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Sins & Needles

(The Artists Trilogy #1)

Karina Halle (Goodreads Author)

3.95 · Rating details · 22,253 ratings · 2,698 reviews

Ellie Watt is used to starting over. The daughter of a grifting team, Ellie spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents' latest scam. Now she’s much older, wiser and ready to give her con artist life a rest. But returning to the dry desert town of Palm Valley, California means one more temptation than she bargained for – Camden McQueen.

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Jan 25, 2013 Steph Sinclair rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Recommends it for: People who like the dynamics of a dysfunctional relationship

Shelves: 2013-release, adult, cool-author, ebook, all-the-wrong-choices, ranty-review, contemporary, my-boyfriend-wants-me-dead, disappointment, indies-are-rockstars

Before we even get this par-TAY started, I'm going to throw something out there: This was not a bad book. I'm saying this now because I know I'm about to be the black sheep when it comes to Sins & Needles. So before everyone in my Goodreads friends list comes out with their torches and pitch forks, guys, I can totally see why you all love this book.

Alright, now that we've got the basics out of the way, strap in because I'm about to light it up. BTW, yeah, spoilers 'cause that's how I roll.

Sins & ...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Fathima rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ultimate-book-bad-boyfriend, cover-love, dark-and-deadly, sounds-interesting, must-read, woohoo-cover, hot-heavy, pleasure-in-pain, my-fav-author, my-fav-series

OH MY FUDGEKNUCKLES !!!!

WHAT DID I JUST READ ??!!! I ... I'M .... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY HERE ... I ...

I need to think and calm down before I ....

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A big thank you to Karina Halle for providing me an ARC for an honest review !!!

“I hate you Ellie Watt,” he whispered, lips coming closer to mine, “because I still love you after all these years.”
Shock seized me first, the butterflies shredding me to pieces. Then he gr ...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Emily May rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013, romance, coverly-love, contemporary

4 1/2 stars

Sorry for using such a cheap trick to drag you in but this is the picture Halle used as inspiration for Camden. And I know many people have used that image in their reviews but, come on, do you really ever get tired of looking at that?

This book came as a complete shock to me. It's one of those where I have no idea why I read it, it must be some sort of masochistic curiosity that makes me pick up books I'm almost certain I won't like. For one thing, it's an indie novel and my luck ...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Baba rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-kelly-and-baba-liked-or-loved

ETA: downgraded to 3 stars. September 20, 2015

Review completed February 1, 2013

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"Nope. This is about taking control. It's about controlling yourself, getting into that tiny moment in which you can make things happen. (…)"

After a scam gone awry and being on the road for two months, Ellie Watts decides to return home because she ran short of money. Because of her criminal lifestyle Ellie does not have a lot of friends. As it is, friends are dangerous liabilities when you're a grifte ...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Debra rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorites, 2013-release, swoonworthy-male-lead, kickass-heroine, emotional-rollercoaster, freaking-cliffhanger

OH.MY.GOD.

SINS & NEEDLES IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST-READ!!!!

This book was just BRILLIANT!!! I swear, it was like watching one of my favorite Tarantino movies, except it wasn't a movie, it was a book and it's the very first time a book has ever made me feel that way. The story kept me enthralled the entire time, and I loved every minute of it.

From shady drug lords to sexy tattoo artists to the maffia and visits to a casino, this book had everything in it to earn itself a place on my "favorites ...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Tough Critic Book Reviews rated it really liked it

Sometimes you need to bury yourself so deep in fiction that you forget that the real world exists. Sins & Needles is a story about drug lords, con artists, the Mafia, and a sexy tattoo artist. It's a story about redemption...justification. It's a story that perhaps seems a little unbelievable. But isn't that what makes fiction so amazing? There's no rules, anything can happen, anything goes. It's like Quentin Tarantino & Martin Scorsese wrote a book and had Kristen Ashley and M. Leighton edit. A ...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Georgia ♥ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary, love-the-cover, 2013, another-freaking-cliffhanger, karina-halle-awesomeness, favourite-cause-it-is-unique, tattoos-and-piercing, abused-hero-or-and-heroine, sobbing-mess, the-sound-of-my-heart-breaking

"We all make our own paths in life. Everyone we meet, everything we do, it changes us. It makes us who we are. And, if we’re lucky, we’re given the chance to make things right again.”

