HIS DARK CANVAS (Corde Noire #3) by Alexandrea Weis-Review,Book Tour and Giveaway
HIS DARK CANVAS
Corde Noire #3
by Alexandra Weis
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, erotic, romance, BDSM
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 29, 2016
Ella Winston is a talented chef with a problem–the slightest touch can reveal anyone’s darkest secrets.
Hired to cook for the artist, Ren Plancharde, she struggles to keep her ability under wraps.
After accidently uncovering Ren’s underground activities, the eccentric painter offers Ella a glimpse into his world of pleasure and pain. Intrigued, he decides to make Ella a part of his sinister Corde Noire Society, but his chef isn’t quite ready to commit.
Absolute submission isn’t all Ren wants from the stubborn woman. He has big plans for her gift, too. The only question is … will Ella be willing to give in to his desires when the time comes?
The darkness within can hide a lifetime of secrets.
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REVIEW: HIS DARK CANVAS is the third installment in Alexandrea Weis’s contemporary, adult CORDE NOIRE slightly paranormal, erotic, BDSM series focusing on the members of an elite, secretive society known as Corde Noire. This is reclusive painter and Corde Noire society owner Ren Plancharde, and executive chef Ella Winston’s story line. HIS DARK CANVAS can be read as a stand alone but for cohesion and backstory, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing investigation and search for the missing Nathan Cole whose story was told in book one DARK PERCEPTION.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Ella and Ren) HIS DARK CANVAS is a sexually erotic story about two people whose lives intersected years before. Ella is an executive chef in need of a job when reclusive artist Ren Plencharde makes Ella an offer she cannot resist-one month/ $5,000 / live in chef to our mysterious hero. What ensues is Ella’s introduction to the Corde Noire Society-an exclusive BDSM club where membership is high and women are owned by those willing to pay for the privilege. Ren has agreed to train our heroine to be a submissive both in and out of the bedroom with the goal to have Ella ready for another Dom. But Ella has a secret that if revealed could mean the end of her relationship with Ren Plencharde but a relationship that begins to grow into something more.
Ren Plenchard is the owner of Corde Noire and a man struggling to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of billionaire Nathan Cole. Nathan is a man with a penchant for the dark and dangerous side of BDSM, and a man whose whereabouts has become the number one topic within the Corde Noire elite. Ella’s hidden ability becomes fair game when Ren is desperate to uncover the truth.
The relationship between Ella and Ren begins as a business arrangement but for all intents and purposes our hero has ‘stalked’ our heroine for a number of years. Ella is an executive chef who has fallen onto hard times and Ren’s offer comes with a secret agenda and terms. Ren is a man who has lusted after our story line heroine since the day they first met but a man who doesn’t do relationships and refuses to commit to a future or happily ever after. The $ex scenes are graphic, erotic and intense; there is some light BDSM content including spanking, obedience training and bondage.
The world building continues to focus on the hunt for Nathan Cole, and the connections to and membership into the The Corde Noire Society. The paranormal subplot focuses on the series heroines, and their psychic abilities, supernatural gifts and a ghost who is unable to move forward until reparations have been made.
HIS DARK CANVAS is an engaging story line; an imaginative tale about two people brought together by fate and circumstances. The premise is provocative; the characters are passionate and dramatic; the romance is sensual and moving. Alexandrea Weis adds another intimate story line to her exquisite and erotic Corde Noire series.
Reading Order and previous reviews
Dark Perception
Dark Attraction
His Dark Canvas
Copy supplied for review
Reviewed by Sandy
“You’re Ella, Ella Winston,” he said in a voice like dark chocolate fondue: deep, and wickedly sexy.
“Yeah.” She almost dropped her drink. “I’m the sous chef.”
“I know. Marcus told me.”
As his smile sank to the depths of her belly, he extended his hand, but Ella ignored it.
Don’t touch him. You know what happens when you touch them.
“So, how do you know Marcus?” Ella quickly asked, hoping to make up for her rudeness.
He laughed, looking her over. Above the din in the room, she could sense something different about his laugh. Unlike the insincere chortle of others, this man’s laugh got to her. She was having an unusual physical reaction, something that never happened to her. When most men laughed, Ella usually ran away.
“Marcus and I share the same friends.”
“What friends are those?” she asked, craving another martini.
“The wealthy kind, who like to support the arts.” He raised a green bottle of sparkling water in his hand. “I’m a painter. Marcus and I know a lot of people who like to pretend they’re patrons and keep us gainfully employed.”
“Painter?” Ella shrugged, finding it hard to believe Marcus knew any painters. “What do you paint?”
“Portraits of women. Usually with very little clothing.”
Oh yeah, I need another drink. “Is that lucrative?”
“For me it is.”
Her eyes wandered around the dining room, desperate to find a rescue. Ella needed to get away from this man before she said or did something really stupid.
“Do you like art?” he pressed.
“Some art. I think it would depend on the passion I see in a painting.”
“The passion in a painting?” That laugh again. Her toes tingled. Not good. “You sound like a painter, Ms. Winston.”
The martini glass in her hand suddenly weighed a ton. “Isn’t painting a passion for an artist, like cooking is a passion for a chef? Having a passion is a healthy thing. It reminds us that we have a soul.”
He nodded, seemingly approving of her drunken ramblings. “That’s very profound and also very true. I think you have a lot of talents yet to be discovered, Ella. May I call you Ella?”
“Ah, sure. Ella is fine.” Her mouth went dry. “What makes you think I have any talents outside of cooking?”
“I have a sense for these things.”
She tensed. Can he tell? The same thought always haunted her when she met new people. Ella fought so hard to keep her secret under control. Time to make a run for it.
“Don’t let Marcus know I have other talents. He’ll probably fire me.”
She was about to depart when he stopped her. He leaned in, and she could just make out the small cleft in his pointy chin. “I promise, if you ever need a job, I’ll hire you.”
His mouth was so close she could have kissed his perfect, thin lips. Frightened by the notion, Ella backed away. “I’ll hold you to that.”
“I hope you do, Ella.”
She should have done a million different things: asked his name, gotten his phone number, or stayed to flirt with him some more. Instead, Ella walked away. She figured it was one of those moments in life she would live to regret. Fortunately, Ella found the bar and drowned her disappointment in another apple martini.
Ella reasoned that was the way of it. You meet people and move on, and one day, if you’re lucky, you meet the interesting ones again.
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From New Orleans, Alexandrea Weis was raised in the motion picture industry and began writing stories at the age of eight. In college she studied nursing and went on to teach at a local university. After several years in the medical field, she decided to pick up the pen once again and began her first novel, To My Senses. Since that time she has published many novels. Infusing the rich tapestry of her hometown into her award-winning books, she believes that creating vivid characters makes a story memorable. Her work has been critically acclaimed and has been continually growing in popularity.
Alexandrea Weis is also a certified/permitted wildlife rehabber with the La. Wildlife and Fisheries. When she is not writing, she rescues orphaned and injured wildlife. She is married; they live in New Orleans .
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