Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: A Necessary Sin – Georgia Cates

 

Bleu MacAllister is consumed. A horrific childhood incident has caused every decision in her life to revolve around bringing a monster to justice. With years spent studying The Fellowship, an organized crime brotherhood of liars, thieves, and killers, Bleu will rely on her skills as a special agent to cut Thane Breckenridge off at the knees. But walking hand in hand with retribution means risking collateral damage, in the form of Breckenridge’s son Sinclair—until Sin becomes so much more than Bleu bargained for. She’s always known this undertaking would place her life in danger—she never imagined her heart would be as well.

Series: The Sin Trilogy #1
Release Date: December 29th 2014
Publisher: Georgia Cates Books
Source: InkSlinger PR
Reviewer: Shannon
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This was another one of those books that took me completely by surprise.  I wasn’t sure I was going to like the revenge storyline, but I figured I would try it.  I’m so glad I did…otherwise I never would have known the very hot, Scottish Sin Breckenridge or the transformation of Bleu MacAllister.

Bleu was a woman with an agenda.  Having lived through a horrible tragedy, she was determined to seek retribution for her mother and herself.  She strong arms her adopted father into helping her with her plan, even if that means being away from him for several months when he needs her the most.  But as determined as Bleu is to move forward with her plan, she wasn’t prepared for Sinclair Breckenridge and just how much he would derail her plans.

As I said above, I wasn’t sure about this revenge storyline.  But the more I got to know Bleu the more I knew there was more to this character than meets the eye.  I understood her need for revenge.  I can’t imagine anyone who lived through what she did wouldn’t want to somehow see the person responsible pay.  I just didn’t think Bleu needed to put herself on the line like she did.  And as we followed her to Scotland and the temporary life she set up there, I was even more convinced she wasn’t going to be able to do what she set out to.  And when you added Sin to the mix, I was positive.

Bleu knew who Sin was and what he was about.  But I loved how she saw beneath his “brotherhood” layers to the man he really is.  Because there was so much more to Sin than his loyalty to the Brotherhood and his family.  He didn’t think he wanted a woman or a family of his own, but it took Bleu and her unwavering understanding of his very essence to change all that.  And Sin did the same for Bleu.  She had kept herself closed off, but Sin was able to get beyond those walls and prove this very tough woman was capable of feeling a whole lot.

Evil is afoot in the Brotherhood and all is not as it seems with the intertwined lives of Sin, Bleu and their families.  And as A NECESSARY SIN ends, we can see the lengths some would go through in order to serve their own agenda.  I anxiously wait for the next installment so I can find out if Bleu is able to hid and Sin fix what’s happened.

Sinclair Breckenridge’s POV:
“I’m in the business of boundaries and limits. I’m aware of what mine are and how far I’m willing to go to get my job accomplished. It can include lying and sometimes stealing.” I wait a moment for driving the last nail into the coffin. “And perhaps the occasional killing.”
“How do you feel when you do those things?”
“Powerful.” I purposely choose that word because it’s the one she used to describe how she felt when she brought Duff to his knees. I want her to see just how similar we are.
She watches out the window for a minute before speaking again. “Do you like the way it feels?”
I can’t lie. I get a high from it. “Very much.”
Another minute passes. “Okay.”
What? “Just … okay?”
“Would you like me to be horrified?” she asks. “I can do that if it would make you feel better or improve your opinion of me.”
She’s no fucking Pollyanna. So I guess there’s no reason for her to pretend to be. “No. Okay works for me.”
I’m not sure if I should be disturbed by her lack of appall. It feels like a double standard to be shocked by an absence of dismay.
My God, has the pot met the kettle? “I wish I could get inside your head.”
“No, you don’t,” she says. “My mind is a dark place to be.”
I think I may have met the perfect woman. In her eyes, I’m not a monster at all.

The Next Sin – Release Date – Feb 9th, 2015
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20623833-the-next-sin

One Last Sin – Release Date – March 23, 2015
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20623840-one-last-sin

Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked back yet.

When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her iPod and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.

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