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"Don't try and con a con man"

A-helluva-lot STARS!!!
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Brilliant, inspired, unique, refreshing, mysterious. Dark, gothic, gritty, sexy, a Tarantino movie in the making. A story of a girl and a boy, names that aren't defining, criminals, use and abuse.

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♪♫The sacred and profane
The pleasure and the pain
Somewhe

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Jan 19, 2013 Giselle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, ebook

Sometimes when you finish a book, you loved it so completely, so thoroughly, that you don't even want to give it a 5-star rating. Because then you start thinking of all the other 5-stars you've given, and it just doesn't compare. You don't want it to be compared. This was one of them. Having read a copy the minute it was made available, there were no reviews or feedback yet, giving me absolutely zero expectations, and I. Was. Blown. Away! (!!) I have both been dying to, and dreading, reviewing t Sometimes when you finish a book, you loved it so completely, so thoroughly, that you don't even want to give it a 5-star rating. Because then you start thinking of all the other 5-stars you've given, and it just doesn't compare. You don't want it to be compared. This was one of them. Having read a copy the minute it was made available, there were no reviews or feedback yet, giving me absolutely zero expectations, and I. Was. Blown. Away! (!!) I have both been dying to, and dreading, reviewing this book, because I want to just pour my heart out, but at the same time I'm afraid nothing I say can do it justice. So... it may not completely make sense, you have been warned.

First and foremost, this is not a young adult (or New Adult) book. It's a fully adult contemporary novel. We get introduced to two of the most phenomenal (and broken) characters I have ever come upon. The character development in this book is unsurpassable. Our protagonist, Ellie, carved her way into the deepest crevices of my heart. I became in tuned to her thoughts and emotions as if they were my own. Her scars, both physical and emotional, become a palpable part of this novel. To layer her even more, we regularly get taken into her past where we see what she has been through; how she was damaged and emotionally beaten into the person she is today. These chapters are written in the third person, showing us exactly what Ellie thinks of her younger self--with a detachment. This gives her character incredible depth; a driving force to her current situation, her current state of mind.

Before I start on Camden, let me give you Karina's inspired by visualization:

If you are even able to get your eyes off of that picture to read the rest of this review, I can tell you that you heart will be in shreds when this book is over. I don't think I've ever been infatuated with a character as much as I am with Camden. He can eat crackers in my bed anytime! Oh let's face it, I want to eat them off of him, and you will want to, too! *fans self* Ok. Besides being a walking sex-on-a-stick, Camden is a masterfully created tortured soul, broken by his past and so so passionate about everything he takes on. I'm telling you, bringing characters to life like this does not happen very often. These people are REAL. They are 100% completely genuine.

Together, they work! They just do! Plain and simple. It's not always pretty--only imagine what you get when you put two tormented individuals together. Their relationship is rocky, and it's as frustrating as it is smoking hot sometimes, but it will tear your heart out. The ending: it broke me. I was a complete mess. Then I went into instant withdrawal. And the book I'm reading now, which I put on pause to read this one, tastes kind of pasty now! Oh wait… should I be eating it? Damnit! I forgot how to read! *sobs*

Dark, gritty, and sexy as hell, Sins & Needles is pure perfection for fans of contemporary novels with a dangerous edge. It will leave you begging for more, in that blubbering, unattractive way of yours.

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An advance copy was provided by the publisher for review.

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Feb 13, 2013 Dd rated it really liked it

Welcome Readers,this golden tale is about Ellie and Camden....

She is a con artist and he is a tattoo-artist.

She is someone who has visible scars and his are deeply hidden.

She has the SINS and he has the NEEDLES.

  Watch her surrender her sins to his needles.

"Jesus," he whispered, gaze lingering everywhere. "I keep forgetting that you're art already."

"So what are you going to tattoo on me?"

"Whatever your scars tell me to," he said.....

