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SEAL Team Romeo

Operation: Wife Her Up

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I have a week off and a leave pass burning a hole in my pocket. I should go home to Conception Ridge. I head there, but when the exit on the highway comes up, I keep on driving to Virgin Peak, and my cabin on a mountain lake.

I don’t expect to find a squatter. Or to immediately have a visceral connection to the young woman, who refuses to tell me her name. And despite the fact I’m a big guy, a Navy SEAL, she seems to trust me.

We have five days together. Five nights, too, and I’ll use every second to forge a stronger bond between us. Before I leave this island, I will know her name—and give her mine, if she’ll have me.

Operation: Wife Her Up is underway, and I never fail in my mission.

148 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 24, 2022

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Chloe Maine

41 books492 followers
Chloe Maine has written other books before, but none of them as purely id-driven as Before He Was Her Headmaster. She delights in the fantasy of bending big men to the craven desires of supposedly innocent women. When she’s not writing, she’s probably reading. She lives in Canada with her own big man, raising the babies they made together.

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1,007 reviews2,179 followers
May 9, 2023
3.5 Show Me How You Take It Stars ⭐

I think this is how you write a smutty OTT novella with a semblance of a storyline. Dirty enough to make you squirm and swoony enough without being ridiculous. Oh and let's not forget the daddy kink for all you dirty lasses out there that like this kind of thing, wink wink!

Justin Lowe, special warfare operator, owner of a tiny cabin in the Oregon mountains and renter of a one-bedroom apartment in Coronado Beach, cannot want to knock up a stranger.

Navy Seal Justin just wants a week away at his cabin retreat. But things get a whole lot more interesting when he finds a cute little trespasser on his property. All of a sudden his mini break becomes a good distraction with benefits. Preferably one he can keep.

“We’re going to have to ration these condoms. Gonna spend a lot of time with my mouth between your thighs. Want you on your knees, too. Can you do that for me? Give me your hungry mouth so I don’t get you pregnant?”

He's older and Abigail's a virgin. A navy brat with an inheritance clause, but she's not talking. And somehow, subconsciously these two are on the same wave length. Sex, breeding, sex. What's more to say? If you need something light and dirty, Operation Wife Her Up hit the mark.
Profile Image for Viv “BookVixen” Gutierrez .
1,598 reviews473 followers
June 2, 2022
could’ve been better

I’ve read a couple other books by this author and then stopped and I forgot why—until this one. She writes about big, burly alphas who are brought to their knees by sweet innocent women, so this should be my crack, but unfortunately this author likes putting a barrier between the hero and heroine and that’s like throwing a bucket of cold water on the fire. It’s just a mess.

Condom use isn’t used throughout—just their first time, the most important time when the hero claims the heroine’s virginity for himself. Ughhh so annoying. The rest of the sex scenes are without condoms.

Safe. Hero doesn’t come off as a manwhore, his past isn’t really mentioned and it’s implied he’s been celibate for a while. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to the hero. No others, no cheating or abuse of any kind. HEA with epilogue years out that can be obtained by signing up for authors newsletter.

I probably will not be reading any more from this author. If you don’t mind condoms in your romance, I recommend this one. It’s well-written. If you hate condoms destroying the intimacy and closeness of the sexy times, then this one isn’t for you.
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1,141 reviews241 followers
September 3, 2022
''This woman is so far out of my league, it’s not funny.''

I love CM's books- they're just a promised simple and fun read, with self-aware characters (which we love to see). The amount of comofrt/care in this one was just- 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️. I really enjoyed this one 😌.
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1,401 reviews229 followers
January 11, 2023
I won’t lie to you, this is a bit cringey in some parts but also so sweet and adorable in others.

Justin has a whole week to himself before reporting back to the Navy. All he wants to do is update his cabin - he didn’t expect to find a girl there claiming she hasn’t been in his home.. He can’t deny this attraction to her but she’s got secrets. Can they connect in a week?

These two are adorable! Love the age gap and daddy kink.. and holy smut with breeding kink. Justin is a definite alpha male and so protective of her.. Where do I sign up?
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Author 41 books492 followers
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May 21, 2022
When you *maybe* broke into a cabin, spent the night, and then left your water bottle behind on the deck (oops), but when you go back to collect it, the cabin isn't empty anymore...and the Navy SEAL who lives there is on to you...

(Who wants an excerpt from the end of chapter 2?)

