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Sinful (Sinful Surrender Quartet Book 1)

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Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the ARC of Sinful (Sinful Surrender Quartet Book 1) by Katherine Hawthorne for an honest review. All opinions are my own!

I give it 4 stars.
I enjoyed it a lot. I loved the cover and the story was well written and quite captivating at times. Better than expected.
I will read book 2 soon!

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I am volunteering to leave a review of this ARC book from NetGalley. Oh my word! Or should I say oh my, Ms. Hawthorne's words! This book was FANTASTIC! Suspense, intensity, intrigue, strong heroine, strong heroes! Amazing plot! This book kept me on my toes, or rather, glued to my seat! So glad I have book two on my my Kindle right now waiting for me! Can't wait to get to it!

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Orphaned by a tragic occurrence at the age of seventeen, Belle has set herself one goal in life---to prove her parents were murdered and bring their killers to justice. Six years later, with that purpose in mind and her education behind her, she joins the NYPD and distinguishes herself as a rookie detective. Again, tragedy finds her when she is barely escapes death when a friend takes the bullet aimed toward her in an apparent terrorist attack at a nightclub celebration. Anxious to solve that crime, she is frustrated to the point of insubordination when Sin, her boss, pulls her off the case for own safety. To her dismay, she finds she has two powerful protectors who are determined to tame her and keep her out of danger. Sin, and his best friend, Xander. But how can they keep her out of trouble when she finds she has growing attraction to both men?
Katherine Hawthorne has crafted a suspense-filled erotic romance that captures you from the start. By the time I had finished the second chapter, I could not put the book down. Right from the start, she pulls the rug from under Belle—literally throwing her right into the fire. She comes close to losing her life in a ski cabin fire. But the girl becomes a feisty woman, one constantly at odds with two breathtakingly handsome Alpha males who are determined to restrain her for her own good. There is always the threat that is she doesn’t behave, she will lose her job with the NYPD. And if that were to happen, there would be no hope of ever capturing her parent’s killer.
Belle first encountered the man who would later become her boss when she was seventeen years old. Even then she recognized Sin as “drop-dead gorgeous in a tuxedo that couldn’t quite hide his powerful build, he exuded strength and masculinity.” They both had to fight their attraction for each other. If they ever gave in, they could both lose their jobs and everything they had each tried to attain. It was definitely a lose-lose proposition.
Xander only complicated the situation. Sin’s best friend since childhood, they had often squabbled over the same girl. But this was a conflict that stretched the limits of their friendship. Xander had taken over the responsibility for Belle’s protection from his father, a powerful politician who had stepped in after her parents had been killed. As far as he was concerned, Belle was his.
The question was, who did Belle want? Sin, she hated, but could not resist. Xander, she loved, but could not trust. Was it possible she could have them both? How could something like that ever work out?
A real page-turner. Katherine Hawthorne is adept at suspenseful, as well as sensual, description. My only complaint was that the characters where too much alike. Written in first-person, the viewpoint changing, chapter by chapter, I frequently found myself several pages into the chapter and needing to refer back to the chapter head to know who was narrating. Nonetheless, this was definitely a five-star effort!
I should point out that the book ends in a cliff-hanger. Fortunately, the second book in the series is already available. If you haven’t yet obtained the first, you might just as well get them both at the same time.

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Sinful by Katherine Hawthorne was a very detailed and involved story. Well written with all sorts of twists and turns. I am new to this author and with the cliffhanging ending, I am interested in finding out more about this story.

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Sinful by Katherine Hawthorne is book one in the Sinful Surrender Quartet series. This is the story of Alex Sinclaire, Xander Phoenix and Elizabeth Sullivan aka Isabella 'Belle' Saint.
Elzabeth's parents were killed...she was told it was a murder / suicide, but she feels different about it. Then shortly after there was a fire and she sure that wasn't a accident either. Now a few years later she is under the new identity of Belle working under Alex a man who help with her new life. Xander also has been a part of her life. The attraction to both men have been a struggle. Both are powerful and protective. But there is the mystery of who she thinks killed her parents and a new threat going on. This is a somewhat dark romance with two love interest for Belle and does end with a cliffhanger.

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Sinful is my first book by this author and I am hooked! What an riveting story from beginning to heartstopping end. I am obsessed and can't wait for the next book in the series!

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Wowza this book will knock your socks off with the angst! This is a new author to me and I was pleasantly surprised. I will definitely keep reading her books. All the suspense will keep you turning those pages and wanting more.

