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Readers Favorite 5 Star Review for Poker Face by Cybill Cain
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
Poker Face: Chimera Club Stories is an erotic contemporary romance written by Cybill Cain. Camille’s life had morphed from one of promise to the dullness of a dead-end job as a hotel clerk after her mom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Her plans for graduate school and a career as an architect all dissolved with that diagnosis. Now every penny and ounce of energy she had went into keeping her mom in the facility where she was being cared for. That’s why Camille even briefly considered Thomas Meenan’s bizarre proposal. The special events organizer for the Chimera Club had first approached her at her job as he was checking in, and he mentioned an opportunity whereby she might be able to make a decent amount of money. Camille’s rebuff was met with his ominous persuasion to keep the card -- just in case she needed it. Meenan’s creepy manner and almost threatening tones were unsettling indeed. Brandon had everything, riches, looks, but the orphaned-at-a-young-age heir found something was missing from his life, a spark, the motivation to make him feel alive again. Thomas Meenan’s offer, though completely absurd, seemed to dangle that spark as a possibility before him -- an all-stakes game that would be very challenging indeed.
I’m never exactly sure what I’m getting myself into when I begin an erotic romance, but Cybill Cain’s novel, Poker Face: Chimera Club Stories both dispelled any trepidation and exceeded any and all expectations. Somehow, Cain manages to instill a sweet and sentimental romance novel into the most outlandish of erotic situations, and she succeeds brilliantly. Watching as the two protagonists fall in love, in spite of the Chimera Club’s conditions, is grand entertainment. Cain’s erotic passages are beautifully crafted as the twenty-three-year-old learns about love for the first time and the somewhat world-weary nearly-thirty-year-old Brandon discovers what his life has been missing. The erotic scenes are tender and enthralling, and they work perfectly within the storyline, as do the getting-to-know you interludes that make Brandon and Camille’s story seem a fairytale, rather than an erotic romance. I came to care deeply about each of these characters as I read this book and was fully invested in the challenge they had to face. This is an awesome read! Poker Face: Chimera Club Stories is most highly recommended.Poker Face
Poker Face: Chimera Club Stories is an erotic contemporary romance written by Cybill Cain. Camille’s life had morphed from one of promise to the dullness of a dead-end job as a hotel clerk after her mom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Her plans for graduate school and a career as an architect all dissolved with that diagnosis. Now every penny and ounce of energy she had went into keeping her mom in the facility where she was being cared for. That’s why Camille even briefly considered Thomas Meenan’s bizarre proposal. The special events organizer for the Chimera Club had first approached her at her job as he was checking in, and he mentioned an opportunity whereby she might be able to make a decent amount of money. Camille’s rebuff was met with his ominous persuasion to keep the card -- just in case she needed it. Meenan’s creepy manner and almost threatening tones were unsettling indeed. Brandon had everything, riches, looks, but the orphaned-at-a-young-age heir found something was missing from his life, a spark, the motivation to make him feel alive again. Thomas Meenan’s offer, though completely absurd, seemed to dangle that spark as a possibility before him -- an all-stakes game that would be very challenging indeed.
I’m never exactly sure what I’m getting myself into when I begin an erotic romance, but Cybill Cain’s novel, Poker Face: Chimera Club Stories both dispelled any trepidation and exceeded any and all expectations. Somehow, Cain manages to instill a sweet and sentimental romance novel into the most outlandish of erotic situations, and she succeeds brilliantly. Watching as the two protagonists fall in love, in spite of the Chimera Club’s conditions, is grand entertainment. Cain’s erotic passages are beautifully crafted as the twenty-three-year-old learns about love for the first time and the somewhat world-weary nearly-thirty-year-old Brandon discovers what his life has been missing. The erotic scenes are tender and enthralling, and they work perfectly within the storyline, as do the getting-to-know you interludes that make Brandon and Camille’s story seem a fairytale, rather than an erotic romance. I came to care deeply about each of these characters as I read this book and was fully invested in the challenge they had to face. This is an awesome read! Poker Face: Chimera Club Stories is most highly recommended.Poker Face
DESIRE is LIVE! POKER FACE is FREE! Come celebrate with me!
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Falling in love is a dangerous game.
I planned to smile.
I planned to flash my baby blues and washboard abs.
I planned to take Mila Samuels to bed and make her want to tell me all her secrets.
I didn’t plan to fall in love.
I planned to be nice to the new guy.
I planned to keep Tony McIntire away from unscrupulous women.
I planned to keep my secrets safe, like I have since I was a child.
I didn’t plan to fall in love.
We have so many secrets, but our desire for each other has made us both bold and reckless.
I would give him anything.
I would die to protect her.
When the truth comes out, will our love survive?
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To celebrate the release of DESIRE, the first full length Chimera Club Story, POKER FACE is FREE TODAY! Share the love with everyone you know, and let Cybill tuck them in tonight!
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We’re not just playing. We’re playing to win it all.
I never took risks.
I kept my nose in my books and my heart on the shelf.
I thought that was the best way to keep it safe.
But Brandon makes me think safety is overrated, and I’m falling in love for the first time in my life.
Nothing will ever be the same for me again.
This doesn’t feel like a risk at all.
I risked everything for a chance to win big.
I wanted to feel something. I wanted to know love.
But risking everything wasn’t what made me feel again.
It was meeting Camille, and finding the one woman in all the world who wanted me more than she wanted my money.
Nothing will ever be the same for me again.
This doesn’t feel like a risk at all.
We were thrown together by fate, and offered a chance to win everything we ever dreamed of having.
If we can keep our heads in the game.
If we’re not afraid to bet on our hearts.
CYBILL CAIN WILL BE LIVE FRIDAY APRIL 20th in DIRTY RED'S BOOM BOOM ROOM!
To celebrate the release of DESIRE I'll be hanging out in the Boom Boom Room on FB!
There will be giveaways, and naked chest pics galore. Grab the wine, and plan to come ask me ANYTHING! Can't wait to see you there!
