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Gamble Everything

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Eighteen year old Danny sells himself to Peter Archer to repay his father's gambling debts.

This 36,790 word novel includes explicit content, including: m/m, dubious consent, oral sex, anal sex, sounding, plugging, fisting, BDSM, and ass play. All characters are 18 years or over.

Note: This is a complete compilation of all 7 volumes of the Gamble Everything series.

110 pages, ebook

First published July 17, 2013

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Profile Image for Julio Genao.
Author 9 books2,189 followers
June 12, 2014
this.

I have to go back and cobble together my notes, but if you're into dub-con and skullfuckery and daddy kink, don't wait—buy.

buy now.

buy twice.

ETA: so, i've collected my notes.

i have helpfully arranged them in chronological order as i read.

see below for the complete progression:

01. OMG
02. OMG
03. OMFG
04. OMG
05. OM—
06. G!!!
07. O NOES
08. WAIT—THAT TEDDY BEAR THING IS JUST FUCKING EEEEEEEEEVIL
09. NGNGNGNGNGN
10. BUT Y U NO...?
11. O
12. O!
13. OMG!
14. OMGOMGOMG!
15. NOT THE STIRRUPS, NOOOOOOOO
16. *appalled face*
17. O FUK I NEED LUBE RIGHT FUCKING NOW
18. *no entry*
19. *no entry*
20. *no entry*
21. FUCKME THAT WAS NASTY-HOT
22. OMG
23. OMG!
24. O!!!M!!!G!!!
25. THOSE THREE KEYS ON MY KEYBOARD ARE GONNA BREAK IF I KEEP MASHING THEM LIKE TH
26. ...FUCKITY
27. WELP, THEY BR0KE
28. AINT N0B0DY J0NNA ST0P ^^Y FL0
29. 0 ^^AI J0D!
30. 0 ^^AI J0D!!!
31. N0000000—
32. 0H.
33. 0H!
34. 0K. N0 F00LINJ AR0UND:

35. THIS B00K IS FUKKIN AWES0^^E.

Profile Image for Jan.
1,255 reviews989 followers
September 27, 2021
**** 4.25 stars ****

Update: "Cari Waites is the evil alter ego of Lisa Henry." Not my words, but it could be.
This story is no longer sold separately. It can be read under a different title Stealing Innocents, a compilation of all works published in the past under Cari Waites pen name.

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Did I ever declare to be a good girl?




THIS BOOK. 😳😳😳

I've never needed adverbs so much in my life!



This. Book.🤯🤯🤯

🔥 Outrageously obscene.
🔥 Insanely disturbing.
🔥 Morally sickening
🔥 Darkly twisted.
🔥 Kinky.
🔥 Unapologetic.
🔥 Dirty.



🔥🔥🔥 And so deliciously good. 🔥🔥🔥



If you are looking for a smut romance, just run for your life because there are no "ifs" or "buts" here.

This is plain wrong, taboo at its best.

Lisa Henry, bring Cari Waites back, pretty please!!!
Profile Image for LenaRibka.
1,463 reviews433 followers
July 25, 2015


I don’t know who is more impressed here: me or a little part of me.

Probably both of us.

Yep, exactly, both of us are deeply impressed.

*and it is absolutely not what I expected

*and it is simply much better than I expected

*and it is exactly WHY both of us, I mean me and this naughty part of me, ARE DEEPLY IMPRESSED.
Archer holds up the dripping sound. “So you did like it, hmmmm? I knew you would.” I think like is the wrong word. Frighting. Intense, maybe. Not like.

And arousing.
Yep. EXTREMELY.
And fucking wrong at the same time.
And kinky.
And in spite of everything- very good.
Yep. surprisingly good
An ingeniously written mindfucked erotica.


Well done, Cari!!!!!!

******my voice out of the weird headspace......

........and me.....

