Open the DOOR OF BRUISES

 Hi, book buddies ☺ It is a bittersweet pleasure to read the last book in a series of four. Almost like an epiphany.

DOOR OF BRUISES (Thornchapel #4) 

by Sierra Simone 

 Release Date: November 30th 

 

MY OPINION

How can one express the feeling of finishing the fourth and final book in a gutting, mesmerising series such as this. 

The author's words have a bewitching pull. The narrative quickly carries an atmospheric weight, lush with ancient secrets that haunt the already broken-hearted characters and that yearn to invade and take root. Every chapter is a path to discovery amidst danger, longing, insatiable lust and regrets.

Regal Auden is torn between loving too much and keeping his impulses to a minimum so as not to hurt whom he loves most. Rebecca is torn between her newly found feelings and the loathsome loss of the object of her desires. Becket is filled with a mystic zest born from a life-altering act and St. Sebastian cannot make the choice that is tearing him apart.

I particularly felt drawn towards Auden's myriad of subtle feelings and sensations. He understands himself so much better now, and the depth of his thoughts is as touching as the sweetness of his love for Poe and St Sebastian. The scene where the two men share a fashion necessity is pure art. And this author makes dirty into poetry, too. There are plenty of  voluptuous moments with couples or threesomes or multitudes, all drenched in profound emotion and trespassing ardour. Despite the encroaching sense of catastrophe and death, this band of loving friends indulge in carnal love as much as in soul searching.

Reading this book is like living a whole lifetime. I felt like I was all of the characters and also like they were my family, my clan. Thornchapel has become a staple in my treasure trove of gothic sites. I was utterly invested in the mystery that was sprouting from book searches and ritualistic lore and fairy legends. In this final part of the series, the atmosphere pulses with so much dread, with an unbeatable promise of sacrifice, with sinister roses and cycles of historical doom and fascinating discussions about archeology, belief, humility and duty. It is enthralling. Especially to a mind like mine which thrives on mystique and noble oblation. 

The ending of this 4-book story is superbly crafted, tinglingly provocative, boldly queer, painfully solved and wrapped up in reckoning. Unforgettable. I'm going to miss you all, you sweet perverts.

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DOOR OF BRUISES 

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 Cover Designer: Hang Le 

  Cover Photography: Vania Stoyanova

Cover Model: Austin Taylor Simon     

 

 Twelve years ago, our fates were sealed with a kiss.

We are all, for better or worse, doomed to love each other until death do us part. My heart belongs to Proserpina and St. Sebastian—even if he no longer wants it. Even if she has left it behind to follow him. Delphine’s fled back home, and Becket’s holy calling is in peril. And now only Rebecca and I remain at Thornchapel to face the unknown. The door is open. The door that shouldn’t exist; the door that people have died to close. I don’t feel like the lord of the manor...I don’t feel like a king or a wild god. I am a friend and a boyfriend and a brother—and a failure at being all of these things. 

But the door doesn’t care about my guilt. It only cares about the sacrifice I’ll make to close it. As the bruising dark of Samhain approaches, so does the fate of our circle, of Thornchapel and the village and the valley beyond it. And I must don the crown, because one thing is still true, even if I must face it alone. Here at Thornchapel, the kings must go to the door. 

  Here at Thornchapel, all kings must die.  

  

  START THE SERIES TODAY WITH A LESSON IN THORNS (Thornchapel #1) 

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ABOUT THE MASTERMIND 

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

 

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Beautiful, but I fear for the fate of these sweet creatures 🙈

Cover Time: DOOR OF BRUISES

 Hi, book buddies ☺ I bring you a very special cover reveal today. Perfect for Autumn and romance.

  DOOR OF BRUISES (Thornchapel #4) by Sierra Simone Release Date: November 30th 

  Cover Designer: Hang Le 

  Cover Photography: Vania Stoyanova

Cover Model: Austin Taylor Simon     

 

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 Twelve years ago, our fates were sealed with a kiss.

We are all, for better or worse, doomed to love each other until death do us part. My heart belongs to Proserpina and St. Sebastian—even if he no longer wants it. Even if she has left it behind to follow him. Delphine’s fled back home, and Becket’s holy calling is in peril. And now only Rebecca and I remain at Thornchapel to face the unknown. The door is open. The door that shouldn’t exist; the door that people have died to close. I don’t feel like the lord of the manor...I don’t feel like a king or a wild god. I am a friend and a boyfriend and a brother—and a failure at being all of these things. 

