From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Laurelin Paige comes a new story in her Found Duet series… have passed. Kids have been born. We’re still in love as always, and the sex is still fantastic…
And yet, it’s also not. Like many who’ve been married for a while, I long for the high intensity of those days of the past.
I’ve heard rumors for years about the Open Door. An ultra-exclusive voyeur’s paradise. A place to participate in—or watch—any kind of display you can imagine.
My husband’s eyes would still be on me. And maybe other eyes too. If that’s what we want.
So when an invitation to come play arrives, how could we turn it down?
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4.5 Super Sexy Stars
Wow! Was this novella scorching hot! I’ll admit that I’m not familiar with the JC and Gwen’s story [i need to rectify that ASAP] but the way it was written, I didn’t need to be.
For those familiar with the Found duet, this novella picks up with these two Chace after years of marriage and children. JC and Gwen are still madly in love, but everyday life has put a big damper in their bedroom activities. Many parents know it’s hard to get busy and be sexy when the kids are spitting up or waking up sick, etc.
So an invite to the super exclusive sex club might be the thing to re-ignite their passionate streak. And woah does it do the trick.
Their adventures at the Open Door breathes life into their marriage and literally opens doors to their initial boundaries of fun and sex.
This novella was everything you could want in a quick read.
“I’d discovered something I enjoyed. Discovering it with the person I loved most in the world made it feel significantly more profound.
The Open Door was another fabulous 1001 Dark Nights installment from Laurelin Paige. I always get excited when I know these novellas are coming. They are a nice way to reconnect with past characters of Laurelin’s. And lets be honest they are always sizzling HOT! The Open Door only gets more and more enticing with each book its introduced in. I love the author’s ability to keep it fresh and with different perspectives. It keeps you on your toes while showing you all the angles the club has to offer with each character that gets introduced to its kink. I could not put this book down. I devoured it in a matter of hours. As a person who never read The Found Duet I loved that I did not feel left out while reading this book. It was easy to jump right in and not feel lost. It does however have some major spoliers I felt for people who haven’t read the duet. But hey I didn’t mind, if anything it only enticed me to start the duet as soon as possible. If i had any complaints about this story it would simply be that I want MORE!
“People get to watch, but they don’t get to touch, and how can they not want to when you’re as incredibly sexy as you are? It’s an ego booster, for sure. It makes me feel like a rock star. It makes me feel like a god.”
JC and Gwen utterly consumed me with their smoking HOT chemistry! They burned through the pages of this story like a wildfire. I was so obsessed with everything about them. From their love, to their willingness to grow and develop together. I admired their open communication and willingness to step outside their comfort zone. Did they need to spice things up, no. But I loved they was willing to dive head first into It anyways. They take you on a emotionally charged ride you can’t help but want to ride again.
“There was no need to rush taking it to another level. I had as long as I had JC to explore this newfound kink, and I had him forever.”
*5 STARS*
Well earned for this steam fueled read. If your looking for wonderful characters, and a story that allows you to explore many different fantasies this book is for you. It’s a refreshing new take on marriage that is just the mix I needed right now.
The Open Door was incredible! It wss a steamy short read that would definitely set your blood alight.
We reunite with JC and Gwen, and we take a look at the marriage 8 years into the future. We get all the Laurelin Paige steaminess with the Laurelin Paige dramatics.
The book was incredibly steamy. Very, very steamy. But it was also intimate; showing JC and Gwen’s intimacy together, and I loved that. I loved that they were so in love. It was sweet and sexy.
And the drama! Well, it wouldnt be a LP book without any tension and dramatics.
I just loved the book overall. It was steamy and full of steamy tension. It was jam-packed with everything you could want in a small sized book.
Would definitely recommend!
Sexy, Sensual and So Damn Hot!
The Open Door is a thing that is secretly talked about but something that you don’t quite believe is real until you get an invitation to join.
It’s been a few years now but JC and Gwen are happy and strong in their marriage, and have three beautiful boys and fulfilling careers. When an unexpected invitation to The Open Door arrives they know it’s something that they can’t say no to.
