Smoke and mirrors. A web of lies. He’s come for the devil’s ultimate prize.J.D. Wilder strides into my hotel bringing the dark musky scent of sin with him. Arrogant and powerful, he’s the president’s eldest son. Even after all these years, I can still taste him on my lips. But when he speaks, there’s not a glimmer of the boy I once loved. He struck a deal with my parents. That’s what he claims. … parents. That’s what he claims. Loaned my mother the money she desperately needs to stay alive.
Now he’s here to collect.
What does he want?
My soul, of course.
The one thing I will never give him.
The duet is complete! Download a copy of Depraved today, and let Eva take you on a decadent journey, where nothing is as it appears. Buckle up.
Praise for Depraved
“Depraved is absolutely the best book I have read this year!! Eva Charles has given us a suspenseful and romantic story that is filled with family secrets, lies and deceptions.” ★★★★★ -Lisa, Amazon Reviewer
“I am so in love with JD, I am craving more of this alpha male! He’s dark and dangerous, oozes power and control, he’s fierce and intense and his dominating ways will have your body temperature rising!” ★★★★★-Danielle, Books Obsessive
“Readers can count on being pulled in and held captive… It’s the best kind of torture.” ★★★★ -Corrie, Lamplight Review and Promotion.
“Ms. Charles is EVIL right down to her toes only giving you glimpses of what she wants you to see right until the end! So much intrigue here and don’t even get me started on the steamy sexy times!” ★★★★★-Lisa Marie, Amazon Reviewer
“Intriguing, well-written, hot as hell…” ★★★★★-Lisa Hines, Amazon Reviewer
“I loved this book!! He is a delicious Alpha male, but I really enjoyed him in his more vulnerable moments.” ★★★★★ -Stacey, Romancing Reading Diva
“What a wild ride. Loved every second of book one! Five Smoldering Stars on this one!” ★★★★★-Julie, Amazon Reviewer
“I read both Depraved and Delivered this weekend—TWICE!” ★★★★★ –Amazon Customer
“The intrigue, the mysteries, the heat, and even the sweet moments are blended in perfect proportion.” ★★★★★-Laurie K., Amazon Reviewer
“The end was jaw dropping…” ★★★★★ -Rebecca A., Amazon Reviewer
“Even days after finishing this book, I’m seriously suffering from a book hangover” ★★★★★-Danielle R., Spellbound Stories
“The push and pull between J.D. and Gabrielle is intoxicating.” ★★★★★-Janine, The World Was Hers For the Reading
“Brilliant story line that captures your attention and does not let go…” ★★★★ -Kathy, Cajun Heat Book Blog
“I trust no one!!” ★★★★★ -Melissa, Book Addicts Review
“The writing is fabulous, and I was utterly captivated from the very beginning.”★★★★★-Rachel, Behind Closed Doors Book Review
“Be prepared because JD is the broodiest, sexiest bastard I have ever met and when he turns on the charm you will melt! I’m still a muddled mess!”★★★★★-Patricia, Words We Love By
“The characters had so much chemistry it’s almost unbearable. I had to read this book a couple of times, I truly loved it that much.” ★★★★★-Vanessa, Sassy Southern Book Blog
“This book snuck in from out of the blue and is definitely going in the best of 2019.” ★★★★★-Kindle Customer
“Sweet baby Jesus this book is something amazing and then some! I loved the main characters… The chemistry they share is amazing and something you don’t see often.” ★★★★★-Tee, Amazon Reviewer
“Eva Charles masterfully threw in twists and turns that I wasn’t expecting. Even now, I’m still thinking about certain scenes, playing them over and over in my head. Wow! ★★★★★-Amy, Amazon Reviewer
“The twists, OMG the twists are insane! I’m still dropping f-bombs long after I finished. ★★★★★-Jennifer, Goodreads
“It’s hard to even get 4 stars from me, 5 stars are for rare finds….and I would be willing to give 10 stars if I could…this book is that good. I couldn’t put it down.” ★★★★★-Jennifer H. , Goodreads
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4.5 Beautifully Intense Stars
Dirty, Sexy, Hot, and full of Alpha Male!! This book has all of that along with suspense. There is nothing that I love more than finding a new to me author that the writing just sucks me in from the very beginning. Depraved did just that!!!
