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Leather Bound
The closer Janine gets to Davian, the closer she gets to choosing between the safe life she thought she wanted, and a dazzling but dangerous future of adventure and pleasure.
Shanna Germain’s ‘Leather Bound’ is a sexy erotic novel perfect for fans of Sylvia Day’s ‘Crossfire’ series.
Janine Archer has everything she wants: a private house in the coolest part of town. A hot man to share her bed when she’s in the mood. And best of all, her dream job at Leather Bound, the bookstore that she co-owns with her best friend.
But when a beautiful man named Davian arrives at Leather Bound, looking for a book that doesn’t exist, Janine finds herself oddly compelled to track down the mysterious volume.
Perhaps it’s the book itself, with its compelling promise of sexuality. Or maybe it’s Davian himself, with his dark sensuality that pulls on Janine’s lust and heart with unexpected fierceness.
As Janine searches for the elusive book, other parts of her perfect life begin to change.
She discovers a sexual world she never knew existed, and follows its erotic lure into a secret underworld of submission and pleasure.
Shanna Germain’s ‘Leather Bound’ is a sexy erotic novel perfect for fans of Sylvia Day’s ‘Crossfire’ series.
Janine Archer has everything she wants: a private house in the coolest part of town. A hot man to share her bed when she’s in the mood. And best of all, her dream job at Leather Bound, the bookstore that she co-owns with her best friend.
But when a beautiful man named Davian arrives at Leather Bound, looking for a book that doesn’t exist, Janine finds herself oddly compelled to track down the mysterious volume.
Perhaps it’s the book itself, with its compelling promise of sexuality. Or maybe it’s Davian himself, with his dark sensuality that pulls on Janine’s lust and heart with unexpected fierceness.
As Janine searches for the elusive book, other parts of her perfect life begin to change.
She discovers a sexual world she never knew existed, and follows its erotic lure into a secret underworld of submission and pleasure.
271 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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Shanna Germain
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May 29, 2013
I believe that a smart and especially nowadays 21st. century woman can distance herself from love, guarding her soul from heartbreak, and recognize lust as a way of feeling in the gaps of loveless love life.
One can interact with lust, choosing the freedom of enjoying our pleasures without having to risk your heart in the process.
Janine has the perfect life.
Her bookstore, "Leather Bound", is coming along, she enjoys her days with her best friend, Lilly, working together, and her nights with Kyle, enjoying lust without the compromise of a relationship.
But when Kyle takes a step forward and asks her to marry him she panics. Off balance, Janine meets Davian and lust kick's inn fullforce, dragging her into pleasures, dark pleasures, that she never knew could move her so deeply.
Will she accomplish a loveless life giving in to lust or will she risk everything to become bound to her heart ...
This book has given me the chance to discover an author that can really write well erotica and sink us in a warm place inside our heads.
The story narrated to us by Janine is overwhelming and pulled my mind to endless questions that I often ask myself. It's dark and sensuous, the characters are fabulously invented, adult and sexy, they are nothing as shallow and empty, they are rich and demand an interested and intelligent reader.
I have to point this out because considering the book as whole we have to praise ...
The Cover is beautiful, sexy, simple and it's half way to want to read the story.
Leather Bound, the fact that it's a bookstore and the elaborated description of it's appearance and feel of old, leather books, the smell of paper, ink and again leather, feels like an element that only enriches the story and just a fix won't do, you'll want to read more about it.
Dark Pleasures, the fact that from trying to find a book that doesn't exist, would come an extreme attraction and a physical relationship that starts out from the head of our characters, turning the sex element as something beautiful, rich and devastating.
Janine was a character that gave us so much of herself, her fears, her victories, her sensuality and all of this was able because of M. Shanna Germain.
The boys were consistent and really just a point to achieve what this book to me was, lust or love, a hard question to answer.
If you think that this is all about sex, you're wrong.
The author will keep you running, turning, and on your toes as the story unfolds. Janine will lead you, page by page, towards discoveries, questions, and uncertainties, the revelation of the body, mind and soul as well as a book that tells you the story of a very intelligent lady, at a time, she can be called Nancy Drew ...
I really liked this book and planning to read more on this author, I do recommend this book, a keeper.
One can interact with lust, choosing the freedom of enjoying our pleasures without having to risk your heart in the process.
Janine has the perfect life.
Her bookstore, "Leather Bound", is coming along, she enjoys her days with her best friend, Lilly, working together, and her nights with Kyle, enjoying lust without the compromise of a relationship.
But when Kyle takes a step forward and asks her to marry him she panics. Off balance, Janine meets Davian and lust kick's inn fullforce, dragging her into pleasures, dark pleasures, that she never knew could move her so deeply.
Will she accomplish a loveless life giving in to lust or will she risk everything to become bound to her heart ...
