Feel the drama and passion in the Dynasties: Seven Sins series! One spectacular night… with an explosive aftermath! Desire as volatile as theirs has consequences that could last a lifetime… When a single rapturous night with Sammi Guzman leaves the intoxicating model pregnant, photographer Oliver Lowell is determined to embrace his responsibilities. But his wrath over his father’s numerous … his father’s numerous betrayals has haunted him for years and leaves Oliver feeling ill equipped for parenthood. Passion has never been his and Sammi’s problem, but will this black sheep tame his demons for good?
Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire–welcome to the lives of the American elite.
One man’s betrayal can destroy generations. Fifteen years ago, a hedge-fund hotshot vanished with billions, leaving the high-powered families of Falling Brook changed forever. Now seven heirs, shaped by his betrayal, must reckon with the sins of the past. Passion may be their only path to redemption. Experience all Seven Sins!
DYNASTIES: SEVEN SINS
Book 1: Ruthless Pride by Naima Simone
This CEO’s pride led him to give up his dreams for his family. Now he’s drawn to the woman who threatens everything…
Book 2: Forbidden Lust by Karen Booth
He’s always resisted his lust for his best friend’s sister–until they’re stranded together in paradise…
Book 3: Insatiable Hunger by Yahrah St. John
His unbridled appetite for his closest friend is unleashed when he believes she’s fallen for the wrong man…
Book 4: Hidden Ambition by Jules Bennett
Ambition has taken him far, but revenge could cost him his one chance at love…
Book 5: Reckless Envy by Joss Wood
When this shark in the boardroom meets the one woman he can’t have, envy takes over…
Book 6: Untamed Passion by Cat Schield
Will this black sheep’s self-destructive wrath flame out when he’s expecting an heir of his own?
Book 7: Slow Burn by Janice Maynard
If he’s really the idle playboy his family claims, will his inaction threaten a reunion with the woman who got away?
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Seven writers team up to write “Seven Sins”. These stories are about a one man’s betrayal and seven lives that were shaped by that scandal. This one is Oliver and Sammi’s story. This is an intriguing story that I could not put down. I love the characters and how their story develops. These two have one incredible night of passion that turns into a little surprise. The attraction between them is definitely not the problem but all the drama and family issues could be the end of them. This is a nicely developed story. I really love the characters. I have really enjoyed all of these stories!!
There’s an accidental pregnancy but there is also mystery, and passion! I couldn’t put this down. The characters have depth and I enjoyed seeing Oliver and Sammi’s journey. This sin doesn’t seem so deadly here after all.
A one night stand that will change Sammi and Oliver’s life
Put off by bad memories of his father, Oliver walks into a bar to tempt his sobriety when he sees Sammi being dumped by her boyfriend. Sammi invokes a desire within Oliver, so he seizes the moment to approach her which turns into an evening not to be forgotten by either of them. Oliver has no clue where to find her, until Sammi lands at his doorstep with her revelation which reminds Oliver of his own poor upbringing and his father’s return plastered over the media. Sammi is now forced to look for her next direction in life and wonders how Oliver will fit in with his anger over his past and present. Can the two find their happily ever after despite the forces against them? You have to read to find out and won’t put the book down until you turn the last page!
Book six in the Dynasties: Seven Sins series a well written story that held my interest until the end. Model Sammi Guzman and photographer Oliver Lowell both have things in their pasts that they have to let go of in order to get a happy ending,I enjoyed reading this book. I want to read more in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
We read about one of Oliver’s brothers Joshua the new CEO of Black Crescent financial investment firm. Oliver Lowell is one of the infamous sons of Vernon Lowell who was CEO of his financial investment firm Black Crescent, he’s also the man who ran away from his family and embezzled all of this client’s money.
Vernon left a big burden on his clients. His wife and sons are left to deal with the downfall and it is not pretty. They are being blamed for what their father did.
Oliver is an artist/photographer and has battled addictions. Sammi is a model and her boyfriend is not a nice person and her mom is not that much better. Sammie is having it hard.
Oliver and Sammi meet at a bar and Oliver notices how Sammi’s boyfriend is treating her and when the boyfriend walks away and leaves Sammi with the bar tab Oliver steps in and invites her to join him at a table and takes care of the bar tab.
Oliver informs Sammi that he is a photographer and would love to take pictures of her because pictures reveal a lot about a person. Sammi agrees and goes with Oliver to his apartment and they have a one-night stand that results in a pregnancy.
Can Oliver and Sammi help each other mend and be loving parents and overcome their past.
