{"id":1492,"date":"2018-06-14T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2019-04-03T12:48:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T16:48:40","slug":"review-sweet-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-sweet-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"Review &#8211; Sweet Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/38327041-sweet-obsession\"><em>Sweet Obsession<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>by A.M. Salinger<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1495 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sweetObsession.png?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sweet Obsession\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sweetObsession.png?w=231&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sweetObsession.png?resize=116%2C150&amp;ssl=1 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>Series:\u00a0<\/strong>Night Series, Book 4<br \/>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong>\u00a0Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance, Erotica<br \/>\n<strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0April 17th 2018<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:\u00a0<\/strong>101<br \/>\n<strong>Purchase from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B079FP2KLN\/\">Amazon<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>My Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>He is the one person I love more than life itself. The one person I will do my utmost to protect. The one person I can never touch \u2014 Luke<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>He is the only one I have ever wanted. The only man I would ever need for as long as I breathe. But he doesn\u2019t love me. No, he hates me \u2014Ash<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ash Colby wants nothing more than to free himself of the man who broke his heart the night he turned seventeen. But when Luke Rutherford, his former guardian and heir of Rutherford Industries, forces him to move from his quiet college life in Stanford to the other side of the world, Ash snaps and decides to confront Luke about their past.<\/p>\n<p>Luke has loved Ash since he was a child and been in love with him for over half a decade. Having protected Ash from the woman who wanted to hurt the young Colby heir in the past, Luke must act swiftly in order to keep Ash safe from harm once more. But when his bold move backfires on him, Luke must face the consequences of the decision he took on the night Ash turned seventeen.<\/p>\n<p>Will Ash forgive Luke when he discovers the truth behind the terrible act he witnessed five years ago? And as the walls Luke had erected to protect Ash from his lust come crumbling down\u00a0around him, will he overcome his guilty conscience and finally admit his true feelings for Ash?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you like sweet, sexy men with dark pasts and a whole lot of love to give to the ones brave enough to win their hearts, then you\u2019ll love this novella in the hot, contemporary romance series\u00a0<strong><em>Nights<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by A.M. Salinger.\u00a0<strong>Note from the author<\/strong>: Although each book in<strong><em>\u00a0Nights<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0can be read as a standalone, you will enjoy this series even more if you read the books in order!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a novella length MM romance with a HFN. Luke and Ash\u2019s HEA is coming in 2018!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><em>Sweet Obsession<\/em> is steamy hot scenes held together by a somewhat flimsy backbone of story. At only 101 pages, it barely reaches novella length, but the story told is wrapped up nicely without feeling rushed.<\/p>\n<p>The sexual tension between Ash and Luke is well-written and believable, and the fireworks of their sexual gratification is hot enough to leave you wanting a fan.\u00a0The introduction is a little slow, but once the sexy-time train gets started, it doesn&#8217;t really stop.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re into erotica, this is definitely a book worth picking up.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<p>Ava Marie Salinger is the pen name of an Amazon bestselling author who has always wanted to write scorching hot contemporary and erotic romance. In 2018, she finally decided to venture to the steamy side. NIGHTS is the first of several sizzling series featuring sweet, sexy men and women with dark pasts and a whole lot of love to give to the ones brave enough to fight for their hearts. When she\u2019s not dreaming up hotties to write about, you\u2019ll find Ava creating kickass music playlists to write to, spying on the wildlife in her garden, drooling over gadgets, and eating Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>Author links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsalinger.com\/\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AMSalinger\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/17356624.A_M_Salinger\">Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/authoramsalinger\/\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/amsalinger\/\">Pinterest<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/profile\/a-m-salinger\">BookBub<\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This review is based on a complimentary eBook I received from Xpresso Book Tours. The complimentary receipt of this book has in no way affected my review or rating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/xpressobooktours.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?resize=280%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xpresso Book Tours\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ButtonXBT.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweet Obsession by A.M. Salinger Series:\u00a0Night Series, Book 4 Genres:\u00a0Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance, Erotica Release Date:\u00a0April 17th 2018 Pages:\u00a0101 Purchase from: Amazon My Rating:\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 He<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-sweet-obsession\/\">Keep Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Review &#8211; Sweet Obsession<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[89,105,71,39,151,144,106,138,80],"class_list":["post-1492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-blogger","tag-5star","tag-adult","tag-book-review","tag-books","tag-contemporary-romance","tag-erotica","tag-lgbtq","tag-romance","tag-xpresso-book-tours","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-o4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3953,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-tower\/","url_meta":{"origin":1492,"position":0},"title":"Review &#8211; Tower","author":"Rachel","date":"February 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Read my review for *Towers*, book 2 of the Ever After series by Measha Stone.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book Blogger&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book Blogger","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/category\/book-blogger\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tower","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tower.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3958,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-hating-rock-star\/","url_meta":{"origin":1492,"position":1},"title":"Review &#8211; Hating the Rock Star","author":"Rachel","date":"February 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Read my review for *Hating the Rock Star*, book 1 of the Rock Hard series by B.B. 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