Sensuous (Sinful Surrender Quartet, Book 2)
von Katherine Hawthorne
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Cover:
Beautiful menagecover matching the book series

Review:
„Xander was an enemy I never saw coming.
A devastating betrayal shattered our relationship before it ever began, my attempt to escape going horribly wrong. But telling Xander it’s over proves to be a dangerous mistake, revealing a ruthless side of him I was only beginning to suspect. Surrounding me with bodyguards, he swears he’ll go to any lengths to protect me. I swear he’s keeping me prisoner.
Sin was a lie I believed from the beginning.
Instinct warned me we’d crash and burn. A warning I should have heeded. No less his prisoner than Xander’s, Sin is just as ruthless, his determined seduction unrelenting. My suspicions behind his motivations only intensify when he refuses to leave my bed, softening his threats of restraint with a wickedly suggestive laugh I no longer believe.
I was deceiving them both.
Two men who will stop at nothing to ensure I’m theirs. Two men I no longer trust. Yet I’m powerless against my own desires, caving under their dual assault, unable to resist a decadent temptation I’d only gotten a taste of. I tell myself neither man will keep me from my investigation, but as shocking secrets are exposed, I question where my loyalties lie and just how much I’m willing to sacrifice for justice. Ultimately, I know there is only one inescapable truth… revealing the killer will destroy us all.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This book is intended for mature audiences due to explicit language and sexual content. Sensuous is a ménage romance that's all about the girl. There are NO M/M scenes.“
After the cliff-hanger of the first book, I was desperate to read on to find out what on earth is going on with Sin & Xander and of course Belle. Oh boy book 2 was even better.
Book 2 starts right where Book 1 left off - with a hysterical Bella. Sensuous picks up were Sinful left off. This can't be read as a stand alone. I thought I was addicted to those characters in the first book, but now I realize I'm totally obsessed! It's been a long time since I was so caught up in a series.
There is a German author who has written two book series in which such triangular relationships occur and I also love these series idolatrously. This series by Katherine Hawthorne easily joins my favorite book series. I especially like it when there is no clear choice between the partners in such a relationship, or when you end up confessing that you do not have to decide or have to, when you can have everything and everyone is happy and content. So much happens in these books. I completely get my danger fix along with some great romantic tension and chemistry. As for the sexy scenes, they truly enhance the story. Whether the erotic scenes include MF or MFM, they are just hot, hotter, hottest.
Belle no longer trusts Xander and Sin. She can't deny the hold they have on her. Their attempts to keep her safe have her taking risks to get answers. The men ask for honesty. The three start to build a relationship. Belle is still hiding information from both men. But Belle finally wants justice for her parents, and again she hurts Sin, even though she really just wants to protect him. But he still stands by her side. The truth behind Belle's parents deaths is revealed. Sin may have just lost Belle, the women he loves and Xander, the man he has called brother, in the process.
This book had a lot of twist and I would have never guess that person of all people was even behind things as well. The storyline was well written, the plot flowed smoothly from page to page and the characters were so strongly written that I was totally enthralled as I turned each page!
But then to the end ... What a cliffhanger! How dare Katherine Hawthorne leave me hanging like this?
I can't say enough, another great one! Intense, suspenseful, super Hot, dramatic and full of twists and turns. I can't get enough of this series, unfortunately now I have to wait for the next book.
Book two is just phenomenal as book one and I'll expect the same for books three and four.
Let me summarize, this book is sensual and passionate!! Hot as hell!! I'm still dying to know what happens next. I need book three!
This book, oh no the whole series so far, receives from me 5 + / 5 stars.
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