Review When I picked up Original Sinner earlier this year, I was a bit apprehensive. I tend to shy away from dark romance - some of those tropes are just not for me (but no kink shaming here!). Yet, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I absolutely enjoyed it - so much so that… Continue reading Wicked Believer by Kait Ballenger
Charlotte is ready to start the next chapter of her life in the Big Apple. With a new internship to prepare for and a city of possibilities, the sky’s the limit. Only this NYC is ruled by the seven deadly sins. And they enjoy their very high-profile status. Except for Pride, AKA Lucifer. And his company, Apollyon, is Charlotte’s new employer. After Lucifer humiliates her in a meeting, she vents on her private work computer. Her scathing rant is published, however, and now Lucifer’s public image is compromised. Hoping to reframe the story and keep his siblings from overtaking his empire, Lucifer and Charlotte pose as a couple with a fake engagement for good measure. But soon the two find themselves drawn to each other, and can’t ignore their mutual attraction and growing feelings. And when Charlotte’s troublesome past catches up to her, Lucifer is ready to make those responsible for her suffering pay. Original Sinner by Kait Ballenger is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers workplace urban romantasy where a Christian-raised “good girl” entangles with the devil himself – and both get way more than they ever expected.
Lia is the princess of a desert nation cursed centuries ago by the earth goddess. Nothing grows on her land of Locris, and her people rely on imported goods to survive. The adversarial nation, Ilion, still worships the goddess. As part of their ritual and the goddess’s curse, two maidens from Locris must compete in a life-or-death race to reach the temple. No woman has survived. And this year, Lia is one of the chosen. She is not entirely unprepared, however. She believes that the key to freeing her land from the curse lies in Ilion. So she has trained for the task at hand. What she didn’t plan for was her beloved sister Quynh to be the other maiden. Nor for a handsome and alluring Ilonian sailor, Jason, to distract her along the way. Now Lia must somehow survive the race, ensure her sister’s survival, and find the mysterious item that can return her land to its former glory. A Tribute of Fire by Sariah Wilson is a high-stakes fantasy novel in which Lia must overcome her enemies, escape death, and learn the truth about how to save her people.
