I live my life to the fullest. Work hard as part of the team at Jameson Force Security but play just as hard at The Wicked Horse Vegas. I have no regrets about my life. Well, maybe just one. She was my first love and the woman I wanted to spend my life with, but one day she was just gone. Vanished without a trace. My single remorse is never being able to find out what happened to her, because no … to her, because no matter how difficult the truth may be, it can’t be as bad as never knowing at all.
Until the day my past walks through the door and brings me to my knees with the secrets she holds.
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4 stars
I really enjoyed this story! August and Leighton were high school sweethearts who were torn apart by unforeseen circumstances. Years later they are reunited to help save someone they both care about. The connection they had as teenagers never went away and even with the anger and hurt in the way, their passion quickly overtakes them. They have plenty of hot moments together at the Wicked Horse and at the same time, their emotional relationship begins to heal. This book had a great mix of sweet romance and spicy, sexy times.
Another thing I love about all of Sawyer Bennett’s books is the strength of the side characters. Declan is August’s friend from the Wicked Horse. He seems like a really good guy and I’m very intrigued by him. I’m crossing my fingers that he will be the main character for the next book in the series!
As always, I have nothing but amazing things to say about Sawyer Bennett and her writing. She is one of my favorite authors and I will devour everything she writes. I highly recommend this book, you won’t be disappointed!
*ARC generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Wicked Secret is #8 in the Wicked Horse, Vegas series. I am an avid Sawyer fan and this book did not disappoint. August and Leighton were young lovers, who planned to be together forever, until one day Leighton was gone. August learned to live without her, working hard and playing equally as hard. Life was good, until one night Leighton reappears. With her return comes intrigue, secrets, anger, guilt, and scorching heat. Life for August and Leighton has changed forever, can they overcome the hurdles life has thrown at them in order to get their second chance at love and their HEA. This book has everything, great characters, both main and secondary, a dirty talking alpha, a strong independent woman, off the charts chemistry and a storyline that will keep you engaged from start to finish. Highly recommended. Advanced copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review
Wicked Secret is the newest book in the Wicket Horse Vegas Series. This book includes the best of both worlds. It includes a mixture of the Wicked Horse series and the Jameson Force Security series. This is August Greenfield and Leighton Hale’s story and is the seventh book in the Wicked Horse series. Ten year ago Leighton Hale disappeared from August Greenfield’s life without a trace. He has never been able to figure out what happened to her until she shows up at his door ten years later. What happened to her? And what secrets did she take with her? This was a great second chance story!
*4 Stars*
ARC kindly received in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve read a few of the Wicked Horse books, but not all, and not in order. That’s fine, because they’re all stand-alone books within the series. I sometimes and not sure how I will go with them, because they are at some point to with the sex club, which of course is the whole theme of The Wicked Horse books. For me, sex club books really depend on how they’re written, but I shouldn’t doubt Sawyer, because I’ve loved everything I’ve read of hers, and this book was really great too.
I was intrigued from the very start when we got the introduction between August and Leighton, and the huge bombshell that got dropped. The reason they reconnect is also a huge part of this book, and it was written really well.
The themes in this one are really interesting, and they deal with a myriad of issues. The main one, to do with Sam, was handled really well by the author, and I loved the huge part that he played in the book. He was a great character to read about.
I enjoyed this one, and I have one question. Can we get a book about Declan please? K thanks.
Would recommend.
This one will have you feeling all the feels! A fast paced, emotional and suspenseful story, some seriously scorching chemistry and wicked hot scenes. A second chance romance with a twist. 5 stars.
Wicked Secret brings two great series of Sawyer Bennett’s together, Wicked Horse Las Vegas and Jameson Force Security. This is a real page turner full of secrets, drama, danger, suspense, wicked sex scenes and a second chance romance. I was immediately hooked.
