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Ever wonder what happened between Marco and Syra that one night six months ago?
Take a peek behind the pages of To Tempt and find out just how intriguing their time together was before Allure.

Marco prides himself on being a man of action.
In life and business, he gets what he wants.
Except for Syra.
She’s the one who got away . . . and he still can’t get her out of his head.

Syra shouldn’t be back in Lockwood. This is Marco’s town, who she hasn’t seen since she left him for his rival five years ago. But her best friend has a new job, and Syra’s divorce will soon be finalized, so it’s time to celebrate!
The instant Syra and her friends step into his club, Marco locks onto her like a targeted missile. He wants to pretend her leaving him didn’t shatter his heart. But watching her sway on the dance floor awakens his long-buried desires for her.

Syra thought she put the past behind her. Until Marco presses his body against hers and whispers delicious threats in her ear. Against her own better judgment, she finds herself lost in him all over again. With her soon-to-be ex-husband refusing to let her go, Marco is a complication she can’t afford… or resist.

One night— nothing more.
That’s what he offers.
And she accepts.
But that’s a lie neither are buying.

Not when they know how hot the passion burns between them. Can they convince themselves to walk away after one perfect night? Or will their cravings for each lead to more problems than either can fathom?

***previously published in the wicked games anthology***

99 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2023

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Nicole Banks

42 books380 followers
"It's like a verbal seduction."

Weaving tales that will seduce your mind and have you hanging off the edge of your seat.

I dabble in all writing genres but I'm a sucker for romantic suspense.
I'm a yogi, music snob, and love living life on my own terms.


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Profile Image for Lori Hefner.
31 reviews9 followers
August 2, 2023
This was a quick spicy 🌶️ 🌶️🌶️second chance romance. I would recommend to anyone that wants a spicy quick read.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Heather Anderson.
563 reviews46 followers
June 14, 2023
Tropes: Second Chance, Friends to Lovers, Romantic Suspense

Kinks: Toys, Voyeurism

TW: Emotional/Mental Manipulation

This book is the prequel to Allure (which will be released on May 18, 2023). You can find this story in the Wicked Games Anthology. This was my first story from Nicole, and I absolutely loved it! We follow Marco and Syra a few years after Syra leaves Marco for her now soon to be ex-husband, Joel. One night, Marco and Syra are at the same club (that Marco co-owns), and Marco is the first one to recognize her...and now he is going to get Syra back, but Marco is not the same man as he was a few years ago.

I enjoyed reading this spicy & sexy novella! All of the spicy scenes were DELICIOUS.
"𝘏𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘱. 𝘏𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩."

LIKE SIRRRRR 🥵🥵 Also, can we talk about Marco's FILTHY mouth??
"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘵, 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘢. 𝘐𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦."