This journey that they are about take will test limits and boundaries, but will also unleash desires that they have only dreamt about.
Laurelin Paige knows how to deliver the most sensually delicious stories for our reading pleasure.
The Open Door was a short and sexy novella. I really liked it. I loved JC and Gwen. They were just scorching together!
I loved this novella. It was great to revisit JC and Gwen after all these years. This one was HOT HOT HOT! JC and Gwen were never lacking when it came to steaminess and they still aren’t, if anything their chemistry has gotten even hotter. So when the opportunity to visit the exclusive The Open Door they take it.
Gwen is an overwhelmed mother to three boys, she takes the opportunity that The Open Door presents to enjoy some time with her husband, to spice things up a little (not that they really need it). I love that Gwen is so real. She has insecurities. But she also has an ultra swoon-worthy husband in JC. He loves every single thing about his wife, including all her insecurities.
My only wish is that this was longer. I wanted more of The Open Door (which I truly hope makes some more appearances in future books), more JC and Gwen and more of Gwen and Alayna’s friendship. This book is a novella to The Found Duet, however, it is also a great introduction to a fantastic world that Laurelin Paige has created.
5 Star Review of The Open Door (The Found Duet #2)) by Laurelin Paige
This was a smoking hot, quick read that reeled me in and held me captive from the first to the last chapter.
What do you do to spice up your relationship when you’ve been married for years and have 3 children? That’s the position JC and Gwen now find themselves in and no doubt many of those who are reading this book will be able to relate too.
Gwen has heard about the Open Door, a club where fantasy’s can and do come true. A place where you can watch or be watched. When JC snags an invitation to the Open Door it is up to him to encourage Gwen to be daring.
I loved how supportive and loving JC is, it is obvious how much he loves Gwen and always puts her above all else.
The chemistry and connection between JC and Gwen will have you squirming in your seat and was absolutely captivating.
This is a passionate and oh so naughty story that encourages the reader to take a leap out of our comfort zones and that there can be passion and fire, even after years of marriage and children.
There was nothing that I didn’t love about this story.
The Open Door is a quick, steamy story where JC and Gwen, one of my favorite couples, try to spice up their already great relationship with a trip to a club. They test their boundaries and find what truly makes them happy. This book is HOT!
Oh my word! What a sizzling sexy quick look into Gwen and J.C’s life! This novella has all the kink and eroticism you need! 3 kids into the future, we see how their life has turned out and get to see them traverse the intricacies of experimenting with a new secret sex Club! So much chemistry and sexiness between these two still and will leave you panting for more!
STEAMY, SEXY, DIRTY!!!!Those are the three words that come to mind about this novella. It can be read as a stand alone; however, it’s a little something extra for those of us who have read JC and Gwen’s story. JC and Gwen have three boys and Gwen is not feeling as sexy as she did before three pregnancies gave her stretch marks, C-section scars and saggy boobs. Just when she needed some excitement outside of spit up and diapers, JC gets an invitation to an exclusive, elite sex club. JC and Gwen agree to go but ONLY to watch. It doesn’t take long for that decision to be changed.
I enjoyed every moment of this book. Laurelin Paige NEVER disappoints.
Hot, so hot! This story is steamy, sexy and just hot. Gwen and JC story a few years later, so better read the duet before this one. How their marriage is needing something to spark it up, the Open Door club gets them that spark. The kinky scenes are perfect. I enjoyed this novella so much.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
This is a short read companion novella to the Found Duet. If you’ve not read the duet you can read this but it is likely to spoil a little of the first two books for you.
I did enjoy this novella for the most part. There is a huge break in communication with JC and Gwen and that’s where I started to back off. They corrected their mistake and it helped their marriage.
If you like books more on the spicier bedroom side then this novella will tickle your fancy.
