AcCLAIM
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She built her reputation on fantasies. Now she's caught in one she can't control.
Beatrix Winslow-Hale has spent a lifetime mastering the art of seduction, on the page and in real life. Her novels are provocative, bestselling, and ruthlessly intimate. To the public, she's untouchable: elegant, brilliant, always in command. But behind the literary acclaim lies a woman with scars, secrets, and a hunger she keeps buried beneath perfect prose.
... Until she meets Dorian Wolker.
A billionaire art collector with a reputation for never losing and a taste for the rare and dangerous, Dorian doesn't chase women, he attracts and ensnares them. When Beatrix becomes the focus of his attention, it's not a question of if she'll break her rules. It's how long it will take.
Secret auction. A game of cat and mouse neither of them wants to end.
But Dorian isn't just seductive. He's strategic. And Beatrix isn't just brilliant. She's a survivor.
What begins as a calculated power play escalates into a twisted romance where dominance is currency, desire is leverage, and surrender might mean losing everything. As Beatrix is pulled deeper into Dorian's orbit, from glittering salons to penthouse bedrooms, she finds herself increasingly falling apart. But a friend awaits to help her rebuild and show Dorian Walker that playing with fire can leave you with scorching marks.
Acclaim is a decadent, dark romance of psychological warfare, erotic discovery, and the unrelenting tension between control and vulnerability. Perfect for readers of Skye Warren, Sierra Simone, Ana Huang, and Pepper Winters, this novel delivers the kind of sharp, sensual narrative that lingers long after the final page.
Trigger Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, BDSM dynamics, emotional manipulation, power imbalance, non-consensual sex, trauma recovery, and themes of obsession and revenge. Recommended for mature audiences 18+ only.
GENRE & TROPE
Billionaire Romance / Dark Romance / Happily Ever After / Psychological Thriller /
BDSM / Possessive & Obsessive / Stalker / Voyeurism / Psychological Manipulation / Gaslighting / Non-Con / Physical Abuse / Psychological and Emotional Abuse / Power Dynamics / Alcohol Abuse
FULL CONTENT WARNING
sexual content & bdsm, explicit erotic scenes, domination, submission, power exchange, use of restraints, nipple clamps, butt plug, ben-wa balls, voyeurism and public play themes, detailed orgasm control and sexual experimentation, emotional manipulation and coercion, obsessive and controlling romantic dynamics, power imbalance between characters, gaslighting and psychological domination, heavy alcohol use and intoxication hangover, nausea, and explicit vomiting scene, sensory depiction of bodily fluids, public sexual scandal and implied humiliation, social shaming and gossip used as plot points, elements of consensual non-consent (cnc) roleplay, references to historical abuse and ownership of women, threat of reputational destruction, mild stalking / obsessive monitoring via messages and presence.
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Directly from this site: Will bring the most dollars back to me as a writer, you pay printing and shipping costs plus a modest fee to me for writing the book (US and UK only)
Get it from an independent bookstore and support both indie writers and indie bookstores at the same time. A little more expensive but worth it for the cause (US only)
Powell's is a well-respected indie bookshop in Portland, Oregon. They, like all smart indie shop, carry AcClaim.
Books-a-million often runs promotions. It's another place you may look (or ask for) AcClaim as they store it.
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