Dix: Elite 8 book one: Emmy Sanders

DIX, the first official book of the Elite 8 series, is so good. Dixon and Niko were such a fun read. I consider Virgin Hearts the prequel, since we get Mateo's (Silver's) story and meet some of the other p○rn actors before the official kick off of the series.

Dix (Dixon), who has been in the p○rn game for a long time, is paired with the newest actor at Elite 8, Adonis (Niko), for a series of boyfriend-esque videos.

Dixon hates Niko on sight, but our boy doth protest too much.

While he may "hate" Niko, the two have amazing chemistry and soon after the start of the videos, the lines between real and "for the cameras" begin to blur.

A string of previous bad relationships make Dixon believe he is boring, Niko thinks he's a soft grumpy bear. The two push and pull and eventually begin to see each other as exactly who they are...and that's where the love begins.

I love the found family aspect of this story & series. I love how as grumpy and standoffish as Dixon may appear, he is a sweetheart. And I love how Niko basically decides "this cat doesn't like me, so obviously he is the one I want/choose." And don't get me started on their first date. I was cackling.

• age gap

• p○rnstar/p○rnstar

• grumpy/sunshine

• nicknames

• "not" dates

• wooing

• communication

• sassing/bratting/snarking as love language 

✨️"I'm wooing you, Dixon," he says with all the casual confidence of a man who knows exactly what he wants and goes after it, unaware of the chain reaction his words are setting off in my body and my mind. I've never had anyone woo me. I've never had anyone try. I'm shocked and excited and terrified to realize how much I want that. I'm almost dizzy with it.✨️

This book is absolutely lovely and so much fun. But not JUST fun. We see Dixon work through a lot of internalized baggage, and the story hits on some serious topics without getting too heavy. I for sure absolutely recommend this entire series!!