Relentless Pursuit by Ella Jade Published by Beachwalk Press, Inc. Publication Date: June 20, 2016
Pages: 188
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Desire unlocks the door to a new world, but she never expected to find him on the other side.
Julian Anders has a way of making women drop to their knees. He's fierce, domineering, and knows what he wants in the bedroom. He craves total submission. His busy life doesn't allow him the luxury of traditional dating. He doesn't want it and doesn't need it. He makes no apologies until Kayla Quinn, his best friend's younger sister, shows up at the exclusive club where he finds his companions.
Kayla has been unsuccessful in love and is tired of waiting for the one. When a friend introduces her to an upscale club that caters in matchmaking without the commitment, she decides to try it. She requests a mature, dominant man, but she never bargained for what happens next.
Julian is enraged to find Kayla interested in men like him. Men who have no desire to commit. She's not the club's typical client. He's known her for years but stayed away despite his strong attraction to her. He decides the only way to save her from a potential disaster is to pursue her himself. Can she handle his darker side? The one she never knew existed? Perhaps he's finally met his match…both in and out of the bedroom.
Content Warning: contains explicit sex, adult content, and BDSM themes
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Relentless pursuit is a sexy story filled with explosive chemistry. From the first page, I was drawn into this story filled with engaging, strong characters and a smoothly written plot line. The characters care about each other and there is a lot of passion flowing between them. While I liked the story and the characters I have to admit, I was disappointed to find out the story is not a standalone. I had no idea until I reached the end of the story that it continues in the next book. Although I was surprised at the end, I liked everything else about the book.
Julian is a successful attorney and is also a silent partner in Sapphire, his cousin’s erotic matchmaking club. The club caters to people with specific sexual tastes. Julian is satisfied with his life. He works hard and puts in long hours and doesn’t have time to date. He has short term relationships with the women he meets at Sapphire who enjoy the same things he does.
Kayla is just out of college and trying to decide on her career path. She has known Julian for years because he is best friends with her older brother and she has always had a crush on him, even though he is ten years older than her. I liked Kayla she is young, sweet and innocent and Julian is the polar opposite. He is jaded and has seen and done it all. He has never been interested in a relationship, until he meets Kayla. Julian is experienced in BDSM and likes control in his relationships. He takes Kayla under his wing when he discovers she is a new member at Sapphire and thinks he is the only one who should teach her about the lifestyle.
I enjoy every thing Ella Jade writes and that includes this fast paced, entertaining story. Julian and Kayla have a lot of chemistry together and there are some steamy scenes with light BDSM.
