemistry together is insane!
I received a copy of this book. My honest opinion is voluntarily provided.
Nick hasn’t had a vacation in a long time and is finally taking one to Desire Island. Sophia is on vacation for a week on the island at the same time. Nick has some very dark fantasies, little does he know so does Sophia. They start doing scenes together with Nick driving her right to the edge. Sophia is having a great time with Nick, until his business phone calls keep interrupting them. He finally has to leave after only two and a half days. This is a hot and steamy read. Can’t wait for the next installment.
Sophia is taking a week-long vacation on Desire Island. She is an antique store owner. Nick works in real estate and owns two BDSM clubs. He is looking for a sub ready to challenge her limits. Nick wants to make a connection and explore sensory deprivation. Sophia whole-heartedly agrees. The only problem occurs when Nick is forced to cut his vacation short to work out a large business deal. Does Sophia mind his leaving the island? Is the phenomenal connection between the two of them worth waiting until he is available again? What can they do to remedy this situation? Read this story to find out.
Another WONDERFUL love story set in the world of BDSM
FOUR BEAUTIFUL LETTERS, author Claire Thompson’s newest release from the BDSM world of Desire Island is absolutely wonderful. Within the titillation of BDSM play, Nick’s and Sophia’s story starts out with the intensity that most couples never reach, and they build from there to the most romantic HEA. Yes, they hit some bumps and hindrances, but readers are kept in the loop with the perfect amount of angst to give insight to the decisions each of the characters make. The characters are easy to love as they go through the “pains of maturing” as my Grandma use to call it. While I read this novella in one sitting, it has a complexity beyond that of most novella length books, the characters are well-developed, and the action had me turning the pages as quickly as possible. If you like some “out of the box” BDSM added to a MARVELOUS romance, then FOUR BEAUTIFUL LETTERS should be your next romance purchase. Because of its content, FOUR BEAUTIFUL LETTERS is for those 18 years of age or older. Additionally, if you’ve read the previous three DESIRE ISLAND books, there are some characters you will remember fondly, making an appearance in this story about Nick and Sophia. I volunteered to read a copy of FOUR BEAUTIFUL LETTERS and I thoroughly enjoyed it. FOUR BEAUTIFUL LETTERS has earned 5+STARS for content, but only 4 stars because of its length. So, in fairness, this voluntary and honest review must give 4½ STARS to FOUR BEAUTIFUL LETTERS. It is a GREAT story, so I strongly suggest that you get your copy of FOUR BEAUTIFUL LETTERS today! Happy pages!
Great love story!
Aww this story as so sweet but the BDSM scenes were so hot and erotic. This is the fourth story in the Desire Island series. Great characters and awesome story line!
Nick and Sophia’s story started at Desire Island, were both of them were guests. They got that special Connection from the start. The one that you only read about.
Their meetings continue after the Island, even if Nick more than often are occupied with his work.
Then….
It was a different take on this story compared to the others in the serie. I didn’t expect that, so it was fun.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book