Page Princess: TOO WICKED TO KISS by Erica Ridley

Title: TOO WICKED TO KISS

Series: Gothic Love Stories #1

Author: Erica Ridley

Publisher: WebMotion

Publish Date: 08.02.2019

Category /Genre: Romance

Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing: received as an unedited ARC

Received from: Erica Ridley

Goodreads link: Too Wicked to Kiss

Date completed: 09.28.2019

Description from the publisher:

HIS TOUCH HOLDS HER CAPTIVE

From the ravens circling its spires to the gargoyles adorning its roof, Blackberry Manor looms ominously over its rambling grounds. And behind its doors, amid the flickering shadows and secret passageways, danger lies in wait…

TO HIS EVERY DARK DESIRE

Evangeline Pemberton has been invited to a party at the sprawling estate of reclusive Gavin Lioncroft, who is rumored to have killed in cold blood. Initially, his towering presence and brusque manner instill fear… until his seductive attentions and unexpected vulnerability conquer her resistance.

But when a guest is murdered, Evangeline is torn. Could the man to whom she is so powerfully drawn, also be a ruthless killer?

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TOO WICKED TO KISS is the first book in the Gothic Love Stories series. Each will stand on its own, but I have loved all four in the series.

I loved this old style upper-crust society house party solving a case of who murdered one of their own. All of the best characters are there: the innocent, the tormented, the conniving, the drunkard, the mean, and the misunderstood. I will only say that it was not Miss Plum in the Kitchen with a candlestick.

There is more than murder afoot; Ms. Evangeline has a special gift… a gift that, at times, has been the source of her torment and torture, intimidation and extortion. I loved how she wants to use her gift to help. It is only when she is being forced to use it that she balks. (Like an artist who will only paint sad landscapes if he has been denied the joys of his life.)

While solving the murder, friendships bloom, trust is tested, and love grows. All together, it made for a wonderful story that I never wanted to leave, but I still wanted to know it ended well. The plus side is knowing that the second book in this series is about Evangeline’s new friend, Susan Stanton and her HEA.

Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Gothic Love Stories Series:

1. Too Wicked to Kiss

2. Too Sinful to Deny

3. Too Tempting to Resist

4. Too Wanton to Wed

Also from Erica Ridley:

· Never Been Bitten

· Two Dukes a Dueling

Dukes of War Series:

1. The Viscount’s Christmas Temptation

2. The Earl’s Defiant Wallflower