Beware of Beauty…because she’s got the heart of a real beast.Smart people–and monsters who know the score–fear Josephine Saint. The sexy vampire might appear to be a sensual temptation, but she’s a cold-blooded assassin. Mercy? Jo doesn’t know the meaning of the word. With each successful hunt, Jo slides one step closer to getting the promised prize that she’s coveted–her freedom. Long ago, … freedom. Long ago, Josephine made a deal with the devil, and now, the jerk is collecting on the final payment due him.
Find the angel…before he rips the world apart.
Her latest target is Malik, an angel who has gone dark. The fool fell and crashed hard to earth, and now he’s indulging in every sin he can find. And, bonus, the guy has every predator in the land closing in on him because angel wings are highly prized on the black magic market. It’s Jo’s job to find Malik and bring his sexy angel ass back upstairs except…
The angel is already changing…into something new and something very, very deadly.
Malik has his own mission, and it doesn’t involve being dragged back to heaven. He’s ready to lose his wings, ready to pay any price, if it means he can right a wrong from his past. He never expected for Jo to hunt him, and he knows that he won’t be able to control himself when she’s near. Because Jo–fierce vampire, deadly assassin–she’s his charge. He’s been watching over her for centuries. Watching her, and wanting her. Now that he’s earthbound, Malik can finally make the vamp his.
Can a vamp save the world? Maybe…if she can claim a fallen angel’s heart.
With every moment that Malik spends on earth, the darkness within him grows. When angels fall, they change. They become something new–and a firestorm is about to erupt from Malik. When the fire erupts, it will destroy everything and everyone in its path…His only link to sanity is Jo, and if he loses her…Malik may lose his very soul.
The hellfire is coming, and it will rage. SAINT OR SINNER…what will you be?
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Josephine is a vampire and an assassin and has one more kill before her deal with Luke is done. She has been around for hundreds of years. Malik is an angel who is obsessed with Josephine. When he falls, she must bring him upstairs ( to the good ) or kill him. If not then the darkness will take him over and nobody wants that. Malik can’t believe he can touch her after years of watching over her. There are a lot of people after them and it’s hard to tell who’s an ally or enemy. Malik will do anything to keep her safe even sacrifice himself. But Josephine isn’t letting him go so fast so she gives him her blood. Which that alone is an aphrodisiac to paranormals but his fascination with her makes it even more powerful for him.
Josephine is a witty, bada$$ vamp. Malik is sexy and just wants his Josephine. Another wild ride from Ms. Eden. When you read her books, they suck you in and keep you hooked. This is funny, bloody, with all types of paranormal characters.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for the author *
I was not a fan of Saint or Sinner. Normally I love Cynthia Eden’s stories, but I just couldn’t get into this one. Part of the Bad Things series, which has been explored more throughly, I just couldn’t connect with Josephine or Malik. I really didn’t care for either of their characters, and because of that, this story dragged on forever. I’m sure the next book will be better, there are very few of Ms. Eden’s books that I didn’t love.
Loved it! I have ABSOLUTELY nada…nothing bad to say about this book. Josephine Saint a vamp/Fey hybrid and Malik a fallen death angel, I mean it cannot get any better than this, Lol. Great story filled with action, deception, betrayal, death and that all consuming, take over all your senses love, that only Ms. Eden’s characters can provide. Again we have Luke and his twin brother Leo messing around with fate but to hear Luke say it, it was all planned. I freaking love that angel, nothing can beat the love I have for Luke!!! Well except maybe Valerie Storm, now she’s the real deal! Fantastic secondary characters and I can almost see a Merius and Celeste match up very soon. Loved it! 5 stars***
My Thoughts – 5 out of 5 Unicorns – I loved it!!!
***I choose what I read and review based on what intrigues me!! Yes, I received a review copy of this book, but no one tells me what to think, feel, or write about any book! I bought this book and own the whole series! I need to get on the ball and read the ones I’ve missed in this series!
The cover is steamy and on fire!
This is the 8th book in the series, and it is for adults only due to the violence and steamy content. I haven’t read the whole series yet, but I do own them. So many book distractions out there that I wish I could read full time, but we all have to work.
This is Josephine and Malik’s story. She is Luke’s assassin, but there is a history. You need to read it to find out. Malik has been watching over her and falling for her, but he wasn’t able to help her until now. Their story is explosive because he will do everything to make sure she is safe. There are all sorts of epiphanies and histories revealed in this book. I really like both Josephine and Malik, but it just goes to show just because something or someone is deemed bad doesn’t mean that there isn’t some good, and vice versa too because it goes both ways.
As with all the book in this series, you never know which way the twisting and turning is going, but it is one heck of an action-packed adventure that is a page-turner. I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait for more especially Celeste’s story.
I highly recommend to anyone who loves complex worlds with tons of paranormals mixed throughout where you never know what will happen next! I loved it!!
I will read anything by this author, she does not disappoint.
I am absolutely loving The Bad Things series.
Josephine is basically the hit man (woman) for Luke who rules the light now but once ruled the dark. Her next, and thankfully last assignment before she can gain her freedom, is to hunt down and retrieve a fallen angel. She has a certain amount of time to get the job done or the retrieval mission will then be a kill mission as the fallen angel threatens the very world we live in.
