Sharing Natasha: Part One

by Raven Merlot

Natasha thought her biggest problem was a passionless marriage to her dependable husband Ethan. Then she was abducted by a ghost from her past—and discovered everything she believed about her life was a lie.

Rafael was supposed to be just a summer fling from years ago, a passionate memory from her time in Valencia. But when his name surfaces during her abduction, Natasha learns the shocking Rafael is a rogue intelligence operative, and her "boring" husband Ethan was his former handler. The man she married has been living a double life, and her kidnapping might not be as random as it seems.

Caught between two dangerous men with a shared history of betrayal, Natasha discovers that even her closest relationships have been built on surveillance and lies. As Rafael forces her onto a private jet, she must is she a victim in their deadly game, or can she find a way to take control?

With secrets unraveling at 30,000 feet, Natasha faces an impossible choice that will change everything. But this is only the beginning of a deadly triangle where passion, deception, and revenge collide.



This is Part One of a multi-part serial. Ends on a cliffhanger. Part Two will be released in July, 2025.

186 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 10, 2025

About the author

Raven Merlot is a bestselling author of steamy, boundary-pushing erotica that explores themes of cuckolding, hotwifing, domination, and sensual power dynamics. Known for her bold storytelling and unapologetic approach to desire, she has captivated readers with her tales of passion, submission, and the thrill of exploring forbidden fantasies.

Raven’s works often delve into the psychology of kink, crafting deeply erotic and emotionally complex narratives that resonate with readers who crave more than just physical pleasure. Whether it’s the thrill of a devoted cuckold, the empowerment of a confident hotwife, or the intoxicating pull of submission and dominance, her stories bring taboo desires to life in a way that is both raw and deeply satisfying.

She has collaborated with fellow erotica author Alexandra Noir, expanding her exploration of intimate, unconventional relationships. When she’s not writing, Raven enjoys connecting with readers, discussing kinks, and discovering new ways to blur the line between fantasy and reality.

Want to know more? Raven loves hearing from her fans! You can find her books on Amazon and Goodreads, and she welcomes reader messages and discussions.

Reviews

[MaRissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

When you start to dive in, it just seems like Natasha’s every day to day life. Pretty normal. But as you get deeper into the chapters, it’s as if her husband—Ethan is keeping a secret from her. She feels she doesn’t know her husband as he is keeping everything from her. It’s as if she married somebody she doesn’t know, and that’s the truth. What seems to be a normal life turns into betrayal and confusion of her husband’s dangerous lifestyle that she wasn’t aware of, until she found a burner phone and the rest is history.

Then we are met with Rafael, another dangerous yet sexy man from her past who was her summer fling. As you can see in the title of the book, “Sharing Natasha” is exactly what it sounds like. This book is very spicy and I highly recommend it to other readers who are into it as well. I can’t wait to read part two!

I can’t describe anymore without spoiling anything!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Vivien R · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a super spicy smexy fun read. It is also suspenseful with twists and turns that keep you interested and guessing. Natasha believes she is married to a very boring man named Ethan. Their relationship lacks passion. But she is shocked to find out that Ethan is living a double life. Then she is k!dnapped by a man from her past she and finds out a lot more to her story. I loved this passionate and suspenseful story. It does end on a cliffhanger. Can't wait for part two.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, so different with an exciting story. Many twists I wasn’t expecting. Great characters, very believable relationships. Plenty of spice and hot 🥵.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The latest installment of the Shared Wives series is unlike the five books that precede it. This story has little to do with a wife wanting more out of life and a husband who, desiring to please her, willingly shares her. It starts out like the other novellas as we meet a bored Natasha who sees her life as regimented with every detail planned out to the minute. She has a boring job and is comfortable with her husband in an equally boring job.
But not all is as it seems, or rather nothing is as it seems.
A bit of a surprise, to say the least, this book is impossible to put down. Rather than an expected tale of sharing and cuckolding, Raven has crafted a story filled with several twists and turns, layers of lies, intrigue and deception, sex and passion. There is truly something for everyone – romance, intrigue, passion, sex, kidnapping, bondage, deceit, betrayal, and true love.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[lf · Rating 5 out of 5]

She has been put in the middle of a cat and mouse game...but what happens when the game changes

Sharing Natasha: Part One is the sixth book in the Shared Wives series. This book does continue in the next book in the series, so be prepared to not know the full story about Natasha when you start this book. As be prepared for a story that has a lot of twists and unexpected turns to it as Natasha discovers more about her life than she ever thought was possible. Natasha has been married to Ethan Clarke for several years. But there is more to the marriage and Ethan than meets the eye. Her life seems to explode when a former fling, Rafael Castellanos coming roaring back and kidnaps her. It turns out Rafael is more than what she originally knew also. She has been placed in the middle of a cat and mouse game between Rafael and Ethan. Let the games begin and the Caribbean sun burn bright and hot.

[Chuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good cuckold/hotwife story, but honestly? So many cuckold/hotwife stories are way too predictable. The characters are cut-outs, the plots predictable, the sex scenes unimaginative. One solution that isn't chosen very often is to write cuck/hotwife story in a different genre. In Sharing Natasha: Part One, Raven Merlot writes the first half of an intriguing espionage story that looks to be either a cuckold, hotwife, or menage story. Which will it turn out to be? I don't know! See how fun that is? By the way, I would love anyone's recommendations for stories that fit the bill: Good cuckold/hotwife situations but in a different genre. Romantasy? Noir? (KT Morrison wrote one I can't recall the name of) Science fiction? Omegaverse? Reverse Manage? Historical romance?

