Camille is working in a bookshop when she finds it - a love letter tucked into an old book, accompanied by a photo of a couple in love. She makes up her mind to return the letter.

When she arrives at the house, she is mistaken for an applicant to nanny for Jack’s 5 year old daughter, Bea. Hired as a nanny, she is quickly falls in love with Bea, and with her handsome, single, grieving father. When she discovers his secret, his passion for bondage, it opens Camille’s eyes to all kinds of possibilities.

This spin-off of Sara Cate's Salacious Players' Club series features the adult children of the original club owners, so it was fun to see how the next generation is doing! The hero and heroine were both written well and I enjoyed seeing them work through their individual struggles with grief in realistic ways. This book does feature some trigger warnings, so that's important for readers to know, but those that have read her previous series should feel that this one fits right in with the tone of those.

The Good Girl Effect was a great introduction the Salacious Players’ Legacy series. Following Eden’s son in Paris a year into grieving the death of his young wife and trying to find care for their 5 year old, Bea. Through absolutely adorable kismet, Camille is hired to nanny the young girl, and if you’re here for the single-dad/nanny trope than saddle up. Because this is the legacy of Salacious Players and because this is Sara Cate, things get hot and dark in even measure. Check your CW before you dive in, but if you’ve enjoyed this author before you’ll be right at home and very pleased. Can’t wait for the next one!

The Good Girl Effect is the first book in the Salacious Legacy series written by Sara Cate.

What to expect:
*Second generation kink club owners
*Single dad / nanny
*Shibari rope play

This book kicks off the next generation of the original Salacious Players Club characters. Jack is the son of Eden, Clay, and Jade from the sixth book in the series, Madame.

Jack is a widower who has shut himself off from his family, his coworkers, and even his daughter. When Camille finds a letter that Jack wrote to his wife, she sets off to return it to him and ends up getting hired as his nanny.

There are a lot of hot and cold emotions in this book, the MMC is still grieving but can’t help having intense feelings for the FMC. The FMC was nosey and coerced the MMC into giving her Shibari lessons.

No OW drama, some OM drama in the form of jealousy, no cheating or sharing. Does have a third act breakup, main characters are separated a little over a month before they reunite.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the opportunity to read and review this title.

Format: NetGalley ebook
Genre: Contemporary fiction, romance
Overall score:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice level:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Characters: Jack (MMC) & Camille (FMC)

Sara Cate will always deliver on spicy, steamy, and sexy. This time, she does it in the city of LOVE! And utlizes some of my favorite tropes. Single dad, live-in Nanny? Truly a fever dream from cover to cover but that's the best part about Sara Cate's books.

A solid, steamy read with emotional weight. While it followed some familiar tropes, the writing was addictive, and I appreciated the character development. Fans of Sara Cate will love this one.