Review: Great ride with plenty of steaminess...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2014
I feel like I have been waiting for this one for so long, and it was definitely worth the wait. There was a little surprise once I started reading, it contained the novella, Seduction & Temptation and it was great introduction to Lola and Layton.Both Lola and Layton grew in a life that they didn’t ask for. Now grown, one has become part of the world, the other didn’t seem to be sheltered from it, but soon finds herself in the one world she doesn’t want to be a part of. When things don’t go according to plan, Lola’s life becomes a great big mess, and with people now after her, she runs. Even though she has stayed hidden for a while, the past doesn’t stay where it should, and it Layton can find her, that means others can too.Lola was a strong and resourceful girl for sure. To stay under the radar for so long, I guess you would have to be. I wasn’t sure about her at first, just because of how “sheltered” she was from what her father was into. I can understand not know everything, but to know nothing. But I digress. As the story went on, I saw her strength and learning what all she had been through, I felt for her. She has blocked of emotion. Enter Layton, this is the one person who can actually make her feel. I liked him from the start, and it was clear that these two had a connection, not just now but since they were kids. Layton might be this big bad mafia man, but he was loyal to Lola and their interactions both emotionally and sexual was freakin awesome. There were a few others characters that I would like to learn a little more about and maybe will as the story goes on.I read this in a about two hours or so, it was engrossing, I didn’t want to put it down. The plot was full of suspense and what would a mafia story be without violence, there’s no shortage of it. Lola has discovered so many things about her family, and the many secrets they have kept from her, some of which were revealed and others that kept me trying to figure right along with her. I liked the shocking addition to the cast of characters at the end, and I wonder where that lead and what it means for Lola and I can’t wait to see what happens next.Sins & Secrets is a fantastic ride, with lots of steaminess, suspense and betrayals, how could it not be?!