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Pleasure Extraordinaire 1

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Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00I9NSFDO.

Michael Hawkins is mature, rich, and drop-dead sexy. He is also gay. And, for some strange reason, he wants me to be his pretend girlfriend in exchange for a big sum of money.

He has one condition, though: I cannot get close to a man, or be seen with one during the one year I'm contracted with him. I thought it'd be a piece of cake, until I meet his two grown-up, gloriously handsome sons, who won't take no for an answer, including from me.

I'll not fall for their cheap tricks even if it means I have to close my eyes each time I see them. And each time I close my eyes, I imagine their naked bodies doing sinful acts on mine. God help me before my physical urges get the best of me, and the contract blows up in my face.

Book one of a four-part erotic romance series. MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!

198 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 4, 2014

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Profile Image for Laura L. Van Dam.
Author 2 books159 followers
March 3, 2017
Oh my. Where to start? In my defense I must say I have a terrible flu and couldn´t sleep, and logged into my Kindle app to find something not very demanding to read. Something I could read with the lights out in bed. This was a free download and the cover was pretty descriptive, erotic romance.
But to be honest, I can´t list everything that I disliked about this book.

*There are too many things happening at once: the main character has been kidnapped, killed her sister´s kidnapper, experienced sexual harassment and survived one rape attempt. Add sexy millionaires posing as male escorts for fun, a fake engagemente with a gay man, and an affair with his son, and it seems a bit too much cramped up into some 170 pages. (-1 star)
*There are too many plot twists that really don´t work, it´s like 3 weak storylines merged into one, but it fails to be consistent or engaging (-1 star)
*The sexy/erotic scenes are not really that good. I have read hotter scenes in Sherlock Holmes and X Men fanfictions. (-1 star)
*The plot is overall unbelievable and weird (-1 star)
*I should add that there were 2 odd and stereotyped mentions of Latinos that made me cringe and feel uncomfortable.
*On the bright side it is correctly written, is very readable and there are no mispellings or grammar fails and that made the reading quite straightforward (+ 1 star)

Then, it finished with a cliffhanger, and discovered this is a 4-part story and probably would have to pay for the following installments. Guess what?--- i won´t.

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Profile Image for Julie.
1,688 reviews20 followers
July 7, 2014
This book is incredibly hard to follow. Details are glossed over & I'm not sure if we get more of an in-depth story in the second book? Lindsay gets the nickname Iron Slap or something like that. Someone kidnapped Lindsay & her sister & Lindsay killed the kidnapper with a slap across the face? Then out of the blue Lindsay gets an interview with Michael, the head of some major TV networks & it appears he wants to hire Lindsay as his cover - he is a homosexual & for an enormous salary to play Michael's girlfriend it is hard to pass up. The hard part is that Lindsay can't be seen in public with other men, no touching, no one-night stands with any other men. And since she obviously won't be sleeping with Michael it is a hard decision. Michael promotes a service called Pleasure Extraordinaire where Lindsay will be able to fulfill her sexual needs with complete confidentiality. We meet Mr. Ice, the manager of the male escort service, and there seems to be an attraction of sorts with Lindsay. And then Lindsay is paired with JJ, a hot young male escort who gets Lindsay all excited, but then she gets jealous when she sees JJ with his next client. She is warned that she should not choose the same escort every time because this is bound to happen. The next escort she meets comes as a big surprise - it is Zane, Michael's son who Lindsay is incredibly attracted to since he is close to her age & very hot! Why is he working as an escort? Lindsay definitely doesn't want to get caught messing around & breaking the contract with Michael! Strange story, jumps around way too much, has enough hot parts to keep me interested I guess.
Profile Image for Alina Neacsu.
873 reviews15 followers
April 2, 2015
OMG this book was super hottttttttttttttttttttt
I'm still trying to make sense of the thing she was doing or receiving - if you know what I mean :)
it's 5* in my book
Profile Image for J.
82 reviews7 followers
March 8, 2014
A Scorching Page-Turner!!!

