Rex Carruthers can have any woman he wants, but he wants only one — his stepsister, Carmen Shelby. Their desire was once forbidden, and Rex walked away from his heritage as a result. Now, the reading of a will brings them back together, and Rex has something Carmen wants – his birthright, the stately home, Burlington Manor. Carmen Shelby is haunted by her desire for her stepbrother, Rex — a … Rex — a dangerous, masterful player, the man who broke her heart. Then Rex makes an outrageous suggestion — he will give her the Burlington Manor Estate, in exchange for the affair they were denied.
To resolve the desire that haunts her, Carmen must risk her fragile heart and explore a new, submissive sexuality with Rex, a natural Dom. But while they thrash out their mutual passions, Carmen and Rex discover family secrets threaten and surround them. Carmen learns Rex is her true Master, but can he control the powerful forces that both drew them together – and threaten to tear them apart.
Please note: This book was previously published with a different cover under the title The Burlington Manor Affair. This book has been substantially revised.
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I liked this book. There are several in the series and you need to read them all to get to the end. These are not stand alone.
What do you do when the stepbrother you’ve always crushed on gives you an opportunity to live out your fantasies with him? Suffice it to say you jump on that opportunity, who wouldn’t? The story starts off with Carmen seeing her heartthrob of a stepbrother, Rex, at his father’s, her stepfather’s, funeral. They don’t talk and only share glances at each other; it’s been awhile since they’ve seen each other. Fast forward to the reading of the father’s will. Carmen does expect to receive anything in the and has come fully prepared to buy Rex’s inheritance of her beloved Burlington Manor, Rex’s family home, where she had cherished memories of her now deceased mother, who instilled in her the love of the manor. Here’s the first of several plot twists, she has been willed fifty percent ownership of her beloved manor; now she just has to get Rex to sell his portion to her. He offers her a deal to discuss his turning over his share, not for a monetary amount, rather a month of weekends together at the manor with her in his bed with her refusing him nothing. The first weekend comes up and they’re there together, she tries to convince him to let her pay for his share and he refuses to accept anything except his offer. She finally agrees and the smoldering flame between them ignites into full blown passion. Neither of them can keep their thoughts and hands off one another. The sizzle factor is off the charts. Further along in the story, secrets are shared, past hurts absolved, and even more family secrets are found out culminating in attempts on their lives. The added plot twists add more to the story instead of it being just a stepbrother romance. Kudos to the author for adding this next dimension. This really is an excellent romance, especially if you like a little kink to your stories. Two thumbs up all around. I suggest this is a definite must have!
I absolutely love this hot, steamy, captivating book with exceptional characters in an erotic world that is so realistic it felt like I was on the journey with them. I recommend reading this book by an extraordinary author that knows how to captivate the attention of their readers.
A new author for me and I was blown away by this author imagination. It had great characters and very steamy attractions!
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Great premise. Rex is great. Carmen? Geez. This woman frets over every single little thing. She flip-flops, she worries, she’s indecisive. When she does make a decision, she regrets it immediately. It was so annoying. I mean, I can understand her reaction once or twice, but she cared more about how she felt about Rex than she did about her mother’s fatal car accident. This book could have been shortened by at least 30 pages if you edited out all the inane indecision.
Loved this.
An enjoyable read but both Carmen and Rex were in dire need of a kick in the pants several times throughout the story. Having said this there are a lot of really hot, well-written scenes that def. keep you wanting more 🙂
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Rex and Carmen. 4 stars. – Interesting plot but I would prefer more dialogue.The story has a lot of paragraphs where the main characters are narrating what they are thinking or feeling. There are a lot of steamy scenes, a bit of danger and a few mysteries. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily chose to review it.
