Sweet Sinful Nights (Sinful Nights, #1)

by Lauren Blakely

• ISBN10: 151164446X
• ISBN13: 9781511644464
• Publish Date: 12 June 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 364
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

Sweet Sinful Nights is a second chance Romance, which is not my favorite trope, but I found myself enjoying this one. Shannon and Brent dated through college, but had a very hard break-up when he chose his career over her while also belittling her career. Ten years later, they're both extremely successful and their paths have crossed as Brent's company hires Shannon's dancers for his new club. They're shocked to see each other again after all this time, but the attraction is still there.

Sweet Sinful Nights is jam packed with drama! Some of it I liked, some of it I wasn't that into. I really believed Shannon and Brent's fight and their break-up. It was a messed up situation, and he really should have talked to her about it before making decisions for both of them. I also liked how she didn't immediately fall back into his arms. He had to work for it! Of course, there are plenty of sexy times along the way, but the two do fall back in love. They also have more fights, but always come back together. The big one that almost breaks them up again was the one that I didn't really care about. It's not really fair to call that situation "drama" since it is something tragic that happens to lots of people, but I really didn't care.

The only thing that kept me from loving Sweet Sinful Nights was the dialogue. It was all very melodramatic and occasionally had me rolling my eyes. I just don't believe that real people speak this way, even when caught up in passion. It also made them seem kind of obsessed with each other, which they probably are, but it still didn't feel natural. At least they talked out their feelings though.

Sweet Sinful Nights was a good read. It's not my favorite of the author's Romances, but I enjoyed it. I do wish the Romantic Suspense elements had been more prominent. I was very interested in what was going on with Shannon's mother and her case. That final page especially had me eager for more!

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[leelu92]

What can I say? I'm a fan of the Nichols men. I wish that there were more of them, though. I fell head over heels in love with older brother, Clay Nichols in Ms. Blakely's Seductive Nights. (Blog post) I'm not sure what Clay and Brent's father told them when they were growing up, but I'd like to bottle it and sell it.

I cannot even express how happy I was to be back amongst the fabulousness? fabulosity? of a Nichols man. They are alphas to the core, sexy as hell and complete and utter panty dropping dirty talkers. On top of all of that, Brent is a (former) comedian and he is hilarious. What I also loved was that Shannon was so well matched for him. After being engaged to each other and splitting up over Brent's own hard headed stupidity, it was only fair that they got a second chance. Brent realized that he had a GOLDEN opportunity, to get back the woman he truly loved. There was no question that Shannon and Brent belonged together! It was a matter of the two of them learning to be honest with each other and working through what drove them apart in the first place.

There was a lot of sighing, swooning and hot flashes while I read this book. I absolutely cannot wait for more from this series. Alas, there are no more Nichols brothers but I have faith that I'll love Shannon's brothers almost (?) as much as Brent and Clay. ;)This review was originally posted on Straight Shootin' Book Reviews