Bloom
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4.5 • 55 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Under his touch, your every desire will…Bloom
Today is the day Francesca Thomas was supposed to get married. All she wants is a stiff drink and a whole lot of distraction…which is exactly when she meets him. Tall, dark, and deliciously disguised, the man known only as Phantom awakens her every sense. All Frankie really knows about him is the raw, untamed chemistry that makes her want to relinquish herself—body and soul—to his touch…
Phantom has rules, all designed to protect his identity. No names. No personal information. But Frankie is a too-tempting ingenue who threatens all of his cautious, careful control. At the ultra-exclusive Black Rose Underground Club, he can explore each of her deepest, uncharted desires…so long as he keeps his public life—and his secrets—hidden.
Frankie’s ready to explore what lies between them. The intensity, the darkness, and the unyielding pleasure of it all. But while the mystery of Phantom is thrilling, secrets are one game she won’t play. And if she’s going to explore the forbidden, she’ll begin with finding out exactly who’s under the mask…
Each book in the Black Rose series is STANDALONE:
* Blush
* Bloom
* Blossom
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The scintillating second erotic romance in bestseller Hardt's BDSM-themed Black Rose trilogy (after Blush) begins on what was supposed to be the wedding day of magazine editor Frankie Thomas and her now ex-boyfriend. After her sister, Mandy, announces that she and her own boyfriend are engaged ("Not only is she stealing my wedding thunder, but she's doing it with the proverbial perfect man"), Frankie picks a random bar to drink away her troubles in—and meets an enigmatic man in a mask who calls himself Phantom and offers to take Frankie to the Black Rose Underground, an exclusive BDSM club. College professor Hunter Stone adopts this Phantom disguise to separate his kinky sex life from his professional persona, but he soon wants Frankie to know every part of him. Their chemistry is hot, awakening new desires in Frankie—and inspiring her to pitch a story on BDSM to her editor at the Cosmo-like magazine where she works. This spooks Hunter, however, who worries his secrets will get out. Will their relationship survive? Hardt skillfully combines plot and heat, using the scorching sex scenes to move the story forward. Even when happy ever after seems a distant possibility, readers will never stop rooting for these characters to make it work.
Customer Reviews
Secrets & Desire!
Bloom pulses with heat and lust and all those tantalizing moments, leaving me swiping across the H.O.T. glass of my iPad. Whew! These two lit up more than each other. It had my heart fluttering in anticipation…in arousal, as I waited to find out all their secrets and desires. Their fantasies and tastes run deep and dark, as their chemistry takes them on a journey full of pleasure. I Could Not Put This Down!!!
Francesca “Frankie”Thomas was supposed to get married today. Instead she’s sitting at a family dinner when her sister announces her engagement to Jackson Paris. Unable to stay another moment, she flees. She needs a stiff drink and escapes into the first bar she sees. That’s when she meets him. Tall dark and deliciously disguised, a man called Phantom, and he is the perfect distraction. She’s beguiled by this nameless, and faceless man. His raw, magnetic, chemistry pulls her in and awakens her every desire and she can’t help but want to succumb her body and soul to his every touch.
Phantom stares at the beauty sitting next to him and finds himself getting lost in her eyes. He’s not here looking for a partner, he’s looking for playmates. He has rules, all to protect his identity. No names. No personal information. This is separate from his other life where he makes a living. Here, he dives into the deepest and darkest parts of his desire with willing partners. But Frankie is tempting him and is threatening his cautious and controlling world. At Black Rose Underground Club, he can explore her deepest and darkest desires…as long as he keeps his public life and his secrets hidden.
“I’m going to figure out all of your secrets, Mr. Phantom.” “Are you, now?” “I am.” “Then you know what that means, don’t you, Angel?” “What?”“That means I will find out all of your secrets as well.”
Frankie is all in, ready to explore what this is between them. The darkness, the intensity, the sparks and the pleasure of it all. But while the mystery of him is thrilling, secrets are one game she’s not willing to play. So now she needs to find out who the Phantom is and what is he hiding behind his mask.
This was such an amazing story! My heart was fluttering out of control in anticipation. Out of…arousal. Exhilarated. Excited. As these two change, grow and bloom in ways neither of them ever imagined.
I received an early copy and this is my honest review.