REVIEW: Sin for Me by Jackie Ashenden

Sin for Me by Jackie Ashenden would make a sinner blush! Oh man, this book is so freaking hot!

Zoe is the woman who’s had a crush on Gideon for a while, but he sees her as a little sister, and technically, she was a foster sister. And Gideon treats her like one. Zoe is twenty-five and tired of being the virgin. But with Gideon blocking all her plans, what’s a girl to do?

“I want to go have a good time, go get drunk, and then go get laid. So far, I’ve managed the first two, now I just need the third.” She gave him a challenging stare.
“So get out of my way unless you’re planning on doing the honors.”

Gideon has a dark past and it’s coming back to bite him. Turns out Gideon has known all along who Zoe’s father is and now he’s after her. Gideon refuses to let anyone near Zoe, but keeping Zoe out of sight and refusing to allow her outside, isn’t the way to go, especially when Zoe refuses to be caged.

I wanted to smack Gideon more than once. It wouldn’t be a Jackie Ashenden novel if you didn’t want to throat punch the hero at some point! Gideon knows Zoe has had a crush on him and finally understands that it’s not going to disappear, so he plans to show her how bad he is…by making her give him a blow job. Don’t get me wrong, Zoe was all too willing to get her knees, but his thinking was a little off. And when Zoe finally gets her wish, it’s nothing like the fantasy she’s been dreaming of. Gideon is sexy, dominant, and is not the type of man to wax poetry. He’s a hard man and it shows through the whole book. He’s also very protective and possessive of Zoe, and I find that very hot in my heroes.

My problem with Zoe, is that she had to chase and beg Gideon to touch her. I get why she couldn’t let him go, but the girl had to beg and that kind of put me off. Other than that, I really liked Zoe. She was smart, tough, and had this vulnerability about her that obviously appealed to Gideon. I liked Zoe and Gideon together. She mellows a little bit of the darkness inside of him.

Overall, Sin for Me was very well-written and easily kept my attention with its diverse characters and their interactions. If you’re a fan of this author or just love your heroes to be bad boy alphas, definitely pick this one up!
 

Book Info:

Publication: March 28th 2017 | Kensington Publishing Corporation | Motor City Royals #3

It was anything but easy, but Gideon Black has finally managed to create a safe haven for himself on the gritty streets of Detroit. He worked hard to get on the straight and narrow, pulling himself up from an underground crime syndicate before it consumed him completely. But the past isn’t staying put, and now that it’s come calling, it’s not after him, but the woman he considers the closest thing he has to family . . .

Zoe James has always loved Gideon more than anything in the world. She knows he only wants to keep her safe, but his overprotectiveness has taken over her life and it’s got to stop. She’s sick of him treating her like a little girl, but is she woman enough to handle the truth when it finally comes out?

As old enemies close in, a complicated but undeniable passion is growing between them. Gideon tries to hold on to Zoe and keep her safe, but he may have to let her go in order to save them both . . .