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Trey
I'm in love with my best friend's sister. Sometimes she lets me play, but she never lets me get close. Keeping my feelings locked down during our secret trysts is taking a toll on my heart and I'm tired of waiting for the next stolen moment. I'm done playing this dirty little game. I want Erin. She's mine and there's nothing I won't do to prove it.

She's not my for-now.
She's my forever.

If I have to take the reins to convince her, so be it. I'll show Erin what it's like to submit to the master of her heart.

Erin
I’m a single mom who doesn’t have time for love. Hell, I don't even have time to get my laundry done. I'm chaos in a carefully corked bottle, and I've put myself on a shelf for years. But when Trey is around, he pops my top in deliciously wicked ways.

Too bad a real relationship will never work. He's going places and I'm stuck in an everlasting spin cycle. When Trey comes to town for my brother's wedding, he flips my world upside down.

If this doesn’t work out, it'll crush more than my heart. He's not just my brother’s best friend, he’s someone my son looks up to. I need to keep the control, or this could all blow up in my face.

But Trey keeps taking charge…
And I like it.

Note: This super spicy contemporary romance set in the same world as GLITCH.

275 pages, Paperback

First published October 27, 2022

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Briana Michaels

42 books1,488 followers
Briana Michaels grew up and still lives on the East Coast. When taking a break from the crazy adventures in her head, she enjoys running around with her two children. If there is time to spare, she loves to read, cook, hike in the woods, and sit outside with a fire. She does all of this with the love and support of her amazing husband who always has her back, encouraging her to go for her dreams. Aye, she’s a lucky girl indeed.

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Profile Image for Sonia.
1,304 reviews2,077 followers
July 26, 2023
4.5 do-you-need-air stars

If Glitch got my kindle pregnant, well this one doubled down and gave my kindle instant twins 😅. I think it’s the first time I open a book and see the burn on the first page 😅. I… I… I was speechless 😳😅, and don’t get me started on the only way I wanna be fed from now on 🤡. I have high expectations now 😉🤷🏻‍♀️. I’ll talk about the lack of air down below. Trey- you’re ruining women’s expectations for men now 👀.

Trey trying to die while Erin takes a seat really shows how persistent he is in ensuring she feels pleasure. The dedication 😅🫡.

Trey (28 ish) and Erin (31 ish) have had a clandestine relationship for the past two years. Because Erin’s a single mom, she’s extremely cautious with her “love” interests, except she really hasn’t had any before Trey, and everything she does with Trey is done in secret, so it seems as if she’s not doing anything with anyone.

Trey has been wanting more with Erin, but she’s extremely closed off, which is understandable since she’s a single mom. She’s had the help of her brother Glitch, who also happens to be Trey’s best friend 😬.

Trey’s back in town because Glitch is getting married, and he and Erin can’t keep their hands off each other 👀. Trey wants her as his forever…

If only he could find a way of convincing Erin to be on the same page as him 👀😉

What I liked/loved:
—it’s relationship/character driven (bet you thought I was gonna say 🔥 ha? Lol). Yes, there’s lots of things going on around them, but the bulk of the book is Trey and Erin being together 👀 and not just during 🔥 times. We get all of their inner struggles/monologues and their back-and-forth POVs during the same scenes that show us their insecurities and vulnerabilities; we get all the nitty gritty details in their feelings ❤️

—he fell first 💅

—fine. I’ll say the 🔥. Oh LAWD. LAWD. It’s almost like Briana Michaels decided to challenge herself and give us more 🔥 in this one 🥵. Jeeeezus 💦. You want a fast burn? Well, today’s your lucky day 👀. We get 🔥 from page one all the way to the last page 😉.

—who needs air 😅 not Trey. Ummm… Trey… I think you need to be able to breathe so you can, you know, continue living 🤣. Trey really said that air’s optional when he decided to have Erin sit on her new throne 😳. The prayers I was praying y’all. I was about to tap Erin to have her make sure he was breathing 👀. Trey’s such a trooper though 🫡. He was ready to peace out🫡

—the amount of k in this book. Oh gawd. It’s 😮‍💨. The way it’s done would put lots of books to shaaaaame 💦. We get both praise k and degradation k, and I looooved it 😜. Being told I’m a good girl and then called an S is 🥵