The Open Door is part of The Found Duet with JC and Gwen. I knew JC was sexy sexy sexy the first time Gwen encountered him in one of the private rooms in the club she managed. The Open Door sees JC and Gwen after they’ve been married and had 3 kids. They get an invitation to an ultra exclusive sex club and they decide to attend a party (or more). 🙂 The story has JC and Gwen continuing their intense sexual chemistry and it’s off the charts as always. I love Laurelin Paige’s books as she has strong alphas that are always sexy.
Gwen and JC were the first Laurelin Paige couple I meet and fell in love with so I couldn’t resist finding out how life with all its ups and down was treating them. Eight years and three children later we find our delicious duo wondering if they should accept an invitation to the exclusive club The Open Door which will give them the opportunity to get down and dirty with each other as only they can. Off they go ground rules in hand knowing exactly what they will and won’t do but rules are made to be broken aren’t they. How far will Gwen and JC go to re-ignite the seriously sexy side of their lives? Will what goes on behind closed doors be what they are looking for? The Open Door is a novella and a seriously steamy read. I love that we get an insight into Gwen and JC’s lives and how their relationship has grown. Once again Laurelin Paige doesn’t disappoint…..does she ever?
And Laurelin delivers yet again.
The Open Door a novella where we get to catch up with Gwen and JC. Their books Free me and Find Me were amazeballs, so this follow up had a lot to live up to, and omg didn’t it just.
This book is a steaming hot mess of pushing the boundaries and boy it it push.
My favourite quote “you are my kink”
Now can we have it from JC POV please Laurelin
I didn’t care for it. Read a few of the stories. Returned it for a different book.
It only takes one invitation to a secret club where inhibitions are left at the door for Gwen and JC to take the chance and spice up their love life. The parents of three small children feel they need this time to reconnect with each other. It’s a time to open up boundaries and try new things. But when sharing comes into play will this be the one item that can make or break the marriage? Or will it tend to bring them closer together and open up a new way to communicate with each other? Although short, this novella really packs a punch. The scenes were expertly written and the story locks the reader in from the beginning. A great read!!
A provocative, naughty, and scandalously hot quick read!
The Open Door is an erotic novella featuring a married couple finding new, illicit ways of reconnecting intimately, about revitalizing their desires and sexual chemistry that may have lost some of its fire over the years.
Gwen and JC were simply amazing! Their love and devotion towards one another and their children had only grown over the years. But the heat and carnal intimacy they once shared seemed to wane as life became more hectic. The story truly depicts them as a normal husband and wife, how they struggle with balancing their domestic life with their passionate connection as a couple. Their communication was a key aspect into restoring the fire and lust for one another, while navigating their carnal appetites and wanton fascination with The Open Door.
Gwen and JC’s love smolders in this story. It’s an undeniably hot, salacious and intense must-read romance that makes being filthy so much fun.
Whew! What a hot short read! I have always loved Gwen and JC. I remember in Fixed Forever when Gwen was talking to Alayna about The Open Door and I really was curious about what was going to happen with that! And now I know! I was so into it! I loved how their story navigated though such a touchy matter. The insecurities that Gwen suffers from are completely identifiable. And the way that she wants to please her man is so admirable… wanting to push her boundaries but still being comfortable with it all is the fine line to worry about. I loved this story. I loved catching up with Gwen and JC. And I loved watching them go through this together! So much love for them! Great story!
I absolutely loved this exploration of what happens after the HEA! JC & Gwen are madly in love, but with work, kids, and life, time for their relationship can take a backseat. When they are gifted a membership to a sex club called The Open Door, Gwen starts considering the possibilities. This is an honest, thought provoking, and deliciously dirty look at the challenges, insecurities, jealousies, passion, love, and trust they bravely face together. Being a wife and mother I could relate to so many thoughts Gwen struggled with. I haven’t read their story in the Found Duet, but I fell hard for both JC & Gwen in this beauty story of their unconditional love and devotion, and how they only want whats best to make them more connected and stronger together. The different themes of the Open Door parties are intriguing, and seductive. But it is the authentic journey that JC & Gwen took, together, that makes me love this emotional, passionate, and steamy romance!