After a few minutes,the needle buzzed,alive and waiting t
Welcome Readers,this golden tale is about Ellie and Camden....

She is a con artist and he is a tattoo-artist.

She is someone who has visible scars and his are deeply hidden.

She has the SINS and he has the NEEDLES.

  Watch her surrender her sins to his needles.

"Jesus," he whispered, gaze lingering everywhere. "I keep forgetting that you're art already."

"So what are you going to tattoo on me?"

"Whatever your scars tell me to," he said.....

After a few minutes,the needle buzzed,alive and waiting to transform me.

I put my sins in his hands.

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Her parents were grifters,and she spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents' latest scam.They taught her everything she needed to know about being a con artist,a very good one.

But one time she got hurt.....and it changed her life forever.

Her uncle living in Palm Valley had given her and her parents shelter when they had wanted to start over,but things had not gone according to the plan.

She left Palm Valley after completing her schooling and never looked back.

She did what she had learned the best....grifting.

She had drifted from one state to other,from one name to another,taken one identity after another....and lied,cheated,stolen,conned!!

And now,seven years after she had left Palm Valley,she was returning,in order to start afresh.Finally being Ellie Watt again.

Now Readers...the tale of Ellie Watt is incomplete without Camden McQueen!!

In high school Ellie Watt had only one friend.He was the only person more weird than her.He was Camden McQueen.He was always there for her.

But they had one major difference...

She hid her differences and would have given up anything to be normal,to be accepted.He flaunted his differences,and did not give a damn about anyone else except Ellie.

And then one day....

She got a chance to be accepted by everyone.She took it without thinking twice.

What did she give up??

Camden McQueen.

She crushed his heart beneath her feet that day.

"You're a bad person,Ellie," he said without a trace of irony.

"I'm not bad.The world is bad and I'm just trying to survive in it."

And now,seven years later,they meet again.But this time,he is no longer a weirdo.He is sinfully hot and covered in tattoos,a successful tattoo artist.

They meet and sparks fly,but.....

Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.

So once again,she lets go of the consequences,she lets go of her conscience,she lets go of her budding feelings for Camden, and becomes ready to sin again.She decides to rob Camden McQueen.

Oh,she justifies herself,like hundreds of time before.....

But this time,something unexpected happens.This time she had chosen the wrong pawn.This time.....

No more Readers.You'll have to grab this book to know what happens next.

But I'll tell you this much...it's just the beginning.

"You're a con artist. A liar. A thief. An unredeemable soul. You can't be reformed. You can't be saved. You'll die trying to make the world pay for what it did to you. And you'll die alone."

Readers,the story of these two flawed people is something you won't be forgetting anytime soon.And you have no inkling about what is to come next.

Someone's about to enter.A new story will unfold.And by the end,you'll be left reeling.

Javier.

So Readers,prepare yourself for the onslaught that is.....

Sins & Needles.

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My thoughts--

I hated Ellie and her weakness for always choosing the easy path,the wrong path.I hated her for trying to justify her actions.I hated her for blaming others.

I hated her for wearing her scars as a badge.Using them as an excuse while choosing the wrong things,using them to justify her actions.

Camden too choose the wrong path.

And there's this last individual.A beast.A monster.

So what did I like?

I liked Ellie and Cam's journey towards redemption.Both of them still have a long way to go.And I have no idea,whether the last one can be redeemed or not.

Along with the twists and turns,suspense and drama,Karina Halle has done a wonderful job in portraying this dark side of human nature.

The side which lives on spite.Which is capable of hating with a passion.Which lives for revenge.Capable of ruining others for gain,and never looking back.

And now I'm breathlessly waiting for.....

Perhaps love can be their redemption after all.

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That's all for now,Readers.

Ta-Ta!!

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Apr 25, 2013 Pavlina Read more sleep less blog❤❤ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites-2013, favorites, pavlina-2, favorite-boys, hot-male

She is a con artist...

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That’s what Ellie Watt,with the thousands of other names,is..
After a fake bride scam goes wrong she goes back to her childhood town to rebuild her life legitimately....
When she hits her hometown she runs into a blast from the past...