After ten years of wondering if she was dead or alive, August Greenfield opens his door in the middle of the night to see a ghost looking back at him, Tracey Glendale the love of his life. But she is no longer Tracey she explains, no she is now Leighton Hale. But that is not why she is there, no she has a secret that will rock our alpha to the core. These two will need to get past this betrayal in order to make their world right once again, and Jameson Force security will help pave the way. But so will the Wicked Horse help to bind them together again.
Once again Sawyer Bennett gives us characters that come to life as you read, with their emotions and feelings jumping off the page into your heart. The story unfolds quickly and flows effortlessly from start to finish. The twists and turns were exciting and unexpected. The secondary characters add to the story rather than distract from and most importantly, the romantic and sexual tension is off the charts. Don’t miss it!
Received an early copy from the author in exchange for a honest review.
Wow, this book is an incredible mix of 2 series by Sawyer Bennett!
It’s about August, who works for the Jameson Force Security, but also enjoys spending his time in the The Wicked Horse Club! So it’s equally filled with suspense and sexy times!
So when Leighton knocks on his door, and comes back in his life after ten years and reveals why she vanished without a trace, a lot of secrets are getting uncovered!
I absolutely loved how the author mixed these 2 worlds / series together, as I’m a fan of both. As usual she sucked me right into the book, and already after chapter 2 I was like oh my god!!!
You do not need to have read a book from either series before.
This is #8, in the Wicked Horse Vegas series. This book can be read as a standalone novel. For reader understanding, and to avoid spoilers, I recommend reading this series in order.
August is happy being a hedonist. He enjoys women, and sex and is not ashamed of his hobbies. Then a surprise blast from the past blows him away with a visit.
Leighton is someone who knew August in his past. They were supposed to have a future that was ripped away. Can he and Jameson Force Security help when it is lives on the line?
This story had so much to it. It was nice to connect the series that I love to read. I was happy with the references to the other books. The characters felt disconnected to me somehow. I had a hard time placing the story with the people I was reading about. It is still a good read, but not the kind I am used to from this author.
***This early copy was given in exchange for an honest review only.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Rating: 4.5 Stars
August Greenfield is enjoying all that life has to offer. Leighton Glendale hates her life right now. This story has tension and suspense but it also has heart. The author always does a great job at blending what is imaginary with what may seem plausible.
Our author has created at least one character that people may be able to relate to. And personally, there are some things that I can. You may even know someone that may be a close fit. At the very least it will pull at the heartstrings. This could be the moment you realize that this story is going to be a page-turner. Part of that may also be that you will have no trouble feeling the emotions that August and Leighton are feeling. This is just one way that the author humanizes her characters.
I always love the amount of heat our author can create with just her words. She knows just the right combination that’s needed in order for those scenes to play out in my head. This time, she added someone that may be quiet but he steals his scenes anyway. Maybe it was because of my recent change of situation but it started to become hard not to have a tear appear in the corner of my eye. She doesn’t let me get in too deep though because she knows what I need to lift me up and concentrate on the heat between August and Leighton. She also gave me suspense to keep my mind occupied. I was left feeling that their story isn’t over yet and I didn’t mind it one bit. That just means that I will have to keep following the series in order to see if they will have a chance to get their happily ever after.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Wicked awesome!!
OMG – I so adore this series. This isn’t even one of the hottest ones, but one particular scene – WOWZA!! And SO LOOKING FORWARD to a certain someone’s story in the future.
August and Leighton were HS sweethearts that ended unexpectedly. There’s so much more to the story that you’ll have to read to find out. Leighton has many secrets that will unfold when she shows up on August’s doorstep.
August is definitely not the boy that she remembers. Leighton isn’t the woman he imagines. There is a lot of hurt and blame to wade through, but it will be worth it in the end!
This was such a sweet second chance romance with plenty of steam to make the Wicked Horse Vegas proud. And one additional character, in particular, will melt your heart!
I voluntarily requested and read an advance reader copy.
4 Stars!
August Greenfield is a former Vegas cop who now works doing private security for Jameson Force. He loves his job and his life where he works and plays hard in equal measure. He enjoys spending time at the Wicked Horse where he feels free to be himself, and indulge in all his desires. It’s almost become his home away from home. He’s content not having romantic commitments and rarely has any regrets, except the one girl he loved long ago who had become a distant memory.
