4 1/2 sexy stars. This is a sexy and wonderful story that is chock full of heart! Noah and Olivia may meet in an unusual way but they soon find out that they are simply meant for each other. It may start out as a short arrangement but soon turns out to be so much more than either of them could have ever hoped for. They are both amazing people and from the beginning I just wanted nothing more than for them to fall in love because I genuinely love their characters so much! Noah’s mom and Olivia’s BFF Paige are both fantastic secondary characters. This story is as sweet as it is steamy! Loved it!

Thank you to Netgalley/Publisher for this ARC.

Olivia Watts is going through hard times. She caught her fiance cheating in the house she bought for them. She gave up her dreams for the safe road and still had it kick her in the teeth with a job she hates and her heart broken. Her and her best friend overhear another woman talking about an app that matches subs with doms, and her friend pushes her to try it. To step off her safe road and do something that she has dreamed about. After all, what can it hurt? Noah Grant doesn't have time for real relationships, especially not with reelection time looming. So he pays a premium to an exclusive app that not only allows him his privacy but matches him with women that let him indulge in his own ways. And when he is matched with Olivia he knows that the chemistry is there. What he doesn't realize is that spending their allotted week together will get him emotionally involved. Nor does he realize how much he is willing to change and give up in order to keep her in his life.

I really liked this book!! What happened to Olivia makes you want to beat on those people that hurt her, and the strength she has to keep going and to try to move on is mind boggling. She makes you love her just by the person she is, regardless of how much she has been hurt. Noah is definitely all alpha male but he has a heart of gold! And the chemistry between these two is off the charts!! When they both decide to make changes and go for their new dreams, it's priceless! Throw in her best friend and it makes it even better! The only reason this book got 4 stars from me instead of 5 is because I wish it had been longer. It felt almost rushed in a way. Still a great story though.

3.5 stars

I love the hero and heroine of this story. They are both such thoughtful people and really care about the world around them. They have good chemistry, too. I also liked the concept of this story and think the story flows quite well. This is a new-to-me author and I found I enjoyed this book, it was a good solid read. I just didn’t find it great or amazing; it was lacking depth.

First, with the description of this book it seems it will fall into the category of erotic romance. It really doesn’t. There is a scene or two that I would consider BDSM-lite. The Dom/sub relationship Noah and Olivia are supposedly going to delve into after finding each other through a discreet app never really comes to fruition. I will say that I love the way Noah explains the Dom/sub relationship and what it means to be a Dom. That was well thought out and informative. But just because you call your lover Sir doesn’t make you a submissive or him a dominant. I have no doubt Noah had past encounters that would put him in that role. It is at least addressed later in the book that he treats Olivia differently than any other woman before. Their sexual relationship seemed to be more along the lines of a long-married husband and wife that are dabbling in BDSM to see if it’s something they would enjoy, not the sexual exploits of a man who has a fierce dominant side he can’t keep down.

There are also a lot of missing or wrong words in sentences, but I’m going to chalk that up to me reading an ARC. I’m a huge fan of the publisher Loveswept and I’m confident those issues will be tidied up before publication.

All that being said, I did find this story to be somewhat engaging and I was rooting for the couple to find their HEA.

Olivia has survived the worst betrayal by her fiancé. Living with her amazing best friend Paige, she realizes that lost sight of her dreams being with Cameron. An opportunity presents itself to fulfill one of her fantasies so she embarks on a sexy adventure with the app SiR. Noah uses SiR to protect his sexual preferences as a politician. His first meeting with Olivia surprises him with a connection to her he doesn’t expect. As Noah starts to break the rules he staunchly follows, will he open his heart to love? Or will his fears push away Olivia? This is a fabulously sexy romance as Olivia embraces her submissive side to an incredibly supportive dominant. Will she let fear keep her from opening her heart again? I got swept up into their journey and devoured every sensually, sexy morsel. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

When Olivia signs up on an app that connects doms with subs, she is not expecting to meet a guy like Noah, someone she not only shared intense chemistry with but also someone she connects with on a deeper level. Their relationship is supposed to last a week. But with the lines between fantasy and reality getting blurred, what will happen when the week ends ?
Perfectly inappropriate is a hot and sizzling read. I just loved Noah, he is sweet and caring and generous. For me such a soft hearted guy being a dom, made him that much more hot and sexy. A perfect hero. A book that had me captivated from the first page.

