SINFUL
Author(s): Sara Dailey and Staci Weber
Source: Author Submission
*I received this book free of charge 
in exchange for an honest review*

Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: Mundania Press LLC (November 16, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594262535
ISBN-13: 978-1594262531

SUMMARY:

After the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Carrington is starting over. In a new city, at a new school, and with a dad she hardly knows, it isn’t going to be easy. Trying desperately to find her way and cope with her unceasing grief, she finds herself surrounded by a force so compelling, so comforting, so captivating that she can’t deny its presence and soon fears that if it were to leave her, she might lose her very self. But is it all really happening or has her wavering sanity finally found its breaking point? Michael’s role in this world has been the same for centuries, but now something is different. He is inexplicably drawn to an intriguing stranger so alluring that he can’t force himself to resist her. Is he willing to risk everything to be with her, even falling? A dark force, hell bent on destroying any chance of happiness for his arch nemesis Michael, is lurking in League City, TX, and there is no limit to his need for vengeance. How far will he go to seek revenge for his sworn enemy’s betrayal? Caught in a clash of good versus evil, Elizabeth soon finds herself in the crosshairs of a battle that has been brewing since long before she was even born. 

MY THOUGHTS:

When Elizabeth’s Mother passes away after a battle with cancer, Elizabeth feels a calm and reassuring presence around her.  At first she thinks it may be her Mother’s spirit trying to comfort her after the loss.  When Elizabeth moves to Texas to live with her Father, she starts to think it might be an angel who is keeping her company instead.

I found the writing to be refreshing in this book.  For once, the characters that are teens, actually talk and act like teenagers!  They actually had the attitude of a teen with all of the school drama that actually is real! While I enjoyed the characters and the story plot, there were a few problems that I had with the book.

First of all the romance between Michael and Elizabeth was so rushed that it almost was instantaneous.  After Michael reveals himself to her, they are madly in love and know that they are going to be together forever.  Some parts of the book were also choppy in story with the time line jumping ahead too quickly.

What I did love about this book though was the constant suspense and high points of the plot.  Just when one climax of the story hit, and you thought that would be the end, it would build to another one before you even knew it.  I was constantly surprised at the different roads the author(s) would take us down.

The side characters were also a delight.  While we don’t get to meet Zander, the head angel, until near the end of the book, he was still memorable and made the chapters great.  Lauren and Amy were fun friends to Elizabeth that you would see at any high school.

While there was good and bad of this book,  I still felt this an enjoyable and entertaining read. I liked the good versus’ evil Angels and the romance that was intertwined in it.  Daniel himself, played an evil angel that you love to hate, but find yourself hoping for the best in him.  I can’t wait to see what the authors will bring to us next!

MY RATING:

BEG ME
Author: Shiloh Walker
Source: Personal Purchase

Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 182 KB
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Shiloh Walker, Inc; 1 edition (November 19, 2010)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B004D4YL3Q

SUMMARY:

Warning: This book involves light bondage play, rape fantasy & role-playing. The acts between the hero & heroine are consensual, but they may not be ideal for all readers.

Beg me…there had been a time when those words made her burn with desire. But now, there was only fear.

Once, Tania Sinclair’s life was almost perfect…oh, it had its ups and downs but she was happily married to a guy that adored her, one who had no problem indulging every kinky fantasy she ever had. But a couple of tragedies later, she’s barely holding it together. A car accident took away her husband, and an attack from somebody she should have been able to trust has shaken not only her confidence, but it’s also stripped away her fantasies and even made it painful to look back on her memories of her husband without fear.

Two years after her attack, Tania is determined to take her life back and the first step is taking back herself…her fantasies, her dreams, her memories. There’s only one person she can trust to do it, too. One person she wants enough…Drake Bennett, her husband’s best friend.

Falling for your best friend’s wife—never smart. Drake’s watched Tania quietly for years, watched her…wanted her, knowing he’d never have her. First, she was taken. And then, that night two years ago—a night that still scars her, a night that’s left bruises on her that still haven’t healed. He does what he can, though, because he loves her too much not to. He’s her friend, there when she needs him.

And now she needs him. She’s asked him for a favor…one that just about blows his mind… 

MY THOUGHTS:

When I first read a review about this book over at Smexy Books, I was intrigued on how an author was going to write about such a touchy subject.  Most authors won’t even cross into the “rape” fantasies because they are considered taboo.  Luckily, one of my favorite authors was willing to not only write about it, but blow my expectations out of the water!

Almost every erotic book I have read includes some sort of fantasy or role play during the sex act.  What I found interesting in this book is the fantasy of being raped but in a consenting and pleasurable role play.  Most people would shy away from this, myself included.  The way the author portrays it in the book though, it is focused more on the aftermath than the actual rape itself.  Yes, Tania loved playing out these fantasies with her loving and devoted husband, but that changed once someone takes the control away and forces himself on her after her husband dies in an accident.  When Tania decides to take back her life though, she turns to the one person she trusts the most.  She asks her husbands best friend Drake to help her work through it.  

Ah, Drake.  He has got to be one of my favorite Hero’s in a story.  He has the sex appeal, the caring and understanding mind, the ability to express his thoughts instead of holding them, and a Superman tattoo to seal the deal!  Drake has always had a thing for Tania.  He is willing to help her take back her life, but in the process he falls even deeper in love with her.  A true Hero that not only saves the girl, but captures her heart at the same time. *sigh*


While I agree that this book is not for everyone, if you do decide to venture out and expand your reading base of erotic romance, then this one will be the one.  I am glad I gave it a chance and I fell in love with Drake and Tania.  The story was hot, steamy and sexy with just the right amount of suspense, heartbreak and angst that kept it balanced.  Plus, Drake can be my Superman anytime!


MY RATING:

Outstanding Book That Will Stay On My Bookshelf
For Rereading! 5 STARS