Leighton Hale was his first love, and he thought they’d always be together. They were barely eighteen when he last saw her in Jersey. They were young, and deeply connected, and then she vanished without a trace. Over the years he’s often used his contacts to search for answers about her sudden disappearance. He’d always wondered what happened to her, but didn’t think he’d ever see her again.
Ten years later his high school girlfriend shows up on his doorstep. To says he’s stunned to come face to face with her would be an understatement. She’s apparently alive and well, but it’s clear she’s hiding something. As he’s confronted by this ghost from the past, he soon learns his life will never be the same again as secrets and truths are revealed.
Wicked Secret by Sawyer Bennett is a super steamy, second chance, standalone romance in the Wicked Horse Vegas series. It’s a sexy, emotional, heartwarming story full of angst, secrets, and insane chemistry. As August opens up his heart again he is pure alpha, swoony, yumminess! I love this series, and can’t wait for Declan’s book up next in Wicked Billionaire!
As a hard-working member of Jameson Force Security and a frequent member of The Wicked Horse in Las Vegas, August is living and loving his life to the fullest. The only regret that he has in life is not being able to figure out what happened to his high school sweetheart, Tracy when she disappeared ten years ago without any trace. When August answers a knock on his door in the middle of the night he is brought face-to-face with a ghost from his past and nothing could have prepared him for the secrets, Tracey, now Leighton came to spring on him.
Sawyer Bennett never fails to amazing and entertain me. I have read every one of her books and will continue to do so as long as she continues to write. Wicked Secret brings us back to Las Vegas and is a good meld of Wicked Horse and Jameson Force Security with both erotic and suspenseful romance all wrapped up in the same book. August and Leighton have ten years worth of distrust and I can understand the animosity towards each other but it got to be a little too much of throwing into each other’s faces. The chemistry between August and Leighton was off the charts. I can not wait to see how The Wicked Horse Vegas series will wrap up with Wicked Billionaire.
*ARC was generously provided in exchange for my honest review*
***4 Stars***
Another book set in the Wicked Horse Vegas world mixed with the Jameson Force Security world? Umm….Yes, please! And this baby served up an extremely big dose of smexynes, heart and got me a tinsy bit closer to a certain JSF book *cough* Ghost *cough*
I kind of adored Leighton. This woman has been put through way more than anyone should be put through in her short lifetime, but she’s come out of it with compassion, heart and a stubborn strength that I couldn’t help but love and admire. August…I loved the man, I did, because he had this code of honor that came through in his every action…but…and I hate this ‘but’ because I did understand where he was coming from…but it had a tendency to make him blind to how another would react to the same situation.
Leighton and August’s second chance journey pulled at my heartstrings and frustrated the hell out of me in equal measure. I definitely wanted them to work everything out because it was obvious they were each other’s everything, but they definitely had issues/assumptions they wouldn’t, not couldn’t, but wouldn’t let go of. Thankfully they do get their reality checks, which I was happy about, but I also feel that it was a bit rushed (even though the crazy going on around them did warrant a quick-ish resolution).
This installment of the WHV is very character driven, which I had no problem with since it really was about Leighton and August getting their second chance, but it is also the book that is for those of us who are DYING for Code Name: Ghost in the JSF series and I thoroughly enjoyed it and cannot wait to experience all that Ghost has to offer.
~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~
I have read and loved every single Wicked Horse book. This one has all the kink and heat I expect from them but a storyline with more heart and emotion than I was expecting. Then with some suspense and the Jameson Group gang thrown in I was all in with this book while getting excited about what and who will be next.
A.Maz.Ing!! I was totally in love with Leighton and August from the very beginning! Torn apart ten years ago by the mafia, August is completely shocked when Leighton shows up on his doorstep. Even more shocked by the secret she reveals. I was blown away by the constant turn of events and shocked at the ending! Exciting!
5 stars!!
