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Illicit Rendezvous

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Mickie
As a single mother, I've become a pro at burying my needs. It's hard to find time for myself when I’m constantly wiping sticky fingerprints off the furniture or breaking up fistfights like a referee.

But the carnal urges festering deep inside of me cannot stay hidden forever.

Desperate to feel alive, I take a risk on a stormy night and surrender to my darkest desires.

Far too late, I realize some fantasies are best kept hidden—especially when playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

187 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 7, 2023

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Profile Image for Darlene I read WAY to many books.
3,687 reviews2,449 followers
October 9, 2023
This was a fast novella if your looking for some spicy and mask, men, not one, buy 2 types of masks. (Same guy) This one is for you!!

Mickie is a hard worker and a mother of 3 who is divorced, and she has no time for dating. Nothing she dabbles on an app but hasn't really said anything about it. She's overwhelmed and finally speaks the word to "Wolf," the guy she's talking to.

Things don't go as planned when she's chased by a guy in a mask, and he does dirty delicious things to her. The question is, is this wolf? Or someone else? I won't give too much away because I want you guys to read this!!

No ow/om drama, no cheating, sexy times, no virgins

Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶.5

Prologue
37h/late 30sH
Non/dub con
Knife play
Blood play
Degradation
Choking/breath play
Drugging
Insertion with inanimate object
HFN
Epilogue
Profile Image for Brooke.loves.books.
28 reviews
October 4, 2023
FIRST REVIEW COMING IN HOT!!

Oh my god this book was so good. Did I stay up to 2 am to finish it? yes, yes I did.

The characters are so good and I fell in love with Mask daddy so fast! It kept me engrossed in the story until the very last page. The plot was so good and I need more now!!

Lilith you did such an amazing job in your first book! And I am so proud to call you one of my besties! You did a phenomenal job and I can’t wait to read more from you!

#brookieforthewin 🥰🥰🥰
Profile Image for Kelli.
112 reviews5 followers
October 11, 2023
I’ll go feral for a good chase

This is one of those books that will make you question your own limits and will have you wondering if you should just go ahead and add just one more kink to the list.
I mean, who wouldn’t want to read a book when the blurb says: “Far too late, I realize some fantasies are best kept hidden—especially when playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse”.
It’s a quick read, full of all the fun triggers, and I’m 100% wondering why more people aren’t taking about it.
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106 reviews26 followers
October 9, 2023
Are you reading for the chase of your life. When an overworked, tired single mother sends a text for a little fun, I don't think she was prepared for what came next.

When Mickie finally gets a night for herself after a long overworked day, of course, her neighbours dogs had left a welcome home present for her walk in the door. Overwhelmed and looking for a break from reality, Mickie finally gives in to her desires and sends a message on an online kink site to her mysterious Wolf.

As she waits in a downpour, her senses start to rise on high alert, and a masked figure appears in the distance. Now she knows she's made the wrong decision. Wolf couldn't have arrived that quickly.....

What was anticipated as a night of desire turns into the chase for her life.

Trigger filled to the brim, Illicit Rendezvous is the debut novel of Lilith Tate. This novella has some of the hottest and dark scenes you'll get your hands on this year.

I absolutely devoured this story and loved every second of it. Who doesn't love a mask Daddy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Kyara Gevers.
300 reviews18 followers
October 10, 2023
If you are looking for a dark romance book that will keep you on your toes, make them curl, make you sweat and giggle well then read this one. Chech trigger warnings before reading because it does get dark.

Mickie is a single mom of three kids, while also working her ass off. She goes onto an app to meet her needs and finds Wolf. He makes her wildest, darkest, deepest desires come true for one night.? He pushes her boundaries, makes her see stars and makes her feel alive again.

It's a novella, which was just too short to be this delicious. In the beginning we only get Mickie's pov until the last chapter and i squealed, when we get his pov OMG it was absolutely amazing. Just what i needed to finish the book.
Profile Image for Amber Lawyer.
357 reviews46 followers
January 27, 2024
OH MY GHOSTFACE

The utter ferocity at which I devoured this book. It was wildly hot. I don’t know who Lilith Tate is or if she knows me perfectly but from the mask thing, Ghostface, scream references, the nickname is the same as mine, and much more this book is a personal favourite for me. Mmc is so freakin hot and the fmcs inner dialogue is hilarious and she isn’t annoying. Which is hard for me to come by. If I could give it more stars I would because it’s absolutely perfection and I will be following this author. She came out swinging with this debut novella.
Profile Image for Katherine M.
623 reviews30 followers
October 5, 2023
Oh my! What a spicy, dark romance novella this was! I absolutely loved it! Mickie is a single mom with three kids who is looking for something that no one else has ever been able to give her. “Wolf” is waiting in the wings to give her what she needs. So hot and I am dreaming about a possible epilogue or extended story.
Profile Image for K Huskić.
2,215 reviews39 followers
October 8, 2023
4.5 stars

Well, this was one dark, spicy read! It was short, but plenty long enough to have you engrossed in the story.