But the door doesn’t care about my guilt. It only cares about the sacrifice I’ll make to close it. As the bruising dark of Samhain approaches, so does the fate of our circle, of Thornchapel and the village and the valley beyond it. And I must don the crown, because one thing is still true, even if I must face it alone. Here at Thornchapel, the kings must go to the door. 

  Here at Thornchapel, all kings must die.  

     

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND 

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

 

  Connect w/Sierra Simone:

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Reap a HARVEST OF SIGHS

Hi, book buddies :-) Have you ever been addicted to a twisted tale? The Thornchapel series is it for me. 

  HARVEST OF SIGHS 
(Thornchapel #3) by Sierra Simone 

Release Date: May 1st 

Designer: Hang Le Image: Vania Stoyanova 

Models: Shacori Valentine & Keira Leilani
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MY OPINION

One of my most anticipated books of 2020. This series is like an addiction. Unforgettable and infectious. 

By now, you must know this is not for the morally squeamish and haters of kink. We are drowning in sin here :-D  

The previous book ended with a cliffhanger that felt earth-shattering. And I couldn't imagine how the characters would survive it. It feels like sacrifice is paramount in this series. Everyone sacrifices something on altars of stone and heart. 

Poe and Saint and Auden are inseparable in this book despite the events that threaten to push them apart. In threes or twos, they offer amazing portrayals of lust, love, and torment. Proserpina and the priest together are heavenly, too. I have a weak spot for Becket with his ardent divinity and his unrequited love. 

Delphine and Rebecca explore their passionate relationship against former animosity and social frowns, but it is their inner storm that poses a tableau of excruciating and bittersweet pain. Can they love each other freely or their inhibitions are too hopeless? I loved Delphine's vulnerability and her need for true love. I was deeply moved by the consequences of her trauma and how they were depicted. Despite my other preferences of characters, they present a captivating beckon. 

The beauty of these words is insurmountable, painful and riveting. It is also inextricably immoral and primitively sacred. 

The vividness of the prose rivals the plot of twisted sensuality and ancient curses. The characters sway between craving what they cannot renounce beyond reason and denying themselves the raw, frightening need of love. 

A deluge of despair marks the atmosphere of this third novel, never in detriment of the festival of carnal scenes where all characters find both torment and endless pleasure. For a while, I missed the mysticism that was so pervading in the other books. Luckily, it has a very foreboding comeback towards the last part. It is then that revelations from the past blend with ritualistic prophecies and every character's arc explodes in the most hedonistic, hurtful, poetic way. 

I felt so sorry and torn for all of them, how cruel the twists seem to hit my beloved boys and girls. Yet the outcome of the season was inevitable, and a little shortsighted for a couple of them not to see that they were welcoming the serpent into their lustful paradise. Alas, summer had to end with a fearful bang, oh my, it did. 

This Wuthering Heights saturated with Saturnalia should be a dark classic.

   

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? 

The genius and the sunshine girl.  As children, we fought bitterly and often, bickering every chance we got.   

But then we grew up.   

Then we came back.  

Delphine Dansey carries her heart on the outside of her body; she’s looking for love and chasing dreams.  She’s spoiled and selfish, the kind of beautiful that’s made for money and fame. But somehow she’s ended up in my keeping: a pretty submissive I can’t seem to resist, a lover who obsesses and tempts me.  

I thought I’d locked my heart away a long time ago, along with all my other weaknesses. But some doors won't stay closed, no matter how hard I fight to keep them shut.  She unravels me, just like our friends are unraveling, just like Thornchapel itself is unraveling.  

All year long, we’ve been sowing lust and jealousy and pain, heedless of the consequences. But a harvest is inevitable, and so now we must reap our sorrows.   

And our sighs.

*Harvest of Sighs is Book Three in the Thornchapel series.*  

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START THE SERIES TODAY WITH 

A LESSON IN THORNS (Thornchapel  #1)

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FEAST OF SPARKS (Thornchapel #2)

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ABOUT THE MASTERMIND 

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

 

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Cover Time: 💕 Harvest of Sighs 💕

Hi, book buddies ☺ I confess my addiction to this twisted series. The third book has a cover, now. Behold. 

