City Affairs

My Quest For Love

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Pub Date 01 Mar 2018 | Archive Date 15 Feb 2018

Description

"THIS BOOK REIGNITED MY LOVE FOR A GOOD ROMANCE."  "...EXCITING YET REALISTIC ROMANCE."

From the bestselling author, Seb King: An epic tale of heartbreak, despair, hope and second chances, inspired by a real life story. [Do not request this title if any of the below triggers are likely to disappoint.]

Felicité has a reasonably successful career, working in London’s Canary Wharf financial district; and is a faithful, doting wife. Her husband is an author and serial cheater. After catching him cheating for the umpteenth time, she sets him an ultimatum. Meanwhile, a dreamy mega-rich hedge fund manager has been showering her with attention. A chance encounter one lunchtime will have profound ramifications beyond her wildest imagination, catapulting her into a voyage of self-discovery.

As she struggles to make sense of everything, she is forced to confront her inner demons and grapple with the difference between fate and destiny. A strange confluence of circumstances conspires to present her with her greatest dilemma yet.

The book is set in London, with scenes in France, Flanders and New York.

Triggers
There are a limited number of scenes containing: depictions of sex; BDSM; infidelity, dubious-consent; domineering men and adult language.

"THIS BOOK REIGNITED MY LOVE FOR A GOOD ROMANCE."  "...EXCITING YET REALISTIC ROMANCE."

From the bestselling author, Seb King: An epic tale of heartbreak, despair, hope and second chances, inspired...


Advance Praise

"5*...exciting yet realistic romance...Seb King made his characters real. His words entertaining. New beginnings, choices, and the chaos of life are explored on every page" Urban Book Reviews
"5*...really enjoyed reading this novel..." Goodreads top 4 user
"5*...amazing. I just had to read it all through to find out how it ends... The chemistry between the three main characters is so well described that you can almost feel their emotions." bookreview.dk
"5*...this author managed to capture me and held me to the last word..." Author of Truest of Hearts series
"5*...Great story, well written, I didn't want to put this down once I started it." Goodreads review
"4*... 50 shades trilogy. That was tame in comparison..." Goodreads top 20 reviewer
"4*... found the characters likeable...compelling...A great romance, without being too sappy or generalized" Amy's Bookshelf Reviews
"4*...great read. The dynamics between Pierre and Felicité is intriguing..." Behind Closed Doors Book Review

Condemnation of City Affairs:

"1*...The subject matter is unpalatable...Do not feed your mind with this book - it festers with domestic abuse, adultery, and self-disrespect."



"5*...exciting yet realistic romance...Seb King made his characters real. His words entertaining. New beginnings, choices, and the chaos of life are explored on every page" Urban Book Reviews
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Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780993546518
PRICE $10.99 (USD)

Average rating from 49 members


Featured Reviews

Intrigue, mystery, passion, ambition are just some of the things that come to mind when I have to describe this book. Lissie, a 29 year old young woman has a shaky start for she's been cheated on by the men she loved and dated. Steve's cheating is the final straw and soon, she's single and unaware of what's been happening in the background to serve as the perfect opportunity for Pierre to get into her life.
I loved the way the author captured the vibrant city life in London.
The intensity in which Pierre exerts himself as a dominant in this story could take a toll on people, especially when Lissie asks him to ease up on administering the pain and he ignores it. If BDSM is not your cup of tea, then there are scenes in this book that would downright irk if not offend you. At some point I was so mad at Pierre that I set the book aside. I'll also admit that I am no expert on BDSM, what I do know is that Pierre was relentless in his pursuit of Lissie.
I did receive a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review from the publisher via NetGalley.

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Oh wow Oh wow Oh wow oh my god what a totally amazing book who needs fifty shades when you have City Affairs.
I Love this book, it was brilliant and had me hooked from the first page. Set in London and the description just makes the book so just makes the book more amazing. The description was so dynamic and full of twists you did not see coming and that Felicite is one very lucky lady to have met Pierre. She is so lucky to have him and it's not all about sex although some of the stuff they get up to wow. You can really see that they both really love each other and the ending is so brilliant. But saying that the sexual tension is so amazing especially at the hotel and just so amazing a brilliant book you do not want to put down.
You could not see what was coming next and that was so nice not predictable and that Pierre was doing things to make Felicite happy even before they slept together a very brilliant book that I was sad to finish

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This was a very interesting and exciting read. The characters were very well written. I wish that the epilogue was a little longer. Maybe there will be a follow up book! That would be awesome. There was a lot of chemistry with Lissie and Pierre that started right from the beginning all the way to the end. I would recommend this book to others that enjoy a darker romance novel.

