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Everything Forbidden (Albright Sisters, #1) by Jess Michaels

Review posted at Swept Away By Romance

5 stars with a caveat

To say I enjoyed Everything Forbidden is an understatement! Not only was this book an erotic historical romance with an abundance of steamy, provocative, and erotic love scenes, but it also contained a hero and heroine who were wonderfully developed, intriguing, and full of depth and charm. A rarity for an erotica. While the plot may have taken huge liberties within the books time frame, was not particularly original, and bit cliched–the hero proposes a temporary sexual agreement in exchange for helping the heroines family avoid social and financial ruin–I still found this story enthralling, tantalizing, and wonderfully written. 

Although I loved the hero, Ethan, and found him sensual and alluring, it was the heroine, Miranda, that I truly adored. She is everything I love in a good, strong heroine. Shes honest, loyal, passionate, forthright, noble, endearing, and takes full accountability for her actions and desires. She is a character of true substance, and I loved getting to know her. 

My only qualm, and the reason for the caveat, is due to the books rather abrupt ending. Oh, how I wanted–no, needed–more. Dont get me wrong, the ending was wonderful and had an almost fairytale feel to it, but after becoming so invested in these wonderful characters and their love story, I just needed a little more. An epilogue would have been perfect. Something, anything, to take away the almost anticlimactic feel I had when I turned the page and found nothing left to read. Other than that, I truly loved everything about this very erotic and engaging story.