It’s time to head back to the Wicked Horse Vegas. August is a man who enjoys all the pleasures in life. Leighton is a woman on the run. However, when their paths cross after ten years and secrets are revealed will they be able to move on from the past?
Leighton and August were high school sweethearts, they had plans for the future until one day she was gone in the blink of an eye. Ten years later she is back and on August’s doorstep dropping a secret that he never expected. He wants to be angry, but he will also do anything he can to help her.
Leighton and August’s chemistry is OFF THE CHARTS explosive. Seriously, ten years did nothing to cool these two down. They have so much passion between them. There is so much love between them, still. Their relationship is an emotional ride that will suck you in. It’s hard not to quickly fall in love with these characters.
Wicked Secret brings the emotions and the heat. It is everything I’ve come to expected with the Wicked Horse Vegas series and a MUST READ!
Wicked Secret was an interesting read. It felt more like a Jameson Force book than a Wicked Horse book due to the storyline, all the drama and action going on, plus August’s job at Jameson. August and Leighton have an emotional and rough journey. They have a whole lotta issues that are going on in their lives that they have to deal with. I wasn’t always a fan of August because of his actions and/or words, but he grew on me. It’s clear that him and Leighton belong together. Sam is adorable and I loved him and his wisdom. He was probably my favorite part of the book. While it wasn’t my favorite Wicked Horse Vegas book, I enjoyed it. *I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*
I’ve been trying to write a review for this second chance for an hour now and I’m just having the toughest time to arrange my thoughts into something that will make sense.
The chemistry was there and I understand everything that August was going through in order to understand what happened 10 years ago. But it rubbed my the wrong way the way he treated her for the first half of the book. I found Leighton to be a great female character. She was strong and trying her best to keep everyone happy most of the time putting her own needs to the side.
All in all I was enjoying myself while reading – I mean I stayed up until 3am to finish this so that’s saying something. It’s been a while since my last erotic romance and I’m happy that Sawyer Bennett reminded me that I like this genre too and that I need to start reading more of it.
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
This is one of my favourite series and for me it just keeps getting better and better. Wicked Secret is book 7 in the Wicked Horse Vegas Series and this is August Greenfield and Leighton Hale’s story it’s a second chance love story that captivated me from the first page. You know you are reading something special when you’re so connected to the characters and their story that you lose sleep over it, you can’t put it down and you are left wanting more, well that’s exactly how I felt with this emotion read.
August and Leighton need to come to terms with their past before moving on to their future, they both have issues that need to be addressed and they need to search deep into their themselves to seek the truth and start loving themselves before they can start loving each other.
The chemistry is sizzling and the passion hot but can the hurts from the past ever be forgiven……..
I highly recommend this passionate and emotional read to all romance lovers. Great job Ms Bennett.
I always know that I am in for some super sexy times when I pick up a Wicked Horse book! Wicked Secret was no different and my kindle practically melted from all the heat in this one. It was part second chance and part romantic suspense, blending the Wicked Horse and Jameson Security series so well. I loved seeing old favorites from both series and also meeting possible new ones as well (a story for Declan please?)
There was a bit of hate love going on in this one thanks to all the history August shared with Leighton. I understood why he was so hurt and upset, but some of his behavior still didn’t really sit right with me. Part of the issue for me is that although I love second chance romances, it does bother me when the sexual experiences of the characters during the separation is grossly imbalanced. I don’t begrudge August for indulging frequently at the Wicked Horse (the book IS part of the Wicked Horse series after all), I just wish Leighton would have had some other experiences as well. August did have a very tender side that did come out, but overall I would have preferred less anger and back and forth from him. To her credit, Leighton was very apologetic for her actions and took a lot of what he dished her. I’m glad that she didn’t become a doormat though and actually pushed back when it was most critical. The pacing of the story was great, but the ending wrapped up a little too quickly. I would have liked more resolution and discussion between August and Leighton and some groveling wouldn’t have hurt either.
Overall, Wicked Secret is a great addition to the series that fans are sure to enjoy!
*I voluntarily read an advance review copy of this book*