JD is a Hot as hell alpha male with a dirty mouth that will have you blushing. Gabrielle is a feisty as hell strong woman. These two have a past together that left them both broken. Gabrielle is finally after 15 years in a good place in her life now although not completely over JD, but she’s moved on in a sense. JD comes back, old wounds are opened, and still no answers for why their past ended the way it did.
The passion between these two is off the charts, the suspense is thought provoking, but that Cliffhanger was jaw dropping. Gah, March can’t get her fast enough.
I am highly recommending this one.
Happy Reading Everyone!!!
When Julian and Gabrielle are young and in love they had stars in their eyes. Than Julian changed all of that in a heartbeat. He broke her heart and she was essentially sent away. She didn’t understand what happened and even though he broke her heart she still loved him 15 years later.
Well she’s back in town and oh boy their first meeting was shocking to Gabrielle. He gave her choices of what was to happen if she didn’t give in to what his wants were. She thought she had the upper hand, he knew he did.
These two are very strong willed, there’s secrets that he’s not telling her and she knows it. She sees parts of the old Julian, the one she fell in love with so long ago so she knew he was still inside even though he showed the world a different person. I loved seeing those parts that he didn’t show to everyone and letting Gabrielle that she was his world at that point in time.
I need to know why Julian (JD) sent Gabrielle away so callously. Why??? Holy smokes I can’t wait for the second book so I can find out.
JD is wealthy and interested in getting Gabrielle back into his life any way he can manage. Gabrielle is determined not to give into JD as events from the past show things won’t work out between them. Watching these two clash and the mystery from their past was electrifying and the story didn’t let up from the get go. An interesting read and a new author for me to read.
This book keeps your attention from beginning to end! Oh my goodness, I couldn’t put this book down! It was that addicting, I swear.
So here’s what I learned from this book.. A tragedy happened, one boy suffering from injures possibly brain dead, 3 boys still trying to overcome what happened. A dad who’s a dick head and demands that his sons do what he says. A girl from the past who’s hurt from her past. JD and Gabby have a past. He has an plan to own her but it soon gets off track when he realizes how much he truly cares about her. There’s learning to trust again and a mystery all wrapped up into this one. It was a fantastic read!!!
I’ve never read Eva Charles before, but I am in love with this story!
If there’s one thing I love it’s a flawed, brooding hero. And that completely describes JD Wilder. I wanted to dislike him. Everything in the beginning is telling me to not like him, but it’s impossible. Once you chip away at the tough outer shell, you find a man you can’t help but love – one who is loyal, fiercely protective, loving, and confident. Does that mean there won’t be times where you want to shake him? Absolutely not. You will get frustrated with him, but it won’t last. There’s just too many good parts to him that far outweigh the negative ones.
Gabrielle is independent, headstrong, and self-reliant. The only thing that can throw her life off balance is JD, and it doesn’t take him long to alter her ordered world. But she doesn’t give up control so easily. She’s stubborn, difficult, and always one to keep JD on his toes. The way they change each other is beautiful to watch.
Chemistry between these two leaps off the pages. And the heat factor in this book? WOW! This is definitely not a sweet/clean romance (and I love it). Cliffhanger haters be warned: this one is a doozy. I can’t wait to snag the second part of this story and find out what happens next. If you are big into romantic suspense novels – which I’m beginning to LOVE – then this is definitely one you want to pick up!
Devoured. I devoured this book. In one sitting. And I need more!
I have not read anything by Eva Charles before but if this is what I can look for in the rest of her writing, consider me her number 1 fan!
JD is HOT. I love a man that is in control like he is…yet has a little bit of a soft side when it comes to Gabrielle and those he loves. He shows the people who are important to him his true side and yet both sides are equally appealing.
Gabrielle is a very strong and smart female lead and was written very well. Her chemistry with JD is of course off the charts. So much going on with her and her family.