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“Sit,” he says, gesturing at one of the two wooden chairs at the table. Both chairs are sturdy, with curved arms, but they aren’t an exact match. They’re probably handmade, I think to myself, a weird thing to fixate on—but this is a weird afternoon.
Focusing on the chairs is better than worrying about that look in his eyes.
I don’t move. No matter how exciting my misguided sense of adventure might find this exchange, I’m not moving away from the door.
What, are you going to outrun the man who clearly has a hundred pounds of muscle on you?
“Before you fall over,” he grates out.
I sit.
He prowls towards me. The looming experience intensifies. “You were inside my cabin.”
“I—” There’s no way he knows that. I disturbed nothing. I turned off the electricity and water. “I apologize for resting on your deck.”
“Where you left your water bottle,” he adds helpfully. Then he leans down, his hands wrapping around the arms of my chair. Caging me in. “Do you think I’m this annoyed by you sitting on my deck?”
“Maybe?” I lick my lips. No amount of eavesdropping on my father’s conversations could have prepared me for this, my first interrogation. “I’m very sorry.”
“I don’t think you are. If you were actually sorry…” He inhales a slow, careful breath. Holds it for a beat. Then leans in further, forcing me to press back against the back of the chair. His mouth brushes my ear. “You’d be honest about that pretty sunshine scent of yours being all over my pillow.”
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1,323 reviews46 followers
December 19, 2023
This story, with its instalove/daddy/breeding thing, is not my usual jam. But I’m a huge fan of this author’s alter ego (Zoe York), so I dove in anyway.

What you get in this story is a lot of over the top ridiculousness, but also a lot of sweet and swoony. The dialog is fantastic. As long as you don’t take the book too seriously, this is a quick, thoroughly entertaining read.

I am amazed this author is able to have two very distinct writing styles for her different kinds of books!
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1,520 reviews130 followers
June 5, 2022
3.5 stars. Some scenes were SO DAMN HOT! 🥵🔥
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3,681 reviews112 followers
June 3, 2022
The couple: Justin and Abigail

Romance genre: Daddy kink
Series: SEAL Team Romeo
Length: 148 pages

Plot: Justin is a SEAL on leave headed up to his cabin for a little rest and relaxation. When he gets there, he realizes someone has broken in while he's been gone. When the suspect shows up, he's surprised to find a young woman, a Goldilocks, if you will. He is immediately drawn to her and knows that if he can break past her walls, he can convince her to be his everything, and that's what he'll give her in return.

Commentary: I love Chloe Maine books. They're so much fun, and who could resist a hero who is so devoted and adoring with just enough of an edge. The connection between Justin and Abby's father was interesting, and I liked the way he didn't really dwell on it - Abby needed to be loved for who she was, not for her money or her family or her father's legacy.

Previous book in the series: Defending My Heart
Next book in the series: SEALing the Deal
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1,925 reviews152 followers
May 24, 2022


Genre/Tropes: Insta, Age Gap, Novella
POV: 1st, Dual
Standalone in Seal Team Romeo World
STEAM LEVEL: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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I LOVED this short, sweet, sexy af little romance. Hands down my second favorite CM romance to date. Justin is a Seal Team member who heads to the mountains for a week for vacation. He expects peace and solitude but instead a beautiful young woman knocks on his door and throws him for a loop. He wants to claim her, protect her, and over the course of a few days, she craves him just as much. So romantic and HOT, y’all.

The HOTTEST lines:
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“𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚓𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚢?”
———
“𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕. 𝙼𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚕𝚞𝚝. 𝙼𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝙼𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚢 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕.”
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“𝙿𝚞𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞,” 𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚜. “𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝.”
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Good grief, Chloe went above and beyond with the dirty talking this time around. I blushed and swooned and giggled. Justin was a fantastically sexy MMC and I often found myself jealous of Abigail. Daddy kink was just 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

I liked how we learned more about Abby as she grew to trust her man more. It was kind of insta, but the emotions built beautifully. Her story made me ache for her but watching Justin care for her made me so happy. I seriously just adored this quick romance with its quirky moments and spicy moments.

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Author 0 books69 followers
May 26, 2022

I think we all know by now that Chloe Maine can write anything and I will love it. Since the very first book, Before He Was Her Headmaster, I have been hooked on her writing and the delivery of the daddy kink on a silver platter.

But dang.

Not only have I been given daddy kink in this but also breeding kink??? I mean she has done it before with Father of the Bride but Operation: Wife Her Up hit in a different level for me.

