Grasp Deeper In Sin (The Wicked Dukes, #2) Author Sharon Page Depicted In Electronic Format

wicked addition to the series,
Sophie is a fallen woman, who in desperate times reads her "mother's" journal on how to be a courtesan and goes to find herself a cyprian protector.

She then meets and falls for Cary, one of the four wicked dukes since Sin was suddenly introduced in this book who is trying to get over his post war PTSD memories.

As he resists taking her as his mistress due to pressures of getting married and trying to get over painful memories, she insists on healing him to feed the mouths of her family.

The book goes on a similar premise of voyeurism, hedonistic pleasures and use of sex toys, however hero and heroine are faithful to each other.

The heroine spends TOO MUCH time trying to placate the hero and soothe his wounds, She agains hides all her secrets while I believe things would have been easier if she told him the truth in the start,
Pet peeves

Heroine fell in love, had sex and has a child with an ex who dies in a war.

I did not like how she left her child which in the start I though she'd abandoned and later found it was with Helen.
It was later in the book I realized he was a young boy who was well and happy,
Also throughout the book, the hero plans on getting married and leaving the mistress heroine solved by the end

It was good at first, but I was a little bored by the end.
However, it was a sweet ending,
Safe with exceptions
/Passion Lost

Memories of a dark past have left the Duke of Caradon disinclined to have any fun.
But at the urging of friends, he finds himself attending a Cyprian ball in the hope that

some woman will attract his attention, And one certainly does. A stunningly sensual woman who reawakens feelings of carnal desire he thought long lost, . .

Desire Found

Sophie Ashley knows little of the courtesan life except what she's read in a book, A quick learner, Sophie makes her debut at the Cyprian Ball hoping to find a wealthy protector, And when she makes the acquaintance of the reclusive Duke of Caradon, she's most eager to test her talents in the art of erotic seduction.
. . I do not read a lot of historical romance as I find this genre a hit and miss sometimes, When I saw the cover and description, I was intrigued and didn't realize it being a historical romance, This is my first book by Sharon Page and even though this is thend book in this series, I had no problems getting into the story and characters.


There were some elements of erotica in terms of orgy, light BDSM and use of sex toys which I was surprised since I wasn't expecting that such existed in Regency era.


Sophie was indeed a lovely character innocent and showing so much of strength and courage despite the difficult times that she had gone through.
Her positive disposition made her really likable and brought much sunshine into Cary's life,

Cary, despite being a war hero, lived his life with so much emotional baggage, you can't help but want to reach out and comfort him just as Sophie did.
It was Sophie's innocence that made Cary want to protect her from the darkness of the men of the elite society, It turns out this story had an element of suspense as well whencourtesans turned up dead with the murder suspect pointing at Cary.


I did enjoy this read and felt the plot was well written and planned out, And when Cary faced his demons, I felt pretty emotional about it, I am definitely intrigued enough to check out the rest of the Wicked Dukes and I'm glad to have chanced upon this book,

Many thanks to Netgalley and Kensington Books for the advance copy in exchange for a honest review, LOVE LOVE LOVE!

How in the world do you write a story with a courtesan who is as innocent as this one.
. . Sophie the daughter of a courtesan has found a manuscript/diary of her mothers life, . . and she after falling in on hard times has been forced to turn to the only job she can get that will help her support her child born from a now deceased war hero and her best friend a war widow with children as well.
Sophie was a amazing heroine, . . she was courageous and determined and she never gave up,

The hero was a one in a lifetime hero, a war hero, . . a Duke but he has come home from war damaged, . unable to relate to women at all, A traumatic horrific event occurred and he is trapped in misery, and dragged to a Cyprian ball to get a mistress recommended by his best friends so he can get himself back in line so he can marry and reproduce as his mother has told him she is dying and he needs to set up his nursery.


