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nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review against another edition
5.0
Just when you think that J. Kenner cannot top her last Stark installment - she comes up with yet another masterpiece. Nikki and Damien are left ill at ease after the kidnapping of their young daughter and while that ended in a happily ever after, Nikki still seems out of sorts. The tried and true way that once again Damien needs to do it to take Nikki out of her comfort zone sexually and allow her the time to find her inner strength. The reader can feel the connection between the Starks and also cannot help but fall in love with them all over again. This is the series that needs to become a movie or television show. Bravo J. Kenner - I wish I could give this more than 5 Stars!!
geoemily's review against another edition
4.0
***ARC PROVIDED FOR HONEST REVIEW***
It is always a pleasure to dive back into the Stark world, particularly when the story revolves around the original characters, Nikki and Damien.
Daddy Damien in any form is a joy to read about and I love that so many books later, Nikki and Damien's story is still worth diving into. Their love and connection endures through all the pages that Julie puts out and it is honestly such a testament to Julie's talent.
Indulge me is worth the read and helped me stave off boredom on a rainy winters day!
It is always a pleasure to dive back into the Stark world, particularly when the story revolves around the original characters, Nikki and Damien.
Daddy Damien in any form is a joy to read about and I love that so many books later, Nikki and Damien's story is still worth diving into. Their love and connection endures through all the pages that Julie puts out and it is honestly such a testament to Julie's talent.
Indulge me is worth the read and helped me stave off boredom on a rainy winters day!
dorothy0426's review against another edition
5.0
Another amazing installment of everyone's favorite power couple Damien and Nikki. In this book we see Nikki forgetting how strong she is after the kidnapping. Her fears are getting to her, so Damien does what he does best and goes all Alpha on her and takes her away to remind her that she is strong. He ends up reminding her in his own sexy and hot ways that will have you fanning yourself.
This is a must read for a Stark fans, you will not be disappointed. I can never tire from reading about Damien and Nikki LOVE everything about them!!
This is a must read for a Stark fans, you will not be disappointed. I can never tire from reading about Damien and Nikki LOVE everything about them!!
profromance's review
4.0
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Let’s be honest. Damien and Nikki have already lived full lives. They have been threatened, endured kidnappings, and generally been despised by someone in many of the books in the J. Kenner Stark series that revolves around this couple. And yet, they always finds a way back to each other: physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is the crux of J. Kenner’s newest book, Indulge Me, in this saga: completing and healing each other after fear has set in, so they can move forward, conquering it through their love for each other.
Nikki is struggling. Fear has found a place in her soul, and it acts as a shadow over everything: her work, her children, her husband. Damien, always astute, senses and understands his wife’s current frame of mind, and he knows she must overcome it, so they can move forward. Taking control as only Damien Stark can do, he sweeps Nikki away to Paris, acting as her dominant once again, as a way to help her embrace her fear and work through it.
What I love about this book:
*It’s a novella, so it is a quick nugget of all that you love about Damien and Nikki. This story isn’t drawn out. It hits hard from the beginning, engrossing you in the pages. It also incorporates several of the characters from past Stark novels: Ryan (of course!), Jackson, Sylvia, etc. It even makes connections to the Stark Security Series, the newest series in the Stark universe. It’s the type of book by J. Kenner that makes you feel like you’re sitting with an old friend: comforting and happy.
*It’s steamy. Nikki and Damien are steamy$ex personified, and J. Kenner has really brought it with this book. In fact, it’s the core of this book. Damien uses his physical dominance to give Nikki her fill as a way to move her beyond the fear that has set in. He wants to push her “lines” as a way to force her thinking beyond the boundaries it’s set up after their daughter’s kidnapping. With that, Damien pushes her $exually in a way that he hasn’t done in past books. It is classic Damien/Nikki, and it’s hot.
Quick, sultry, and thoughtful. Those are the words that best describe J. Kenner’s Indulge Me, the newest Stark series book. I think Kenner reminds us that fear can overtake us and keep us frozen in place if we let it. Instead, we need to face our fears, push our boundaries, and let love heal us from the inside.