Like Chloe, I can't properly simp at 2 am 😂
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860 reviews
May 22, 2022
Instant attraction, instant daddy, instant nonvirgin, instant proposal, instant marriage, and instant daddy for real.

Vey fast easy read. Little to no complications. Dirty talking daddy!
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342 reviews39 followers
May 2, 2024
This novella was a pure shot of serotonin. Completely OTT, insta-love, age-gap, with a delightful breeding kink. Sometimes it's just what you need :)
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31 reviews1 follower
November 30, 2025
This was on a list of kindle unlimited Christmas books and wow… had nothing to do with Christmas and really not for me 😂
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2,000 reviews44 followers
May 22, 2022
Quick short easy read. Everything is pretty instant in this one. Lots of daddy dirty talking and sex. Very quick read. Alpha male, age gap, and virgin female.
168 reviews
March 22, 2025
s h e l v e s :
age gap (36/22)
alpha
cameos (Jacob and Sienna)
forced proximity
instalove
instalust
*memorable*
military man
moves her in
ott
possessive
protective
runaway
sits her in his lap
soothes my daddy issues
takes care of her
wife her up

e n d e a r m e n t s :
♥︎ baby girl
♥︎ honey
♥︎ little one
♥︎ princess

k i n k s :
against the wall
ass humping
breeding
car sex
cervix / womb talk
clothes on
daddy
dick on clit
dirty talk
dry humping
hot bj
no condom
panties to the side
praise
pussy humping
spanking
tss
virgin
💦

e n d i n g :
HEA + babies!

🔥
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4,529 reviews92 followers
November 21, 2025
Oh instalove stories, how I love you! A cabin in the woods, a SEAL on leave, a woman with secrets to hide, all the best ingredients. He is an open book, it takes her a little longer to trust. That doesn’t stop them from indulging in some streamy, hot, and filthy times while they wait. As the layers peel away, the feelings that were there from the start are easily expressed. Just a quick jump from that to an HEA <3
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2,312 reviews229 followers
September 23, 2022
3.5✯

°Virgin heroine
°Experienced hero
°Switching POVs
°Insta love/lust
°He's 36, she's 22
°Alpha hero
°Daddy kink
°No OW/OM drama
°No separation
°They used condoms at first (he always used them in the past)
°No cheating or scenes with OP
°Epilogue: 3 weeks later
°Bonus epilogue: 5 years later
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526 reviews84 followers
February 20, 2024
I came up this mountain looking to discover something about myself, some clarity around my life, and to have a hard reset in my attitude. I expected to discover it myself through soul searching. Instead, I may have found it through a reclusive Navy SEAL with ginger-gold scruff on his jaw and a deeply perverted private fantasy of spanking trespassers. Not really something you put on Instagram, but actually pretty fucking profound when I think about it.


(4.5 ⭐️)

If someone had told me a year ago - or even just six months ago - that I'd be binging a bunch of insta-lust, daddy kink heavy, OTT novels and novellas, I would have laughed in disbelief. But here we are.

Operation: Wife Her Up is sweet. The chemistry between Abigail and Justin is lovely, and the way Chloe balances the scorching, filthy heat with moments of heart-aching vulnerability is absolutely wonderful.

“Have I told you how hot you are? Like…very attractive.” I kiss his stubble-covered jaw. “Really very nice to look at. But also guaranteed to be mean in all the right ways.”

He chokes on a laugh. “Are you seducing me in the middle of the forest?”

“Is it working? Want to spank me?”

He throws his door open and drags himself out from under me, then twists so I’m sitting on his driver’s side seat, my thighs spread, and he’s standing between them. He grabs my hand and pushes it against his erection.

“I’m the one who should be seducing you, little girl.”

I give him a weak but pleased smile. “Mutual seduction society.”

“Is that what you need? A mean man to weave some magic and make you do filthy things with him?”

“How did you guess?” He fists my hair, his gaze hot as he searches my face.

“I see you, Abby.”


This relationship moves hella fast (because of course it does), but even with how unrealistic it is, I still totally ate that shit up. Also, I love how this all ties back to Conception Ridge and the characters I've come to know and love from those books.

I love when authors tie all of their series together into one extended universe.

Also, as a California native that has visited Oregon multiple times a year for most of her life, the references to real places and landmarks always makes me giddy. Love that. 💜

Operation: Wife Her Up is sweet, spicy, and a very quick but engaging read.

