Sara Cate

He calls me perfect.His flawless pet.His good girl.Broken down and wounded by my emotionally neglectful ex, I wanted someone to tell me I was good enough.Then, I stumbled into a new job with a boss who brings me to my knees-literally. He has me do things a real secretary would never do.Emerson Grant tells me I'm more than just good enough.I'm worthy of his praise.There are a million reasons why I should stay away. The owner of the Salacious Players' Club is not just my new boss, he's twice my age.And my ex-boyfriend's father.With him, I am treasured. I am adored. I am his.I'm a good girl, but I'm falling for the wrong man.Emerson Grant knows what he wants-And he wants me.So how far will I go to hear his approval?

Praise

🌸 Crybaby 🌸

RULE #35: THE BEST PLACE TO BEG IS ON YOUR KNEES.

“You’re getting close, I can tell,” he says, and he’s right. My body writhes on his desk, and my breathing turns into stunted gasps. “Right…there.” Suddenly, the vibration is gone. Just as I was about to crest the peak of my orgasm, he made it stop.

“Was I a good girl?” she whispers with her mouth inches from mine. A smile creeps across my face as I gather her into my arms. “You’re always a good girl.”

Staring up at her, consuming her while feeling entirely consumed by her, I wonder briefly if this makes me a monster. Corrupting this perfect, young woman, making her mine and ruining her, so she can never feel this way about another man. But I don’t care. If I’m a monster, I’m a monster. I can live with that.

All we’ve established is that we both can’t have what we want, but at least we can have this. In this house, with no one else around, there’s only us. Her and me and this unexplainable connection. You’re lucky enough to have something like this once in a lifetime, so if this brief, heated phase of our lives is all I’m going to get, then I’m going to squeeze every last drop out of it.

“Behave, Charlotte.” The use of my other name makes me instantly obey. Like ringing a bell, he can just tame me with one word and a little change in the inflection of his voice. And just like that, I’m his submissive.

Dear God, please let this be the only man I fuck for the rest of my life because there’s not a chance in hell anyone else could ever top that.

“I’ll fill out that form for you if you want, but I don’t need to. You want me to tell you that I want to taste you, Charlotte? Because I do. I want to touch you, tease you, fuck you, bend you over my knee and turn that pretty little backside red. There’s not a thing on that list I don’t want to do with you, so you can put the paper and pen away, little girl. Every single thing would get a five from me.”

“That’s it, Charlotte. Good girl.” His words spur me on, sending bolts of lightning through my body. My own fingers rub my clit in fast circles, and it feels so good; it’s a relief. Emerson’s hand rests over mine, but he isn’t touching me. Instead, he grips my hip with one hand and grinds his erection against my backside.

RULE #15: IN A SEX CLUB, IT’S OKAY TO STARE.

“You’re such a good girl, Charlotte.” My shoulders relax, seeming to melt down at my sides as I gaze up at him, those beautiful words washing over me like warm water. Suddenly, I’m all gooey and compliant, like that one little phrase put me in a trance. He could literally do anything to me in this state.

this week has proven anything to me, it’s that I need to watch myself around this girl. She’s too perfect to ignore and too forbidden to be mine.

RULE #6: AVOID MALLS FOR THE RISK OF RUNNING INTO YOUR EX WHILE HOLDING BAGS OF LINGERIE YOU FANTASIZE WEARING FOR HIS DAD.

And suddenly, there is no hesitation. The words just travel effortlessly across the table straight from his lips to my ears. “Ms. Underwood, you looked exquisite on your knees.”

RULE #5: WHEN THE HOT MILLIONAIRE DADDY WALKS INTO THE SKATING RINK TO OFFER YOU A BETTER-PAYING JOB, YOU TAKE IT.

I zone out while shoveling ice cream into my mouth, thinking about the way he touched my cheek, how strangely gratifying it felt when he said that one word: lovely. He didn’t call me pretty or say you look nice. This was different. It was…approval.

I LITERALLY LOLED PLEASE OMFG IF THIS HAPPENS I WILL GO WILD 

“Tell me Charlotte, have you ever been with a woman before?”

