Hello lovelies, So to save us all from having to read a huge review on the 20 or so box set of Sinful Secrets an anthology of different authors that rang from somewhat clean romance to steamy fan yourself and feel your face turn beet red romance. I decided to break this up into how I would rate the books separately. Warning this is not the order that the books are in the box set and there might be spoilers and some inappropriate topics due to the nature of some of the books. Please read at your own discretion.
Last, but not least, the ones that took my heart in one way or another (bad grammar and all. I think one of them has the characters eating half a box of pizza and a bottle of wine instead of saying that they drank a bottle of wine. I had a good chuckle over it and hope the characters were okay while eating glass 😝)
1. The Nicolaides Baby by Sandra Daniels. Ugh, this book had me on an emotional rollercoaster and the ending left me pressing a hand to my heart like it could stop it from melting and hurting. I laughed, cried, died a little with the characters, got angry on the characters' behalf, and wanted to hurt some of them (I am looking at you Gia.). I will not say much except that this book ruined me so I am doing what a bookworm does best. *Ahem* "This book brutally ripped out my heart and destroyed it" *shoves book under your nose* "you should read it." Come die with me, people.
2. Fake Fiancé by Amy McKinley is my happy place. Starcrossed lovers? Romeo & Juliet like story? Yes, please. Ugh, Adeline and Stone will always have my heart especially Adeline because I can totally see myself doing some of the things she does (what can I say one should always be careful around a klutz). I love how it is open to the interpretation of are they the star-crossed lovers in the past or were they somehow possessed by them. I loved every moment of it and never wanted the story to end. Highly recommend this book (do not make me shove this under your nose because I am a bookworm I will gladly do it).
3. Sex, Love, Lust, Hate by Mika Jolie is heartwarming and the perfect enemies to lover story. I loved every moment with Jagger and Charlotte because every moment had you guessing how they were going to react to each other. And Jagger (bless his heart) is such a morally good guy that he even apologized to Charlotte about kissing her in the office after hours. Yup, I fell in love at that point and never looked back. It is so cute that it hurts.
4. Stronger than Love by C. R. Robertson is one of those books that surprised me because I am not into any books with kinky sex and this book has some of it, but I dare you to not fall in love with Oonagh and Liam. I did because I love it when the characters realize that there is more to the story that might not paint them as the bad guy that they thought the other person was. Like I said it surprised me because I loved every moment of this book even the kinky sex that had me blushing.
5. Candy's Crush by Leela Lou Dahlin is another book that surprised me because it has a club that specializes in kinky sex and somehow I did not mind any of it even though I am an absolute prude. Normally, I stay away from these kinds of books, but I was so drawn in by Candy and Hunter and wanting to see if they would get back together even though Hunter tried really hard not to care about Candy again.
6. Unholy Trinity by Macy Butler killed me because it ended too abruptly and now I need to read the second book to figure out how Dante and Trinity are going to protect Lena from the guy her abusive husband Chase sent to go fetch her especially since the guy knows where she is and then it ended. I was devastated because it was one of the better threesome books I have read and it was adorable how much Dante wants Lena and the lengths he will go to do keep her. However, he also has a thing for Trinity and at first, he wanted Trinity, but he got a taste of Lena and it kind of shifted. oh yes, the drama. I need to know more.
7. Last Chance Security by Allison LaFleur is one of those books where the fact it did not get edited at all (and there is no lying because even at a glance it is obvious some of the errors like a / instead of a period at the end of a sentence). However, it made me laugh because it was like what am I reading must read more. My only issue is that the blurb had it where a trusted ally betrayed Gage it kind of made it obvious that his "cop buddy" was up to no good. It kind of took away the shock factor especially since there was not really any betrayal at the beginning of the book when Gage's undercover story went south. The ending felt a little abrupt but I really love the chemistry between Gage and Morgan that I was probably expecting more than was needed.
8. Mayhem by Cayce Poponea is one of those books that you have to appreciate even though there are a lot of grammar errors and I was laughing because it was the wrong word (heals instead of heels or loose instead of lose). I loved Bullet and Jillian, but my only major criticism is that the conflict was awful because she jumped to conclusions instead of talking to him like an adult. I do love how the author broke the stereotypes and incorporated another fictional book into hers. I will definitely consider reading the entire series because it has me intrigued and I fell in love with all the characters.
9. What We Didn't Say by Lauren Campbell is as sweet as it sounds. Although, with the way the blurb was written I was waiting for more drama between Heidi, Chandler, and Ryleigh. However, that never happened. Although, the drunk scene with Jade, Ryleigh's other best friend, made my year. Tosses her keys off the building as Chandler is scrabbling to hold her back as she leans over to see if she hit someone with them and proudly exclaiming that she didn't, but getting the whole wedding party kicked out because she tossed her keys off the building. I don't think they could have planned it better. Oh, I could read that scene forever and never get bored. I swear you should all read the book just for that scene alone. Also, it's a cleaner romance than some of the other books.
The best thing about the Sinful Secrets box set is that it has a little bit of something for every reader and I loved it more than I thought I would. (Before any of you ask, I got it because it was 99 cents for Kindle and how could I not get it especially since I am trying to expand my reading to things that make me uncomfortable). I have no regrets about this box set at all (okay, that is a lie. My only regret is that my Kindle has run out of storage so I have to delete it, but I plan on bringing it back on again when I finally get my Kindle back under control). This is a definite reread.
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