Luxi is the Deadly Sin, Lust. She is sent on an assignment to work for preacher, turned politician, Grayson Bailey, as an intern. Lux isn't given any instructions beyond that. She's not supposed to seduce him or sleep with him. Lux isn't happy that she doesn't know what Lucifer has in store for Grayson but she is going to be a good employee and do what she is told. Grayson is a liberal preacher and the people of Springfield aren't too happy with his views. His polls numbers are in the toilet and he needs to get them up, fast. When Luxi walks into his campaign headquarters, poll numbers are the least of Grayson's worries. Grayson's attraction to Luxi is instantaneous and his priority is no longer his campaign.

Luxi is now one of my favorite PNR heroines. She is sassy, snarky and outrageously funny. She has no filter and I love it. I didn't expect there to be so much humor in Sinfully Scandalous. The funniest parts are when Luxi and Grayson's campaign manager, John, are going toe-to-toe with the insults. Luxi definitely held her own in dishing it. Grayson is a great hero. I wondered how his character was going to be written since he is a preacher. Grayson is sexy with a sense of humor and a great personality. He lives his life the best way he knows how and doesn't judge people based on appearances (unlike his campaign manager).

I know that the fact that Grayson is a preacher and is fornicating outside of marriage will probably turn people off but I loved it. It showed that even though he's a man of God, he's still just a man. Stanton did a great job of blurring the lines between good and evil. The running theme throughout this book is that it's not black or white; what's good isn't always good. And what's bad isn't always bad. Plus, I wouldn't have been mad if Grayson went over to the "dark side" cause I figured that that would be the only way for him and Luxi to be together.

Sinfully Scandalous is sinfully sexy. Remembering that Grayson is a man first, there are some smoking hot sex scenes between him and Luxi. I liked that there was a balance of sex and relationship development. It would have been too easy to have Luxi and Grayson to hump like rabbits and then at the end, have their HEA. Throughout the book, both Luxi and Grayson have to look at themselves and their issues. Luxi may be Sin but she has her own insecurities. Her exterior is snarky and confidence but inside she has insecurities like a normal woman.

Sinfully Scandalous exceeded my expectations. So far it is my favorite of the series (even though this is only book 2). I loved Luxi and Grayson. I loved the humor, the introduction of the other Sin siblings. We revisit Ava and Dante who are still happy and in love. I liked that I had no idea how Grayson and Luxi were going to end up together. I was completely taken by surprised. But I felt that how it was done, it was the only option.

Sinfully Scandalous is a great addition to the series. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. I could not put it down. If you're looking for a funny, sexy read, I highly recommend this one.

Things have been tough for the sins since Ava handed in her notice. All the Sins have been taken off duty for the foreseeable future, that is until Luxi gets pulled in for a special assignment. As the Sin of lust, Luxi has seduced good men from one side of the planet to the next. For this assignment, Lucifer has a different plan. She isn’t allowed to seduce the politician she is assigned to, she isn’t allowed to cause him to fall for some inappropriate target; she is simply allowed to watch over him and his campaign. The former preacher is a perfect target for her more unusual skills, but Lucifer forbids her to touch him. Problem is Luxi seems to be having a problem with this particular rule….

Grayson Bailey is a former preacher who has decided to run for state senate. The campaign isn’t going great, but it looks like it may get worse when a walking, talking distraction walks through the door as his new intern. Luxi doesn’t look the part, doesn’t act the part and doesn’t seem to know the part, but she certainly catches his attention. Once the sparks begin to fly, it looks like Luxi will be failing her mission. However, Lucifer has never been one for babysitting missions, is this one more than it seems? And can a relationship built on lies ever survive? And how will Grayson take it when he finds out that his temptress Intern is actually one of the devil’s own creations?
Gah! There is so much I could say about this book but I class so much of it as spoiler related territory. One thing I will warn you; if you are a little on the religious side this may not be the book for you. This book has alternative Christian history, a Devil playing the nice guy and Jesus referred to as Big J. I found it all imaginative, entertaining and interesting but I’ve never been particularly religious. You still interested in this book? Good, let’s carry on.

Luxi was a character that fascinated me from book one. The embodiment of lust, she has come to realise that the only reason she is ever useful to people is for her looks. Obviously this causes some massive issues with her confidence. When she meets Grayson, obviously the first thing that he sees is her looks. He is just the same as any other man to her because he looks at her purely on the superficial level. To be honest, he wasn’t really worthy of her at the start. She obviously wants more from him; she takes him to the Devils dinner party at one point and he gets introduced to the rest of the Sin’s. She feels awful for lying to him, for keeping her true identity from him, but she can’t do anything else. She realises that when he finds out what she truly is, there is no way that he will want her. The odds are really stacked against them and I honestly couldn’t see how it would all be resolved. He does start to value her, but I worried that it was all going to come down like a house of cards if he found out what she was. I can honestly say that this was a book where I did not see ANY of the twists coming; one thing I love about PNR is that the nature of them allows them to become more unpredictable.

I don’t want to mention the side plots, the alternative religion plot that lies alongside the love story and makes everything more complicated, but it is fabulous. I want to read Lucifer’s story, I really really REALLY want to read it. I loved the thought of the constant battle between good and evil being more of an agreement. You have to realise that this is a story told from the point of view of the bad side; things are never the way that you would imagine. The sex scenes were not quite as smutty as the first one, and not as smutty as I have seen from Ms Stanton previously, but they were certainly hot enough, and sweet enough, to keep me more than entertained.

Overall a book which lived up to my expectations. Luxi was a fabulously damaged character who needed someone as sweet as Grayson to show her that she was more than just a sex-toy. With steamy sex scenes, a fabulous side plot and secondary characters to get your teeth into, I can’t wait to see what comes up with next. I’d like Pixley to get a book but I have no idea who will put up with her!