Black
Listed
Benediction, #4
Benediction, #4
by Shelly Bell
Releasing
March 22, 2016
Avon Red Impulse
Avon Red Impulse
From The Book Junkie Reads
. . . Black Listed (Benediction, #4) . . .
I got what I was expecting from this read a thrill, a few chills, and lots of red hot making up. There was suspense. A second chance that was not quite earned but given. Lisa/Annalise had a hard choice to make to let the love of her life live or die. Family loyalty can be a bitch and take a lot out of you when you make the wrong choice. For five years she had to make that wrong choice the right one to keep the man she loved more than anything alive.
The fluff of frill romance has left the building. Benediction has returned full force with no obstacle in place. Seven days of delicious, dark, decadent fantasies with no commitment when it is all over. Sawyer knew this to be a lie when it left his lips. Will she fall for the bait?
Shelly Bell has given a BDSM ride with thrills, intrigue, and suspense wrapped in pleasure. This may not be everyone's particular brand of romantic suspense but it is one of mine. Enjoy the ride and let it take you where you may. Perfect addition to the Benediction series.
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ARC was provided via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.**
Benediction serires:
White Collard - Benediction, #1 * 4 part serial (Mercy, Green, Revenge, & Passion)
Red Handed - Benediction, #2
Blue Blooded - Benediction, #3
Black Listed - Benediction, #4
Blurb
She
sacrificed everything to keep him safe…
Five years ago, con artist Lisa Smith
broke the first rule of hustling when she fell in love with—and married—her mark,
billionaire Sawyer Hayes. The erotic nights spent acting out her darkest
fantasies with her husband and Master were the happiest of her life. But when
her ruthless father demanded she kill him and take his money, she had no choice
but to disappear without a trace…or lose him forever.
He’ll
risk everything to have her again…
Now Sawyer has found her, and he has
an indecent proposal: submit to him for seven nights and he’ll grant her the
divorce she desires. Forced to pretend she no longer loves him, each night
spent in his arms is exquisite torture as they reignite their intense passion
through role play and ménage. But when a deranged killer out for revenge
targets Lisa, she must finally trust Sawyer with the secrets of her past…or
neither of them will live to see the future.
Warning:
Scenes depicting BDSM, fisting, MMFMM, consensual non-consent, and references
to abuse
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As long as
Lisa had the ability to inherit Sawyer’s estate, he was in danger. Now that he
was back in her life, there was one more thing she could do to ensure his
safety.
She squared
her shoulders. “If I did you a favor by leaving, then you won’t mind giving me
a divorce.”
He flinched,
the first crack in his armor that she’d witnessed tonight. “That’s what you
want?”
Her breath
stalled in her chest. “Y-yes.”
A divorce was
the last thing she wanted, but it was what they needed. She should have done it
years ago, but she couldn’t be the one to file since she would be required by
law to give her address.
A slow grin
appeared on his face. “What will you give me for the divorce?”
She’d gotten
butterflies every time he’d smiled at her in the past, but this time, a lead
weight filled her belly. “Give you?”
He toyed with
the ends of her short brown hair, his fingers restless. “You took that money
from me. Even though legally you had every right to it, you played me to get
it. You owe me. And I’m here to collect.”
“I told you,
I don’t have the money. You saw it yourself. I own nothing. There’s no way I
can repay you.” She took a deep breath, trying not to let his nearness affect
her.
His hands
framed her face. “I don’t want money. There are other more pleasurable ways to
collect on the debt you owe me.”
“What are you
suggesting?” she asked, afraid of his answer.
“Seven
nights. Same soft and hard limits from five years ago.”
Her heart
sped up, making her breathless. Out of all the things she expected him to say,
that wasn’t one of them. “So if I make love to you for seven nights, you’ll
grant me a divorce and forgive the debt I owe you?”
He laughed.
“What we’ll do could never be classified as ‘making love.’ We’ll fuck. I set
the scenes. And you can do what you do best.” His expression turned cold once
more, while his eyes seared into her. “Pretend.”
It shouldn’t
hurt as much as it did. Like Sawyer had reached inside her chest cavity and
squeezed her heart in his hand.
She could
barely get the words off her tongue. “Role play.”
“If you hate me so much, why do you want to
fuck me again?” she asked. “I would think a divorce is exactly what you’d want.
At Benediction, you have an entire sex club of women at your disposal.”
The idea of
him with another woman twisted her insides, but it would be much harder to take
him inside her body again and not show him how much she loved him.
She wasn’t
that good of an actress.
“I already
have an entire sex club of women at my disposal. Didn’t Rachel and Logan tell
you about their time at Paradise Found?”
Rachel had
mentioned she and Logan had hid at Paradise Found, Logan’s friend’s club in Las
Vegas, and Rachel had described to her at length the sinful things she’d seen
there. “You own a sex club?”
“Why does
that surprise you? You know better than anyone how much I enjoy a good fuck.
Once you left, I considered myself a free agent.” His lips tightened into a
straight line, his eyes flat. “You didn’t actually think I’d wait for you, did
you?”
“No,” she
whispered. “Why would you? You were right. Our marriage vows meant nothing. You
had every right to sleep with as many women as you wanted.” She looked him
straight in the eyes. “And I had the right to sleep with anyone I wanted as
well.”
He didn’t
give her a warning before slamming her up against the bookshelf. If there had
been any change in his eyes, anything other than the coldness still lingering,
she would’ve believed he was jealous.
His scent and
heat wrapped her in an embrace even as she tried to resist the spell he held
over her.
She thought
about what Rachel had told her about Paradise Found. She’d mentioned that
Logan’s friends were into ménage. Did that include Sawyer? While she had
remained faithful, had he been indulging in wild sex parties and threesomes?
Sawyer braced
a hand over her head, looming over her as he boxed her in. “For the next seven
nights, you belong to me. You don’t fuck anyone else. You don’t even think
about fucking someone else. Your nights are mine. Your body is mine. Do it and
I’ll grant you a divorce and forgive your debt. You won’t ever have to worry
about me again.”
Seven nights.
It should be so easy to get him out of her system. But despite what he thought,
she’d worry about him for the rest of her life. For the next week, the pleasure
he’d bestow would be a living hell for her. It was punishment for her sins. It
was no less than what she deserved.
She gave a
sigh of resignation. “It’s a deal.”
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A sucker for
a happy ending, Shelly Bell writes sensual romance often with a bit of kink and
action-filled erotic thrillers with high-emotional stakes for her alpha heroes
and kick-ass heroines.
She began
writing upon the insistence of her husband who dragged her to the store and
bought her a laptop. When she’s not working her day job, taking care of her
family, or writing, you’ll find her reading the latest smutty romance.
Shelly Bell
writes the Benediction series for Avon Red Impulse and the forthcoming
Forbidden Lovers series for Grand Central Forever.
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