Mickie got more than she bargained for when she agreed to a sexy rendezvous with a stranger. The masked man was intense and took things to the extreme, but these twisted, steamy moments made this book. I didn't want to stop reading!

A great debut novella!
Profile Image for Tea&Biscuits.
248 reviews16 followers
October 9, 2023
Being a huge Scream fan how could I possibly resist a dark romance with my beloved Ghost Face? I figured out within the first couple of chapters who ghost face was. To me it was pretty obvious. That fact didn’t make me enjoy the book any less. It actually added to the concept of this actually being a romance, be it dark. Lots of spice and full of triggers, I’d definitely advise anyone thinking of reading this book to check the warnings. Hoping there will be another book to continue the story.
Profile Image for Amber.
66 reviews
October 14, 2023
Fast novella with lots of spice

Mickie is a single mom whose ex sucks at just showing up for the kids on time. On a free night, she opens up her app 😉😉 and sends the code word.

After that, it’s game on. Mask daddy comes through.

Check your tw/cw. It was a quick read but it was such a good read.
Profile Image for Jennie.
332 reviews13 followers
October 8, 2023
This book so short and sweet… well spicy. It was well written with the spice was soooooo amazing. It was so hot. I’d love to see more about their story.
Profile Image for thebeespot72.
1,747 reviews185 followers
October 14, 2023
More often than I'd like to admit, I seek out shorter reads. My poor brain can only handle so much. I want a story that gets straight to the point. I don't want to dig around for the plot; I don't necessarily need to be attached to the characters. Bonus points if it has an unhinged MMC and a ton of spice. Author Lilith Tate's "Illicit Rendevous" has a divorced single mom, Mickie, free one weekend. Her kids are at her ex-husband's. Mickie's self-worth and esteem took a h¡t during her marriage and divorce. She has desires that haven't been met. She does have an incredibly hot new neighbor, but she feels he is way out of her league and dismisses that altogether. Through a schminky app, Mickie ends up in a role-play primal masked schmape scenario situation. But what is initially thought to be role-play makes her believe it may not be.

Readers can expect the scenes to be graphic and incredibly shcminky. I thought this was an entertaining short read and worth it.
Profile Image for Kayla Price.
208 reviews16 followers
October 9, 2023
I’m trying to take a trip to the “stabbin’ cabin” with mask daddy toooo!!!

Mickie is a single mom of three juggling all of life while rendezvousing about all the dark and depraved things she wants done to her body!! Will mask daddy reveal who he is or do you have to keep on guessing?
Profile Image for Nikki reads.
265 reviews8 followers
October 11, 2023
A fast paced dark, cnc book! First I've read by this author and I absolutely loved it. The writing style grips you in, I finished this in one sitting it's a short spicey read with a masked man! It definitely left me wanting more of this authors work.
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346 reviews58 followers
November 21, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

Woah woah woah!!! Do you love a good st@lker who also wears a mask?! Then THIS IS FOR YOU 🫠

Mickie, our sweet, loving, divorced mama who also has an inkling for digging into her dark side, signed up to chat with someone, completely anonymous.

One night she decides she's ready to take the plunge and she gets kïdnapp€d by someone who she doesn't believe is the one she's been chatting with. This entire night with Mr. Unknown has caused her so many remarkable feelings.

I absolutely devoured this book and loved everything about it. Now do I wanna get down and dirty the way Mickie did, uhm probably not...but it was still hot! 😅

And the twist! Ohhh so good. And I hope there's more to come with these two!!!
Profile Image for Pitch Black J.
219 reviews10 followers
December 15, 2023
First I want to say this…WTF?! I was not expecting the ending but oh man was I here for it and I kinda wish there was more!!!! ⚠️Check triggers⚠️. This was dark and spicy and juicy and everything I love when it comes to a book. Masked man you got it! Down and dirty sexual fantasies you for it! The storyline and plot was amazing but the plot twist at the end was definitely not what I was expecting. Hell some parts of the book even had me feel the pain and excitement the FMC endured! But the MMC played his cards right with her!!! Im not one to rate spice levels high but when I say 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ it want definitely there! I can’t wait to see what Lilith Tate comes out with next!!!
Profile Image for Aleshia.
64 reviews
November 15, 2023
Please read all trigger warnings before purchase. This is a spicy thriller involving a single mom, lots of kink. Would recommend to anyone that love a dark romance
Profile Image for M.
826 reviews5 followers
March 12, 2025
There were some grammatical errors, which I can look past for indie authors. It wasn't written poorly and for a debut, I'd say it was written fairly well.

