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L. A. Witt (Author), Nick J. Russo (Narrator), Lori Witt (Publisher)
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Bored senseless in a meeting, Jon McNeill amuses himself with a kinky dating app on his phone. Then the app matches him with another user... who’s six feet away. Suddenly, Jon finds himself on the same page as someone who’s way above his pay grade: millionaire property developer Rick Pierce.

The app isn’t kidding, either. They’re a perfect match. Jon’s a dom, Rick’s a sub, and they both love bondage. Both guys are well into their 40s, know their way around the bedroom, and definitely appreciate a good suit. And the best part? They’re a match outside the bedroom too.

But office relationships aren’t easy to keep a secret. When the truth comes out, Jon is certain he’s about to get fired. Instead, he finds himself tangled up in a much bigger mess.

Contains two men who’ve only dreamed of this kind of sex, literal and figurative sex machines, blindfolds, a sub being punished during a business meeting, enough rope to tangle up a millionaire, and a Golden Girls marathon.

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  1. Listening Length
    11 hours and 7 minutes
  2. Author
    L. A. Witt
  3. Narrator
    Nick J. Russo
  4. Audible release date
    December 8, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Lori Witt
  7. ASIN
    B077ZFSCC4
  8. Version
    Unabridged
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    Audiobook
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Listening Length 11 hours and 7 minutes
Author L. A. Witt
Narrator Nick J. Russo
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date December 08, 2017
Publisher Lori Witt
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B077ZFSCC4
Best Sellers Rank #171,078 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1,746 in LGBTQ+ Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#3,679 in Erotic Fiction
#14,212 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
704 global ratings

Customers say

Customers say the book is an intense read with steamy love scenes. They also describe the characters as well-described and the premise as clever. Readers also mention the writing style is well-written and the story has a lot of emotions.

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27 customers mention "Writing quality"23 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the story and intensity of the book. They say it's worth the read, brilliant, and the main characters are good.

"...play scenes, great sex scenes, great characters, and a fun ride from start to finish...." Read more

"...So other opinions may differ. The rest of the story was good. It did drag in some places. I got rather bored with the work details...." Read more

"...I liked this book because it was a good storyline and there was a lot of emotions...." Read more

"...And… wow! The book didn’t disappoint!..." Read more

17 customers mention "Flavor"17 positive0 negative

Customers find the book a perfect combination of sweet and salty. They also say the story is steamy, but not overdone.

"...Karen is lovely and I appreciate her and Jon having an actual healthy, friendly relationship despite a divorce...." Read more

"Angst driven novel! Sexy steamy BSSM at times!..." Read more

"...in a very knowledgeable way so they were really easy to read and even sweet because the care of Jon as a Dom...." Read more

"...That being said, they were super HOT together, and the story was well-written. Still a 4-star read for me." Read more

15 customers mention "Characters"11 positive4 negative

Customers find the characters in the book well described.

"...All in all, great play scenes, great sex scenes, great characters, and a fun ride from start to finish...." Read more

"...The characters was well described and I thought Jon and Rick was portrayed as responsible adults, maybe because of that this was a easy read...." Read more

"...The main characters were beyond dull. A lot of the time I couldn't even remember the narrator's name. They had no conflict with *each other.*..." Read more

"...Jon and Rick were both very likable and relatable. You can’t help but want them to be happy, preferably together." Read more

14 customers mention "Sex scenes"11 positive3 negative

Customers find the sex scenes in the book powerful, interesting, and unique. They also say the plot is very interesting and the twists are unique.

"...All in all, great play scenes, great sex scenes, great characters, and a fun ride from start to finish...." Read more

"...The love scenes was hot and sweet but also kinky, and I really enjoyed it...." Read more

"...The plot was very interesting and some of the twists were unique so I got glued to my seat all the time. So wonderful!!" Read more

"...The BDSM was a lot tamer than I had expected based on the story summary (especially after just finishing up the "Market Garden" series)...." Read more

10 customers mention "Writing style"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing style well written, relatable, and clear. They appreciate the author's time to illustrate important things like scene safe words and shears.

"...the care taken with writing D/s as it's meant to be, with clear and loving intent...." Read more

"...I liked this book because it was a good storyline and there was a lot of emotions...." Read more

"...them and managead them in a very knowledgeable way so they were really easy to read and even sweet because the care of Jon as a Dom...." Read more

"...That being said, they were super HOT together, and the story was well-written. Still a 4-star read for me." Read more

6 customers mention "Content"0 positive6 negative

Customers find the content boring, redundant, and flat. They also say the story is not believable on the BDSM side of the story.

