Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: Little Did We Know
SERIES: The Mclean Tales #1
AUTHOR: Cara Dee
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 129 Pages
RELEASE DATE: July 11, 2025
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At Mclean House, everyone knows about the eight founding members. If you need help with anything in the community, you send them a message or approach them at the house. Lucas is the kind Daddy Dom with patience for days, Macklin the funny switch who sure knows how to switch sides as well, and Greer is the primal Master with a huge heart and a devil on his shoulder. Colt has that devil on his shoulder too, actually. Lucian, another Master, is into high protocol and creative punishments. Penelope loves to host events and runs a tight ship. Last but definitely not least, the men who came up with the idea to start a community. River and Reese are the scary, sadistic twin brothers—until you get to know them and see the sweethearts under the ink, of course.
The eight founders find their happily ever afters in the Game Series, but this book isn’t about that. It’s about what happened before. The story very few know so far. How they met, how they became friends, and how they started exploring together.
So let’s go back to the beginning. It’s a cold night in Baltimore, and Lucas is about to catch the scowl of someone at an event where he feels completely out of place.
REVIEW:
This book is perfect for anyone interested in reading The Game series and especially if you’ve already read it. It is the backstory of how the community came about.
This contains all the juicy details about how the founding members met, starting with the twins, River and Reese, and branching out from there. It shows how they were all seeking something they had thus far been unable to find in the current kink community. In seeking a small group of like minded friends, the idea Reese and River had was able to take shape.
I loved the layout of this and the way each person was brought in and added to each other’s and the group chats. Having read most of the books in the main series, this made me want to run back to all of those books again.
This doesn’t get too deep into each relationship, but it gives enough for you to realize the depth of their friendship and how they each played a fundamental role in bringing Mclean House to life. Definitely recommend catching up with these guys.
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