The Risk is the second book in The Billionaire’s Club quartet by Caitlin Crews. This is the story of Darcy and Sebastian. I really liked it and it was sexy and well written

This is well written, hot, and steamy, and I recommend this book for any romance book lover. 3.5 Stars

Hot story.

I liked the flow and the characters. There was a great amount of conflict and interest to keep page turning.

Attractive title and cover.

Highly Recommend.

The Good
It is so rare for me to like a leading lady in this type of book but I loved Darcy. She was very self aware and real with herself about who she was and what she wanted. In the romance she didn't 'um and ah' about her feelings and what it all meant. She knew what she was worth and what she would tolerate and I loved that about her. No man was worth her settling for something that would ultimately leave her unhappy.

The Not So Bad
The book was enjoyable but it was dominated with the characters first meeting which was a shame. Whilst it was wild and exciting it was a bit 'porn without plot' and there wasn't enough time for the characters to really connect in any emotional way

The Ugly
This was just too short for it to really have any depth. The characters problems are swept away in the blink of an eye which steals the characters of their growth. I would have liked this to have been developed a little more.

This is my first time reading this author and i found the book to be pretty enjoyable. I also didn't read the first book in the series, however, i don't think that held me back from understanding the characters which i consider a plus.

This story is definitely kinky, which i liked. Between these two characters they had a lot of heat and the author has skills when it comes to writing some titillating scenes. I truly enjoyed Darcy's quiet strength, her dedication, and her fearless acceptance of the changes her risk-taking is making in her life. I thought Sebastian's character was very well-developed, enough like the nemesis we knew from Ash to make for a seamless transition between the two books written by different authors, yet he was also his own man, one who knew what he wanted and wasn't afraid to confront his own fears when they stood in the way of his happiness.

This book was sexy and sweet with a cute ending, but it felt rushed. I guess that's because the book was short. The Risk was a good book and I enjoyed reading it. I think it would be great as a quick vacation read with a little spice. I do wish that the book had been a bit longer so there was more time to watch the relationship between Sebastian and Darcy grow; it felt like the storyline could have been developed more.

I liked that this romance was a quick read while still being an interesting story. I enjoyed the forbidden nature and that Darcy wasn't willing to just give in and was willing to stand up for herself. It was definitely on the steamier side, but I think the description makes it pretty obvious it's not going to be a fluffy romance. Overall I enjoyed it.

In the second installment of The Billionaires Club quartet, arrogant tycoon Sebastian Dumont risks everything for one night with an exquisite dancer - whose dark fantasy leaves him wanting more.
When Darcy finally decided to live out a deep fantasy, she didn’t realize how life altering her life would become when she decides to spend the night with Sebastian. Sebastian has kept himself at arm’s length for so long, but after his experience with Darcy, he just can’t let it end there.
This was a pretty good read. I did have some little problems with the story (why couldn’t it have been a consensual sex club vs a prostitution??). However, the writing was good and the sex scens were hawt and it was a pretty quick read. I look forward to reading more from this author and I recommend
**I voluntarily read and reviewed this book

This is the seventh book I'm reading by Caitlin Crews, but her first in the Dare imprint. Also, since the Dare imprint of Harlequin Publishers started in my lifetime, haha, I want to keep tabs on it too. This is my third Dare title. Book Two of The Billionaires Club Series.

Darcy James is there at the M Club in Paris after agreeing to take her friend's place, where she has to just dance - burlesque. She and Annabelle are professional ballet dancers. And that her career might end shortly has Darcy worried. She's twenty-seven and decides that the time has come to act on some of her fantasies.

Sebastian Dumont usually avoids the burlesque. He was there at M Club for business. But his edginess made him seek reprieve from the cutthroat world and indulge in the club's fantasies and just be. And that is when he spots her, the one who calls to him like a siren song. And then and there he decides to have her.

Narrated in the first person alternately from Darcy and Sebastian's pov, this story makes you appreciate the life of a ballet dancer. The hardships that they have to face throughout their brief careers. I wasn't aware of the vast pecking order that exists, and it may sound really cold and brutal, even if there is discipline there. Darcy and Annabelle have been friends for over ten years now. They're based in New York City, working with the same ballet company.