"...A long, monotonous first draft.The book needed to be half its length...." Read more

"...Jon seemed the least likely dom I've ever met and his internal monologue was just boring, worrying about work, about paying for his kids' college,..." Read more

"...As a gay man this book was just hollow and meaningless and said nothing about real gay relationships, gay sex or S/M gay sex...." Read more

"Not the best book I’ve read by L.A. Witt. This one was boring, redundant and contained too much office dialogue that was irrelevant to the story...." Read more

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Lucy L.
5.0 out of 5 stars 10/10
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017
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I don't normally leave reviews on Amazon, or anywhere, because I'm awful at this, but I couldn't let this go without saying thank goodness for an author that not only isn't afraid to make their protags men in their forties, but also to address the issues of joint pain. Come on. If your sub is on his knees for half an hour, there will be popping and pain when they finally stand up. A refreshing bit of realism.
That said, I really enjoyed the care taken with writing D/s as it's meant to be, with clear and loving intent. You don't find that often these days, and I enjoyed the confidence in their lives and their place in life the protags have.
One last thing that completely blew my mind and shouldn't have--finally, a m/m romance novel that doesn't treat female characters as flat props and showpieces. Karen is lovely and I appreciate her and Jon having an actual healthy, friendly relationship despite a divorce. All in all, great play scenes, great sex scenes, great characters, and a fun ride from start to finish. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a novel that really shows what a loving D/s relationship can be, and what a healthy adult relationship looks like in general.
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Misanthropic
4.0 out of 5 stars Dom-light
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2015
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Jon was not the type of Dom I've read in other BDSM books. He enjoyed domination but it wasn't a whole lifestyle for him. He also wasn't a sadist. The kink very very mild in this story, IMO. I'm not into the scene, I just read it occasionally. So other opinions may differ. The rest of the story was good. It did drag in some places. I got rather bored with the work details. I think the dynamic of his workplace and impacts of long hours could have been conveyed more succinctly. Some was necessary to set up the issue that led to the hard part of the book. But that did take it down a star.

Rick wasn't as fully fleshed out as he could have been. The first-person POV didn't provide the connection I wanted. There wasn't enough to figure out why he couldn't provide a better solution to Jon's situation. I did think Jon's reactions were realistic, although they were kind of knee-jerk. He was worried for his coworkers. It suited his character as the caretaker type who needed to provide for everyone's needs. His reaction was also logical for a Dom personality, who was not in control of the situation. So, I understand his commitment to his kids education. He was also taking care of his ex-wife, who was supportive of him, while offering good advice. Did I think he should have handled it differently to start with? Yes, but it was only a few days and he didn't drag it out into martyrdom status.

The niggles didn't make me like the book less. I would have liked a little more kink, but that's just me. Some of the authors best books were the Market Garden series. I think her co-author, Alexander Voinov, might have been the kinkier one! LA Witt will still remain a go-to author for me.
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Lovingbooks1
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, hot and kinky
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2017
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Jon is drooling over his client Rick and when he suddenly pops up on his dating app things start to happen.......

I liked this book because it was a good storyline and there was a lot of emotions. A bonus was that this was two grown up man and the drama was minimal.

The characters was well described and I thought Jon and Rick was portrayed as responsible adults, maybe because of that this was a easy read.

At times I thought there was a tiny bit to much descriptions of the work Jon was doing and his thoughts but not so much that it was annoying.

The love scenes was hot and sweet but also kinky, and I really enjoyed it.

If you like a little kinky m/m adult content this is a great story. 5 ✨
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LCullen
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun concept age of characters but off from what they sound like!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2020
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Angst driven novel! Sexy steamy BSSM at times! Honestly though speed read that last quarter of the book as it was getting too detailed & the angst was out of control! I get it I really do I love these forbidden love stories, but at some point your like okay stop throwing every curve ball at them especially when we are 93% of the way though the book lets get it finished we what an HEA not rushed into the end than make it super cheesy wrap up in the epilogue!! Glad I read it yes, will I read more of this series or author probably not if this is his constant format!
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XRoel
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful reading!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021
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I am not so fan of D/s books because some scenes are a trigger for me, but this one caught my attention with the blurb and I could avoid reading it. And… wow! The book didn’t disappoint! The BSDM parts are kinky and some times intense but the author include a lot of respect and safety in each one of them and managead them in a very knowledgeable way so they were really easy to read and even sweet because the care of Jon as a Dom. The plot was very interesting and some of the twists were unique so I got glued to my seat all the time. So wonderful!!
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Courtney Bassett
4.0 out of 5 stars Older guys can be kinky too (;
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017
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I *loved* the premise of this book when I saw it - a guy, bored at a meeting, sees that he's a kinky match to someone in the same room - someone who is a rich, important client. Better yet, the guy who's a more or less lowly modeler is the Dom, and the important client is the sub. Fun, fun!

