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A review by bryckklovesbooks
Gluttony by January Rayne
5.0
Ambrose & Ollie: A Sweet, Sensual MM Romance! 5 Stars!
Wherever there are books that center on the Seven Deadly Sins, you can find me adding them to my TBR list! Throw in the fact that it was written by one of my favorite authors, and its bumped up to the top spot in the reading order!
In brief, this book was magnificent!!
GLUTTONY is the first release from the “Seven Deadly Sins” Series written by one of my favorite authors, January Rayne. In Gluttony, we are introduced to Ambrose, a 16th century years old vampire whose coven experiences a serious case of bloodlust for a particular family, The Grandies. Why this bloodline? Because there is just something fantastical about their blood that causes a frenzy within the coven and they engorge themselves and feast on any descendent they can get their hands on. Their gluttonous behavior has resulted in the destruction of the entire Family line. Except for two surviving members. While his coven indulges in their killing spree, Ambrose is of better conscience. He saves the two remaining members and leads them to safety. However, as the saying goes, ‘no good deed goes unpunished’! In retaliation, a witch (*squeal*) exterminates Ambrose’s entire coven but spares him. Her reason is not without cause. She curses him: Immortality AND a thirst that can only be quenched and satisfied by a Grandie descendent. Talk about irony!
Fast forward centuries later, Ambrose has spent centuries alone and is suddenly in dire straits. The last of his blood supply has been depleted and just when he is resigned to the fact that he will live out the remainder of his existence with unspeakable thirst, he scents his salvation in another Grandie descendent. The scent belonging to a lonely, pet shop clerk named Ollie. However, Ollie may be much more significant to Ambrose than just his food source.
Ambrose and Ollie’s connection is instantaneous from the minute they appear on page together. What I loved most about these characters is how opposite their personalities were from each other. Ambrose was rich, powerful, and bold where Ollie was financially-struggling, vulnerable, and shy. The common denominator between them being that they were both extremely lonely and beaten down by life, just in different ways.
While reading, you will begin to see both characters literally fuse together in mind, body, and spirit (my goodness… especially BODY!) The scorching love scenes in this novel will make you simmer and have you clutching invisible pearls. These scenes were so hot, I fidgeted constantly in my chair and often paused in my reading to survey my surroundings to see if my expressions gave away any indication of how reading those scenes affected me!
Wherever there are books that center on the Seven Deadly Sins, you can find me adding them to my TBR list! Throw in the fact that it was written by one of my favorite authors, and its bumped up to the top spot in the reading order!
In brief, this book was magnificent!!
GLUTTONY is the first release from the “Seven Deadly Sins” Series written by one of my favorite authors, January Rayne. In Gluttony, we are introduced to Ambrose, a 16th century years old vampire whose coven experiences a serious case of bloodlust for a particular family, The Grandies. Why this bloodline? Because there is just something fantastical about their blood that causes a frenzy within the coven and they engorge themselves and feast on any descendent they can get their hands on. Their gluttonous behavior has resulted in the destruction of the entire Family line. Except for two surviving members. While his coven indulges in their killing spree, Ambrose is of better conscience. He saves the two remaining members and leads them to safety. However, as the saying goes, ‘no good deed goes unpunished’! In retaliation, a witch (*squeal*) exterminates Ambrose’s entire coven but spares him. Her reason is not without cause. She curses him: Immortality AND a thirst that can only be quenched and satisfied by a Grandie descendent. Talk about irony!
Fast forward centuries later, Ambrose has spent centuries alone and is suddenly in dire straits. The last of his blood supply has been depleted and just when he is resigned to the fact that he will live out the remainder of his existence with unspeakable thirst, he scents his salvation in another Grandie descendent. The scent belonging to a lonely, pet shop clerk named Ollie. However, Ollie may be much more significant to Ambrose than just his food source.
Ambrose and Ollie’s connection is instantaneous from the minute they appear on page together. What I loved most about these characters is how opposite their personalities were from each other. Ambrose was rich, powerful, and bold where Ollie was financially-struggling, vulnerable, and shy. The common denominator between them being that they were both extremely lonely and beaten down by life, just in different ways.
While reading, you will begin to see both characters literally fuse together in mind, body, and spirit (my goodness… especially BODY!) The scorching love scenes in this novel will make you simmer and have you clutching invisible pearls. These scenes were so hot, I fidgeted constantly in my chair and often paused in my reading to survey my surroundings to see if my expressions gave away any indication of how reading those scenes affected me!