Hans is the fourth and final book in the Alliance series by S.J. Tilly. Released at the end of 2023, it features a plus-size female main character (FMC) and a morally gray male main character (FMC).
At the time of publishing this guide, this story was available on Kindle Unlimited.
Here’s more about the book, along with our free Dirty Dozen downloadable discussion guide for your spicy book club.
Book description
Cassie
How to make the handsome, brooding man across the street notice me.
Step one: Deliver baked goods to his front porch, even though he never answers his door and always returns the containers when I’m not home.
Step two: Slowly lose my mind as a whole year passes without ever running into him, no matter how hard I try.
Step three: Have my boudoir photos accidentally delivered to his mailbox instead of mine. Have him open the package. Then have him storm into my home for the most panty-melting scolding of my life.
Step four: Still figuring out step four.
Hans
I’m a dangerous man.
A man who has spent the last two decades removing so many souls from this earth that it’s a miracle my hands aren’t permanently stained red.
I’m a man who belongs in the shadows.
I certainly don’t belong in my pretty little neighbor’s bedroom when she’s not home, touching her things and inhaling her scent.
I shouldn’t follow her. Shouldn’t watch her. Because no number of cookies on my doorstep will change the fact that love isn’t an option for me.
The only option left for me is violence.
Hans book club discussion guide
**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS DISCUSSION GUIDE MIGHT INCLUDE SPOILERS**
We’ve provided the Dirty Dozen below; twelve spicy and intriguing questions to spark discussion and help you uncover the spine-tingling depths of the story.
The Dirty Dozen
Foreplay – Warm Up Questions
1. What’s the overall spice level? 1 (Not Spicy) – 10 (Spiciest Thing I’ve Ever Read)?
2. How does the spice level compare to the other books we’ve read together?
3. Have you ever had a crush on someone from afar? Did it stay a fantasy, or did something ever actually happen?
The Spicy Bits – Gettin’ Down and Dirty with the Plot
4. Do you love true crime? Do you enjoy stories where obsession meets danger—or does the line between hot and horrifying get a little blurry?
5. “I’m an overpacker. It’s just who I am.” What’s something “extra” about you that you’ve stopped apologizing for—or something you’re still learning to love?
6. Hans showing up in Mexico; is intense devotion romantic or red-flaggy when it involves tracking your every move?
7. What would you do if you were in Cassie’s place – brought into a secret basement with a palm reading device. Would you be curious, suspicious, or fully turned on by the whole dark mystery vibe?
8. “It’s like hearing a song for the first time after years and years but remembering every lyric the second it starts.” How would you describe the moment you realize it’s love—or lust disguised as love?
9. What’s something ordinary or unusual that’s deeply important to you? (Like Hans’ obsession with post-it notes.)
10. What about the big reveal about Cassie’s dad – did you expect it?
11. Discuss the female mercenary crew that Hans has helped build. Would you want to see a series about them?
Aftercare – Final Thoughts
12. From the Alliance, who’s your top book boyfriend: Nero, King, Dom, or Hans? Who are you choosing for a weekend of sin? And who are you marrying?
Bonus: What questions do you have for the author? If you could dog-ear a page with a question for the author, what would it be?
Please feel free to use this post as a starting point for your spicy book club discussions and use the comments below to share your thoughts and insights about the book. You can also get a free downloadable copy of the discussion guide using the button below.
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