Dark Room (Society X) MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, March 21, 2017

I've been looking forward to this book since I first about it from one of the authors, Heidi McLaughlin. I've been a Heidi fan for a very long time and this books goes outside her normal box of writing which I love as it helps me expand my reading "box" too. Teaming up with LP Dover was a great move as this book read so smoothly with such great transitions that I couldn't tell which author was writing which chapters/paragraphs. In my mind that makes for the perfect partnership.What happens when two people who have loved each other from afar, well not really "afar" because they're in each other's lives but always thought having a relationship was off limits, become engaged in beyond their wildest dreams hotter than sizzling hot sex without knowing who it is they're having this mind blowing sex with?Our Hero, Parker Ward, is a successful, rich business man who invests in companies either to save them or sell them but always making money whatever the outcome for the business is. He has an opportunity to invest in Society X a club that has opened in Portland headed by a college friend. As he's getting a tour of what Society X is and what really goes on behind some of the closed doors at Society X. Not only can you get your wildest fantasies met, but there are rules and these are rules that cannot be broken...."People know if they break the rules, they're out. There are no second chances at Society X. What are the rules? No Names or numbers, everything is anonymous. Each member enters a room at their own risk."As soon as I read this, I was ready to be signed up! How can you pass up an opportunity to have a no holds barred sexual experience of your life without the next day ramifications? Needless to say, Parker is very intrigued by this and decides to invest in Society X. Unbeknownst to him, Mia Hudson, our heroine, his best friends little sister who he's had a crush on for years is also trying out one of the rooms at Society X. As a trial member, she gets the opportunity to use one of the rooms and then based on her rating by the member she's paired with could potentially become a full member. When a friend of hers tells her...."I'm telling you, nothing is better than a good, anonymous f***"Mia is intrigued enough to move ahead. The beauty and intrigue of the Dark Room as it's called, is just that, it's pitch black, there's no speaking, only touching and feeling. When she and Parker have their first nights there together without knowing it's them, the intensity of their connection results in emotions neither one of them are prepared for and as Mia thinks about what happened while in the Dark Room..."Holy hell. It's been two days since the dark room adventure and I can't get it out of my mind. I have never felt so dirty, yet more alive, in all my life."Let me just say this about Mia's thoughts after her first encounter, I will NEVER, think the same way about bananas again...EVER!! You'll know what I'm talking about when you read this book....Needless to say, as the book progresses and these two who are, in my mind, falling for each other in the room, and starting to get closer than ever before outside the room, because they're now working together, Parker's way of trying to resist Mia, have additional nights in the Dark Room, their intoxication for their mysterious partner grows almost to a point of obsession...."I want more. Those are the words I can feel clearly on my skin, like they're burning through me. I want more too, so much more."Adding to the mix of this whole relationship, is Mia's ex, Zac, who's the biggest a$$hat I've read about in quite a while and the new employee at Ward Enterprises. Do these two have a connection????When certain activities come to light, let's just say the proverbial s*** hits the fan and it gets tense, emotional and fraught with feelings neither Parker or Mia were willing to admit out loud let alone to each other, their destiny seems to be set for them. Or is it? There are so many questions that I asked myself as I was reading further and further into the book that I needed to be answered....Will they find out who they've been meeting in the Dark Room? What happens if they do? Does it ruin a long-standing close friendship? Will Parker admit to his best friend, Mia's big brother, Andrew how he feels about Mia?These and so many other questions are answered by the end of the book. This is a book that should not be missed this year and I can say unequivocally, Dark Room will be in my top books for 2016!!!

What caught my eye regarding this book was the cover first of all. As I read the description of what the story line was going to be about, I knew I had to read it and man I am so happy I did. I was not disappointed one bit.Story starts off basically Mia, a girl that has dealt with an abusive boyfriend (verbally, not physically) pretty much letting her know that she is not worth anything. She puts her dreams on hold to help out her brother who has opened up a gym. When her bf Rachel suggest they go to a club called Society X due to a bachelorette party, Mia hesitates, but goes along to appease her friend, but what she doesn't know is that the moment she steps into that world, her world is about to get rocked.Parker is a suave, smooth, handsome guy who has done business with all types of companies. Inheriting his grandfather's company, Parker knows what is good business and what's not, but when he gets a call from an old friend who wants to go into business with him, he's a little bit leery on what type of business he's going to get into. Once he finds out, he does something out of the blue, at least for his nature, he becomes part of Society X's world and books his first encounter in the "DARK ROOM" with a woman he can't seem to get out of his mind. She is all he thinks about, but....Who is she??Mia throws caution to the wind and decides to do what she never thought she would do and that's just have fun for one night, or so she thought, but when she has her first experience in the "DARK ROOM" with the mysterious stranger, seems she can't get enough even after her rating comes in, but though money is tight she finds out her member fee is being paid by this stranger.With her ex, Zac hounding her to get back together, Parker takes it upon himself to be her bodyguard, since they have known each other since high school and Parker being Andrew's best friend for years, he can't let anything happen to her, even though she is off limits due to her being his bf's sister.Will these 2 see past their feelings they have been hiding from one another?Will Mia find out who her mystery man is?Will Parker finally find out who the woman that invades his dreams is??AWESOME JOB FROM AUTHORS: HEIDI MCLAUGHLIN AND L.P. DOVER!!!!!If you want to know...Check this book out!!!!

I liked the idea of the story but it is a bit cliche and rushed in places. A man and a woman have known each other for some time and secretly harbour feelings for each other. However, the relationship doesn't happen due to sister/bff issues. They end up getting together anonymously, hence the dark room and well .... you can find out. HEA and standalone. I would actually give this a 3.5. A bit more angst would have been good.

A wonderful simple story that flowed effortlessly about two people who grew up together and secretly love each other, add in the dark room in a sex club where neither party knows they are sleeping with one another.Good dialogue and characters.Worth a read.

Wow I absolutely loved this book. I literally couldn't put it down. Such a good storyline and incredible writing. Fantastic in every way!

I liked this book but didn't love it.Would I recommend? YesIt has some great bits in it and sone really funny scenes.

Loved the whole story line to this book ,couldn't wait to keep turning the pages over to see what happened