However, I feel like I'm the odd one out compared to other reviewers. It also seems like the other reviews are personal to the author, so I do find it hard to trust those types of reviews, along with 4 and 5 star ARCs.

The issue I found was a lack of confusion for the reader. For a cat and mouse theme, it felt much more one sided and not a push-pull. Since we are only getting her pov, it would benefit to have more inconsistent emotions from "Wolf" as to make the fmc and the reader question more of safety or not safety. Since this was more of what the theme was meant to be, I don't feel it fully delivered on that plot aspect.

I understand a novella is shorter, however the premise should still capture what the plot is indicating. I do feel this is why novellas tend to be a hit or miss. If it was to be all smut, which I do not classify this as smut, there should have been little plot. But because this focused a lot on plot for a novella, there needed to be a further emotional depth and descriptions rather than just doing multiple dark scenes over and over. The scenes also didn't come off as spicy to me either. I think it was the lack of connection I felt between the characters, description of the scene, and plot. It just didn't all web together.

I also would have liked better descriptions of the characters. The only description we got for Mickie was "...five foot five inches tall, long, curly black hair, and a somewhat trim body...". That is not enough for a main character. We get hair color and eye color for other people, the color of scrubs or objects. We even got the color of the carpet but that's all we get for the fmc? This is where the example of descriptions that are over described when it should be on something else. The random info dumps for backgrounds or circumstances would have been a lot better if additional knowledge had been included. Not just a few paragraphs of the auto shop which is an actual part of the story. Her full job title and description, as well as the event, were not necessary. What she did or where she worked, and that she was late, were appropriate for a novella. A working theme here of keeping descriptions consistent to where they need to be for a story.

I do hope this author continues on their writing journey and creates further books for readers to enjoy. Novellas are hard to write. They are a recipe that needs a lot of refinement most of the time. This one just fell short for me with the above mentioned and shock value just for shock value.
Profile Image for Michaella Dieter.
Author 13 books237 followers
October 11, 2023
Yes, Mask Daddy!

Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
Darkness Level: 💀💀

What do you do when your friend writes her debut novel and names the FMC after you? Run like həll to Amazon and read it, of course!

I FLOVE CNC/primal. It's one of my fave kïŋk§. So a dark romance heavily centred on that aspect? Oh yes, please.

Michaella was super relatable. Kids, job, messy house, the loss of identity you sometimes feel when you're doing it all alone...it's something most of us have experienced.

But then a hero comes along (sorry, Mariah) and takes her on an exhilarating chase filled with scorching hot smex and primal possessiveness. And he's masked! And has tattoos. And is smoking hot.

If you love anything I've mentioned above, run and get this book. Just make sure your batteries are fully charged. Trust me. 😉

And lastly, a big congrats to Lilith on her debut. I can't wait to see what she writes next. Oh, and I absolutely wasn't crying after reading the afterword. 😁🖤
Profile Image for Erin.
3,532 reviews80 followers
October 10, 2023
OMGF!!! I am so in love with Mask Daddy!!!

This story was so freaking delicious that I devoured it in one sitting and I am now craving MORE!!! It was dark (some might find parts triggering – not me), depraved, twisted, erotic and sinfully delicious.

I absolutely loved Mickie. She was so realistic and relatable, and she had me cracking up with her clumsiness. Her internal dialogue was on point – she pretty much said exactly what I would have in her situation.

The smut contained within the pages of this story was filthy, dirty, debauched, explicit and utterly stimulating. My body was aching all over by the time I was finished reading!

The writing was phenomenal, the characters were fantastic, and the storyline was outstanding. Being prey is a fantasy of mine and DAMN did Lilith do a phenomenal job bringing it to life.

And that ending, DAMN, it was EVERYTHING, plus a whole hell of a lot more.
Profile Image for Claudia.
487 reviews4 followers
May 12, 2024
A Wolf is waiting for you. He may chase you naked in the woods... Quick, make up your mind.
Do you want to play the game?