“Damien, of course, understands me. ‘No, ‘ he says with a gentle smile. ‘Not even that. You will always, always have my strength. Because while death might keep me from your side, it can’t keep me out of your heart. Do you know why?’ I shake my head, overwhelmed by his words. By his love. And by what I understand that he is trying to give me. ‘Because you’ve always been strong, baby. Strong and fearless. I’m just a lens that helps you magnify it. But if you had to, you could stand alone.’ ‘Damien…’ ‘As long as I’m on this earth, you’ll never have to.’”
Let’s be honest. Damien and Nikki have already lived full lives. They have been threatened, endured kidnappings, and generally been despised by someone in many of the books in the J. Kenner Stark series that revolves around this couple. And yet, they always finds a way back to each other: physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is the crux of J. Kenner’s newest book, Indulge Me, in this saga: completing and healing each other after fear has set in, so they can move forward, conquering it through their love for each other.
Nikki is struggling. Fear has found a place in her soul, and it acts as a shadow over everything: her work, her children, her husband. Damien, always astute, senses and understands his wife’s current frame of mind, and he knows she must overcome it, so they can move forward. Taking control as only Damien Stark can do, he sweeps Nikki away to Paris, acting as her dominant once again, as a way to help her embrace her fear and work through it.
What I love about this book:
*It’s a novella, so it is a quick nugget of all that you love about Damien and Nikki. This story isn’t drawn out. It hits hard from the beginning, engrossing you in the pages. It also incorporates several of the characters from past Stark novels: Ryan (of course!), Jackson, Sylvia, etc. It even makes connections to the Stark Security Series, the newest series in the Stark universe. It’s the type of book by J. Kenner that makes you feel like you’re sitting with an old friend: comforting and happy.
*It’s steamy. Nikki and Damien are steamy$ex personified, and J. Kenner has really brought it with this book. In fact, it’s the core of this book. Damien uses his physical dominance to give Nikki her fill as a way to move her beyond the fear that has set in. He wants to push her “lines” as a way to force her thinking beyond the boundaries it’s set up after their daughter’s kidnapping. With that, Damien pushes her $exually in a way that he hasn’t done in past books. It is classic Damien/Nikki, and it’s hot.
Quick, sultry, and thoughtful. Those are the words that best describe J. Kenner’s Indulge Me, the newest Stark series book. I think Kenner reminds us that fear can overtake us and keep us frozen in place if we let it. Instead, we need to face our fears, push our boundaries, and let love heal us from the inside.
“Damien, of course, understands me. ‘No, ‘ he says with a gentle smile. ‘Not even that. You will always, always have my strength. Because while death might keep me from your side, it can’t keep me out of your heart. Do you know why?’ I shake my head, overwhelmed by his words. By his love. And by what I understand that he is trying to give me. ‘Because you’ve always been strong, baby. Strong and fearless. I’m just a lens that helps you magnify it. But if you had to, you could stand alone.’ ‘Damien…’ ‘As long as I’m on this earth, you’ll never have to.’”
paddlefoot55's review against another edition
4.0
ARC received for an honest review
Yessssss! I love diving back into Stark World. I just can't get enough of Damien, Nikki and their brood.
I devoured Indulge Me in no time. This novella was a great little extra in the Stark family world.
However it might be me, but this one didn't really feel like anything new for me - except for Damien trying to recruit more members for Stark Security.
I loved seeing Daddy Damien - in both ways 😉😉😉
This really was a pretty short and adorable little snippet into the Stark's lives, and I enjoyed it from start to end.
Yessssss! I love diving back into Stark World. I just can't get enough of Damien, Nikki and their brood.
I devoured Indulge Me in no time. This novella was a great little extra in the Stark family world.
However it might be me, but this one didn't really feel like anything new for me - except for Damien trying to recruit more members for Stark Security.
I loved seeing Daddy Damien - in both ways 😉😉😉
This really was a pretty short and adorable little snippet into the Stark's lives, and I enjoyed it from start to end.
shell74's review against another edition
5.0
Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars
See the full review at HarlequinJunkie.com
Full of passion yet sweet enough to sweep a reader off her feet, Indulge Me was an uber hot novella about one of my favorite contemporary romance couples: Nikki and Damien Stark. And best of all? It’s from *both* their POVs!!