Hearing about the alternate life that Annabelle leads, Darcy too has dirty dreams (don't we all). M Club is an exclusive - invitation-only - club. The relation between Ash Evans (from The Debt) and him wasn't any better since he had betrayed Ash and the latter didn't leave any opportunity to remind him of it. Sebastian is in his thirties, British to Darcy's American.

Such a hot and sexy read! The author has brilliantly combined ballet and erotica, giving rise to such exotic images while reading the story.

"Ballet dancers were tough. We had to be, or we could never look that graceful."

I never imagined I'd love it so much when half of the book was only about a single night. Sigh! While it is always a bit disconcerting to read a Harlequin title in the first person, this was a beautifully written story with a plausible conclusion. Loved reading it!

Thank you to the author, Harlequin Publishers, and NetGalley for an e-ARC of the book.

The Risk by Caitlin Crews is her entry into The Billionaires Club series, the second novel in that multi-author series, and if you're in the mood for a steamy, sexy read, a hot, hunky, alpha hero, and if you love and understand the hard work, pain and effort that ballet dancers are willing to sacrifice in hopes of becoming prima ballerinas, you'll find all of the aforementioned in his novel, which gets 5 stars from this reader.

Darcy, our heroine, has been in the corps de ballet with the Knickerbocker ballet company in New York City for a decade. Having studied ballet for well over a decade myself, the depth of commitment her choice of career requires and her willingness to keep on striving says a great deal about her--but after 10 years of the brutal demands ballet makes on the bodies and souls of its dancers, she's still in the corps de ballet, dancing in the background, and has not yet advanced to the more elevated status of prima ballerina, and she's beginning to realize she may never reach her goal.

Darcy's friend and fellow ballet dancer, Annabelle, is quite kinky and free spirited, and she has been selling her body and working as an escort to supplement her income and to let her kink fly, but she has a conflict and needs Darcy to take her place as a burlesque dancer in an ultra exclusive Paris nightclub for one night. Annabelle, who shares a small apartment with Darcy, is aware of Darcy's favorite fantasy, spending the night with a strong, alpha male who will pay a lot of money for the privilege of controlling her, and demanding her submission to his every sexual whim. Eventually, Darcy agrees to replace Annabelle, and it's while dancing at that exclusive and private club, that she locks eyes with just the type of man she hoped to find, Sebastian, sitting right in front, and he finds himself enthralled and entranced by the lithe and lovely woman dancing on stage. He pays the club for a night with her, and what a night it is. If erotica and BDSM are not your thing, this book is not for you. If you are into it, prepare for some of the sexiest prose it's been my pleasure to read for quite some time. When Sebastian wants to purchase a second night, Darcy refuses his request, having fulfilled her fantasy, and she returns to New York. These two know virtually nothing about one another, not even their last names, but Sebastian manages to eventually track her down, propose an arrangement based on their incredible sexual chemistry for an indefinite period of time, and, eventually, having been unable to forget their one night together, Darcy agrees to his request--but what will become of their very specific arrangement?

Again, prepare yourself for a lot more steamy sexual encounters, and also be prepared to learn that although Darcy may be sexually submissive, she wants to delve deeper into Sebastian's life, learn his secrets, learn why he can't seem to open up to anyone, including her, learn why he has such low self-esteem, and why he considers himself both unlovable and incapable of loving anyone. Ms. Crews has, in this rather short novel, delved deeply into the minds, souls and hearts of these two very private, very self-contained characters to show the reader who they really are, what drives them, and why they make the decisions they do, and, quite honestly, I found it virtually impossible to put this novel down until almost dawn.

I consider The Risk to be Caitlin Crews' sexiest novel to date, and also the one where she displays an uncanny ability to let the reader climb inside the psyches of these two memorable characters and walk around in their shoes, and I'm happy to recommend it, but, be forewarned, this is definitely not a novel for the 18 and under reader. Personally, I can't wait to see how she's going to top this one.