I'm excited to read more about Marco and Syra in Allure!!
Profile Image for Nicole.
1,349 reviews25 followers
June 19, 2023
To Tempt is a prequel to Allure in the Sirens Pleasure Club series. A full-length steamy standalone full-length with no cheating and ends on mind-boggling cliffhanger. A fast paced, quick, short and spicy novella. This is a Syra and Marco prior Allure. It's beautifully written with engaging characters and fascinating storyline that captures the reader attention from the start page and keep you hook and turning the pages with it's non-stop spice, steam, and pulse-pounding passion passion. Syra Gutierrez was in a relationship with Joel Hernandez. But one day she meets Marco Cabrera a handsome, carefree, free spirited man .
He brings out a wild side in her and inspire the the artist in her. The two dated for three years and they would have sex any anywhere he was deeply in love with her. However, one day she came home and told him that it was over that it was never supposed to last. She left Marco her first love Joel who is Marco's rival. She thought that she was doing the right thing. Marco was crushed but didn't say anything and that event had changed his life forever, in the way that he does business, the way that treats a woman everything his heart had became a block of ice. Joel had Marco had became enemies because Marco became powerful and had everything he owns all of Lockwood the only thing he didn't have his the girl.
Syra had left town and got married to Joel now five years later she's back in Lockwood and going through a bitter divorce. Marco is still mad about how they ended and he still loves her she's the only woman who can ever gets under is skin and makes him lose control. Syra leaves Joel for the last time and is crashing on her friends couch Katerina and Delilah wanted to celebrate Kat's new job and Syra getting a divorce so they decided to go a club which is so happens to be co-own by Marco. He had feeling like crap and down in the dumpster floodwd with memories of her and the time that they spend together until she walks in his club. Their passion was sensual, erotic, and orgasmic. They had a electrifying, magnetic and scorching hot chemistry. He and his best friend and business partner who shares everything was sitting in the VIP lounge watching her and her friends. Syra and her friends wants to own their business but they have to the property from Marco and Asli hence Garrison Inc.
Marco had allowing Asli to conduct the business with two ladies without revealing himself, he's only interested because he saw Syra name on the contract. Marco is now more ruthless, calculated, cold-hearted, and sadistic. He watched her from a far plotting what he would do to her, but she's still in his system. Syra had never stopped thinking about him even with her husband. He was drawn to her like a siren sitting in VIP after while watching wasn't enough anymore They dance together and like old times the crowd parted the room. They agreed to spend one time together with each of them having a different reason as why. She just wanting to blow of steam for night and not think the mess of her life or her messy divorce. While Marco wants revenge for her breaking his heart and going with his nemesis as well as to eradicate her from his system once and for all. He made offer and she accepts.
But that's a lie and they both knows it and neither one of them is buying it. Not when they know how hot passion burns between. This story gives us a sneak peak into that six months ago when Syra went back to Marco penthouse for their thrust as Asli look on from his apartment window across the way. The story is all about voyeurism, escapism, spice, steam, passion, lust, enemies, secrets, lies, deception, control and power, exhibition, heartaches, rivalry, surprises, anger, angst, tension, emotions, delay gratification, kinks, dirty talking, bondage and love. Will one night be enough for these two now that they've kindle after all these years? Can they walk away after one perfect night with each other? Or will their cravings for each other lead to more than they bargain for? What role will Asli play in this new found romance? Will he join in on the fun? Find you in Allure.

I received an advanced copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
509 reviews9 followers
June 15, 2023
To Tempt is the prequel to Allure by Nicole Banks. This follows Marco & Syra a few years after she leaves Marco for her soon to be ex-husband Joel. Delilah and Katerina wanted to get Syra out to celebrate and they choose a club which Marco co-owns. It hit Marco really hard when Syra left him and took his heart with her. The passion they shared was explosive.
Marco and Asli are in the VIP having drinks and Marco happens to see Syra and her friends on the dance floor. As soon as Marco presses his body against Syra's the desire they shared is still as strong as it was before. Can they only share one perfect night of passion together? Will Marco get her back? What is his plan? Nicole is a wonderful, talented writer. This book is about a second chance romance, suspense, desire, passion, and spicy scenes. Hope your ready!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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258 reviews8 followers
June 13, 2023
🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️

I don’t think anything could have prepared me when I had the opportunity to read To Tempt. Marco and Syra reconnect, on a chance sighting, after years apart. Marco fights his every urge to be near her- but will he succeed in keeping away from Syra, who ran away with his heart? So many questions lay beneath her sudden return to Lockwood- and her sudden departure years prior.

This novella is absolutely hot, hot, hot🥵 Like hello, cue “breaking the thermostat” level 100 heat- it doesn’t take more than a few pages in to begin either 🤫
No doubt it left me wanting for more!
Plot to spice ratio is *chef’s kiss* and you’ll definitely want to read this before grabbing your copy of Allure 😈
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511 reviews5 followers
December 17, 2023
Wow. Zers. Holy hotness! 🥵🔥

You want spice? Nicole brings it ✔️
You want steam? Nicole brings it ✔️
You want a book that doesn't leave you with lady blue balls? Nicole brings it ✔️

Nicole never let's you down, never fails to deliver. The chemistry with these characters literally jumps off the page. I loved this prequel. I think these characters are going to be my favourite! They are fire together and there is just something about them. We also see some familiar names 😉 This is a short story that packs a punch. I can't wait for the next chapter of their story!

WARNING - you will need something to cool you off during and after reading this book! 🥵🔥
1,112 reviews9 followers
June 15, 2023
To Tempt is Nicole Banks prequel to Allure with Marco and Syra connecting again. Their sexual attraction has survived a long separation while she chose another man to marry. The familiarity and intimacy between them changed: he’s more calculating and she knows it isn’t going anywhere. Exhibition, voyeurism, and bondage raise the heat and the hedonistic actions of this couple. Short but full of emotion, denial, and some really dirty sex. Holy moly!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
2,190 reviews15 followers
June 17, 2023
This is the prequel to Allure which shows us Marco and Syra reconnecting. How they were able to survive being apart for such a long time while she was married to the man that she chose over him but their chemistry is still red HOT. Even though their attraction is still so HOT things are different now. You really need to read this short and steamy emotional story to see what happens. I would recommend reading this book.

