“It’s time to live in the light, Ella…”
With their attraction too explosive to ignore, Cassian Court has whisked Mishella Santelle from her tiny island kingdom to the empire he rules: New York City. Here, they have succumbed to the magic of Temptation Manor, surrendering to their lust—and a love that won’t be denied.
But happiness is nearly ripped away, when an act of heroism turns Cassian into a … Cassian into a target of violence…from which physical recovery is only the beginning of healing. Cassian must find a way to expose his emotional scars too—meaning he must visit a past refusing to release him from its haunting grip.
“Take me into the darkness, Cassian…”
What are the secrets of Turret Two? Once revealed, will they clear a path for new connection to Ella…or anchor him deeper in the past as they struggle with the challenges of the present? Being touted as New York’s fresh “it” couple is insane enough—but just when Ella decides she’s had enough of being the city’s perfect little toy, a shocking visitor changes everything…and she must accept an even more agonizing reality.
Deception isn’t always black and white. And sometimes, the prettiest toy hides the darkest secrets
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Pretty Perfect Toy is book 2 of the Temptation Court and a spin-off to Cimarron series, and it continues the story of Cassian and Mishella.
Angel Payne knows how to suck you into a story, I know I say this a lot but damn the woman is a master at her craft, she never fails to amaze me. All her books have a way of pulling you in and you can’t help but need to read more and more. I know this first hand because I’ve managed to devour nearly each and every one of her books she’s written in the last month and yet, here I am still needing more and more! The books are addicting!
In book 1 we got to read Cassian and Mishella first meeting and how they come about having this contract where Mishella is to stay in NYC with Cassian for 6 months, a lot of things where left unanswered and a mystery, and if you thought book 1 was insanely hot, intense and a whole lot of drama and action, well book 2 is about to knock you on your a*s!
Book 2 most certainly gave me all the feels… passion, angst, fear, pain, love, lust, and so many more…
Mishella starts to become more of herself, starts to open up and starts to strength throughout the book, you see her transformation and watch as she admits to what she wants and what she wants is Cassian, she wants him longer than this 6 month contract and she’s determined to get exactly what she wants. She’s growing into a strong and out-spoken woman and her maturity and growth show so much in this book. She doesn’t put up with crap from anyone especially Cassian like she had previously. And it’s definitely amazing to see her changes!
Cassian is well… Cassian, his past is a mystery, we knew some of it, like how he was married but we don’t know what happened to his wife. We know her name, which is Lily but he doesn’t talk about her. He’s closed off, but that’s all about to change in book 2, the mystery that is Cassian will start to unfold and he will finally be ready to start opening up to Mishella about his past, but it’s not that simple, there are twists thrown in and turns that you won’t see coming and it’ll have you flipping frantically to find out more.
The two of them together are insanely hot! So so so hot! And the chemistry between them flows so well, it’s off the charts, the bond they grow to have, the banter and interaction and how it deepens the further we get into the story. It’s perfection and I found myself cheering so hard for them!
Book 3 is next and I’m not ready for it, I’m not ready for this story to be over, but I won’t be able to help myself and I’ll cave in and devour that bad boy just as fast as I have with these last two.
5 stars!