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A new to me author. A spicy storyline. A great plot with a lot of twists and turns. Book one in the Sinful Surrender Quartet series, look forward to reading the next in series.

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WOW This book rocked my mind!

I was looking to read something fun and easy going to take my mind off the flu-bug I am currently fighting.

This looked a good option - two alpha males with a female on the cover, what more could I want?  I was NOT expecting the thrilling storyline.  The shocking opener had me gripped and I couldn't put the book down until the final page.

The story includes violence, crime, police procedure, mystery and of course anticipation, dominance, submission.

I was confused at times as both the male characters have similar names but once you get into the story it kinda works.

As this is the first part in a series it does leave many unanswered questions. Can't wait to get into book two!

Thank you to NetGalley, BooksGoSocial and Katherine Hawthorne for the opportunity to read and review this novel.

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This was a really fantastic read and was so much more than I was expecting but be warned it does end on a cliffhanger so you are going to want the next book as well. I was pulled right into this one it was well written and an action-packed read with so many twists and turns you are not going to be able t put this one down I really enjoyed it and am off to read book two now.

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This story completely caught me off guard. I honestly thought it was going to be a cheesy menage , but I was more than pleasantly surprised. I was hooked from the beginning. I loved the mystery and suspense as well as the changing relationships between Belle and Sin and Belle and Xander. This is an extremely fast paced story with a cliffhanger, but I still recommend it.

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You don’t usually find an interesting plot in this genre but surprisingly this book has a very good one. Strong characters, alpha males and suspense. Keeps you turning pages.

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Good story that's quick and you kind of become involved with the story quite quickly.
It's steamy and you like the heroine and her two main guys even,if there are problems that abound and arise in the meantime. And be warned comes with a cliff hanger, but it'll have you hanging over the edge.

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I've never read a story by this author, but I plan on reading more. Bella is caught between Xander who is a sophisticated dream that would never be. Sin forbidden in so many ways was a nightmare waiting to happen. Obviously, she wants them both...Two sexy men...how could this go? A menage romance!

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Let me start by saying I'm not into triads / threesomes, but when I saw this book listed in NetGalley the cover and the description intrigued me.

Though I had the book for quite some time on my library I was constantly skipping selecting it as my next read. However, as soon as I took the dive and started reading it I got hooked. I was greedily reading it finding surprisingly interesting the interchange of flirting and adverturous scenes. I also liked the fact that at first Bella builds up her relationships with each of the guys Sin and Xander adding into the suspense. And soon the book reached its end and me left curious of what happens next.

This book turned out as a really pleasant surprise and even if you are not into multirole erotic scenes I would suggest giving it a chance. You may as surprised as I was.

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Sexy, fast-paced, and full of action. This isn't just a story about relationships. I'm new to this author and so far I am a fan. There is a major cliffhanger and it definitely leaves you anxious for the next story.

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Review: Sinful

(I received this book as a Netgalley Kindle and this does not affect my thoughts and opinions about this book.)

This book is about a female officer who works in the police department and is targeted by a dangerous man. As she works in the police department, she is drawn between two men. One is a close friend of hers already and the other is her boss to whom she follows orders. This book mixed action and romance together.

The steamy scenes are present of course although it came full blown at the end of the book. It wasn’t really full on steamy. The scenes were kind of short for me and I was expecting it to be more. Alas, that’s out of my control. The characters. They were great in narration and I had no complaints while reading this book. The two men were also hot in their own way and throughout the book, the main woman was drawn between the both of them. The romance isn’t actually the main plot in this book but rather the plot of danger against the main characters. It involves mystery that will leave you curious in every chapter.

I can’t say that this book was perfect but the steamy scenes were good and I enjoyed the two men involved in this book as well as the plot because the plot wasn’t boring and shallow. Although there’s no plot twists to blow your mind, it’s just a contemporary romance novel.

Book cover: 4/5
Writing style: 3.5/5
Romance: 3.5/5
My overall rating:4 /5

I highly recommend this book to fans of police/NYPD romance stories that has an action presence in the plot. There wasn’t any polic kinks if you’re looking for that type of thing. And it didn’t have so much steamy scenes so I think that’s one thing that could’ve been improved in this book.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

I wish I wasn't so disappointed with this book. It had a lot of elements that I usually like but this book failed to deliver. The cop story went on forever with little sexual elements. The story dragged and dragged. The ending was terrible.

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HOLY CLIFFHANGER!
Full of suspense that kept me enthralled from the first page.
Highly recommend this book !!!

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A steamy smoking hot romance book that I have enjoyed. So hog and steamy. I just couldn't put this book down . Well done.

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