Blog Tour, Guest Review & Giveaway - Twisted Together by Pepper Winters

 

 

I am excited to be a part of the Twisted Together Blog Tour for Pepper Winters. We've got all sorts of goodies for you today - trailers, excerpt, giveaways and one awesome review from my girl Mandi. (She finally talked me into reading book one of the series this past week and got me hooked.)

 

 

 

"After battling through hell, I brought my esclave back from the brink of ruin. I sacrificed everything--my heart, my mind, my very desires to bring her back to life. And for a while, I thought it broke me, that I'd never be the same. But slowly the beast is growing bolder, and it's finally time to show Tess how beautiful the dark can be." Q gave everything to bring Tess back. In return, he expects nothing less. Tess may have leashed and tamed him, but he's still a monster inside. After surviving the darkness, a new dawn has begun. Twisted Together wades through black to grey, chasing the light of true love to banish the shadows forever. Pain is a requirement, connection a necessity. But ultimately Q and Tess must face their demons, before they can embrace their future.
 

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I looked at my wrist, tracing the numbers beneath the barcode and sparrow. I’d once been merchandise for sale. But then the winds of fate changed and blew me straight to Q. His cage became my home. His love became my wings. I became his bird through and through. Tears pricked my eyes. I was so utterly happy, so faultlessly content, so completely complete.

 

 

 

Reviewed by Mandi

OK ladies I’ve warned you before about my swearing especially when it comes to Peppers books but this time I really mean it! There’s no way that I can get through to you how brilliant this f**cking book is without vulgarity. *shrugs* It cannot be helped and I will not take the blame for it. I will however blame the ridiculously, insanely talented mind of Pepper who, know it or not, is now my friend for LIFE! Throughout my entire reading of this dark and twisted tale of deliciousness I was in contact with Pepper threatening bodily harm. In fact I think my exact words were “Do not make me take my Yank ass Down Under to shake you.”  I’m not sure if she was afraid or not but I was beside myself and needed to at least try.

Much like the other two books I cannot go into great detail without giving everything away and nobody likes that a$$hole right?! I can tell you that this book is a perfect combination of TOT and QQ when it comes to the level of darkness. It is one of the longest books I have ever read and yet I feel like I blew right through it, turning pages like they were on fire to see what in the mother f*ck she could possibly think of next. This woman’s mind is so… I don’t even know how to describe it. For a person to create such unbelievable madness and magic with their words astounds me and leaves me breathless and in complete awe.

 

It is no secret how much I love Q and Tess however, if I thought that I loved them before it has nothing on the depth of feelings I have for them after reading Twisted Together. The growth that these two exhibited was fantastic. Even in her weakness Tess is strong, a warrior. She fights herself more than any other evil and with every battle fought and won she comes out just a bit stronger, a bit more deserving, in her eyes, of a man such as Q until there is not one part of her that doesn’t deserve every part of him.

 

Q ahhhhh, Q. This man does stupid things to me and my lady bits no matter what he’s doing or saying. Especially if he’s doing or saying it in French. His love for Tess is the sexiest thing I’ve ever witnessed and the lengths in which he goes to heal her and show her just how deep his love for her is, is EPIC. Here is a man who sees himself as a monster and all I see is a loyal, faithful, fire breathing conqueror. He vanquishes everything Tess fears whether that fear is him or not. He is perfection in every way no matter how twisted seeing him as such makes me.

 

So we’ve talked about my deep love for those two but I haven’t mentioned how in love with Franco the trusted badass “kill for you” right hand me I am now. Franco and Q’s bromance makes me giddy. GIDDY. Every word out of Franco’s mouth was obnoxiously highlighted by me with a little note that said “I love him.” His loyalties have been split between the two most important people in his life now and his dedication makes me love him even more. He goes above and beyond and promises both of them that he’ll give his life to protect them. How can that not make you swoon? Tess and Franco have a bond that drives Q a little crazy but neither of them cares; I think they love it personally. I’m just gonna throw this out into the universe and hope someone *cough, Pepper, cough* listens. I NEED A FRANCO STORY. That is all.

