Sweet as Sin by Inez Kelley

If you're looking for a book that will tear at your heartstrings due to the heartache that the H/h will conflict onto you... than you should definitely be reading Sweet as Sin. The cover and let alone the title may mislead you into thinking that this book is just another simple erotica romance.... but you're wrong. It was so much more. Another point to this lovely book is that if you're into tortured hero and a pretty strong heroine, this book embodies all of those qualities. This was actually my first read by author, Inez Kelley and I'm seriously glad that I ordered her other book Jinxed awhile back! ;) Now let's talk about John and Livvy, shall we?

Like every reviewer and reader, I was fooled into thinking that this book was another simple, easy, and sexy read. And boy, was I not disappointed. The book did start out pretty slow... but things start picking up when Livvy decides to agree to John's offer of a 'summer fling.' Soon, she not only falls hard for him but John eventually comes to realize that he loves Livvy and that she is also important to his very soul. Oh, and when they finally made love? It was very sensual and I'm glad they didn't rush into it. One of my favorite scene happened towards the end when Livvy decided to fulfill one of John's fantasy and whoo, what happened after that!

Our heroine, Livvy Andrews happens to be a pastry chef with her own store called The Sugar Shack. Her life gets turned upside down, in a good way, when John comes into town and moves right next to her house. Right from the very start, when Livvy and John meet, there was a sexual tension in the air that neither of them could deny. John Murphy is a famous author who writes tales about the monsters that resides in his very soul. It's really interesting to read about how Jodi and Thorn (the two main monsters in his book) resemble his personality and sides. The climax of the story probably happened when John realizes that he loves her... and decides to end their relationship along with it. And this my fellow readers, is when John excruciatingly breaks Livvy's heart to pieces. The way he broke her heart was just so cruel and hurtful that I was seriously wondering how this book was going to end when I was 90% finished.

Thankfully, the author gave this book a ververy satisfying ending that I really liked. I wanted an epilogue of these two together... but the story between Jodi, Thorn (they're both John), and Vory (who is actually Livvy in his book) was just as sweet! In the end, they're all bounded together through blood and I think that was the best symbol of their relationship. Overall, 5/5 stars!!

Rating: ★★★★★