Hooked by Emily McIntire is the first book in the Never After series.
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 question guide for your spicy book club.
Book description
He wants revenge, but he wants her more…
James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game.
Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she’s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook.
Hooked book club discussion guide
**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS DISCUSSION QUESTION 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. Do you think the touches that tie the story back to the original fairy tale are enjoyable or not? Which were your favorites?
The Spicy Bits – Gettin’ Down and Dirty with the Plot
4. James saw himself as “an empty shell with a single purpose.” Did you see James as broken, dangerous, or just delightfully morally gray? Did his trauma make him more attractive, more unhinged, or both?
5. “His brand of trouble” was clearly irresistible to Wendy. Would you be into that kind of wild, no-limits energy in real life—or just in fantasy?
6. Which scene made you blush the hardest—and which one would you absolutely not survive if it happened to you?
7. Do you love a “good girl” (praise kink) from your partner in real life, or is that not your thing?
8. Have you experienced dirty talk in a relationship? Total turn-on, awkward disaster, or somewhere in between?
9. Has there ever been someone in your life that you thought was one way, but as you remember it later, you realize that the view you thought you had of them never really existed in the first place, like Wendy and her dad?
10. Did you see the twist with Jon coming? What were your thoughts on how that played out?
11. Should Wendy have forgiven James for locking her up? Would you have forgiven him? Why or why not.
Aftercare – Final Thoughts
12. “It’s not your circumstances that determine your worth, it’s how you rise from the ashes after everything burns.” Do you agree with James’ philosophy, or does that feel like a motivational poster with trauma issues?
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 discussion questions 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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