After Olivia walks in on her fiancé and her maid of honor in bed together, she decides thats she is done playing it safe and is ready to take some risks to reclaim herself and her life. As fate would have it, she gets access to SiR, an app that pairs Doms and Subs.

Enter Noah Grant, a NY senator, who promises her a week together. However, after their first encounter it has both of them questioning if they can keep to their rules or if there is something more than just chemistry.

For a book about a BDSM, this book was rather bland. Even the sex was vanilla. The characters were very one dimensional. He is the strong yet sensitive type, she’s the innocent yet passionate one. They didn’t offer anything outside of their trope, which would have maybe made this more of an interesting read. But they were boring, each too perfect and unoriginal.

But wish there had been more of a build up to their relationship. Some foreplay, if you will (yup, I did that). It would have been great to get a sense of these people as individuals first before throwing them together.

I can’t even say they had a connection, because it was instadesire/instalove after the first meeting. He is intrigued by her BeCaUsE ShE’s DiFfErEnT! Oh my god, that was mentioned AT LEAST 3 times in every chapter, “He has never met a woman like her”//“she’s so different than all others”//“the way she sees the world is so unique”. WE GET IT.

My problem with a lot of BDSM in books is that it always comes across as really male gaze-y. However, I liked how Noah’s approach to being a Dom was unselfish, and was more about guiding the experience that his partners desired, “She was safe. Protected. All his to pleasure.” I’m here for a man who takes a woman’s pleasure seriously.

Overall, it’s a quick little read. Not terrible, but not enjoyable. Kind of like canned soup.

I've read other books by this author so when I read the excerpt for this book I was excited about the plot being a little twist on the latest BDSM themes. However, this book ended up being another perfectly vanilla 50 Shades fan fiction in my opinion. The pacing was too slow for me and I didn't find anything original to hook me to the story from the very beginning so I felt like the entire read was forced in an effort to just finish the book. 2.5 chilli peppers of hotness. Thanks for the ARC!

I received Perfectly Inappropriate for free in exchange for an honest review. I did enjoy it-- though didn't really feel that this was a Dom/sub storyline really as it is portrayed to be. I will say that the male love interest is dominant, but not A dominant. nor is she really a submissive. That being said, it was still a hot read and I enjoyed it.

3.5 Stars

Despite our main characters going into a non committed arrangement, the author did a good job of making it feel like we got a to see Olivia and Noah in a true relationship from the very beginning.

Noah seemed to know right off that Olivia was different. I like how he didn't shy away from that even while he still had reservations about bringing anyone into his political lifestyle. I actually really liked his character. He came off as very mature. He never played games and he treated Olivia very well.

Olivia had more of an innocence about her which worked well since she signed up to be Noah's submissive for a week. She also came off as a more mature character. I really like how both of them behaved and steered clear of unnecessary drama.

This was very good but it also felt too short. I would have loved to see more to the story with these two. This is great for when you want something quick. ARC provided by NetGalley.

Perfectly Inappropriate
By: Stacey Kennedy

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Talk about Hot and Steamy!!!

Stacey Kennedy Has made me a huge fan of hers book after steamy book. She writes with so much intensity and emotion pulled from each book it’s felt page after page. Some are quick witted story lines that are so perfect and lets you believe you have a front row seat. So being able to read this love story didn’t disappoint. The authors ability to have two separate individuals struggling in their everyday life and try to navigate someone else’s thoughts, needs and desires was intense and gives all the fills.

Olivia Watts knows that her problems are painfully average. She got engaged, and her fiancé cheated. She gave up on her dream job—street photographer—and settled on a more practical one: graphic designer. She scrimped and saved to buy a home, only to realize how empty it was. So when Olivia hears about an exclusive dating app that matches subs with highly trained doms, she does something she never thought she’d do in a million years: She signs up. The last thing she expects to find is a man whose sizzling touch reawakens the woman she used to be. . . .

Noah Grant has no time for relationships. His sole purpose is to win reelection. That’s why he pays a premium to the discreet app that satisfies all his dark desires. But after sweet, innocent Olivia is vetted and arrives for their week together in his penthouse, it’s blatantly clear that she’s running from her demons. Noah’s more than willing to be her escape—until their emotions get tangled up in their games. Now, to become worthy of Olivia’s heart, Noah will have to prove that he’s more than a fantasy.

I really enjoyed this book and it kept me engrossed throughout. I really loved the characters and the way they interacted with each other. This is a fun, hot, romantic must read book and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.