There is so much mystery and underlying drama here that I was addicted from the start. Readers can count on being pulled in and held captive. Eva Charles does this thing where she gives you a little and then pulls back…gives a little more and then pulls back. It’s the best kind of torture.
Speaking of torture…this is a cliffhanger. And now I wait for the second book in this duet. I may just read this one again while I wait, it was that good!
This book is getting ALL the stars from me. I can’t wait for more!!!
Eva Charles is a new author to me. I enjoyed this story. While reading I could tell that she gave her all with story and I can’t wait to read more.
Julian (JD) Wilder is a sexy businessman who possess two different personalities. He seems to have a good side when needed and will do what he can to protect those that he loves. Then comes his darker side, this side seems to come out when needed to again protect those he loves. He can also be very manipulative when he really wants something.
Gabrielle has left her past where it belongs in the past. However, when this past comes knocking will she be able to resist it or be sucked back in. She is strong and fierce in her own right. She has come a long way and really wants to avoid JD. However, what if she can’t?
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait for book two.
This was an action-packed mystery from a new to me author. There was tons of angst, tons of suspense, and a whole lot of sexiness.
JD was so alpha and he was a whole lot to handle – I loved him anyway. Gabby is strong and set in her ways. These two were electric together, you couldn’t help but fan yourself when they are together.
I am looking forward to seeing what happens next with these two. Great new author! I look forward to more from her.
Depraved by Eva Charles starts the story of JD Wilder and Gabrielle Duval. JD and Gabrielle were lovers years before but that ended pretty badly. In the first couple of chapters, you get a good idea of what kind kind of man JD can be–a jerk, hughly alpha and very controlling. Especially when it comes to Gabrielle. JD comes back into Gabrielle’s life at a time when everything is going wrong and adds to her stressors and basically just blackmails her to get what he wants and what he wants is her when he wants, how he wants, at the time he wants… but there is so much more to everything. JD has never been able to move past Gabrielle in the past 15 years since their breakup nor has Gabrielle moved past JD. There is so many thorny and twisted paths in this fast moving story.
There are many secrets, lies and twisted paths that I didn’t know where I was going to end up. Gabrielle had this love/hate feeling going for JD while he had this red-hot Obsession with Gabrielle with lots of secrets. Secrets that I wanted to know more about. Their relationship was sizzling right off the pages of this book. Their old feeling came roaring back and that included past troubles. To me, they seem like soulmates that just need to recapture that special feeling and based on what went on in this story- oh yes, it’s happening. It’s steamy, intense, sexy, dramatic, angsty,emotional, dark, suspenseful and full of feels. This book ends on one heck of a cliffhanger. I enjoyed the dark desires /dark romance; Eva Charles has written a beautifully crafted story that will keep you guessing and coming back for more. Book 2 can’t come soon enough for me!!!
My Rating: 4.8 stars *****
Julian “JD” Wilder is a sexy and handsome businessman who seems to possess two different personalities. The good JD is kind hearted and loving when it comes to his brothers and his feelings for Gabrielle. He works hard to protect all of them from the evil that lurks within his own family. The bad JD is a shrewd manipulator who wants to control and dominate Gabrielle and refuses to take no for an answer. He uses her weakness to convince her to accept his proposal and submit to his every desire. He is intense, powerful, possessive and calculating and is a commanding presence in any room he enters, where his piercing eyes give nothing away. JD has known Gabrielle all of his life and now that she was his, he would never let her go and he will keep her safe at all costs. HIs plan to control her brought back old memories of their time together long ago and he wants to feel that way again.
“Depraved” is absolutely the best book I have read this year!! Eva Charles has given us a suspenseful and romantic story that is filled with family secrets, lies and deceptions. JD is hard to like but as I got to know him, I realized that he has a public persona that is vastly different from how he is in private. I stayed up late one night to finish the book and after turning the last page, I found it hard to go to sleep. I needed and wanted the book to keep going but I will to have wait; book two of the duet, “Delivered”, comes out in March.
Holy freaking HOT HOT HOT!!! You are going to love JD and all his dirty little ways…definitely a 5 star read. I couldnt put it down!
