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Review: Cruel Sanctuary, Tara Leigh


CRUEL SANCTUARY (WAGES OF SIN #1) BY TARA LEIGH
Release Date: March 25th
Cover Design: Regina Wamba, Mae

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Blurb:
They say New York City is the Devil’s Playground.
They’re wrong.
This city belongs to me.
And so does Aislinn Granville.
She is a pampered politician’s daughter.
A decorative ornament,
raised to smile and nod and do what she’s told.
Except… she doesn’t. Not with me. Ever.
In this city full of thugs and thieves, I’ve kept Aislinn safe.
From my enemies.
From me.
Until now.



 REVIEW


I may say this a lot. But if there’s a writer I’ve followed from the start and have noticed how much their writing has gotten better with every book? Then Tara is definitely it! Her writing is more astonishing with every release, her words more beautiful and poetic even. And if I loved her past characters, you best be sure I’m gonna love the news ones even more. Damon and Ash, my god these were so different from each other and from the characters Tara usually writes but they were truly magnificent and made for each other and I simply cannot wait to get more of them and see where Tara takes their story next.

 Damon was corrupt in almost every sense of the word but he’s definitely one of those anti-hero you can’t help but love to pieces. He was filthy and boy did I love that. I swear some of the things he said left me breathless. Most of the quotes I highlighted were from him. I just really loved Damon King. He might be a corrupt and do bad bad things but he has a heart and he slowly, very slowly gives it to Aislinn piece by piece. What he doesn’t give her is all the information about what’s going on. There is so much Aislinn doesn’t know about what’s happening and about her past. She just found out a major truth aout her father that completely changed her life upside down but there's still so much she doesn't know. I don’t think it will be pretty once the whole truth comes out.

 Aislinn is a very strong heroine. So although the truth will shake her, I know it won’t knock her down and she will stand tall and even fiercer than before. I love how she fights Damon. He is used to getting his way, to people following his orders and bowing down to him but Aislinn doesn’t give in to his demands, not like he expected her to. She fights him. She might give him her body and her heart but she will not give up her will or common sense.
She is a queen and queen’s rule alongside their king, they don’t bow to him (only in private (; ).

 I cannot wait to see what happens in the next book. So much is on sidelines, just waiting to burst into the field. I can’t wait to see it all unfold and to see how Aislinn will react to everything. And to see how she and Damon are gonna rise through all the chaos about to be set to flames.
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Excerpt:
“Put me down.” I keep my cool, making the demand as stiffly as if I’m asking him to pass the salt.
But my show of composure crumbles as he angles his head to look at me. Barely an inch separates the tips of our noses. I stare, entranced by the fine scar that marks his left eyebrow. I want to kiss it.
“Or what?”
“Hmmm?”
One corner of his mouth tics up, his eyes flicking away from mine. “You look damn good in my arms.”
I follow his stare and am met by our reflection in the bathroom mirror. I blink, taking in the sight of my naked body held against King’s broad chest, the tanned, inked forearms I’d practically drooled over earlier now wrapped around my back and behind my knees.
I am naked. King is dressed.
There is something indecently erotic about our image. I look like the heroine of an old Harlequin novel—a down on her luck maid or secretary about to be ravished by her big, bad boss. A powerless woman soon to be stripped of her virtue.
I know what it’s like when a man overpowers a woman. When he uses force to take what’s not his. To hurt and abuse and terrorize.
And I know that this isn’t that.
It may not look like it, but I have the power in this situation. Damon King came to me. First at my apartment and now in his. He broke down two doors tonight.
I may be naked, but the only reason he’s touching me is because he knows I want him to.
Emboldened, I look away from our reflection and directly into King’s eyes again. Leaning in, I brush the tip of my nose against his. “Kiss me.”
I’ve barely pushed the words out when his lips are on mine. The taste of him is an explosion inside my mouth. Smooth and potent, but with a hint of mint. As if he swilled some of that Balvenie from his bar and then sucked on a peppermint candy.
He kisses like a conqueror. Stealing my breath along with the last of my reservations.
He kisses like a king. Staking his claim, demanding his due.



About the Author:
Tara Leigh is a multi-published author of steamy contemporary romance. A former banker on Wall Street, she graduated from Washington University and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, but she much prefers spending her days with fictional boyfriends than analyzing financial spreadsheets. Tara currently lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut with her husband, children, and fur-baby, Pixie. She is represented by Jessica Alvarez, of Bookends Literary Agency.

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