Showing posts with label Indebted Series. Show all posts
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Friday, December 4, 2015

Final Debt & Indebted Epilogue by Pepper Winters Release Blitz


The Last Book in the New York Times Bestselling Dark Romance Series. Where love tries to triumph and darkness continues to reign....

"I'm in love with her, but it might not be enough to stop her from becoming the latest victim of the Debt Inheritance. I know who I am now. I know what I must do. We will be together--I just hope it's on Earth rather than in heaven."

It all comes down to this.

Love versus life.

Debts versus death.

Who will win?

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One Week Earlier

“NO!”

I pushed back, gripping the handrails of the private jet, throwing my weight against Daniel’s incessant pushing. “Stop!”

“Get up the fucking stairs, Weaver.” Daniel jabbed his elbow into my spine.

I stumbled, bashing my knee against the high tread. “You can’t do this!” How had this happened? How had mere hours turned the entire universe against me? Again.

I wanted to smash every clock. Tear out the cog from every watch.

Time had once again stolen my life.

Jethro!

Daniel cackled. “I think you’ll find we can.” He shoved me higher.

My heart hurt—as if every mile between us and Hawksridge was a blade slicing me further from Jethro’s protection—a disharmony in an already discorded symphony.

One moment, I’d been love-bruised and adored, tiptoeing back into the Hall; the next, I was trapped, forced to dress in jeans and a hoodie, and obey Daniel as he lurked in my doorway, barking orders to pack a few meagre belongings.

He hadn’t left me alone.

His eyes followed my every move. I couldn’t grab the gun I’d hidden thanks to Jasmine. I couldn’t text Jethro to tell him I’d been caught. All I could do was run around my room with my lover’s release still damp on my inner thighs and submit to my nemesis.

The only saving grace was beneath Daniel’s hateful stare, I’d managed to pack the clothing I’d altered a few weeks ago. The cuffs full of needles and hems armoured with tools of my seamstress trade. Those garments were my only hope. There was no loophole. No way to refuse.

I had to trust Jasmine would get word to Jethro. That he would come for me…

Before it’s too late.

The desolation I’d suffered when Daniel first caught me faded to indignant anger. I’d been so close to being free. I’d been in Jethro’s arms. I’d been away from his psychotic family. My heart hardened a little toward Jethro for making me go back.

Why? Why did you send me back?

I didn’t know if I’d have the courage to forgive him.

You know why. And you will. Of course, you will.

I couldn’t hate him because I wasn’t selfish. He’d sent me back to protect all of us. Those precious few who’d accepted him and he’d accepted in return. Love was the worst enemy, winding its commitment, ensuring no freedom when it came to clearheaded thinking of adversity.

Jethro loved too much. Felt too much. Suffered too much. And his siblings would be our downfall. Kestrel and Jasmine relied on him—just like I did. The responsibility of settling his family’s wrongs was a terrible burden to bear.

But he’s not alone.

I might’ve been stolen. Jethro’s plans to save me might be ruined. But I was still alive. Still breathing. I wasn’t the naïve girl who’d first arrived at Hawksridge. I was a woman in love with a Hawk. A Weaver who would draw Hawk blood.

It’s not over…

Pain exploded in my spine as Daniel stabbed me with his fist. “Get in the fucking airplane.”

“No!” I threw myself backward, looking frantically at the private hangar. We weren’t at Heathrow, but a small, private airfield called Turweston. “I won’t!”

No strangers I could call for help.

No police or air marshals.

When Daniel had stalked me from my room and shoved me outside, Cut had been waiting. With a victorious smile, he’d stuffed me in the back of a limousine.

With a purring engine, we’d pulled away from Hawksridge, tyres crunching on gravel as we followed the long driveway off the estate.

My eyes had scoured the trees, their silhouettes growing stronger as the sun tinted the sky with pink blushes. Daniel and Cut sat opposite me, toasting each other with a chilled bottle of champagne. However, I hadn’t been alone on my side of the limo—I had a guard.

Marquise, Bonnie’s damn henchman, sat beside me; a mountain of muscle, unyielding and impenetrable.

“Come along.” A strange voice raised my gaze.

A man in a captain’s uniform smiled from the top of the aircraft steps. The private plane’s fuselage glinted in graphite grey. Sparkling diamonds, inlaid in the shape of a windswept ribbon, decorated the tail.

“I don’t want to leave England.”

Daniel laughed behind me. “Like you have a choice.”

“I always have a choice, Buzzard.” I glowered over my shoulder. “Just like this choice of yours will not end well for you.”

If I don’t kill you, Jethro will.

As far as Daniel knew, his slain brother was supposedly rotting in some unmarked grave. Jethro was right. The element of surprise trumped any of Cut and Daniel’s grand delusions.