I always find the step siblings storyline odd, especially when they meet as older teens or young adults. But, regardless, Rex and Carmen meet when both are teens, she has a crush, but he seems the bad boy broody type. Little does she know, Rex is as taken with her as she is with him. Rex has a falling out with his father and strikes out on his own, with no help from him and becomes quite successful. Her mother is killed in an accident, Carmen takes over her business and moves out. When Rex’s father dies, he leaves the family estate to them both. He wants her, she doesn’t trust him. How can they share?? The book has some twists, turns, surprises, is mostly well paced, although written in dual POV, sometimes uneven, interesting, and is steamy. Overall, not a bad read
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I do enjoy Ms. Walker’s stories, this one included. It was entertaining, with a little mystery and deception infused into the romance. While the story itself was likeable, as well as Rex, I did not like Carmen. Her attitude and mannerisms were almost intolerable for me to read. I felt like she was really slowing the story down. She didn’t feel approachable or someone you could really relate to.
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Sizzling hot taboo….
This book is sizzling hot to the touch and then some. The story is about stepsiblings Rex Carruthers and Carmen Shelby. When his father and her mother got married these two found themselves in the same house all of a sudden. The only problem was that they had a very strong attraction to each other and things could have gotten out of control quickly. Rex left the family after a big fight with his father about what was happening. It is now years later and when his father dies Rex returns to the family home to claim his inheritance. Carmen has stayed in the family helping her stepfather over the years. When Rex returns their attraction to each other comes roaring back faster than a jet taking off.
So I really enjoyed this story even as I wanted to knock some sense into both Rex and Carmen at times. Their chemistry was through the charts and the sex scenes were super hot. Overall this was a good book and had it’s very enjoyable parts. It is just not the best I have read by Saskia Walker.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
Rex and Carmen; brought together as step-brother and step-sister as teenagers but each finding their feelings were so much stronger. Rex’s father with a vision of the family unit he wanted and nothing was going to get in the way. So Rex leaves without the brother and sister talking about their feelings. Years later the death of their father and step-father bring them together at the reading of the will which informs them they are now each half owners of the family home and property. Carmen fears Rex will want to buy her out when she wants more than anything to stay in the property. Rex fears Carmen may never let her feelings out. So he comes up with a plan. If she will acknowledge wanting to be intimate with him he proposes they spent 4 weekends at the Manor House doing exactly that; getting each other over the attraction they had as teens and young adults.
A journey of discovery begins for both. A sexual journey, a journey into love(?), family secrets and people who wish them well and others who don’t…
Who masterminded the accidents which could have killed either one or both? Was Carmen’s mom’s death really an accident? What does the letter in the study say and really mean?
I completely enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting, they grew and faced down adversity and threats against their lives. And never to be underestimated, the sex was hot, also.
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What a great read! This book tells the story of Rex and his step-sister, Carmen who have both buried passionate feelings for each other for over a decade. When his ancestral home is bequeathed to both of them, Rex has no interest in the Manor but Carmen really loves it so, Rex suggests an offer she can’t refuse – spend 4 weeks with him at his beck and call in return for the Manor.
What a rollercoaster of a book with plenty of super passionate sex, mystery, twists, drama and suspense from this really great storyline. The book has me hooked from the very first page.
Overall, a really fabulous read which I highly recommend!
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The story is highly complex with many factors that contribute to the main plot. Basicly, Rex and Carmen are ex-step siblings who inherit Burlington Manor from Rex’s deceased father. This creates all kinds of emotional turmoil for them. The estate is the backdrop for Rex and Carmen’s intimate reunion as well as a place that brings the past into the future with all kinds of surprises.
It starts out a little slow and Rex is an obnoxious ass but, it builds into an intriguing, suspenseful story filled with hot, steamy encounters, revenge and danger. Rex does redeem himself and Carmen learns that she isn’t going to be alone anymore.
I recommend this book especially if you like a mystery mixed in with the sexy times.
Okay, this is going to be short and sweet. The storyline was well defined and executed properly. I found no plot holes or anything like that, however, Carmen and Rex both as characters need a swift kick in the ass with a time-out. Those are all choices an author makes in the personality they create for us to read and if I’m being completely honest, had the sexual scenes not been so delicious, I may not have finished the book *shrug*
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This was a pretty good book though it was a bit slow at times. There was definite chemistry between Rex and Carmen which gave some pretty steamy scenes. There was also some intrigue and action that happened which kept the story interesting.
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