TLC Book Tours Book Review: Savage Bonds

About Savage Bonds

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Diversion Books (December 12, 2017)

In the second searing thriller in the trilogy that has “everything you could possibly want and more” (San Francisco Book Review on The Raven Room), aspiring journalist Meredith Dalton is caught between murder, love, and the big city’s most adventurous sex club.

Journalism student Meredith Dalton is driven to launch her career with an exposé on The Raven Room?an illicit and exclusive sex club hidden in the shadows of Chicago’s Chinatown.

But Meredith’s also driven by desire for her lover, Julian Reeve, a card-carrying member of the club who has expanded her sexual horizons. When Meredith uncovers evidence that the recent murders of two women are connected to The Raven Room?and possibly to Julian?only tracking down the true killer can prevent her from an impossible choice between her two passions.

Unsure who to trust, Meredith zeros in on the killer and a web of organized crime. But what are the consequences of diving deeper and deeper into a dangerous world unwilling to relinquish its secrets?

“The Raven Room is really about the evolution of relationships, boundaries, and choices. . . . [A] satisfying story of emotional turbulence.” ?Midwest Book Review on The Raven Room

Purchase Links

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Review:  Its been about 3 years since The Raven Room came out. Savage Bonds is the second book in the trilogy.

I have to admit, it took me awhile to get back into the groove of the story, because its been 3 years, and these books are not to be read as stand alone novels or out of order. If you do, you'll be more than a little confused.

Meredith is still planning on writing an article about The Raven Room. She wavers between doing it an not, she wants to protect Julian, but when she learns about the deaths of several women that may be connected to the club she knows she has to do something. However, her digging is putting her in danger.

What is interesting about this book is how its really difficult to like or connect with any of the characters. All of them are seriously flawed, in fact, it is hard to figure out which one is the most flawed. Julian is just beyond screwed up, and in this book, we learn even more about his younger years and how he got that way.

Then there are the twins, Sofia/Alana who is dead and Tatiana. These two were abused by their parents in various ways and in a twisted way, Julian was involved.

Like the first book, there's a lot of steamy sex. Meredith seems to be sleeping with EVERYONE.

I enjoyed the first book, but this one had so much going on and it was hard to figure out where the author wants to take the story. In the first book I liked many of the characters. In this book, I wasn't sure how I felt about them, well except for Peter. He is still a disgusting piece of work.

Also like the first book, this one ends with a cliffhanger. 

ARGH!

I hope I don't have to wait 3 years to finish this trilogy.

Rating: 3 flowers

About Ana Madeiros

Ana Medeiros currently lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and two cats. Savage Bonds, book two of The Raven Room trilogy, is published by Diversion Books.

Visit Ana at her website and connect with her on Facebook.

TLC Book Tours Book Review: The Raven Room

About The Raven Room

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Diversion Publishing (November 3, 2015)

A searing erotic thriller perfect for those tantalized by A.R. Torre's Deanna Madden series...

Anything you can imagine. Everything you crave. For the members of The Raven Room, it’s every fantasy fulfilled. But for some, that desire is a matter of life and death.

Drawn by needs he cannot control, Julian ventures to The Raven Room, a secret and exclusive sex club in the underbelly of Chicago. It goes beyond sex. It goes beyond kink. The Raven Room is the only place where Julian finds release from the dangerous urges that threaten to destroy the successful life he’s worked so hard to build.

When the police link the Raven Room to the death of a young woman, it threatens to expose a number of powerful people—people who would kill to stay anonymous...

Meredith’s body can’t get enough of Julian. He has opened her sexual horizons to tempting new possibilities. But out of bed she’s an aspiring journalist, and The Raven Room is the story she’s been looking for. By writing an exposé on the club and its elite clientele, she plans to launch her career.

As Meredith embarks on a sexual journey into the forbidden world that Julian inhabits, questions emerge, and dark appetites threaten to swallow her whole.  How much can she trust the man who has laid bare her erotic nature and how much will she sacrifice in order to protect him?

Praise

"If you’re looking for an exciting novel that can balance erotic sections with a thrilling who-done-it, look no further; The Raven Room will have everything you could possibly want and more." - San Francisco Book Review

"Readers who enjoy complex stories with strong characterization and psychological depth will find The Raven Room a satisfyingly story of emotional turbulence…” - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Purchase Links

Amazon | IndieBound

Review: I'm not a huge fan of erotica but there was something about this book that really made me want to read it and once I started, I really couldn't put it down.

There is a lot of smoking hot sex almost from the very start, so this is definitely a book for the faint of heart, but along with all the sex there is a plot and that's really what kept the pages turning for me. I also loved that though the sex was rough and tumble at times this wasn't the same old same old BDSM novel. Have I mentioned I'm sick of every erotic novel being about BDSM? Seriously?

The characters were really interesting and well developed, there were some that you loved and some that you hated. I did like Julian, and I hated his friend Pete. There were a lot of intricate relationships and Julian was definitely one of the most complex characters that I've encountered in this genre. He's flawed and damaged but there is something that draws you to him that makes you want to know more.

Meredith is really badass. She makes being slutty cool and she was smart on top of it all.

Alana was a mystery. I wasn't really fond of her, but she was glue that brought the whole story together.

Then there was The Raven Room itself. There's definitely more to this sex club than we know so far in this book.

The ending however is enough to make me spit. One word, cliffhanger, and a huge one. The kind that make you say, WTF did the author do that just to torture us? The answer is yes, and now I have to wait for the next book.

Rating: 5 flowers

About Ana Medeiros

Born in the Azores islands, Portugal, Ana Medeiros has a background in Photography, Sociology and Psychology. For the last seven years she has worked in the magazine industry. She currently lives in Toronto, Canada, with her boyfriend and two cats. The Raven Room, book one of a trilogy, is Ana’s first novel and is published by Diversion Books.

Visit Ana at her website and connect with her on Facebook.