  

  HARVEST OF SIGHS (Thornchapel #3) by Sierra Simone 

Release Date: May 1st 

Designer: Hang Le Image: Vania Stoyanova 

Models: Shacori Valentine & Keira Leilani

      

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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? 

The genius and the sunshine girl.  As children, we fought bitterly and often, bickering every chance we got.   

But then we grew up.   

Then we came back.  

Delphine Dansey carries her heart on the outside of her body; she’s looking for love and chasing dreams.  She’s spoiled and selfish, the kind of beautiful that’s made for money and fame. But somehow she’s ended up in my keeping: a pretty submissive I can’t seem to resist, a lover who obsesses and tempts me.  

I thought I’d locked my heart away a long time ago, along with all my other weaknesses. But some doors won't stay closed, no matter how hard I fight to keep them shut.  She unravels me, just like our friends are unraveling, just like Thornchapel itself is unraveling.  

All year long, we’ve been sowing lust and jealousy and pain, heedless of the consequences. But a harvest is inevitable, and so now we must reap our sorrows.   

And our sighs.

*Harvest of Sighs is Book Three in the Thornchapel series.*  

 

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND 

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

 

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Gorge yourself with this FEAST OF SPARKS

Hi, book buddies :-) Gritty and mysterious hold a grip on you? Then you're in luck because SIERRA SIMONE is an author to follow with caution but passion :-D You will understand me when you read the first two books in a haunting new series. 

Today, I'm sharing with you my opinion of the first book, A Lesson in Thorns, and also the recently released Feast of Sparks. You have the rare privilege to be able to read both books in a row, and let me tell you... it's a unique experience.

The first book is A LESSON IN THORNS

MY OPINION

With a spectacular prologue, this story sets an atmospheric and eery tone that borders dark poetry. A group of teens perform a playful ritual in the bowels of a secret chapel that will affect their fate years later. Sensual, decadent, and poignantly bittersweet, the tale of these teens turned twisted adults blooms into a glorious tableau of torn feelings and dramatic lust. 

The author has a talent to paint a darkly inviting secret that you have to immerse yourself in even if it fills you with a kind of thrilling dread. Will I come out unscathed? Will it change me, stir something inside of me I will not be able to appease again? 

Like a child born from Wuthering Heights and Downton Abbey, the plot merges dusty libraries, pagan folklore, kinky friendships and metaphysical urges. It is purely psychological as these three men and three women clash in emotion, fear and desires inside a mansion steeped in generational mysteries and mystical heritage. 

As they succumb to an ancient ritual, they also find themselves while writhing in their respective truths and flaws and polygamous cravings. I loved the intimate atmosphere, the primitive sense of religious identity and all the characters as they spoke to each other. The dialogues are dripping with passion and hurt. Whatever they share might be dirty and carnal, but it's never disturbing because holy and unholy blend beautifully. The climax of their inevitable goals is absolutely mesmerizing, a communion of the senses and the flesh that left me quivering even if it goes beyond my comfort zone, or perhaps because of it. I warn you that there are cliffhangers to make you obsess about the next book. 

Favourite quote: 

I relent, and surrender my dignity, as hope so often demands.  

NEW! The second book is FEAST OF SPARKS

MY OPINION

The magic runs still potent in this lavish, revealing continuation of A Lesson in Thorns. 

From the tragic discovery Proserpina made at the end of the first book, we are plunged right in in the emotional aftermath that brims with Bdsm intensity and scorching hot intimacy. I admit I have to skip certain passages when the character pairings are not to my liking, but the scenes are always beautifully narrated and break all preconceptions. Even if Thornchapel wasn't suffused in its own kind of ancient magic, these people who share raw feelings and their bodies certainly are.

I  marvel at the complexity and delicate intricacy of the prose. It unearths and gives word to all the unspoken sensibilities we hide or just are unable to voice out loud. The carnal and lewd, yes, but also the tender and needy. I loved Saint Sebastian's inner thoughts, his pain and his flaws. 