 

Alright I think I’ve kept my vulgarity to a minimum throughout this whole review. YAY me! All joking aside I truly feel that this is Peppers best story yet. It gave me the feels and it gave them to me HARD. I was never bored and never ever skimmed, speed reading may have occurred over sensitive areas that I NEEDED to know about but, I went back and read it again in its entirety so that’s OK. Tess and Q have a love like no other and it is beautiful to see the lengths that they will go to for one another. This is definitely a tissues and Xanax book with some of the hottest sex scenes I have ever read. EVER.  The strength and growth in these two as individuals and as a couple is amazing and I couldn’t love them any more than I already do. Well that’s a lie because I loved them more with each book Pepper has written so maybe….. 

 

 

 

 

 

Buy Tears Of Tess on Amazon

Buy Quintessentially Q on Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife.

 

She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero the better and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex… her books have sex.

 

She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby (who speaks French—hot!) who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends. She loves to hear from her readers so hit her up at pepperwinters@gmail.com

 

 

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Release Day Blitz - Twisted Together by Pepper Winters

Title: Twisted Together (Monsters in the Dark, #3)

Author: Pepper Winters

Release Date: June 3, 2014

 

 

 

“After battling through hell, I brought my esclave back from the brink of ruin. I sacrificed everything—my heart, my mind, my very desires to bring her back to life. And for a while, I thought it broke me, that I’d never be the same. But slowly the beast is growing bolder, and it’s finally time to show Tess how beautiful the dark can be.”

Q gave everything to bring Tess back. In return, he expects nothing less. Tess may have leashed and tamed him, but he’s still a monster inside.
After surviving the darkness, a new dawn has begun. Twisted Together wades through black to grey, chasing the light of true love to banish the shadows forever.
Pain is a requirement, connection a necessity. But ultimately Q and Tess must face their demons, before they can embrace their future.

   

 

 

 

Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1)

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Quintessentially Q (Monsters in the Dark, #2)

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Twisted Together (Monsters in the Dark, #3)

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Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero, the better, and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex... her books have sex.

She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends.

 

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Review - Tears of Tess, Quintessentially Q and Destroyed by Pepper Winters

 

My lovely guest reviewer, Mandi, has reviewed three of Pepper Winter's books for us in anticipation of the upcoming release of Twisted Together.

 

As Mandi likes to describe, Pepper writes dark & twisty deliciousness. Enjoy her take on Tears of Tess, Quintessentially Q and Destroyed!

 

 

"My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect. Then it all changed.I was sold."

Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility.

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

But lusty paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror.

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can't save her from the horror of being sold.

Can Brax find Tess before she's broken and ruined, or will Tess's new owner change her life forever?

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Reviewed by Mandi

This is one of those books that people absolutely love or hate because it takes them completely out of their comfort zone. Me, I absolutely loved every single dark and twisted moment of this sensual and smoking hot story. I’m not sure what that says about me but there it is, I am not ashamed. Pepper has a way of taking you to the very edge of darkness and then slowly pulling you back so as not to completely submerse you. You are left reeling throughout the book wondering how much more can one person take and how long can she possibly fight off her sexy as sin FRENCH, yes I said French speaking Master who just may not be the Monster that she believes him to be…or maybe he is.  TOT, as many of us have lovingly dubbed it, is not for the faint of heart as it does touch on some delicate subjects like human trafficking and rape but if you can handle some dark with your dirty then Pepper is your girl and you need to dive into TOT sooner rather than later because once you finish it NOTHING will keep you from reading book two in the Monsters in the Dark series.

 

 

The highly anticipated sequel to the Monsters in the Dark series. 

“All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted… screwed up to want something so deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But then slave fifty-eight entered my world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of iron, she showed me an existence where two wrongs do make a right."

Tess is Q’s completely.

Q is Tess’s irrevocably.

But now, they must learn the boundaries of their unconventional relationship, while Tess seeks vengeance on the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to deliver their corpses at Tess’s feet, and that’s just what he’ll do.

He may be a monster, but he’s Tess’s monster.