.....floating on the gentle sea of sensation and pleasure.........******
Profile Image for Kynthos-the-Archer (Kyn).
684 reviews395 followers
March 30, 2019

5 full stars cos I floated in subspace



I blame my swollen bottom lip on this piece of mindfuck extraordinaire. It had me nibbling on my lip every so often trying to distract myself from the fierce intensity of the mind-blowing scenes and ocean of feels it invoke.

Overall, the story has a nice flow to it and promotes smooth reading experience. The characters stays in character, how nice is that. I love all the mindfucking Archer did to poor Danny aka Daniel aka Baby-boy. Archer's method of unmaking Danny to create Daniel could give the best psychologist a run for their money.

Archer plays Danny's body and mind like a fine tuned piece of musical instrument. He's so good he makes Danny aches for more even though he was repulsed by it. Archer had effectively turned Danny into Daniel, his affectionate baby-boy who finds joy in his boy-pussy especially when his daddy plays with it.

It was utmost fascinating and arousing to watch the training and reconditioning of Danny's mind. All those fierce canings and the after-cares by Archer was exquisite and most effective in molding Danny's mind to become Daniel. This part of the story kind of reminds me of Home Trained For You by Selim whereby the protagonist's identity was forcefully ripped away to be replaced by an ideal of his captor's choice by way of harsh punishments and some gentler coaxing of soft praises and rewards. Should anyone has similar stories like these please do rec it to me for I have deep fascination with how a mind could bend to another's will the right amount of inner and outer conditioning.

At first I had thought that the author is going for D.I.D (Dissociative Identity Disorder)* and that this is what Archer is aiming at when he was training Danny to become his ideal boy. Then, this theory was dispelled when that blows-me-away ending wraps everything up nice and tight. I was left in a daze of what had just took place and was in much awe to be able think clearly. I even had to reread that scene to shake off my state of shock. *Note: Home Trained For You by Selim has D.I.D - which is why I find it most engrossing.

Whatcha gonna get from this book (just to name a few):
>> Hurt-comfort - it is so good it will make your body purrs.
>> Orgasm denial - a caged cock is frustratingly arousing to the readers as well. It was utterly blissful whenever Danny gets to release his sexual tension via his boy-pussy or during rare occasions when he was rewarded a 'release' for good behavior *mind floods with endorphin*.

gotta hide the rest here... unless you feel you need to know how far the kinkiness goes ;)

He treats me like a child, and I don’t mean that in some whiny teenage way. I mean he literally treats me like a child. I wear kids’ clothes. I sleep in a bedroom with a robot poster on the wall, a beanbag on the floor, and coloring-in books on the shelves. I eat cereal for breakfast and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.
At night, he tucks me in.
Then fucks me.
I call him Daddy.
He calls me his baby boy.


I know this excerpt/quote sounds crazy to some of you and you might think that this is just another one of those plotless PWP smut-galore. All I could say is that, wait till it blows you to smithereens. I dare you to get your mindfuck dosage here.

Ahh, what a ride this was. I was positively tripping over all those free flowing unrestrained angst. I am both drowning and floating in it. Loving every bit of this feeling and savoring every moment of it. When Daniel floats in subspace, I find myself floating along.

Once again I am going to say, I strongly recommend this book to those who could enjoy mindfucks even if it is on the depraved side of things. Imho, this is THE finest mind-bending erotica!

NOTE: I would advise those who MUST have Safe Words and such in their D/S stories to turn away from this book right now. The rest of you, please step this way and have fun in this succulent piece of fantasy.

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Profile Image for Vanessa North.
Author 42 books522 followers
February 3, 2014
What the fuck did I just read?

okay, so Julio's review popped up in my feed yesterday and even though i could tell from his review that this would be totally depraved...



Yeah, so I have this policy about not rating or reviewing unless I would honestly recommend the book to someone. And, I cannot imagine who I would recommend this book to. BUT...

This is some crazy-well-written mindfuckery. And the ending is perfection.

If you're going to read barely-legal dub-con m/m erotica with some age play, this is the one to read. It is absolutely as stunning as it is depraved.
Profile Image for Shelley.
395 reviews557 followers
December 26, 2013
This is where I draw the line!