WOW!!! What a SCORCHER!!!! This book was HOT!! The story and characters were amazing too. This book sucked me right in from the beginning and I was hooked! I stayed up late to finish it, because I could not put it down!!! The plot took some twists and turns that I didn’t expect, and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. And I LOVED the delicious men that Lindsay interacts with… Zane and Mr. Ice! YUM!!! I am DYING to read book 2 now… I can’t wait! Great book Ms. Bennett… I will definitely be looking forward to reading more from you!!!
February 28, 2015
SEXY AND HOT

I definately want to read the next book in the series, loved the characters and the plot... even giggled at the "Coconut Oil" scene with "Big Boy", who knew you could be allergic to Coconut Oil. A Fun Quick read for sure, if you dont mind graphic sex.... all in all it kept me interested in finding out what happens next
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4,479 reviews92 followers
March 29, 2022
This story was mostly hot sex! 🌶🌶🌶 A not very long story, but it obviously carries on in book 2. It was ok. 3☆
Profile Image for Katrina (Catching up on Reviews).
669 reviews19 followers
July 23, 2025
What was the plot? I found myself asking that more than once while reading.

This is not a standalone book—the ending is abrupt, clearly meant to lead into the next installment. For such a short book, I expected less filler and more actual content. Instead, it felt like a lot of buildup without much payoff.

If you're thinking of picking this up, just know it’s part of a series, and you’ll likely need to continue reading to get a complete story.
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946 reviews73 followers
June 7, 2015
Both ridiculous and silly, if that's not too redundant. The complicated backstory made me wonder if this character has appeared in previous books, and almost made me want to read those hypothetical books instead of this one.

Except for the backstory, this was basically PWP. And it wasn't the sort of erotica that impresses me much -- the encounters were too hurried and emotionless. OTOH, the writer does at least have a pretty good idea of how to put sentences together, and the editing was surprisingly not awful. And it's a quick read, so there's that.
7 reviews1 follower
January 30, 2014
Wow!! Not the way I expected it to go! I've been left hanging at the end and cant wait to read the next! This book is amazing took a unexpected and shocking turn and I loved it!!! I would definitely recommend people to read this book! More so if you've read the first 3 of pursuit books!!
I cant wait to find out where this all leads as my expectations have been blown out and I don't know what's coming!

LOVE IT!!!!
Profile Image for Tabitha Schmer.
419 reviews13 followers
April 26, 2015
Not so sure what I think about this book. There are lots of twists almost too many. The sex was hot but had too many complications. I will read the next book just because I want to know what happened but this is not one of my favorites.
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460 reviews27 followers
March 18, 2016
!!Free on Kindle!!
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This was a really fun, quick read.
Profile Image for Alisha Rowe.
643 reviews34 followers
December 16, 2019
A job interview can easily turn into so much more. Suddenly you are face to face with the most beautiful man you have ever seen. And he wants to pay you to be his girlfriend. Sounds weird, right? Well, he is a multi-millionaire who is gay and doesn't want anyone to know, ever.

Which means you don't ever have to sleep with the man and you can even have your needs taken care of at an elite palace of fun. Just don't step on any toes, and whatever you do don't sleep with any of your new bosses sexy sons.

Should be easy enough, too bad one has his sights on you and hes built like a God.
Profile Image for Jenny Prose.
746 reviews10 followers
March 13, 2016
Pleasure Extraordinaire Book One by Liv Bennett is not your typical billionaire romance novel. First you have young girl who is in desperate need of a job, after a terrible situation that involved sexual harassment, a kidnapping and a murder, she just wants to find a job that will hire her and pay her bills. The story, did feel as though we were coming into it late. For instance, all the information about what happened prior to this story is not filled in in such a way that this feels like a stand alone story. Instead it feels like we missed book one of this story.




However this short story is different then anything I've read lately about a billionaire and a young girl. This story we have a billionaire Michael who is old enough to be Lindsey's father, but doesn't look his age. Lindsey is about a year or two out of college and working to pay her bills, but due to past problems in back in California attempting to make it. Michael and Lindsey had meet a year ago, and he calls her in for a job interview. Lindsey is ecstatic but tries to not get her hopes up ate 20 some job interviews. While in the interview she realizes that the job he things she's applying for is not in fact the job Michael wants to hire her for.




