Review: An Unexpected Sin
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2014
Story Rating ~ 3.5 StarsHero Rating ~ 3.5 StarsHeroine Rating ~ 4 StarsRomance Rating ~ 4 StarsHeat Level ~ 3 StarsEnding ~ 3.5 StarsOverall Rating ~ 3.5 StarsThis was my first read by Sarah Ballance and An Unexpected Sin was interesting enough to keep me turning the pages.I REALLY enjoyed the first part of this book when Josiah and Ann’s relationship started to take off. They’ve known each other since they were younger and they have always had strong feelings for each other. Something very tragic happened all those years ago, and it took Josiah away from Ann. Now he is back to find Ann, the only woman who has ever owned his heart.OH MY! Josiah was such a romantic hero. He always had the best of intentions towards Ann; even though I felt he held back telling her some critical need-to-know information. I really wished he would have been up front with Ann concerning these issues. He also said some sigh worthy things to Ann; here are just a few quotes that stole my heart while reading.“The years have been too long,” he whispered, his lips brushing hers as he spoke. “I have wanted for no one else.”“As much as I ache to know every inch of you,” he said, “it is not my desire to make off with your honor like a thief in the night.”Ann was my favorite character in this read. I like a heroine who knows what she wants and goes for it.The second half of this book dealt with some very dark topics including the witch hunts that took place in Salem when fingers were being pointed at women for being witches and they were being hanged. I wish that there would have been more information added about this topic. I felt it was not used to its full advantage and a missed opportunity; it would have added so much more to the read. However, I liked reading how it all played out in the end.There was only one very sensual love scene and it was wonderfully written. I found myself wishing there would have been more steamy interactions between Josiah and Ann, because Sarah Balance certainly knows how to write a truly hot love scene. Yes, the sexual tension was high throughout, but I wanted more.There is a happy ending BUT, NO EPILOGUE!! I have said it before and I will say it again, I just don’t understand why some authors forgo writing an epilogue! I felt that there were plenty of things that an epilogue could have added to this overall read.