Can Kink heal a Broken Heart?
Detective Andi Sugarbaker is going to find out…the hard way.
Searching for the source of the deadly new date rape drug, Please, Andi and her partner, Viktor Saltanov, must go undercover at the infamous Age Play resort, called simply The Institute.
Here at The Institute, time is rolled back and Andi finds herself forced to relive painful trauma from her past in … painful trauma from her past in order to pursue her case. Meanwhile, her partner is showing a whole new side of himself that Andi never dreamed existed.
Born and bred in Mother Russia, Viktor Saltanov is 6’5, muscular, and as stoic as they come. But now he has become Andi’s sole support, protector…and disciplinarian. Letting her partner spank her and touch her in ways she never dreamed of is slowly breaking down Andi’s defenses, taking her to a vulnerable place inside she’s been trying to suppress for years.
Can the two of them navigate the traitorous maze of lies and deception and find a deeper truth about themselves? Or will their experience at The Institute destroy their relationship forever?
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This story is INTENSE! Much more intense than any other Age Play novels I’ve read. Upon entering this book I was not expecting it to be as heavy as it was, straight from the beginning you find out that both the characters and the story line have had and will not be/have an easy time. There are some very heavy and complicated topics/themes in this book that I feel Evangeline executed wonderfully; she explained exactly what Age Play involves and means and used intense, controversial topics well. I will say though to enter this book expecting a very heaven read, every character and moment in this book is weighted, it’s not like the other books I have read by Evangeline Anderson. Although there are still some heavy topics in her others books the romance seems to lesson the intensity, in this book however everything is intense and nothing is lessoned, if anything it keeps getting more and more intense as the book and story progresses. Another thing that was different in this book to Evangeline’s other are your feelings toward the characters ; I still loved the romantic interests (Salt and Andi) but unlike other Anderson book where you dislike a character but still understand their meaning behind their actions; I just completely loath Berkley for all of his qualities and actions in this book, he is a horrible man. However, despite this books differences and intense qualities I still loved the romance in it; I loved how protective Salt is/was of Andi and how much he loves her and I was still frustrated (as everyone usually is) that Andi refused to admit her love for Salt – although under understandable circumstances. I would still recommend this book but with the above warnings attached, so please, if you love Evangeline’s other books as I do give this book a read but under the knowledge of the intensity your upcoming read possesses.
Detectives Salt and Andi are being sent undercover to the Age Play Institute to help put an end to the distribution of a new aphrodisiac. They have a great working relationship and spend a lot of time with each other outside of work. However, the Institute does open some old wounds and reveals secrets that neither of them liked to discuss.
This story is steamy and very emotive. Salt is the perfect Protector.
I really liked this story about Andi and Salt, two detectives in Tampa who find themselves pushed into taking a case by their captain to find the maker of a new designer drug that makes any other drug used in date rape look like candy. “Please” would make it extremely difficult for any prosecutor from making a case for rape because the victim “asked for it!”, as seen on many a viral video. Definitely, this is a drug that needs to be removed from the streets before life became any worse. But that would mean that Andi and Salt, a Mother Russian cop-now a US naturalized citizen, go undercover as clients at an age-play club that is very strict regarding its membership.
Worse yet, Detective Andi Sugarbaker has daddy issues, and not just because her partner is one, hot Russian!
Andi and Salt were incredible characters to discover, and Anderson does not rush Andi’s recollection of her tragic childhood nor her own sexual discovery (which explains why she hasn’t ever had a decent relationship with anyone!).
My only real problem with the book (and I know I’m being picky, but come on! This was an easy research thing, Evangeline!) is that Andi’s nickname was “Mishka” in the book. That, technically, means “little bear” in Russian. It should had been “Myshka” instead if Evangeline wanted to mean “little mouse”.
This book is definitely worth the read as I have read it three times already prior to leaving this review. It’s that intriguing!
I love Author Evangeline Anderson, if you’re looking for a good spicy book, look no further. As with all this Author’s books, I found this very enjoyable and entertaining.