What if the storybook hero becomes the villain?This is a standalone Dark Romance.She is my arch enemy’s niece.I am an arrogant, controlling bastard, an excellent detective, and women are turning up dead and bound with strange marks on their bodies.This is the least appropriate time for me to fall in lust with the enemy.Obsession is the sign of a man who is losing control.Be punctual for this … who is losing control.
Be punctual for this appointment, Miss Moriarty.
I have things I need to do. Filthy, perverted things.
Each of the Dirty Heroes books feature different heroes. The stories are connected by a curse that conjures up their most deviant desires.
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Sherlock Holmes has been my forever favourite character. Whoever created him – his personality, his dialogues, his attitude is brilliant beyond. His observation, logical thinking, forensic ideas, self talking (I don’t understand what those lips utter most of the time) while navigating an investigating is excitable. I never enjoyed any detective drama this much. And the actors imitating Sherlock Holmes is not an easy character.
So to the review,
Never have I read a Sherlock Holmes story and I’m glad my first read was by Cari Silverwood. The writing style of this story, character described from the originals was without fault. His dialouge eccentric. My head is spinning from his deviantness. This Sherlock has a dark sexual nature who belives he is cursed and needs to be cured. Enters Wilhelmina Moriarty, (Willa) neice of the Moriarty, a woman intelligent, strong and talented. Being the neice of his enemy and finding her present in a crime Sherlock blackmails her into a task, to cure him of his affiction. But that’s not it, his aquire of sexual urges and obsession in Willa takes them on a mutual happy ride.
The story was so interesting with snarky humor and logical thinking. I’ll leave one dialogue of Sherlock of his crazy sorta thinking of his affiction.
“For the average man this conclusion would be a bizarre leap, but he knew the inner workings of his brain like a clockmaker understood the intricate mechanism of a clock. These thoughts he was having were not him. They were some strange cancerous mutation stemming from a supernatural influence.”
Step aside Benedict Cumberbatch, there is a new sexiest Sherlock Holmes on the block.
With Clockwork Stalker, Cari Silverwood has brought us a delightfully immoral, deliciously depraved, titillatingly kinky and scorchingly hot deviant tale. A Sherlock Holmes with a gloriously malevolent and sinfully corrupt side to his personality. Also a Moriarty with a succulent body, a sardonic wit and a burning desire for all the bad things that cross Sherlock’s mind.
The writing, the world building, the description, the language and feel of this story held me spellbound. I was inspired to highlight phrases and passages that called to me, ending up with over 50 of them! I wanted to grab this story, squeeze it between my clutching fingers, wring every drop of filth, depravity and kink into my mouth and devour its glory in side my lecherous soul.
I wanted to be the blissfully tormented, pleasurably teased and satisfyingly sated Wilhelmina. I lusted after being the plaything of my own malignantly affected Sherlock. Oh the degradation, the humiliation, the torment, the dominance, the red-hot down and dirty sex. Yeah, I’m probably oversharing but I could totally be down for most of that. The retractor? Hmm. No! Maybe?, *shudder*.
I’ve not even mentioned the actual story, with all its little Easter Eggs to unwrap along the way. From monkey paws to strange symbols. Fantastic. As always. Brilliant, inspired and unpredictable. But the sex. Sigh. I have a hankering for some kitty ears.
Wilhelmina is unapologetically independent, snarky and revels in the acts forced upon her. Even when she protests. Even if she doesn’t mean those protests. Sherlock is dark, demanding and so, so dominant, he is grumpy, surly, closed off and icily aloof. Oh how the mighty fall! Right on top of a set of soft, pillowy bosoms in his case.
Strictly speaking this is a gaslamp novel, rather than steampunk. Who knew that was a thing? It means it has more of a paranormal element, rather than the sci-fi background that steampunk arises from. The paranormal part is very minimal, based around a malignant energy force and a small event during the end battle, so even those who don’t normally read the genre should still enjoy this.
Who knew that Sherlock Holmes had such a delicious dark side?
That inside that brilliant mind lurked something this dirty?
Cari Silverwood is probably one of the few that did…..liked minds and such?
And she decided to share this very kinky side of him!
I have to warn you,though….
You’ll NEVER be able to get this image of him out of your mind!
Not that i mind….I LOVE this Holmes!
But then again,who am i….(can i be Willa? Just for a bit?)
From the moment Sherlock Holmes sees Wilhelmina Moriarty,he knows she is trouble.
Not just because she is a Moriarty,but he feels……strange.
His logical mind knows she did something to him with that strange machine she fabricated.
And he sets in motion a plan to make her “cure” him.
The case of the missing woman will have to wait.
Willa plans to enter the World’s Fair with her invention.
