Smut Fanatics: Laura’s Review of The Second Debt (Indebted, #3) by Pepper Winters

Synopsis

“I tried to play a game. I tried to wield deceit as perfectly as the Hawks. But when I thought I was winning, I wasn’t. Jethro isn’t what he seems—he’s the master of duplicity. However, I refuse to let him annihilate me further.”

Nila Weaver has grown from naïve seamstress to full-blown fighter. Every humdrum object is her arsenal, and sex…sex is her greatest weapon of all.

She’s paid the First Debt. She’ll probably pay more.

But she has no intention of letting the Hawks win.

Jethro Hawk has found more than a worthy adversary in Nila—he’s found the woman who could destroy him. There’s a fine line between hatred and love, and an even finer path between fear and respect.

The fate of his house rests on his shoulders, but no matter how much ice lives inside his heart, Nila flames too bright to be extinguished.

What I Loved

So far in the series, this book was the hardest to read at certain points but for really good reasons. I don’t think I’ve ever been as terrified for a character before in my life as I was for Nila when she paid the second the debt. I couldn’t believe a book could consume me so much so, that my heart was racing, I was sweating and short of breath. I’m not going to give anything away about what the second debt is but be prepared to be traumatized.

The story begins a couple of days after the First Debt ended, with Nila’s heart being broken all over again after finding out one of Jethro’s secrets. And it’s a BIG one! Nila is forced to examine her relationship with Jethro and once again wondering how she is going to survive this game the Hawks are playing with her life.

Of course the sizzling tension between Jethro and Nila is back and boiling off the pages each time they around one another. Jethro fights to keep his icy persona around Nila who battles to break down the many walls he has built around his soul. More mystery builds around what kind of condition Jethro has and the more it’s talked about the more I need to find out! I have my own theories but Pepper Winters likes to keep things interesting so I’m pretty sure I’m completely wrong.

Not So Much

It’s not that I don’t understand why Nila has so much hatred towards Jethro at certain points and then at other she finds herself falling in love with him. But it’s talked about so much that it felt little too repetitive and tiring how much she swings back and forth between love and hate. This series is a definite roller coaster ride but Nila’s constant changing of her mind becomes a little annoying and I feel like the character development is halted because of it.

To Sum It All Up!

Overall this was the most captivating in the series for me so far. My heart ached for Nila at certain points and I was terrified for her at others. The ending left me breathless with my jaw on the floor and my heart pounding. Once again there was a HUGE cliffhanger, leaving me at a complete loss as to what was going to happen next. Even though there was terrifying parts of the story there also was some pretty sexy parts as well that I really loved. Nila and Jethro’s story has enraptured me and I just need more!

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