Praise (Salacious Players' Club, 1) by Sara Cate

Former Romantasy Bookstore Book Club pick and still one of our top sellers, Praise (Salacious Players’ Club #1) is the ultimate “good girl makes a bad decision” romance—in the best way.

Charlie Underwood is fresh out of a relationship that left her feeling small, unwanted, and not enough. All she wants is a reset… and maybe someone—anyone—to look her in the eyes and tell her she’s good. Then she walks into a new job and meets her boss, Emerson Grant… a man who brings her to her knees. Literally.

Emerson is an owner of the Salacious Players’ Club, confident in what he wants and completely unapologetic about it. When he initially mistakes Charlie for a potential submissive (awkward detail: she’s also his son’s ex), he tries to do the “right” thing—offers her a job as his secretary and draws a hard line.

Charlie has other plans.

Because once she gets a taste of what it feels like to ask for what she wants, she decides she wants him—age gap, taboo, and all. And Emerson? He may try to resist, but he’s the one man who can give Charlie exactly what she’s been craving: control, care, and the kind of approval that hits deeper than skin.

How far will she go to earn his praise?