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Five Card Studs

Five gorgeous, dominant bad boys, and they want to share . I’m about to get dealt the luckiest hand of my life…
I’ve been a bad girl. Well, I haven’t yet , but I think I’m about to be. You see, there’s this guy at work I’ve been crushing on. The only problem?

It’s not one guy.

…It’s five.

Five gorgeous, possessive, powerful men. Oh, right, and they’re my bosses - the owners of the hottest new bar in New York City and the undisputed champions of the underground poker club beneath it.

There’s Gaige, the panty-melting flirt, and Dane, the ridiculously hot tease. Noah’s got a filthy mouth and a wicked tongue, and he knows how to use it. Luke’s the extra big guy of the bunch, in every sense of the word. And then there’s Vince, whose dark eyes and growling voice make me want to drop to my knees and say yes sir.

Five teasing mouths. Ten tantalizing hands. Five big, huge, uh, decks ? I mean, how’s a girl to choose?

Unless she doesn’t have to.

…Unless they want to share.

Life’s a gamble, and sometimes, you’ve gotta bet big. But something tells me I’m about to get very very lucky…

This extra hot, extra over-the-top mfmmmm romance is all about her – no m/m. If you’re a sucker for filthy talking bad boys, outrageously fast insta-love, and diving into the wildest fantasy imaginable, this one’s for you! HEA with NO CHEATING!

421 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 12, 2017

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Madison Faye

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#1 bestselling contemporary romance author Madison Faye is the dirty alter ego of the very wholesome, very normal suburban housewife behind the stories. While she might be a wife, mom, and PTA organizer on the outside, there’s nothing but hot, steamy, and raunchy fantasies brewing right beneath the surface!

Tired of keeping them hidden inside or only having them come out in the bedroom, they’re all here in the form of some wickedly hot stories. Single-minded alpha hero, sinfully taboo relationships, and wildly over-the-top scenarios. If you love it extra dirty, extra hot, and extra naughty, this is the place for you! (Just don’t tell the other PTA members you saw her here…)

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Profile Image for The Sassy Bookworm.
4,307 reviews2,916 followers
November 14, 2017
This book was nothing but pure smut. Page after page of hot, sweaty, nasty sex with five guys. I loved every single minute of it.

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SIDE NOTE: While having five guys service you in every which way known to man is super hot in theory. This practical thinking woman can't even begin to imagine the size of the grocery bill or how much laundry there would be in this situation. Also, I really hope she owns stocks in ice packs...because she ain't NEVER gonna walk normally again!

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527 reviews252 followers
November 20, 2017
3 ‘I’m Being Generous Because the First Sex Scene was Hot and I liked Gaige’ Stars

Tess is the new bartender at an exclusive club. It’s a real “hot spot” and she finds herself on the radar of not one but five of her bosses— Gaige, Dane, Vince, Luke, and Noah.

“‘Nah, we don’t take turns, Tess…We share.’”

It started out promising, but this book suffers from…giving mixed signals. What you get is various tales of their sexual encounters. But the message the characters keep feeding is their special connection, the real deal, the one, head over heels in love (Yes, even one of the guys says that!)

Had the story actually delivered that, it could have made a huge difference in the rating. For example, we’re told that in the hour after Tess, Gaige, and Dane’s first encounter, they talk, drink, and share over their lives and backgrounds, and this is where they start falling for each other. It’s not the sex, they stress, but “the part that came after that” which made the difference. But instead of getting the actual scene, it’s summarized. Total missed opportunity. Sure readers can read between the lines, but if we’re supposed to be convinced that this is really love and not just three horny people, let’s be tuned in to their dialogue, grin at their banter, hear the clink of their bottles, experience the connection when they find some common ground in their lives, and sigh sweetly at their post nookie cuddling. In the words of the great Banky Edwards, “Now THAT, my friend, is a shared moment.”


It happens again about a chapter later. We next meet Vince who relates:

“She was captivating before. Knowing what she did last night and knowing now the wildness she’s capable of makes her irresistible.”

It seems that Tess made quite the impression on these men from the moment she walked through the door looking for a job, but that scene is never provided either even though several of them reference it. Shame, it would have made a fitting prologue.

The characters had potential, and I would have liked to know more about them individually. I liked Tess alright, but nothing that was depicted cast a light on why she was so special. The guys could say it all they liked, but the burden of proof is on the storytelling. Basically, it suffers from too much ‘tell’ rather than ‘show’ when it comes to the relationship and character development. Insta-love is something anyone can say. A solid narrative and plotting will prove it.

As the tale wears on, the professions of love grow worse, the character development more scant, and the sex scenes more repetitive. It was like a bad porn that was trying to pass itself off as romance. And the number of times the men insist that they aren’t jealous of each other—mind-boggling.

