Lights Out is the first book by Navessa Allen in the New York Times bestselling Into Darkness series.
The audiobook version of this story is extremely popular (we loved listening to it too!), particularly because it has dual narration which is voiced by both male and female leads. The added bonus is that Jacob Morgan is one of the narrators!
Here’s more about the book, along with our free Dirty Dozen downloadable discussion guide for your spicy book club.
Book description
I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.
Trauma nurse Aly Cappellucci doesn’t need any more kinks. She likes the one she’s landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her bedroom. She dreams about being hunted by one in particular, of him chasing her down and doing deliciously dark things to her willing body. She never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become her new reality.
I want things most people don’t, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.
Josh Hammond has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans to drool over, but one follower has caught his eye: Aly. After reading a comment begging him to break into her house wearing a mask, he decides to take her up on her offer.
Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone else. Someone with far more sinister intentions than a little light stalking. As Josh turns from predator to protector and the stakes heighten, he must ask himself how far he’s willing to go for the woman he’s obsessed with.
Navessa Allen – Lights Out 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. Play a few rounds of Would You Rather: Lights Out Edition.
Would you rather be a trauma nurse like Aly or a hacker like Josh?
Would you rather fall for a morally gray hacker with a protective streak like Josh or a straight-laced, emotionally available guy with zero criminal record?
Would you rather break into someone’s apartment to leave them soup and meds or let yourself be cared for by someone who knows way too much about your past?
Would you rather be tracked and protected by an anonymous online stalker with good intentions or have no idea you’re being watched but live in blissful ignorance?
Would you rather risk everything to take down someone like Brad yourself or trust a morally questionable man with a ski mask and a mission to handle it for you?
Would you rather carry years of grief and unresolved trauma like Aly or carry the weight of secrets and generational baggage like Josh?
The Spicy Bits – Gettin’ Down and Dirty with the Plot
4. Who’s your favorite social media thirst follow—and does Josh give off that vibe or something darker and more dangerous?
5. Josh sneaking into Aly’s place—hot, terrifying, or your exact toxic fantasy?
6. Dogs or cats—or Josh in a black hoodie? What’s your emotional support animal (or man) of choice?
7. Josh worries he’s turning into his father. Have you ever been scared of becoming someone you swore you’d never be?
8. Be honest—would you have gotten in the car with Josh that night?
9. Discuss that knife scene. Could you “handle” it?
10. What’s more useful in the world today—Aly’s trauma nurse instincts or Josh’s hacker wizardry?
11. Would you have taken Brad out yourself, handed him over to the family, let him go, or pulled a mob move?
Aftercare – Final Thoughts
12. What moment hit hardest? Which scene made you pause, cry, rage, or fall just a little too hard for Josh?
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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