This coven of friends explore not only their bonds, but also the mystical influence of Thornchapel. Small pieces of the puzzle are being put together. Hatred becomes truth, rituals are enacted to their most uninhibited core. It ends indeed with a feast of avid, frenzied, primitive, profane and sacred. And one final spark of ruin. It's going to be too much to wait for the next Pandora's Box.

Favourite quotes : 

We are born to burn.

A heart circled by thorns and crowned by fire,  and I’ve  always thought that if there was any kind of heart worth having, it would be that one.

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I know you're hungry for good romance, so feast your eyes and mind with a...

 

FEAST OF SPARKS

 (Thornchapel #2) by Sierra Simone 

Release Date: August 1st 

Cover Designer: Hang Le Photographer: Regina Wamba

 

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What is this about?

I’m an outcast and a loner, named for death itself. Fate wasn’t supposed to have plans for me.

But then she came back—the girl I once kissed in a thorn-covered chapel in the woods. She came back, and I could no more resist her than I could pry out my own heart. And by some trick of fate, she wants me as much as I want her. The only problem? She also wants the man who owns Thornchapel, Auden Guest.

And so do I.

Eight years ago, I did something to Auden, something terrible. He hurt me back the only way he knew how, and so here we are: our hatred seasoned with pain and my loneliness seasoned with longing. The only thing we can agree on is Proserpina Markham, and she wants us to find a way to be together—all three of us.

If Auden wants to earn her as his submissive, then he has to earn me as well.

But with the discovery of bones behind the altar and the carnal revel of Beltane fast approaching, it’s becoming clear that Thornchapel’s secrets are much deeper and older than any of us could have ever guessed. And no matter how bright and merry a feast of sparks may be, it’s always followed by ashes.

And darkness.

   

ENJOY AN EXCERPT

Shame, hot and prickling, needles everywhere at my face and chest and belly as I begin to bend down to the floor. The cool air that caresses my pussy is now everywhere as the position begins to expose my most secret flesh, and there’s no pretending away the reality of what I’m doing. I’m doing something I’ve never done before, I’m offering up the filthiest part of me for inspection, and despite everything the three of us have shared in the past twenty-four hours, I’m flooded with shame. It’s real shame now, not play-shame, and my safe word floats to the top of my mind, a buoy in the clear waters.

Convivificat.

I don’t want to safe out right now, I’m nowhere near the edge, but it’s nice to have it there all the same. Reassuring. There’s nothing they can do that I can’t stop.

And anyway, this is who I am—who I’ve been growing into ever since I found the words to define it.

   

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

   

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Cover Time: a feast for the eyes

Hi, book buddies :-) It's always a pleasure to share some delicious cover with you all. Now, feast your eyes on a...

 

FEAST OF SPARKS (Thorchapel #2) by Sierra Simone

Release Date: August 1st
Cover Designer: Hang Le Photographer: Regina Wamba

 

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WHAT IS THIS SECOND PART ABOUT?

I’m an outcast and a loner, named for death itself. Fate wasn’t supposed to have plans for me.

But then she came back—the girl I once kissed in a thorn-covered chapel in the woods. She came back, and I could no more resist her than I could pry out my own heart. And by some trick of fate, she wants me as much as I want her. The only problem? She also wants the man who owns Thornchapel, Auden Guest.

And so do I.

Eight years ago, I did something to Auden, something terrible. He hurt me back the only way he knew how, and so here we are: our hatred seasoned with pain and my loneliness seasoned with longing. The only thing we can agree on is Proserpina Markham, and she wants us to find a way to be together—all three of us.

If Auden wants to earn her as his submissive, then he has to earn me as well.

But with the discovery of bones behind the altar and the carnal revel of Beltane fast approaching, it’s becoming clear that Thornchapel’s secrets are much deeper and older than any of us could have ever guessed. And no matter how bright and merry a feast of sparks may be, it’s always followed by ashes.

And darkness.

ABOUT THE MASTERMIND

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

   

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Stunning cover reveal!

Hi, book buddies :-) Today is COVER REVEAL FESTIVAL! I know it's not a thing, but it should, right? :-D Stay tuned because there are THREE cover reveals today on the blog, wow. Ready for number one? It makes an impact, that's for sure.

