Tease [Paperback]

Suzanne Forster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

It's not always the one on top who has the power . . .

Tess Wakefield has cooled on sex. Oh, she did the rebellious wild-child thing in college, making it a point to break all the rules -- especially the ones about sex -- and all it got her was a string of loser boyfriends and a fear of rashes. Underwhelmed by her experiences, she's happy to focus on her career and leave her vibrator in storage.

Now an advertising exec, Tess has been hired by one of Madison Avenue's hottest agencies as co-creative director with wunderkind Danny Gabriel. Secretly, she's been asked to rein in his maverick style, and Tess immediately suspects Danny when someone sabotages her new campaign. But everyone in the place seems to have a secret agenda. It's a cutthroat business, and not everyone is willing to play nice with the new girl.

Including Danny. His early, fervent advances are a pleasant shock to Tess, but she never imagines for a second that she'd allow him to draw her into the dark heart of the most breathtakingly erotic S&M club in Manhattan -- or that she'd be so willing to give up control and like it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A stylist who translates sexual tension into sizzle." -- Los Angeles Daily News

"Steamy, suspenseful, erotic." -- Publishers Weekly on Come Midnight

"[A] hard-edged, sexy romp." -- Publishers Weekly on Blush

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Spice (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373605064
• ISBN-13: 978-0373605064
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,777,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as interesting as it sounds, May 2, 2006

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loonigrrl (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tease (Paperback)

I usually enjoy Suzanne Forster because she creates quite a bit of chemistry between her two lead characters. This one appeared to be a guaranteed steamy read with the addition of an S&M club and an extra dosage of eroticism as proclaimed on the front cover with "an erotic fiction novel." Unfortunately, that was not the case.

Tess, a new advertising exec, tries to seal a deal with a client who wants their product to be photographed in an S&M club. Tess tries to book the club, but the club's owner wants Tess to submit to him for several days in return and she reluctantly agrees. What follows is some confusion for Tess and the readers. You never know who Tess is fooling around with- is it the owner? Is it James? Of course it's not really that confusing, you guess from the beginning, but all the "erotic" scenes are pretty vague and disappointing, and the chemistry was nonexistent.

Here's a suggestion: read the first few pages before buying- it's a sex scene. If you don't mind the writing style, which is not typical Forster, than buy this one, but if you're like me and you were hoping for something a little more as the book progresses than you're going to be disappointed because it never gets any more concrete. It's just a disappointing read from an author who can write better.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tepid erotica... actually, kinda laughable, October 18, 2006

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tease (Paperback)

Tess has relocated from a cushy job at an LA advertising agency to a larger NY agency. Asked to reign in maverick ad-man Danny Gabriel, she is given a prestigious Faustino Leather account that is interested in breaking new ground. Danny comes up with a S&M themed idea, but Tess opts for something much tamer. When her notes and mock ups disappear and it looks like Danny is behind it, she does some investigating of her own and ends up in his bed.

When Faustino's president is laid up in the hospital, his overly pierced and tattooed granddaughter is in charge and wants cutting edge, including a photo shoot at an infamous S&M club. When she attempts to book the club for the shoot, the club owner agrees under the stipulation that she submit to him and do whatever he wants for three consecutive days (or depending on what part of the book you are reading, 48 hours, or overnight). Threatened with firing if she does not secure the space and faster that you can say sexual harassment, she packs a suitcase and arrives at the club for her initiation, all the while fantasizing that Danny is the one she is with.

Deemed as "an erotic novel," I found the story so lacking in everything from consistency and character development to eroticism, and actually found it quite laughable. This was a real disappointment from an author who usually titillates.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a review, just a few comments, October 11, 2006

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P. Bird "sueb" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tease (Paperback)

I've enjoyed this author in the past, but was very disappointed in Tease. I'm not an experienced reviewer; I can only say that the story was silly, didn't flow, I really didn't understand or get to know the characters and I kept waiting for the storyline to improve. Sorry to say, this was the first book I actually threw in the trash after finishing.