Beneath the Scars
Beneath the Scars (Masters of the Shadowlands Series, Book 13), by Cherise Sinclair
Blurb:Josie doesn’t need any help raising her son. Pregnant at sixteen, Josie learned the hard way about men and their empty promises. She picked herself up and is raising her eleven-year-old son. By herself. And that’s the way she intends it to stay. Unfortunately, her impressionable boy becomes fascinated by the scruffy, intimidating biker who lives next door. The scars on Holt’s face are only the most visible of his wounds. Out of the hospital after being attacked in his own damn house, Holt is coming to terms with the fact that his scars frighten people. Like his now-ex-girlfriend who ran after one look at him. Like his redheaded neighbor who hauled her boy away as if Holt was a serial killer. Fine. He’ll give the pretty bartender all the space she wants. The Shadowlands will bring them together… When Josie starts bartending in the exclusive, private club, she discovers her neighbor is a member. And a Master--a skilled powerful Dom who can make her fantasies come true. Slowly, the firefighter breaks down the walls around her heart, teaching her how to trust. How to love... But when her son’s choices lead to disaster, can their relationship survive?My Review There was never any doubt that I was going to love this book. Cherish Sinclair is my favourite BDSM writer because she gets the balance between character development, plot and hot sex right every time. Her Shadowlands books are my favourites and whenever she has a new one out I have to pre-order it and read it on the day, though I always wish I hadn't read it so fast afterwards, because I want to go back a read it for the first time all over again! Like I said, I knew I'd love this book, but I didn't realise it would be added to my list of favorurites; in the other books Holt was a good character but until Uzuri's book he didn't have that much to do in the stories and I was never particularly intrigued by him until I started reading Beneath the Scars. Let me tell you, he turned out to be an amazing hero! I think I'm swooning just thinking about it! He's calm and laid back, but beneath that is a Dom you don't want to mess with. Also, his interactions with Carson made my heart melt. The only thing I felt that could have been improved was that Holt clearly had a colourful and busy background, but it didn't seem to affect him much and I also wanted to know more.As for Josie, she's a totally new character and I'll admit I wasn't too keen on her at first; people who jump to conclusions about others bug me, but once she admitted her mistake she quickly grew on me and I not only enjoyed her interactions with Holt, but also with her son, the other Masters and the Shadowkittens. Unrelated, but I just have to ask, does anyone else think the model on this cover looks a little like Cersei from Game of Thrones?I also loved that, although the series has moved on from the people trafficking and gone back to less active, mainly romantic storylines, there was still some action and the plot was always moving along nicely. I read this in a day - only interrupted by having to go to work - and I was never bored.As always after reading a Shadowlands book, I'm now desperate for the next one and sad that it won't be out for a while. I've got my fingers crossed that Olivia get's the next book with the sub she met in this one, however, I'm also intrigued by Ghost and I'm still hoping Saxon will get a story... Please, Cherise Sinclair, don't end this series anytime soon!
Blurb:Josie doesn’t need any help raising her son. Pregnant at sixteen, Josie learned the hard way about men and their empty promises. She picked herself up and is raising her eleven-year-old son. By herself. And that’s the way she intends it to stay. Unfortunately, her impressionable boy becomes fascinated by the scruffy, intimidating biker who lives next door. The scars on Holt’s face are only the most visible of his wounds. Out of the hospital after being attacked in his own damn house, Holt is coming to terms with the fact that his scars frighten people. Like his now-ex-girlfriend who ran after one look at him. Like his redheaded neighbor who hauled her boy away as if Holt was a serial killer. Fine. He’ll give the pretty bartender all the space she wants. The Shadowlands will bring them together… When Josie starts bartending in the exclusive, private club, she discovers her neighbor is a member. And a Master--a skilled powerful Dom who can make her fantasies come true. Slowly, the firefighter breaks down the walls around her heart, teaching her how to trust. How to love... But when her son’s choices lead to disaster, can their relationship survive?My Review There was never any doubt that I was going to love this book. Cherish Sinclair is my favourite BDSM writer because she gets the balance between character development, plot and hot sex right every time. Her Shadowlands books are my favourites and whenever she has a new one out I have to pre-order it and read it on the day, though I always wish I hadn't read it so fast afterwards, because I want to go back a read it for the first time all over again! Like I said, I knew I'd love this book, but I didn't realise it would be added to my list of favorurites; in the other books Holt was a good character but until Uzuri's book he didn't have that much to do in the stories and I was never particularly intrigued by him until I started reading Beneath the Scars. Let me tell you, he turned out to be an amazing hero! I think I'm swooning just thinking about it! He's calm and laid back, but beneath that is a Dom you don't want to mess with. Also, his interactions with Carson made my heart melt. The only thing I felt that could have been improved was that Holt clearly had a colourful and busy background, but it didn't seem to affect him much and I also wanted to know more.As for Josie, she's a totally new character and I'll admit I wasn't too keen on her at first; people who jump to conclusions about others bug me, but once she admitted her mistake she quickly grew on me and I not only enjoyed her interactions with Holt, but also with her son, the other Masters and the Shadowkittens. Unrelated, but I just have to ask, does anyone else think the model on this cover looks a little like Cersei from Game of Thrones?I also loved that, although the series has moved on from the people trafficking and gone back to less active, mainly romantic storylines, there was still some action and the plot was always moving along nicely. I read this in a day - only interrupted by having to go to work - and I was never bored.As always after reading a Shadowlands book, I'm now desperate for the next one and sad that it won't be out for a while. I've got my fingers crossed that Olivia get's the next book with the sub she met in this one, however, I'm also intrigued by Ghost and I'm still hoping Saxon will get a story... Please, Cherise Sinclair, don't end this series anytime soon!
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