It’s always fun as a reader to revisit some of my favorite couples and see how far they’ve come since they fell for each other. And even after several books and novellas about Damien and Nikki, I still just can’t get enough of them. Their chemistry, the dominance and submission, the tender romance, and now their family life. Read More
See the full review at HarlequinJunkie.com
Full of passion yet sweet enough to sweep a reader off her feet, Indulge Me was an uber hot novella about one of my favorite contemporary romance couples: Nikki and Damien Stark. And best of all? It’s from *both* their POVs!!
It’s always fun as a reader to revisit some of my favorite couples and see how far they’ve come since they fell for each other. And even after several books and novellas about Damien and Nikki, I still just can’t get enough of them. Their chemistry, the dominance and submission, the tender romance, and now their family life. Read More
bookishlynerdy's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a cute look into Damien’s point of view following the events in Damien. The POVs switch between Nikki and Damien and the differing manners of thinking were so cool!
I really enjoyed the fact that they both tried to keep their relationship with their children first and foremost but never let their relationship get unhealthy.
If you haven’t read any books about Damien and Nikki, not only are you missing out but you are also going to want to skip a little over this part.
*Spoilers for the fist few Stark books* **ALSO TRIGGER WARNINGS! CUTTING***
Damien and Nikki have always had amazing chemistry. They couldn’t help it. They were so passionate about each other but they each had their respective mental issues. Nikki had cut and still occasionally cut and Damien had plenty of demons by himself.
The two of them helped one another overcome both of those issues. But demons are almost never defeated. When one is weak, they always appear again. In Indulge Me, they talked about that. Damien and Nikki, both, saw that either one was having issues with their demons and they both took measures to ensure that the other one didn’t backtrack.
I love that in a relationship. It wasn’t a five star for me because I couldn’t help but think that maybe, there didn’t have to have sex. Of course, with a couple as passionate and fiery as Damien and Nikki, they do have lots of sex but the problem that Nikki was facing could have been solved by talking not necessarily sex.
Besides that, it’s another one for the books because I really liked.
I really enjoyed the fact that they both tried to keep their relationship with their children first and foremost but never let their relationship get unhealthy.
If you haven’t read any books about Damien and Nikki, not only are you missing out but you are also going to want to skip a little over this part.
*Spoilers for the fist few Stark books* **ALSO TRIGGER WARNINGS! CUTTING***
Damien and Nikki have always had amazing chemistry. They couldn’t help it. They were so passionate about each other but they each had their respective mental issues. Nikki had cut and still occasionally cut and Damien had plenty of demons by himself.
The two of them helped one another overcome both of those issues. But demons are almost never defeated. When one is weak, they always appear again. In Indulge Me, they talked about that. Damien and Nikki, both, saw that either one was having issues with their demons and they both took measures to ensure that the other one didn’t backtrack.
I love that in a relationship. It wasn’t a five star for me because I couldn’t help but think that maybe, there didn’t have to have sex. Of course, with a couple as passionate and fiery as Damien and Nikki, they do have lots of sex but the problem that Nikki was facing could have been solved by talking not necessarily sex.
Besides that, it’s another one for the books because I really liked.
sipreadlove's review against another edition
3.0
I had a hard time getting into this one. I know that the characters are part of a series but the 1001 Dark Night books are usually a type of standalone. This one made me feel as though I should have read the other books to get the full story. There was definitely emotion and I felt something for Nikki and Damien, but there could have been a lot more if I had read the other books.
There was an intense sexiness to the steamy scenes to be sure. You definitely could feel the connection between Nikki and Damien. There was a trust between them that didn’t wavier. Also, I give them a prize for being the most creative when it comes to their sexy time places. They did it here, there, and everywhere.
Not my favorite but definitely a fun romp if you have read J. Kenner’s series.
There was an intense sexiness to the steamy scenes to be sure. You definitely could feel the connection between Nikki and Damien. There was a trust between them that didn’t wavier. Also, I give them a prize for being the most creative when it comes to their sexy time places. They did it here, there, and everywhere.
Not my favorite but definitely a fun romp if you have read J. Kenner’s series.
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