Title: Eli Book One – The Seduction
Author: B.J. Frazier & Jessie Spectre
Publication Date: November 11, 2022
Genres: Erotica
Protagonist Gender: Male
The Seduction, the first book of the Eli series by B.J. Frazier & Jessie Spectre, is one of those stories that kind of sneaks up on you. Almost as soon as we’re introduced to Eli Shaw, we just know he’s blissfully oblivious to the truth of his own sexuality. He’s pining for a girl who is clearly using him, paying far too much attention to his hunky, well-hung roommate, and never questioning any of it.
We know there’s a moment of hurt coming, a broken heart at the very least, a brutal public humiliation at the very worst, but we also see opportunity all around him. How will he recognize it? Where will it lead him? Who will it be with? Those are the questions this opening volume begins to explore, and the answers are fabulous.
There’s such a curious cast of characters and personalities here, with surprises to be found in each scene. You really get the sense that Frazier & Spectre have built a world around Eli, especially as we get hints as to the truth of his new job, his new romance, and his new friends. Bernie, the catalyst behind Eli’s world of opportunity, is a kindly sort of mentor who excites all sorts of feelings, but there are also glimpses of a darker edge beneath his personality that Eli is too naive to see. And then there’s Clem, Eli’s new landlady, whose stern exterior raises all sorts of questions, but whom I suspect may have some tenderness still to be revealed.
There are some explicit sexual moments in the story, a few of which are even a bit kinky, but they’re also full of tenderness and the thrill of discovery. We see Eli emerge and grow, begin his journey into something new, something more, and we have 4 more books ahead to see where it leads.
Rating: ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀♀
My sincere thanks to the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Sally Bend 
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