Review: Honest review given
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
5 StarsThe Degas Girl by AJ AdamsIf you like dark romances like The Beast or the Dark Duet series, then this book is right up your alley. It is the second dark romance I've read by AJ Adams, and I have to say both have been great. The first one was The Bonus, which you should also check out. The Degas Girl is the complete story of Serenity and Zachary, no cliffhangers here.Serenity is a smart woman in a terrible fix. She is being kept as a slave and sex toy for Angelo, the son of a major organized crime lord. Angelo has tried everything to tame her, including torture, starvation, you name it. Angelo wants the satisfaction of turning an Oxford graduate into a whore, but Serenity is refusing to be tamed. She fights Angelo at every opportunity, no matter the consequences to her health or well being.Just when things are at their darkest, her savior comes in the unlikeliest form. Zachary is an art forger, thief, and deadly assassin for the very same crime family. Zachary, who has his own reasons for hating Angelo, witnesses him torturing Serenity and decides on a devious way to get back at Angelo. He decides to take custody of Serenity, taming her himself, thereby showing everyone that once again Angelo is a hapless fool. He will show her off to everyone at Angelo's arranged marriage by having her trained to give blow jobs to all the men in attendance.But what Zachary hadn't counted on was falling for this strong, yet fragile beauty. He finds in her a fellow kinship. You see Zachary did not exactly have a wonderful upbringing himself. They both have their scars, both visible and invisible.This book had me on the edge of my seat throughout. The suspense is taut, the danger is real, and the sex is hot. I could not put the book down, and I doubt you will be able to put it down either. Can love be built from such sordid beginnings? If The Degas Girl is any indication the answer is a resounding YES. As hard has it may be to believe, and as dark as this book can get at times, it is still a romance, and you will root for love to win out above all else.There are scenes of graphic violence and torture, so if that kind of thing bothers you then you might want to look elsewhere. But if you like a lot of dark excitement with your erotica, then you have got to check out The Degas Girl. I can't wait to see what AJ comes up with next.BLURB:Serenity Bishop is a work of art. Her skin a canvas, decorated with the scars of her evil captor’s twisted abuse. But her tormentor, Angelo, is about to lose control.Zachary Schiavelli is an art thief and forger. His handsome face is merely the mask that hides a cold, calculating man whose own childhood of abuse has honed him into a remorseless killing machine.Zachary is about to take an intense disliking to Angelo.Sometimes you need to fight fire with fire.In a violent tale of mob rule where violence begets violence, an unlikely alliance between two forces of nature is about to change the face of organized crime. When Serenity and Zachary collide, it’s an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, and everyone around them is about to get caught in the crossfire.A complete novel with no cliffhangers.A violent tale of mob rule and dark romance. Warning contains explicit scenes of dubious consent, graphic violence and sex. Adults only.