I’m not always the hero. Sometimes I’m merciless. My whole life I’ve been the good guy–loyal friend, helpful son, dedicated firefighter–but in the bedroom I’m someone else. That’s where my inner villain likes to come out and play. With a kink as taboo as mine, it’s too risky to play with anyone who doesn’t crave it like I do, so I’ve gotten used to depriving that side of me. Then I see her. … side of me.
Then I see her. She’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen and my darker half recognizes itself in her mysterious brown eyes. She’s everything I could ever want and thought I would never find.
Our arrangement may seem twisted to everyone else, but the sex is explosive–and soon my soul demands to own every part of her. We come from different worlds that want to tear us apart at every turn, but I’ll be damned if I let them.
I will fight for our future, and I will be…merciless.
Reader Advisory: Merciless deals with forced fantasy between consenting adults. Readers sensitive to non-consensual sex fantasies should be advised.
Each book in the Playboys in Love series is STANDALONE:
* Shameless
* Ruthless
* Merciless
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Although I haven’t read the others in this series, I loved this story. Even though Austin though he wasn’t good enough for Emi it got on my nerves but I can understand how he was feeling because I have felt that way a few times myself.
This story touches a few things that makes it different from other stories and makes it stand out for me. It kept me on the edge and wanting to read every chance I got to find out what was going to happen next.
You can tell that Austin and Emi are made for each other but will things in real life and outside of their control ruin a future for them?
I love Gina L. Maxwell and her writing style is one that is easy to read and will keep me coming back for more with each story she writes. Now I need to go back and read the rest of this series to see just what I have missed.
**Copy provided by the author and this is my honest review**
Go Raven!!!!!! Go Rowdy! !!!! A&E were made, born, ment for each other. It shouldn’t matter where you were born, how much money ones family has, color, sex or any of the other crap people put towards relationships. If two (or three) people love one another, that’s their business, and all that maters. I enjoyed this book along with the other two. Ready for the next.
I’ve been waiting for Austin’s book and it did not disappoint at all. If you’ve read the other books in the series you will find out each guy has a sexual kink. Austin’s is a little extreme and to be honest I wasn’t sure how I would react while reading. I have to say Gina Maxwell wrote these scenes in a tasteful and respectful manner which I very much appreciated. Don’t get me wrong it was hot as heck but I didn’t get that sick feeling in my stomach when I knew it was going to happen. Nor did I feel sick after I was finished. I felt safe and respected just like Emi. I loved Austin and Emi as they are social opposites and I loved the way the crew accepted her into the family. Austin is a good ole Southern boy and he’s my second favorite now after Chance. Sorry, Roman. It was good catching up with the rest of the gang as well. I loved the bond that Austin and Addison have with each other in this story. Each book in the series has offered me an escape and I can’t wait to read the next one!
Austin is a sexy firefighter that moonlights as a stripper. He is essentially a good guy through and through, but like anyone else, there’s more to him than meets the eye.
Emi is a woman from an affluent family, a good daughter caring for her father, a now retired ballerina teaching at what used to be her mother’s studio. But Emi has a secret side she lets free on the form of Raven, an amateur stripper.
Merciless is the story of Austin and Emi and how they come together. How they find the way to set themselves free and indulge in their deepest desires with one another.
I really enjoyed this book. As usual Gina weaves her magic to bring us a love story full of humor and steamy sexy times while handling the characters’ special form of kink in a way even the most reluctant readers couldn’t object.
I loved the characters. I was completely in awe of Austin because he’s such a good guy as a son, friend and lover and he compliments Emi perfectly. And she has a firecracker quality under her very proper exterior that I really liked as well.
Can’t wait to read what comes next for the guys of P4H!
*Received a very early ARC for which I voluntarily provided an honest review*
All I can say is HOT HOT HOT. And I am not talking about the fact that Austin is a firefighter. The scenes he has with Emi burn up the sheets. He is her villain and she willing accepts it inside the bedroom. He gives into her deepest darkest desires like no one ever has. She can be free with him and he gives her everything she desires and more. They both “escape” from their daily lives when in a “scene” and it gives them the freedom to be who they want to be and desire to be with no judgment. At first Austin didn’t think he could fit into her world: the wealth. But little did he realize that Emi did not care about that part of her life. Austin accepted her with her darkest desires like no one else and for that he was more to her than he realized. She never wanted to disappoint her father or go against his wishes but her own happiness was what was important. So what Austin’s lifestyle couldn’t compare to hers, but he gave her more than money and power ever could.
This story was intriguing with the good girl wanting to have something and being judged for it.
Emi and Austin is a perfect fit, I love the story.
Reasons for my love of this story:
* Good storyline that has a build up I feel is natural and in a perfect pace.
* Characters that I fall in love with and feel familiar with when the book end.
* No unnecessary descriptions of surroundings and dialogues that is witty, serious and makes the story puzzles together in a beautiful way.
* Tears will fall if you’re a emotional person like me because the connection between the main characters is present from the beginning and its so emotional. Austin is a real gentleman but a villain when Emi wants.