Malik has a weakness, an obsession, a reason for his fall. At all cost he must protect his Josephine. Through centuries he has had to stand idly by as he watch death knock at her door and was completely incapable of doing anything about it. Living in the shadows is not conducive to protecting the woman that has transfixed you and therefore, he has taken the one step that will give him what he needs to do so. There will be no returning.
Each of these characters have their secrets, as well as pasts, that are out to not only break them apart but to destroy their very lives. Together, they begin to unravel one evil plot, one evil plan at a time until their own soulless existences are exposed to each other.
I loved this couple and their crazy, maddening manner of dealing with not only what was exploding all around them, but within themselves and with each other. Josephine is one tough vamp. Friends are pretty much instruments she uses to get her job done. Love is something she gave up on long ago. All she wants is to be free. While I loved Josephine, I couldn’t get enough of Malik. Having just fallen, there was a bit of naivety to him except when it came to his Josephine. He spoke a lot of times in simple sentences which were more than adequate to get his point across as most of them amounted to, “My Josephine!” He didn’t grunt, but his character certainly had that vibe to it and that’s one thing I love about my heroes. Malik was completely, totally, over the top jealous, possessive and protective of his Josephine and that fact was proven numerous times throughout the story. Gah! I loved him!
This is action packed with one secret or diabolical plan after another being revealed. There was no down time as amazing secondary characters enter and exit adding more drama, action and information to the story. The steam between Malik and Josephine could be compared to the very hellfire that threatens them at one point, as it is eternal and all consuming. The ending as always made me happy, leaving me content in the knowledge this couple have their happy ever after, even as it sets us up for the next couple.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book provided by NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Everyone knows if Josephine Saint is looking for you, you better hide. Many years ago Josephine made a pact with Luke who was the ruler of the dark at the time. Every ten years she must hunt and kill someone of Luke’s choosing. On her last mission and for the first time ever, Luke wants Josephine to retrieve someone alive.
Malik is a fallen angel and Josephine’s next target. Angels are not meant to stay on earth. When they do, they begin to change into something dangerous. Josephine needs to bring Malik to Luke within 48 hours or it will be too late to send Malik back and she will have no choice but to kill him. What Luke fails to tell Josephine is that Malik has an obsession and that obsession is her.
I don’t think I can say enough about how much I am enjoying this series. Based off titles and description you might think this is a dark series. It’s actually on a low scale of dark. There is violence but no cheating or mistreatment between the main characters. In fact, the heroes are pretty protective of the heroines and display jealousy and possessiveness.
There are returning characters in each book but I think the author does a good job of making each one able to stand on their own. I’m looking forward to the next one in the series.
Such a great love story! Malik is every girls dream. He’s an angel willing to move heaven and Earth for the woman he loves. This book has great characters, an inventive plot, action and romance. I devoured this book in a day. I hope there will be another book in this series.
ENCHANTING, INTOXICATING, AND LOADED WITH THRILLS AND THE ETERNAL KIND OF LOVE! I am HIGHLY addicted to Cynthia Eden’s Bad Things novels. Each one just gets better, sexier, darker. And Saint Or Sinner was the darkest yet! But in a VERY VERY good way. Josephine felt so much different than most previous heroines in this series. She is 100% tougher and 100% more kick a**! She is tough and sure knows how to take care of herself while Malik is something completely different and unique than most angels. And his obsession with Josephine changes him into something extraordinary and more dangerous than Luke or Leo and that to me, was utterly fascinating.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. For once I savored it, made it last more than a couple days. I still felt disappointed to see it end because it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good, but I felt like I got one heck of a exciting ride. The lust is high and the heat HOTTER than fire and LOVED. IT. This is exactly the kind of lust, romance, and love I look forward to reading. Its the FOREVER kind. It makes me sigh and swoon and just FEEL. I am already aching for the next one!
Saint Or Sinner gets a INTOXICATING FIVE THOUSAND SHOOTING STARS!
In an exhilarating story that has the feel of a ‘Beauty and the Beast’ type tale, Saint or Sinner the eighth novel in the Bad Things series, Josephine Saint and the fallen angel Malik wreaks havoc among Las Vegas, heaven and hell and even into the realm of the Fae.
Josephine and Malik are two very strong characters with lots of charisma, attitude and electrical chemistry that easily draws readers into their story and keeps their entire focus until the very end. The relationship is one rocky road with lots of exciting events and sizzling sparks that captures attention and has readers wondering if this couple will have a happily ever after, a super-hot affair or a knock down drag out fight at any given moment. And that is not to mention the issues and abilities that both characters have that makes them likeable, memorable and in some instances a bit remarkable. Josephine and Malik could set the pages on fire with their passion and enthusiasm for each other and their missions.
This fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps readers on the edge of their seat with lots of thrills, intrigue and surprising twists that no one sees coming including the characters themselves. The past throws a couple of wrenches into the present and with Luke and Leo adding their own brand of tension and fire on an already intense series of events, there is no way for anyone to have a dull moment, in fact, I would say that the excitement never ends in this story.
Bad Things is one series with lots of unsuspecting and unique twists that ensures that every story is fun, interesting and packed full of a whole of enjoyment. Then there are the fascinating characters that add unique elements as well as ensuring that I can never get enough of them, so I can’t wait to read the next one.