Please visit Meghan O’Brien on Twitter or on her Website, and put The Night Off on your TBR on Goodreads.Ĭontent Warnings: Shame, discussions of addiction. It absolutely is a staple of the genre, and it’s main focus is the erotic plot, but to me, it doesn’t cut corners on the story itself and I think The Night Off is really worth picking up if you’re looking for this kind of book. This book is the perfect combination of character and conflict. The Night Off was genuinely fun and refreshing to read. The book wasn’t overdone, it wasn’t unbelievable or wooden, and I felt like it thoughtfully treated some of the more painful issues that were brought up. I was totally captivated by these characters and this plot and I felt as though this had all the right elements of erotic fiction. The pacing was also strong, with a logical sequence of events that didn’t take away from the erotic elements. These characters (Emily and Nat, but the other secondary characters as well) are thoroughly developed, with issues and biases and fears that they struggle to get over throughout the book. This was a really fun read! With erotica, it’s definitely exciting to read a book that’s both sexy and well-rounded.

However, things change when Nat meets Emily, and both of their highly cultivated boundaries are crossed, but not without complications. For Nat, numbered among the benefits of working as an escort is never having to become emotionally involved. Nat Swayne, Emily’s high-priced escort, both loves her job and excels at it in almost every way. She’s so used to caring for her sister and dismissing her own wants or needs that when she books a night off with an escort agency, she goes all out, crafting her ultimate fantasy. Born into a life of chaos and raised by drug-addicted parents, Emily relies on control, order, and responsibility to dictate her busy life. Emily works at a law firm while raising her college-aged little sister. The novel is told from the dual perspective of Emily Parker and Nat Swayne (having two narrators is common for O’Brien). Although this one is from a few years ago, I definitely want to underscore that I often struggle to find lesbian erotica that I find enjoyable (that’s also written by and for queer people) and everything I’ve read so far by O’Brien has been great. I started with The Sex Therapist Next Door (2018) and really enjoyed it, but The Night Off (2012) was such a fun read that I felt I had to review it. I’m always on the hunt for good, well-rounded, lesbian erotica and I was so thrilled to find Meghan O’Brien’s novels from Bold Strokes Books.

Wild by Meghan O'Brien