He snarled, “Watch it, bitch. Everything you say to me here will be paid in full when we’re there.”

“Now, now. No need for threats.” The captain climbed down a rung, holding out his hand. “She’ll get on board. Won’t you, my dear? No need to be afraid of flying. I have an exemplary record.” White hair tufted from either side of his pristine flying cap. In his mid-fifties, he looked fit and toned and impatient to take off.

“I can’t leave.”

I can’t be so far from Jethro.

The captain smiled, waving at his vessel. “Of course, you can. Plus, I bet you’ve never travelled in such style.”

“It’s nothing against your mode of transport. It’s the destination I disagree to. I’m staying here.” I dug my heels into the metal grate, fighting against Daniel’s perpetual pushing. “I don’t have my passport, visa… I can’t travel across borders, so you might as well let me return home.”

Home.

Had Hawksridge Hall become my home?

No, don’t be absurd.

But Jethro had. It didn’t matter where we ended up. What we did for work. How our lives panned out. As long as I was alive with Jethro by my side…I would be home.

“Don’t fuss about that.” The captain waved his hand in invitation. “Travel is good for the soul.”

Not my soul.

Travel meant my soul would become untethered from my body, thanks to Cut and the Final Debt.

The sun barely peeked over the horizon, hidden by soupy fog and reluctant night. The world refused to warm, unable to shed the morning frost or dislodge the claws of winter. England didn’t want to say goodbye as much as I did, its reluctant dawn wanting me to stay.

“If you don’t get on the motherfucking plane in two seconds, Weaver, you’ll live to regret it,” Daniel growled.

I glared at the youngest Hawk. “Haven’t you learned by now your threats don’t scare me?”

Forcing myself to stand taller, I hid the quaking in my bones, the quivering in muscles, the rampant terror scurrying in my blood. “I know where you want to take me, and I refuse.”

Daniel pinched the bridge of his nose. A second later, he cuffed me on the back of the head. “Behave!”

I gritted my teeth against the wash of agony.

Almasi Kipanga is a fucking treat for the likes of you, Weaver. Get on your knees and show some goddamn appreciation. Otherwise, I’ll rip out your fucking tongue and ensure peace for the rest of the trip.”

“Ah, as I said, there’s no need for violence.” The captain took another step, prying my hand off the railing and tugging me upward. “Come along, my dear. Let’s get you inside. And don’t you worry about visas and things. Leave it to me. Airport control won’t be an issue.”

Vertigo cast the world in monochromatic greys as I swayed toward the captain. “But—”

Cut barrelled past Daniel—reaching the end of his patience. Grabbing my arse, he shoved me upward, forcing me like unwilling livestock up the final steps. “I have your passport, Nila. Get on the plane.” His breath skated over the back of my neck. “And don’t think about refusing again. Got it?”

Gripping the fuselage, I looked over my shoulder. “My passport? How did you—”

He waved a black binder in my face. “Everything is in here. You have no more excuses, and I won’t ask again. Get on the fucking plane or I’ll knock you out and you can wake up when we get there.”




Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie☆☆☆☆☆
OH….MY……GOD.
I can’t believe what I just read! I am speechless. I don’t want to give anything away but just know that you will cry, you will scream, and you will want to throw your e-reader/book.
Simply amazing. When……and then when…….man, so good.


Shelby☆☆☆☆
The wait for this book was *almost* unbearable!
So excited to finally finish the series, although I hate saying goodbye to characters that I've grown to love.

This book totally made up for book 5!
Without giving anything away, I will say that this has everything: Action, adventure, love, and certainly sexy time – all ends are neatly tied, and characters [may or may not] have been redeemed.

I sincerely enjoyed this series, but I will say that I was expecting a bit more from the ending.






Indebted Epilogue

“Life after death…love after debts…is it possible after so much pain?”

No information will be given so no spoilers are slipped, but if you enjoyed the Indebted Series, you'll want to read this final edition.

Indebted Epilogue is a bonus book to be read after all other books in the series.

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Book 7
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie☆☆☆☆☆
Bravo, Pepper. Bra-effing-o! That was an amazing series and even though you could have stopped with the Final Debt you gave us the icing on the cake, the cherry on top of the sundae. Brilliant, simply brilliant. I love it and enjoyed every single intense minute of this series.


Shelby☆☆☆☆☆
What happens after your beloved characters’ story comes to an end?
Well, life goes on – OF COURSE!

Luckily, we get a glimpse to the future of these amazing characters.
Beauty and passion and humor...
“There's darkness inside all of us. Some of us let it rule us, some of us let it destroy us. And some of us rise to the challenge and fight it.”




Also Available in the Indebted Series

Book 1
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo  ~  Smashwords

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Debt Inheritance Blog Tour.


Book 2
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the First Debt Blog Tour.


Book 3
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B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Second Debt Blog Tour.