These guys are both in their early/mid 40's, and they've been around the block enough to know what they want and need. They're a fantastic match from the start, and not only burn up the sheets (or wherever), but have a caring relationship that continues to deepen.

Where this fell apart for me a bit was the work drama. I'm not a big fan of angst, anyway, and I just didn't really care about workplace drama, even though it was the obvious choice of conflict, based on the premise.

That being said, they were super HOT together, and the story was well-written. Still a 4-star read for me.
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Darren Dalby-Oldham
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2018
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Excellent s and m story to read and great to get a happy ending that is not overly sloppy like some others out there
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Sandra L
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in Australia on August 9, 2022
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One of the best kinky books I've read. The relationship outside the kink was healthy which isn't always the case in kinky books. Loved both main characters and really enjoyed reading the story from the point of view of the Dom which is rare in D/s books
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Jazzy
2.0 out of 5 stars Nicht überzeugend, unrealistisch, anticlimatsch... kein wirkliches BDSM
Reviewed in Germany on January 1, 2016
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Aufgrund der Zusammenfassung und der vielen sehr guten Bewertungen, sowie anderen BDSM Büchern von L.A. Witt waren meine Erwartungen recht hoch gesetzt. Umso größer war dann die Enttäuschung als das Buch nicht mal die Basis-Erwartungen erfüllte. Da gibt es andere BDSM Bücher der Autorin und sie waren alle gut, aber sie hat sie alle in Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Autor geschrieben. Ich hege den Verdacht dass dieser die BDSM Szenen kreierte, denn die BDSM Szenen aus "Not Safe for Work" erscheinen sehr unausgereift, fast dilettantisch, wie von jemand geschrieben der gar keinen Bezug zu BDSM hat und nur paar Bücher drüber geschrieben hat.

Jon soll ein 45 Jahre alter Dom zu sein, der über 20 Jahre in der Szene ist, aber er wirkt wie ein blutiger Anfänger, der nicht wirklich weiß was er mit seinem ersten Sub anfangen soll. Alles was er macht, hat kein Hand und Fuß, zwar werden großartig geplante Szenen (ohne Details) angekündigt, aber entweder werden sie gar nicht durchgezogen, weil dann doch der erste Kuß ihn aus dem Spielraum und ins Schlafzimmer stolpern lässt, oder das im Spielraum Geschehene lässt einen denken "Ok, und wo war jetzt die Szene?"
Jon soll als Dom viel Erfahrung haben, aber anderseits stellt er sich bei jeden Schritt in Frage und wirkt für mich öfters als wollte er viel lieber die Entscheidungsgewalt an Rick abgeben.

Auch der Rick ist als 42 Jahre alter Sub, mit entsprechend langer Erfahrung mit Doms, nicht glaubwürdig. Es wird zur Anfang sicher gemacht dass er keine negativen Erfahrungen mit Doms während einer Szene hat, aber anderseits will er es soooo langsam angehen, das da eine Jungfrau wohl ungeduldig geworden wäre :-p

Mal ehrlich, dieses Buch hätte soooooo viel Potential! Aber All das ist einfach verschenkt. Sowohl die BDSM Szenen als die normalen Sexszenen wirken unecht, gekünstelt, da kommt kein Funke über, ich habe sogar mehrmals vergessen wie die Namen der beiden Hauptpersonen waren o.O Ich fand auch wie die Situation in Jons Firma gelöst wurde, das Happyend, alles so anticlimatic.

Und auch andere war soo... unbefriedigend gelöst. Die ganze Geschichte wirkt einfach unecht und ist langweilig.

Kaum zu glauben, dass sowas aus der Feder von L.A. Witt stammen kann :-(
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4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2017
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Not going to lie, LA Witt is a 1-click author for me, so I jumped on the chance to get this book during a recent freebie. Not disappointed in the least.
I felt the emotions along with these characters, and thought everything worked out the way it should have. I loved the relationship with Jon's ex-wife, and wish all divorces could be that way.
My only issue? I'm a sucker for the term "Sir" and that wasn't part of the D/s relationship in this book. Every other element was there, just not that magic word. That's purely personal taste though, and didn't detract from the story in any way.
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P D
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book
Reviewed in Australia on September 4, 2017
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I loved this book from beginning to end....men in their 40s, sex, kink, banter with workmates, ultimately love.....and an EPILOGUE!! Not enough of those around so thank you.
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