     

A Lesson In Thorns (Thornchapel #1) by Sierra Simone 

Cover Reveal: March 13th Release Date: March 21st 

Cover Designer: Hang Le Image: Trevillion Images

   

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Blurb 

Once upon a time, six children stumbled upon a wild place hidden deep in the moors, shrouded by secrets and fog. There we played a game among the roses and the thorns that would change us forever, that would follow us the rest of our lives. A game that ended with a hard kiss in the rain and tattered flower petals fluttering from above…

And twelve years later, we’re back.

The heir. The dreamer. The priest. The genius. The socialite. The saint.

I’m not going to dream of a forgotten place covered in thorns every night. I won’t be enchanted by Thornchapel and its glossy, glamorous people. I’m not going to fall in love or have my heart torn in two.

I’m not telling the truth.

Because as this place slowly tightens its coil of secrets and thorns around us, as we uncover the knotted mysteries that grow here, the six of us begin to unravel into filthy, holy pleasure and pain. Fulfilling the promise we once made as children in those whispering ruins, and awakening a fate that will either anoint us or leave us in ashes…

             

About the Author: 

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

   

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An awakening passion for this story + giveaway

If you're keen on passion in a past era, you shouldn't miss this bewitching romance. In between Jane Eyre and Rebecca, this novella has taken me by surprise with its atmospheric writing, sensual characters and mysterious plot.

Mr. Markham, a brooding man recently widowed, offers his protection to his late wife's cousin, Miss Leavold, when she's orphaned after her brother's demise. Under these gloomy circumstances, they meet and become entranced with one another. Her quiet beauty beckons him, his powerfully intense countenance tempts her. All the while, rumours of deceit and murder surround the man Miss Leavold has been entrusted to.

What an absorbing story. I was easily seduced because it has fluid narration when it spins the mysterious events around Violet's death. Al the while, chaste but not demure Ivy uses her wits to find out more about Mr. Markham. He's aloof, secluded, but oh so tempting.

The author weaves a tale of forbidden sensuality where whispers of danger only add to the razor-sharp chemistry. And let me tell you, the encounters between this predestined lovers are strongly arousing. As they grow in intensity and heated intimacy, Ivy realises she's at her master's complete mercy, though he's always collected and she yearns to mean something to him, to disturb his control in a fierce way. I loved it when he tried to avoid compromising her, but gave in to her sort yielding to pleasure.

Then things take an unexpected turn. One that surprised me a lot. I wouldn't have favoured such a distraction from the main couple but I have to admit it was terribly naughty and lewd. Beautifully written, of course, but it felt a little bit of an intrusion to the bubble of intimacy and possessiveness between Mr. Markham and Ivy.

Regardless, this illicit passion was so exciting to read and feel, especially set in this period. I couldn't tell if Mr. Markham was guilty of all the horrid deaths of his wives. And Ivy writes in doubts and lust over him. Then, the end of the story came upon me and I got mad because it was just a pause of a first part! The Education of Miss Leavold will have the secrets I crave, but I don't own this second part. Also I was thrilled that the story actually didn't end because that meant there is more of this beautifully written, teasingly erotic, romantic mystery, and I do want more ;o)

Favourite quote:
For the past seven years, I'd followed my impulses wherever they led me, and it was too late to stop now.

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The Awakening of Ivy Leavold 

(Markham Hall Series Book #1)

Author:   Sierra Simone

Genre:   Historical Romance

Release Day:  January 12, 2015

Synopsis:

Yorkshire, 1879I am alone.When Ivy Leavold is left destitute by her brother’s death, she is taken in by her cousin’s brooding, tortured widower--Julian Markham.  Handsome and possessive, it’s not long before Ivy falls for him.  But Mr. Markham has dark secrets, secrets that may put Ivy in danger...I am afraid.As Ivy unravels the mystery surrounding her cousin’s death, she falls deeper and deeper in love with Julian, who opens her body and her mind to his indomitable will.  But even as he draws pleasure and desire from her night after night, Ivy can’t shake the feeling that their passionate affair may end in violence…And I am completely his.

 About the mastermind:   

Sierra Simone is a librarian who writes unabashedly sexy books with brains, beauty and big words.  She lives with her hot cop husband and family in Kansas City.

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