UPDATED 11-02-2020!!!! A new “Fifty” feel series is out, and a few of our fellow readers are LOVING it!
Joanna: Okay, maybe we’ve already covered this one, but if you haven’t checked it out, it’s worth a look. Not a Fifty Shades clone, different and so far I’m loving it (25% of the way in, then eyes collapsed last night) Release Me: A Novel. I grabbed the excerpt on a whim and it caught me. I get the sense there’s BDSM, but so far it’s all about tension and back and forth. Oh, and the heroine is a freaking genius, literally – tech goddess who can hold her own. Loving her!
Leila: Another series I would recommend is the Stark Trilogy by J. Kenner. Its first book is Release me. The book is really hot, has BDSM and is full of steamy scenes and Damien Stark is just wow!
Kristin: I read it…it’s really good!
Ange: I really liked this one.
Nikole: Yes cliffhanger…LOVED it…but I would wait for Claim Me if I could do it again..
Tiffany: … did you read Release Me by J. Kenner? It is soo good! I think you would love it!!
About the series:
For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes an erotic, emotionally charged romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms.
He was the one man I couldn’t avoid. And the one man I couldn’t resist.
Damien Stark could have his way with any woman. He was sexy, confident, and commanding: Anything he wanted, he got. And what he wanted was me.
Our attraction was unmistakable, almost beyond control, but as much as I ached to be his, I feared the pressures of his demands. Submitting to Damien meant I had to bare the darkest truth about my past—and risk breaking us apart.
But Damien was haunted, too. And as our passion came to obsess us both, his secrets threatened to destroy him—and us—forever.
ENTIRE SERIES READING ORDER (including the spinoffs since they are connected and characters crossover 😀 ):
The author says:
“…you don’t want to miss the novellas that come between the novels … and those are included in the list below! **Note: the novellas are “added value.** You can read just the core five novels and be happy. But, hey, I’m hoping you’ll want to dive all the way into Stark World!”
- Release Me: A Novel (The Stark Trilogy, Book 1) <— Damien & Nikki
- Claim Me: A Novel (The Stark Trilogy, Book 2) <— Damien & Nikki
- Complete Me: A Novel (The Stark Trilogy, Book 3) <— Damien & Nikki
- Take Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (Stark Trilogy) (book #3.1) <— Damien & Nikki (introduces Evan Black)
- Tame Me: A Stark International Novella <— Jamie & Ryan
- Wanted: A Most Wanted Novel <— Evan Black
- Heated: A Most Wanted Novel <— Tyler Sharp
- Ignited: A Most Wanted Novel <— Cole August
- Have Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (Stark Trilogy) (book #3.2) <— Damien & Nikki
- Play My Game: A Stark Ever After Novella (Stark Trilogy) (book #3.3) <— Damien & Nikki (introduces Jackson Steele)
- and then…
- THE AUTHOR SAYS: “Side Note!!! There is a storyline involving Damien that runs through the Jackson Steele trilogy. So if you want to take a detour, now’s the time to read the Jackson/Sylvia stories – the original trilogy):
- Say My Name: A Stark Novel (Stark International Trilogy Book 1) <— Jackson & Sylvia
- On My Knees: A Stark Novel (Stark International Trilogy Book 2) <— Jackson & Sylvia
- Under My Skin: A Stark Novel (Stark International Trilogy Book 3) <— Jackson & Sylvia
- and then back to:
- Seduce Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (book #3.4) <— Damien & Nikki
- Unwrap Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (book #3.5) <— Damien & Nikki
- Deepest Kiss: A Stark Ever After Novella (book #3.6) <— THE AUTHOR SAYS: Dallas Sykes plays a significant role in this novella. He’s first introduced in the Jackson/Sylvia trilogy, and his full story is set out in the SIN Trilogy, Dirtiest Secret, Hottest Mess, & Sweetest Taboo. If you want to follow that path, this is where to take that detour:
- Steal My Heart, a short story <— Steal My Heart is included in the “Take My Dare” book <— Jackson & Sylvia
- Dirtiest Secret (SIN Book 1) <— Dallas & Jane
- Hottest Mess (SIN Book 2) <— Dallas & Jane
- Sweetest Taboo (SIN Book 3) <— Dallas & Jane
- Take My Dare novella <— (Author says: “Technically, this is a Sylvia and Jackson novella, but Nikki and Damien have a significant role.”)
