Wicked Sanctuary: surrender your inhibitions
Escaping her ex-boyfriend’s horror-themed campout, Sierra Blake stumbles into a world she never imagined. Curious and spirited, but with a history of picking the wrong man, she must learn to trust her instincts and find her inner strength to become the woman she is meant to be.
Max Preston has shut himself off from women, until Sierra crashes into … Sierra crashes into his life. An intense attraction ignites inside him, and he’s determined to make her his.
Discovering a new confidence under Max’s protection, Sierra finds herself falling for him. But when his too-perfect ex-wife triggers old insecurities, she runs–smack into her own past. Can she rise above old scars and fight for true love?
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Marie Tuhart is a new author for me, so when her book ‘Tempt’, the first in her “Wicked Sanctuary” series was recommended, I was intrigued. Once I started reading the storyline I was sucked into her world-building and characters. A complete novice, raised by an overbearing, abusively strict father unwittingly shows up at a BDSM club needing help. Max, part-owner, and Dom has not only been through a divorce but faced a tragedy with another sub so he’s kept himself emotionally sealed off. When these two meet it’s definitely opposites attract with instant chemistry that’s barely contained. I love that this author seems to have done her due diligence by giving safety precautions for anyone interested in BDSM and continually made a point within the club to reiterate ‘Safe, Sane, and Consensual’. This series has evidently been out for a while so I know I’m late to the game but I can’t wait to read ‘Entice’.
Marie Tuhart, ‘Tempt’.
A Wicked Sanctuary Novel. Surrender your inhibition.
As a Hidden Gems ARC reader I received a free copy and promised an honest review. Here it is.
Rating: 3,5 stars (of 5).
In general: Love in a BDSM scene.
Main characters:
– Sierra Blake.
With degrees in Economics and Psychology she became Data Intelligence Manager of a non-profit organization helping children. She’s a strong, independent woman.
– Max Preston.
Former IT genius; now – with two good friends – owner of a BDSM club: ‘Wicked Sanctuary’. He’s divorced; his ex wife told him that she could accept his preference for some kinky behavior but in reality she couldn’t and moreover she appeared to be a calculating ‘gold digger’.
In general I’m not a great fan of BDSM books. So it’s a bit difficult for me to give an honest review of this book. I’ll try.
Sierra and Max meet for the first time when Sierra leaves her boyfriend. He liked horror and she didn’t. He laughed at her protests and seduced her into a weekend on a horror-themed camp-ground. So she broke up their relationship. When walking away it starts to rain and she looks for shelter. The first house she sees appeared to be Max’ club. Max immediately feels a strong urge to protect the soaked, windswept beautiful woman on his doorstep.
Then the author, Marie Tuhart, describes how Max introduces a hesitating Sierra into a relationship with light BDSM aspects. She has difficulties with accepting submission and his sometimes over-protective behavior. But there’s a strong physical attraction. And Max realizes that he has to be careful when teaching her his lifestyle. With amazement this reader learned about the fun of giving pleasure along with pain and the acceptance of an independent woman being submissive in bedroom or club. However the author keeps the process of Sierra’s introduction rather credible.
But some other aspects of her story raised questions for me: Sierra’s former good looking boyfriend is a dumb drugs user and ignores a lot of her wishes. So why didn’t she – a clever, strong woman – dump him a lot earlier?
And Sierra’s thoughts about Max and his club are described in detail (and with empathy). But the influence of her interesting job on her behavior remains vague and in the background. Why not a bit more regard for this aspect of her personality?
All in all for me an interesting book I read with a lot of amazement.
R.Huiszoon.
