From New York Times bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a new Dark Romance Series, Goddess Isles.For those who loved Monsters in the Dark, Indebted, and Dollar Series, you’ll LOVE this one!“There was a boy once. A boy who wasn’t strong enough to save me when I was taken.”There was a girl once. A girl called Tess Snow who sat with me in the dark, waiting to be sold.There was an … waiting to be sold.
There was an owner once. An owner who bought me, entrapped me, and made me his unwilling goddess.”
Eleanor Grace is a naïve dreamer. Trusting and young, she believes her travel-loving boyfriend can save her when her freedom is snatched and sold. Squirrelled away to an island at dawn, delivered to a man even darkness won’t touch, she’s bound by a contract.
Sullivan Sinclair is the giver of fantasies. Any wish, any desire–he is the master at quenching any appetite. His private paradise and perfectly trained goddesses are there for one purpose: to ensure every guest is extremely well satisfied.
He bought her.
He trapped her.
She belongs to him.
Dark Romance
First book of the Goddess Isles
75,000 words
Pepper has again singled herself out as the Queen of Darkness and Suspense.Wanton Book Lover Blog
Once A Myth needs to be on your e-reader, in your hands, and being read as soon as it is LIVE. As a dark romance lover, I highly recommend it! Chris
I believe one of the best series of a dark and twisted tale of 2020. And yes, I’m predicting that after just reading book 1. Sassy Southern
I’ve loved Pepper’s work since Monsters in the dark and all the in between work and let me tell you this is one of the best work she’s ever done. Dangerously in love with books
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Behind the stunning vista’s of an island paradise lies someone’s darkest fantasies brought to life. For someone else its nothing more than a gilded cage you can never escape, to serve at the every whim of another. Her life would never be the same again after being kidnapped and traffict. Beaten, tagged and sold. Her fiery defiance is hidden behind her soulful eyes, barley leashed, awaiting the right moment to strike. All the beauty in the world could not make up for the harsh reality of what her life is about to become. Her unbidden attraction to the owner makes it even harder to remember to hate, to escape. Sully has had a tight control on himself for years. Never giving in to his baser instincts. Until the one woman he never should have requested is delivered to his island. All his rules fly out the window. He cant get enough of her. She should never have provoked the beast. She may not survive it! Dark, disturbing and I loved it more than I probably should admit! I can’t wait for the next one!
Pepper is back to writing what she does best. Dark, romantic, page-turning stories! Once a Myth is the first in a new series that did not disappoint. Sully owns islands in which he employs goddesses for a set amount of time and Eleanor finds herself in his employ. This is a great beginning to what I hope is a fantastic series!
Pepper Winters has a gift for taking her readers on a journey and painting a vivid world for them to sink into.
If you’re a fan of dark romance don’t pass this one up.
Need more Sully! Pepper is in her true form with this series, I can already tell. There will be several installments with this being book 1. They look to each be full length. Bring on more Sully and Eleanor. This was just enough to get me interested
Wow, a dark story that will have you finish the story in one sitting!
Pepper writes another dark tale that had me staying up till 2:30am, because I couldn’t stop reading it. Eleanor is a strong, resilient woman trying to survive being trafficked to Sully. Sully for want of a better word is torn between his rule of no playing with his goddesses and his need for Jinx. The turmoil between the two is real as Pepper weaves her story towards Jinx’s preparations for Euphoria. Before I turned the last page, I knew I would be left in a cliffhanger and “Twice a Wish” needs to be out ASAP! I liked that Pepper brings in characters from her other novels!
Once a Myth is the first book in the Goddess Isles by the extremely talented, Pepper Winters. I crave dark reads and Pepper never fails to deliver. Damn. I can’t say much about the story without spoiling anything.
Stolen. That was exactly what happened to Eleanor. She was stolen and sold to a man who wanted her as a goddess on his island of links, sin, and fantasy. It was everything she didn’t expect and she wanted to go home. At any cost. Her new owner Sullivan says this is paradise but to her it is hell.
Yep! That was it. I can say that I was addicted from start to finish. I read it in one sitting and I didn’t want it to end. Thank God Pepper isn’t making us wait long between books. It was everything I needed and more. Unique, twisted, and addicting!
Quotes:
“Goodbye, Eleanor Grace. Graceful to the end and elegant to a fault. Mr. Sinclair will enjoy destroying you.”
She didn’t need to be turned into a goddess, she was one.
“Never is a challenge.”