Michael is in fact guy but is in the closet, so hires beautiful women to be his arm candy to essentially be his beard in order to save his company. Michael has been married, and lost his wife to cancer, he has three grown children Lindsey's age. She agrees to take on the job, because the pay is amazing as well as the opportunity, but there is one stipulation. She can't be seen with any other man for at least one year. This is a problem because Lindsey needs physical touch, she was deprived it and now she doesn't think she can go a whole year without it. Michael agrees and suggests she visits Pleasure Extraordinaire. Its a club Michael owns and feels comfortable with her going to get her needs fulfilled. She tries the club out, and is kind of surprised by the whole thing. It is a sex club where women come to get their needs fulfilled for a price. The men here are usually very wealthy men who also have needs. Michael agrees to pay her membership so Lindsey attempts to see if the club will fulfill her needs. While trying the club and dealing with Michael she is introduced to Michael's son, who knows of his fathers contracts with women, and wants Lindsey.




This is definitely for mature audiences only! This is a fast paced story with great character development and so much going on you have a hard time following. It is a steamy hot sexy story that is sure to please.
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813 reviews4 followers
February 8, 2014
Michael Hawkins is CEO of Hawkins Media and he is looking for someone to pose as his girlfriend for a year. Lindsay had received an e-mail for a possible position but has no idea that the position involves pretending to be someone's girlfriend.

I like the subject matter and it starts out that way, but the title is misleading. What Pleasure Extraordinaire is is an exclusive club for discreet women to enjoy their fantasies. It was fascinating to watch Lindsay embrace the concept. One on the stipulations of Michael Hawkins contract is no sex with anyone for a year while she is Michael's girlfriend but she could indulge only at the club.

Tossing in Michael's son, Zane into the mix stirs things up. Michael has 3 children, but only mention the other two in passing. The daughter, Chloe seems to be a spoiled brat but only got a glimpse of her. It would have added some drama and spice as Chloe and Lindsay interacted.

And where is Michael? He disappears on a business trip to Russia and there goes that whole storyline."
Profile Image for Jessica.
346 reviews6 followers
June 12, 2015
I downloaded this as a free book, and honestly, I am glad I didn't pay money for it. I don't say that about many books at all, but for this one, it's true. I love books, just about all kinds of books, but this one, I just could not get into. I read the description and thought, "Okay, it will be an okay book." but all we really found out was that the Mr. Hawkins is gay and wants Lindsay to be his fake girlfriend and isn't allowed to have any sex partners for a year, other than a place called Pleasure Extraordinaire. It left too much to be desired. Lindsay was supposed to be 22 or 23 years old, but I just could not see that. With the way it was perceived for her to think and talk, she was much younger. Needless to say, I won't be purchasing book 2. If I could give this 0 or 1/2 star, I would.
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440 reviews30 followers
August 1, 2017
What On Earth Did I Just Read?

I don't really know how to process the plot of this poorly written erotica novel. As I've said in previous reviews I will read anything and download any of them on my kindle if it is free so I have something to pass the time and possibly make fun of.

This is definitely one to make fun of. The plot follows a woman know for killing her kidnapper entering into a contract to be the pretend girlfriend of a famous man who is secretly gay.

As part of the contracf, she gets paid a ridiculous amount of money and has her time at a whore house paid for.
There is some plot with the gay mans son, some lying, a dumb obsession with the number 7. As well as poor writting wigh overused wording.

This was not a good one, but I was able to laugh at it, so I supoose that's a plus.
Profile Image for Marianne.
93 reviews
January 28, 2014
Wicked, hot and hanging for book 2. Liv Bennett delivers an engrossing story that unfolds with an unassuming but strong woman who is not afraid to say what she means and ask for what she wants, even if it's somewhat reluctantly. Add gorgeous alpha males served on a silver platter, yum. Just Delicious.
Profile Image for Jacqueline Fisch.
3 reviews1 follower
January 28, 2014
Another great hit from Liv Bennett. This delicious story hold your attention thru and thru. Each twist makes you yearn for more. The combination of the strong female lead and yummy males makes you wish you were in the story to experience it yourself. The cliffhanger at the end is just as hot as the story itself. I can't wait for #2! In complete love with this series!
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29 reviews
August 26, 2015
omg. I must be bad. as I was getting a bit hot n turned on with this book. I'm so going to get the rest downloaded xx
Profile Image for Astrid Miles.
Author 2 books30 followers
August 29, 2018
Astrid's Description: Be a fake girlfriend and get your jollies from any number of men you want... so long as it's kept private.



