Forbidden Games/Make Me Want/Make Me Crave

by Katee Robert

From the New York Times bestselling author of Neon Gods comes two spicy romances, here in one volume.


When you are drawn to someone you can't have, do you run away from the danger or toward it?

Make Me Want

Lucy Baudin's ex did a number on her self-esteem, but she's about to make partner at her law firm and it's time to get her groove back. So she hires Gideon Novak, cutthroat headhunter and her ex's best friend, to give her lessons in control. Gideon has pined for her for years, and now, teaching her about touch, trust and letting go is opening up a world of risks. Is this a mistake for them both? Or will they each find something they never knew they wanted?

Make Me Crave

Of all the private islands in all the world, he kayaked into hers. Allie Landers just enjoyed the best vacation sex with an irresistible stranger - only to find out he's no stranger. Dealmaker Roman Bassani has been pressuring Allie into taking on investors for her women-focused fitness company. After that accidental encounter, they agree to put business aside for one week. Then it's back to the real world - and their real rivalry. What happens to their opposing interests when they return from paradise?

335 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 14, 2025

About the author

Katee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of spicy romance. Entertainment Weekly calls her writing “unspeakably hot.” Her books have sold over two million copies. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, a cat who thinks he’s a dog, and two Great Danes who think they’re lap dogs.

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Reviews

[Aimee F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Forbidden Games by Katee Robert is two books in one! Make Me Want and Make Me Crave

Make Me Want:
- We meet Lucy an attorney hoping for partner at her law firm. She had a really sh!tty break up that has left her with insecurity and little desire to re-enter the dating world. However, it's unlikely she'll make partner unless she's married. Enter, Gideon, a head hunter - oh and her ex's best friend. In desperation she asks him to help find her a husband... oh and to ensure she's better in bed...

Make Me Crave

We meet Allie, a struggling nonprofit and women's gym owner, as she embarks on a week's vacation in the caribbean with her friend, Becca (Becca is Lucy's sister from book 1). Enter Roman, he follows Allie on her trip to convince her to sell her company to his private client. They have one steamy night before they realize who each other are - can they set aside their feelings?

Both books are 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ spicy!
I think book one flowed better and the storyline just flew by. I liked their chemistry. Book two was decent overall but I didn't vibe as much with the characters - they had a bit of insta love.

Thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin - Romance for the arc (ebook) - these opinions are my own.

Averaging out my ratings for each book gets me 3.6 which I'll round up to 4 stars.

[Lyndi (mibookobsession) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is two previously published novellas from the Make Me series in one. In Make Me Want, Gideon fell for Lucy at first sight, but unfortunately his best friend got to her first. After years of mental abuse from Jeff, she finds out from Gideon that Jeff has been cheating on her. It's been two years since she's seen Gideon, but she needs his help. As a headhunter in New York, he has connections and she needs a husband fast in order to get a promotion. He has to find a way to convince her to choose him instead.
In Make Me Crave Allie's best friend finally convinces her to take a vacation from her women centered gym and shelter. When a stranger kayaks onto her island, they have a crazy night before they realize they're not strangers after all. Can they keep their business complications behind and enjoy a great vacation?
Of the two, I loved Gideon and Lucy best, but I liked the vacation atmosphere of the second book. Both books had plenty of spice and romance and a great story.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[FS Meurinne · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are two steamy, satisfying romances in a collection of novellas perfect for quick reads. In "Make Me Want," a determined lawyer, Lucy seeks confidence lessons from Gideon, her ex’s best friend. Their chemistry ignites, leading to an unforgettable love story. "Make Me Crave" follows Allie, a gym owner whose vacation fling with Roman, an investor, turns complicated when they discover their business rivalry. Tropes like friends-to-lovers, enemies-to-lovers, and close proximity are woven with emotional depth and spice. Both novellas are compelling, with well-developed characters and sizzling romance, for fans of fast-paced, trope-filled romances.

[Janene Martens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audiobook

Make Me Want
I liked this one slightly more than Make Me Crave. It felt like there was just a bit more plot and tension between Lucy and Gideon. Nothing like getting over a cheating, POS ex by falling for his best friend.

Make Me Crave
This was 90% smut. I liked Allie's personal ambitions and drive to make a safe place for women. I was thinking how this book was so much easier to follow than Katee Robert's Neon Gods series and then she started adding Greek or Roman (main male character's name) mythology names and I nearly rolled my eyes.

Both books were decent. They were quick enough stories and if you like lots of smut with nearly no plot these would be for you.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was so excited to get an ARC of this from Harlequin. Make Me Want and Make Me Crave are two of the authors older romance novellas and they were combined to create this book.
I really liked both stories. Even though they were both short and spicy, I was so invested in the relationships and seeing how it would all play out in the end.
I really enjoy a lot of the author’s romance books and I love her writing. There are some books/series of hers that are decidedly not my thing, but I love that she has a large backlist of various subgenres to try! Definitely recommend this one.