Playing the Game (Neighborly Affection #1)
M.Q. Barber
She expects dinner with neighbors, but gets sex with a side of safewords.
Mechanical engineer Alice still drools over her sexy neighbors a year after she’s moved in. She can’t decide whether they’re roommates or partners, but either way, they spark a wanton desire in her that has her imagination--and vibrator--working overtime.
Henry, director of everything around him, studies human nature and applies philosophies to his paintings as well as his relationships. Quirky, polite to a fault, and formal, he follows his own code of honor even when it means denying himself.
Flirtatious and playful, Jay needs stability, guidance, and to please others. His antics counterbalance Henry’s stuffy ways while he brings a level of vulnerability and fun to everything the trio does.
BDSM play with the enigmatic artist and flirtatious joker across the hall allows Alice to put aside the linear thought processes which have kept her unsatisfied and distant with other lovers. She must dismiss her preconception of love, sacrificing her independence, if she’s to find a permanent place in their beds and hearts.
CONTENT WARNING: Explicit sex, graphic language, BDSM, bondage, spanking, M/M/F menage.
82,000 Words
The Neighborly Affection series:
Book 1: Playing the Game
Book 2: Crossing the Lines
Book 3: Healing the Wounds
Short story: Three-Way Tie
Tagged as:
- contemporary 10
- bdsm 10
- menage 9
- spanking 8
- bisexuality 7
- mmf 5
- friends to lovers 4
- poly (3+ people) 4
- alpha male 3
- sunny/happy hero 3
- m-f romance 2
- queer romance 2
- gay romance 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past sexual abuse 1
- past abuse 1
romance tags
The 'Neighborly Affection' series
4.18 · 109 ratings- Playing the Game by M.Q. Barber Book #1
- Crossing the Lines by M.Q. Barber Book #2
- Healing the Wounds by M.Q. Barber Book #3
- Becoming His Master by M.Q. Barber Book #4
- Finding Their Balance by M.Q. Barber Book #5
- Minding Their Manners by M.Q. Barber Book #6
- Binding Their Hearts by M.Q. Barber Book #7