I enjoyed this Oliver and Sammi’s road to recovery and looking forward to reading the final book in the series about Jake Lowell the 3rd sibling in the Lowell family.
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This one was a little hard for me to get into but once I did it was enjoyable. Oliver has been dealing with his feelings for his prison inmate fathers lack of love and approval all his life and therefore never wanted to have a serious relationship. Sammi has been a model all her life with her mother relying on her for support and now at twenty seven she is ready to walk away but her mother is not happy. When these two end up together for one night leaving her pregnant she knows she can take care of herself and the baby but decides to tell Oliver but lets him off the hook if he is not interested in the baby. They can not stay away from each other and he ask her to move in with him for the sake of the baby but she does not want to rely on him because she has fallen in love and he does not feel that way. When he decides to visit his father he is able to release the anger that has been holding him back from a loving relationship but is it too late to get Sammi back into his life.
I won’t say sweet per se but this was an enjoyable read, love the “connection and attraction” between Oliver and Sammi. He was afraid he will make his father’s mistake, and she was worried about not being independent enough or not being able to accomplish that. They both had the wrong kind of foundations and working on each their side to make it work.
Lovely read and a quick read too.
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This was a great story. This is about Sammi and Oliver. Oliver is a photographer, and never measured up to his father’s expectations, and Sammi is a model and has an overbearing mother who is involved in all aspects of her life. After a one night stand Sammie is pregnant and once Oliver finds out he does the right thing. There are buried anger and resentment on both parties part, and in the story they learn to trust and love. Great story.
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Oliver Lowell is the youngest son of the Lowells. He has two older brothers who are twins Joshua and Jake. Joshua is the responsible brother, because he has to take Black Crescent Hedge fund and rebuild it after his father left town with the money and his partner was killed in a car accident. It bankrupted the company by taking the money and so him and his brothers had to deal with the aftermath of what his father Vernon Lowell did. At first Oliver felt sorry for himself because he was the one always trying to seek attention from his fathers and even any of this brothers and even his mother. He went to Harvard but he flunked out because he partied and drank and did drugs. The turning point for him to get help was when his best friend Carson Bowels overdosed on drugs and he was not there for him because he was out trying to score some drugs. Until this day he always had Carson’s dog tags on him in fact he had them on him that night and he doesn’t know why Carson gave them to him. What sends Oliver into a tail spin is that he finds out from social media sights that his father had been caught somewhere in the Islands and they were bringing him back to New York to stand trial. His father to him was this larger than life person who would never give him any kind of attention unless it was to berate him never telling him he was good enough. So his world is coming lose after he had been sober for years so he goes out to this bar. He orders a drink but he just sits and looks at it. He sits in a corner of this pub in Soho and just watches people. This is where Sammi aka Samantha Guzman comes in. She is a model and she is coming into a bar with her boyfriend and total Jerk Ty. He is berated her and even from where he was sitting he could see that the man is abusing her emotionally and she is just sitting there and taking it. He is finally getting ready to leave and Oliver gets up on purpose and runs into him drops his drink on him. He tries to berate Oliver for that but Olly does not pay him any mind because all he could see was this exotic beauty that was a model but was sitting taking abuse from this man. Samantha aka “Suzi” was a model and her mother was her agent. They came to New York from the Philippines with her mom who had no money and just a high school diploma. So she used what she had which was her daughter’s beauty. So Sammi has been modeling since she was one years old. She was going out with Ty because of her mother but she had no interest in him. So they meet she goes to his studio which is part of his home and from their goes the story of how their relationship grows. Loved this book. Would recommend it.
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Oliver has always felt like he was never good enough, smart enough, successful enough, talented enough for the demanding father whose approval he craved. Sammie has let her mother run roughshod over her modelling career and her life. Will these two broken souls be the key to unlocking each other’s freedom from their pasts? I enjoyed this book and I really love how the overall story arc of the series is filling out. I liked seeing that the main focus of this story seems to be about growth and forgiveness, but to my way of thinking it all happens too fast in the eleventh hour of the book. Both Oliver and Sammie have years worth of anger and resentment to work through. And, while the first steps can be as quick as this book shows, true healing usually takes much longer. On the other hand, that this story shows their love for one another and their unborn child being the starting point to make those changes to be better people, is something I can applaud. I’m also wondering what the point was in making the heroine a Filipina? If it was for the sake of cultural diversity, then I would have expected to see some of the lush beauty of the Philippines, but Sammie admits she knows nothing about her people. So, I ask again, what was the point? Similarly, I still desperately want to know what the photo would have shown.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.
