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Malibu (Elite 8 Studios Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Emmy Sanders (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,886 ratings
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Falling for his client was never part of the plan.

Mal
Adult entertainer. Escort. Camboy. Surfer-bro. Malibu.

I’ve been called many names, yet no one knows the real me. Filming at Elite 8 Studios gave me the fresh start I was looking for, but now, my past is calling, and even working three jobs isn’t enough to keep me afloat. With my anxiety and panic attacks getting worse and my debts on the rise, something needs to change.

When I’m offered an outrageous sum for a new escorting gig, I can’t pass it up. The catch? I’ll be living in the client’s penthouse for the next six months. And I’ll be his—exclusively.

I’ve been warned Henrik is difficult, but all I see is a man who’s protective, caring, and lonely underneath that hard shell of his. He’s also blind. And yet, somehow, he sees me for exactly who I am.

Turning to this man I barely know for comfort is a bad idea—and falling for a client is even worse—but I can’t seem to stop. With only a few months left on our contract, can I convince Henrik to give us a real shot?

Or will I lose the only man who sees the real me?

Malibu is an age gap romance between older client and younger escort, with hurt/comfort, mental health struggles, plenty of sugar daddy jokes, fiercely loyal friends, and one very HEA. It’s book 2 in the Elite 8 Studios series but can be read as a standalone.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6L5WLJT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 9, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 9, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Emmy Sanders, author of sweet, steamy, swoony MM romance, would describe herself as a lover of love. She's obsessed with both reading and writing romance and believes everyone deserves their happy ending. Queer herself, Emmy has a soft spot for LGBTQ+ fiction, but MM is where her heart lies. Her debut novel, Fool Hearts, released in 2022.

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Customers enjoyed the wholesome and enjoyable story. They found the characters believable and well-developed. The book was described as fun, funny, and easy to read. Readers appreciated the sweet and spicy content, as well as the writing quality. They felt the book was touching and comforting, with a hurt/comfort thread.

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Customers enjoy the story's quality. They find it wholesome, with believable characters and an engaging plot. The love story is described as sweet and enjoyable, with a happy ending. Readers appreciate the great scenes and twists that make the story more realistic.

"...He can read silence. Two gentle souls meant to be together. I truly loved their story...." Read more

"...The two MCs are well developed characters and the plot was the perfect combination of fun and serious...." Read more

"...The character interactions and build up of the story were fantastic. The author did a great job writing Henrik’s blindness." Read more

"...him dealing with his struggles and we go deeper into whys. It’s a healing story for both him and Hen...." Read more

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Customers like the characters and their development. They appreciate the sweetness, jealousy, and other aspects of the characters.

"...The two MCs are well developed characters and the plot was the perfect combination of fun and serious...." Read more

"...This was amazing. Great character depth. Great balance in interactions and pacing. I laughed and teared up because you could FEEL these characters...." Read more

"...The writing was great, the smexy was yumm, and it was so cool seeing past characters. I’m hoping tink is next." Read more

"Yet another amazing book by Emmy. Both Henrik and Mal were great characters, but Mal and everything he went through as a teen broke my heart...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it heartwarming and funny, with a touching plot and world-building. Readers laugh and tear up as they can feel the characters.

"This book was a fun surprise! I jumped into it with no background knowledge on the series and decided to skip the first book and start with this one...." Read more

"...Great balance in interactions and pacing. I laughed and teared up because you could FEEL these characters. Well done...." Read more

"WOW - This book was simply fantastic! I smiled, cried, laughed and was truly invested in this love story...." Read more

"Oooh this was so much fun! Sex positive, but make it possessive? Yes, please. This story was conscientious and well balanced...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's spice content. They appreciate the love story, characters, sweetness, jealousy, and all the love.