By the final absurd five-way scene, I was losing track of who was where and how she had enough limbs and openings to service these dudes. It played out more like a game of Twister on a poker table. Which, by the way, that must have been one supersized, industrial made table to hold all six of them. I think at the point where I was calculating the total estimated weight of the men in my head, it was clear that even the smut factor had lost me.

Told via all six of their first person POVs, this is erotica, not romance. Make no mistake, there’s a slim plotline with only one action scene that’s not sex; the characters are barely distinguishable from each other making them hard to connect with; and this is 100% lust/infatuation, not love. The safety factor was good though.

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I purchased this title from Amazon. All reviews written by Book-Bosomed Book Blog are honest opinions.
Profile Image for moi, k.y.a..
2,156 reviews389 followers
April 20, 2018
Beş patron söz konusu iken kitabın giriş kısmındaki not M M ibaresine rağmen bekledim yani ama yoktu.
Ne olacak bizim bu beklentilerimiz? askdjdf
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102 reviews28 followers
November 15, 2017
Just as dirty as I thought it was going to be...and I enjoyed every minute of it! 😉
Profile Image for Jeanny.
2,095 reviews176 followers
August 21, 2018
This book counts towards my Reverse haram revolution Bingo book challenge “we share everything so why not a girl?”
Profile Image for April Symes.
5,016 reviews450 followers
November 14, 2017
This is a quick steamy read with MFMMM. If you love reverse harem and insta-love that will have you hooked and reading from start to end, then this is the book for you!!! Five Card Studs is a sizzling smutty hot book where Tess, a new bartender at the hottest club has some super hot lust for her 5 hot bosses (Dane, Vince, Gaige, Luke and Noah). It isn’t just lust she feels for them, she feels this instant connection that she has never felt before for another man. They each offer their own special brand of something special but she cant just pick one, she wants them all. Will the men be able to accept her wanting them all or will they make her pick one out of the 5? This is one sexy and steamy read; With Ms. Faye, she is the one of the top hit makers of the insta-love genre. If you like smutty, steamy reads, then you will will love the latest from Madison Faye!

My Rating: 4.7 stars *****
“I received an advanced copy of this book from the author at no cost to me."
Profile Image for Felicia.
598 reviews
February 16, 2018
This book was a read for me just for the smut. And let me tell you that it did not disappoint! Because I read it for the smut I had to give it 5 stars because the smut was that good! And because the story is so short (150 pages) there really wasn't anything to this story other than the smut. And of course the guys were fucking mind blown sexy! :D

I definitely have to check out more of Madison's writing if the smut is anything like it was in this book! I definitely recommend this if you're looking for a short, smut-filled read. (:
Profile Image for Martina Gonzalez.
100 reviews1 follower
June 25, 2023
Lo leí en una noche y un cuarto de mañana y la verdad me encantó. Fue súper candente y espectacular que mi leería de nuevo si pudiera.
Todos tenías su forma de «cogerla» y ella era un bolita de ternura, toda satisfecha cuando todos o de a dos le hacían cosas en, ya sabemos dónde. Eran una bomba todos juntos, unas ganas de ser ella.. y que siguiera trabajando incluso saliendo con sus jefes era increíble. Yo esperaba un spin of con ella embarazada o con ella en la regla o algo por el estilo para ver a Vincen... Luke parece que era el que más grande la tenía y que siempre la quería hacer más grande. Encantadores todos los hombres. Noah se supone que era él más grande en contextuara pero más tierno era jajaja. Después Dane y Gaige que compartieron todo también eran súper joya...


Me encantó la verdad para ser una lectura rapidita y calienta para ver cómo funcionan los órganos reproductores jajaja
Profile Image for Meghann Alford.
806 reviews14 followers
November 13, 2017
Wow. The filthy five! I absolutley loved this story. Reverse harem and basically instalove in one. And these alpha males are hot, in charge and so dirty! They found the perfect woman and have no problem going after her, even if that means sharing. Loved this! I could not put it down. It is definitley a book you have to get, and you may need a shower when it is all over :). I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
Hero, Gaige, Dean, Vince, Luke and Noah = 5/5
Heroine, Tess = 5/5
Chemistry = 5/5
Sex = 5/5
Plot = 3/5
Mystery = 1/5
Action =  1/5
Darkness = 1/5
Humor = 1/5
POV =
Would I recommend this book = yes
Would I re-read this book = yes
Would I read future books by this author = yes
3,947 reviews31 followers
November 30, 2017
Tess may be the new bartender at the night club Lume, but she's smart and adept at keeping the customers happy slinging drinks, even on the busiest night. She's also caught the eye of Gaige and Dane, two of the five co-owners of Lume. Not only that, but as we meet the other three co-owners, Vince, Noah and Luke, they're all enamored with the lovely Tess. Sexy times abound in this reverse harem romance!
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4,118 reviews28 followers
November 14, 2017
Five Card Studs is a delicious and naughty reverse harem read with chemistry that sizzles and jumps off the pages and plenty of scorching hot sex that will have steam rising and puddles forming. This is a definite page turner from beginning to end.