—how much body worshipping Trey does. Every curve, every stretch mark, even dip is worshipped by Trey. He makes her feel treasured, beautiful, and seeeexy at all times. She could be wearing a sack of potatoes and he’d fine her seeeexy 🥹🔥

—how alpha Trey is. Ermagod… the way he just commands and orders Erin around is just 😮‍💨, even something as simple as eating 🫠. I found myself going to the kitchen to get a snack myself 😳. Yes sir 🫡. Tell me what to dooooo 🔥

—the amount of cereal eating 💦. Oh LORDT!! I👏🏻SEE👏🏻WHAT👏🏻YOU👏🏻DO👏🏻FOR👏🏻OTHER👏🏻PEOPLE!!! Trey… I don’t know how your 👄 wasn’t fused to Erin 😅

—the diiiiirty talk and, well, the diiiirtiness in general

—how much Trey cares ❤️ there were so many sweet moments. He MAKES Erin go to a spa day, he helps her with her son because he genuinely cares for him, and then he also makes sure she sleeps and eats… like… 😭. He’s so swooony! I actually got 🥹 whenever Trey sincerely thought about Brendan, Erin’s son. He isn’t just pretending to care, he genuinely cares 😭❤️

—the swoony moments. On top of all of that ^^, I was gushing so much while reading (the sweet kind of gushing… eh… the other one fits too 🤣). Erin’s Trey’s end game. No games. No hesitations. He’s solid and sure in his feelings ❤️

—seeing the MCs from Glitch ❤️

—how Trey makes Erin eat 👀. Let’s just say, all men should be THIS persuasive 🥵 when trying to get their women to do something 🔥💦and Erin… you lucky lucky girl 😉

—piercings!!! (A Jacob’s ladder)

—the JP scenes. 🤣 I love that Trey was about to kick some 🍑 when his brother was being a little too flirty with Erin 🤣

What I wanted more of:
—a better epilogue 😭

—some comeuppance for her speeeerm donor 😐😑. He was such a d and I wanted some payback for being a horrible person

—less pushback on Erin’s end. This didn’t bother me too much because I could understand that being a single mother and wanting the best for her son was all she could think about. I know many people were irritated by her and not giving Trey the benefit of the doubt, but we got a lot of the emotions she was feeling, and why she wasn’t diving in headfirst, even after knowing how serious Trey was.

Overall, I loved this ❤️. Trey deserves ALLLLL THE STARS!

⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd/omd
-mental health/panic attack
-degradation kink/praise kink/mild spit play/dirty talk/anal play/face f/hand necklace/spanking/FACE SITTTTTING
-both have only been with each other since they started their relationship two years before
-condoms
-HEA/epilogue/a year later
Profile Image for Rae (semi-hiatus).
520 reviews163 followers
October 30, 2022
Despite my 3⭐️ rating, I loved this

The dirty talk was the hottest thing I’ve read. Omg. Way hotter than the first. Sorry, Your Dad Will Do, sorry, Jessa Kane, Briana Michaels has y’all beat.

I’d give this a 5⭐️ for the sex and dirty talk alone. However, there’s more to a book than that. Darn. 😮‍💨

I loved Trey. He was my ideal MMC- he knew from page one he was in love with Erin and wanted to be her husband. He went out of his way to try to make that happen, from proving himself to proving how much he cared about her. The moment they started their “hook-ups” 2 years prior, he didn’t even touch or look at another person.

Now Erin (FMC) I struggled with. A lot. She was soooo back and forth for almost the entire novel. In fact, when the book ended, I was surprised when I saw “Epilogue” because I was like wait! But! Wasn’t she against this just yesterday? Or maybe she wasn’t? Confuseth!
I understand being in survival mode for so long can make it hard to give up control but this just didn’t make sense time after time after everything Trey was doing and saying.

I wanted more of Beetle! I loved him in Glitch and he was hardly featured in this one. It’s weird because he’s Erin’s son. 😔

I do feel like Erin and Trey were perfect together, their chemistry was spot on. I wanted more love feelings from them tho, not lust. They had those in spades. Oh! if degradation kink isn’t your thing, maybe this is not the book for you. Trey treats her like an absolute Queen throughout the entirety of the book, while giving her exactly what she wants in the bedroom (and outside of it), but I know some peeps may not like the amount of “slut” and “whore” etc. used.

