Jess Michaels, (also known as Jenna Petersen) steams up the pages with Everything Forbidden. Almost from the first page, the erotic meter sings into overdrive with hot action.
This is not just a sensual journey, though. Michaels has layered strong character arcs, smart inner conflict, and a beautiful love story. The central question her story raises is whether passion and love can co-exist.
Here is the plot (from Jess’ website)
Country miss Miranda Albright has secretly watched her wicked neighbor, Ethan Hamon, the Earl of Rothschild, as he ‘entertained’ lovers on the grounds of his country estate for three summers. But after her father dies and the family falls into financial peril, Miranda is driven to strike a bargain with the Earl. He will play financial and social host for a Season for each of her three younger sisters… in exchange for three months of sin with her.
Miranda has always ached for the passion she’s spied upon, but she knows Ethan is the kind of man who could steal her heart, as well as claim her body. And falling in love with a man who admits she is nothing but a game to him could be the most dangerous and forbidden seduction of all.
Hot, sexy, fun…with the perfect amount of tension this is by far one of the best erotic historical romances I have ever read. It was so good I couldn’t stop reading until the very end. The steamy stuff is not the traditionally told scenes Reg Rom readers will be familiar with either. Michaels allows her heroine to explore the very edges of her femininty, explore issues of control, and delight in her desires.
I definitely can’t wait to read another Jess Michaels, if Everything Forbidden is any indication of the talent for sizzling sensuality.
4.75 out of 6. Top notch writing, with steamy scenes and a lovely romance, this one only gets a minor ding for leaving me wanting more backstory.
| Content Rating/Heat Index | |
|---|---|
| Mature Content |  |
| Heavy on adult subject material, albeit tastefully | |
| Intimacy | |
| Off the charts erotic scenes, throughout the book. | |
| Violence |  |
| No violence | |
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Mature audience ready for erotic material only. | |
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