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Camden McQueen used to be the freak who dressed all in Goth.At one time he was her only friend until she let peer pressure destroy their relationship...

"I'm not bad. The world is bad and I'm just trying to survive in it.”

This is a new Camden ...more

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Jan 22, 2013 ~ Becs ~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: friends-to-lovers, dark-angsty, tattooed-hero, cover-lust-i-has-it, gamma-hero

This is your Soundtrack to this review – please open it in a new window and listen while you read! It is relevant to the story.

“I’m not bad. The world is bad and I’m just trying to survive in it.”

This was SUCH a good book – absolutely compelling from the first page right through to the end with an ending to leave you positively salivating for the next part.

This is the story of Ellie, Eden, whatever she is calling herself the day you meet her. She is a liar, a con artist, a fake virgin b ...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Rosalinda *KRASNORADA* rated it it was amazing

FIVE TATTOED-CRAZY-CAN'T-BELIEVE-THIS-IS-HAPPENING STARS

Sins & Needles… I guess the title says it all, right?

Are you going to read about Sins? Oh yeah!
Are you going to read about Needles? Si!

Ok, I know there are GREAT reviews about this book so I’ll try to keep this short and sweet. Oh well, sweet is not a word I should use in my review…

I always try to learn something from the books I read. Yes, also from the porn ones I read! Back to S&N, I learnt you can’t steal things that are not yours be ...more

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Jan 18, 2013 Stacia (the 2010 club) rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: People interested in reading about physically or emotionally scarred characters

Recommended to Stacia (the 2010 club) by: Buddy read w/Michelle

Shelves: contemporary-romance, adult, suspense-or-thriller

Revenge never felt so good.

In this game of deception and lies will anyone come out a winner?

4.5 stars. This is the brand of drama I can subscribe to. By now, you all know that I loathe drama for the sole purpose of shock value. But when you add drama into a story which has some teeth to it, I'll be up front and center waiting to see what happens next.

There's something about the vibe of this book which reminds me of how I felt when I read Tiffanie DeBartolo's - How to Kill a Rock Sta ...more

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Jan 27, 2018 Berit☀️✨ rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, 2018

4 dark brooding stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

SO my blog partner V and I have decided to do a Sunday swap.... we each recommended a book to one another that was a little out of our comfort zone this was my pic from Miss V.... this was not so much out of my comfort zone, but out of my current zone.... it was a dark romance and as of late I have not read as much romance as I used to.... I’m really on a huge thriller kick.... however I still love the love! And this book definitely had a dark edge to it, so I got my th 4 dark brooding stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

SO my blog partner V and I have decided to do a Sunday swap.... we each recommended a book to one another that was a little out of our comfort zone this was my pic from Miss V.... this was not so much out of my comfort zone, but out of my current zone.... it was a dark romance and as of late I have not read as much romance as I used to.... I’m really on a huge thriller kick.... however I still love the love! And this book definitely had a dark edge to it, so I got my thriller needs met....

Ellie returns to the only home she has ever really known..... determined to live an honest law abiding life.... Ellie was raised by grifters and that is really the only way she really knows..... Ellie is carrying around a lot of scars both inside and outside from this life.... and really wants to go legit..... after returning home Ellie runs into Camden, the boy who had a mad crush on her in high school, the boy she would not give the time of day..... of course he is now super hot and super successful.... I’m sure you see where this is going? Or maybe not.... because things go sideways real quick!

This book definitely kept me entertained throughout.... I listened late into the night and never wanted to press the pause button..... don’t really want to say too much... but these characters took me on a crazy ride....

I felt as though this book was the perfect blend of romance and thrills.... however if you are not a romance fan I’d stay away.... on a steam scale of 1-10 I’d give it a Six!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

My only problem with this book was Ellie herself.... the girl came home to get on the straight and narrow and within a day she was off that road... I just really couldn’t get a handle on her... I didn’t understand a lot of her past actions either, like why did she hunt down Javier? I never understood how that was going to hurt anybody.... she unquestionably has a lot of room for some character growth.... fortunately she did redeem herself a bit in the end....

