Staking His Claim
I told him to leave. He told me I was his.... The Intern Jaxson Bell has one goal: advancing his career by any means possible. Sleeping with men to further his aspirations isn't uncommon for Jaxson, and his next target is obvious-the deputy mayor. Flirting with Vane is easy because he's handsome, charming, confident, and knows exactly what Jaxson wants. It's effortless to make a deal with Vane, who's more than happy to exchange sex for a job at city hall. What Jaxson doesn't expect is the very unusual kink Vane obsesses over. The oddness should be a deal breaker, but it only has Jaxson more interested. The Deputy Mayor Vane Elwood knows exactly what Jaxson wants the moment he approaches him because, at heart, he's the same kind of ruthless man. He loves sex, and if he can get it free for the simple exchange of a job, he will. Vane anticipates a hasty exit from Jaxson as soon as he discovers Vane's secret kink. To his surprise, Jaxson not only sticks around but seems to be excited. The Right Kind of Dirty Their relationship is meant to be purely physical, but as feelings grow, Vane and Jaxson will have to decide what to do. Vane has a reputation to uphold, and Jaxson has never had a relationship. If news gets out that the deputy mayor is sleeping with his new assistant, their careers could implode. They'll need to use every trick in the book to keep each other.
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Well, I did it again! Last year I found myself reading [b:The Promise 50638930 The Promise Ki Brightly https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579829052l/50638930.SY75.jpg 75643370] by this author and now this one. I confess to having chosen both primarily for the covers (they're yummy) and I they're both winners. This is a delicious age gap, dirty talk, almost porntastic tale about Jaxson “Jax” Bell, an ambitious recent college graduate whose flexible moral compass allows him to sleep his way up the political ladder. To this end he sets his sights on Vane Elwood, the deputy mayor of New Gothenburg, a fictional town in NYS. Flint strikes steel and we are off to the races. The age difference is never specified (maybe fifteen years), Jax is no shy virgin and Vane is ruthless in his wants and desires. What he wants includes a kink that I hadn't thought of or encountered before. I won't say what it is, you'll find out or have an idea within the first couple of chapters, he's really committed to it and Jax more than likes the results. I will say that I had the same experience with this as I did when I read my first ABDL, Daddy/little, or even puppy play: kind of funny but surprisingly hot too. To each their own in the privacy of their bedroom and I have some book recs for Vane too. Of course my problem is that I'll have to dive into the rest of these books/series set in the New Gothenburg universe. You don't have to as the standalones really do standalone but I like the writing style, the seriousness, lightness, and smexyness of the books. Sweet.One niggle towards the end there's an exchange between Vane and a Spanish speaking character. She says "Buenas noches, Vane. Comó estas?" he responds "Muy bueno. Gracias." Jax is agog that Vane speaks Spanish and Vane says "Sí. Es mi idioma segunda." He clarifies that he's barely passable (true story) but a few sentences later asserts that he learned it as a second language as a child. Needless to say ALL of Vane's spoken Spanish is off or right out wrong. It may sound like nitpicking and it means nothing in the scheme of the book but my Spanish speaking peeps will understand. It costs nothing to ask a native speaker to read and correct a paragraph. Google translate will get you out of a jam but it's generally bad to rely on it for anything important. That's all.
