I can’t let any man get too close to me…ever. But he’s the only man who has made me want to risk everything.On my knees, looking up at Alex Raven changed my life irrevocably. Self-assured and powerful, his presence commanded attention…especially that of women. Intoxicated by what I wasn’t allowed, I entangled Alex in my web of lies and deceit…better known as my past and present. Shouldering his … Shouldering his own secrets, he freely gave me his trust and protection. But would pulling him into my world be the future I so craved? Or mean the end for us both?
Isla
I want to be a normal twenty-four year old.
With a normal job. A normal family and a normal relationship.
But I know that it is impossible.
I’m not allowed.
EVER…
The Boss owns me.
Fooling myself into believing differently plays havoc with my mind.
The small reprieve from my normal life has thrown me into a tailspin.
His large powerful hands and the strength and passion he takes me with makes me forget reality.
Devouring my body expertly, making me scream his name over and over is my new favorite
pastime. Nothing else matters.
Making me reckless and deceitful.
But he wants me so badly. His words, his touch and his actions show me without a shadow of a doubt.
He protects what is his.
Will I still be his when I reveal my normal life? Or will we both pay for my deception?
Alex
My life is routine, busy, dangerous and with little privacy.
I’m consumed with my multimillion dollar ‘Raven Resort and Casino’ unless my family needs my help.
Discreetly, silencing any problems.
My dick, my brain and very quickly my heart has different ideas.
Her curves, the way her body melts under my touch, her voice when I take over her completely and the persistent need to fiercely protect her throws my ordered life into chaos.
I simply can’t get enough of her.
I can tell she is trying to fight us.
She has secrets. But I do too.
There is one thing I know without any confusion – She will be mine…
This intoxicating and passionate full-length romance has a cliffhanger and HFN ending. But don’t be put off, the release of the final part to this sizzling, sexy new series won’t be far away.
‘A new author who is bringing a new definition to the categories of “claiming” and “taking” in the aspects of true romance…’ Cristina from CristiinaReads.
WARNING
This work of fiction is intended for mature audiences only. Please do not buy if strong sexual situations, violence, and explicit language offends you.
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Isla is on a Mission to make the most of her 7 days left of freedom before she must return to her horrible life to the cruel and mean crime boss Dimitri. only to be Side blinded by sexy hot male Species that is Alex Raven.
Isla is thrown for a whirl wind relationship with Alex full of Passion, fun, and down right hot sex full of pleasure she has never know.
I absolutely fell in love with this story and could not put it down, Ellie Jean has become my New Favorite Author in Romance. Thru this wonderful Story telling of Mob life as we have never seen before, I cant wait to see more from her and to see where this story lead.
Sweet Deception by Ellie Jean is the First book in the Sweet Deception Duet.
This is the story of Isla Winters and Alex Raven and it does end with a cliffhanger.
Isla had a harsh time growing up with a drunk abusive father who gambled and owed money to a powerful Mafia man named Dimitri. When her father died just before her 18th birthday she thought things would be better but Dimitri came forward to let her know that she was his now and he knew her secret. Now some years later she has been ‘working’ for Dimitri to entertain the men he choose for her. Dimitri ends up giving her a 7 day ‘vacation’ where she ends up meeting Alex. Alex has a instant lust/love for Isla but tries to fight it thinking that she shouldn’t be in his dark world. But he can’t fight his feelings nor can Isla. When Alex learns of the danger that Isla is in he goes forward to offer protection but time is running out….Dimitri has found her. This is where the book ends to open up the next installment into their story.
I enjoyed this book. I didn’t get into right off the bat it was more like the second half of the book hooked me. Once I got about 3/4 of the way through I noticed I have so many questions and not enough answers. So at that point I assume there is another book since I did not know that before reading this book.
Sweet Deception is a hot book. Not so much big in the chemistry between the characters but overall it has major hotness going on.
If I am going to be honest here I have some mixed feelings. I will say I was left with more questions than answers and it kinda frustrated me. I would have liked a few things cleared up, and at the same time I know there is more coming cause you are left with a big cliffy. Also I think Isla doesn’t come off as the girl she actually is. She caves and accepts far too easily and gets down and dirty quicker than a person in her situation would in my mind. I would see her as being more closed off and not the one to jump into it especially if her family is on the line.