 

 

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Reviewed by Mandi



Let’s start with me telling you that I cannot torture myself for another minute trying to spell this one and that from here on out I will refer to this little masterpiece as QQ! Now that I have that out of the way I need for you to get ready to question everything you think you know about yourself and the kind of men you usually  go for because Pepper is about to blow that straight to hell! This book is probably darker and a whole lot grittier than TOT but in a totally different way. Nothing can prepare you for the absolute f*ckery that is going to go down in this book, NOTHING! Peppers’ writing is brilliant and her characters come through so clearly there is no way that you can NOT get wrapped up in them. I can’t go into too much detail because it’s one of those stories that you have to become acquainted with on your own and any little slip from me will ruin what Pepper has so masterfully laid out for you. I will tell you that if you think you loved Q in TOT, which I know you did if you’re smart and getting ready to read QQ, and then get ready to fall even harder for him in this book! I read it weeks ago and I still find myself thinking about a sexy French man with tattoos that have me donning my swoony pants and an accent that makes me want to drop said swoony pants. What? It’s a word. Well, it is now anyway! I will never look at a sparrow again without thinking of Q and his Esclave. And I will never stop trying to convince my husband that he should learn French and call me his Esclave and to whisper “Je suis a toi,’’ to me, especially if he wants to get lucky. Now do you believe me when I tell you swoony is a word?

 

 

She has a secret.

I'm complicated. Not broken or ruined or running from a past I can't face. Just complicated.

I thought my life couldn't get any more tangled in deceit and confusion. But I hadn't met him. I hadn't realized how far I could fall or what I'd have do to get free.

He has a secret.

I've never pretended to be good or deserving. I chase who I want, do what I want, act how I want.

I didn't have time to lust after a woman I had no right to lust after. I told myself to shut up and stay hidden. But then she tried to run. I'd tasted what she could offer me and damned if I would let her go.

Secrets destroy them.

Destroyed is a complicated love story between a man with a terrible past and a woman who holds his cure. A man who finds redemption in love and a woman who loses her heart and reason for living.

Death brings life, and destruction brings new beginnings.

 

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Reviewed by Mandi

So I am pretty sure that I have warned before that I am a SAILOR and boy oh F***ing boy did this book make me sail! That little intro is a bit of a warning that this review is going to be riddled with the fun word, though I will make them all symboly (it’s a word…now) and what not I just wanted to give you a heads up so you weren’t searching for your secret decoder ring whilst covering your sensitive little eyes. ;) I am not even sure where to start because the only thing running through my mind is “F*** ME THIS F***ING BOOK IS F***ING BRILLIANT” but I’m pretty sure that you need a bit more so I’m going to do my best to put on my classy pants and explain to you what that means.

It’s no secret that Pepper blew me away with Tears of Tess and Quintessentially Q, made me a lifelong fan no matter what she writes from here on out. I knew after reading those two that I would love anything she did. HOWEVER, Destroyed brought her to a whole other level with me. I remember messaging a friend saying “She’s stupid, STUPID talented! How does a person’s mind work like this?!” I was completely and utterly in awe of every word that she wrote and by 6% I was lusting after Roan “Fox” so hard! I was on the treadmill at the gym texting people about just how badass he was and what I would do to them if they didn’t start reading it. Just in that short time I knew that this man was not only going to own our Heroine Hazel “Zel” but also me. He was so raw, and volatile, dangerous and dark I was f***ing done at 6 mother f***ing percent, he had me. I don’t make a secret that heroines in books usually don’t matter much to me, I am without a doubt a hero whore but Zel was different. She was fierce and brave not a simpering girl using her wiles to get the man but a strong woman taking what he needed to give her and coming back for more. Of course she had a hidden agenda, don’t we all? But, hers was a legit, sell your soul to the devil kind of agenda and she never wavered no matter what he threw at her and throw he did!

Fox is a scary as hell badass motha and will make you love him, hate him, want to soothe and console him just to make you hate him all over again while you fall deeper and deeper in love and lust with his complicated self.  He is a broken, violent man with a dark and tragic past and he sees Zel as his cure, his savior and his angel. Normally I would say that’s a lot to f***ing put on somebody but again not her, she’s one of the strongest heroine’s I have ever read which I FLOVE Pepper for. She has a knack for writing a strong female character which puts her leading ladies at the top of my book girlfriends list! They both have secrets, pasts and presents that would break the other so they do their best to keep them hidden. He tells her enough to keep her safe, as safe as she can be and she tells him nothing.  That is until her secrets are staring them in the face giving her no other choice but to share every part of her with him.