Title: SINFUL SECRETS
Series: Cynfell Brothers #7
Author: Samantha Holt
Publish Date: 07.10.2016
Publisher: Samantha Holt
Category /Genre: Historical Romance
Grammar/editing: book received as an
unedited ARC / errors excused
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Received from: Samantha Holt (in
exchange for an honest review)
Goodreads link: Sinful Secrets
Date completed: 07.13.2016
Description from the publisher:
Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. The
Cynfell brothers are the very embodiment of a sinful existence. But could the
right woman change that?
Pride
The elusive youngest Cynfell is the only bachelor remaining. And Gideon intends to keep it that way. After having first-hand knowledge of just how fragile his parents' marriage was, he isn't interested in women for anything more than a brief dalliance.
However, Cleo Talbot is set to change that.
Friends from childhood, Gideon and Cleo had always enjoyed an easy relationship. Until she became engaged to a fool of a man. Gideon can't help it. He's enraged that she should lower herself to marrying the idiot.
Cleo is hardly pleased to be engaged to Niall Harper either. He's harmless enough, but after saying yes, regret kicks in quickly. Why did she let herself be pushed into such a match? Could ruination really be so bad? And why is Gideon suddenly so interested in her wedding plans?
When it becomes clear that her harmless fiancé is not so innocent after all, Gideon and Cleo must join forces to ensure she's not forced into marrying him. With the help of a person from Gideon's past--one that means he has to acknowledge the lie he's been living--and his brothers, can they bring the criminal to justice or will Gideon and Cleo be left with many regrets, knowing that perhaps they were more than good friends after all?
Pride
The elusive youngest Cynfell is the only bachelor remaining. And Gideon intends to keep it that way. After having first-hand knowledge of just how fragile his parents' marriage was, he isn't interested in women for anything more than a brief dalliance.
However, Cleo Talbot is set to change that.
Friends from childhood, Gideon and Cleo had always enjoyed an easy relationship. Until she became engaged to a fool of a man. Gideon can't help it. He's enraged that she should lower herself to marrying the idiot.
Cleo is hardly pleased to be engaged to Niall Harper either. He's harmless enough, but after saying yes, regret kicks in quickly. Why did she let herself be pushed into such a match? Could ruination really be so bad? And why is Gideon suddenly so interested in her wedding plans?
When it becomes clear that her harmless fiancé is not so innocent after all, Gideon and Cleo must join forces to ensure she's not forced into marrying him. With the help of a person from Gideon's past--one that means he has to acknowledge the lie he's been living--and his brothers, can they bring the criminal to justice or will Gideon and Cleo be left with many regrets, knowing that perhaps they were more than good friends after all?
Sinful Secrets is the final book the
in Cynfell Brothers series. All stories are stand-alone and
don't necessarily have to be read in order but it is recommended.
Book 1, Sinful Confessions can be read for free on Amazon.
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This is the seventh, and final, book
in the Cynfell Brothers series. It does
stand alone, but I still very much recommend reading them all and in the order
of publication.
The seventh deadly sin is Pride –
Gideon Cynfell. Gideon’s pride has been
hurt; some may even say his pride has been tortured and left him feeling
alienated and alone. Poor Gideon; I wanted
to just hug and him and tell him that it’s not as bad as he has built it up in
his mind to be.
His best friend from childhood is
Cleo. Growing up in the country with
only boys as neighbors, she was allowed to be a bit of a tomboy until her
debutante year. Now, on the verge of
being heralded as a spinster, she has instead accepted the proposal of another
childhood friend, Niall Harper. Niall
seems like the world champion stick-in-the-mud, milquetoast bore of all time,
but he has a secret that would bring more scandal to their marriage than being
left as a spinster would do to Cleo and her family. Gideon has allowed pride to define him until
now, but sometimes jealousy is more powerful and can be a positive force. Ultimately, he has to set aside pride and
jealousy in order to secure Cleo’s safety and his own.
I love how Samantha Holt writes such
different characters. Each has such
fully developed personalities. Just
thinking the name Niall now gives me the slimy feeling – as it should from this
character! Cleo and Gideon are just so
right for one another in so many ways that it felt inevitable once he let go
and allowed her light to shine on him.
On one hand, I am sad to say
good-bye to the Cynfell family; on the other, I am looking forward to what
great adventure will next spring from the mind and keyboard of Samantha Holt.
The Cynfell Brothers series:
- Sinful Confessions
- Sinful Deeds
- Sinful Liaisons
- Sinful Cravings
- Sinful Possession
- Sinful Temptations
- Sinful Secrets
Also from Samantha Holt:
·
The Crimson Castle
·
A Summer Siege
·
The Sexy Bartender’s Virtual
Seduction
·
Buckle Down
·
Eden’s Fire
·
Not Another Soldier
·
Her Dream Cowboy
·
Hunting His Highland Lass
·
Alrek
·
Too Much to Lose
·
Tempting His Mistress
·
Once Upon a Rake
·
Christmas Seduction
·
Kissed at Midnight
·
The Warrior’s Reward
Highland Fae Chronicles:
1.
To Steal a
Highlander’s Heart
2.
To Dream
of a Highlander
3.
To Avenge
Her Highland Warrior
The One Knight Collection:
1.
One Knight
2.
Black
Knight
3.
White
Knight
4.
Highland
Knight
Borderland Legacy:
1.
Borderland
Bride
2.
Borderland
Beauty
3.
Borderland
Betrayal
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