Cary rescues her from a violent suitor at the ball, and he is enchanted, . . but he tries everything to steer her from the life she is choosing and she is falling in love, he tries everything to be heroic, . . and she does EVERYTHING to fix him, to help fight his unknown demons, while both are being pursued by a killer,

It was a AMAZING book, of romance, sex, danger , intrique, . . and THANK YOU GOD a HEA! I'm all for strong women heroes in novels, but it has to make sense, In this case it is nothing but arrogance and ignorance, We have a women who has no experience with high society and it politics, nor any experience with sex, yet she is the one directing a Duke who has spent his life in society and sex.


The male comes across as stupid and that makes no sense at all, He has a lot of money and if he were indeed that stupid others would have taken that money away from him years ago.


This book is not worth buying,
This is the second book in the Wicked Dukes series and not only is the sex hot, the story is entertaining and intriguing.
Both of the main characters are well developed each having plenty of unhappiness in their past, Sophie knowing little of being a courtesan is doing what she must to save her family and Cary has experienced so much pain in his life and trying to move forward with the help of his friends and Sophie.
Yet someone is out to frame him for murder, If you are a fan of historical erotic romance you wont be disappointed in your choice, Great Read! In the realm of historical erotic romance, this is a decent read that provides steamy bedroom scenes and a host of other erotica elements with both a plot and an intrigue.
The romance side of the plot is in the healing of both the hero, Cary, and the heroine, Sophie, from their respective physical and emotional wounds.
The intrigue takes form in a villain and has all the requisite threats and comeuppance, which makes this story more than just erotic words on a page.


I would mention that this is better than the first book of the series, Deeply in You, by virtue of having a tighter plot and romance.
Cary and Sophie admittedly fall in love with each other rather early in the story, and have a long time building that love, as opposed to the characters in Deeply in You.
Regardless, if you're in the mood for a historical erotica, you can't go wrong with this one, Just couldn't do it I really enjoy this series, and this writer, but I had to ding the book a point because I hatehatehate it when writers make a mystery central to the plot, but cheat on the solution by withholding the necessary information to solve it until the climax of the book.
Its no fun. So much promise unfulfilled

This book started with a bang and ended with a whimper, Sophie was sooo unbelievably annoying, A good swift kick in the behind would have solved all these problems, The sex was not hot or aww inspiring, Wish I could get my money and time back, I've got to hand it to Sharon Page, Her books are always wellplotted and the intrigue is masterful all while still maintaining the romance elements of the story, I had several notes to myself saying "well I didn't see that coming," and that really seems to be a rarity for me these days.
Now although this is a typical Page story, the romance seems to take the backseat to the mystery in this one given Caradon's intimacy issues.
I felt for the guy, I really did, but the back and fourth between these two gave me whiplash, First he wanted a mistress, . . then he didn't then he did but just not her, . . then he wanted her but not sex with her, You see what I'm talking about I will admit that it was irksome at times, but I also understood how conflicted Cary was too.


Now despite there being very little actual sex between them going on for the majority of the book, these two did manage to still steam up the pages in their own way.
I was quite impressed with Cary's ingenuity in the bedroom, and I loved that they were both passionate equals, Unfortunately, he had quite a bit to get over emotionally to make their relationship work, but you could feel the attraction and love growing between them as well.


"But you're unhappy, and I wanted to heal you, "

Although I loved both of these characters, I have to admit that I didn't love them equally, Somehow Sophie managed to steal the show for me with her calm acceptance and generally positive outlook in all things, She strived to figure out the best course of action in any situation, and rarely did she take no for an answer, It was quite admirable, so I adored her even when she was being naïve, I think these two were so passionate because Sophie allowed Cary to be the man he wanted so desperately to be for her,

"You helped me face my demons, love, You never judged me. You never condemned me. Even when you were dragged into danger, because of me, you only wanted to help me, "

I was overly pleased with Deeper in Sin, It had a great balance of mystery and romance that kept me hooked from page one, I eagerly anticipate the other Wicked Dukes falling into the clutches of love, and I'm especially excited for Sin's book because I just know it is going to be devilishly delicious given his penchant for outlandish parties.


I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review,

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