Genre: Erotic Romance

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Somehow, it’s always about the money. Sharon Saluda, in her junior year at Pisgah College, doesn’t have nearly enough of it, and a diploma is her ticket out of the narrow confines of small town life in Jacob’s Bluff, NC. A career as a stripper seems a promising solution, but when that ends badly, a desperate Sharon capitalizes on that most basic of needs—sex—by matching up college coeds with faculty clientele. Her job description takes a dramatic uptick when Connor Shaw arrives and wants her as his own—for a very good price, of course. She takes the plunge, body and soul, because this man is gorgeous, ridiculously wealthy, and the sex is out of this world. But there’s always a catch…right?

Screwed is like nothing I've read before. The book just boggles the mind, in a good way, and also makes me think about things I've never had to think about before. If a book makes me think, instead of just enjoying the pleasure of reading, it's an additional point from me.

Sharon turns to stripping in order to pay her tuition fees, and when that fell out, she then turns to prostitution and starts a ring to retain the upper hand/control. I'm not judging, and I applaud the author for laying out the facts in a matter-of-fact way, but this made me think that for some people this may be their last resort. To survive. And this bears out a sad truth in our society today.

The plot is surprising and delightful in the twists and turns. You never saw what's coming. This certainly isn't your typical romance--or erotic romance--novel.

Overall, thought-provoking and enjoyable.

Rating: 5 Stars