SUGAR FREE (Sugar Bowl #3) by Sawyer Bennett-Review and Book Tour
SUGAR FREE
Sugar Bowl #3
by Sawyer Bennett
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance
Release Date: October 11, 2016
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 11, 2016
For years Sela Halstead dreamed of revenge, but the quest for payback has been anything but sweet. Now, once again, she finds herself at the mercy of Jonathon Townsend, his hands crushing the very breath from her body. And even though she escapes with her life, Sela fears she may never recover. In desperate need of shelter and comfort, she runs to the one man she can trust. Beckett North has stood by Sela since the beginning. But can he handle the brutal truth?
Beck will do anything to protect what is his—and make no mistake, Sela belongs to him, heart and soul. The passion between them runs hot, even as their world begins to unravel. With the legacy of his ruthless business partner hanging in the balance, Beck stands to lose everything: his fortune, his family, his freedom. But each touch of Sela’s mouth on his skin, her nails down his back, makes it harder to let her go—and it might not even be his choice to make.
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REVIEW: SUGAR FREE is the third and final installment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult SUGAR BOWL erotic, romance trilogy focusing on college student Sela Halstead, and IT guru and co-owner of The Sugar Bowl dating website Beckett North. SUGAR FREE should not be read as a stand alone as, once again, the events pick up immediately following the cliff hanger of book two-Sugar Rush.
SOME BACKGROUND: Approximately nine years earlier, at the age of sixteen, Sela Halsted was drugged and brutally raped by several college boys leaving our heroine emotionally, mentally and physically battered with PTSD, flashbacks and depression. The Sugar Bowl series follows our heroine as she sets out seeking vengeance against those who all but destroyed her life.
Told from dual first person points of view (Sela and Beckett) SUGAR FREE and the Sugar Bowl series is the culmination of one woman’s need for revenge against Jonathon Townsend (aka JT)- one of the men who brutally raped and left our heroine a former shell of herself. SUGAR FREE looks at the aftermath of Sela’s confrontation with Jonathon, and the resulting fall out after her life is threatened, once again.
The reader is taken on a journey; a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows as Sela and Beckett must face the truth about JT’s betrayal and psychotic mind. To add to the already growing suffering and pain Beck’s sister Caroline is pulled into the dark and dangerous revelations about the past, once again forcing her to confront her ever-present demons. The dysfunctional family dynamics continue to fracture when secrets are revealed, and Beck is forced to walk away to protect those he loves.
The sexual and romantic chemistry between Sela and Beck never wavers in the face of potential disaster when facing a minefield of evidence that threatens our couple’s happily ever after.
SUGAR FREE is a revealing story line; an intense and dramatic conclusion to one woman’s search for the men who destroyed her life, and the realization that revenge is not always black and white. The premise is heartbreaking, suspenseful and intriguing; the characters are memorable and spirited; the romance is provocative, encouraging and sweet. Sawyer Bennett’s experience in the world of criminal justice shines through in the events leading up to our couple’s happily ever after but not before she will have you hanging by the edge of your seat.
Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Sugar Daddy
Sugar Rush
Sugar Free
Copy supplied through Netgalley
Reviewed by Sandy
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Best-Selling author, Sawyer Bennett, is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.
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