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1,549 reviews
July 5, 2023
This book should be read before Allure, it’s the prequel. I actually read it after Allure and I don’t think it makes a difference. This book is about Marco and Syra. This tells us how they got back together after being apart for a while. When Syra and Marco were together they were a very spicy couple. However, Syra left Marco and married someone else. One night out with friends at a club that Marco co-owns, Syra and Marco reconnect on the dance floor. They agree to spend one night together. Can these two get past the hurt and anger and find the love they once had?
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940 reviews9 followers
June 26, 2023
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Just trust me - if you're looking for a book to read with a glass of red wine, some cheese and crackers and some smooth jazz in the background - this is it. Whether you want to seduce your mind, spirit or hubby - this is all the book you need to get things started. HOLY COW! And the cliffhanger at the end? No, no...no... you did not do that!.

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2,797 reviews4 followers
June 22, 2023
This prequel featuring Syra and Marco has me wanting to read the next story. This is a quick story with sizzling passion. Their story jumps off the pages and I couldn’t put it down. This ends in a cliffhanger and I can’t wait to see where this story goes. I received an arc of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
8,900 reviews63 followers
August 24, 2023
Syra broke Marco when she left him for his rival Joel, her now soon to be ex who doesn't plan on letting her go but when Syra and Marcos paths cross again will it just be a one done thing or more? Well written fast paced prequal read.

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Profile Image for Bri ♡.
13 reviews11 followers
January 17, 2024
Okay so it’s basically smut… which it’s good, but honestly it was okay. It kinda started off slow and I did enjoy some parts but I’ve read other things that will indeed top this, but it was an okay read, and some of the spicy scenes were good.

6,491 reviews22 followers
June 17, 2023
Syra and Marco have so much heat between them. They could melt a kindle. This is the prequel to Allure, and it makes it so much more tempting. This is a spicy novella with a second chance.
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986 reviews2 followers
June 18, 2023
Wow! Marco is HOT! I can not wait for the next book. This was the perfect introduction to give us the backstory on Marco and Syra.
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Author 83 books210 followers
June 19, 2024
This book was really good. Be prepared for the hot & steamy *fan yourself* scenes.
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460 reviews3 followers
June 28, 2023
What a prelude to the Sirens Pleasure Club series! The storyline was well captivating and sexy as heck! I can’t wait to read more from this author!.

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Profile Image for Hayley Sutherland.
205 reviews5 followers
July 26, 2023
To Tempt is the perfect prequel novella to Allure.

In To Tempt we are introduced to Marco, Asli and Syra and we find out exactly what happened on that night six months ago…

This is a quick yet hella spicy read 🥵

I read this after I read Allure and I really enjoyed going back and getting a glimpse into that😉😉 night. If you haven’t read Allure already then I highly recommend you start with To Tempt, however, I don’t think it really matters what order you read them and definitely still read this if you’ve read Allure already.
Profile Image for BookishBarbie (Annette).
300 reviews10 followers
June 9, 2023
This book is the prequel to Allure. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for??
I was fortunate to get this story from Nicole Banks, and I absolutely loved it! I started and finished it in one day.
Delilah and Katerina wanted a night out to celebrate and to get Syra off the couch. The place they chose is the club that Marco co-owns not knowing he is there have drinks in VIP. Until he sees her. His emotions are all over the place seeing Syra again but one thing is for sure, he will have her again.
This story allows us more insight into the night with Marco while Asli watched from his apartment and how that whole interaction took place leading up to their meeting at Garrison Inc.

All of the spicy scenes were *chefs kiss.* And the interaction at the elevator.....Priceless!!
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874 reviews28 followers
August 21, 2023
This quick read is the prequel to Allure.

It’s a deliciously detailed account of a night of passion between Syra and Marco.

The author does a brilliant job of building the tension between the characters before they even encounter each other and her use of dual POV shows just how much power each character has over the other.

It’s a great introduction to the characters and gives just a little hint at the story to follow and just how naughty it might get.

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