This book has everything I love in a book. Then you add that it's beautifully written and believable. It is easily a five star read. Written in dual POV my personal favorite this story flows so incredibly well that the next thing you know your 80% into the book and loving every second of it. The believable way the characters interact is perfect. Run, Hop, Jump or use your (1 click) finger to do whatever you have to do and get this amazing book. It'll break your heart, you'll want to scream with frustration and it'll let you discover that love just might conquer all. The chemistry is steamy and sweet and oh so romantic.

Thanks Netgally for letting me read and review.📚💕

I really enjoyed this book. Did it completely hook me? No, however it held my interest to the point that I wanted to read on, to know what was next, and to make sure they Olivia and Noah had an HEA. While it was slow to get started, in my opinion, the pace picks up so keep reading.
Olivia is one of those women who never takes chances. She is always logical. Noah lives his life in the public eye and must not do anything that would cause a scandal. He is a Domm which would mean career suicide if it is ever known. The chemistry between these two is off the charts and they are meant to be together. Life, and an ex fiance get in the way of that.
I enjoyed the journey and how everything works out in the end........

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

Sweet and hot; sexy and swoony; alpha and gentle -- Noah Grant is all those things and more! This was a very enjoyable read that was more than just the typical dominant/submissive novel -- there was an intriguing, interesting storyline; fascinating secondary characters and just the right amount of feels. Noah and Olivia were well-developed characters that had you cheering them on to find their happily ever after! I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

Perfectly Inappropriate is a perfect storm. It has the naughty fantasy covered. The sexy powerful dominant that makes your heart stutter. It even has the feels. It's a perfectly inappropriate package down to the best friend that keeps you on your toes.

Life isn't easy and it knows how to kick you hard. Fate, destiny, or a train taken early leads to path she never expected yet, Olivia would never take it back.

Sexy, sweet, and deliciously erotic, Perfectly Inappropriate is just as the title says...everything you need!

I love love love ready a Stacey Kennedy book. She makes you get lost in the story and when it's over you want to go back and reread it again. I look forward to reading more from this author.

I’ve read a few of Stacey Kennedy’s books and have really enjoyed them all. Perfectly Inappropriate is definitely high on my favorite lists from her books. Noah is a Senator who is also a dominate that belongs to the SiR club. Olivia is an engaged graphic designer who ends up walking in on her fiancé and best friend in bed together, turning her world upside down, and making her realize that she needs to step out of her safe box and have a little fun. Noah and Olivia meet and that’s when the sparks fly between these two. Loved their chemistry right from the get go, loved Paige, and loved how Noah protected Olivia when it counted. Ending was not quite what I expected, which was a nice surprise. Well written book that will keep you turning the pages until the very last. Can’t wait for the next installment.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book.

Perfectly Inappropriately by Stacey Kennedy, is one super hot read. I have a few books on my want to read list by this author, but for one reason or another just haven't found the time to read one of them. Now that I have read this book I am kicking myself for not reading one of her books sooner. This book has definitely made me a fan of Stacey Kennedy.
Olivia Watts is the proverbial good girl, always making the right decisions, engaged to her high school sweetheart, in a job that she really doesn't like, but it pays the bills and what does all that goodness get her…..heartbreak. So what's a good girl to do, well of course fulfill a dark fantasy.
Noah Grant was raised in a wealthy political family, and is now a beloved U.S. senator, with a bit of a dark side that he must hide from the public. He is not looking for a relationship, he has tried that and it didn't work. His goal now, being totally focused on his political career and getting reelected.
Olivia stumbles on an exclusive app, that puts doms and subs together. And ohh my, from their first meeting the chemistry between them is off the charts. Stacey Kennedy can really write some steamy scenes. There are some BDSM scenes in this book, but I would consider them to be on the light side of the spectrum. I just loved the way Ms. Kennedy slowly develops the relationship between Noah and Olivia. Yes, there were some very erotic aspects of their relationship but there was also a softer romantic mood to this book.
I also enjoyed the secondary characters in this book, Paige, Lacie and Cameron. They of course added to some of the delicious conflict. I would love to read a story about Paige, maybe getting together with “Noah’s Driver”. Finally, I love a book with a good epilogue, and this book had a great one.
So, if you are looking for a fast paced book that is spicy and sweet, you have found your next read. I for one will be reading more of Stacey Kennedy. Happy Reading!