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The story is interesting. It is about adultery, BDSM and more about the woman finding her identity. The story is all about the transformation of the protagonist, Felicité and her internal conflicts she faces with having to make challenging decisions.

It was a great read and I liked the characters in the book

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I found myself almost reading this book through my fingers in the same way I would watch a scary movie - not sure I wanted to go any further but too inquisitive to stop. The sexual content is very graphic and the dominance within the relationship became uncomfortable at times as it could be conceived as borderline domestic abuse. Some of the language used may well put readers off and I'm not convinced it was necessary. Despite my misgivings though the underlying theme is a classic love story which I stuck with to the end and found myself pleased for Felicite albeit a little concerned for her with the road she had decided to take. Did I enjoy the book? - the answer has to be yes but I feel it should have a reader warning as those with a nervous disposition or who are easily offended may want to give it a miss.

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first off - thank you to the folks @Netgalley for getting me a copy of this book - definitely one that's a bit different than what i've been reading lately even in the genre.   I'll start off by saying that i'm a bit mixed about this one.  The story itself is a good one, but i feel like it's a bit over written in places - where the vocabulary and the banter is more high brown than it needs to be, even when it's used to make a point.  

That being said - we have at the core a sweet story about our female lead Lissie who has found herself in yet another bad situation with her husband - someone that she's been married to for 3 years, but has caught cheating 4 times already.  When she crosses paths with Pierre - the fiance of a friend, well sparks are flying and that in itself leads to so much confusion. 

When they go off on a joint holiday, we see that things are getting even more interesting.  Lissie wants to call her husband out on his indiscretions and Pierre wants to find a way to spend more time with Lissie.  So we can all imagine what that means right?

Throughout the rest of this story - we see Lissie grow a pair - she gives her husband an ultimatum, and then try to sort out how she can be her own woman while being 'alone' doesn't really suit her.  Her mind is taken up 24/7 by Pierre yet she won't allow that to be something that comes into reality....until she does.

He's persistent, and his Dom side really takes us to the next level on that.  That's actually kind of where this story goes a bit awry to me too.  I feel like he's definitely the alpha dom, but he doesn't seem to have the compassion and the emotion that we typically see from Doms.  There's usually more of a reciprocated connected, and he still seems like a playboy who wants to have his slave and the women fawning over him. 

So from there we see Lissie's friends question his motives, we see some powerful people voice their concerns and then we see the proverbial shit hit the fan when people dig too deep in places they should stay out of.  What that means for everyone involves, Lissie, Pierre, Anne (the fiance), Laura (the PA) and well just about everyone else, well - you'll have to read to find out.  It's not where you expect the story to go - that's for sure.

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What an amazingly well written book! 100% better than 50 shades as you can empathise with the whole story line and really feel all the emotions involved!

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I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it was an "interesting" read; on the other hand, I thought the sex was overdone. There was a plot, but it's overshadowed by the BDSM.

Thanks to Revival Media and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Nice story , good characters . I enjoyed this book.

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Though not my usual read or genre, this book had an interesting premise to it.

The characters showed real humanity but I was a little disappointed with the story overall. Some of the chapters could have been better written as they seemed to drag on and didn't really add to the overall story.

The addition of a disclaimer for the triggers was good but the story really didn't contain anything that would have been upsetting to me. In general, an enjoyable read, though a little lengthy in parts. I would recommend it if the premise of the story interests you.

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Well... the writing was great. Let me start off on the right foot here. Seb King writes a good story.
I just couldn't like the characters, neither of them. Felicite didn't have a backbone, Pierre was kind of a slick kitty and the BDSM I felt was rather benign. Having said that the warnings didn't bother me, I've read much darker and detailed and this was neither.

The book did have good flow and the backstory was tight. I do understand why he wrote them the way he did, but Felicite just came off as so pathetic it almost made me put the book down. I made myself forge ahead hoping he could turn her around. I almost felt bad for him.

I did want to like this much more than I did and would have were it not for her whiny, pitiful behavior that no man should put up with.


**arc from NetGalley and many thanks to the publisher for allowing me to review**

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It was A little slow for me at first but about half way through I really got into it. The two main characters both have interesting past stories. I really liked this book.

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