It’s not his fault he likes it vanilla 

When love becomes toxic, it’s not love anymore 

Sof 

Dear God, please let this be the only man I fuck for the rest of my life because there's not a chance in Hell anyone else could ever top that.

I belong to you as much as you belong to me, Charlotte. If I'm your Dom, I'm no one else's. Don't ever assume I would do that to you. Understand?

Anissa Juppont 

Gabriela Kondratyuk

I love this series so much! It is so perfectly crafted! The pacing is beyond amazing and there’s a perfect balance between storyline and smut. I love this book and this series! I can’t wait to read more

My kinks splayed out on 336 pages. I couldn’t put it down. It was a little bit childish at some points where in reality I feel I would have just communicated BUT that’s what makes a book.. a book.

Valentina Moreno Escobar

honya

2.5 this book was something else😩 i didn’t love it cuz it deadass took me 2 weeks to read because they literally got romantic 50% through which was boringgggggg. but if u LOVE smut, yup. also it was unexpectedly sad and i could relate to charlotte so that’s a plus

I didn’t want this story to end. Loved it. 

Nena

ella 

Sara Uribe

This book 😍😍😍

Full review to come!

Valeria 

LanaMarie Clover 

I loved this book, idk why I wasn't picking it up. It was so good, so engaging, their characters, the men, the communication, the club, everything. Loved it, a very refreshing read with spice spice and spice !!

Rosie♡

I loved this book, idk why I wasn't picking it up. It was so good, so engaging, their characters, the men, the communication, the club, everything. Loved it, a very refreshing read with spice spice and spice !!

My fav book boyfriend - ❌

Spice - 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Kristin Luca

Emerson Grant 😮‍💨 I have no words... you just gotta read it! The reason it's not a 5⭐️ is because personally I feel like at 80% - the spice just dropped out of no where. There was some but it wasn't as detailed as they typically were. And I know it was for the plot to carry out but I feel like if you're gonna commit to spice then you're gonna commit for the rest of the book and not leaving me hanging. I definitely loved this book though- I thought I was gonna find the age gap eh but it was fun lol

RacquelElizabeth

Haney Hayes PR

Up until the past year, I've had a specific type of books I read. Now I'm learning I like lots of other types. One kink I never expected was the Praise kink. Let me explain, I've always liked older men but when you add in how Emerson praises Charlie. I couldn't get enough of this book. At the end, I wanted more. I read the entire book in like two hours. This wasn't my first Sara Cate book and I know it's not going to be my last. I can't wait to get them in paperback and annotate them to my liking. If you're not sure you'll enjoy this, I say try it. I didn't expect going to in that I would but I will gladly admit now I have a praise kink and would love an older man to be my Emerson!

Mara Rose

I liked it but I had some issues with it…
Don’t get me wrong, everyone knows I do love me some smutt and those parts of the book were amazing I mean “use your words Charlotte” 🛐 I love age gap romances and the forbidden love aspect was great BUT I feel like it was lacking actual plot, they did not show any kind of character development and their relationship had no real dynamic or substance outside the spicy time 🌶️ I will read the next book of the series tho hopefully it will be better ❤️

Sarahy Benavides 

I was screaming, and laughing the whole time, love it

Really enjoyed this one, thought the relationship and main characters were great! 

Lyndsy Argento

Lover of Romance 

This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
 

  
    You made me very proud today. And you are more than enough. You are perfect.
  




  First Impressions

Praise is the first book in the Salacious Player’s Club by Sara Cate, and I will admit that I picked this up as a random pick. I have seen this book everywhere all over bookstagram and booktube and I knew that I needed to grab it and I finally caved and decided to read it and I definitely had a blast with this one. I didn’t know much about this book other than it had “praise” kink in it and I was so curious to see how this would be implemented, I do know that there are elements of forbidden and taboo. I wouldn’t call this a dark romance, but a edgier contemporary romance. This set up is quite interesting, as it features a boss and employee type of set up, with an age gap and elements of forbidden themes. It has a level of intensity that will immediately draw the reader into the story and you definitely won’t want to put this one down. It did have a more slow build to the romance than I personally expected, but this method allowed the story to have more depth and growth to it. Its going to be a story that will captivate many especially if these types of themes work for you.


