Giveaway and Review: Never Have I Ever by August Clearwing Guest Reviewer Nicole Lorenzo

Synopsis

Astrophysicist-in-training Piper Minogue has a lot of control over her day-to-day life. Between completing a Master’s degree at Caltech and beginning her fruitful career at a local observatory she has little time for socializing. Until she attends one specific party that is. There, Piper is introduced to a drinking game called Never Have I Ever, and she finds herself admitting to a secret fantasy which challenges her friends’ views of her otherwise prudish nature. Her confession piques the interest of one man in particular, Noah; a handsome stranger with a darkly boyish charm. The resulting spiral of rapture and torture that follows is threatened by the demons of both their pasts. Piper's inability to give her heart to anyone, and Noah's guilt over the death of his former lover claw to the surface to tear Piper away from not only the one man who has ever made her feel like she does not have to be in control of her desires, but also the newly collected list of Nevers they both want to turn into reality. *Contains strong BDSM themes*

4 Star Review

Piper Minogue is an Astrophysicist and has a lot of control over her life. She is finishing her Masters degree and spends most of her time either studying or working at the local observatory.  As an introvert, she rarely spends time socializing or going to parties.  Piper's best friend insists she come to her Freedom Fest, to celebrate her newly acquired divorce and it’s at  this party that everything changes for Piper. She finds herself playing a silly game called Never Have I Ever, where she admits to a secret fantasy that both surprises and shocks her closest friends. It also catches the interest of Noah Wellington, who agrees to help Piper fulfill this fantasy and oh so much more!

Noah is pleasantly surprised that Piper is interested in his BDSM lifestyle. It has been awhile since he has had a submissive that keeps his interest both in and out of the bedroom. He is very eager to train her to be his sub and finds himself falling for her along the way. But Noah’s past haunts and consumes him, and someone is hell bent on making sure Noah is never going to be happy. Events take place that threaten to shred any chance Piper and Noah have at happiness.

 “Being my lady on my arm and my slut between the sheets”

 I love Piper. She’s smart, sassy, not naïve to her wants and needs; just hasn’t had the opportunity to explore them till Noah. She literally jumps into this sub/dom relationship headfirst. Relinquishing control over anything is new for Piper, but she trusts Noah whole-heartedly and finds herself lost in her desire for him.

Noah is just the right mixture of a charming, handsome and demanding Dom. But his past has him thinking he doesn’t deserve Piper as much as he wants her. Then things out of his control threaten to take her from him whether it’s his choice or not.

This book surprised me. It’s definitely not your ordinary BDSM romance. There’s a combination of hot and steamy sex, revenge, blackmail, hate, love, betrayal, violence, murder you name it and it’s in here! I was not expecting some of the series of events at all! Overall, I enjoyed it very much!

“Wounds heal. Scars fade. Awful memories can be overwritten with better ones if given the chance. The little imperfections of our psyches become overshadowed by the people whose love we cherish.”

 **There are very strong BDSM as well as sexually violent themes in this book.

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