Fisting, sounding, enema's, humiliation and yes even partner sharing I can deal with easily. No problem, bring it on!

What I don't like and never have, is 'Daddy' Kink. It engages my gag reflex faster than attempting to swallow down a slimy oyster. But this books takes the Daddy kink to a whole new level; bordering on pedophilic fantasy in my mind.

“You are so fucking tight, baby boy.” ......“God, Daddy!” “My baby boy.” Archer shudders as he comes inside me. No! Just fucking NO!

Get fisted, fine! But not while clutching a teddy bear for Gods sake!

Daniel is of a consenting age but it makes no difference when the young man is dressed in robot pajamas and boy boxers. He sleeps and gets fucked in a bedroom designed for an eight year old with stars and rocket ships on the ceiling!!! JESUS!!!


Call it a weird sick game, call it a psychological adjustment/correct of a missing childhood, call it whatever the hell you want. To me, this is none of those things. It's an excuse to play out some sick paedophilic fantasy and then use it to manipulate a boy into doing your dirty work. I hate this book! It made no sense to me. It's sick porn and not for me. You'll say I didn't *get* it and you are RIGHT! I did NOT!

Why did I finish it? Because I wanted to see Daniel get revenge, I wanted to see him pull a gun on Archer and his cronies and shoot them up their 'boy pussy's'!! GAH...

Somebody pass me the brain bleach.


This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Rosa, really.
583 reviews327 followers
September 15, 2014

First of all--that ending was totally fucked up & AWESOME.

Second of all--I think I'm a bit weird 'cause Gamble Everything’s blurb first put me in mind of a short story by the late, great Georgette Heyer (“Hazard” in Pistols for Two ).

And that's really what I loved most about Cari Waites’s book—she took a clichéd plot from the romance genre (whether on purpose or not, I’m not sure) and TURNED IT ON IT’S FUCKING HEAD.

Gamble Everything has all the markers of a classic romance

Cari Waites took that clichéd plot, turned it inside out, beat the hell out of it, added some daddy kink (as well as sounds, butt plugs and orgasm denial) and basically…um, yeah…made it her bitch.

Gamble Everything is not a true Romance, there are no real heroes or truly innocent young men. And even though I enjoy thinking about it, I greatly doubt that Mr. Archer and Daniel will grow gently into old age, softly lit from within by the power of their epic love & sex toy collection.



This book is dark, twisted and kinky in ways that makes me either want to hump a pillow or squeeze my thighs together in sympathy while thanking Whoever that I was not born with a penis.

It’s also (as Georgette Heyer might’ve put it, had she ever read a book with fisting in it) a crackin’ good read, that also happens to be an excellent example of how, while you may not find plots brimming with originality in romance & its many subgenres & sub-subgenres, you will find authors like Cari Waites who explore, deconstruct & generally fuck with traditional romantic tropes in such fantastically different ways that it just makes you demand “More! Now, please.”
Profile Image for Vivian.
2,919 reviews485 followers
October 25, 2013
I think if I read this in seven parts I would have been annoyed or pissed off, but as a whole novella, it's entertaining. Some serious psychological and physical conditioning. This is definitely not a book that will appeal to most readers--it's intense, cruel and frankly shows just how ugly life is sometimes. The Daddy kink alone will scare off a bunch. Overall, a freakish combination of horror and optimism. Not sure about the ending, but happy enough; it really was a quick wrap up.

I guess the thing to remember is that the wolf isn't just at the door, often you're living with it and have convinced yourself that it's a harmless pet.
Profile Image for Kol Anderson.
Author 38 books377 followers
December 29, 2013
Man, this was such a good ride. Not even all my kinks but they were done so well. I have no problems whatsoever. The plot it had a significance and well, yeah the ending was right IMO though I'm sure some people might have felt that it was unrealistic or something, I don't know. It's just fantasy, you know?