"...It still had some great scenes and some spice but don’t go into this book expecting a lot...." Read more

"...The writing was great, the smexy was yumm, and it was so cool seeing past characters. I’m hoping tink is next." Read more

"...It was delicious. Also, the sex was good. But honestly, I think I liked the emotional aspect of the book more than the sex...." Read more

"...to lover, ptsd and panic disorder rep, gentle touching, and of course spice. I loved the connection between Mal and Henrik." Read more

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Customers enjoy the writing quality of the book. They find it well-written and engaging. The author does a good job describing how Henrik sees the world around him. The book is easy to read as a standalone and customers look forward to the rest of the series.

"...Other than a few references to the previous book it was easy to read as a standalone...." Read more

"I’ve loved the authors standalones and wanted to read this series after the spin off standalone. But wow did Dixon hit wrong in all the ways...." Read more

"This book was so well written I can’t even explain. Pick this book up immediately & read it...." Read more

"...The writing was great, the smexy was yumm, and it was so cool seeing past characters. I’m hoping tink is next." Read more

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Customers find the book touching and heartwarming. They feel a connection with Malibu and root for his happiness. The storyline is well-crafted and delivers a well-rounded emotional experience.

"...I loved Mal and Henrik together. They were both so touchy feely and mushy with each other...." Read more

"...It touches on very delicate issues but is still a comfort book...." Read more

"...Age gap, escort to lover, ptsd and panic disorder rep, gentle touching, and of course spice. I loved the connection between Mal and Henrik." Read more

"I enjoyed this book tremendously. I love a hurt/comfort thread, and this book delivered it with well rounded characters and adult vocabulary...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's beauty. They find the characters appealing, the colorful artwork, and the addition to the series a nice touch.

"...chemistry is off the charts, there’s lots of yoga, lemon tea, colorful paintings, crosswords..." Read more

"...Both Malibu and Henrik are very beautiful and complex characters, you feel their joy and their pain throughout the story...." Read more

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Emmy absolutely SLAYED IT with this book 😩💙 Age Gap💙 Escort / Client💙 Forced Proximity💙 Hurt / ComfortThere was nothing about this book that I didn’t absolutely love. Everything played out exactly as I hoped it would and I can’t wait to continue with other books in this series! I definitely skipped right to this one after I read the blurb…cause age gap 😂
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  • EvaReadsWithDog
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mal and Henrik
    Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
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    I finished reading Malibu and I am once more left with this warm feeling inside. Malibu is book 2 in the Elite 8 Studios series by Emmy Sanders.
    Mal is a beautiful person with a rough past that is still present in his life. At Elite 8 Studios he has found a supportive family and fiercely loyal friends. But because of his past, he has a side job and when he is offered an escorting gig he can’t refuse, well, everything starts shifting in his life.
    Henrik can be a difficult person on the outside but once Mal moves in with him he realizes that is all a front in order to protect himself. There are rules to follow but just from the start we get to see two people slowly finding what was missing. Henrik is blind but is the one who can really see Mal. He can read silence. Two gentle souls meant to be together. I truly loved their story. Their chemistry is off the charts, there’s lots of yoga, lemon tea, colorful paintings, crosswords (“Before you leap. Four letters”… “Look”), cats, coconut shampoo, family who cares, found family who cares and “The first kiss” scene that made me stop reading for a moment because it is strong and beautiful, just like Mal and Henrik.
    Malibu is an M/M age gap romance with a very HEA that could be read as a standalone. Emmy’s books make you feel so much. And I’ll say it again; Emmy’s books make me happy.
    “…and I think… I think that’s how life really is. Chaotic, messy, good, and bad. We can try to apply some rhyme and reason to it all, but in the end, life is unordered. And that’s as lovely as it is terrifying.”
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  • Clara B
    4.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming and fun
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
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    This book was a fun surprise! I jumped into it with no background knowledge on the series and decided to skip the first book and start with this one. Other than a few references to the previous book it was easy to read as a standalone.

    The two MCs are well developed characters and the plot was the perfect combination of fun and serious. I had a lot of fun reading this book and loved as the relationship went from transactional to real. I love how supportive the two characters were of each other and how you really saw their relationship build in a genuine way rather than it being developed through insta lust or something purely sexual. Considering the series is about 🌽stars I was actually kind of surprised how little spice there was in this book. It still had some great scenes and some spice but don’t go into this book expecting a lot.