This is a mixed review for me
4 stars for the romance content
There is not much steamy passion but a sweet thoughtful romance between nice compatible people
I can see how Oliver fits into the family saga and interesting to learn more about the other family members
If you normally enjoy this series you will enjoy this as a sweet comfort read
However…
I was thinking of rating much lower I am so bothered but I don’t think it’s fair on the author – this however is a topic that must be addressed
It’s a big fail the heroine being a Filipina.
It makes for great cover art but that’s where the “diversity” ends
No sense she has this cultural heritage.
Sammie comes across as culturally generic and that took me out of the story a lot.
I’ve read tons of Harlequin Presents books where different cultures are celebrated and are made part of great romantic plots – here there was none of that and it was very disappointing
It seems like a missed opportunity
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This is book six in The Seven Wins Series and it is Sammi and Oliver’s story and what a book it is, this book is so well written on such a difficult subject. Sammi and Oliver have one got night together only for Sammi to find out that she is pregnant with Oliver’s child but how will he react to the news. Oliver’s father as disappeared with billions of dollars after betraying Falling Brook people and that has had a big effect on Oliver and he has never felt good enough for anyone. Will this be the same up call that Oliver news to turn his life around and take on his responsibilities and be a good person and father . Wow Sammi and Oliver’s chemistry was so hot between them that you could feel it sizzling of the pages of this book and I couldn’t stop reading it to see what would happen next and it was so addictive. Cat Schield is an amazing author and writer and I love her books so much and I definitely recommend you read this book and others by her and you will definitely not be disappointed.
Oliver sees Sammi and he decides to make her feel better from her terrible date. They end up spending the night together. She goes to him later and ends up in the hospital. He discovers that she is pregnant and decides to keep her. She wants more than to be together for their baby and he has to prove to her that he also wants more to get what he wants. Full of drama.
Sammi’s boyfriend breaks out with her in the bar, Oliver is there to witness it.
They spend a night together, which results in pregnancy.
With her demanding mother and his troubled family, they have to find a way to be happy together and face the past.
Great story.
This was such a great book. It has a lot to do with trust and anger management.
Sammie is a model who was dating a man who did not treat her well. They had broken up at a bar and he left her with a big bill. Oliver is a photographer who just happen to be there at that moment and came to her rescue. After a one night stand, they did not see each other for several weeks until Sammie found out she had a problem. When she went looking for him, she got hit by a bike and ended up in the hospital. Needless to say, these two had their problems but when Oliver found out what her problem was he stepped up to the plate to help her.
Will these two work it out or go their separate ways?
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This was a well written emotional love story. It’s alway refreshing to read about flawed and imperfect couples finding their way on the path to happiness. There storyline deals with lots of relationship issues, from friendship to family. A quick read for a Sunday afternoon.
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Oliver and Sammi are so cute together. Oliver is really tiring to change his way and Sammi wants a change. Oliver wants more and Sammi is holding back for some reason. They finally get it together and have a wonderful ending.
Accidental pregnancy storylines aren’t my favorite, but I found this novel compelling. Despite years of sobriety, Oliver is haunted by ghosts from the past, especially his father’s crimes and his friend Carson’s overdose. Sammi is coming out of a toxic relationship and struggling to wrest control of her life from her overbearing mother. When these two damaged souls come together, they’re just what the other needs.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
This is the sixth book in the Harlequin Desire Dynasty Sins Series. Sam I Guzman has a chance meeting with Oliver Lowell, just as she breaks up with her boyfriend that really didn’t care for Sammi. After meeting Sammi and Oliver wind up in a one night stand. Six weeks later Sammi finds out she is pregnant and that it was Oliver’s baby.
Oliver has some demons from his past family relationship and he feels so much wrath towards his father because he left town after a ponzi type scheme amongst the rich and elite families whose money was invested in this scheme. Sammi now has to deal with being pregnant and having a mother that runs Sammi’s life and modeling career.
With all the life drama that is going on in each of their lives, can Sammi and Oliver raise this baby as a family and deal with each other’s damaging past? You will have to read this storyline to see for yourself. I don’t want to give away spoilers as to what happens or didn’t happen.
The author developed the characters that are relatable and you can feel their emotions..
I recommend this book to read along with the other 6 books in the series, which each can be read as stand-alones.
Cassandra H.
I voluntarily read a copy of this book from Netgalley and this review is of my honest opinion.
Untamed Passion by
Cat Schield.
This was a good read with some good characters. I did like the cover and story. 4*