“You’re going to do a lot for me.”

His hand tightens around my ankle. “Nothing will give me greater pleasure.”

“But if we’re going to do…this…shouldn’t it be a relationship of equals? What can I do for you?”

He grins. “Abby, you make me happy. You make me laugh, and challenge me, and help me.” He points at the pergola above us. “If you weren’t here, that would still be in pieces on the driveway.” I roll my eyes, and he pulls down my sock to tickle the bottom of my bare foot. “Come here.”

I climb onto his chair, my legs straddling his hips. He presses his forehead against mine.

“I thought I kept coming back here to get away from everything. But the whole time, I was making a safe refuge for two people. You and me, Goldilocks. Forever.”
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322 reviews2 followers
April 8, 2025
Difficult to enjoy. I am not a big fan of the "Daddy" kink bs, or the 15+ years age gap that always seems to go hand in hand with it. And with comments like "she needs a good fuck", it's just all wound up tightly in a big ball of Nope for me. I wanted more from the story. I wanted him to be a big, protective, softy, not a old guy with a daddy/spanking kink that just wants a fuck. Not for me.

I almost DNF at around 40% because of lines like "I'd love a little fight from her. Have her fists pound against my chest as I take her mouth." who can blame me? He's borderline wanting to force her against her will and will get off on her fighting him. Oh and this other lovely line "Or no hands, because he's in charge, and I only exist to be molested". As a survivor, it's just all kinds of wrong to see these things normalized in ROMANCE novels and it's honestly turning my stomach, but I pushed through, skimming some of it because I don't like leaving books unfinished. Didn't really understand the whole plot point of her inheritance, and the controlling people that well, never actually pose a threat or appear in any shape, way, or form in the book. It would've been more interesting had there been more of a point to the book than the way too heavily emphasized Daddy trope, and the breeding. It's literally all they did through the book, just fuck and get off with the Daddy kink. Made for a rather boring book.
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Author 23 books10 followers
July 10, 2024
Justin is pretty much a loner. As much of a loner as a Navy SEAL can be.

His idea of a vacation is being alone in his remote cabin in the mountains, and puttering with making furniture and doing improvements on the structure.

Abby is full of secrets, and hiding away. She picked the locks on Justin's cabin and snuck in for a place to sleep. She was coming to realize that she really didn't know how to survive in the wilderness, much less deal with new boots that were wrecking her feet hiking.

She shows up looking for her water bottle, and finds the powerful, muscled SEAL waiting for her. But it quickly becomes apparent that she can pretty much trust him. She is ALMOST certain she can trust him... He bandaged and cared for her feet immediately.

The chemistry between them seems as if it was fates intervention. Something that neither of them can resist, in spite of their differences in age.

The next few days finds both of them diving into intimacy. Can Justin get her to trust him with her secrets? Can she truly believe that he wants more than a brief interlude? Good story...
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2,610 reviews43 followers
March 25, 2024
Justin has a week off for leave and he is heading to his cabin. He has plans none of them include Abigail. Abigail is on a bit of a vacation of her own. She is bound by her family’s inheritance clause. Most of her life has been in someone else’s control. When the two meet Justin knows right away, she is meant to be his. He is going to show her how to take control even if it means giving him some of it. At least this will be her choice. Abigail just wants to be able to live her life. So much is controlled by her family’s rules about the inheritance. She never imagined taking this little trip would change her life so much. This book is fast-paced and quick. With an instant connection between the two, a virgin female character, and more. These characters were great. There is a bit of a daddy kink in this so if that isn’t your thing you may want to skip it. It really isn’t my thing either, but it was a little different in this book. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the other books in the series. Great job Chloe.
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350 reviews2 followers
June 27, 2023
I read the summary of this book obviously before diving in, and I was like, okay how bad can it be? Let me tell you, it was bizarre and cringey...

Justin is off for a week until he has to report back to his Navy base. Upon going to his cabin, he finds a girl there,Abby, who won't tell him her name, and basically broke in and has been staying there while he's been gone. Apparently instead of calling the police, he is 'really attracted' to her, and tells her she can continue staying there, where the following day, he fights his attraction until it is 'mutual' followed by a cringey, rushed relationship and they start banging like bunnies after Abby tells him about her 'daddy kink' and wanting a baby. Literally the weirdest book I've ever read.