This book was average. It was close to many other romance and erotica novels. You get your unattainably hot men. The girl that is Gorgeous, but doesn't think she is.

I have two rants to do one of which I have already done for other books, but allow me to repeat it again. "...and Michael looks far from gay."
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT GAY LOOKS LIKE? I know that there are stereotypes, but if she wanted to say this character did not fit a stereotype, then say that. "Michael didn't set off my gay-dar because he does not fit the stereotype." BAM! same point and in a way that allows people to be whoever they want without feeling like they need to change in order to fit somewhere.

The next one is a serious need for some proper research. The author has a character ask the Main Girl if she has ever had a cold sore. Then proceeds to be okay with getting a blowie even though she had cold sore when she was younger and "appeared clear".

Both HSV type 1 and type 2 can cause sores on your genitals. They can be spread by oral sex. Genital herpes is usually caused by HSV type 2.

Source: WebMD

Oral herpes is transmitted through direct contact between the contagious area and broken skin (a cut or break) and mucous membrane tissue (such as the mouth or genitals). Herpes can also be transmitted when there are no symptoms present. There are several days throughout the year when the virus reactivates yet causes no symptoms (called asymptomatic shedding, viral shedding, or asymptomatic reactivation).

Source: American Sexual Health Association

Look, I am all for people writing whatever they want, but do your research and be safe. There are people out there that will think it is fine, even if it isn't. I have a few other highlights in this book, but I think making sure people understand the possibility of STDs is most important to point out.

Overall, this book was underwhelming.

Oh, you know what, there is one thing I want to say June is the 6th month, not July. I think that mix up kind of further proves my point of do your research. It is quite easy.

January- 1
February- 2
March- 3
April- 4
May- 5
June- 6
July- 7

I almost forgot, I was doing the count of commonly used words for erotica.

-Shaft: 1
-Heat: 7
-Wet: 7
-Hot: 19
-Juice: 5
-Tight: 6
-Sex: 105
-Pussy: 11
-Cock: 32
-Honey: 1
-Member: 3 (that are in reference to his penis)
-Penis: 4
-Sweet: 2
-Cunt: 0
-Cum/ Come/ Came: 10
-Orgasm: 8
-Ejaculate: 0
-Moan: 3
-Groan: 6
-Bucked: 0
-Grind/ Ground: 1
-Growl: 1

That isn't so bad. She varies her words at least.

I will not be reading more for this series, but, as always, read it and let me know what you think.

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89 reviews2 followers
February 22, 2025
First read in 2014. As seems to be common with this author, this is part one (of four) of an erotic romance serial.

Lindsay is contracted to be gay millionaire Michael’s fake girlfriend for a year. She cannot be involved with any other man at all, can visit an exclusive sex club instead, catering for women only.

Part one mostly sets the story up, not a whole lot really happens - and I have only read part two, not the whole serial (part ones are always free for this author). Firstly, Lindsay is an utter thicko to be signing something she hasn’t properly read, but also thinking Michael is paying her so much money just so she can be his fake gf. Very silly how she doesn’t know him but believes him to be a good guy whilst everyone warning her (who she also doesn’t know) must be wrong. But as I say, this was very much setting the scene.

There was a decent amount of steam which included: blowjobs, dildo/toys used, fingering, mutual masturbation, eating her out, a little voyeurism (Ace spying on her at the club with JJ).

Lindsay’s sister Taylor and her husband Adam are in the book, it sounds like their story was in Pursuit of Passion (which isn’t currently available on Kindle?) but I’ve looked up the synopsis and honestly doesn’t seem like it’s worth the read.
Profile Image for Briana Booker.
136 reviews
July 9, 2024
Who is the other brother??