I will say that this book is a good start. Definitely one big build up. I almost wished there was more of a premise or prologue in the beginning because I feel like I’m missing 10% chunk of the story that it just sort of jumped right into the action. Fans of Tess will get a nice cameo. I liked that Pepper is connecting her other books. Of course Pepper sure knows how to leave a cliffy though. I’m really wondering how this entire series will play out and I look forward to them!
Sarah and Scott both did a great job narrating. Love the Duet narration. This is a first listen by Scott and he was great!
5 STARS
OH MY…was this book addicting! I read this in one sitting, I honestly could not put this book down!!! Pepper Winters has penned the first book to a undeniably addicting dark romantic series!!!
I could not get enough of Sullivan ‘Sully’ Sinclair. He was dominant and ruthless, but his need for unwavering control as well as the fact that he can’t help but lose it and want to indulge with Eleanor ‘Jinx’ Grace. As for Eleanor aka Jinx, she is strong and fierce even in the face of adversity and uses her intelligence as a skill for survival.
I am so excited to read the rest of the books in this series! GIVE. ME. MORE. PLEASE. I highly recommend reading this book and getting a jump on the Goddess Isles series because it’s going to be EPIC. Once A Myth by Pepper Winters will join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!
What was the worst thing that happened to you and how did you survive?
So was the question asked to Eleonor Grace at sixteen at school, what Eleonor answered at that time was nothing compared to what was to come in her life. After four years your answer to this totally different serious question. Kidnapped, Sold to a man who claims to be god in his world too and a monster.
Eleonor was always a young woman who lived up to her role, daughter of separated parents, excellent student, with good friends and an adventurous boyfriend, both embarked on a journey where they could discover the wonders of the world before engaging in the role of working and being someone in life. But what Eleonor did not expect was that his adventure would end long before it started. Kidnapped and sold to a man known as Sully Sinclair who owned an island paradise where he benefits from buying goddesses to meet the men who come to his island in order to enjoy his darkest fantasies.
Sully as he is known never involved work with pleasure, until he met Eleonor Grace a girl who meets all his requirements.
She is nothing like he expected, not just a goddess as he imagined, but the queen of gods. The explosive chemistry between these two … is a fuse ready to blow with emotion that makes you love and hate the fight and attraction between them. They are violent and chaotic and it couldn’t be better.
What had happened on this island? What will be Eleanor’s fate? Will they be able to resist the crazy chemistry between them …?
This story will take you to the dirty and hot madness you’ve already experienced, it will burn you and make you beg for more … It’s pure seduction !!
Pepper is the Queen of Seductive Suspense, the Matriarch of Sensual Madness, and she pours all her deviant artistry into Once a Myth. Explosive chemistry, exquisitely complex characters, and page-turning suspense that will have you begging for more—this book has it all!
Ya’ll, the queen of dark and desire has done it again. Eleanor and Sully are hotter than lava. I have my own ideas about what happened but we soon shall see.
Blown away! Bloody hell this was compelling and exceptional!
There isn’t enough words to describe how much I loved and enjoyed this book … it’s not a cute love story it’s really Dark and disturbing on so many levels BUT this book sucked me in from chapter one.
I wanted to hate Sullivan Sinclair with my every being, but I couldn’t…
WARNING- The story grabs you in more ways than one.
Brilliantly written, flowing, developed characters, lessons galore.
The author left me hanging for what happens next!
Once again this lady blows me away with her words, her creativity and the uniqueness of her stories. From the very start I fell in love with Eleanor. She’s a strong sassy character and whilst the situation she finds herself in is dark and daunting I couldn’t help laugh at her sass, smart mouth and refusal to back down in any situation.
Sullivan Sinclair (Sully) peaked my interest in the Dollar series, I’m so glad we get to hear his story. He really is a formidable character, also had me laughing at his actions, his inability to deal with Eleanor’s smart mouth was priceless. Flipping the coin, the chemistry between these two characters if off the charts, had my kindle melting and me either needing a cold shower or my very own Sullivan Sinclair!
I have no idea the direction this story is going to in or what the future holds in store for these two addictive characters but I am definitely enjoying the ride!!
Pepper Winters is back to her dark, forbidden and twisted roots in Once A Myth. The taboo feeling of attraction to something dangerous and monstrous is ruling this entire story. Pepper’s words hit my heart and enter my veins like a potent drug that will left me breathless, scandalized and wrecked beyond redemption.