I still enjoyed the story and really liked the story line and characters. I will be reading the next book to see where this story is going to go. Cause when you get a cliffy you have to know!
I like my romance books to have drama and suspense in them.
I enjoy the grayer/darker side than the sweet over the top nothing but rainbows romances.
So this was right up my alley.
Isla is a young lady that is unsure of herself and is always on the bit of the nervous and jumpy side.
Although she’s beautiful and with unique characteristics she lacks confidence.
All due to the circumstances she’s thrown in.
Alex is a confidant man lacking for nothing.
Good looks,money,women and power.
He’s strong and determined and always gets what he his mind set on.
They both have opposite personalities but they click so well together.
I really liked both characters. They are complex with a lot of “stuff” in their lives.
But Isla for me was really special. With all that’s going on in her life she was still strongwilled with an unbreakable spirit.
The chemistry and attraction between Alex and Isla was undeniable and magnetic.
They are so sexy together and sizzle off the pages!
I loved that.
But I also appreciated the more intense feelings and the draw they both have for one another that neither could unexplain or understand.
The writing is fantastic!
It’s crisp and clear.
Also gripping and emotional.
The reader gets duel pov so you know what’s going on in both their heads.
Ms. Jean is one very gifted author!
And what blow my mind this is her debut novel!
Wow what talent she possesses!
I look forward to not only reading Sweet Redemption but all her future books!
Overall a fantastic book with intriguing interesting characters and a storyline that is explosive!
Entranced and hypnotized from the beginning until the end with Ellie Jean’s Sweet Deception. The magnitude in which I was completely engulfed with her storyline is beyond in which I can expel on paper. This story is gripping in a way that you fall in love with her characters and their background and then spin in a circle with the drama that unfolds before your eyes.
“Looks can be deceiving…”
“A tainted girl like me never stood a chance of being with a perfect and brilliant person like Alex.”
Trap yourself in the journey that is of Alex Raven and Isla Winters.
“My life is owned by one of the most feared and deadliest men to walk this earth.”
At the age of 17, Isla’s body was no longer hers thanks to her father. When her cruel captor leaves for a week, she has a ‘free pass’ per se, but fate lands her at the feet of Alex Raven, CEO & Owner of Raven Resorts & Casinos in Sydney. She has never felt happier, protected and loved by his hands, but all good things must come to an end if she wants to keep him safe.
Nothing stands in Alex’s way, in what he craves and desires and that includes Isla. No matter her past and current predicament.
“I take what I want. I do what I want and I protect what is mine, fiercely.”
Can this really be true, can the head of Australia’s family really save Isla? Or is Isla doomed to a life of misery?
Ellie Jean had me lusting after the dominant Alex Raven, with his fierceness of protectiveness and loyalty to Isla. The way he loves is passionately and demanding…*fanning self*. For Isla who is brave, strong and fierce in her own complex world was striking. Ellie’s characters are mature and detailed to a point you know them as your own friend. You are connected to them by the last word is written and feel their emotions between the pages. Even her secondary characters were wonderful and I hope she will write sequels with romances for Isla’s best friends.
All I can say really is… I need Sweet Redemption ASAP! I need to find out what happens!
5 Brilliant Moving Stars!
**Review by Allyson, Late Night Reviewer for Up All Night w/ Books**
Alex, alpha male, club owner and mafia. He wants for nothing and needs for nothing until he finds a lady on all fours trying to to figure out an antique settee. In less then week his life will truly change, is it a change he survive?
Isla is an event guru with her bestie Jules. She has been working hard and finally has a week off to enjoy a normal life. Jules convinces her to go to a speed dating night and then clubbing afterwards. After a pick trip to the powder room Isla finds a settee that she just has to know the maker of. She gets on all fours trying to find the tag. And then sees some black shoes. In less then a week she has found that a man who truly treasures her and wants her. The week is fast coming to a close and Isla will be loosing her freedom, can she trust Alex with the truth, her heart and her life? Can she get away from the life her father sold her into?
Will love be enough? Can Alex get over what Isla’s father has done,and what her life has been like for the last six years? This story is truly fantastic!! I could not put it down, I just had to find out what Isla and Alex were going to do next.