First there was pain, and now there is just… nothing. No one can ever understand the losses I’ve suffered. A solitary existence that consists of my work and the empty house that serves as a constant reminder of all I have lost. After months of paralyzing emptiness, I turn to The Wicked Horse so I can feel something. Anything, really. Any shred of emotion that will explain why I’m still here. Any … here. Any justification for why my life was spared and theirs were not.
It’s all in vain. Not even the debauchery of the notorious sex club can fill the hollowness that consumes me.
Until she walks in.
Absolutely perfect. Gorgeous and bends to my will. Gives me her body willingly, while expecting nothing more from me than the pleasure I offer her. And the more she gives, the more I find myself wanting to take.
Wanting to crawl out of my personal hell for this wicked angel.
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Benjamin Hewitt is looking for something that will help him get his humanity back. Elena Costieri is looking for something that will help her trust again. Don’t let these two descriptions fool you because these two will capture your attention almost from the beginning.
Sometimes authors give their characters challenges that some of their readers can relate to. There are even times where you have to feel sorry for what they have to deal with. Even though the series is about a club called Wicked Horse, the author shows that our characters have a life outside of what goes on inside. And sometimes that life comes with challenges.
Personally, I think this is our author’s most addictive book to date. There’s just something about the heat these two characters seem to generate that you will want to see how she has their story progress. The author also leaves some things to your imagination – you can make it as hot or as tame as you want.
Elena has a great sounding board in friend Jorie. If you want to know more about her and her husband Walsh you have two choices. You won’t need to read their story first in order to get to know Benjamin and Elena. But if this is your first dive into the Wicked Horse Vegas series at least make your next book Wicked Wish. Or you can start there and then finish with this couple. You can get this book finished in a matter of a couple of hours so if you have no plans why not get to know more about some of the members of the Vegas division of the Wicked Horse.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Complete surrender is what the doctor needs. He self prescribed a heavy dose of loneliness but his methods are not working. Benjamin still hasn’t figured out the correct way to deal with his traumatic loss. And then he meets Elena. A woman without an agenda. With no expectations and a healthy sex drive she becomes his coping mechanism. And what a sexy hot one it is!! I loved that she goes all in, full trust and anticipating the unexpected. And love how he takes control of her pleasure.
The fear these characters have is very realistic. Specially Benjamin. His fear is deep and paralyzing causing him to run from Elena. But never too far. She is direct, mature and wasting time waiting for a confrontation is not her style. Best part is, she doesn’t even comprehends the power she has over him by just being herself. This is a delicious story were you feel compassion and patience towards the characters because they deserve a second chance at life.
I don’t know how this author does it but this series just keeps getting better and better! Each can be read as a standalone and even though we have characters from previous books, you do not need to read them in order to know what is going on. Benjamin goes to the Wicked Horse to escape. Escape his life and himself and hopefully to feel something but he does not expect to that to happen in the form of a fantasy hookup but that is exactly what happens. Elena goes to the Wicked Horse because she loves sex and does not want anything to do with men other than sex and this is the best way to achieve that. She doesn’t expect what happens in the Apartment with “hot wax guy” and certainly when he walks right up to her at Jorie and Walsh’s party a few days later she is blow away. These two are perfect for each other and Elena is just what Benjamin needs to jump start his life again but will they be it for the long run? Oh, I certainly hope this series continues because there are so many possibilities!
4.25 stars–WICKED ANGEL is the sixth full-length instalment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult WICKED HORSE, VEGAS erotic, BDSM, romance series focusing on the members of an exclusive Las Vegas $ex club known as the Wicked Horse. This is neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Hewitt, and hair salon owner Elena Costieri’s story line. WICKED ANGEL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. There is a slight cross-over with the author’s Jameson Force Security.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Benjamin and Elena) WICKED ANGEL follows neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Hewitt, approximately one year after his life was destroyed, and his world fell apart. Having withdrawn from the upscale social scene Benjamin finds himself looking through the Wicked Horse Vegas Fantasy app in the hopes of finding someone that might catch his eye. Enter hair salon owner Elena Costieri, and the woman with whom Benjamin will fall in love. What ensues is the friends with benefits, sexual relationship between Benjamin and Elena, and the potential fall-out as Benjamin is unable to let go of the past.
Dr. Benjamin Hewitt’s world imploded fifteen months earlier, and in that time our hero became a mere shadow of his former self. Anti-social, belligerent, and oft-times nasty and rude, Benjamin is unable to move beyond the emotional heart break, and physical pain that remind him of everything he lost. Meeting Elena Costieri gave Benjamin a hope for the future but too many painful memories forced Benjamin to walk away on more than one occasion. Elena Costieri was tired of the dating scene having jumped from one disastrous relationship into another but when her best friend bought her a temporary membership to the Wicked Horse, Vegas, our heroine was hoping to take full advantage of everything the club had to offer.
