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Sugar Daddy (Sugar Bowl, #1)

Sawyer Bennett

Start date: July 1, 2016

Finish date: July 31, 2016

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May 24, 2016 Sissy's Romance Book Review rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, arc-netgalley, hot-steamy, trt, cliffhanger

I received an eARC, from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.
This is book one in the "Sugar Bowl" series. Sela Halstead at sixteen found herself rapped and every since then she has been unable really to move past the horror of it. But one day she happens to see a commercial for a Sugar Daddy type business where women are hooked up with rich man as escorts etc. On the commercial she sees a man that has a tattoo like the one that one of her rapist had. This propels her to ...more

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May 30, 2015 Saunders rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016, cliff-hanger, trilogies, favourites, arc

I Love Sawyer Bennett - and so does everyone else and like everyone else she is an automatic read and a favourite author.

This though, wasn't the usual type of story that we expect from her......it was different but not in a bad way.

The book is written from dual points of view, with lots of heat and of course that delicious male that Sawyer Bennett is so good at delivering.

The female character is damaged and has the usual secret that she is hiding her past is just that- her past and thats where ...more

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May 17, 2016 Sultan * Baby Mama Smut-a-teer* rated it it was amazing

Shelves: steamy-romance, tbr-right-meow, arc, dark-and-twisty

This was my first Sawyer Bennett book and I am about ready to kick myself in the ass for waiting so long to discover this very talented writer. I have had her hockey series on my TBR pile for some time, and after finishing Sugar Daddy, I cannot wait to dive into another Bennett book. From what I have heard this was a different spin on Ms. Bennett’s usual style, a little darker if you will. All I know is I absolutely loved it! I need the next book now! I freaked out when it ended, and when I look This was my first Sawyer Bennett book and I am about ready to kick myself in the ass for waiting so long to discover this very talented writer. I have had her hockey series on my TBR pile for some time, and after finishing Sugar Daddy, I cannot wait to dive into another Bennett book. From what I have heard this was a different spin on Ms. Bennett’s usual style, a little darker if you will. All I know is I absolutely loved it! I need the next book now! I freaked out when it ended, and when I looked to see the due date on book 2, I lost my damn mind. I have a love/ hate relationship for cliffhangers. I love to hate them, LOL! The ending to this book left me a little unhinged.

When we first meet our main girl, Sela Halstead, she is having a back flash of the worst night of her life. A terrible night where a 16 year old Sela was brutally raped by a group of men and tossed out when they were done using her. She doesn’t remember much, due to being drugged prior to the abuse, but something triggers her memory years later when she is watching the news, a tattoo belonging to one of the man who raped her. From the news coverage, she learns he is a rich, cocky business man named, Jonathon Townsend, and he is part CEO if an online dating site geared towards Older men (Sugar Daddies) looking for their sugar babies (young little play things to spoil) After Sela has a moment of panic and self pity, she sets out to get her Just Desserts, and boy is it going to be sweet.

However, nothing prepared her for just how sweet and tasty this heist would become. And the main pawn in this reckless game of vengeance is the very sexy, and truly amazing, Beckett (Beck) North. Excuse me, while I swoon over this beauty that is this man! Not only is he drop dead gorgeous (which he totally is) but he is also charming, funny, sexy, caring, sugar, spice and everything nice! Before he met the very exotic and captivating, Sela, he was a playboy who never had time for more than a quick one time roll in the hay before he was dressed and out the door. However, with Sela, it all feels … different, something new and for the first time he wants to run towards it rather than let it slip away. Only problem is, Beck is Jonathon Townsend’s best friend. And thus begins the tangled web of love, lies, and deception.

I honestly don’t know what I am going to do with myself while I wait for Sugar Rush (book 2) to be released into my greedy little paws. I can only hope I can get my hands on an ARC like I did with Sugar Daddy. I recommend this book to anyone who’s ever stood at the Crossroad of Love and Anger, and wondered which would be easier to live without.

** ARC kindly provided by author in exchange for an honest review **
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Feb 20, 2016 Christa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ebook-arc

This was a great start to a trilogy! I loved Sela and Beckett! The storyline of Sela being brutalized by a group of men and then planning revenge years later was an unusual and interesting one. I'm so worried about what will happen when Beckett finds out about her plans! Can't wait to see what will happen next! ...more

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May 22, 2016 Karen rated it it was amazing

Wow! Definitely worth reading and can hardly wait for the rest of the series.

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Mar 29, 2016 Tina Peacock (Formerly -Bookcrack) rated it really liked it

4.0 STARS
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If you’re like me and the Sugar Daddy trope gives you the creeps, fear not! I needed some girl power and this book gave it to me in the from of a heroine facing down her clueless asshat rapist. Sawyer Bennett only touches on the concept of a Sugar Daddy relationship (WHEW) because of Beck and JT’s business brokering Sugar Daddy relationships. When Sela chooses to spend more time with Beck (her rapist’s best friend), it starts out as a way to get to Jonath ...more

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Nov 04, 2016 Shan ~A~ rated it liked it

Shelves: audio, erotic, 1st-in-series, dark

I'm not sure how I actually feel about this story. It's so different from the other books I have read by Sawyer Bennett, that I think I was a little shocked by the story itself or least how it started.

That brutal attack set the tone for the entire story, and I was a bit confused about my feelings throughout.

I understood Sela's motivations for her actions, but I didn't understand how she would be able to be with someone she even mildly thought had something to do with the attack on her.

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Apr 01, 2017 Ama rated it liked it

Shelves: 2017, fiction-adult, romance-erotica-adult, ez-rat, romance-contemporary

I have been enjoying Sawyer Bennett’s Cold Fury Hockey series, so decided to try her other books. While this was a good read, the backstory is much darker than the other books by her I have read. The cliffhanger ending makes me want to pick up the next book sooner rather than later. Sela is a strong woman, perhaps because of her past. Beckett is maybe a little *too* perfect, especially considering his relationship with his parents. JT is a perfect villain – one that you want to punch repeatedly ...more

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