I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.

I did not read the first book in the series and read this as a stand alone. I read an ARC from NetGalley.com and this is my voluntary and unbiased review.

Darcy and Annabelle have been friends, roommates and professional ballet dancers at the Knickerbocker Ballet for years. After ten years of dancing, despite their hard work, dedication and toll on their bodies, they realize that they will never rise above the corps and become a Prima ballerina. And even though they are still in their twenties, inevitable retirement looms. Annabelle is very promiscuous and has obtained an invitation to perform a one night burlesque routine at an exclusive sex club in Paris, which pays extremely well. But when she is offered to understudy a Principal, she talks Darcy into taking her place, with the opportunity to not only get paid well, but live her fantasy- having a stranger take care of her body and her needs.

Billionaire Sebastian has held himself in penance from a mistake he made years ago. An error in judgement, made out of arrogance not intentional, but it cost him his best friend and half brother and he now believes that he does not deserve love, because he has only hurt those he loved. But when he spots Darcy performing at the M Club, he is mesmerized, and claims her, as soon as she finishes her dance, a dance that has set her free, since she could do what she wanted and not the ridged dictates of a dance master. The night they spend together, changes them both, but when Sebastian demands another night, Darcy refuses, afraid that she will fall in love with the man and flees back to NYC. However, when Sebastian can not get the little dancer out of his mind, he searches and finds her. Can they unlearn the cruel lessons that they learned from their parents, and find freedom and love with each other?

Captivating characters, insights into the world of ballet and an unusual plot made this a book well worth reading.

A billionaire boys club entry from the Harlequin Dare line. After reading The Debt and Ash, I thought this would hold my attention just as well but Sebastian and Darcy didn't grab on quite as well. It wasn't a bad read by any means, I guess I just had higher hopes for this entry. Still a steamy Dare novel and that you can't go wrong with.

The Risk is the second book in the series Billionaire Club.
What would you do to have your fantasy come to life? Would you take the risk to get the rewards?
That is the question that Darcy had to answer. When faced with taking the biggest chance to get her deepest fantasy, but for only one night.
After she takes the leap, there is no turning back. And the night is combustible from start to finish. And all her fantasy man wants is MORE! Yet this isn't how the process goes and Darcy makes her way back to reality.
Sebastian was hooked from the first glimpse and he hasn't been able to get his little dancer out of his head. Crashing into Darcy's real life seems to be the only option that remains. Yet getting her to accept his limitations could be the greatest accomplishment so far.

Both Darcy and Sebastian work very hard for the successes they attain. Darcy is a professional ballet dancer who has been working hard for ten years trying to reach the pinnacle in her profession. Sebastian likewise pushes himself in business and has his own demons that drive him to do so.

Refreshing to see the female MC grow in confidence in making decisions for herself based on what she perceives as best for her, rather than impressing her family or others close to her. In the beginning, Darcy seems too eager to please others...until she risks the one night contract with Sebastian.

While Darcy’s obstacles are clearly explored, Sebastian’s seem a little too glossed over and the outcomes rushed. Yes he too is taking a risk in facing his demons but are they both willing to take a risk on one another?


Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Dare for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first series that I’ve read where each book is penned by a different author. I did start it because I am a fan of Jackie Ashenden. I will continue because I loved Sebastian and Darcy’s story and the author did a great job making THE RISK a seamless addition to the Billionaire’s Club series. I was very curious about Sebastian after the backstory we got in THE DEBT. Darcy indulges herself one fantasy in a night at the M club. Sebastian cannot let her go. I loved how driven both of these characters were and how they did not need to be attached at the hip as often happens in many stories these days. While I was disappointed that again we don’t get to witness Ash and Seb burying the hatchet, I hold out hope that maybe these authors will want to expand on their stories.

THE RISK brings us Sebastian’s side of the family issues we encountered in THE DEBT, his brother Ash’s story. Family dynamics always fascinate me and now seeing both sides of their conflict makes it much easier to understand each man. Sebastian and Darcy’s story is going to steam up your e-reader to the boiling point. If you aren’t comfortable with a bit of kink, some dominance then this story may not be for you – but the Harlequin Dare™ line is known to be spicy and hot.