  
    He’s just soft enough to be cozy and strong enough to be chiseled. I seriously don’t think a man’s arms have ever been so inviting.
  



  Summary

Charlotte is recovering from her breakup with her ex, when she moves out of their apartment, she insists on her share of the deposit, which his father has, and as he hasn’t spoken to his father in months, he insists that she go and get it herself. When she goes to her ex’s father’s home, she doesn’t expect such a lavish home or to be surprised by his commanding presence or to find herself kneeling at his command and enjoying the praise that he gives her, in a way she has never felt so satisfied or warmed by. Emerson is the CEO of a new BDSM club, and he has a certain kink where he likes to give praise to his submissives, and not knowing who Charlie is, he doesn’t realize that she isn’t one of the women that his friends send his way, but is in fact his son’s ex-girlfriend. But before Charlie knows it, Emerson is offering her an official job as his secretary, and even though she tries to maintain a professional relationship with Emerson, she can’t deny how she feels around him or learning more about this kink where she is starting to see a new side of herself that is awakening around Emerson. But as tensions and chemistry rise between Emerson and Charlotte, and the taste of forbidden is too tempting, they will have to learn to fight for the love that share in each other no matter how forbidden it may seem to the outside world..,..


  
    She’s too perfect to ignore and too forbidden to be mine.
  



  What I Loved

There was something so unique about this book and I was on the edge all the way through. There was such a fresh feel to this BDSM romance that really worked so well. Sara Cate has written a brilliant story here that I couldn’t resist and I just wanted more of. I was so curious to see how this story would be built. I really liked the set up of seeing the Salacious Player’s Club, and being introduced to so many fun characters and I can’t wait for their stories. We also see such a solid winning romance between Emerson and Charlotte. There is an age gap as Charlotte is 21 and Emerson is 40. There is also the taboo as Charlotte was in a relationship with Emerson’s son. Now there is no cheating at all in this one, as Charlotte has ended the relationship with Emerson’s son and they don’t get intimate for a while through the story. It does take some time for the sexual play to actually happen. Which I felt was needed to see the slower built in their relationship. I did really love the praise kink and I NEED more of this in BDSM. There were so many tender sweet moments between these two. I was really intrigued to see how it would be played out in their relationship. I liked that it was sexual play for them and that there were plenty of moments of normalcy in their relationship. We get some fun scenes at the club and I was intrigued by the side characters we get introduced to and what may be in the next books ahead.


  
    “You’re such a good girl, Charlotte.” My shoulders relax, seeming to melt down at my sides as I gaze up at him, those beautiful words washing over me like warm water. Suddenly, I’m all gooey and compliant, like that one little phrase put me in a trance. He could literally do anything to me in this state.
  



  What I Struggled With

There wasn’t really much, it did have some slower moments in the beginning, but it built up pace very quickly


  Overall View

Praise is a delectable BDSM romance that has a fresh flair of classy sensuality and deep driven emotion which will pull the reader instantly in, its a story that will capture your senses and stun your heart into beautiful submission!


  
    “And while there are a hundred things to say, there is also nothing left to say, no words that will make this situation make sense beyond I want you, I need you, I love you. And that’s all that matters to me.

Megan McGuinness 

Was very invested in the characters great smut

I saw 5 second review that said “exboyfriends dad” on one TikTok and immediately downloaded it on KU. Our story starts out with our FMC going to her ex boyfriends dads house to pick up her half of the security deposit from where her ex and her were living. And our MMC thinks she’s sent by one of his employees. 🫣

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I saw 5 second review that said “exboyfriends dad” on one TikTok and immediately downloaded it on KU. Our story starts out with our FMC going to her ex boyfriends dads house to pick up her half of the security deposit from where her ex and her were living. And our MMC thinks she’s sent by one of his employees. 🫣

- exes dad

- age gap ( 21 FMC 40ish MMC) 

- boss/employee

- dom/sub

- praise

Abbie 

love this series and is only not 5 stars bcos i’m comparing it to others in the series

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