I volunteered to review an advance reader copy of this book.
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294 reviews
October 1, 2021
Es bastante cortito y no hay mucha trama, los personajes tenían potencial para gustarme, pero la autora no profundiza en ninguno, se mantiene en lo que pasa ahora en la historia y sin más.
Profile Image for Milagros Bane.
149 reviews4 followers
February 13, 2022
1,5⭐

Pensé que leer algo cortito y sin una trama en sí, me ayudaría con mi bloqueo pero no lo hizo🥺

Me forcé a terminarlo solo para sacármelo de encima.
Profile Image for Lion1.
218 reviews
February 19, 2022
Me sorprendió .
El inta-love no me agrada pero en este libro incluso lo disfruté.
Las escenas de orgías estaban un poco desorganizadas pero es entendible.
Profile Image for Maggie May.
952 reviews12 followers
July 21, 2023
Obviously this is all about the banging and that’s cool. I will roll with all kinds of ridiculousness for sexy fun times, but this one wasted a lot of time trying to convince me that their relationship was deep and profound love. Usually Madison Faye’s stories are all hot sex followed by a few sweet words to give it a romantic feel, and that works. Gushing about how completely and profoundly in love she is after a five minute conversation and a few orgasms is beyond silly, and several paragraphs of that for each of the five guys? And then each of them gushing about how deep their connection is, apparently because they connected through her magical 🐱? Come on, now. It’s not even insta-love, it’s just poorly trying to convince the reader that something is there that definitely isn’t. Don’t bore me with many paragraphs of that.
Profile Image for Nate.
68 reviews
March 7, 2024
1.5/5 ⭐= fue lo más raro de mi semana, pero que podía esperar, es puro coger.
487 reviews2 followers
November 22, 2017
If you are looking for something with sex, passion, and action involved this is the book to get. Tess is working at and most popular bar in town as a bartender; the bar that is owned by Vince, Gaige, Dane, Noah, and Luck. Her first night there though the other person that was also a new hire failed to show up. So it was Tess and one of her bosses Gaige that ended up serving the nightly crowd. After the evening is over things heated between her Gaige and Dane. The next morning she goes to see Vince the boss that is mainly in control of things and things heat up with him and he also has her to help with a poker game that the would be hosting that night where she meets Noah and Luke. This does have a story line involving the both the Italian mafia, and Russian mafia with a gun stand off at one point. Not going to tell everything because that would really be a spoiler.

This book also included two other bonus books

1. Paid for Three Time: The main characters are Mia, Oliver, Erik, and Ash. Mia is struggling to find a job but her roommate seems to have money coming out of her ears. Finally her roommate tells her that she is dating a guy who pays her to be arm candy, and that she could get someone for Mia as well. That sex did not have to be involved. So Mia takes it but it does not turn out to be what her roommate had said. That man that she was to have a date with is a rich brute, and during the evening she finds herself kidnapped and put up on an auction block being bought by three men, Oliver, Erik and Ash. Now this book could be a trigger for some just to let you know. These three men are trying to keep her away from the nasty guy but she has a hard time believing them at first but it doesn't take long to convince her. This is one story that I loved because the bad guy gets what he deserves and then some.

2. Sugar and Spice: Collin and Isabella; Isabella goes to a nightclub to stop everyone from harassing her and she does the deed with Collin in the woman's restroom. Isabella is a straight a student in her final year at college, and the next week she goes on a interview with one of her college professors giving her high complements. Collin is looking for a nanny to watch help watch his children during the Christmas break. During the week nether could stop think about the other and imagine the surprise when he entered his library and standing in the line of applicants was Isabella, and her surprise that he was the one looking for an employee. If you like Diamante men that is what you get with Collin. This is such a sexy story but there is still a wicked ex-wife trying her darnedest to mess everything and everyone's lives. Great story

All three of the book are outstanding,
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2,286 reviews38 followers
November 15, 2017
There is nothing this author writes better then hot fantasy . This story was above the rest. It had a great plot, amazingly detailed characters, and hot scenes. I have to say, I will never look at a poker game the same way.

When I think of a reverse harem story, I do not usually think about getting to know the different characters involved. This story was fantastic, in that as the leading lady, Tess, gets to know each of the five men, and so does the reader. They are all each thought out, different, complex characters, rather then a “mass of men.”

Tess is living in a new state, working a new job as a bartender. After a long night on shift, she has a few drinks with two of her bosses, ad sparks fly. Tess is a strong woman, who is just starting to learn about her wants in life, and these men supply her with that. The five men all bonded together at a young age, growing up in Queens. They had a rough life and with the help of each other, moved up the social ladder to become co-owners in one of the trendiest night clubs.