The first book in the Wicked Sanctuary series, a well written story of two damaged people. Sierra Blake is trying to get away from her boyfriend Carl when she enters Wicked Sanctuary where she meets Max Preston. Max is trying to move on from the things his ex-wife did to him. I want to read the next book in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I really enjoyed Max and Sierra’s relationship. The book was steady paced and secondary characters likable. This would have been a five star but at the end Max had someone from his past come back. It was short and really could have been not included. Sierra had 2 from her past come back at the same time and the most recent person from her past was ok and good for the story line. The other just seemed weird. I think just having Sierra’s recent past come back could have worked with the story better. It all just seemed thrown in at the end. I would love to read the next books to see where everyone ends up
Tempt by Marie Tuhart a five-star read that will tempt you. This was my first ready by this author but it wont be the last, you can tell that lots of planning and plotting went into this one as the characters have amazing detail and depth and the BDSM storyline is so well done, not overly fantasised but real and shows you the true side. Sierra was really well done, you could be there with her pushing her along at places, and Max well I loved him from the beginning, but it was nicely done as you get to see how Sierra falls as well, overall a very well written story and an author I will be checking out more from.
I very much enjoyed this book. Author Marie Tuhart did an excellent job of telling Sierra’s and Max’s story. I like how Max took introducing Sierra to BDSM and being his sub slowly. Following along as Sierra overcame her childhood nightmare due to her father’s brutal treatment of her by feeling safe in Max’s arms was a true delight. There’s plenty of action and hot sex scenes in this story. I am very much looking forward to the next book in the Wicked Sanctuary series, Entice.
I am hoping that this is the first book in a series that will be set around The Wicked Sanctuary club as usual with Marie’s books it flows well and keeps you engaged Yes it is set in the BDSM lifestyle but it is handled extremely well no gratuitous violence like so,me authors have
Sierra Blake stumbles into the world of BDSM and the Wicked Sanctuary life totally by accident escaping her boyfriends horror themed weekend of camping she heads to the only residence she is when it begins to rain not realising just what she has stumbled onto. Max Preston is one of the owners of the club he is a former IT genius who has made his money and him and his friends have built the club. He is also a man who doesn’t trust women after all his ex wife said she accepted his BDSM lifestyle when all she really wanted was his money. Now he is deeply attracted to Sienna but can she accept his lifestyle and will she learn how to let her submissive side loose. You will have to read to see if they have a future together. Now looking forward to more books in this series
A steamy story of insta-attraction from rescuing a damsel in distress
I was instantly drawn to Sierra stumbling upon Max’s Wicked Sanctuary when she walked away from her now ex-boyfriend’s idea of a campout. Max is drawn to Sierra and is persistent with her for a future with him as his submissive. I loved how Max takes his time teaching Sierra and learning her triggers, whiles Sierra becomes confident in her role with Max. Yet they each have troubled pasts that risk their relationship? Will Max and Sierra surmount these obstacles? I read this book in one sitting as felt drawn to each of the characters as written in dual point of view.
I was lucky enough to get a copy of this book through Hidden Gemsl and I voluntarily chose to review it. I loved this book. It was a quick easy read for me. The characters were awesome. I am looking forward to seeing if the secondary characters get stories of their own. Max will make you fall in love with him almost right away. Please remember this is a BDSM story so if this isn’t your type of story you won’t like this one. I encourage everyone who likes a great BDSM story this one is for you!!!!
When she left the campground thanks to her lying ex, she never expected to be walking to her future. Sierra walked up to Max’s club by accident but one look at her and Max saw forever, she was the missing piece of his life all he had to do was convince her. This story will have you glued to the pages. If you like a little BDSM with your romance, this story will surely be a good fit. I voluntarily agreed to receive an ARC of this book for an honest review.
This is how I love to see my Lifestyle stories! A dominant alpha who respects, listens to, and cares for his submissive. A submissive who’s soft yet also strong; able to take care of herself but also willing to yield control in the right situations. I loved Max and Sierra. I adored watching them navigate through the sometimes-stormy waters of their new relationship. I really appreciated that this book didn’t present the Lifestyle as a panacea for previous abuse, instead showing that the two could be a volatile mix. But I think, by far, my favorite thing about this book was that when Max stepped out of line Sierra called him on his bad behavior and Max actually acknowledged it and apologized, leading the pair to find a happy middle ground. Now, I’m anxiously waiting until I can get my hands on the next book in this series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Hidden Gems Books.