If you like daddy kinks, age gaps or breeding kinks, you'll enjoy this short read. The smut was good I will say, I just wish the book would have been longer so it wouldn't have been so weird and rushed.
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116 reviews7 followers
June 3, 2022
I swear, every new book by Chloe just gets better and better! Definitely a new favorite author of mine!
This book is about Justin, a Navy S.E.A.L., and Abigail.
Justin is on leave for a week when he goes to his cabin for some R&R. He soon realizes that someone has broken in and slept in his bed and everything. Abigail, his little Goldilocks. She had wanted to get away from her life and live on her own terms for awhile and that led her to Justin. He immediately wants to take care of her and it’s not long at all that they’ve fallen head over heels for each other. There’s a little age gap but that only makes it that much better to me.
Reading about them finding each other, falling in love and on the road to a happily ever after with marriage and a baby, was perfect. I didn’t want it to end! I already want to do a reread.
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122 reviews4 followers
May 22, 2022
Another amazingly delightful book from Chloe.
Justin is on leave from the Seals and goes to his cabin in Virgin Peak. All he wants to do is relax and fix up the cabin. When he arrives and discovers someone has been in his cabin.
Abigail is on an adventure from her very controlled life and wants some freedom. Little does she know that the man in the cabin also wants to control her but in a completely different way. Only issue is the she is a virgin and can't wait to give it too Daddy.
This wonderful Daddy/Little girl book is fantastic. Also loved the surprise guest appearance from Ford Gamble from Santa Baby.
One of my favourite parts is the proposal in the lighthouse and it's traditions.
Thanks Chloe... Can't wait for your next book
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1,909 reviews18 followers
May 27, 2022
This hot and spicy little nugget features a protective Navy Seal and the young woman who “visits” his cabin while he’s not home. Justin and Abby, a young woman with secrets, form a quick but deep connection in this thoroughly engaging age-gap, insta-love novella.
Justin is very sweet to Abby, letting her tell her story at her own pace. But make no mistake, he’s also a take charge, dirty talking alpha. Abby is adorably naïve and innocent but she’s also nobody’s fool. She wants Justin as much as he wants her.
Honestly, each book by Chloe Maine keeps getting better and better! Low in angst, high in heat, Operation: Wife Her Up will have readers fanning themselves as fast as they turn the pages.
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Author 7 books57 followers
June 3, 2022
everything you'd aspect from a Chloe Maine novella.
short, kinky, and dirty talk!

Abby is running from her future. she is taking control of her life when it seems to out of control. she find a cabin in the woods to rest in. while out exploring, she realizes that the cabin she is staying in has another occupant. a man just like her dad, in more ways then one

Justin is a SEAL. he is rough and rugged. hasn't had time or willingness to attach himself to anyone, until he takes leave to visit his cabin and be alone. what he doesn't expect is to find a woman has already made herself at home. with his instant attracting to this mystery woman, he makes it his mission to get to know her, in more ways then one

Daddy
Praise
Pregnancy trope
Instra Lust
Marriage
Dirty talk
im here for all of it!! i need more

4/5 STAR
3/5 SPICE
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185 reviews5 followers
June 3, 2022
I think Chloe broke into my head, found my dirtiest fantasy, and put it on paper.

My god, was this book HOT. It brought all my favorite kinks together and the dirty talk was next level!
Plus, cherry on the top, it was so well-written. I've read 800-pages long books where the hero's personality doesn't develop beyond 'I'm an asshole alpha', yet here the author manages to create multifaceted individuals from the very first pages (although maybe that says more about the kind of books I read than anything else). The plot didn't rely on the miscommunication trope, which was refreshing, and I loved, loved the banter and teasing between the two of them. It's not easy to find that in daddy kink books.

Just a joy all around.
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961 reviews20 followers
September 13, 2022
Another amazing sweet insta-love by Chloe Maine! While I probably won’t be reading other books in this series, I am a HUGE Chloe Maine fan so I definitely had to grab this one. All of her books center around a cute little town next to Virgin Mountain, which is where this story takes place. It’s super duper hot & steamy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 with lots of playful flirtatious daddy/ breeding kink.

What I love most about CM stories is the lack of unnecessary drama. While these 2 characters have complicated backgrounds, it doesn’t slow them down in getting together and fulfilling their future. Just a short sweet and very steamy insta-love with a HEA including an additional 5 years later epilogue. Love ❤️ this author & this book was fabulous as always.❤️
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