The relationship between Elena and Benjamin begins as an arrangement made through the exclusive Wicked Horse in Las Vegas. Having no expectations for a happily ever after Elena begins to fall for a man whose past continues to haunt his heart and his soul. Benjamin is desperate to feel, to feel anything other than the mind-numbing heart break of loss, and in this our hero begins to step out starting with a no-strings attached relationship with the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
We are introduced to Benjamin’s business partner Dr. Brandon Aimes; Jameson Security agents August Greenfield and Cage Murdoc; Elena’s large family including parents and siblings; as well as the return of Jorie Pearce and Walsh Brooks (Wicked Wish #2).
WICKED ANGEL is a story of grief and loss; heart break and pain; falling in love and letting go of the past. The premise is emotional and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are colorful and energetic but in the case of Benjamin Hewitt, wounded and lost as he struggles with his very own self-destructive demons. WICKED ANGEL is an inviting, tragic, sensitive and sensual look as one man gets a second chance at love and a happily ever after.
Sawyer Bennett delivers a seductive and heartbreaking tale in Wicked Angel. This story was incredibly sexy as you can expect from any Wicked Horse novel. But what captivated my heart was the complex interplay of deep emotions. The heartbreak and healing was almost too much to handle. And Sawyer Bennett did an excellent job of making this story an emotional fest!
Dr. Benjamin Hewitt is a broken and bitter soul. Life has dealt him a brutal hand and has left him lonely and sceptical to everything good in life. The physical pain and scars are outweighed by his emotional emptiness. He used Wicked Horse, the exclusive sex club in attempt to cope with the numbness. Untill he meets Elena through the club app. Elena is fierce, confident, compassionate and above all fills his heart with hope and light. But he is too scared to be hurt again. Will he lose the chance to live and love again?
The story was a perfect mix of sultry and sweet. This is why I love reading Sawyer Bennett’s writing. She will write the dirtiest and kinkiest scenes to make you hot and blush. But the emotional bond between Elena and Benjamin goes way beyond that. The author very slowly builds their trust, their love, their longing and their dependence on each other to feel complete. This was an amazing journey. The pain and heartache of Benjamin came out brilliantly. My heart is weeping for him. He will make you want to soothe his angry, self destructive and desolate soul. And I love how Elena handled everything. Benjamin’s burden hurt her yet she did not give up. She has her own issues but she fought for him and made him see the better person hiding. She is truly an angel for Benjamin.
Elena and Benjamin’s intense and heartbreaking love story was simply amazing. Sawyer Bennett once again proved she is the master of writing passionate and emotional romance! Wicked Angel is a great addition to Wicked Horse world with it’s engaging story line, beautifully flawed characters and brilliant writing!
Received ARC for Honest Review
So wickedly good. This story was so heartbreaking, beautiful, steamy, raw, intense and had me in tears thinking of what Benjamin had to endure. How can he possibly pick up the pieces and move on? I was rooting for the two main characters the entire time.
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I loved this sexy, emotional romance. Benjamin and Elena are getting out of their comfort zone by trying the Wicked Horse’s Fantasy app. Benjamin is intrigued by Elena’s fear but interest in submitting to him and invites her to meet him there. Elena is tired of men using her and isn’t interested in a relationship. Benjamin has suffered great loss and isn’t looking to be put in that situation again. They connect so intrinsically and soon find themselves breaking all their carefully constructed rules. Together, they begin to heal all their brokenness and it scares them both. I loved the evolution of their relationship and how they helped each other to open their hearts again. They had great chemistry and their passion was off the charts.
Lance Greenfield, and Kirsten Leigh did an amazing job portraying both Benjamin and Elena in all their strengths and vulnerabilities. Greenfield especially had me in tears and my heart racing during several emotional scenes with Benjamin. This is my first listen to Kirsten Leigh’s work and I really enjoyed her performance. Together they brought this emotional, heartfelt, hot and sexy romance to life keeping me totally engaged from start to finish.
***5 Stars***
Heart breaking, heart melting and smexy as hell (this last one was a given but needed to be stated), Wicked Angel gave me ALL the feels while raising my temperature in the most titilating of ways.
My heart broke for Benjamin, it did. What he went through, what he lost…it made it easy to understand why he is living the way that he is…but…I also wanted to Gibbs smack some sense into him because he did take some things a bit too far. Thankfully, the kevlar carapace he built around himself does start to crack and what lies beneath is a sweet, vulnerable and deliciously dirty man whose heart may be bruised, but is still golden.