But when she finally arrives in London,after a disturbing journey,she finds the funds she depended on are gone.
What to do now?
Finding cheap lodgings is priority,finishing her invention with her last money is a must.
When the archenemy of her family blackmails her into doing his bidding,she can only brace for the worst.
What he does ís bad,dirty and humiliating at times.
But she finds it to be something she enjoys…..a lot.
Can they work together when true evil comes to light?
Can they save Britain from doom?
This is a Sherlock that has quickly become my favorite.
But i didn’t expect anything else…..not when Cari Silverwood is involved!
Woah this was so very different to my usual reads.
Sherlock as I’ve never quite imagined him with Miss Wilhelmina Moriarty temporally replacing Watson as the sleuth’s sidekick.
So firstly this really was a whole new concept for me and first impressions yeh I was digging it once I found my flow.
This was unusual as all hell and very different but also extremely filthy and incredibly naughty and debauched.
The sort of naughty that definitely makes you blush and squirm if caught reading this in public.
The formal Victorian type narrative really contrasted beautifully with the whole erotic and titillating behaviour making it feel ever so improper and risqué in that particular setting.
This one was a unique and unusual read and will definitely leave you feeling the heat and it gets a thumbs up from me.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Clockwork Stalker.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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Now this was a rather interesting story from Cari. I believe only she would write about Sherlock Holmes being a dom and his sub the niece of his arch nemesis “Moriarty” all while trying to find his dear friend Watson. Their taken on all kinds of different tasks looking for clues and what they find is debauchery and more secrets. I absolutely loved reading this story I’ve always loved Holmes and Watson and this was so good oh and in true Cari fashion there’s all kinds of dirty, kinky, naughtiness in here. Can they get to Watson in time or will it be to late? To find out you need to one click it.
“Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same.”
The quote above is from Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Creeping Man”, but it would be right at home in this story.
This story is told in dual voices, that of Holmes and of Willa Moriarty, niece of Holmes’ arch-nemesis. I’m accustomed to reading Sherlock written from Watson’s perspective, but this story works well. I felt that Holmes as portrayed here is true to the written character without referencing any recent dramatic renditions, and this was a good thing.
Cari SIlverwood writes great sex and marvellous, angsty characters and she outdoes herself here. I felt for both protagonists and wanted things to work out for them.
This book is part of “The Dirty Heroes Collection” but is a complete stand-alone. The central plot idea for this series is that an event has corrupted some of history’s greatest heroes. It is not necessary to have read any other book in the series prior to this one, nor does this story direct the reader to other books in the series. Having said that, I’d gladly read more about this version of Holmes, should another book come to light. Very Recommended.
*New author to me
** KU Read
I had to give this book a 1 star. I hate to do that but I could not finish this store. It made no sense to me and I had to stop. 🙁
This book fascinated me. Yes, fascinated! It’s a re-imagined Sherlock Holmes tale that takes place in the “olden days” but a timeframe familiar with those that have read Sherlock Holmes before. It is written in alternating first person with Sherlock and Willa Moriarty, and it was a delight to see it written exactly to the timeframe. There’s no modern references even in The way Silverwood writes their vocal cadence. She’s obviously dove deep into this time frame and all things Sherlock. There’s no doubt this is the Sherlock we know and love. Calculated, intense, standoffish, arrogant and unemotional.
“In the hands of someone as intelligent as he was, a man with a keen understanding of the slimy underhand world of the cities—where men grew fat on crime and paid little attention to morals or the Rule of Law—in hands like his, this could be made into a juggernaut of an empire.”
“His mouth quirked upward, as he recognized a certain pride in being an unsociable arrogant deviant.”
“She’d called him an arrogant, conceited man. Which he was—it went with the territory of being smarter than any man he’d bother to mention.”
So Sherlock is investigating a missing wife and comes across Willa, who is his nemesis ‘ niece. She has a machine she’s created to measure malignant energy. He becomes infatuated with her, and attributes it to the machine. He decides to help her find her money and fix the machine. He’s almost afraid of it, not wanting to admit he just might be attracted to her without any outside forces.
“Was she somehow making this happen? That machine of hers might be quackery, but what if it did work? It could have altered him in some frightful way. For the average man this conclusion would be a bizarre leap, but he knew the inner workings of his brain like a clockmaker understood the intricate mechanism of a clock. These thoughts he was having were not him. They were some strange cancerous mutation stemming from a supernatural influence. Could this be a curse?”
There’s plenty of articles and books written about Sherlock Holmes and his psyche. Does he have a mild form of autism, such as Asberger’s Disease? Or is he a clinical sociopath? The way he speaks, almost haltingly as he chooses his words carefully. Silverwood doesn’t address this, but I couldn’t help but think about it as I read this story.
