After reading Keep Me, I was excited to give Cate another go - plenty of spice in the last one with an interesting story line. However, this one was definitely not my cup of tea. Maybe it was the power dynamics, maybe it was the dead wife/mother or maybe it was the spicy scenes that seemed demeaning to Camille - who knows. It just wasn’t for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a digital ARC of this title.

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was not impressed with this book, which is unfortunate because I've heard good things about this author. I just couldn't get engaged with the characters. I think it was also that the plot stagnated. The part that made me want to read it happened and then we just stayed in that space for the entirety of the book. Then the ending felt slapdash. It was like they had to hurry up and wrap things up after having drawn out this flat plot. I will say that I appreciate the research into shibari and as someone who knew a little about it before reading this book, the information seemed accurate. This book was just not for me.

If Sara Cate writes it, I'm gonna read it. I loved seeing the new era of the Salicous Players Club come to life, and getting glimpses into the past while moving the new series along was so enjoyable. Sara Cate has mastered the dirty talk and is the queen of the sex club rhetoric.

A solid start to the next generation of club owners, but I wasn’t totally sold on Camille and Jack’s dynamic so quickly accelerating into their secret midnight meetings; a little more tension would have made that collision feel more earned rather than something bordering on instalust. But I did like the twist on the third-act breakup, and the fact that it resulted in some good old fashioned groveling.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this edition from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley & Sourcebooks for the ARC!

Grief, love, a sweet little girl (with an enviable wardrobe), unspoken plans, jealousy, and love letters- these make up The Good Girl Effect. Jack & Camille have to overcome their pasts to understand it's a hole that can't be filled, but room can be made for the future.

My first read by Sara Cate. I admit to being very intrigued about Julian. Maybe he will be next?

Thank you so much, Netgalley and Sara Cate, for the chance to review this book. Sadly, I did not finish this book and DNF it on chapter 6. I really wanted to like it, but I just could not get into it. Hopefully, in the future, I will give it another try, finish it, and like it.

The next gen series started off strong with Jack's book. This second-gen starts off with one of the most endearing, emotional & spicy story from Sara Cate. This book is the perfect mix of passion, emotion, and character growth. There are laughing moments and crying moments. You don't have to have read the Salacious Players Club to jump in here (but I highly recommend as we get some great cameos & those books are top tier).

The Good Girl Effect is the latest release from Sara Cate and dare I say, her best to date! If you've read Sara Cate before, you know what you're in for. If you haven't, you're in for a ride! You get the sexy scenes, but with a plot too! This isn't pure smut, there is an actual story line- and it's good! I hope that she turns this one into a series. 5 stars for The Good Girl Effect!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC!

Can I give it 10000 stars? I looove this book so much! I devoured the salacious players club series and couldn’t expect less from this new series. I love Sara’s writing style. The story will keep you wanting more chapter after Chapter.
This is a must read for all my spicy girls that not only like spice but also a good plot. I definetly will be waiting *impatiently* for the next book in the Salacious Legacy series.

4.5 stars

Happy return to the Salacious world! The next gen series started off strong with Jack's book and I am so excited to see the other kids’ stories!

Jack St. Claire is a single father who has buried himself in work after the death of his wife, running a kink club with the other children of his parents’ friends. Camille is working at a bookstore when she finds a love letter inside an old book. Desperate to return it to the owner, she goes to Paris but winds up accidentlly applying for and getting a nannying gig for Jack's young daughter. Camille soon discovers the truth about Jack's work and asks him to introduce her to the world. As the lines between personal and professional begin to blur, they must figure out if their passion can overcome the ghosts of their past.

Jack and Camille were perfect main characters. I love a nanny/single dad trope, and Sara did this one so well by adding in a story of grief and loss as well. Jack starts out so gruff and broken and I loved his journey of healing, especially with his daughter! Sara always adds depth into her characters that perfectly balances out the spice and this one delivered!