In the end, the plot fell flat as well as the relationship development (and Erin’s character), but if you go in for the hot sex you WILL NOT be disappointed y’all! 🥵
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498 reviews
November 5, 2022
I loved the first book in this series. It was short, sweet and hot AF. I was expecting more of the same for this one but it was just boring! So much inner monologue and back and forth on stupid shit.

My main problem was Erin. She just had so many ISSUES! She couldn’t accept help or love from anyone. The whole book was just her inner struggle about not being able to let Trey into her life because she didn’t feel good enough. It was just so depressing… not to mention boring. I wanted smut! Not Debby downer drama!
Profile Image for Crystal (Crystalreads2).
970 reviews993 followers
May 22, 2023
Don’t tell Glitch, but man, I love Trey. Gentlemen in the streets and a freak In the sheets.

Trey is I’m love with his Brest friend’s sister, Erin. We first met Erin in Glitch. Trey is very much swoon-worthy. He knows he must be cautious but doesn’t give up on Erin.

Some people don’t like Erin, but I can’t relate to her. Yes, she was a complete push and pull. Erin is an independent, in control, and stubborn woman. A single mother is always in survivor mode.

Is Trey the one to tear down her walls and be there for Erin and her son?

The author always writes spicy scenes, and I love the dirty-talking Trey! He is also very caring and considerate. How he was with Erin’s Son is perfection.

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
Profile Image for Christy.
900 reviews38 followers
June 12, 2023
Chapter 1 first sentence: *ahem*

“Eyes on me, slut.”

👁👄👁

Sir. Not even a hello? Not even a how you doing?

*five stars*
Profile Image for Sonya.
129 reviews24 followers
April 20, 2024
Мені ця історія сподобалась, напевно, навіть більше, ніж про Глюка можливо тому, що тут присутній сюжет
Взаємодія героїв є, а не просто тваринні інстинкти
Гарячі сцени є і достатньо
А ще мене дратувала Ерін з тим, як вона себе знецінювала і торочила, що не варта його 🙄
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July 31, 2025
Мені щось не подобається коли книжка вже починається з їхніх стосунків. Мені більше цікаво читати, як народжуються ці почуття, а так вони вже до цього сплять 4 роки 🗿 Мені сподобався Трей, здається в цій серії поки адекватні хлопці, сподіваюся що і далі ніхто не підведе. Донор сперми в цій книжці нічим не відрізняється від таких же як і він, одразу хотілось або плюнути в нього, або вдарити, але ж... І мати ще таке его, що Ерін шукала його, щоб щось вимагати чи шантажувати, очікувала що все ж таки його дружина та свекор дізнаються про його сина, і щось зроблять, бо у них здається була політика щодо родини чи щось таке, але нічого не було, нажаль.
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1,484 reviews169 followers
May 7, 2023
Parecido al anterior: sexo, sexo y más sexo, con una historia un poco mñe.
Profile Image for Darlene I read WAY to many books.
3,675 reviews2,430 followers
November 3, 2022
I enjoyed book one from this author but omg I disliked Erin soooo much I swear like I know she was how she was due to her past and how she grew up fast and didn’t trust easy but lord let the man Trey try once and awhile, she kept pushing him away many times it got annoying how much he put in for her and she doesn’t deserve him.

Let’s back it up Erin and Trey have been sleeping together in secret cuz of her brother and she just got out of a relationship, taking care of her kid also her job it was just to much for me, I hope the next one hits better.

Trey was so delicious and how he tried everything! And it felt meh… I wish I liked it better.


Om drama (ex)No cheating, Slight secondary chars,Drama, sexy times, no virgins


Recommend
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶.5

Slowinsta
Pushy away from h
Praise kink
Self conscious
Degradation kink
Public play
Hea
Epilogue
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229 reviews19 followers
April 21, 2024
5/5 ❤️‍🔥

Мені дуже сподобалось.

Дуже гаряче. І дуже мило. Одночасно, іхіх.

Трей. Він така булочка. Ідеальний просто.

Ерін. Невпевненість. Страхи. Певна зламаність. 
Хотілось обійняти її.

Це були максимально здорові стосунки.
Підтримка. Турбота. Любов.
Феєричні оргазми. Ой.

Трей робив максимум і навіть більше.
Заради Ерін. Її сина. Спільного майбутнього. 