Didn't exactly fall in love with Archer, but had fun regardless.
SO. MUCH. FUN.
Profile Image for Isabel.
562 reviews106 followers
December 14, 2013
I have this feeling that I shouldn't have loved this book, but I really love it!!!! This story is so wrong and yet so hot... so arousing... Geez... I want to read this book again... Daniel daddy issues are freaking awesome!!!

This books is disturbingly exciting!

Lena, thank you so much for the recommendation!!!
Profile Image for Rissa (an M/M kinda Girl!!).
1,124 reviews11 followers
September 2, 2013
HOLY SH*T this was so fricken messed up, I shouldn't have liked it. It's one of those that you should be totally squicked out over but really you are totally enjoying the fuckedupness of it!


Profile Image for Chelsea.
979 reviews7 followers
February 8, 2017
Re-read - May 2016 - This book is totally hot, if you enjoy dub-con and mindfuckery. Which I do :-D Loved this more the second time round.



This was a twisted twisted story and I am on the loving it side of the fence.

Archer is a bad guy, let's make that clear! He has no redeeming features, other than what Daniel starts to see in him, and he's like... completely brainwashed so his opinion doesn't really count. I was somewhat prepared for this before reading so I could just sit back and enjoy the fuckery that is this book.

And enjoy it I did! I couldn't put it down at all! Read through it in record time.

The author did an amazing job at writing Daniels transformation I was completely hypnotized by it. It was clear (although still seriously messed up) how Danny became Daniel and how he ended up where he was at the end, which i kinda saw coming, which i was totally proud of myself for picking up on.

I will re read this when I'm after some depraved reading :-)
Profile Image for Jo * Smut-Dickted *.
2,038 reviews517 followers
August 13, 2013
Yep. Pretty twisted allright! Kid sells himself for his Dad's debts. Not because he's been any sort of great father (the dad) but because, still, he's "Dad". Sad. Training ensues which has an unexpected outcome. Lots of hot sex, non-con type situations including fisting, enema, sounding. Since those kinks aren't covered a whole lot this one is for all the rest of us depraved minds! Those who want fluffy bunny's and chocolates - look elsewhere. No romance here! (Although there is a teddy bear....)
Profile Image for Silkeeeeeereads.
1,450 reviews95 followers
December 29, 2013
WARNINGS: Rape, Daddy Fetish, Sounding, Fisting, S/M, Humiliation, Murder

Yes, this book is overflowing with the above warnings.  A young 18 year old man is sold by his father that has a gambling addiction. What happens to the young man after he has paid his father's debt in full?  How has it changed him?  You will be very surprised. 

Do Not take the warnings lightly.  This book is intense.  It's also a damned good plot.  Yep, that's what I said. 
Profile Image for BevS.
2,853 reviews2 followers
September 13, 2016

Well, before we go anywhere, I should point you in the direction of the warning at the top of the page, and if you still think this is the sort of story you want to read after the blurb, then you will find it disturbing but gripping and the ending makes you want to sort of cheer...how weird does that make me?? 4 stars

Danny has been sold by his gambling addict loser of a father for $12000 to Archer, owner of the casino, in payment of a gambling debt...Danny is 18!! I was incredulous that this sort of thing could happen in this day and age, but it does...you only have to read the papers or watch the news, so I'll have to take my 'rose-tinted' specs off and get with the programme!!

Archer transforms Danny into Daniel, the methods and means he uses, the weirdos that enter the story and what Archer does to Daniel and forces Daniel to do in return to mould him into a stronger person, you'll have to discover by reading the story, but I have to say the writing was excellent....as you would expect from Cari Waites aka Lisa Henry.
Profile Image for Catherine.
1,611 reviews271 followers
January 11, 2015
A LOT of my GR friends have read this one and enjoyed its sheer twisted, porn with plot fuckery. Some of them told me if I could just "get past" the daddy kink, the story was super hot.

So I gave it a try.