Book 4
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  Google Play  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Third Debt Blog Tour.


Book 5
Buy Links

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For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Fourth Debt Blog Tour.




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 fixher 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.

Connect with Pepper

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Google+  ~  Newsletter  ~  Pinterest  ~  tsū



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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided free copies of Final Debt (Indebted #6) and Indebted Epilogue (Indebted #7) by Pepper Winters to read and review for this tour.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Fourth Debt by Pepper Winters Blog Tour


Fifth Book in the New York Times Bestselling Series.

“We’d won. We’d cut through the lies and treachery and promised an alliance that would free us both. But even as we won, we lost. We didn’t see what was coming. We didn’t know we had to plan a resurrection.”

Nila Weaver fell in love. She gifted her entire soul to a man she believed was worthy. And in the process, she destroyed herself. Three debts paid, the fourth only days away. The Debt Inheritance has almost claimed another victim.

Jethro Hawk fell in love. He let down his walls to a woman he believed was his cure. For a moment, he was free. But then he paid the ultimate price.

There is no more love. Only war. Hope is dead. Now, there is only death all around them.

**Only suitable for Dark Romance lovers.**
Full length book. Six in series. Fourth Debt is 85,000 words.

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“LET ME GO!”

Daniel cackled like a mad hyena, his fingers stabbing into my bicep. Without breaking his stride, he stole me further away from the parlour and into the bowels of the house.

I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to go anywhere with him.

“Take me back!”

He can’t be dead!

Just because he lay unmoving and bloody didn’t mean he was gone.

That’s exactly what it means.

I shook my head, dislodging those awful thoughts. He’s alive. He had to be.

I couldn’t tolerate any other answer. I refused to live in a world where evil triumphed over good. That wasn’t right—life couldn’t be that cruel.

It’s always been that way.

My mind filled with images of my mother. My father’s desolation. My broken childhood. Evil had puppeteered us from day one. Why should now be any different?

He’s not dead!

I swallowed a sob.

Please don’t be dead…

I fought harder. “Let me see him. You can’t do this!”

Daniel cackled louder. “Keep begging, Weaver. Won’t do you any good.”

He’s not dead!

I locked my knees, fighting him every step. “Stop!” Looking back the way we’d come, the door to the parlour seemed so far away—a bright beacon at the end of a festering corridor. “They were your brothers, you insane psychopath. Don’t you feel anything?!”

Please let me go to him. He has to be alive…

Please let my twin stay alive…

Let all of this be a nightmare!


I couldn’t cope with Jethro murdered; I’d go clinically insane if they killed V, too.

“I feel relief. I no longer have to put up with their simpering bullshit.” He flashed his teeth. “Cut did us all a favour.”

Cut will die.

He was evil incarnate. He deserved to die in excruciatingly painful ways.

I refuse to believe they’re dead.

“I said stop!” I wriggled harder, only succeeding in Daniel’s fingers tearing into my flesh. Goosebumps covered my skin while ice steadily froze my veins. Every second was endless torture. I couldn’t live without Jethro.

It can’t end like this!

“You won’t win, Weaver.” Daniel tugged harder. “Accept what’s fucking happened and obey me.”




Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie☆☆☆☆
Ugh, I don’t even know how to write this review. I was soooo excited for this next installment but for me it just didn’t meet my expectations. I can’t even pinpoint why, I think it might not have been dark enough maybe? Not sure. Sure there were parts that were twisted but I guess I was expecting more. Don’t get me wrong, it was a good book and I will read the next book, it just wasn’t my favorite so far. I don’t want to give any of the storyline away. I have already seen too many people do that online and it just ticks people off. There were really good parts and then some really blah parts for me but I am a diehard Pepper Winters fan and I really do look forward to seeing what happens with the next debt.

Characters: The characters were well written.
Sex: Yes
Religious: No
Would I recommend to others: Yes
More than one book in the series: Yes
Genre: Dark Romance
Would I read more by this author: Yes


Shelby☆☆☆
Upon finishing Third Debt (book 4 of the Indebted series) I was left feeling intense anxiety, worry, and despair. Thankfully Fourth Debt was able to pick up exactly where we left off (not that I was happy with it).

The beginning was slow and depressing, but eventually picked up steam. Nila is alone, she has no allies in the Hawk home and although she tries to be strong and vengeful, she has no one to keep her grounded. Bonnie, Daniel, Cut, and Jasmine all show their true colors and provide more information regarding the debts which I found to be interesting, but not enough to keep my attention.

I hate to say it, but I really felt "strung-along" in this installment. Mainly we read about more torture without any relief! Thankfully, toward the end of the book I did start to enjoy the story – just to end on another Cliff-hanger (totally expected, though).