* Sweet and rough, the contrast between the two is so realistic and well written, and this book captures me from the first chapter.
* The love scenes is rough but the author still manages to write in a way that’s tasteful and I give her a lot of credit for that. If you’re a reader that don’t particularly like the forced fantasy topic I still recommend this book because of the author’s approach to the topic.
* I haven’t read the other books in this series but now I’m curious so I will read them….eventually…….
So, I thank the author for a beautiful written book about a topic that’s not at all easy to write about.
5 rough and sweet stars
I have to admit, when I first read about the bomb that was dropped abut Austin in the book before this, I was very unsure how I would feel about it. However, I trusted Mrs. Maxwell to tell a good story and make me feel for the couple so my anxiety would go away. I’m glad I took a chance because the way these characters played, it was maybe more rough than what others may like but yet for the two of them it worked. It was done in a loving and consensual way.
Austin was a good guy during the day but he wanted to be the villain at night. However, he was smart about it and picked his woman carefully so they knew exactly what was going on. Even when he was in character, he was always concerned and doing a check in to make sure she was OK. Austin is loyal, caring and just an all around good guy and he was fun to read about.
Emi was a such a strong character when she could have been written so differently. She has been sheltered and treated like a princess but I’m glad that even though Austin treated her well, he also treated her how she wanted to be treated and not how she had been brought up. I loved the connection the two of them had both in and out of the bedroom.
Have enjoyed all the books in this series. I am waiting for the 4th book to come out!
The moment he spies Raven walking onto the stage Austin is left completely breathless, she is beautiful, captivating, and carries a strong air of mystery… and he wants to solve every little tidbit there is about her. Then they share a heated exchange, and he sees it, a little glimmer of himself in her eyes, and it lights a fire inside of him, he has to get her into his bed… but first he has to convince her to give him a shot! His naughty temptress has a few secrets, ones that she likes to keep under-wraps from her wealthy family, so getting close to her might take some work, but he’s ready to put in the time and brings those secrets to light.
By day Emi lives a quiet and charmed life, but by night she is Raven, an exotic dancer who keeps men on the edge of their seats and dying for a chance to spend a little time with her. There have always been expectations placed on Emi, her father was a ballet dancer, so naturally she followed in his footsteps, but nothing gives her satisfaction like her time on the pole. It gives her a chance to be free, be the woman she really wants to be, and embrace the side of herself she doesn’t let anyone else see…. that is until her eyes connect with a gorgeous man in the audience, and his eyes mirror the same things she’s feeling!
Merciless is a dirty little page-turner that will lure you in from the very first sentence, and hold you hostage until the last!!! I have been anxiously waiting for this one, as soon as I met Austin I knew he had a good story to tell, and man o’man was I right… his story was the hottest installment yet!! It was kinky, intense, emotional, uplifting and good for the heart… and I loved every single minute of it! Highly recommend this series, beneath each delectable cover you will find a a playboy that is destined to rock your world!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.
Oh that Gina Maxwell. Her naughty side has come out to play once again and we are the lucky benefactors with her latest, Merciless. I was extremely curious about Austin after we got to see him up close and personal in both Shameless and even more so in Ruthless. I wanted him to find his happy and oh does he ever try with the very exotic and gorgeously sexy Emelia.
From the very start, the sexual tension flies through the air as Austin first lays eyes on the erotic dancer that is Raven. Both of them are shocked into a primal kind of lust that only gets stronger as they finally meet and begin a very physical relationship. Neither wanting more, feelings can’t help but build as the beautiful Emelia could finally be the missing puzzle piece in Austin’s life. Their penchant for the ultimate in wild in the bedroom only makes their attraction that much greater.
Wow these two are explosive together. Both needing only what the other can offer, it’s a game of push and pull that keeps both of them and us on our toes with what may happen next. Coming from vastly different worlds, it’s just a matter of time whether or not they can get past what others may think and finally get what they want and desire.
These are strong-willed characters, clearly the type Maxwell likes to deliver oh so perfectly. In between smoking hot trysts, I truly was rooting for Austin and Emelia to find their way to each other, the outside world be damned.
I love this side of Gina Maxwell and have loved getting to know these Playboys 4 Hire. I hope the road with them never ends. It’s pure carnal delight with a touch of tender that only the author can deliver.
Well worth your time I happily give Merciless 4 solid stars!!
I’ve been a fan of Gina’s for years, and her latest doesn’t disappoint. Emi and Austin are a wonderful addition to her Playboys In Love series, and I really enjoyed their story. I wish I could find an “Austin” of my own. Sigh! He was sweet and sexy and a real “good guy” who was dedicated to his friends and family. And Emi was finally learning to live her life on her terms, finding strength within herself. The two of them together were sexy, sweet and oh so romantic. There were a few sexy scenes in the book, which were hot as h*ll, but for me the emotional connection between the two characters was even hotter. I would definitely recommend this book, and all the books in this series. I can’t wait to see what Gina has in store rest of the characters in this wonderful world of hers.
Disclaimer: I was gifted an ARC by the author in return for an honest review.