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| Decadent | 
 enlarge | Author: Shayla Black
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 91938
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B0017HZ4RE
Publication Date: October 2, 2007
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 A hot story, but the plot was lacking... February 11, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Kimber Edgington is a naive virgin who fancies herself in love with a pop star. Jesse McCall, the pop star she loves, has a reputation for enjoying menages and sexual decadence. As innocent as she is, Kimber knows that she might not have the skills to please Jesse in bed, so she goes to the one man she thinks can help her, Deke Trenton. Deke worked with her father when Kimber was young, and she knows that he also has a penchant for menage. When she shows up at his house asking him to provide her with a first-hand sexual orientation, Deke is stunned. He remembers Kimber as the girl she was, and not the woman she's become. Along with his cousin Luc, Deke agrees to give Kimber the sexual experience she longs for, and hopes that he doesn't lose his heart in the process...
Decadent is a book that lives up to its name. It has hot sex scenes, a steamy threesome, and two men to die for. However, the plot was sorely lacking, I found many of the scenes completely implausible, and I found myself skipping through the boring parts to get back to the heat. I enjoyed Decadent, but I can't exactly say that it left me wanting more. This is the first book I've read by Shayla Black, and I'll be interested to see if I like her first book, Wicked Ties, any more. Read this book if you're in the mood for a passionate story with hot sex scenes, but I wouldn't expect too much from the plot.
 Decadent December 10, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Kimber Edgington is looking for help, and the only man she can think of is Deke, a man that has treated her as an annoyance in the past. Still, Kimber is determined to at least ask Deke to help her learn the ways of menage loving, since she knows he is very experienced and he can teach her everything she needs to know. Now, she just needs to convince Deke and his cousin Luc to "train" her so that she can go to the man she loves fully prepared to join him in his way of life. Besides, Deke has always flipped Kimber's switch and who better to teach her?
Deke and Luc have always shared women between them. For Deke it's a way of life and he sees no reason to change - especially when he believes that coming together with a woman on his own will only lead to disaster. Luc, on the other hand, is in this just for the passion, but he hopes to one day find a woman that can form a true triad with him and Deke. If Kimber is the one, will Deke allow himself to fully love her?
Pull out your asbestos gloves; you will need them to pick up this book! Decadent is so hot that it might cause you to self-combust if you aren't careful. Deke, Luc and Kimber all have secrets and hang-ups that keep pushing them apart, and they all have to be willing to let them go if what they have together is going to work. Deke is a man that is tormented by his past, but with Kimber's help and Luc's pushing he finally comes to terms with it and gets the happy ending he deserves. Kimber starts out as a young immature girl that we see grow into a strong and determined woman, while Luc is the stabilizing force between the three providing the push Kimber and Deke need to come together. At times, I felt like smacking them up-side the head to make them see sense, but in the end they came through and left me feeling more than satisfied. All three have unexpected depths that surprise you, as they drag us into their story. Decadent is a book for all those who love a bone-meltingly hot menage with a strong emotional background in the story. Get Decadent for yourself, but be warned that it will set you on fire!
Sabella
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
5 Angels and a Recommended Read for Decadent from Fallen Angel Reviews! October 2, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Kimber Edgington has a favor to ask. She learns that the love of her life, pop star Jesse McCall, is into menage a trois and while he cares for Kimber, he's afraid his lifestyle would shock her. She's bound and determined to learn about his proclivities so she can prove to him she's what he needs. So, she turns to Deke Trenton, former employee of her father, to give her some much needed education.
Deke can't believe what he's hearing! After not seeing her for several years, little Kimber waltzes back into his life and asks him to teach her about menage a trois, so she can go back to Jesse, pathetic-excuse-for-a-male McCall. Only she's not so little anymore, and if the rock in his pants is any indication, time hasn't settled his libido when it comes to the colonel's daughter.
Luc Traverson, Deke's cousin and roommate is more than happy to teach Kimber whatever she wants to learn. In fact, he hopes she stays longer than for just a few romping lessons. But Deke's got a secret, and while he's madly attracted to her, he also wants her gone, as soon as possible. And yet, he can't bear to imagine her being with anyone but him.
Shayla Black has done it again! Decadent was a scorching, roller coaster read. The action starts in Chapter One and doesn't let up until the very last word. Jam packed full of sexual tension, interpersonal conflict, inner turmoil and suspense, Ms. Black takes the reader through a melange of emotions, from sadness to joy, from anger to arousal.
The characters are so vivid, so real, that you just know you can reach out and touch them, right in front of you. And touch them you'd love to do. Decadent is such an apropos title, because Deke and Luc ARE Decadent and much more. Deke's push-pull relationship with Kimber will leave you yearning, and his sensuality fairly sizzles off the page. Luc is as delicious as the mouth-watering dishes he creates in the kitchen and you'll crave more of Luc by the time all's said and done.
Reviewed by: Bella from Fallen Angel Reviews
Maybe, Maybe Not.... January 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't really decide whether I like this book or not...The plot is sort of ridiculous but the menage scene's were hot and steamy. I like books with great sex but I also want a believable story. A virgin who wants sex-ed lessons is okay but Deke's ex girlfriend hang ups are laughable, then Deke's cousin is thrown in there and let's not forget the stalker/killer threat that's thrown in somewhere toward the end of the book. I've read other books of Black's and I liked them so I'll try others but the only really good this about this one was the menage scenes.
 WTF February 11, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a well written book, by a talented author. Main strength of book are the characterizations; they are very well done. The plot is menage, the main characters are well drawn and likable.
**Spoiler Alert** Just when I got all attached to the menage and it was working for everybody, the author TOTALLY chickened out...tossed somebody out of the menage (which she spent the entire book building), and ends it a traditional m/f white picket fence HEA.
After the big leadup and weird 180 twist, unsure I'll read this author again.
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