The five men, Gaige, Dane, Vince, Noah and Luke, are such strong men. They are successful, dominate, and willing to give Tess anything her heart desires. One of the great lines (that sums up this story) is, “There are five of us that own this place, Tess. And we all share everything.”

The story slowly introduces Tess, along with the reader, to each man and creates a positive, strong relationship between them. When the story gets to the poker game, watch out, pure hotness.

There are 16 delicious chapters and one great epilogue. This story flows seamlessly and flawlessly. I enjoyed it and could not put it down. If you want an escape into a steamy fantasy world, check this story out. I received an ARC and I am leaving an honest review.
Profile Image for Misty Schott.
4,225 reviews35 followers
November 13, 2017
Five stars for Five Card Studs. Loved it!!!

The day before Tess was due to move to New York City with her boyfriend of four years, Nathan, he decides to tell her he's been having s*x with several other women for awhile now. So she moves to NYC by herself and found a tiny apartment and has been scraping by doing bartending and waitressing. She was finally lucky enough to land a job as a bartender at one of the hottest night clubs around. After her first night she is exhausted, but Dane and Gaige have other plans. The seduce her and she ends up having wonderful hot s*x with these two gorgeous men. She feels guilty the next day and decides it is probably best that she quits before she causes trouble between these two friends. She goes to see Vince another of the owners of the bar and tries to quit. Only Vince has other ideas and she soon learns he is not jealous of the other two men, he just wants to have her as well. Vince then also explains that not only are Gaige, Dane and Vince okay with sharing but they also know that Noah and Luke are going to want to get in on the sharing as well. What will Tess do? Is she willing to let Dane, Vince, Gaige, Luke and Noah share her? Does she have feelings for all of them or will this all just blow up in her face? Excellent book and definitely a must read.
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3,490 reviews26 followers
November 15, 2017
Tess just got a job at the hottest bar in the city. She is new to the city having moved there after he ex admits he was cheating on her. She loves her new job and her bosses are very hot. Two are working that night and one helped her behind the bar. After closing, her bosses Dane and Gaige compliment her on her work and admit that they are attracted to her. They have a passionate encounter in the bar that night and Tess loves it. The next morning she wakes up feeling guilty about sleeping with two of her bosses and decides to resign. She goes in to talk to Vince, another one of her bosses who refuses to take her resignation. He explains that the five co-owners enjoy sharing and she has nothing to feel guilty about. Then Vince seduces Tess.
Gaige, Dane, Vince, Noah and Luke all grew up in a poor neighborhood in the city. They watched out for each other and were like brothers, even the ones who weren't blood relations. They also felt comfortable sharing women but until Tess, they had never found one that all five were attracted to. Every single one of them fell in love with Tess as soon as they met her. Now they just have to convince her to give them all a chance.
This is a steamy hot read. I really enjoyed the growing romance between the characters. I voluntarily received a copy of this story and this is my honest review.
Profile Image for Jenny Harris.
4,474 reviews33 followers
November 13, 2017
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.

In this book we meet. Tess, Gaige, Dane, Vince, Noah, and Luke. When we start this story we find that Tess was supposed to move to New York with her boyfriend. Until the day they are supposed to leave he tells her he has been cheating on her and has no plans to stop. So she does the intelligent thing and leaves his butt right where she found it and heads out on her own. She hopes that she can make things work in this new hot club because she really needs the money. Little did she know she would meet 5 hot men who would turn out to be her bosses. Can a girl really have it all or will this be something else to blow up in her face?

This book is amazing. It will have you hooked from the first word to the very end. It will also have you wanted to look in every night club to find your men. I want to tell you so much about this book but don't want to ruin it for anyone else. I will say keep ice water close by or take many trips outside if you have cooled down wherever you are. This will definitely heat you up. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
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56 reviews
April 14, 2018
I Don't Know Where to Begin!

Before I start, let me set the stage at where I am and how I had to keep myself composed from laughing out loud! I am at my university proctoring a standardized test. I figured I'll go ahead and finish this book, so I can start on another. WHY IN THE HELL DID I DO THAT?!!!
Let me explain why I gave it 3 stars. I am a visual person, so scenes have to make sense for me to flow with the story. The beginning of it flowed smoothly, actually the whole story did until the last two chapters! I kept saying to myself, "How is this even possible?!" At times, I felt like I was reading a bad fight scene and couldn't figure out who was throwing the punches! So during this test, I had to cover my mouth to keep from saying, "Oh come on!", or just falling out my chair laughing at the scenes.
Madison Faye is a very good story teller, but for me, I probably need not read about no more than 3 at a time. I was completely DIZZY!😝 If you are looking for a sexually charged story that will have you counting in 5's, this is the one! HOWEVER, IT'S NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!
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