5 Smooches!
Synopsis
One playboy billionaire.
One heartbroken heiress.
One sham marriage.
What could go wrong?
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That’s what notorious playboy Silas Cecil-Coke thinks as he returns to England to persuade Molly O’Flaherty to marry him. Certainly, their brief fling last year ended in heartbreak (and a black eye,) but matters are different now. Molly must marry to save her company, and if she must, Silas is determined that he’ll be the man she chooses.
But between the bitter memories and the competing suitors, Silas discovers that wooing a bride is no easy task, unless, of course, he decides to stop playing fair…
Review
Dang, Sierra Simone writes the steamiest most well written books I have ever read. I mean, there is a time and place for some smut and I do like it occasionally but Sierra somehow makes her erotic literature so much more than just sexy. Her books are beautifully written and so very sensual. I swear every time I read her stories I can feel the heat just crawl up my neck and hit my face. It takes a lot to make this professional romance reader blush but somehow Sierra manages to do it with every book. Silas and Molly were no exception. They were super steamy together.
But what I loved most about this story was the drama and Silas. This series is actually a spin off of the Markham Hall series and while I loved Julian, I think that Silas beat him by a bit and really stole my heart. Maybe it is because Silas is so sweet and likable. He is quite funny and makes a lot of bad decisions but he also is just so terribly fun and delightful. It was hard not to fall in love with him. His playboy ways are of course a part of his charm but he really warmed my heart with his genuine love for Molly. Even when at times when his actions were questionable, I was still rooting for him and Molly.
‘I.
Was.
Not.
In love.
With Molly O’Flaherty.’
And Molly. Lord, her story is so incredibly sad and I admit that I didn’t like her much in the Markham Hall series but she really came across as a completely different person in this book. You really find out what has hardened Molly and why she is the way she is and it is truly heart breaking. I found myself admiring her tough exterior and soft fragile insides.
“Don’t call me darling,”
“And don’t pull that playboy shit on me. We both know better.”
As always this book was impeccably written as is the case with all of Sierra’s books although I am a little mad about the huge cliffy at the end of this one. I am dying for the next book. DYING! The Persuasion of Molly O’Flaherty is sexy beyond reason, sweet, angsty, and intriguing. I am simply in love with Silas and Molly being in love and I cannot wait for more.
“You deserve my blood and my pain and my torture. You deserve to watch me branded with hot iron, and I would do it gladly, if only to spend that much more time with you.”
~Amie