I would recommend this book for people who enjoy romance with a Darkside and some thrills mixed in💗

PS: this book ends on a huge cliffhanger, apparently there are two more books in this series that I will need to get to sooner than later, so many books so little time!

🎧🎧🎧 you can find my review on the audio narration as well as all the other reviews from my partner in crime and me on our new blog...
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Dec 18, 2012 Karina Halle is currently reading it · (Review from the author)

Shelves: i-wrote-this-shit

THIS...this book. Preparing for a wild ride :)

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Jan 17, 2013 Jennifer Kyle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arcs

Thank you Karina Halle for giving me the opportunity to read Sins & Needles.

”Beautiful, sad, wounded, and lost,” he continued. “A freak, a work of art, a liar, and a lover.”

This is the well written story of Ellie Watt who is a twenty-six year old con artist. When Ellie’s latest scam falls apart, she packs up her latest identity and heads back home to her Uncle Jim in Palm Springs CA. Ellie Watt wears different names and looks since her departure from Palm Springs and is hoping that her uncle ...more

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Jun 20, 2013 Alex is The Romance Fox rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: authors-a-h, romance, erotic-romance, lendable, favorites-books, adventure-mystery-crime-thriller, series

Sins & Needles, the 1st book in Karina Halle’s The Artists Trilogy and it’s the first time I have ever read anything written by this author.

Gosh, why did I take so long to discover Karina Halle??

What a fantastic beginning to the series! A sexy, gritty, action-packed romance filled with the most unforgettable characters. Characters that you would never imagine liking!!!

A beautiful con artist, liar, manipulative, thief, pill popping on the run heroine!!!! Ellie Watt is all that but also so much m Sins & Needles, the 1st book in Karina Halle’s The Artists Trilogy and it’s the first time I have ever read anything written by this author.

Gosh, why did I take so long to discover Karina Halle??

What a fantastic beginning to the series! A sexy, gritty, action-packed romance filled with the most unforgettable characters. Characters that you would never imagine liking!!!

A beautiful con artist, liar, manipulative, thief, pill popping on the run heroine!!!! Ellie Watt is all that but also so much more.

Used by her parents from an early age as bait in their grifting profession, she has experienced a lot of pain, both physical and psychologically most of her life. She has reached a time in her life where she wants to give it all up and have a normal life. Going back to her hometown might just be the answer.

Camden McQueen, tattooed and guitar playing ink artist and ex best friend of Ellie is the first person who recognizes Ellie when she’s back to her old home.

He has been in love with her since the first time he met her at school and was the only person who cared for him during his “Goth” and weird days!! He’s never forgotten her!

I hate you, Ellie Watt," he whispered, lips coming closer to mine, "because I still love you after all these years.

You cannot help liking Camden. He’s this lovely and beautiful person, inside and out and as we see another side of Ellie, you just have to fall in love with her.

The character development is fantastic. These are not perfect people…they are damaged, scarred, battling the demons in their lives and that’s what makes them so real and engaging.
The chemistry between Ellie & Camden

It’s sparkling, crackling and sizzling!!!

I loved the writing style.

Great storyline filled with suspense and mystery that just keeps you turning page after page.

Ends with a cliffhanger….which will be revealed in book #2, Shooting Stars. I am so looking forward to reading more about these characters. ...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Brittni rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

OMG!!!!!!! FREAKING AMAZING!!! DEFINITELY A MUST READ NOW!!!!

5 DARK AND MYSTERIOUS STARS!!

”We all make our own paths in life. Everyone we meet, everything we do, it changes us. It makes us who we are. And, if we’re lucky, we’re given the chance to make things right again.”

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I loved this book so freaking much!!! It was so amazing!! This is not your typical love story where everyone lives happily ever after. Its an extremely unique, thrilling, fast paced story that will have yo ...more

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Feb 09, 2013 Aestas Book Blog rated it really liked it

Woah – what a wild ride!

It was just such a “different” read! It was quite refreshing to read something that you really can’t compare to anything else.

It was edgy and gritty, at times heart breaking and others steamy, along with a touch of snark.

