Black Dahlia by Vivian Winslow – Gilded Flower #5

Grieving from a tragic loss, a deeply depressed Dahlia retreats with her sister Lily and best friend Vi to a sun-soaked Indonesian paradise to heal. There, she meets soulful surfer Kai, who's seeking to escape from the demons of his own past. Can the spiritual and physical connection between them put back together the pieces of Dahlia's shattered heart?

BLACK DAHLIA IS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE DAHLIA TRILOGY OF THE GILDED FLOWER SERIES. ALL THREE BOOKS (BLUE DAHLIA, BLACK DAHLIA AND RED DAHLIA) NOW AVAILABLE.

Subha's Review

Blue Ice - Blurb

Everyone tells little girls to be themselves around boys, but let’s face it, that’s simply the worst piece of advice ever. What if “yourself” is not exactly an appealing woman? Katherine Bianchi was raised to be herself, a smart, posh, stylish girl from New York City; the problem is that “herself” also included eating like a truck driver and cursing like a sailor, with a genetic inability to take bullshit from anyone. Not necessarily an appealing description in her pretentious environment.

That’s why, at 25, she was predestinated to live a crazy cat lady life, or to be the overachiever workaholic she had become since college. But her perfect life plans got messed up when she met Dylan Berkeley, a handsome billionaire, owner of BKY Enterprises, who never learned the meaning of the word NO. With a Ben & Jerry’s lifestyle (lots of options, exciting flavors, and never repeating a scoop), Berkeley wasn’t intimidated by Katherine’s “ice heart bitch” reputation; the challenge of having her became a personal task he couldn’t forget. How to avoid a NO from a girl who has never said YES for an answer?

Mature audiences +18

Blurb

"I take cocky, rich boys like you and teach them how to make love to women until they're barely able to mutter a word. Completely and utterly blissed. That's really what separates the men from the boys, Mr. Kingsley. Sex as an art form versus f**king for a release." -Kathryn
NYC playboy Adam Kingsley meets his match in Kathryn Declour, a beautiful socialite, and tells their story in his own words. The lure of Tantra sexual practices and a former business partner seeking a deadly revenge mix with Adam's dark past. A page-turning erotic romance!

"Kathryn's mesmerized me with some kind of tantric magic. I'm bewitched without an ounce of fight left within me. She knows my dilemma, my hesitancy to surrender and loosen the grip I have on my past, and she's won." -Adam Kingsley

BLUE DAHLIA IS THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THE DAHLIA TRILOGY OF THE GILDED FLOWER SERIES.

New York socialite Dahlia Baron is falling for her Latin lover, Rodrigo Cruz, the scion of the Mama Linda Latin foods empire, and hopes to take the relationship to the next level. But there’s a dark secret that she must deal with first in order to truly give her heart to him. When Dahlia visits the man from her past, will the undercurrents of her emotions let her go to Rodrigo or will they pull her back to the one person who stands between them?

Subha's Review

Dahlia has always been the 'grab life now' twin. But little did we know exactly why she always seemed to party hard. We learn about her past and the tragic event that led her to walk away. Now with the possibility of a future with someone she has to visit the past and in doing so discovers that by leaving that part of her life, she left part of herself there.
This book is about rediscovering yourself, mending bridges and finding love again. A more emotional read that really gets into the two main characters. Disclaimer: This book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Tags: Contemporary, Erotica, Adult fiction