Blog Tour Review ~ Dark Room by L.P. Dover and Heidi McLaughlin

Title: Dark Room: A Society X Novel

Authors: Heidi McLaughlin & L.P. Dover

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 26, 2016 Cover Design: Sarah Hansen from Okay Creations Photographer: Eric David Battershell

The rules of Society X are simple . . . break them and you're out.

Rule #1 - No names

It doesn't matter if you want to know, it's forbidden.

Rule #2 - No exchanging numbers

It doesn't matter if you want to call, it's forbidden.

Rule #3 - Everything is to remain strictly anonymous.

It doesn't matter if you want to tell, it's forbidden.

The Dark Room is the only place you can live out your fantasies and no one will ever know it’s you.

For Parker, what started out as a business transaction has turned into an addiction.

For Mia, it's been a chance to discover who she truly is.

What happens in the dark will have you begging for more . . .

 

Review

When I saw this collaboration I couldn't be more excited. While Heidi McLaughlin is a new author to me--because I haven't found the time to sit and read her work yet--I've only heard good things. She's been on my tbr list for a while and her collaboration with L P Dove, who is one of my favourites, gave me the much needed excuse to read something by her.

Dark Room was an intense read. It's a little different from what I usually read in that it's probably categorised as erotica. That's not to say it wasn't enjoyable. I found the mix of actual romance, back story in the friends to lovers trope, and actual sex was balanced well. I felt like I got to know the characters and be a part of their lives so I could feel for them rather than just read about their many trysts.

The emotional intensity and chemistry between Mia and Parker was great. I believed in it the entire way through. The whole thing to do with the Dark Room was predictable, but I liked knowing what the characters didn't. It added a second dimension to their relationship as I watched them realise their feelings for one another.

The only slight negative I have is the sub-plot regarding Zac. His motives felt a bit weak if I'm honest. I didn't really understand why there was such animosity between him and Parker. I thought Zac added interest with Mia, but a few twists needed slightly more development for me.

Overall though, I really enjoyed Dark Room. It was a hot, quick read with great chemistry.

4

Dark Room is hot, provocative, and scintillating. But it's also so much more than only sex. There's a love story at its core - one that's filled with twists and turns. And just when you think you have it all figured out Dover and McLaughlin take you down a different path. Fast paced,emotionally charged, and beyond hot Dark Room will leave you satisfied in all the right ways... Melissa Collins, NYT & USA Today Best Selling author of The Love Series

Sexy, sexy, sexy! You're going to love playing in the dark!~ M. Never author of the bestselling Decadence After Dark Series 

This book hit the spot in oh-so-many ways! Dark Room is a fun, sexy, twisty read that I devoured. It's a sweet romance set in a sinful spot - the perfect read! ~Adriana Locke, USA Today Best Selling author of Sacrifice

Seamless collaboration. Sexy, mysterious, empowering. The Dark Room is like Fight Club...only with sex. ~ Mandi Beck author of the Caged Love series

 

Heidi is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author.

Originally from Portland, Oregon and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup, and their newest addition of a Highland Westie/Mini Schnauzer, JiLL.

During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she's writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting courtside during either daughter's basketball games.

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, L.P. Dover, is a southern belle residing in North Carolina along with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she even began her literary journey she worked in Periodontics enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.

Not only does she love to write, but she loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes, white water rafting, and you can't forget the passion for singing. Her two number one fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime and those songs usually consist of Christmas carols.

Aside from being a wife and mother, L.P. Dover has written over fifteen novels including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, and her standalone novel, Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read is romantic suspense and she also loves writing it. However, if she had to choose a setting to live in it would have to be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.

L.P. Dover is represented by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency.

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