EMERALD BRUISES (The Jewelry Box 2) by Pepper Winters-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 9, 2024

“I made a bargain with a monster.
A vow to save both our lives.
I thought our commitment would stay true.
It didn’t.”

I’ve spent my entire life alone.
I’m well used to loneliness and the endless pain of having no one.
Sure, we made a bargain. We shared our secrets and made a vow.
But I warned her not to do one tiny thing.
One very important thing.
For a while, she obeyed me.
Until the night she didn’t.
And now…the connection we shared?
That alliance we forged?
It’s broken.
I’m broken.
And by the time I’m done with her…she’ll be broken too.

Triggers on every warning possible.
This is dark and will push every possible boundary that exists.
Be warned….

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REVIEW: EMERALD BRUISES is the second instalment in Pepper Winters’ contemporary, adult THE JEWELRY BOX dark, erotic, series focusing on twenty-nine year old, Henri Mercer-Ward, and Ilyana Sharma. EMERALD BRUISES should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book one RUBY TEARS. Henri Ward is the half-brother to Q Mercer (Monsters in the Dark).

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TRIGGERS for more sensitive readers.

SOME BACKGROUND: A desperate need to know about the family history, and acceptance by his brother Q, Henri Mercer-Ward is tasked with infiltrating a human trafficking ring known as The Jewelry Box but Henri must first seduce a potential jewel, a woman to be trained, to be broken, to be claimed as his own.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Henri and Ilyana) EMERALD BRUISES continues to focus on the deranged, dangerous and dark proclivities of several members of humanity. The Masters indulge their sexual and perverted appetites using and abusing the slaves known as ‘jewels’ but the abuses are increasing as their appetites unfold. Henri is desperate to protect the woman to whom he lied and abused but Henri’s own appetites are fueling his need to destroy them all.

EMERALD BRUISES is another dramatic, intense, soul-sucking, heart breaking and gut wrenching story offered up by Pepper Winters-the queen of ‘alternative’ romance. EMERALD BRUISES ends on a cliff hanger -you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
.5The Mercer Curse
1 Ruby Tears

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Pepper Winters is a multiple New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller.

After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an multiple #1 Apple Books bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Romance Thriller.

Pepper currently has close to 40 books released in nine languages. She’s hit best-seller lists almost 40 times, is a self-confessed hermit, yoga convert, has a house rabbit, six horses, and a long suffering husband.

To learn more about Pepper please visit: www.pepperwinters.com where she regularly posts videos of behind the scenes writing, horses, books, and more.

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