Now, I don't mind some mild daddy kink when it's between two consenting adults and no one is actually pretending to be a child, but that just wasn't the case with this one and I found that aspect of the story literally stomach-turning. My rage-y feelings only increased with the realization that the older MC predator has been . Not cool, man. Not cool.

I grudgingly admit that the story was well-written and well-edited (hence the second star), but not for me. Too many things that triggered my rage and filled me with homicidal tendencies.
Profile Image for Heidi Belleau.
Author 61 books315 followers
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August 18, 2013
THAT ENDING. oh the kink in this was so delicious, and I love it and I want to marry it.
Profile Image for Di Covey/TwistedBookReviews.
1,114 reviews215 followers
February 2, 2016
This collection of shorts is the first part of Stealing Innocents. I need to rate and review this one on its own. I have to let my feelings out before I move on to the next part.

"Those who dare to scratch the surface of ordinary, everyday life may be horrified to find a sick underbelly beneath— a nightmare world populated by villains and victims, predators and prey, where the rules of society no longer apply."

5 Shocking Stars!

It takes something completely different to shock this twisted sister. I felt wrong. So fucking wrong for loving this book. This may be too much for even dark readers. So, I'm warning you now. It's passed twisted approved, it's sick approved. Be prepared.

Danny sold his soul for his father's debt. Now, I eat captive books like candy... This one was a different take, I don't know if it was because of the M/M, or the 'real' feeling I got, but I was flabbergasted. The story is told from Daniel's point of view, the actions, thoughts, behavior was that of a eighteen year old, I appreciate the author staying true to his age/character/genre.

I'm also conflicted, some will say this book was just "sex and conditioning." And it's true in a sense, but it's psychological as well, thought provoking at it's best. We take a trip to depraved and turn on twisted ave. The ending made me smile, most won't agree... I love unconventional endings, that said, this one was the best of the best. I could rate 5 Stars just for the ending.

I had never read this author before, in this name or any others. I'll be sure to check out her other books.

Kitty Thomas meets Twilight Zone!
Profile Image for JustJen "Miss Conduct".
2,385 reviews156 followers
August 15, 2013

Wow, this little gem doesn't waste much time getting down to business!

Danny is traded by his lowlife gambling addicted father in lieu of his latest $12,000 gambling debt. Danny accepts believing he can endure a month of basically being a whore. Unfortunately, Mr. Archer has other, much bigger, more devious plans.

Even though Danny's transformation occurs in an amazingly short time, nothing was ever really that unbelievable, and most even seemed quite plausible. Archer forces Danny to be reborn, first as a child, then as an adult. It is the process that is, of course, questionable on so many levels.

There are quite a few creepy characters here, aside from Mr. Archer, but Danny/Daniel is the real star here. He tries to fight for so long to hold on to who he was so that he can reclaim that part of him when he leaves. I loved his inner dialog and struggles and really wanted to see him come out the other side of this in a good way.

I was definitely not envisioning the ending happening as it did. I should have known Archer had a more long-term plan, since he waited so long initially for Daniel. Suffice to say, this was one fast hauntingly exciting ride. I could have easily read it in one sitting, and even though I couldn't wait to get to the ending, I was saddened to let Daniel go.
Profile Image for Amy.
1,030 reviews100 followers
December 22, 2013
I feel like I should *not* have liked this book, but I so totally did. It’s not an easy read, it’s dark and disturbing, and not for everyone. But I was captivated from the very first page and could not put it down. It’s very well written and I found it quite educational. Apparently I’m not very knowledgeable in the world of kink… sounding, fisting, etc.

Poor Danny, his father sells him to a casino owner to settle his $12k gambling debt. Little did he know what he was getting himself in to.

What I do know, the one fucking thing, is that this man means to own every part of me. Every inch of my flesh, every thought in my head, and every sensation that I feel.

If you like a good mindfuck, I highly recommend this one!
Profile Image for Elizabetta.
1,247 reviews34 followers
July 26, 2015

The blurb says it all. Oh, except for the very good writing and the savvy ploy of dragging this out over several follow ups that you'll just have to have on hand. Put this on the hot tamale train.