Using letters to express their feelings (and desires) was such a nice touch. It added so much to have this extra layer of communication and it dialed up the heat! I also looooove a teaching plot line, and that was so delicious in this book!

We also got introduced to most of the kids of the other characters from SPC. They were tasked with running the club in Paris together, but unlike their parents, these characters aren't all best friends. Seeing their relationships, both good and bad, made me so excited to read the rest of the series!

The audio has a full cast and was really well done. I thought all of the narrators did a great job and I am so glad i was able to go back and forth between audio and ebook.

Read if you like:
💕Nanny/Single Dad
💕Letter Writing
💕He Teaches Her
💕Rope Play
💕Good Girl (obvi)

This was a little tricky for me.
I love Sara's writing.
I love the series this book spun from.
But there just was something that was missing for me?
But i did like it.
4 stars for now 🤔

Sara Cate is my favorite contemporary smut author out there. She write the spicy scenes so well, I absolutely LOVE them. However, the main love interest in this one is not doing it for me. Too many red flags for me to fully get into it. So spice is 10/10 but plot/characters is a 4/10. Why is he so terrible?? Why does he make so many bad choices...a little too realistic for me.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC to review. This was my first dive dive into Sara Cate's spicy universe. Her characters, past and present, are well fleshed out, and I can tell how much time and love she's put into them. This is a great book for fans of the Salacious Players Club world!

I rated this book 4 stars and 3 chili peppers for spice. I loved this story and the characters. Jack’s grief over losing his wife had me tearing up in spots. I think the only issues I had with it were that 75% of the story was told from Camille’s point of view and Jack’s chapters were far and few between. I really wish we got more of Jack’s perspective because he was the reason I was so excited for this book. I also think the insta love/lust was a little hard for me to get behind but I guess that’s the beauty of a romance book. Still loves it and will be reading the rest of the series.

DNF @37% - I'm sorry but this went downhill pretty fast and when I found myself dreading to read further on, I knew it was time to put it away.

"So maybe if I tarnish and corrupt and defile Camille, she'll no longer appear to me like a ghost of the woman I married."

VS

"I have always found him attractive, but now it's clear the chemistry between us is so much more than that."

All of that only WEEKS after meeting each other. Throw a kid into the mix of this insta-lusty mess and you're left wondering what chemistry are they talking about, or what longevity this connection has. Spice was good but not enough to keep me invested.

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

Well this was a definite hot book! Dont read in public lol! I learned the hard way on the bus! It was always a lovely book dealing with greif and new romance!

She's a good girl who wants to be bad,,,

Camille wasn't there for the nanny job, she was there to return a lost letter. Only, she is drawn to Jack, the brooding, grieving father to his kids who he ignores. This book contains a wealth of grieving, a secret room (you know, the kink room) and a good girl who wants to be bad with Jack, who is a hot mess.

This was such an emotional and intoxicating listen. Jack, a widowed single dad running a kink club in Paris, completely broke my heart, while Camille, the accidental nanny, brought so much warmth and light into his world. Their connection was tender, forbidden, and incredibly steamy. I was hooked from the first chapter. What really stood out to me was how beautifully Sara Cate wove themes of grief, healing, and family into such a spicy, addictive romance. The letter-writing added an intimate, romantic touch that made their bond even stronger. The full-cast narration was exceptional; Jason Clarke and Meg Sylvan, in particular, made me feel every emotion. This audiobook was equal parts heartbreaking, healing, and deliciously hot. I loved it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I have been meaning to read Sara Care for a long time, and I’m so glad I finally did! This is a second generation series, but I had problems with diving into this book before reading the previous series. We were given the perfect amount of information on the past series to set up these characters and storyline without being overwhelming or confusing. I will definitely read the Salacious Players Club series at some point!

Jack and Camille’s story was SO EMOTIONAL! I love a story that is grounded in grief, I think it’s so important to normalize grief and how it deeply affects every part of life. It was emotional, but also (of course) sexy, and sweet. Single dad, nanny, cute kid is my favorite, and this delivered! I can’t wait to continue the series!!