Book Description:
Descend into a world of deception, depravity, decadence, desire and desperation…
In the opulent setting of London's aristocracy, lives a young woman fractured into two distinct individuals, one face with multiple facets.
One façade, a whore, London Brown, who will confess unfathomable truths, the other, a loving daughter, Desniah Williams will pull back the curtain to reveal what lurks in the shadows.
Caden Jacob Carrington V, a politician will do anything to reclaim the woman he lost, including dredging up pains of the past.
Rhys Christos Edward Stowell, a philanthropist will fight to win the woman he loves while baring the darkness of his soul.
Excerpt-
"Kiss me." She trembled.
If she didn't want the contact why had she requested it? I halted. "Are you sure?"
"Yes."
I planted a light peck on her cheek. The way we always did.
"A lover's kiss," she said.
Being referred to as her lover made me hard. I leaned in. "Are you certain?"
"Yes." Her eyes widened, she took hold of my blazer and pulled me closer.
Slowing my movement toward her, I cupped her neck with my fingers, and used my thumb beneath her jaw to angle her head upward. She stared into my eyes, as though attempting to read me. As I lowered my mouth to hers, I wrapped my other arm behind her waist and drew her flush to me.
She gasped.
About the Author:
Leila DeSint was born in a small town on the east coast of Canada. Her nomadic childhood gave her the ability to ebb and flow with the seasons, people and places she lived in. Most often, she could be found in a corner with a pencil and notepad using words to recreate the dark world around her. Many summers of her youth were spent on the shores of her birthplace collecting seashells, but she alway...s retuned them for the next wanderer that happened by.
The pencil and notepad have been traded for a computer, but the words never stop flowing, nor did her interest in conjuring glimpses of the world as she perceived it. The corner is now a desk. And rather than leaving behind seashells for wanderers, she pens dark, gritty erotic literature that examines the complexities of human emotions and sexuality through an ever-changing lens. She delves into the shadowy areas and explores the social-perceptions of taboos.
She threads together the remnants of the world she witnessed in order to shed light on obscure places.
REVIEW-
Leila Desint - wow, lady! 4.5 Amazing Stars!!
So, when I first started this book, I had so many reservations about what it was going to be. I was unsure of how I would be able to relate to the characters in the story, or if there would be a story at all. I assumed that this was going to be just a "collection" of sexcapades written from the POV of a whore.
You know the old saying "Assuming makes an ass of you and me".....yeah, well, that's what I get for my assumptions on this book.
This is the story of Desniah Williams, a London socialite.
Des has had some pretty horrific things happen to her in her past. Because of this, she has developed an alter-ego (for lack of a better term). London Brown is Des' alter-ego. London is a whore.
I love that each part of the book is told from a different point of view. We hear from London and Des. We see how each of them view the things going on around them.
And then, there is Cade. Cade was Des' first love. Cade left five years ago for a job opportunity in Hong Kong and has just returned. However, because of things that have happened in the past, Des can't bring herself to be with Cade. But, that doesn't mean London can't....
Enter Rhys. Rhys is Des' best friend. Rhys knows about London. He understands that Des has demons and this is how she copes with them. He accepts it. He accepts her. He is completely in love with Des. Rhys has his own demons though. And he doesn't know how to fully control them, but he tries. He copes with them in the most conventional ways he knows. Rhys starts his relationship with Des under false pretenses, but he wants so much more and he is willing to work for their relationship, accepting the fact that London is part of that.
I'm going to be honest, this book was twisted. It is unlike any other book I have ever read. I was completely blown away at the writing of this though. The author was able to convey so much in such a limited amount of words (this is a collection of 9 novellas and is only about 165 pages). I never felt like the story was rushed or that things were skipped over. The emotions that were conveyed were real. I was biting my nails wondering what was going to happen next.
Keep in mind, my lovelies...this is a book called "Confessions of a Whore". There is a lot of sex. I never felt like it over-powered the story or took away from the plot. The scenes were incredibly well written and well placed.
If you can handle a little bit of a dark story, a little twisted plot and you are looking for something so different from anything else out there, GRAB Confessions!!
Thank you for taking part in the Confessions Collection Vol. 1 Blog Tour and the excellent review.
ReplyDeleteLD