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The Rivera Brothers #3
Xander
He’s calm, cool, and in control, but she puts his dominance to the test.
Xander Rivera is the Head of Legal at Atabey Industries, the successful marketing conglomerate he owns with his brothers. His days are spent using his words to bend others to his will for the benefit of the company, while his nights are spent mastering the minds and bodies of submissives at a local lifestyle club. When his little sister begs him to let her best friend Viola stay at his home, he reluctantly agrees and gains a housemate who gets on his last nerve. He does his best to ignore her, but her bratty behavior makes him itch to take her over his knee. A mutual agreement changes everything he’s believed about what he wanted for his future, but life is never simple. Will he be able to admit his feelings, or will he lose the best thing that’s ever happened to him?
She’s sassy, sexy, and self-sufficient, but he makes her want to submit to his every command.
Viola Spencer is a Miami socialite who spends her days on social media and dances the nights away at clubs. While spending Christmas with her best friend’s family in Portland, her friend suggests she takes some much-needed time away from her busy life and a guy who has been sending her threats. Living with stodgy Xander leaves her bored, and she passes her time writing and rearranging little things in the house, much to her pleasure and his chagrin. While doing research for her book at a local lifestyle club, she meets a mystery Dom who introduces her to a whole new world of possibilities. At the same time, things heat up at home, leaving Viola with a decision to make. Will she jump in the deep end and discover what it’s like to surrender, or will she flee and return to that which is familiar?
Xander Rivera is the Head of Legal at Atabey Industries, the successful marketing conglomerate he owns with his brothers. His days are spent using his words to bend others to his will for the benefit of the company, while his nights are spent mastering the minds and bodies of submissives at a local lifestyle club. When his little sister begs him to let her best friend Viola stay at his home, he reluctantly agrees and gains a housemate who gets on his last nerve. He does his best to ignore her, but her bratty behavior makes him itch to take her over his knee. A mutual agreement changes everything he’s believed about what he wanted for his future, but life is never simple. Will he be able to admit his feelings, or will he lose the best thing that’s ever happened to him?
She’s sassy, sexy, and self-sufficient, but he makes her want to submit to his every command.
Viola Spencer is a Miami socialite who spends her days on social media and dances the nights away at clubs. While spending Christmas with her best friend’s family in Portland, her friend suggests she takes some much-needed time away from her busy life and a guy who has been sending her threats. Living with stodgy Xander leaves her bored, and she passes her time writing and rearranging little things in the house, much to her pleasure and his chagrin. While doing research for her book at a local lifestyle club, she meets a mystery Dom who introduces her to a whole new world of possibilities. At the same time, things heat up at home, leaving Viola with a decision to make. Will she jump in the deep end and discover what it’s like to surrender, or will she flee and return to that which is familiar?
270 pages, Paperback
Published January 4, 2022
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December 22, 2021
Oh wow. I am ruined. Lyra creates these incredible men and their stories with such heat and sweetness that I just can't get enough. I love the interwoven storylines and I'm already thrilled by the idea of the next series!
December 30, 2021
Xander by Lyra Blake
This story is the third and last book of the Rivera Brothers Series. Xander was the last of the three brothers to find his match. Being the older, he wasn't really expecting to settle down, specially with his "specific" tastes. Well... Until Viola, his little sister's best friend, comes into his life and turns it upside down.
Viola Spencer is a digital influencer from Miami trying to hide from a stalker that is haunting her through social media. Her best friend, Isabella, asks her older brother, Xander, to house Viola in the meantime. Viola is bored out of her mind! Different from her busy life in Miami, she's locked inside a huge house with absolutely nothing to do and no one to talk... So she decides to follow an old dream and decides to write a book. A BDSM lifestyle based romance novel.
To achieve maximum credibility, she delves into the BDSM lifestyle in the best club in town, The Edge, where she finds a mysterious Dom who opens her eyes to the pleasures of submission.
The book is awesome. Lyra really exposed how a couple living the lifestyle lives. Every aspect, including non-physical punishments (which was interesting to me, since I've seen nothing like it before). Another thing that really surprised me throughout the story was that Xander didn't know everything, when Viola asked him something he didn't have much knowledge about, he sought help to fulfill his submissive's needs, which made me admire Xander even more.
However, the one thing that made me feel a little disgruntled with the book was the stalker thing. I felt like it was rushly solved. I understand that some things lead to nowhere in real life, but I wish Lyra could have worked this specific subject just a tiny bit better.
Overall, the book is amazing. Xander is well-built character with the heart of gold and Lyra knew how to work with the steps to Viola's submission. Viola and Xander are a couple made in heaven.
Xander releases on January 04, but you can preorder it on Amazon.
For more reviews, follow @thatbrazilianreader on Instagram.
This story is the third and last book of the Rivera Brothers Series. Xander was the last of the three brothers to find his match. Being the older, he wasn't really expecting to settle down, specially with his "specific" tastes. Well... Until Viola, his little sister's best friend, comes into his life and turns it upside down.
Viola Spencer is a digital influencer from Miami trying to hide from a stalker that is haunting her through social media. Her best friend, Isabella, asks her older brother, Xander, to house Viola in the meantime. Viola is bored out of her mind! Different from her busy life in Miami, she's locked inside a huge house with absolutely nothing to do and no one to talk... So she decides to follow an old dream and decides to write a book. A BDSM lifestyle based romance novel.
To achieve maximum credibility, she delves into the BDSM lifestyle in the best club in town, The Edge, where she finds a mysterious Dom who opens her eyes to the pleasures of submission.
The book is awesome. Lyra really exposed how a couple living the lifestyle lives. Every aspect, including non-physical punishments (which was interesting to me, since I've seen nothing like it before). Another thing that really surprised me throughout the story was that Xander didn't know everything, when Viola asked him something he didn't have much knowledge about, he sought help to fulfill his submissive's needs, which made me admire Xander even more.
However, the one thing that made me feel a little disgruntled with the book was the stalker thing. I felt like it was rushly solved. I understand that some things lead to nowhere in real life, but I wish Lyra could have worked this specific subject just a tiny bit better.
Overall, the book is amazing. Xander is well-built character with the heart of gold and Lyra knew how to work with the steps to Viola's submission. Viola and Xander are a couple made in heaven.
Xander releases on January 04, but you can preorder it on Amazon.
For more reviews, follow @thatbrazilianreader on Instagram.
May 20, 2022
HOT DANG
Each book in this series got better and better. And this one is phenomenal. By far my favorite in the series.
Xander is the perfect about of steamy and sweet at the same time. I truly love how the author pulled it all together!
Each book in this series got better and better. And this one is phenomenal. By far my favorite in the series.
Xander is the perfect about of steamy and sweet at the same time. I truly love how the author pulled it all together!
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