- Entice Me (book #3.7) <— Damien & Nikki
- Tempt Me: A Stark International Security Novella <— Jamie & Ryan
- Anchor Me (The Stark Saga Book 4) <— Damien & Nikki
- Hold Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (book #4.1) <— Damien & Nikki
- Wicked Grind <— Wyatt Royce (standalone but we’ve met him in past books above & Damien & Nikki make appearances)
- Wicked Dirty (Wicked Nights Book 2) <— Lyle Tarpin (standalone but we’ve met him in past books above & Damien & Nikki make appearances)
- Wicked Torture (Wicked Nights Book 3) <— Noah Carter (standalone but we’ve met him in past books above & Damien & Nikki make appearances)
- Please Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (book #4.2) <— Damien & Nikki
- Lost With Me (The Stark Saga Book 5) <— Damien & Nikki
- Damien: A Stark Novel (Stark Saga Book 6) <— Damien & Nikki
- Indulge Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (book #6.1) <— Damien & Nikki
- Delight Me: A Stark Ever After Collection and Story (book #6.2) <— Damien & Nikki
- Cherish Me: A Stark Ever After Novella (book #6.3) <— Damien & Nikki
- Damien Stark and some Stark characters also make appearances in Blackwell Lyon and Man of the Month series & Stark Security series (can be read as a standalones).
- and then some combos books of the novellas already listed above:
- Stark After Dark: Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, Seduce Me (book #3.01)
loved this book!
I haven’t read it yet, because I was busy with other books. But my sister told me that It was a great book. a little from fifty and a little from Crossfire. Waiting from you Maryse to read it so I can go forward…;)
I loved loved loved this book and the characters! Several swoon and sigh moments. Several oh-no-he didn’t! and oh-no she didn’t! moments. And of course several super hot sexy moments. Can’t wait for the next one!
i loved this book and can’t wait for the next one, while it does have that fifty feel i also like that she has her own demons to deal with.
Is the third book (Complete Me) going to be released in audiobook. Please say yes…that would be cruel at this point to leave all of us audio-lovers hanging like this. Your response is much appreciated and thank you for these wonderful stories!!!
Just finished 1st book ..really liked it..now just starting number 2…shame i’ll have to wait a few months for number 3 thou 🙁
I am starting this book after ready 50 shade of grey trilogy (three times 🙂 ) and after reading the cross fire series! I so hope that Sylvia Day comes out with the next book soon! I am excited to see what this book is all about!
omg i absolutely love these books! I am now totally in love with Damien Stark! He’s hot, rich, tender, caring & romantic. what more can a girl want in a guy! plus the sexy stuff is hot hot hot!! lol don’t want to finish the 3rd which i’m about to start xox
will there be a book after complete me ????? I’m dying to keep this going!
Just read TAKE ME! Feeling really disappointed. i expected much more
I was just wondering with the Stark Trilogy why Take Me is only available on Kindle and not out in paper form yet being the 3.5 of the trilogy? Tame Me is out in paper but can’t seem to get Take Me any where and I am the kind of gal that likes to read old school style.
I have brought all three books just ordered the last 1 but why cant I get the forth one in paperback makes no sense to me.i have to put off reading the last book because I cant get the forth.grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Hi Tracey! This is not the author’s official website (we have just put up the reading order of the series). Perhaps contact her publisher for information about the paperback copies.
please answer my previous comment . thanks
Tame Me.
Oh no, terrible, terrible, terrible!
I have read the Stark series and while it is not the best in this genre, it was interesting enough to finish the series. Tame Me was so bad it was insulting. I notice the author is selling a book about how to write this new adult fiction. I sincerely hope this is not the end result of that process. Destroyed a potentially great couple. Jaime and Ryan. What a waste.
When will the book take me by j.kenner will be released?
Can we get an update on this list? I’m so confused about all the Stark novellas and sub-stories!!
I just updated this series reading order with the spinoffs and novellas and everything!! IT IS HUGE!!