Smut Fanatics: Laura’s Review of Debt Inheritance (Indebted, #1) by Pepper Winters

Synopsis

“I own you. I have the piece of paper to prove it. It’s undeniable and unbreakable. You belong to me until you’ve paid off your debts.”

Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Being the first born daughter, her life is forfeit to the first born son of the Hawks to pay for sins of ancestors past. The dark ages might have come and gone, but debts never leave. She has no choice in the matter.

She is no longer free.

Jethro Hawk receives Nila as an inheritance present on his twenty-ninth birthday. Her life is his until she’s paid off a debt that’s centuries old. He can do what he likes with her—nothing is out of bounds—she has to obey.

There are no rules. Only payments.

What I Loved

Wow, well I’m not even sure where to begin, my heart is in my throat and pounding after just finishing this story. The entire plot was amazing from beginning to end with a hell of a cliffhanger. Pepper Winters made it so easy to feel the complete devastation and loss that Nila experiences the moment she realizes life as she knows it, is over. You only get a glimpse of what her life was like before Jethro takes her but it was enough to feel how heart broken and lost Nila is as she discovers a family secret she knew nothing about and is helpless to change it.

I loved that Jethro Hawk completely confounds me because I like being emotionally confused about characters. There aren’t a lot of redeeming qualities about Jethro but right away you get a sense that Nila is safest with him rather than with his father and brothers. Yet he’s vicious and at times seems just as crazy as the rest of them. It’s almost as if Jethro right now is the lesser of two evils. I have a feeling I know what Jethro’s path will be as the series continues but he intrigues me in so many ways and I absolutely LOVE it.

Not So Much

So, because I loved this book so much this isn’t a not so much for me, but more of a confusing part for me. This whole entire plot is based off an ancient deal that has survived centuries. But it’s the new millennium and hundreds of years later, so I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that this family doesn’t look at this Weaver – Hawk deal and go this freaking insane. Maybe hundreds of years ago this would fly and the Weavers were probably evil people but why hasn’t anyone realized that this is asinine and completely crazy? Okay….I’m done with my rant and maybe I will get my answer as I continue the series.

To Sum It All Up!

I’ve loved past Pepper Winters’ books but the beginning of this series has solidified me as a lifelong fan. My heart shattered for Nila the moment she realized she realized her fate and how powerless she was to change things. She seems to be the only sane person in the house and I could feel her frustration and anger in every word that Pepper Winters wrote. I couldn’t put this book down and once I was done I was left with a huge book hangover. This is another dark mysterious series that I know I will love, hate and about 100 other emotions all at the same time. Nila Weaver has been embedded in my heart and I just have to ask myself; how the hell will all this end?

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