It’s like Liv wrote these interactions for my frustrated body. Like every scene was *chef’s kiss* I literally will have my boyfriend read these scenes so he can see what I mean when I say I want to feel worshipped but. I’m not giving spoilers at all.

I’m extremely curious about Mr. Michael Hawkins like sir, there is no way a man that is him is the way he is. If so can he giver real life men lessons because he is dream.

JJ 😮‍💨😮‍💨 That man would have me crawling to him with the way he worships. I mean, I’ll fight for a spot on your list.

Mr. Ice, is that who the other brother is because I swear that is who I think is the other brother and there is no picture when Lindsay looked or anything about him. It has to be him and that scene, baby!!!!

Zane, the wickedness that radiates off him is 🥵🥵 and that is just low balling it.
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May 16, 2021
-1 ⭐️
Excerpt from the book:
14% DNF
*** “It’s because I’m gay.” “Huh?” “And I’m not ready to come out yet. I probably never will be. It would destroy my business and the life I’ve worked so hard to build. My children would be affected and my employees. The public opinion regarding homosexuals might be getting more liberal every day, but if the word gets out that I’m into men, it’ll be my end.” ***

Bitch!! You said what now???
I’m literally screaming.
So this is what the LGBTQIA+ ⚧ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ is getting?? This is the fuckery we’re putting on page!? This is how we’re using my queer people? With that type of fuckery?!???
The blood of Jesus compels !!!!! “Tombé jab!!!!” “Amba satan!!!!!” I will not be continuing with this book. I see that the devil is trying my heart, mind and soul with this fuckery.
I don’t want to continue on and encounter more fuckery, so for my sanity’s sake, and the fact that I don’t don’t want to loose my “la pè bonjé,” I quit!!!!
Profile Image for Kari Chaplin.
Author 7 books21 followers
June 23, 2017
The story line was decent. There was potential for a great story. The author ended the book with really strong ending (cliff hanger for next book or just ending the current situation). I do not plan to purchase the next book just to continue the same story vs a different adventure along the storyline and character as most series. The book has a lot of unnecessary babble (I took a shower. I washed my hair and rinsed off. I got out and wrapped a towel around me. The doorbell rang.--not exact quotes but very real example).
1,164 reviews6 followers
March 16, 2021
Michael, Zane, Ace & Lindsey

Michael is a extremely powerful and successful business man - he hires Lindsey to pose as his girlfriend for a year to mask his homosexuality. Zane and Ace are his sons - Ace owns a very discrete high class sex den for wealthy women. Michael includes Lindsay's membership into this club as part of their contract. Very interesting start to the series. I would read this again and again.
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702 reviews9 followers
November 4, 2021
Great introduction

Pleasure Extraordinaire is a short, quick read. This story sets up the scene for what is to come for the next set.

Because this read was so short, you get a high level introduction to the characters, the encounters are somewhat brief and focuses mainly on the main character. There is a slight disconnect in the synopsis and the story.
I'm curious to see where this story leads.
Profile Image for Jennifer Pope.
40 reviews
January 10, 2022
part 1

Lots of detailed spice- It’s an interesting idea, my only catch up is that this is clearly part 1 of 4, as in the story isn’t complete until you’ve read the 4th book. They’re each about 200 pages I think so quick reads, but I was upset when the “end” was essentially just a random part of the story they end on before the next book. like the characters tho so I guess the real test will be book 4’s review!
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732 reviews5 followers
September 24, 2018
How do you pass on a multi-million contract

You have to look how employable you are. When you meet a person in passing you think you will never see them again. Especially if different backgrounds and social standings. Michael wants to cover he is gay so he hires Lindsay. In between his son an escort is attracted to her and will have her
20 reviews
June 23, 2021
Great smut

I really enjoyed the story. The idea of men choosing you at a pleasure house instead of the other way around is arousing. I definitely enjoyed the spicy scenes. There were a few little editing errors here and there. All in all I liked reading it and plan to keep reading.
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