Після прочитання лишились максимально приємні враження 😍
Profile Image for Andrea ☾  [is inconsistently consistant].
716 reviews104 followers
not-for-me
November 22, 2022
DNF @ 15%

I'm sure it's a fantastic book, and part #1 was one of my favourite smut books I've ever read... I just can't do degradation k!ink. I can't... I knew this about myself, but I tried to keep going and it's not working. Maybe in the future, but it's so much... idk.

If you're into degradation, omg read this. It was so intense from minute one!
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83 reviews2 followers
November 1, 2022
DNF at 38%. I found Erin exhausting and if I were Trey, I’d run and cut my losses.
Profile Image for Cat H.
1,972 reviews219 followers
November 6, 2022
3 stars.
This was honestly difficult to get through, because being inside Erin’s head was so fucking rough.
I did not like her, at all.
She was constantly going back and forth on her decisions, especially when it concerned Trey.
She didn’t even give a good reason for that, just that she’d been doing everything for herself for years.
The plot was so convoluted from her indecisiveness that it felt like it took about a million years to get to the end.
The sex was hot as fuck, but nowhere near enough to make up for me not liking Erin.
Their relationship was absolute shit.
Trey is completely and totally in love with Erin. And Erin likes Trey, but continually hurts him with her words, actions, and thoughts.
It was bad. Honestly I was sort of hoping he would just leave her. At least for a little while. She needed a wake up check, and I feel like she would’ve gotten there sooner if she had a little time to herself to think about all the things Trey brings to her life to make it better.

But nope.
She didn’t hardly change at all. That was just a personality trait they joked about and Trey nicknamed her for.

I mean she was Better at the end, but she just put everyone through so much shit at the beginning and middle that I couldn’t appreciate it even a little bit.

I liked Trey, and of course the side characters that we’d already met in the first book.
But Erin honestly ruined the book for me.
I just really hated her attitude.
Profile Image for Simone.
548 reviews5 followers
October 28, 2022
Much better than the first book. This one still has a lot of dirty talk. But better characters and plot imo.

Almost gave it 5⭐️for the ghostface cameo at the end.
61 reviews3 followers
November 19, 2022
quotes i wish i could unread

"Can I try that?"
He watches me carefully. can feel his eyes burning my skin, heating me down to my core.
"Open that pretty mouth for me." He stabs a hunk of meat, lifts his fork to my mouth and feeds me. It's the most intimate thing we've done apart from the pumpkin pie episode last Thanksgiving.


He shakes his head. "Not talking about on the sly in a bathroom, or in a pantry, or in your motherfucking laundry room."
Oh yeah... the laundry room. How did I forget that time in the laundry room where he ate me out until I lost all brain function?
"I'm talking about for keeps."
--- im sorry, how old are you? for keeps??

I snake my hand around her middle and bury my way into her pants. She sucks in a little gasp. "So wet," | rumble against her ear. "Be a good girl for me and eat something. I'll make you wetter with every bite you take." I apply a little pressure to her clit and circle my middle finger on it when she reaches for her fork. "That's a good girl.
Take a bite for me."
She stabs a piece of my steak.
Fuuuck, I love this so much.
--- okay so i get the whole taking care of people kink. but wtf is this monstrosity. cringeyyyyy.

How dare he drop the L word on me!
How dare he have the audacity to look crushed when I turn on him and push him out the door and out of my room. So what if said it by accident downstairs? That doesn't mean he should say it back.
--- aaagghhhh!! emotions. scary 🙄

WHY IS IT WRITTEN LIKE THIS 😭😭😭 there are so many instances where this book could be soo good, the smut is phenomenal (which if you're reading it purely for that reason, i do recommend) but the things they say and the way the characters are written makes me cringe. theres no other word for it
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809 reviews
January 1, 2023
DNF 37%

Quite possibly the worst heroine I’ve ever read. She was whiny, prickly, wishy washy, and irritating AF. She has said yes no yes no yes no yes no 57 times so far (a slight exaggeration) and I’m 1/3 of the way through. Other reviewers tells me this goes on the entire book. So it’s gonna be a no from me.

Trey, OTOH? Trey was delicious. The kind of devoted hero I love seeing. He just needed to devote himself to a different heroine.