***I kindly received an ARC of this book by way of NetGalley/publisher/author. I was not contacted, asked or required to leave a review in order to read this book. I received no compensation, financial or otherwise. This is my honest review.***

Fling-to-forever romance between a senator and a graphic designer in the big city. Some BDSM play.

Olivia finds herself in a position familiar to many people: she has settled. Settled for her job, even though it isn't her passion. Settled for her relationship, until he cheated. Settled for a safe -- and unsatisfying -- life. She's looking for a way to find herself again, to shake things up and get back to who she was meant to be.

Noah's career comes first. So much so that he's eliminated everything from his life that might interfere with getting re-elected, except for one thing. He satisfies his dominant cravings under the radar via an app that pairs him with people who have complementary predilections.

I liked Olivia. She could have been overdone -- either too pathetic or too Pollyanna -- but she was written with great balance. I loved Noah. He's honest, straightforward, and very sexy. Love his relationship with his mother and how it weaves through the story.

Bottom line: it's worth it to read this book, even if just for the dark room scene.

Thank you to the author and Net Galley for granting my request for an advanced copy.

Sigh... I loved this story!
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Stacey Kennedy is one of those authors that I know will give me a fabulous story with plenty of heat, spice, and sexy men. This book is a perfect example.

I absolutely loved the characters in the story. I found myself smiling throughout the entire book because these two are just so damn perfect for each other. They were kind and loving, not just to each other but to others around them as well. Heck, even his mother was a sweetheart.

This book has an amazing sensual feeling too. With the hot flavor of light BDSM surrounding just a beautiful feeling of true like for someone else, it just leaves you wishing you could find that perfect scenario for your life too.

Beautiful story, sexy scenes that will make you sweat a bit, and a fabulous ending that will make you smile for days! So Much love for this book! Sigh..

A wonderfully sweet and romantic book with mild BDSM tones. Olivia needs to reboot herself after catching her to-be husband and maid of honor in bed. When the opportunity to experience a D/s scene arises she jumps in with both feet in an attempt to rediscover her sexuality.

Nick contacts her through the SiR app she signs up for and discovers that she is more real and perfect as a sub than he realized. Nick finds himself breaking his own rules just to get more time with her. As they spend the designated week together they learn more about each other and themselves. But Nick's life is busy, and time is not something he has to pursue a committed relationship. He knows that Olivia is just the kind of woman he needs in his life but refuses to subject her to the loneliness his career as a Senator would bring. And Olivia is grateful what he has given her as her Dom but refuses to lose herself in another relationship where she must be the one to make the sacrifices.

Olivia really comes into her own in this delightful romance!

After witnessing the demise of her engagement to the only man she's ever been involved with, Olivia searches for a way to take charge of her life and avoid the emotional entanglements that proved so false. A chance encounter points her to an app that matches up willing subs with dominant men who value privacy above all. With the guidance of her best friend, Paige, Olivia meets Noah, also known throughout the state as Senator Grant.

Noah needs control almost as much as he needs privacy. The app provides him with both, but none of the women he's enjoyed so far entice him more than Olivia does. Olivia's sweet honesty is like a breath of fresh air, and slowly Noah finds himself willing to throw out all his rules just to keep Olivia near.

The execution of this story is far better than the setup, as the writer delves deep into her characters' hearts and minds to realistically explain why the usual obstacles truly seem insurmountable.

The only drawback I felt with this book is that Noah repeatedly refers to what Dominants need to do for their subs in and out of bed, yet he was actually only dominant when it came to sex. In pretty much every other aspect of their relationship, Olivia drove the emotions while Noah just tried to avoid confronting his fear of commitment. He was chivalrous enough to immediately stand up for her when necessary, but too weak to really stand up to her when the line was drawn in the sand. If you forget that he claims to be a Dom, he really is a sweet, devoted boyfriend whose world is turned on end when he finds the one woman he just can't let get away.

Olivia really shines as the lead character. She's reclaiming her life after wasting a decade on the wrong man, and despite her attraction to Noah she's never again going to settle for less than she knows she deserves. Her inner strength permeates her entire life, saving her dignity even when Noah leaves her twisting in the wind while he obediently follows his father's lead.

The HEA had everything tied up nicely, again with Olivia in the lead and Noah just thankful to be along for the ride. Not what I expected from the premise of a Dom/sub pairing, but it works for them. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.