I’m finding this book hard to review despite really liking it because for most of the book you really don’t know which end is up. Usually when I write my reviews, there are some constants to base it off of but with this one the ground was constantly ...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Lise *friends don't flag* rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romantic-suspense, cliffy, tat-pierced-badboy, arc, karina-halle

Revised 7/29/13 *Spoiler Free*

“This will be the last time. I’ve said that before. I’ve said it a lot. I’ve said it while talking to myself in a mirror, like some Tarantino cliché.”

This book did remind me of a Quentin Tarantino film; with the use of music, satirical subject matter and damaged characters. Uh huh good book, and would be a good movie… And as Rebecca Espinosa stated in her review:
“The situations they were placed in and the way the story unfurled, it reminded me of a movie, a really kick-ass adventure movie with a hot male lead and super steamy love scenes that I can imagine myself taking more than one trip to the theater to see.”

This is my 11th Karina Halle book, and it most definitely will not be my last.
Sins & Needles is a departure from her PNR; this story is all contemporary romantic suspense but still all things brilliant, Karina Halle style!

Ellie is a con artist, her parents taught her the life, she is good at it and she is damaged by it, mentally and physically. Now, at age 26 she wants to give up the life and just be Ellie Watt once again. Yeah… this is not going to be so easy as she is on the run from more than one person.
When she gets back home to Palm Valley she runs into Camden McQueen, her (former) best friend from High School. Camden is the son of the Police Chief, outcast goth loner everyone called “The Dark Queen.”
Now, Camden is a hot tatted musician and successful tattoo artist, owner of the Sins & Needles tattoo parlor. He is also deeply damaged and has a few secrets of his own.

Ellie and Camden’s story unfolds in a series of ‘Now and Then’ segments through out the book and it really gives the reader an incredible understanding of how and why Ellie and Camden ended up in the place they are ‘Now.’

Ms. Halle uses her genius of weaving a tale full of twists and turns into an exhilarating ride. On this ride, Camden and Ellie begin a few days of fun…

“I’ve waited my whole life to sleep with you, Ellie Watt."

“Well, I’m certainly not your Prince Charming,” he said, gathering up the other dresses. His arms flexed beautifully against his black t-shirt. “Thank god for that,” I told him, feeling bold. “Prince Charming never had your body or your tattoos.” “Or my cock,” he shot in, grinning wickedly. I bit my lip as my eyes traveled to his crotch and back. “If he did, Cinderella definitely wouldn’t have gone home at midnight.”

But no matter how much fun Ellie and Camden have, they still wrestle with their issues as well as the outside forces battling with them.

Will Ellie and Camden ever be free of their struggles?

Will Ellie and Camden truly ever have a day of fun?

Read this fantastic book and find out!

He whistled again. “The tattoo on your arm. The tune. It’s from ‘On Every Street.’ Dire Straits.”
“It suits you,” he said, quietly this time. “Rough and sweet and sad?” I joked. “No,” he said. “Just sad. God, that’s a sad song.”

There's gotta be a record of you someplace
You gotta be on somebody's books
The lowdown - a picture of your face
Your injured looks
The sacred and profane
The pleasure and the pain
Somewhere your fingerprints remain concrete
And it's your face I'm looking for on every street

For Now...

Karina, Thank-you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this story with me.

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Jan 23, 2013 Christy rated it it was amazing

“I have to live with my mistakes, but I don’t have to regret them. I regret my actions, but I can’t regret the consequences. We all make our own paths in life. Everyone we meet, everything we do, it changes us. It makes us who we are. And, if we’re lucky, we’re given the chance to make things right again.”

One word to describe this book...

YES! This book was fanfuckingtastic! Could not put it down! A definite must read!!!

Ellie Watt is a con artist. She is 26, and ever since she was 19, she ...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Lucia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars-read

Mafia, drug lords, con artist and sexy tattoo artist...this was one hell of dangerous and exciting ride! Get yourself ready, this is a MUST READ!