This book has given me the chance to discover an author that can really write well erotica and sink us in a warm place inside our heads.
The story narrated to us by Janine is overwhelming and pulled my mind to endless questions that I often ask myself. It's dark and sensuous, the characters are fabulously invented, adult and sexy, they are nothing as shallow and empty, they are rich and demand an interested and intelligent reader.
I have to point this out because considering the book as whole we have to praise ...
The Cover is beautiful, sexy, simple and it's half way to want to read the story.
Leather Bound, the fact that it's a bookstore and the elaborated description of it's appearance and feel of old, leather books, the smell of paper, ink and again leather, feels like an element that only enriches the story and just a fix won't do, you'll want to read more about it.
Dark Pleasures, the fact that from trying to find a book that doesn't exist, would come an extreme attraction and a physical relationship that starts out from the head of our characters, turning the sex element as something beautiful, rich and devastating.
Janine was a character that gave us so much of herself, her fears, her victories, her sensuality and all of this was able because of M. Shanna Germain.
The boys were consistent and really just a point to achieve what this book to me was, lust or love, a hard question to answer.
If you think that this is all about sex, you're wrong.
The author will keep you running, turning, and on your toes as the story unfolds. Janine will lead you, page by page, towards discoveries, questions, and uncertainties, the revelation of the body, mind and soul as well as a book that tells you the story of a very intelligent lady, at a time, she can be called Nancy Drew ...
I really liked this book and planning to read more on this author, I do recommend this book, a keeper.
May 27, 2013
Very interesting erotic story! Leather Bound, meaning the rare bookstore run by our heroine, plus the sex club she must uncover in order to acquire a rare book for a customer. Unusual and enjoyable read.
October 9, 2013
For some reason, I feel the need to defend the fact that I read an Erotic Novel.
So...I ordered this book because it was by written by Shanna Germain, one of the RPG Superstars behind Monte Cook's Numenera system which is likely the best thing to have happened in gaming in a decade.
I did not know what it was about, but the cover & title did indicate it was going to be in the Romance Genre, which it is--but it has a ton of sex--in fact, it is likely more about sex than romance. I do not have a lot of experience reading erotic novels, I read those Anne Rice pseudonym sex books and I read de Sade in college--it is not really my genre.
This book centers around a women who owns a fantastic book store in a hipster section of town that is all sex themed--like the coffee shop, tattoo parlors, and other shops are all named & geared towards sex. The book shop descriptions are some of the best writing in the book--Germain clearly loves books--everything about books and that is very clear in her writing.
The plot spins around finding a book for a hot dominate guy--which presents all sorts of opportunity for all sorts of wild sex stuff to occur. The sex stuff is mostly normal for this kind of book I would guess--a little s&m, some lesbians, a little morning sex, etc. Shanna does a good job getting inside of the mind of her protagonist during these sections of the book.
Germain is a great creative talent and this book was a fun easy read--I look foreword to reading her books and stories that take place in the Numenera setting.
So...I ordered this book because it was by written by Shanna Germain, one of the RPG Superstars behind Monte Cook's Numenera system which is likely the best thing to have happened in gaming in a decade.
I did not know what it was about, but the cover & title did indicate it was going to be in the Romance Genre, which it is--but it has a ton of sex--in fact, it is likely more about sex than romance. I do not have a lot of experience reading erotic novels, I read those Anne Rice pseudonym sex books and I read de Sade in college--it is not really my genre.
This book centers around a women who owns a fantastic book store in a hipster section of town that is all sex themed--like the coffee shop, tattoo parlors, and other shops are all named & geared towards sex. The book shop descriptions are some of the best writing in the book--Germain clearly loves books--everything about books and that is very clear in her writing.
The plot spins around finding a book for a hot dominate guy--which presents all sorts of opportunity for all sorts of wild sex stuff to occur. The sex stuff is mostly normal for this kind of book I would guess--a little s&m, some lesbians, a little morning sex, etc. Shanna does a good job getting inside of the mind of her protagonist during these sections of the book.
Germain is a great creative talent and this book was a fun easy read--I look foreword to reading her books and stories that take place in the Numenera setting.
October 2, 2015
Wow! This story took the female protagonist on a journey out of her comfort zone - and, I must say, I was out of my usual comfort zone too. Lots of chemistry, a bit of intrigue, great friendships, and plenty of sex and erotica too (obviously!). I loved the bookshop setting and the community spirit of their little district. I really enjoyed the author's writing style - mix of brash, smooth and old-fashioned turn of phrase in places.
March 8, 2014
Too much kink bound together by a flimsy back story. The characters weren't memorable & you don't come to care about or root for any of them. Sylvia Day need not feel threatened.
January 26, 2014
great story full of fabulous nawtyness!
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