    While this book does have a MC who is a 🌽star the two MCs are exclusive for the entirety of the book.

    Tropes: Forced Proximity, Hurt/Comfort, 🌽Star MC, Blind MC, Found Family
    Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
    Spice: 🌶️🌶️ 2/5
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  • Homemakermindy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emmy sanders is back
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2025
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    I’ve loved the authors standalones and wanted to read this series after the spin off standalone. But wow did Dixon hit wrong in all the ways. I wanted to DNF and stop the series, but I’m so glad I pushed through for Malibu. This was amazing. Great character depth. Great balance in interactions and pacing. I laughed and teared up because you could FEEL these characters. Well done. We will see how the rest of the series goes. Have a feeling the porn setting will be hit or miss depending on the characters and ending though
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  • Jess (Novel Confessions Book Blog)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Malibuuuuuuu
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
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    This book was so well written I can’t even explain. Pick this book up immediately & read it. The character interactions and build up of the story were fantastic. The author did a great job writing Henrik’s blindness.
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  • Leerion
    4.0 out of 5 stars love
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023
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    This was amazing. Diversity 3 because we have Dix who pops in through out the story. This is Mal’s story. We met him in the last book. This is him dealing with his struggles and we go deeper into whys. It’s a healing story for both him and Hen. Both men feeling so lonely in the world yet making a hole with each other. The writing was great, the smexy was yumm, and it was so cool seeing past characters. I’m hoping tink is next.
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  • Taylor Doddridge
    5.0 out of 5 stars swoon city
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2023
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    I am so in love with this book it’s unreal. I have no negative thoughts. I adored everything about it. And I just want to say that Malibu is an angel, and he deserves everything that is good and pure in this world.

    Okay so here’s the juice. Mal is a gay pornstar. A pretty popular one. He’s having some issues, though. He’s in financial distress because of paying for his ill mother’s care and on top of that, he’s struggling from a pretty severe panic disorder. He’s not doing well. For some extra money, he’s doing this escort job. That’s where he meets Henrik. Henrik is paying a pretty penny for an escort, but the escort has to live with him and be exclusive to him for the next six months. Mal needs the money desperately, so obviously he’s going to do whatever it takes to finish out this contract with the grumpy Henrik. Did I mention that Henrik is blind?

    I loved Mal and Henrik together. They were both so touchy feely and mushy with each other. Henrik is also extremely possessive of Mal, but we love that. There was one part where Mal came home from a club with his friends and he smelled like other men, and Henrik was like yeah we aren’t doing that. It was delicious. Also, the sex was good. But honestly, I think I liked the emotional aspect of the book more than the sex. The sappy stuff just checked all my boxes. I’m serious about being in love with this book. I literally want to re-read it right now. This was my first book by this author, and now I’ll definitely have to check out some more of her books.

    PS: I will warn you that you might want to check out the trigger warnings before diving into this book.
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  • anthony g.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pinning! And kitties
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024
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    Yet another amazing book by Emmy. Both Henrik and Mal were great characters, but Mal and everything he went through as a teen broke my heart. Going through the realization that he was, in fact, a victim of assault and now suffers from extreme PTSD brought tears to my eyes. While I'm typically not a fan of 3rd act breakups and miscommunication tropes, they were done well and were believable for this story.
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  • Ivy_R
    3.0 out of 5 stars 3 stars
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025
    It was ok. The premise was very intriguing. Rich businessman who happens to be blind hires an escort. Not a lot happens after that. There’s cooking, adopting pets, sweet moments. A tiny sliver of angst. I wondered where the plot went but maybe it’s just a fluffy and light hearted book. It just left me wanting more
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  • Bbqpork204
    5.0 out of 5 stars A symphony of wonderfully woven words
    Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2024
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    This series continues to surprise me in beautiful ways. 😍

    I love each and every one of the characters that are introduced, and I was glad to see Mal's hea.