I ADORED Elena. This woman is all kinds of sassy and strong. She works hard, plays hard and owns all that she is and wants. She definitely has her own hang ups, and for reasons that I totally understood, but the walls she has up because of them aren’t as high or impenetrable as she likes to believe they are.
Benjamin and Elena’s first collision was HAWT! OMG was it all kinds of smexy. I mean…get that ice bath ready and/or have your B.O.B. (or significant other) in arms reach… because DAMN! But what comes out of that episode is something that neither thought they wanted, but can’t ignore and watching as they navigate their way through that mine field was everything. And as for that last bump? Alls I can say is that grand gesture was awesome!
I have to say that I didn’t expect all the feels that came Ben and Elena’s journey, but the situations that brought them out were all well done and they really did give a lot of depth to the story. It was fun catching up with Walsh and Jorrie and getting a little bit of Jericho was awesome! I’m now quite interested in August, and even Cage, so it’ll be interesting to see which series they end up in.
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Wickedly delicious (just like this whole series) AND emotional, this book was just awesome. Benjamin is a man who basically needs to be saved from his pain and his past. Elena is like his breath of fresh air- she’s so level headed and patient, honest, but straight forward with what she needs and deserves. Benjamin is kind of a mess and is figuring it out, making some big mistakes along the way. Pulling away from people is a sucky thing to do.
But their chemistry right from the start was super strong. And not just in all the wicked horse ways. It was strong enough to help overcome anything. And I loved reading about it. This felt like a story of second chances and faith and hope.
I was so excited to get back into the Wicked Horse world. And Wicked Angel had everything I’ve ever loved about this series. This was of course hot and dirty but with a super emotional backstory for these characters. You’ll be fanning yourself one chapter while possibly wiping a tear in the next.
This may be a fast read but it still packs the heat along with a powerful storyline! This series sure has been a hot and steamy one and Benjamin and Elena certainly keep that going here. These are two amazing characters that had me rooting for them to want more than the physical almost immediately because they definitely seemed to be on the same page there. Sawyer Bennett knows how to blend just the right amount of sexy with soulful in order to give us a wonderful love story that hits you right in the heart.
Holy Cow!!!! How does one explain what they just read? Heart wrenching and sensual all in one story! Loss is never easy to deal with! My goodness the chemistry and passion was off the charts! Sawyer never ceases to amaze me with her meaningful writing coupled with hot and amazing sex!! A touching story that will warm your heart and have you squirming all the same time!! Brilliantly written!! Thought provoking and captivating!! Another phenomenal book by Sawyer!!!
Wicked Angel by Sawyer Bennett is the 6th book in the Wicked Horse series, but can read as a stand-a-lone.
It tells the story of Benjamin, a neurosurgeon who lost his wife and daughter in an accident and in the past year, since the tragic event has just been going through life, void of emotion. He uses a new app to meet his sexual needs through The Wicked Horse. There he meets Elena and arranges an encounter.
Elena is jaded, due to her past with men and doesn’t want anything serious, but enjoys going to the Wicked Horse. The two end up having amazing chemistry and try to figure out if there is more to their relationship.
I don’t want to give too much away, but this book takes you through all the emotions and isn’t just about the sexual chemistry.
Let’s hope we’ll have the opportunity to revisit Benjamin and Elena in a future Wicked Horse book.
5 star Review Wicked Angel (The Wicked Horse Vegas # 6) by Sawyer Bennett
AUDIO REVIEW:
This is Benjamin and Elena’s story and is the sixth book in the Wicked Horse Vegas series It was smoking hot, deliciously naughty and romantic; l was glued to the pages from start to finish and I didn’t want it to end.
Narrated by Lance Greenfield and Kirsten Leigh they really portrayed the characters of Benjamin and Elena well. The emotion, anger and despair felt by Benjamin was certainly expressed well by Lance in his narration and this only added to my enjoyment of what is for me the most emotional story in this series so far.
Wicked Angel has all the heat and passion that we have come to expect from this series as well as soul deep emotions that really force neurosurgeon Benjamin and Elena to look deep into themselves to seek their own truths.
Benjamin is a broken man, shattered and haunted by the terrible losses he has suffered. He seeks solace at the Wicked Horse Vegas however it is not until Elena offers her submission that he begins to find some peace.
The chemistry between Benjamin and Elena was intense and I loved how strong Elena was in her support of Benjamin.
This book was well written and extremely emotional and at times stressful as Benjamin and Elena fought through emotional and personal demons to get the happily ever after they so richly deserved.
I really loved the “realness” of the characters and was totally invested on the journey Benjamin and Elena were on.
The thing I like about Sawyer Bennett’s books is that it is not your ordinary romance novel, they have layers and this one is quite an example.