[PugLover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Natasha's life is turned upside down when she's kidnapped and finds out she doesn't know the work side of her husband, Ethan. It gets worse when she finds out the kidnapping was arranged by her college lover, Rafael. Natasha reminisces about her time with Rafael, wonders if her life since was all orchestrated, and is trying to figure out how she continues her marriage with Ethan. While out for the night Natasha is betrayed when a trusted friend injects her and she awakes on a plane. Now we wait for part two.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh! Ms. Merlot has given us a mystery to unravel!

Natasha's life has become monotonous, mundane!

BUT...Natasha is faced with things she can't explain, and Ethan won't!

Who is Gabe?
How does Ethan know him?
Does he know him?
Natasha thinks so!

Will passion come back into Natasha's life, and who will bring it back? Ethan? Gabe? Rafael? Caught that right? Rafael!

Ms. Merlot has written a very unique, to her typical style, story!

I'm loving it!

[Rodin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a brilliant book from Raven. Sharing Natasha has so many beautiful twists and turns in this plot.
Beautifully written. Natasha and Ethan have such a beautiful marriage! Her past is so interesting! You need to read the book as I don’t want to spoil such a great plot!
Brilliant characters.
Sensational descriptive prose.
Five white hot pumping, pulsing, shooting stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read with spice and mystery. Natasha's life is forever altered when she is kidnapped. Everything she thought she knew was a facade. She will have some important decisions to make. I can't wait to read the next book.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW - so different from what I am used to for a Raven Merlot book. The boring life of Natasha and Ethan (but it is what Natasha wants). The Natasha's world is turned upside down from a blast from her past. I can't wait to read book 2 - I hope Raven writes more books like this - it really has a lot of substance! LOVE IT!

[Jeanne Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read a lot of books written by Raven Merlot; she is one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of her books.

This is the first book in the Shared Wives Series; it is the beginning of a new series. The story continues in the next book and needs to be read in order. It ends in a cliffhanger.

[Tracey Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

It wasn't at all what I was expecting but so worth the read. Excellently written with plenty of suspense, lies and drama. You're drawn in from the beginning and I can't wait to read more.

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[John Scharfenberger · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a full novel split into four parts.
Natasha spent a period of time while she was in college (no school mentioned) in Valencia Spain. During that time she was seduced by Rafael,
She was owned by him totally
He was to become her pimp.
He gave her out to friends for them to use.

the novel starts either five or fifteen years after she got her degree.
(Both time gaps are mentioned)
She graduated fifteen years ago,,. And she’s been married for five years…
Where did the other ten years go and what happened during that period?
She is now married to Ethan
their sex life is vanilla and boring. Their sex life is never mentioned or shared with the reader. It doesn't appear to exist. They appear tired of each other, with no children.
A complete difference between the dom/sub relationship she had in Spain.
She was Raphael’s slut and he pimped her out at will.
She loved it, but she was not tied to him enough to stay in Spain.

There is No depth, whatsoever, to her marriage to Ethan.
We go off on an adventure where Raphael is reported dead and now is discovered alive And he’s trying to capture her from her ‘secret agent husband’ Ethan.

She is captured and reclaimed by Raphael, (to her apparent delight)
Raphael is also a secret agent, but his ‘agency’ is unexplained.
Mystery, mystery.

The biggest challenge is determined by which leg her juices are flowing down.
Is she trying to help Ethan find her, or is she trying to fuck Raphael. Sorrin, and Elise till she can’t walk?

This story is a hodge podge mess with flash backs
We have details and adventure with Rapheal, Past, present, and future,...but no romance with Ethan.
Her loyalties vary with every encounter.
There are numerous encounters with Rafe and men he pimps her to, but only once with her husband Ethan

How did she find herself married to an apparent stranger who never excited her? (Ethan)
Very poor writing.
No structure.
Ms Merlot,… try using an outline. Or storyboard.
The story begins with a couple who have been married for (?5) years.
Routine, boring, until she discovers her hubby is a secret agent.
Then there is an attempt to kidnap her.
A week later, The second time. They are successful.
During that week the couple only connect once. (Ethan and Natasha)
That's the only sex the spouses have, that's shared with the readers.

Even with ALL the talk of loving her husband (Ethan) and how she misses him...
Ms Merlot never gave the readers any examples. They never, EVER had sex.

But the sex is NOT hot enough to carry the entire story.
Ms Merlot's sex scenes are nowhere near graphic enough to do that.
I wish they were.

When Natasha's captured by Raphael, he only screws her once after the airplane.
All on a live mike for hubby to hear.
The other encounters, Raphael just watches from concealment.
As she is turned out for others to use.
(Rafe should be charging money, she'll screw anybody if that's what he wants)

I lost interest near the end of book two, during the military campaign to recapture her.
(Ethan is now in the military, In Ms Merlot's world, they give away commissions in boxes of Cracker-Jacks)
She is a slut-wife and Raphael takes great delight on watching her screw other men and she is aware of his voyeurism. She delights in fantasizing about his watching. He's as much her pimp as her lover.
She has no apparent loyalty to anyone.

I'm VERY glad I didn't have to purchase these.
I borrowed them for free from Kindle Unlimited.
I will scan the last two volumes.
If my opinion changes, I'll edit this review.
At the end of book two,.. I'm very unimpressed.

To the reader, what it appears,.. Ms Merlot writes this a few hours a day. Her concepts are fluid. She doesn't work from a diagram or outline. It's all spontaneous. Her concepts change from day to day and instead of starting a different story,.. she just re-writes history, and she does it all from flashbacks.

orrrr maybe,. she wrote three books, tore them up and stuffed them in a shotgun and blew them on the wall.
That would explain the lack of cohesion.