Eleanor Grace has been stolen, abused and then sold. And Sullivan Sinclair owns her now. Hecis the king of his own empire as he rules in Goddess Isles. A tropical paradise where every sick, deviant and extravagant fantasy comes true at right price. He treats his women aka goddesses aka employees with respect and caring if they obey his rules. But Eleanor is not a rule follower. She is ready to fight with her last breath. And she intrigues Sullivan unlike any goddess he trained and prepared. And she feels this totally unexplainable and self destructive magnetic pull to this man with more power and riches than god.
Pepper Winters did my official initiation into dark and taboo romance world. Jethro Hawk and Q turned my reader world upside down. I still remember feeling completely confused, distressed and yet utterly euphoric with these stories. And now I am having the same feeling from this world! Things those are not supposed to feel sexy will feel so. A man like Sullivan should be hated, cursed and despised. But I am insanely amazed and in lust with this arrogant, ruthless, powerful and gorgeous man specially when we see the glimpse of her empathising and softer side. Eleanor is epitome of grace, class and strength in face of most gruelling tragedies and horror filled nightmares. She is a mass of emotional energy. That is sometimes sad, depressed and broken. But sometimes it is defiance and resilience. The chemistry was sharp and fiery. And it bloomed like a poisonous flower and creeped like a toxic scent between two desperate and deviant souls. It ended with a crack in my heart and the wait for second book will be torture.
Once A Myth is a classic Pepper Winters creation. Emotions are played with. Boundaries are tested and finally obliterated. She threw me into a beautifully chaotic and decadent world. And like an addict, I am desperate for more of this electrifying passion, jaw dropping secrets and raw emotions.
Received ARC for honest review
Absolutely Brilliant! I need a moment to bask in this masterpiece I just read. A brilliantly dark, depraved and sensual romance that will have you begging for book two!! Lovers of The Monsters in The Dark Series Get Ready!!! You are in for a treat! If you haven’t read that story, well what are you waiting for? Eleanor Grace is taken captive at 21 yrs old and sent against her will to where fantasies come true…for the right price. Sullivan Sinclair is her new owner. A ruthless, hardened, mystery of an alpha antihero. He sells the fantasy at Goddess Isles, his private island, but at what cost? Are you ready for this dark and dangerous pièce de résistance? If you love your dark romances the darker the better, then you will LOVE this one! I also loved how there is a cameo from a certain someone. The writing as always is superb and the characters are rich in depth. This ends on a major cliffhanger so be prepared! FYI: this book is not for the faint of heart as it has some intense scenes. Told in dual POV
Wow what a start to the Goddess Isles series!
I went into this story completely blind. I think that’s always the best way with Pepper, as you can then just escape with her amazing words and stories.
I knew that there was some links to The Monsters in the Dark series and Indebted series (we see a little of Tess and Jethro is mentioned).
Captured abruptly while on holiday and held at the same time as Tess, Eleanor faces a new Master in that of Sully Sinclair. Sent to a tropical paradise, it is here she learns what her fate will be. What can I tell you about Sully, well….what an intriguing, alluring and extremely sexy character he is. He just blew me away. You just know he has many hidden desires and what is his background I wonder.
The push and pull between Sully and Eleanor is absolutely captivating. Their hate and desire for one another was downright erotic
“This one moved like she had a crown upon her head. A crown made of dignity and diamonds, heavy on her brow but invaluable to her sense of worth.”
The chemistry between them was off the charts despite them both fighting their feelings for one another. As this is only book one, were only at the very start to their journey, but I just know that this series will definitely be on the same level as Monsters in the Dark and Indebted series.
Pepper the Queen of Dark is definitely back. I can’t wait to see where she takes us!
5 Euphoric stars!
Well hell! The queen of darkness is back with a vengeance.
We asked Pepper for a Dark read and she sure delivered.
Once a Myth Is the first book in the Goddess Isles series.
This book is HAF, Dirty, Sexy Crazy and Taboo
Elinore Grace has been kidnapped, she’s is waiting for her boyfriend to come save her. Little does she know what her fate will be. Did I mention this book is HOT!!!!!
I can’t wait for the 2nd installment in this series.
“What is the worst thing that happened to you, and how did you survive it?”
Dark, deranged and delicious. Once a Myth is an intoxicating read. Eleanor is a courageous, strong willed survivor. When she is taken and exchanged all she can think about is escaping. What she never expected was to find an infuriating yet intriguing monster. Sully is a cold hearted workaholic the last thing he needs is a distraction with a spine of steel. This book is a great start to a series. It piques your interest and leaves you desperate for more.
“Sully Sinclair will change my life. My world. Me. In so many more ways than I feared.”
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