A review by bibliophilewithbluehair
The Pleasure Protocol by Kat Alexander, Darcy Romaine

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

🔥ARC Review 🔥

The Pleasure Protocol by Darcy Romaine and Kat Alexander 
Release Date: May 21, 2024

Pages: 334

⚠️Content Warning⚠️
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Format: 📱

What to Expect:
🖤Age Gap
💙Anti-Sex Work Language
🖤Billionaire
💙BDSM
🖤Bisexual MMCs
💙CNC
🖤Death of Parent (Mentioned)
💙Degradation
🖤Dom/sub
💙Edging
🖤Escort Service
💙Mention of DV
🖤Objectification
💙Pet Play
🖤Role Play
💙Sir/Pet
🖤Spanking
💙Third-Person POV

Book Description:
Billionaire CEO Nikolai Zaitsev has used an escort service for years. Maybe he’s jaded, but it’s easier to pay for intimacy than worry about another partner using him for his money. His latest companion, Corinne, charms him with her stunning beauty and charisma—but when she crawls for him and calls him Sir their first night, his desire for dominance roars to life.

Corinne Ryan is a first-rate escort who knows better than to fall in love with a client. It’s the number one rule of this business, and she’s already been hurt too many times. But everything changes when Nikolai pulls her into a dark, sensual world with a different type of rules, and she finds herself collared and leashed as his pampered Pet.

Each night of pleasure brings them closer, and that most important rule gets harder to follow. As feelings blossom, they both fight to stay within the bounds of client and escort. Can they finally admit they've broken their own rules, or will they lose what’s become most important: each other?

Ratings:
FMC: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
MMC: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25

BWBH Review: 
Nikolai is a billionaire with zero time for relationships and everything they entail. For more intimate matters, he relies on an escort service. When his normal escort is no longer available for an event, he hires Corrine. He is instantly mesmerized by how she carries herself and her stunning beauty. 

Nikolai and Corrine agree to a weekly arrangement: She will visit him every Sunday, and he will spoil her rotten. But with regular intimacy come feelings, no matter how hard they try to look past them.

The Pleasure Protocol is perfect for readers who enjoy Russian billionaires, a strong, confident FMC, and a whole lot of “Yes, Sir”.

Thank you to Darcy Romaine, Kat Alexander, and NetGalley for the ARC.