DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FORBIDDEN PASSION IGNITES IN THE MOST UNLIKELY OF PLACES!A strict, Catholic nunnery in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts.Beautiful, virginal Sister Margaret is devoted only to one thing, and that’s her faith. Along with her other pure, young sisters, she’s committed to living a simple life of sacred duty in the Convent of the Blessed Virgin. That is, if only … is, if only evil, sadistic Mother Superior Antonia Humilitas would leave them alone.
Then, tall, handsome Trevor is assigned to work off his troubled past in the convent gardens. He’s trouble, alright, and it’s up to Maggie to save him, body and soul.
But the question is: Who is saving whom?
STAND-ALONE BOOK ONE OF NASTY HABITS SERIES.
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This book was really awesome read great characters hot steamy loving caring easy to read page turner can’t waitvsee what next with this author.
I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Arc review
It’s an story about young girls in a nunnery that are finding out that there is more in life than their holy god and the church.
Margaret finds herself stuck between her devotion and her feelings for the Gardner Trevor.
Her friend and fellow nun Catherine tries to help them out.
There is an very wicked head nun…
I liked the last bit of the book the most, the beginning was an bit hard to get threw and to connect, and I really hated the head nun.. yeah I have that sometimes with characters in an book.
But the second half of the book has more action and flows better in the storyline.
It was an okay read.
Nasty “Habit” indeed
Miles pens a sexy and romanctic story in Sweet Salvation. It was a unique twist on a romance, which brings in a sexy groundskeeper and virginal nuns. There is more than one plot line going on, and the reader gets invested in the characters. It’s a great story, and I enjoyed this read. Not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure. Filled with lust, faith, passion and being true to one self, the characters are pretty well developed, and they make the story. I like the different personalities of the nuns, and their perception on what they want, what they need, and their faith. It’s a great story to follow and try to figure out what will happen next. I look forward to reading more by this author. This book is a definite recommendation by Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews.
Sweet Salvation is a true love story about a nun and a gardener, with an entire cast of lifelike and enriching side characters that sweeps you away to this convent that can, at times, be lovely and, at others, cloistered and suffocating. It’s a romance, very much so, but it’s also a story of friendship and a story of people and the things that drive them.
I gotta be honest, based off the cover and synopsis, I went into Sweet Salvation expecting a (yummy) trashy read with a seductive ex-criminal and an innocent nun with frequent ravishing under the moonlight. While that wasn’t what I got, the character-rich romance I read instead was sweet and fun and sexy and, at times, intense, and I enjoyed it just as much!
I was quickly astonished by the development of so many characters. There are no cardboard cutouts here, no person undefined, from our protagonists, Maggie and Trevor, to our antagonists, Mother Superior Antonia and Sister Eva, to a host of others including nuns and groundskeepers and even the yummy tattooed Chef Erik. The book shifts character perspectives often, and while sometimes that made for a drawn out story, it was a fun way to see the inner workings of so many people and how what they think and do inevitably affects Maggie and Trevor. It also allowed me to form opinions and binds to several characters here, rather than the much smaller cast many books showcase, and partially because of this, I’m already eager to read the sequel, which features another nun from this book.
Aside from all of these other characters, Maggie and Trevor were very likable (gotta be honest – especially Trevor *salivates*). Maggie was confused about many things at first and, I felt, very unhappy, but even she couldn’t deny her attraction to the gorgeous gardener (neither could I) and eventually figured some important things out. Watching her break free was one of the most liberating things I’ve ever read.
And Trevor… ooh Trevor. There was no way I couldn’t love Trevor, he was SUCH a sweetheart… A sweetheart with the most delicious lustful thoughts I had the pleasure of reading. And while I wished he were a bit MORE of a trouble maker as the synopsis suggested, his gentle sweetness took point zero zero one seconds to win me over.
And can I just be shallow for a second here and say picturing him had my blood pressure rising as much as it did Maggie’s every time he was in the room?? Because phew… The first time he was introduced, I highlighted the paragraph and wrote (and I quote): “*fans self* Hell, he’s gorgeous.”
Mm, mm, mmm….
Okay, okay, I’m concentrating (maybe).
Through instant, blood-warming attraction, lust, and hijinks we get to see through various eyes under the nearly tyrannical rule of the self-righteous Mother Antonia, we watch Maggie pursue this dizzying feeling she gets when she’s near Trevor and learn more and more about her body and life and what it is to love. The more she spends time with him, the more she likes him, can’t stop thinking about him. And while I wish we would have gotten a little more time between these characters spent achingly close but unable to touch, the magnetic yearning they have for each other somehow doesn’t feel rushed. They were meant to be, and my heart ached for them to find each other from the very first pages.
With a great deal of help from her friends, especially her dearest friend mischievous Cat, Maggie gets to answer the question of what love means in her own heart.
Overall, there were a few things I felt could have been improved, like the cliche of the antagonist Eva being the only unattractive nun. However, it also had kudos moments, such as the fact that Maggie (and one or two others) was subtextually hinted at as being bi. I think this was important and very cool for a book about nuns.
In the end, Sweet Salvation was sweeping and emotional and vivid, well-written, steamy, and full of love. As I said before, I am definitely interested in the sequel! I’m eager to read more of these characters I’ve grown attached to, and I will be looking for it.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes sexual characters and is looking for a sweet, tender romance!
Book content trigger warnings: verbal, emotional, and brief physical abuse (via Mother Superior)
**I received this book free courtesy of NetGalley/Written Warrior Press in exchange for an honest review which did not affect my opinion
This story was ok. I liked it overall but they’re where quit a few things that worked out oddly to me. It’s hard to explain but I just felt like the some scenes where oddly unbelievable. I would read the next book.
Wow, this story sure gives convents a bad name. Haha! This isn’t normally my kind of read but I was intrigued. Religion aside, it sure hits all the points: a girl with an internal struggle, the man she can’t stop thinking about, a best friend giving her advice and the bad guy.
If you’re bothered by an off-color view of the Catholic Church, then this is not for you. But if you enjoy a good love story, then this is for you.
I give it 4 stars just because I thought some of the story’s points were a little far-fetched.
This was a new author for me and I’m really glad I decided to read this one! I will definitely read more!
I loved the storyline and writing. The beginning was a bit slow but it made for a great setting of what’s to come. Characters were really fleshed out, especially Margaret. Even all other nuns as side characters had good development which I really appreciated. I can’t wait to read what’s next for other nuns in the convent!
I received an advanced copy of this book from BookSirens and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.