And I wonder about Silverwood ‘s muses as she wrote this. Could she have been influenced by the short story “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ancient Gods” which was the first story to link Sherlock with H.P. Lovecraft. Or perhaps the many stories with Sherlock fighting the Cthulhu monster from another dimension, such as the series Sherlock vs. Cthulhu by Lois H. Gresh? If you’ve read her previous books like I have, you will know how much Silverwood loves tentacled monsters.
The story moved along at a rapid pace, with Sherlock getting more into his new role as dominant to Willa. These are not your average sex scenes. Silverwood is imaginative when she wrote these scenes, and they come across, dare I say magical?
“He commenced a devoted clitoral campaign, as if he were a general who simply must conquer the enemy. Willa was not complaining. She wriggled her fingers deeper into his locks. She was nudging the heavens, climbing, sure the choked noises she made must be heard outside but no longer able to stop.”
“The bass-beat thrum of sex had him by the balls, by the heart, and by the mind.”
As Sherlock finds answers to the missing wife case, and continues to hold Wills close, you are left wondering…is it really malignant energy? Is it really a curse that Willa helped him overcome? It’s almost meaningless as Sherlock and Willa make startling revelations about themselves. The story lets you make some decisions for yourself.
““Willa Moriarty, I choose beauty and light and color for my world, and I choose you.””
So is it magnetic attraction that brought the dom and sub out of Sherlock and Willa? Or was it the terrible curse from malignant energy? The story ends on a delightful and unexpected note, leaving us with yet another version of Sherlock Holmes to add to the burgeoning list.
I’ve always found Sherlock Holmes to be a very attractive man, a smart man is quite sexy to me! However, Cari Silverwood has really push things to the limits! I don’t think I can ever read or see a show on him and think of him any other way. I will be secretly thinking of all the things he will do to a love interest, LOL. I mean seriously though, everything in this book just fell into place. I’m going to have to go back and reread it again…in other words, highly recommended. On the flip side, if you want to keep him squeaky clean in your head, skip this book.
I sometimes struggle with Steampunk. The blend of futuristic and regency, all the flyinging machines, and all the techie stuff sometimes makes me have to think too hard to stay in the world. I have a hard time blending the differences into a comfortable picture and it can pull me out of a story. With all of that being said, I’m so glad I didn’t turn my nose up at this one. First of all, Cari Silverwood is a master at combining genres and tropes. She is detailed and descriptive in a way that let’s you “see” things without having to actually think about them. The next thing she is a master at is blending moments of twisty darkness and pop culture humor. I can’t tell you how many times I giggled (in a slightly maniacal and devious sort of way) while reading this one. When you add to that her amazingly complex characters, her steamy sexy scenes, and the plot that takes random turns that left my head spinning, and you have an author who is one of my few always buys.
This story is a twist on the Sherlock Holmes adventures, but this Sherlock isn’t anything like any other reincarnation I’ve experienced. He has a devious darkside that is only enhanced by his brilliance. He is in turn both rational and irrational, in a sort of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sort of way that had me so in love with him. His interactions with Wilhelmina Moriarty are titillating, to say the least. It is a dark romantic read, that is blended into a dark mystery. The entire time I was reading it I was picturing that half dusk, foggy, slightly rainy, gaslit look that is so popular in the Jack the Ripper reenactments. It isn’t really set in that type of environment, but that was the feeling the story invoked in me. Everything was semi-dangerous, semi-dark, and made me want to look over my shoulder. The many twists and turns were as exciting as wondering which version of Sherlock was going to show up on each page.
This is a step out of reality, to a long forgotten, and not quite realized, past. It is original, interesting, and steamy from beginning to end, and it is one that shouldn’t be missed (even if you don’t think you like Steampunk).
Clockwork Stalker is the latest installment in the Dirty Heroes collection, but it can be read standalone. Its the latest offering by Cari Silverwood and it’s wonderful! I’ve always enjoyed tales of Sherlock Holmes, from the original books to the more recent television series but none have ever gone the route Cari took it. First she added the Victorian steampunk aspect which is thrilling. Second she explored a BDSM aspect for Sherlock and crafted a piece which echoes the Holmes we all know, but spins it in a new and exciting way.
What I think I love most is the story though. Cari doesn’t feel the need to pour erotic scenes into her book, or force the heat… she lets it develop so naturally as part of the deeper, richly lavish story, and it’s why I’m such a fan. I place more emphasis on world building and story then I do on eroticism, and she hits that so well.
I really hope she delves into this Victorian era more, and gives us more Holmes or other dirty heroes to enjoy in the future!
What a wonderful story!! Unique, imaginative, suspenseful, mysterious, dangerous, erotic, a little deviant and very sexy and hot!!
