Review! Shamess (Sinful Surrender Quartet #4) – Katherine Hawthorne

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Xander, a blonde god, heartbreakingly beautiful.

He owned my heart. Once my hero, my best friend, my lover. Now quite possibly my enemy. I thought I could vanish, disappear until I found the strength to move on, find the will to survive after he incited a war in which there could be no winner. But I should have known, should have foreseen…there was no hiding from Xander.

Sin, the devil incarnate, wickedly sexy.

He demanded my soul. Dominating as ever, Sin is relentless, but I refuse to relinquish control, vigilantly protecting the shattered remains of my heart in an effort to keep myself safe. Yet safety proves to be an illusion. A victim’s revenge escalates, the hunted now the hunter, forcing me back into a dangerous life I desperately wanted to escape and soon the killer isn’t the only one intent on drawing me out.

Torn between heaven and hell, I was powerless against them.

Both men are demanding a decision. An impossible, life-altering choice I’m too frightened to consider, heightening the tension until it explodes without warning. Blurring the lines between the two men, Xander strips me of my defenses, leaving me breathless and begging for more. As the killer’s horrific conspiracy develops, Sin is just as merciless, his wicked games intensifying. Driving me to my knees in a desire so all-consuming, I’m left drowning until one terrifying, soul-shattering moment in time changes everything.

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This has definitely been a wild ride start to finish, and while I really wanted to like this final installment as much as the first three, I have to admit that for me this was the weakest in the bunch. If I’m going to be honest this one just dragged for me and I’m not really sure why. The central romance is as hot as ever and the confounding twists and turns to the mystery are finally mostly explained but I still feel like I have a few questions. Part of that may be my fault as I really had to force myself to finish the last third of the book.

Taken as a whole, even though I was somewhat disappointed with this last outing I was impressed with the majority of the storyline and the quality of the writing. A few quibbles with editing but just the fact that there was actually a story behind the menage and it wasn’t just a token story surrounding the sexual aspects was great. I definitely look forward to reading more by this author in the future!

Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to R&R!