from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Josie LittonThe wickedly satisfying conclusion to the story that has reviewers saying, “So yummy! Blew my mind!”, “Deliciously dirty and devious!”, “Will melt you along with your Kindle!”, “Holy Hotness! I have a new author to follow!” and so much more.Brazen revenge has never been so richly deserved. Or so deliciously accomplished.In Part One … deliciously accomplished.
In Part One of this tale, Lord Adrian Burleigh–a devilishly handsome, absurdly privileged aristocrat in modern-day England with a twist–decided to acquire a “pet”. Throughout the tumultuous onset of their relationship, she was the object of his dark, decadent and some would say depraved attentions.
Now it’s her turn.
In the wickedly sexy, wickedly funny and just plain wicked conclusion to this very naughty story, Lord Adrian discovers what it means to have his world flipped upside down. Surprises lurk, revelations await, and just desserts are delivered along with a great deal more.
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OMG – this book is HOT! I really REALLY LOVED the first half of the book, but just as I was wondering what next WOW – the 2nd half made a BIG turn. I love a book that after I figure out what is going to happen it surprises me 100% – this book does that. This is a MUST read if you love steam!
Oh snap, Lord Adrian gets his just desserts in His Lordship’s Downfall Part Two!!! When he awakens, chained to the bed, with various body parts pierced (yep!!!) and a prominent part caged…and his Pet, Jane (yes, she has a name!!) looking delightedly down upon him, I cheered, oh how I cheered! And yet, it doesn’t go quite how I expected. If I were Jane, I’d have cold, hard revenge in mind *pun intended*, and yes she does get her thirst for vengeance quenched. But, she’s not a sadist, she’s not really cruel, and she’s not cold the way Adrian was in Part One. No, she has something else in mind ultimately, for Adrian. She doesn’t just want him to reap what he sowed, no, she wants him to confront his humanity and to become the man she knows is inside him. Caging him, chaining him, not allowing him to come, these things are all part of her plan. That she gets some enjoyment is her due, but what she hopes to really achieve is what sets her apart from most heroines, from Adrian, or the Adrian of before.
As the time passes, Adrian does some character growth (thank the good Lord!!) and he realizes things about himself, and about Jane, that he didn’t previously comprehend. He finds Jane is highly intelligent (and that he likes that about her), well read and stimulating, both physically and mentally. And he starts to realize that perhaps he’s not the cold-hearted man he’d forced himself to become after a tragic incident in his not so distant past. Perhaps there just might be hope for him after all…
I absolutely love the direction Josie took the conclusion of His Lordship’s Downfall. She could have made it a strict revenge tale gone sideways, but instead she took a completely different path than expected. And it made this conclusion all the more rewarding and enjoyable. Jane and Adrian make for a hot couple, but more importantly, an equal partnership who happen to share some darker desires. Kudos to Josie for this sexy, emotionally rewarding tale!
At the end of book one, we were left with quite the cliff hanger –
My mind was going in so many directions as to what was going to happen in book 2 and how exactly Litton was going to spin this-
After all the Pet just more or less bit the hand that feeds her- or so we believed
In book 2 Adrian definitely got his comeuppance along with a not so nice glimpse of whom he had become – about time he saw past his blinders
Jane is now in control and she is quite the intelligent if not creative “little pet” – was her innocence and submission always an act or is she something more? Will Adrian get back control and if he does will he keep Jane or will the punishment be more than his “pet” can handle? So many questions -don’t worry though book two delivers all the answers and so much more.
Litton spun an intriguing and heart pounding tale that wove together beautifully the political corruption, infiltration (this was an interesting twist for me) romance, and femdom (Not really my cup of tea but nicely written) which ended on an HEA that would soften the hardest of hearts.
Absolutely fantastic. Josie has outdone herself with this twisted tale of revenge -or is it really for the greater good.