I loved the characters Sherlock and Wilhelmina, they were well written, intriguing, complex and captivating.
A thoroughly entertaining and definitely much sexier version of Sherlock Holmes than I have ever read before, but I would love to read more of in the future!
From the deliciously warped mind of Cari Silverwood, we get to meet her tell on one of our favorite sleuths and trust me, I’ll never look at him quite the same again. *grins*
What would you do with an enemy’s niece? well kick it on back and let Cari show you what she did with her. Holmes whew a kin to the Mad Hatter I’d say, but that dark sexy just does it for you. He’s plotting and has a plan and all focused on the sweet Willa.
Willa is a prime example of a strong woman but yet her submissiveness shines through and Holmes was definitely her No No should have walked away but couldn’t, hot wet dream and there’s a mystery afoot Watson! omg, I loved Watson ((will he get his own book)), and dead women tell no tales, no really hence the mystery.
Gotta say loved the cover, captured the story’s base in that cover, loved the characters so full of themselves and their personalities full of emotions. Brava Ms Silverwood, bring us some more! EnjoyCari Silverwood
I loved this twisted take on Sherlock Holmes. Willa is a great character and seen as the enemy, but the chemistry is intense and steamy. This is a fast-paced read with loads of drama, suspense, steam and kink. I loved the characters and the story drew me in from beginning to end. I loved it.
Oh my, Sherlock Holmes has never been quite this kinky, sexy and irreverent! I loved this absolutely lickable version of his character, as well as the quieter, but nonetheless very delicious Watson! Willa was no pushover, and I found her very likeable and admirable. She’s smart and feisty, and she really kept Sherlock on his game! A delightfully decadent read from start to finish!
There are going to be some Sherlock Holmes purists who are really, really, really going to hate this book. Sucks to be them, because they will be missing out. This is a really awesome story. It has all the Sherlockian touches, a good whack of steampunk, some Elder God worship, and lots and lots and lots of depraved and debauched sex. So, you know, all the good stuff, and all the fun.
Sherlock is kind of a jerk through a lot of this, but it works for him. I mean, I like Holmes, but he is pretty much a jerk, or worse, in pretty much every single iteration of him, so that fits. I like how the events of the book really color his opinion of himself. He goes through a real journey in this book, and frankly, I like him all the better for that journey.
Wilhelmina is a whole different kind of Moriarity, but she’s just a smart as the original. Scratch that, I think that she is smarter. I think that she is exactly who Sherlock needs, and she’s going to really keep him on his toes, and not just that, but keep him even more anchored than Watson ever would.
I would love so many more books about these two. There are surely all kinds of mysteries they can solve.
A hot, kinky and steamy read. This book was my first read by Cari and will definitely not be my last. I could not stop myself from loving this new modern version of Sherlock Holmes with a twist. Love the little twists and turns and also the portrayal of the protagonists.
I am not sure what I can say about this book. It is a book you need to give your full attention to while reading
It has a Sherlock Holmes who has gone a bit bad boy and a female member of the Moriarty family who ends up in his devious and horny clutches. There is a machine and a mysterious cult, so there is something happening on every page.
I enjoyed it, but don’t ask how to label this book, because I can’t
Clockwork Stalker is the 7th book in The Dirty Heroes Collection. But it can be read as a standalone.
This was a story told about a very kinky Sherlock Holmes and Miss Wilhelmian “Willa” Moriarty.
I felt that this was a little departure from what I have been reading from Cari Silverwood. No made up world. In Clockwork Stalker Cari took us on a journey back in time to read about the kinky and perverted Sherlock Holmes, which I enjoyed.
Cari Silverwood did put her touch of flair on the debauchery of the heroine, Miss Moriarty. Meanwhile they were sleuthing for the stalker. I think a tentacled beast shows up in Clockwork Stalker. Well I know one shows up. Cari Silverwood does love writing about tentacled monsters.
I think that Cari Silverwood is different from other authors. She writes with humor and loves spoofs that are out crazy and out of this world. They can be sexy, and certainly kinky. I can’t imagine where she comes up with the stories she writes. I have often said that I would like to delve into the mind of this author but maybe not. She is in a league of her own!
Sexy with a bit of a mystery!
WOW! Sherlock Holmes in a whole new light! He’s sexy, growly, demanding, deviant and funny in his own unique way. The story is fast paced and the sex is intense and titillating. Sherlock and Wilhelmina are unique characters that share a like of deviant and depraved behavior, but they had no idea initially that they both would enjoy it so much. I highly enjoyed the way the two of them explored their inner fantasies while trying to solve a mystery. The story was exciting and left me squirming in my seat.
This story is definitely highly erotic, incredibly kinky, suspenseful and very enjoyable to read. I loved every second of it.