Friday, February 13, 2015

Review and Excerpt: The Next Sin by Georgia Cates

An epic tale of revenge and love in a new romantic trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of The Beauty Series.



Bleu MacAllister is in hiding less than three months when Sinclair Breckenridge discovers her whereabouts. Her former lover, the future leader of a criminal organization known as The Fellowship, resists the tug of his heart heartstrings in her direction. Instead, he opts to watch over his beloved from afar. And she has no idea. But Sin's sacrifice is short-lived. His bonny lass is a hunted traitor. He fears Abram's assassins are closing in, leaving him with one solution for saving Bleu--make her his wife. Marriage seems an easy fix for their dilemma but wedded bliss is brief when the couple finds trouble lying in wait beyond the realm of the brotherhood. Will the original revenge seeker find herself the object of collateral damage?

Review: 4.25 of 5 stars

I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.  I fell in love with Sin and Bleu in book one, The Necessary Sin.  I was pretty upset with the cliffhanger, but luckily I already had book 2 to start so I was super happy!  

The Next Sin begins right where the The Necessary Sin ends.  Bleu has returned to the US and is hiding from The Fellowship while taking care of her dad that is dying from cancer.  She thinks she is being pretty sneaky and blending in with others by hiding in plain sight.  Little does she know that Sin has been keeping an eye on her and knows exactly where she is hiding.  The reunion is perfect and I was so happy that they reconciled their differences.

Sin is one of those characters that you fall for even if you don't want to....just like Bleu does.  We all know that he is in The Fellowship, the Scottish version of the mafia and we know he does horrible things but he is such a great character that he gets a pass.  Does anyone else read this with a Scottish accent in their mind?!?  

Sin really makes me love him even more when he goes to Bleu's dad in the hospital and talks to him about the "situation".  It gives you a clear look into the type of person he is deep down.  He is a merciful and honorable man that was born into a world he couldn't escape.  

Once they return to Scotland together the book really picks up.  It is a roller coaster ride of emotions.  I was glad to see that Bleu and Sin work together and really love each other deeply.  I was dying to know if I was right about who killed Bleu's mom, and of course we are left with another cliffhanger.  I can't wait to see what happens in The Last Sin! 









One Last Sin – Release Date – March 23, 2015






A Necessary Sin- Book 1 of The Sin Trilogy – Release Date: Dec 29
Bleu MacAllister is consumed. A horrific childhood incident has caused every decision in her life to revolve around bringing a monster to justice. With years spent studying The Fellowship, an organized crime brotherhood of liars, thieves, and killers, Bleu will rely on her skills as a special agent to cut Thane Breckenridge off at the knees. But walking hand in hand with retribution means risking collateral damage, in the form of Breckenridge’s son Sinclair—until Sin becomes so much more than Bleu bargained for. She’s always known this undertaking would place her life in danger—she never imagined her heart would be as well.

Buy Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/book/a-necessary-sin/id945370939?mt=11


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked back yet.

When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her iPod and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.

Representation: All questions regarding subsidiary rights for any of my books, inquiries regarding foreign translation and film rights should be directed to Jane Dystel of Dystel & Goderich.
NEWSLETTER: http://goo.gl/ILvz8L 



Excerpt One: Bleu’s POV
I touch the screen. I stroke my finger down his face but it feels nothing like the real thing. I close my eyes so I can imagine the way his scruff felt against my skin.
He rarely grew what I would call a beard. He always kept his facial hair short and scruffy. And I loved it, especially when he would drag his face down the center of my body just to hear me squeal. But the best was when he’d push the crotch of my panties aside and rub his chin up and down between my legs.
“Holy shit, Bleu. That’s him, isn’t it?” I jerk when I hear Ellison’s voice over my shoulder. “That’s the man you were with in Scotland.”
I’m so stupid. I can’t believe I’ve allowed her to sneak up and catch me looking at this photograph. I was preoccupied. That’s my only excuse.
Ellison has interrogated me nonstop about my relationship with Sin. I’ve been vague. She’s on a need-to-know-only basis. That means I haven’t told her shit. But I want to. I need someone to tell me this excruciating pain in my heart is going to ease.
“Yes.” That’s my Breck. My admission feels like a ton of bricks lifted from my shoulders.
“Damn. That is one hottie Scottie.”
“I know.” I sigh as I prop my chin in my hand. I look at the handsome face of the only man in this world besides my father who has been willing to take me the way I am.
Two men. Both know the darkness I carry inside. But they love me anyway.
I’ve lost one. I’m losing the other. And it’s killing me.
“My God, Bleu. Look at the way he’s holding you … like you’re his everything. I don’t know how you walked away from him.”
You’d be surprised by the things you can do when you’re staring death in the face.
“My job was over.”
“You haven’t told me anything about it. Or him. Was it good?”
I recall the words he used to describe what being together was like for him. “The best ever.”
“You don’t think you’ll see him again?”

“No.” I won’t if I want to continue to live.

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