Mind Games

Written by Cecilia Tan

Narrated by Freya Copeland

When your stalker can enter your dreams, there's nowhere to hide.

Ever since she foresaw the death of her parents, Wren Delacourt has suppressed her latent psychic abilities. Avoiding strong emotions, Wren leads a placid but lonely life until her quiet is shattered by her sister Abby going missing... and the private investigator searching for her.

Derek Chapman isn't what Wren expects. He's young, handsome, and surprisingly sensitive. Wren is attracted to him immediately, but fears that deepening any connection with Derek—emotional, spiritual, or sexual—will open the floodgates locked in her mind.

A mystery man appears in Wrens dreams, dealing pain and pleasure. Is Wren's subconscious warning her away from Derek, or longing for him? When the search for Abby leads to a secret sex club, it seems fate is pulling Wren into Derek's arms, whether she is ready or not.

PRAISE FOR MIND GAMES:

"Tan has written a truly engrossing and all out hot story that twists the norm into something totally unexpected... It's great. You'll be riveted to your seat until you finish the story." —Roxane Rhoads, reviewed in Fangtastic Books (author of Paranormal Pleasures)

"Prepare yourself to be blown away. Reading this book will draw you into a world of telepathy and mental control that will change any prior beliefs you had in such abilities. Wren and Derek are a couple that are aligned in ways that are unheard of. To say they clicked is an understatement. The plot is suspenseful and gripping. The reader is taken along a path with twists and turns and unexpected events that lead to a stunning conclusion. Ms. Tan weaves a wonderful story of love, risk and leaps of faith that are unparalleled in the world of romantic suspense." —You Gotta Read Reviews

“Tan writes with her usual melodic prose combining engaging characters with a deftly plotted treat for the senses.”—Patricia's Vampire Notes

“Mind Games is brisk, fast-paced, ironic and completely sexy. The writing is crisp and concise with characters any reader can easily identify with. The point of view never jumps, and the scenes are well described and packed with delicious adjectives. Writing premonitions, visions or even telepathy is a challenge for any author while maintaining the story flow and not confusing the reader. Mind Games pulls this off beautifully. There is never any uncertainty for the reader and I must award the author “TWO THUMBS” way up on a job well done!”--Whipped Cream reviews, 5 cherries

“Ms. Tan is going to blow readers away with Mind Games! Superb from beginning to end, I discovered new faith in the paranormal erotica genre. ... Fans of Ms. Tan’s erotica will rejoice at her venture into the paranormal world. This was such a treat for me… I certainly hope this won’t be Ms. Tan’s only foray into the paranormal world because Mind Games is definitely an all out hit!”—Manic Readers Reviews

“Cecilia Tan brings together love, suspense, and scorching sex in a story well worth reading. I would love to read a sequel to see what more trouble Wren and Derek can get into.”—Paranormal Romance Reviews

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Jul 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094418629

Cecilia Tan

Cecilia Tan is “simply one of the most important writers, editors, and innovators in contemporary American erotic literature,” according to Susie Bright. Her BDSM romance novel Slow Surrender (Hachette/Forever, 2013) won the RT Reviewers Choice Award in Erotic Romance and the Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers. Her books include the ground-breaking erotic short story collections Black Feathers (HarperCollins), White Flames (Running Press), and Edge Plays (Circlet Press), and the erotic romances Slow Surrender, Slow Seduction, and Slow Satisfaction (Hachette/Forever), The Prince’s Boy (Circlet Press), and The Hot Streak (Riverdale Avenue Books). Her short stories have appeared in Ms. Magazine, Nerve, Best American Erotica, Asimov’s Science Fiction, and tons of other places. She was inducted into the Saints & Sinners Hall of Fame for GLBT writers in 2010, was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Leather Association in 2004, and won the inaugural Rose & Bay Awards for Best Fiction in 2010 for her crowdfunded web fiction serial Daron’s Guitar Chronicles. She lives in the Boston area with her lifelong partner corwin and three cats. Find out more at www.ceciliatan.com.

Reviews for Mind Games

[luv4fairies · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I wish the ending was better, the entire story was so well written. This needs to be an entire series.

[Natale Michaud · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was different. Psychic abilities that most manifest when in the throws of arousal. If there will be a 2nd book to bring everything to conclusion fine, but if not, the book doesn't end well.

[Daisy Ryan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not a bad read.... a little too movie script for me though..

[Nic Graham · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was really into the book until the rush at the end that got a bit rapey and confusing.

[j g · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing sexy story with a captivating voice that gets inside of you. Too bad it is a short story.

[Bill Hair · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

3. 25 Stars for me!

My rating range throughout the story... 2.5 - 3.75

Scenes with heat.. About 70% of the story! Whether dreaming or awake. Heat level is probably a 9/10. There were some rapey vibe scenes although the author downplayed them. This is definitely one of the hotter stories that you will read/listen to.

The back story... This story should have been called Mind F##k as the author may have been on an acid trip when writing it. The h's sister goes missing so she hires a private detective, our H. He is an all-around good guy but he has a 'huge' issue which blew up his last serious relationship so he is extremely gunshy (innuendos are intentional).

The h finds out that she has a ton of psychic capabilities and also is haunted by a very kinky dream lover. She is caught between her dream world and reality and towards the end, things get super weird.

The Romance... The H and h do have chemistry but the pusg/pull creates tension and leaves the door open for the h to keep her options open. The H takes a bit too long to get over his issues and it nearly costs him everything.

The drama explosion... The h goes by herself to a place and she gets captured and used a bit. The H arrives and has to figure out how to help her.

Final Notes... This story never really ended and the bad guy waltzed away. The h allows herself to be bound instead of resisting and essentially does what she is told to do. The ending just didn't make sense to me. If there is another book that ends the bad guy, I would probably get it to see what happens.

HEA or HFN? HFN

[Dohiya Novak · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Needed to have trigger warnings because it did discuss sexual assault and kidnapping. Other than that I usually don't read paranormal romance so I really can't compare it to others in the genre

[judy griffin · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Cecilia Tan is not for me.

[Monica Navarrette · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The audio book ends without an ending stops mid sentence

[Teresa Bingham · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

It was okay at first but the end ruined it... And by ruined, I mean orgy/incest/rape mess (for lack of a better word). This book definitely needs a trigger warning and the author definitely needs therapy.