This story really delved into the other Hawks: the bond between siblings, the perverseness of mother/father/son (Bonnie/Cut/Daniel), and the mental fortitude of those who've been wronged by this family.

With the Final Debt coming up – will Nila get her revenge? Will there be a happy ending? It's anyone's guess.



Also Available in the Indebted Series

Book 1
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For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Debt Inheritance Blog Tour.


Book 2
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the First Debt Blog Tour.


Book 3
Buy Links

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B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Second Debt Blog Tour.


Book 4
Buy Links

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B&N  ~  Google Play  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Third Debt Blog Tour.




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.

Connect with Pepper

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Blog  ~  Goodreads
Google+  ~  Newsletter  ~  Pinterest  ~  tsū




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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Fourth Debt (Indebted #5) by Pepper Winters to read and review for this tour. Additional review copy was purchased by the blog.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Third Debt by Pepper Winters Blog Tour


“She healed me. She broke me. I set her free. But we are in this together. We will end this together. The rules of this ancient game can’t be broken.”

Nila Weaver no longer recognises herself. She’s left her lover, her courage, and her promise. Two debts down. Too many to go.

Jethro Hawk no longer recognises himself. He’s embraced what he always ran from, and now faces punishment far greater than he feared.

It’s almost time. It’s demanding to be paid.

The Third Debt will be the ultimate test...

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HOW HAD THIS happened?

Where did it all go so wrong?

Jethro was supposed to love me. I was supposed to love him.

Yet he’d given me over to his family. He’d bound the ropes, blindfolded my eyes, and gifted me to his kin.

“Know what time it is, Nila Weaver?” Daniel breathed in my ear.

I jerked away. The restraints around my body meant I couldn’t run, couldn’t fight; I couldn’t even see.

Oh, God.

Please don’t let them do this.


I wanted to scream for Jethro to save me. I wanted him to put an end to this and claim me once and for all. Didn’t our connection mean anything?

You know it’s all different now.

Ever since I’d returned to Hawksridge Hall, things had been different—horribly, horribly different.

The fire crackled in the billiards room where the Hawk men had been playing poker. The air was hot and muggy and laced with cognac fumes.

Tonight, I’d had plans to end whatever changed between Jethro and me forever.

But now…those plans had changed.

Kestrel ran his fingers over my collar. “Relax, little Weaver. It will all be over soon.”

Cut chuckled. “Yes, soon you can go to sleep and pretend none of this happened.”

My ears strained for one other voice. The voice of the man who controlled my heart even though he’d thrown it back in my face.

But only silence greeted me.

Daniel snickered, licking my cheek. “Time to pay, Weaver.”

Someone clapped and in a voice full of darkness and doom said, “It’s time for the Third Debt.”






Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie☆☆☆☆☆
I normally try to write a little bit about the book in my reviews but for this book I can’t. I don’t want to ruin anything for anyone. You must read all the previous books before reading this one or you will be lost. Heck, I read them all and at times I am lost because my mind is going one way and the characters’ minds are going another. To remain spoiler free all I will tell you is it is another great book, I cried, I was sick to my stomach, and it was over too soon and I wanted more instantly. Pepper is a brilliant author and I can’t wait for the next installment.


Shelby☆☆☆☆
This is such a difficult series to write a review for, just about anything I say about the story can be considered a spoiler. I will try to refrain from any spoilage while discussing my likes/dislikes of this particular installment.

The Indebted Series by Pepper Winters is unlike any "dark" story I've read. The Debt Inheritance is just insane. The Weavers (Nila) are indebted to the Hawks (Jethro), through some seriously archaic/barbaric means, the Hawks are serious about collecting said debt. At this point, we've seen Whipping and Drowning as repayment methods, what could the 3rd debt possibly be – to up the ante on those?! Well, let’s just say it's not nice – but for some reason I feel cheated.
Can I just add, poor Emma Weaver?! The hell that woman went through hurts my heart.

At this point, I'm flip flopping on my like/dislike of both characters. At times Nila seemed too wish-washy, then Jethro seemed too low-key. At about 50% both characters seem to find who they are [eventually] – and stick to it (thankfully).

I just can't fathom why Jethro keeps playing this game, and why Nila is determined to win. Finally, though, we do find out what afflicts Jethro and I think that helped to clarify his character.
I know the "cliff-hanger" has been mentioned, but the ending...my gawd...the ending is worth the purchase price of this book period.



Also Available in the Indebted Series

Book 1
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo  ~  Smashwords

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Debt Inheritance Blog Tour.


Book 2
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the First Debt Blog Tour.


Book 3
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  iTunes  ~  Kobo

For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Second Debt Blog Tour.




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.

Connect with Pepper

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Blog  ~  Goodreads
Google+  ~  Newsletter  ~  Pinterest  ~  tsū



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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Third Debt (Indebted #4) by Pepper Winters to read and review for this tour.