Too Close to the Chest

By Jo Lavollee

You lose, you pay.

When Adam and Chloe start a game of strip poker to get their roommate Sean fully naked at last, his poker face proves a lot more dangerous to them than they first thought. And of course, he has a plan for these two sore losers—he always has a plan.
But in the end, even impassible Sean craves closeness, and his impregnable wall is starting to crumble.

This is the eighth story in the Silk & Gravel serial, a character-driven menage erotic romance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jo Lavollee
• Release date: Nov 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005309343

Jo Lavollee

Hi! I’m Jo. I write character-driven steamy romance. My stories tend to come in serials because I love complications. I find nothing’s spicier than characters taking a life of their own.So prepare for adventurous scenarios, very sophisticated friendships, dangerous games, power plays, leading ladies, sexy tricksters, and handsome princes in distress. I like dark alpha males as well as vulnerable cuties. And my female characters tend to come with a rebel streak or a temper. Sue me.You can read stories out of order if you’re just here for a one-night stand. Or you can climb in for the entire ride, thrills, emotions and all. That’s up to you.Firsts in series will generally be free. When a story arc is done, bundles will ensue, and they will read like novels, with a Happily Ever After, or at least a Happy For Now. Stay tuned!

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Too Close to the Chest

Silk & Gravel 8

By Jo Lavollee

Copyright 2020 Jo Lavollee

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This story is part of an erotic romance series, so it is loaded with adult content, sexy scenes, crude words, and even the occasional swear word. Be advised that it may come with weird side effects such as panties melting, hot daydreaming or, I don’t know, the occasional stiffy. If all of this is upsetting to you, you don’t have to read it.

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Too Close to the Chest

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Too Close to the Chest

We were sitting in a circle, the three of us, in the halo of warm light provided by the only lamp on in the living room. There had still been some measure of daylight when we’d sat down together, but it was now long gone.

The muted sounds from the neighbors’ flats had died down one after the other. Now the only things left to be heard, besides the quiet hum of the fridge and the occasional sigh that Adam didn’t seem to be able to repress, were the playing cards and the plastic chips hitting the table’s smooth glass surface. Swoosh, swoosh, clickety-click. Until Sean’s harsh commands fell, short and precise, asking one of us to strip, in a tone indicating he was pretty much in the zone.

I had been in the zone, too, for a while. I’d even managed to get him barefoot. But then his pensive stares in Adam’s and my direction had eroded my resolve. I’d begun as a conqueror but now I felt I was