Gamble Everything
part 1/Sold = 3.5 stars
part 2/Punishment = 3.5 stars
part 3/Preparation = 4 stars (enemas! oh my!)
part 4/Obedience = 4 stars (candy caning)
part 5/Submission = 4.5 stars (sssssounding)
part 6/Pain = 4 stars (fisting gesticulating)
part 7/Rebirth = 4.5 stars

overall average rating = 4.0 stars
Profile Image for Anna Goerlitz.
1,051 reviews41 followers
April 14, 2023
This book is a mind fuck. I do believe this is the only book I have ever read, that have made me feel like a pervert, because even though this is seriously dub con it is clearly written to titilate and I have to admit, that I do enjoy it. Everytime I re-read it.

Danny is 18 and agrees to be sold as a prostitute to Mr. Archer as payment for his fathers gambling debts. His new world is one of submission and obedience, with a new 'Daddy' who wants to own every single part of him.

Originally this was written as a serial, and then collected into a whole story of part 1-7. This means that there are some unnecessary recaps at the beginning of each chapter, but they are not too bothersome. The original book is no longer available, but the story has been re-released as part of the Stealing Innocents anthology.

I can recommend this book if you are looking for a dark and twisted erotic tale, but if you are looking for romance and a happy ending you should go elsewhere.

Tags: dub con, non con, age play, daddy play, sub sharing, sounding, fisting, chastity, violence, murder
Profile Image for Debra ~~ seriously slacking on her reviews ~~.
2,235 reviews260 followers
July 21, 2014
I can't help but love these depraved, twisted, mindf*cks that push my level of comfort. There is so much here that makes me cringe, I don't generally care for Daddy kink and even though I don't have the equipment I have a tough time reading through sounding scenes, yet I couldn't turn away from this one.

The fact that Archer gets so far so fast with Danny's transformation should have bothered me, but being in Danny's head the whole time had me accepting and just going along for the ride. I had no idea what Archer's end game was going to be, but certainly never considered the way it wrapped up. Loved it!
Profile Image for KatieMc.
940 reviews95 followers
September 4, 2013
2 ½ rounded to 3 stars. Definitely the ticket for those who enjoy some intense daddy/boy kink. Somehow the story and the kink did not mesh perfectly for me. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but either the story was too good for the kink, or the kink was too over the top for the story.
Profile Image for ~ Lei ~ Reading Is An Adventure ~.
1,167 reviews251 followers
October 21, 2013
My friends in the DMC brought this to my attention and it was very interesting. Didn't expect the ending but it worked. I guess this was written as a serial - this edition was Chapters 1-7 altogether so I recommend you get this edition.

Virgin Danny sells himself to Archer for one month to pay of his drunkard, gambler father's debts. He doesn't realize what he's signing up for, that's for sure. Check my tags and other's reviews to make sure you don't have any triggers. If all is good, then pick this up and enjoy the wild ride.
Profile Image for Shannon.
2,163 reviews47 followers
July 21, 2013
This is one of those books that you can't believe you just read. And enjoyed. Not in a "this turns me on" kind of way but a "goddamn, that's just wrong but I can't stop" kind of way. It was depraved and sick and twisted and I still had to read it all in one sitting. I'm a little ashamed of myself. :)
Profile Image for Hey Hey.
1,031 reviews4 followers
August 18, 2013
Oh. My. Gosh.

Did all of that just happen?? Wait. I need a moment. Okay. So I've needed a moment from somewhere around page three when my first 'WTH' moment happens.

You say lets ready 'Daddy kink' and I say yes!!

This is like a train wreck waiting to happen. You know that its gonna derail, your just waiting for it.

'Eighteen year old Danny sells himself to Peter Archer to repay his father's gambling debts.' That has to be the most vanilla description for this book EVER!

Then that ending! Eeekkkk!!
In the words of Daniel “Th-thank you, Daddy.”

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