Benjamin has lost his wife and daughter in an awful accident, now to feel something at all he’s been attending the Wicked Horse in Las Vegas. He is in a numb, he doesn’t believe in God anymore and is withdrawn from family and family. Elena is fed up with the guys that she used to date, co-dependent and needy. She goes to the Wicked Horse to have some fun and avoid relationships. Well, these two souls are about to reunite and their path is emotional and sexy. Benjamin is faithless and thinks God has left him alone and took his family. Elena is a believer and attends to Church with her family. These two broken souls are brought together by sex and they heal by the faith in themselves and it is a great journey as characters.
I just loved this book!!!
ARC kindly received for an honest review
Woohoo, back to Sin City and the Wicked Horse we go!
Sexy and sensual, heartbreaking and hopeful, Benjamin and Elena go through it all. Bennett has a way with her words that just gets me every single time.
I love how Elena knows what she is after. She has had enough of the same type of man, and has taken things into her own hands (not literally!).
I fell in love with them as a couple – or are they – as the story progressed. I loved Benjamin coming back out of his shell and becoming the man his family and friends remembered him. He is experienced so much, but there is still so much more to live for. There is a lot of character growth for both Elena and Benjamin.
One thing though that is not my jam is the church and God stuff – this is just my thing and probably won’t bother anyone else.
I think this is the conclusion to the Wicked Horse Veas series (I thought the last one was too haha) but I would not say no to more in the future.
Fans of this Wicked series will love this new edition to the pack, and for me, it is my favourite out of the lot. These books are all standalone although you will find they connect in some way. Either through social or work colleagues or best friends. In this book we have Elena who is the bestie of Jorie from Wicked Vegas #2. If you are unfamiliar with the Wicked series, they are based around a sex club in one of the casinos in Vegas. Yes you will get some pretty steamy scenes, but what I love most is the love story that comes about when the couple meet and take it to a deeper level – no pun intended!!
Benjamin is going through the motions, and badly at that, after having lost everything important in his world. He feels he can not connect with anyone for the fear of loving and losing all over again, so he distances himself from his family and friends and has been living this way for a year. The only enjoyment he has is going to the Club which even that is falling short of keeping his demons at bay. When he tries a new app the Club has set up, he decides to met up with Elena. She is not deterred by his gruff and brusque manner because he delivers on what she signed up for with the app and Club. She is a woman who knows exactly what she needs and wants in and out of the bedroom and will take whatever Benjamin dishes out.
I connected with Elena and her work ethic and knowing what she could tolerate with regards to men. I feel if you are constantly seeing the same guy over and over, then feelings will come into play, which didn’t scare Elena but poor Benjamin was rocked by his own emotions and how to deal with that. My heart ached for him and I could understand completely where his head was at. This book had more angst than the others, and I for one was excited to feel everything along with this couple. They both had issues they were dealing with, and the growth they experienced throughout the book was something to cherish. I loved it that much that I stayed up until the wee hours of the night to finish it in one sitting. I am not sure if this is the last book in the series, and I hope not, but this is definitely one you do not want to miss.
Wow what an emotional ride. This book was chock full of tragic heartbreak, scorching hot chemistry and some wickedly hot scenes. Whilst a little slow to start, it held my attention the whole time. Always enjoy my trips into the Wicked Horse world!
Luv the Wicked Horse.
I was a lil worried about this book the last book was good but it missed the Wicked Horse hotness. But this book it was back and I was delighted. It what this series is all about and I miss it when it not there. The story was really good and heart breaking in parts. Benjamin and Elena connection was strong from the start but with everything that has happened in Benjamin’s life. It’s not easy for him to move on but there was something about Elena that has finally opened him up. He has been closed off since the accident but now he was starting to feel again and didn’t think he could deal with it. But Elena was a woman you just have fun with. She is a great woman and so caring. He would be lucky to have a woman like her.
I really enjoyed this book, It’s back to the hotness of the Wicked Horse. Elena and Benjamin were so hot together from the start you could see they were meant to be. I felt sorry for Benjamin life hasn’t been easy for him but Elena was the right person to make things better for him. I would highly recommend this book and series I’ve enjoyed every book and I ‘ll be gutted when the series is over.
Oh how I LOVE the Wicked Horse! Sawyer Bennett does it again! Just enough angst to pull my heart strings with the perfect amount of ‘Wicked’ sex to keep things steamy. I love how she can have a world that if full of debauchery and then spin a love story from it. I really got all the feels from this book, the deep sadness of Benjamin, the coldness of Elena, both for their own reasons. They each grow and fall in love with just enough of a twist to keep you routing for them too!
This series better never end!