Darcy is a complex character shown with simplicity. She’s devoted to her art but she wants more, and for once she’s going for what she wants. That one night will change everything and bring her pain and joy that she never expected to experience. Sebastian is wounded, his decisions have been based on his past yet this woman reaches him in a way he never expected. And he’s not sure what to do with these emotions so of course, he makes mistakes – big mistakes. Watching them find their way through the sexiness to the deep love that developed between them was a sexy, enjoyable journey.

I enjoyed THE RISK. Yes, it’s as hot and sexy and dominate as possible – but there are emotions at work as well, and seeing Sebastian break free from his past and Darcy embrace a different future made this one much more than a hot, kink romance. If you love a sexy couple who find that perfect blend of sex and love together then you’ll want to pick up this series – I’m already anticipating the next story to come.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

Darcy is a ballerina, and is quiet content working as a supportive part of a company. Though outwardly she is prom and proper, she has certain fantasies but is not willing to really accept them. When she gets a chance to perform as a burlesque dance in a exclusive club in Paris, and if willing spend a night of anonymous pleasure, it seems like a perfect opportunity.
Sebastian is a member of the M club and is in Paris because of a business deal. But one look at Darcy and he forgets all about business. But will one night be enough to quench their attraction?
The Risk is a quick and hot read with a sweet romance. Sebastian is the quintessential broody, alpha male and Darcy his perfect match with a strong and determined character. I enjoyed reading the first 2 books in the series and look forward to more

This story about Sebastian and Darcy is very steamy and has a lot of chemistry. There is also the surprise element. There is also the unusual act by Darcy that takes the story up to another level. There is the unexpectedness of Darcy herself and her chosen field. There is a lot going on though and a lot of dialogue. Overall this is a well written story with depth and dimension that stands out.

4 Stars for The Risk by Caitlin Crews

ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced in any way.

This is Book #2 in the Billionaires Club & although it can be read as a standalone I highly recommend reading Book#1 The Debt

What a great read with such amazing chemistry between Sebastian & Darcy. When Sebastian sees Darcy dancing at a private -invitation only burlesque club he is immediately attracted to her & wants her ... Darcy agrees to one night only & then they go their separate ways.
Of course one night is not ( will never be ) enough ....

These characters are both flawed & lonely yet when they find each other its pure magic !!!

There is a much anticipated HEA & in true Dare fashion this is a fairly quick romantic read that captures your interest from the very first Chapter!

Great story - loved it !!

I was absolutely mesmerized and captivated by this beautiful story of two lonely characters and I loved the sensuous dance our ballerina, Darcy, performs for our Alpha Billionaire, Sebastian. The explicit sexual relationship between these two characters is instantaneous and incendiary and I admit to falling under their spell throughout this decadent and highly emotional, above average, happily-ever-after. I read an early copy of this book through NetGalley and all opinions expressed in my voluntary review are completely my own.

This is book 2 in the Billionaires Club series but it can absolutely be read as a stand alone, although I recommend reading book 1 because it does introduce the main character in this one. In this one we get Sebastian's story, who is the brother of the main character in book 1. This story takes place at the same time as book 1-which definitely makes it interesting. Sebastian see's a dancer at a burlesque club and knows he wants her, and Darcy agrees to one night. But that one night changes everything for them both, whether they realize it or not.

There is such chemistry between these two right from the start that I had a hard time putting it down! Darcy seems to be in control of every aspect of her life, and I would assume that she has to be in order to stay at the top of being a ballerina. Sebastian seems to have no emotions-but in reality he just suppresses them in order to do what he needs to do. And when these two come together, it's explosive! And they both work through their own issues and demons to be able to be with one another, which I loved. My only drawback is that there really isn't a resolution between the two brother's. I was really hoping they could work through their own issues with each other and be true brothers. Maybe another book? Overall though I did enjoy it!