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Bound (The Playground Club Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Shannon Elliot (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
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My academic course catalog did not include a BDSM 101 lecture.

Yet, the world of swingers and kink beckons through a daring Zoom call—the ultimate gateway to membership at The Playground Club.

Introduced by my adventurous best friend, who envisions celebrating her engagement in this new domain, I find myself navigating realms far from the comfort zone of classrooms and libraries I hide in as a PhD psychology student. The call, led by instructors Bex and Alvaro Silva, promises an introduction to ease me into their world. Now, with a single click, I'm poised to bid farewell to my once vanilla life.

Only, there's no easing at all. Instead I'm roped in hard and fast.

Immerse yourself in a contemporary polyamorous, FFM bisexual menage romance, where love and kink triumph against all odds!

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    The Playground Club
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CVYHLXW6
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 22, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5096 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 39 ratings

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Shannon Elliot

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Shannon Elliot resides in Houston, TX with her fur baby and writes romance whenever she's not at the dog park or curled up with a good book. Evidenced by her background in theatre, she is drawn to story-telling and the creative process. Shannon believes that diverse and inclusive stories shouldn't be the exception, they should be the rule. Happily ever after is for everyone and she aims to write romances that reflect her readers.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
39 global ratings
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Hot and Beautiful Book!
Bound was fantastic! I had such a great time reading this book! Shannon Elliot wrote some of the best Sapphic smut scenes I have ever read!Even though there was a lot of smut in this book, the thing I enjoyed the most was actually the mental health representation. As someone was anxiety and depression, I think the author did a beautiful job writing a character with those conditions.Can't wait to read more from this author and in this series!Tropes:Poly FFMBisexual repPlus size/curvy repCowboy MMCAge GapBDSMK1nkImpact & b0ndage play
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Brandi
5.0 out of 5 stars Great first read
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
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This is the first book I've read by Shannon Elliot but I have been promoting like crazy on my socials and couldn't wait to read.

This book has some really spicy scenes, you didn't need a lot because the ones there was were written so well. I loved reading a book with plus sized females in it. You don't find a lot and this one has it and is good. This book is about a throuple and Bex and Alvaro are married. Naomi is a PhD student who went with her best friend to a BDSM club for her best friend's engagement party.

She ends up meeting Brx and Alvaro at the party and they are drawn together.

I don't wants to give anything away buy know that there is learning from all of them that needs to be done. Read this so you can see if they overcome everything.
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Allie Bausinger
4.0 out of 5 stars i'm still sweating
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
Brb, signing up for my own membership at The Playground Club...

This review is ~mostly~ spoiler free! This is an FFM, age gap, BD$M/k!nk centered, instalove romance!

I've never read much with the "new to" trope, and I found myself really enjoying the educational aspects of k!nk that were incorporated throughout the book. It felt like we were being led a little by the hand (in a great way) to understand what was happening at each step in the process. Consent was always obtained very well without interrupting the flow of the story, and safe words and aftercare were beautifully respected, which is often hard to find.

I loved every single character I met throughout this book. I am desperate to learn more about Selene and Gunner, as well as everyone else. Everyone has a rich and deep storyline that I hope we get to explore. Having Naomi be a PhD student made me feel something because as a (hopefully) soon to be PhD student, the doubt and struggles are so real.

HERE'S THE SPOILER
Y'all know I hate a third act breakup, and I really hated how this one came about. Of course we don't know how we'll react when our partner is hurt and we're scared, but the absolute flip in personality and communication that had happened threw me for a loop. There had been several conversations about how this was more than a fling, and then Bex just turned that on its head. It felt kind of inauthentic to me and like there was just some digging for plot. I will always be a harsh critic of a third act, and if they happen for almost no reason or a miscommunication, I get a little violent. It just seemed odd and surprising.

Overall, I absolutely loved Bound. I read the whole thing in a total of probably five hours. I thought kink was beautifully explored. I thought the characters were wonderfully developed. I want to know more and more and more about this world. I can't wait to see what comes next at the Playground Club!

4.5/5 ⭐️
4/5 🌶
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Alexis Maness
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt & Hot
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Bound was a heartfelt polyam romance that had an unexpected tenderness to it. While k!nq was very much at the center of this book, the emotional ties, lessons in vulnerability, and self-discovery really bring it all together. I also loved that the book was full of inclusivity from queer identities to body diversity and an autistic character. This is a great read for anyone who wants to dip their toes into the k!nq world through books or cuddle up with something that feels safe and heartwarming.
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Kera Westbrook
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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This book was great! I loved all of the characters so much! Alvie is the perfect gentleman and makes for a great book boyfriend!! And Bex and Naomi are everything! 😍
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Natasha C
4.0 out of 5 stars Great pacing and introduction to kink
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
I really loved thebpremise of the book and the execution of it.
The beginning was so fun and I loved seeing Naomi come into the kink community openly and letting herself do something she wanted to do without fearing judgement. I also loved that Bex, who could feel an immediate attraction, was able to go after Naomi with Alvaro's blessing. I also really liked that his character grew up doing rodeo (usually those men are very gruff and ridged) but he softened for his wife and eventually Naomi too. I also loved the representation of the tism and the immediate this is what he means when he does x from Bex. As a fellow tism girlie it took me a while to realize the way I reacted to things was not normal and my friends and I learned together but having someone say oh yeah this means this and this is not them being mad they have to work through it or they don't understand sarcasm or anything like that was so refreshing.
The spice in this book was super good and I absolutely loved all the different scenes and different groupings. It might have been just Bex and Naomi but Alvaro wasn't too far behind
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evie is reading
5.0 out of 5 stars don’t wait to read this book!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2024
i received an /a/r/c/ copy of bound from its very generous author. it’s the first book i’ve read by shannon elliot, and i loved it so much i went to amazon and bought all of her available books (including bound, because we support our authors here). there isn’t a *huge* amount of spice in it, but the spice is VERY spicy. but honestly, the plot is so good you hardly notice the spice doesn’t start right out of the gate. it’s hard to find really good sapphic smut, but this book *really* took care of its ladies. a lot of times you find authors who give you ff spice, but the mmc is involved in the act in some capacity. and alvie was in some of the ff scenes, but the majority of the ff in bound is just bex and naomi enjoying each other’s company. and it is SO GOOD. the ffm stuff was just as delicious! i really appreciate the positive portrayal of the bdsm dynamic between the thruple. alvie is the kind of dom every girl deserves. let me tell you, that man is swoon-worthy! i’m a fat girl, and i SO appreciate an author that gave us TWO sexy asf fmc’s that are fat. not only does she tell us they’re fat, she SHOWS US. the characters never shied away from worshipping the specific physical features that are very common in big girls. stretch marks, thick thighs, belly apron, it legitimately made me feel so seen. in fact, in fact,the author made me identify so closely with naomi when bex kicked her out of alvie’s hospital room, i was SOBBING, because i took that PERSONALLY. i would very much love to see the author write more books that center around their friend group. this book is for sure an 11/10 for me 💜
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