I’m hooked! JD is the man I want holding that line!
JD is a force of nature. He is on the hunt for evidence about his father’s underhanded dealings. One big problem – his father is now president-elect and his power and control know no limits. People have died or been permanently injured. Those he loves must be protected by all means necessary. JD knows his father will not hesitate to hurt anyone standing in his way – blood relative or not.
One problem. Gabrielle. She is the woman he loves can never have again. He saved her once from the grasp of his father. This time around, he must keep her close under his protection because he knows things are going to get infinitely more dangerous. The fact that he and Gabrielle still love each other after all these years does not mean she hates him for having dumped her the way he did fifteen years ago. Now, he must entice her any way he can to keep her safe while not telling her the whole truth.
Emotional, steamy, and suspenseful this book will keep you at the edge of your seats. Please note it ends in a cliffhanger, but book 2 will be published soon. Cannot wait to read the conclusion!
I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Thanks to the author for sharing a copy with me.
Who, what, when, where, why…. I don’t know! What’s going on? My mind is racing and you know what? I love it! This is a sexy read that will have you overthinking everything.
JD destroyed his and Gabrielle’s love years ago but now she’s back again to protect her. From what? She has no clue. She’s hated him for years to realize now she’s always loved him. There is so much craziness going on that my mind is spinning. Yes, spinning. I’m totally in love with JD so if she throws him away I’ll gladly take him off her hands.
Since this is a duet, I’m sure you know that it ends with a cliffhanger but who cares! You’re gonna love these characters. Can’t wait for the next book.
Who, what, when, where, why…. I don’t know! What’s going on? My mind is racing and you know what? I love it! This is a sexy read that will have you overthinking everything.
JD destroyed his and Gabrielle’s love years ago but now she’s back again to protect her. From what? She has no clue. She’s hated him for years to realize now she’s always loved him. There is so much craziness going on that my mind is spinning. Yes, spinning. I’m totally in love with JD so if she throws him away I’ll gladly take him off her hands.
Since this is a duet, I’m sure you know that it ends with a cliffhanger but who cares! You’re gonna love these characters. Can’t wait for the next book.
*Review by Michelle
When I first heard about Depraved, there was very little information about it and yet I was very intrigued. I am so glad I decided to read it. The author, as we know now, is Eva Charles and this is the first book in her The Devil’s Duet. Let me tell you, I was captivated right from the start and I could not put the book down.
J.D. Wilder and Gabrielle Duval were once together, a long time ago. J.D. is determined to have her once again. JD was sexy, strong, determined and always in control. Gabrielle was a great heroine. Strong and determined in her own way. They share so much history and most of it painful. Once they see other again, there is no denying what is still between them.
And that ending! I cannot wait for book two! Depraved by Eva Charles had me at the edge of my seat! A steamy and sexy story with a bit of suspense, it will have you riveted until the very end and leave you wanting more!
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Happy reading!
I’m so happy that I decided to read this book only for the synopsis, without knowing who the author was. Eva Charles is a new to me author, and I’m looking forward to read more of her books. The story is fast paced, hot, second chance romance, with a heroine you want to be friends with and a hero you love to hate (or is it hate to love?). The story starts when JD father become president, and Gabrielle is involved in everything in his life, and I’m dying to know everything that is at play here! Can’t wait to read the second book. Can I have it now?
This was my first book by Eva, I was well and truely pulled in by the blurb and needed to read this to see if it was as good as it sounded – I was pleasantly surprised, it was a really good overall read, just not as dark and dirty as I was expecting it to be, but I like my reads really dark, so you my find it dark enough!
A romantic suspsense with a second chance at love, a good plot and storyline with plenty of drama and political intrigue that keeps you very entertained!
JD defintely is one of those characters you love to hate, he’s a douche, but it all seems to be a bit of a front, underneath it all he just seems to want to keep Gabrielle safe. There is some background plot surrounding his father that we don’t really learn the answers to in this book, hopefully all will become clear in the next one!
