The Sweetest Sin

Landon Hawkins saved his sweet bride from a living hell; she had been promised to an unsavoury peer to pay off her father’s debts. Together, Landon and Juliana fled to Gretna Green where their nights of absolute bliss were sadly brought to a cruel end.

He never understood just why she had gone home with her enraged father and agreed to have their brief marriage annulled. For five long years, Landon’s hatred for Juliana grew. Each time he glimpsed the woman that he still considered to be his wife; he despised himself, because he was wretched in his lovesickness for the woman who had spurned him.

Her love was true. Landon was always in her thoughts. Juliana had avoided Landon since the night of their ill-fated marriage because she loved him with so much passion that it broke her heart. She could never explain to Landon why she had to have their marriage annulled and knows that he is unlikely to ever forgive her. Yet, Juliana turned to Landon when history repeats itself. Juliana’s father gave her young sister, Evelyn to another man in lieu of payment, and Juliana is determined to locate her before too much harm is done.

Landon never expected to find Juliana in his house. As much as he longs to touch her and relive the past, he is irate with his own weakness and her gall. Juliana pleads for his assistance in locating her sister, and Landon sees a way to take revenge and purge her from his mind for ever. He will search during the day and Juliana will offer herself to him each night. Although it is her deepest desire, now that Juliana sees the pure hatred in Landon’s eyes, it will be agony to meekly comply.

Both are tortured by rage and passion; both were cheated out of living life with the partner of their heart. Surely, it will only be a matter of time before the sweet torture of sex without love erupts in to a frenzied fire of desire which will claim them both…

Once again, Jess Michaels transports readers back to the Regency days when women were expected to obey. Juliana never questions Landon’s demands whilst transforming his fantasies into living memories. This is a highly erotic book and each scene grows increasingly hotter as the couple attempts to quench the thirst that only exists between soul mates. Their bonding is intense and highly charged; readers will feel all of their pleasure and pain. Each erotic clash rekindles the hot-blooded passion of their youth, and they are both silently memorising these moments to treasure when the bargain is over. These moments are so poignant that this reader was bought to tears. If you love to be dragged body and soul into a romance, The Sweetest Sin is sure to find a place on your keeper shelf. The Sweetest Sin is linked to Wager of Sin, but each is complete as a stand-alone novel. Both are highly recommended by this reader.

Reviewed by: Naomi