Mickie is a Mother of 3 who is divorced, works in a dentist clinic and has no time for dating.
She's been on an app, where she talks to Wolf, a guy she has confessed her darkest desires and kinks, to.
Mickie and Wold are on the verge of meeting anonimously, and making some of her fantasies com true, they have set boundaries, and one night, when hr children are with her ex, Mickie sends Wolf a message and waits for him.

But something strange happens, and she is kidnapped near her house, by a big man in a mask, who forces her to have sex in different places, chases her in the woods, and takes her away in his car. Is he Wolf? Or was Mickie kidnapped?

I loved that Mickie is in her 30's has children, and lives in suburbia, made it all deliciously relatable.
Profile Image for Ayden Perry.
Author 11 books212 followers
October 4, 2023
Editorial Review

I’m not even sure how to write this review, because I’m still riding on the high of this book. Having first hand in experience working with Lilith, I know she is bound to do great and amazing things.

For the book… Can we say Mask Daddy!!! I need him right here, right now! There’s a rollercoaster of excitement and tons of nonstop steamy scenes that I couldn’t get enough of, but that end chapter locked me in. I want more of these characters!

If Zaddy (Haunting Adeline), Ghost Daddy (Scream For Us) and Bait had a thrupple and produced a sexy offspring it would be Mask Daddy!

For this Halloween season… charge the toys, pour a glass of wine and have this book locked and loaded!
Profile Image for Star_nwonder.
309 reviews6 followers
December 3, 2023
This was a fun read. It definitely pushes that envelope of, “am I into this?” And the answer is “hell yes!”

I’m not going to give away all the content because it’ll give away the fun parts, but…

-breath play
-dp (inanimate objects)
-dubcon hard-core
-Primal
-masked men (only one guy)
-00T, possessive alphahole
-degradation
-praise

Mickie is a single mom trying to find what makes her alive again, after divorcing her no good ex. She finds herself on a website for those who are looking for a little extra spice. She definitely finds it, in spades too.

Mickie is a relatable character and masked Daddy is who everybody wants.

My only qualm, I want more of these two!!
Profile Image for M Crow.
143 reviews
September 20, 2024
I gave this 4 star because I DNF.
Now - not because it was bad writing or even a bad plot. It’s well written for a novella, I just didn’t read the trigger warning correctly and I’m not into non-consent (my fault). I didn’t want to rate it lower simply because it’s not my cup of tea, because the writing was well done and I liked the main characters inner monologue lol I also really liked the whole “single mom” part because you just never see mothers portrayed in these kind of books!! READ TRIGGER WARNINGS, and if it’s for you - go for it. I think if it’s what you like then it’ll read really well! Just wasn’t for me!
Profile Image for Iskra Dimitrova.
475 reviews27 followers
October 14, 2023
This was an absolutely quick, short, spicy & spooky read.


Takes you on a wild ride for a night, that you’ll definitely want to remember!


Mickie - everyone deserves to let go, and I was happy to watch you unravel. 😈

Gideon - boy so you took it that far? Damn, sign me up for all the red flags please!

OTT/ MMC
Single mother
All the delicious kinks to satiate every taste bud.
With the triggers/tropes.

I recommend - especially if masked men, captivity, extra level of stalking is your thing.

4,5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.✨
Super steamy!
Profile Image for Kindra.
274 reviews7 followers
May 26, 2024
This is a quick dark and spicy novella that’ll have you flipping pages not wanting to put it down. You have one man two separate masks used while chasing you to devour you in every way possible. Mickie a single mom to three children doing what she can to get through the day never really thought of her needs as her children come first. That is until one night when her kids are with their father for the night and she has had it.
8,851 reviews63 followers
October 8, 2023
Single mother to three Mickie needs a release and what could be better than no strings attached rendezvous with a stranger, only the masked man named "wolf" has some dark and twisting desires. Well written this steamy read will have you hooked!! The story has depth, details and hot steamy scenes! A quick read not to be missed!
61 reviews1 follower
May 15, 2024
Zayum Wolf

First of all Dayum Girl! My first book from this author and it won’t be my last. It was a cute, fun and quick read. Definitely read/look at the TW, but worth the dive in that I took. Read this book in a day, non stop and I didn’t know that I needed this Wolf and Bambi in my life. Hopefully there would be more Wolf and Bambi.
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631 reviews50 followers
October 16, 2023
⚠️Check TWs⚠️

What an astounding debut! This quite literally left me gasping. This was good, twisted, kinky, and steamy!
I won't go into too much detail because it is such a short novella.

What's inside:
•Single mom
•1 man, 2 masks
•Knife Play
•Non Con
•DubCon
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