Release Blitz / Review: Soulless (Once Wicked #1) by Sarah J. Pepper

25 February of 2016 by

Reviewer's Rating: 4
4.0Overall score

Bad boys were never easy to fall in love with…

Title: Soulless

Series: Once Wicked Series #1
Author: Sarah J. Pepper
Genre: NA Fantasy Romance
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Publisher: Neximus Publishing

Our love is imperfect in the most perfect way. It is love done our way. Raw. Unconventional. Sexy as hell. More importantly, it is honest to the core…Or so I think.

One little, white lie shouldn’t do so much damage. Yet, it changes me forever.

The worst part is that Declan whispers that sweet nothing out of protection. My safety is in the forefront of his mind, especially since there are others who’d hurt me simply to get to him. I never consider that he will be the one to cut me so deeply. But it all starts with that first prick—the night he saves my life.

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Reviewed by Brianna

Bad boys were never easy to fall in love with…

 

Falling in love with the villain is complicated. But what if you were the villain?

Piper and Declan already had enough working against them: she was human and he was a creature, an Incubus, that had a long track record for sucking the life from his victims. They were in love, though, so nothing seemed to matter. However, one day changes that, and Piper is now staring her humanity straight in the face. Her loved one or her humanity? What would you do for the one you loved? How would you do it? Could you do it? Being with the bad boy seems easy enough; we all want one, let’s face it. But what do you do when you become the bad one because of this love you have for your demon boyfriend? Could you kill someone?

This story offered a first look at how one might react to their own choice between something they were and something they were forced to be. This well-written novel kept me on my toes, offering me a look into both Piper and Declan’s heads. They struggle to be with each other despite the ever-growing challenges around them. Declan is forced to look at himself for what he is through Piper’s eyes, and Piper is, in turn, forced to embrace a part of Declan that she never truly embraced before.

I really enjoyed the story line. It was one I had never read before; not like this. It made me question my own beliefs. It drew me in with a taste of something different. Piper and Declan were great together, even despite the trials, they were in it together. What I enjoyed most about Pepper’s writing style was that it was engaging. So, if you want to read something that you’ve never read before, this story is the one for you.

 

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O Factor: Spicy

“A hauntingly amazing read.” – 5 Star Goodreads Reviewer

“It’s not often you are sucked into a story so completely, but there really is no way around it with Soulless.” – 5 Star Review A Cup and a Book

“This is quite a story. It is a story of demons. A story of a special demon and the deals he makes with living people.” – 5 Star Goodreads Reviewer

Happening March 1, 2016

His perilous stare deepened as his grip fastened around my waist. As maniacal thoughts passed over his eyes, his grasp tightened. That look confirmed that I wasn’t the only one who wanted all the space between us eliminated.
I
could hardly breathe when his gaze fell to my lips. It left me without words. It was the very way a passing glance could leave you speechless. But Declan didn’t just take a glimpse. No, he unapologetically looked me over. He
loved
me in not so many words, but I heard them all the same. I heard them with each moan that echoed in the air. I felt them as he held me gently in his arms. Even if I didn’t feel the desire radiating off of him in a fury of passion, he bore that intensity in his gaze. The world around us melted away until there was only me and
him.

Sarah J. Pepper specializes in dark, paranormal romance – think “happy ever after” but with a twisted, dark chocolate center. Real-life romance isn’t only filled with hugs, kisses, bunnies, and rainbows. True-love can be more thoroughly described in times of darkness and tribulation. It’s in those harsh moments where you see what a person is truly capable of – both the good and bad. Sometimes prince-charming isn’t always on time, and the glass slipper is a little snug. However, it doesn’t mean Charming is not Mr. Right, and who says every shoe is the perfect fit? Get a glimpse inside her head at www.sarahjpepper.com

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