Gabrielle had her heart broken by JD in her teens, she hasn’t seen him for 10 yrs until he stolls his way back into her life with an ultimatum. They have a very intense connection, one that is still very much alive after these 10 yrs, one she cannot ignore. Gabrielle has a backbone and will stand up to JD, pushing his buttons when she can, otherwise he is very much the controlling dominant alpha type, but she doesn’t put up with his shit!
I can’t wait to find out all the background to what is going on here in the next book. Highly recomended reading!
Amount of sex 4.5 / 5
How explicit is the sex scenes 4.5 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5
Depraved is a blazing hot romantic suspense novel by author Eva Charles. It’s the first book that I have read from the author, and I’m looking forward to reading more of her work! The writing is fabulous, and I was utterly captivated from the very beginning. There’s not much that could’ve pried me away from this story!
Depraved is the first part of the Devil’s Duet, so be prepared for the story to end with a cliffhanger, and it’s a doozy! The good news is that Delivered, the second part of the duet, will be released on March 21st.
I do believe that this is a story that you need to read for yourself without any spoilers. So, I’m not going to go into any detail about the plot. Although, I will tell you that the story of JD (Julian) and Gabrielle is so dang hot! I mean, just look at the cover… it’s so delicious! I was often at war with myself as I was dying to know what came next, but at the same time, I didn’t want it to end. It’s that good!
This is a one-click, must read, stay up late kind of book!
Voluntarily Reviewed an Advanced Copy
If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would in a flat minute, The way that Eva Charles has wrote this book is like a symphony all the bits and pieces fitting together to make a musical work of art from the Deepest base to the highest note you could feel while reading Depraved. The way the ending of this book left me gasping was just astounding and has me begging for more of JD and Gabrielle’s Story.
JD Wilder knows he is cut from the same cloth as his father, he knows he must be in control of all things at all times no matter the risk, but sometimes those risks are worth taking. But to bring down the one man who he has loathed his entire life and tried to control him is going down but he need one piece to the puzzle to make that happen and she is not going to be happen to see him that is for sure.
Gabrielle is living her lifelong dream doing what she has always wanted and has finally opened up her very own elegant Hotel, she has poured everything she is into this dream but that may change when her past just makes himself at home and starts demanding things of her or else he will do the unspeakable, but is that just an idle threat, can her heart take the pain again or will she just fall back into the past with the man who has always owned her? But when strange things start happening she tries to blow them off, but JD knows better and is trying his best to protect her from the fall out of what is really going on, can she believe him or will her time come?
You will have to read Depraved Devils Duet book 1 to find out what happens with these wonderfully written characters, you will be sucked in and thrown around and make it out wondering did that just happen.
Eva Charles was new to me and may I say just WOW, I love your style. My only regret with Depraved Part 1 is, that as the title suggest it ends in a cliffie. I am not fond of those, especially when they end in an intense situation, but the author has promised us a short wait so I am good with it. Kudo Ms. Charles for a very well written book with an intriguing, intense storyline that kept me glued to the pages.
The plot and the characters are all well defined, to the point you can feel down into their souls. First we have JD. He is one you really want to hate but just can’t. He is a hard man that gets what he wants, when he wants, in all aspects of his life. He has three goals, protecting his brothers, protecting Gabrielle, his teenage love, and ruining his father. As for Gabrielle, she is a strong independent, successful woman who guards her heart and sexual pleasures since JD shattered her at the young age of 16.
JD has a driving force that is semi-kept from the reader. But he is on a mission and will not be stopped. It’s been years since JD has seen Gabrielle but he has never lost track of what has been going on in her life. He knows he is going to have a fight on his hand with her, but her safety at this time in their lives, is a top priority. When JD walks into her office, out of the blue, demanding she does as she’s told, Gabrielle is furious. While she knows she doomed to obey, she fights for things on her terms, but that is easier said than done considering their past and JD’s overpowering dominance.
Depraved has a very suspenseful, erotic storyline and this reader can’t wait to see what happens in part two. If you like books that are Erotic, Suspenseful, Captivating and Intense. This is a must read.
5 Amazing Stars and 2 Thumbs Up for Depraved. I HIGHLY recommend it, just beware due to the erotic nature, this is definitely a book for adult readers..