    This gave me the feels. I am so looking forward to the next one. Each story is unique to each of the characters at studio 8
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  • alexmcdermott
    5.0 out of 5 stars I was so intrigued about Malibu after reading Dix. Oh my what a tortured soul!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2025
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    ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨
    🔵 𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕦 🔵
    𝔼𝕞𝕞𝕪 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤
    🎬 ᴇʟɪᴛᴇ 8 ꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴏꜱ - ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴡᴏ

    𝕆𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕝 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    ℙ𝕝𝕠𝕥 📚📚📚📚📚
    𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕖 🌶🌶🌶

    𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒐. 𝑰 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌.

    I was so intrigued about Malibu after reading Dix. Oh my what a tortured soul!

    The sensitive reveal of Henrik's disability in chapter three was a powerful surprise. It's integral to his character and beautifully highlights Malibu's compassion.

    The story also masterfully portrays the power of friendship, showcasing the importance of support systems for both Malibu and Henrik.

    𝑬𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒕. 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓. 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒚. 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒖.

    While Malibu's journey of self-discovery is often heartbreaking, Henrik's is equally compelling, demonstrating that he's not defined by his disability. Their tender, passionate romance navigates the vulnerabilities of opening one's heart.

    Onto Alex, what's Tink got in store? 💕
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  • Natalja Warkentin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mal&Hen
    Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2024
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    Dass hätte ich niemals erwartet…
    Ich habe angefangen zu lesen und es hat mich total überrascht weil ich überhaupt nicht damit gerechnet habe dass es mich zutiefst berühren würde!
    So emotional, so tiefgründig und einfach zum dahinschmelzen.

    Dieses Buch vermittelt eine ganz wichtige Botschaft:
    Open Mind, Open Heart 💜
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  • Cliente Kindle
    5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet book
    Reviewed in Italy on February 13, 2023
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    Life is complicated for both Mal and Henrik, for different reasons. In this book there is a lot of loneliness, but also the joy to find a soul-mate when you need him more. Really a feel-good read.
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  • Stefka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it💙
    Reviewed in Australia on February 12, 2023
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    If Dix and Niko stole your heart in book one, get ready to love Mal and Hen even more💙Their love story is the epitome of hurt/comfort. 💙
    Absolutely loved the detailed setup and fantastic cast of characters. The vivid interactions really made me feel like I was a fly on the wall in someone's life. It was fun to check in on the gang again.💙
    This is a love story, but the emotional journey of Mal and the beauty of friendship were at the forefront of this book.💙
    Wherever you imagined Mal would be, I implore you leave all those speculations behind. This character took me by surprise as the author wasted no time revealing his traumatic past and daily struggles with mental health, financial ruin, and genuinely feeling helplessly lost in his own life.💙
    Mal's friends were there for him, but he needed more on so many levels. Cue in the breathtakingly gorgeous and wealthy Hen and things seem like they might be about to change for the better. Hen gives Mal exactly what Mal thinks he needs, but he is withholding what Mal has never known, he desperately craves. Mal finds himself wanting to be closer every day, and as he begins to give into his feelings despite Hen keeping his emotional distance, my heart broke for him. His soul was filled with so much hope, ready to take the leap and forget all about the money that got him at Hen's doorstep in the first place.💙
    Hen couldn't be more pleased - Mal is the perfect companion in every way. Yet he finds himself needing more. Through his thoughtful, honest and kind attitude, Mal shows Hen that when two people truly care about each being physically affectionate isn't a trap or a sign of manipulation but a healing, loving, healthy way of expressing emotions and seeking comfort.💙
    In the process, both men find what they truly need in one another.💙
    Were the intimate scenes hot?! Hells yess💙
    But what I loved the most was Mal's sincere request for Hen, when they were finally on the same page. Did I cry my eyes out? You better believe it 😭💙
    Many sweet teasers for the upcoming story of Alex🤩I can't wait 💙
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