WICKED KNIGHT (Wicked Horse Vegas #5) by Sawyer Bennett-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 1, 2019

He never wanted to be anyone’s hero…

Asher Knight is tall, dark, and wickedly handsome. He’s also irrevocably broken. Submerging himself in long hours at work by day and debauchery at The Wicked Horse by night, Asher uses work and play to numb the pain and guilt he feels over the death of his wife. What isn’t satisfied with one will surely be resolved by the other. At least that’s how he’s survived the last few years.

Hannah Madigan works three jobs just to make ends meet. Beat down by life, not to mention a cheating husband who was unfairly awarded custody of their daughter, Hannah is determined to make a better life for herself and get her kid back. But with pressures mounting and one costly mistake that leaves her owing Asher a huge debt, Hannah is as close as she’s ever come to throwing in the towel.

She’s given a golden opportunity…

Determined to stay the course by any means necessary, Hannah accepts an unusual proposal from Asher. He’ll give her a job. She’ll give him her body. Sounds easy, right? Until she realizes she needs his help more than she’s willing to admit. And he finds her adding to his life in ways he never wanted to accept.

This wicked knight may just learn that sometimes saving someone else means allowing yourself to be saved in return.

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REVIEW: WICKED KNIGHT is the fifth instalment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult WICKED HORSE VEGAS erotic, romance series focusing on the members of an exclusive $ex club in Las Vegas. This is thirty-two year old, widower and billionaire investor Asher Knight, and twenty-seven year old single mother Hannah Madigan’s story line. WICKED KNIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Asher and Hannah) WICKED KNIGHT follows the building relationship between thirty-two year old, widower and billionaire investor Asher Knight, and twenty-seven year old single mother Hannah Madigan. Feisty and independent Hannah Madigan works three jobs to keep a roof over her head in an effort to gain custody of her five year old daughter but breaking a priceless vase at her new employer’s penthouse finds our heroine ‘owing’ said employer for the rest of her life. Enter billionaire investor Asher Knight, and the man with whom Hannah will fall in love. What ensues is the ‘employee with benefits’ sexual relationship between Hannah and Asher, and the potential fall-out as Asher refuses to accept anything beyond the sex, and struggles with what was and what might never be.

Hannah Madigan has no idea how she is going to pay off the debt she now owes her billionaire boss Asher Knight but Asher is willing to forgo the debt in exchange for $ex at the Wicked Horse Las Vegas, and a full-time employee as Asher’s house manager. Feeling more like a whore than a sexual partner Hannah struggles between head and heart as she battles her need for money, and the continuing fall-out of her previous marriage. Asher knows personal loss, and refuses to fall in love ever again but meeting Hannah Madigan stirs something in our story line hero, something once broken that continues to heal.

The relationship between Hannah and Asher begins as a business arrangement in which Hannah is expected to pay of her debt as a sexual partner. As Asher’s full-time house manager, Hannah is able to save some money in the hopes of gaining custody of her only daughter but at times, our heroine feels more like whore than a respected partner. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense but I take issue with the use of a certain four-letter word I think is unnecessary in a romance story line, erotic or not.

We are introduced to Hannah’s five year old daughter Hope, Hannah’s mother Carol; her brothers Frank and Toby, and ex husband Nelson Madigan as well as Asher’s father Carlton Knight.

WICKED KNIGHT is an energetic, sassy and sexy look at one couple who struggle with demons from the past. The premise is engaging and spicy; the romance is seductive and hot; the characters are spirited and strong. WICKED KNIGHT is a provocative and impassioned story line where a second chance at love and a happily ever after are but a proclamation away.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews of the Wicked Horse Vegas Series
Wicked Favor
Wicked Wish
Wicked Envy
Wicked Wedding (3.5)
Wicked Choice
Wicked Knight

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Reviewed by Sandy

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released more than 30 books and has been featured on both the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists on multiple occasions.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active toddler, as well as full-time servant to two adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or a combination of the two.

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