Lots of degradation in this one if that’s not your yum.
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565 reviews70 followers
November 4, 2022
Ok, I’m torn. The dirty talk was fantastic! But I disliked pretty much everything else. Too much back and forth and overthinking of what I considered dumb stuff for me to actually enjoy the characters outside of their sexy times.
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1,794 reviews12 followers
December 5, 2022
2.75 stars

What a let down after the first book ! I didn't like Erin at all, even if i felt for her and wanted her to have her HEA. Their story didn't make sense, the back and forth was annoying and the h was more than annoying lol.
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585 reviews27 followers
January 31, 2024
I really really wanted to like it bc let’s face it, the H and his dirty mouth and dominant nature were pantie melting but did that girl fucking drove me nuts in the most horrible way. I can’t even find words for it. I wanted to throw my kindl at her head cause of her behavior. Cold warm - cold warm / yes no yes no / talking - not talking / wants to fuck - wants not to fuck/ wants a relationship - then not / wants Trey - then not - I can’t take anymore of this.
DNF 45% - 2 ⭐️because the H was 🔥
Profile Image for Irena.
146 reviews
April 21, 2024
Це пожежа, я так балділа, так не хотіла, аби ця книга закінчувалась, Трей просто неймовірний
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156 reviews9 followers
May 7, 2025
Holy mother of filthy openings! When a book kicks off with “Eyes on me, slut,” you brace yourself thinking it’s just blown its load in the first five seconds. But no, no. This filthy little masterpiece keeps delivering, and then some.

I genuinely didn’t think anyone could knock Glitch off the top spot in the book boyfriend rankings for this series, but Trey? That man strutted in, said “hold my leash,” and absolutely wrecked me. In the best, most depraved way possible.

This book had everything: an actual plot, loveable characters, tension that sizzled, and sex scenes so hot I’m fairly certain my Kindle melted into a puddle of slut-shame and satisfaction. Trey is not just a top-tier Dom, he’s a full-blown sexual awakening.

If you’re still hesitating on this series, let me give you a gentle shove and a not-so-gentle moan: read it. Your sex drive will rise from the ashes like a phoenix ready to ruin your life in the best way.

Fave Quotes:

““Erin.” He gives me a look that says if I argue with him, there will be consequences. Joke’s on you, fucker. I’m into that shit.”

“That’s a promise I know I can keep. I’ll never betray her. I’ll never say a nasty thing to her. I’ll never make her feel less or treat her badly. All because I call her a whore and slut when I fuck her, doesn’t mean I won’t treat her like a queen twenty-four seven.”
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1,123 reviews55 followers
December 19, 2022
Briana took me on wild ride with Erin and Trey’s story.

I loved Erin when I met her in Glitch and I love her even more after reading this. This woman is strong, stubborn, funny and filled with so much love. I adored seeing her mile high walls crumble down and embrace what she truly wants.

Trey is a borderline workaholic, but this man works in ALL the right ways. I adored how he didn’t hold back with Erin, lifted her up rather than hold her back and didn’t give up when he had to fight for her. Let me just say - I wouldn’t climbing his ladder 🤤.

I can’t leave out Beetle - I love this little guy so much. He loves his Mom so much and is so protective of her. How he accepted Trey as more than a family friend melted my heart.

This story is high spice…like starting on page one high. But Briana didn’t lack on plot, this is packed with just as much emotion and just a splash of angst. I really enjoyed how this moved from family friends with benefits to a true relationship, and how it was the woman to be antsy at moving forward. Honestly, I loved every single thing about it and would love to see more from this series.
Profile Image for Demon ☾ (DemonsDarkFaerietales).
131 reviews12 followers
May 15, 2023
3.5 stars but rounding up !
I really loved the first book in this series and was super excited to read book 2 .... steamy scenes were steamy, and oof *drooling* for Trey but I had a hard time with Erins POV soooo 3.5 stars for me cause it was still a fun read i think i just may have done some skim reading for her POV.
Profile Image for Lyn ♡.
283 reviews24 followers
April 20, 2025
Meh. I didn’t like the FMC. I’m glad Glitch called out his own sister though bc ffs girl. How don’t you see you’ve been stringing that poor man along when all he wants to do is take care of you and has continuously shown it through his actions. Give me a Trey 🫠

Smutty, degrading commentary, public locations
Profile Image for M (hiatus).
297 reviews46 followers
February 5, 2025
3.75 ⭐️

Trey deserves all the stars! But Erin? Ugh. She was so annoying. She’s the only reason I couldn’t rate this higher.

Now, Glitch and Trey? That’s a whole different story. Absolute perfection 🥵😮‍💨🔥
I hear Paris is lovely this time of year... 🤭
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