Ellie Watt is 26 years old con artist with very hectic life. Always different names, different places and different enemies. Now after 7 years she is coming back to town where she spent her teenage years determined to leave her grifting lifestyle behind. With unusual and difficult childhood, we can say that Ellie is not your typical heroine. She lives d ...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Megan • Reading Books Like a Boss (book blog) rated it really liked it

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I knew Sins and Needles was going to be great. I mean, knowing that her inspiration for Camden McQueen was this guy, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this! My expectations were high because Halle's "Experiment in Terror" series is my favorite adult series, hands down. With Sins & Needles, Halle did not disappoint. I was floored and blown away with how fantastically addictive it was. I absolutely loved it. I'm officially obsessed with The ...more

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Jan 28, 2013 • Lisa • rated it really liked it

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Shelves: favourite-series

4 CAMDEN STARS

“You know how I feel about your scars. They only make you more beautiful.”

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Wow what a Refreshingly different story; moving, heart breaking and totally Unpredictable. The story of Ellie and Camden had me sold from chapter one, however this is not your typical sunshine and lollipops love story, it is dark, sometimes painful and moving. karina Halle has produced an outright gorgeously written book with interesting characters.

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Jan 23, 2013 Mo rated it liked it · review of another edition

The girl needs a ….

The girls needs a

The girl cannot understand the

The girl remembers the date (this should be 2013 and not 2010)

That was the date that The girl started another

The girl loved the other book and all the other books in the

SERIES

The girl feels she will never

RECOVER

The girl wanted to

this

The girl is saying a

to her

The girl hopes this affliction ends in the near

...more

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Feb 10, 2013 ♥Rachel♥ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

4.5 Stars

To be honest I was really hesitant about picking up this book, because I don’t usually like con stories. I hate people trying to cheat others out of their hard earned money, and take things the easy way. There are of course exceptions to this for me:

*The reason for the con is to defraud a defrauder, someone who “deserves” it in some way.

*The con is to serve up some much deserved revenge.

I guess I’m not a turn-the-other-cheek sort of girl, well in fiction anyways. If someone’s got ...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Lucinda - I JUST LOVE TO READ rated it it was amazing

4.5 STARS

This is how I looked at the end of this book:

Wow wow wow, I didn’t expect this.

This book was awesome, it was like a mixture between action and romance. Sometimes it felt like I was watching a tennis match… Just when you think, what else can go wrong BAM it hits you. Who is conning who?? Who is running from who??

The first 41% I thought, Ellie you BIATCH. How can you do that?? And then I was like WTF just happened here??? I didn’t see that coming, yes I’ve read there are twists in ...more

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Nov 27, 2012 Brenna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, arc, fave-series-book-1, karina-halle

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

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"We all make our own path in life. Everyone we meet, everything we do, it changes us. It makes us who we are. And, if we're lucky, we're given the chance to make things right again."

I was so excited to win an ARC of Sins & Needles from Karina. I was highly anticipating the release since I am such a huge fan of all her other works. I don't know how she does it, but the characters of her books are some of my favorite of all time, they feel so re ...more

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Jan 13, 2013 xrysa rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, contemporary

This book was SO good !!

A tattoo artist

A con artist

They used to be best friends...
They used to support each other but as it turned out Ellie was always weak.

Even though Camden was her best friend , she humiliated him so as to fit somewhere.
He was hurt..

And then she left...

Years later Ellie decided to go back to the town where she grew up.However she never thought that her ex-freak best friend would have turned into a HOTTIE.

Camden , on the other hand , believed in her and he was trying to p ...more

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Apr 26, 2017 Nina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2017, read-in-2018

I really, really liked this book. "Sins & Needles" was interesting, gripping and very well written. It was also very different from how I expected it to be. I mean, I knew what a con job was but I never really thought about what people who pull them actually do. I also don't know if the book is completely accurate when it comes to these things but I must say I found it really interesting to read a little more about robbing people and getting yourself a new identity (which doesn't mean I want to ...more

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Karina Halle is a screenwriter, a former music & travel journalist, and the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of The Pact, A Nordic King, and Sins & Needles, as well as sixty other wild and romantic reads.

She, her musician husband, and their adopted pit bull, Bruce, live in a rainforest on an island off the coast of British Columbia, where they operate Raven Ri ...more