Six months since the zombie plague struck, former librarian Roslyn Stewart has been holed up in a school with eight other survivors. But now the shelves in the school canteen are bare. The stranger at the gate has supplies that will ensure the group’s ongoing survival, but at a cost. He wants a woman.Nick is a man with a plan. He’ll treat Roslyn like a Queen, devoting the rest of his life to … the rest of his life to protecting and providing for her. In exchange, of course, for sexual favours. It’s the deal of the century given the state of the world. But Roslyn doesn’t see it that way. The first chance she gets she attacks the ex-army man and attempts to escape, forcing Nick to contain her. And so begins his awkward courtship of the woman, with her chained to the bed for security reasons.
Chained like a dog and forced to spend her every waking moment with a creep, albeit a good looking one, Ros is determined to escape. When circumstances force them to band together against a common enemy their very survival depends on their ability to learn to trust each other. An uneasy partnership develops, but can a relationship with such a difficult beginning ever have a future?
The hotly anticipated sequel to Flesh, Skin is set in the same universe with a different set of characters.
This story is rated “Hot” (4 out of 5 flames) and contains F/M pairings.
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I’ll be honest. After reading Flesh, I wasn’t sure how I could even like Nick. Even the description had me doubting that a man who would “buy” a woman for basically sexual needs could ever be redeemable. I’m happy to say I was wrong.
Times are tough in post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested Australia. And women are scarce. When Nick finds one very attractive redhead among a group of survivors holing up in a school, he barters for her. The group doesn’t put up much of a fight, eagerly handing her over in exchange for supplies.
But Nick isn’t simply “buying” her. He’s saving her. He knows those people would never be able to keep her safe. He’s also not one for forcing women. He plans on wooing her. He’s gone to great lengths to treat her well and ensure she has everything she could possibly want or need.
Roslyn is a librarian. She’s furious at being “sold” and plans to escape at the first opportunity. She refuses to bend to Nick’s seductions or his efforts to treat her every kindness. She knows he wants only one thing from her. But by the time such an opportunity to escape arises, she’s realized that Nick isn’t the kind of man she expected him to be. And she questions whether she should run back to the others or talk things over with Nick instead.
Again, Ms. Scott’s writing style hooked me from the first page. Even with my misgivings, Nick wooed me along with Roslyn. Nothing is simple in the apocalypse. There aren’t simply good guys and bad guys, but more of a gray area in between. Nick has done things he’s not proud of, but he did them to survive. And as Roslyn learns more about him and his past, she’s confronted with not only the morality of their current predicament but also the feelings that have grown for him and her knowledge that he would do everything, even sacrifice himself to keep her safe.
I was super pleased to see a return of some of the friends at Blackstone that we met in the first book. I hadn’t expected to see how Ali, Daniel and Finn were getting along, so I was happy they made an appearance in this book.
This was a complex story told of two people fighting to stay alive and find their happiness amidst a dangerous world. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Recommended for readers of post-apocalyptic romances filled with zombies, paranormal erotic romances, steamy sweet romances, and fans of The Walking Dead who want more passion, love and hope in their zombie-filled world.
This book contains harsh language and graphic scenes (both erotic and the gory horror-filled kind). Reasons that drew me to this series. But if such offends you, please do not read.
“When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.” — Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Skin is the sequel to Flesh. It has been six months since the zombie problem started. Some people are better equipped to deal with this kind of end of the world scenario than others. People like Nick, who is desperate for a woman to please, but has the communication skills of a broom. He has the bright idea of bartering with another group of survivors for Roslyn. NOT the way to start a relationship, Nick. Rightfully, Roslyn is prickly about being bought/sold and not feeling up to the role of playing devoted wife. The battle is on.
Besides the internal conflict between the two, you have a whole world full of dead people causing trouble and some living people making life tough too. I enjoyed watching Nick and Roslyn grow while figuring each other out. The threat of what lurked on the other side of the cabin walls dialed up the suspense. A perfect Halloween read for lovers of romance and horror!
I really liked this book, I loved Nick and and Ros she’s just a hoot, “he’d changed into a T-shirt and some sweatpants to sleep in. The odds were good if he’d left anything hanging out she would have tried to cut it off.” Girl has balls. Nick he cares for Ros, but in a weird ‘Imma chain you up so you don’t run off’ kind of way, “I’m willing to take the risk.” He grinned. “I’m also willing to teach you. I’m actually quite a good instructor when I put my mind to it. You’d be surprised.” He’s protective, “do not compare me to him. I had him in my sights. I nearly shot the effer. The way he was looking at you.” He says embarrassing things to Ros, “look at yourself. You’re all over me. It’s confusing for my di**. We don’t know what you want.” Then he really says things to embarrass her, “well, my sperm is all through the cute little tuft of hair just above your pus**. I’m really going to have to give that another wash. It’s a bit sticky.” Now this bookie is a tad bit crude but it’s Kylie Scott and I wouldn’t have it any other way.