Passion for the Game

This one was just as hot if not hotter than Ask For It. Such a fun read, I love the love stories, this one was really emotional and you could really feel your heart hurting or fluttering for some of the characters and their stories.

This book was SO well written. I just loved the sexual tension between Christopher and Maria. And the passion...whew!! They were like fireworks! I'll just say I would highly recommend this one! This is my third read by Sylvia Day and I have yet to be dissappointed. She is not "formulaic" in the least and each of her books have been a delight to read. I also love the way she develops her secondary characters. I am looking forwards to Simon's story along with Amelia's!

Maria, Lady Winter, lives a life subject to her stepfather, Lord Welton's, whims. She has been forced to endure things that would have broken a lesser woman, but Maria will do anything he asks to ensure the safety of her sister, whom Welton holds hostage. The latest scheme Welton has hatched involves finding information about a notorious criminal, Christopher St. John, for blackmail. However, this last "mission" Lord Welton has charged her with might cost her more than she is prepared to give. The agents of the crown have finally trapped Christopher St. John, but St. John will be granted a pardon in exchange for helping to apprehend another criminal. However, when St. John learns his target is the infamous Lady Winter the rules of the game change. Now, he needs to investigate Lady Winter, her propensity for widowhood, and turn all evidence over to the crown. He never expected that involvement with Lady Winter would change his life, but will both of them survive? This is not your mother's regency romance! Passion For The Game is an edgy novel full of plot twists and raw sensuality. This book is not your average romance; the characters are infuriating at times and the plots and counter-plots will keep you busy trying to anticipate how Ms. Day will get the characters their happy ending. Sylvia Day crafts an action packed adventure where her characters are flawed and harsh making them seem as real as your next-door neighbor. The eroticism of the sex scenes in this book is both raw and compelling, and they will leave you breathless. Passion For The Game is a great read for the beach; so don't forget to pick it up next time you go shopping. Sabella Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Sylvia Day just keeps getting better and better. From the first page of "Passion For The Game" to the last I was enthralled and read it in nearly one sitting. The love between Maria and Christopher was convincing and their chemistry was scorching. Yes, this is an erotic romance, however, not along the clinical lines. The love scenes were highly sensuous and graphic but beautifully written, not at all gratuitous, imho. I have read my fair share of erotica and have found very few authors that can combine hot sex with an emotional romance. Sylvia Day is one of the few. There was plenty of sexual tension, angst, hero-jealousy, and a really well drawn cast of characters that have stuck with me long after I closed the last page. I cannot wait for Colin and Amelia's book.

Her stepfather uses her sister to blackmail Lady Maria Winter to abet his schemes. He has no concern re the impact his machinations have on her only that she obey or else never see her sibling again. However and in spite of her own scandals as an alleged widow-maker with two spouses suspiciously dead, Maria uses her keen intelligence to stay one step ahead of this rat until she figures out where he stashed her sister. Her odious relative demands Maria use her body to seduce pirate Christopher St. John. However, she is attracted to the rogue who she must prove is a traitor or at least a dupe. Christopher has just gotten freed from prison with the stipulation that he seduce the "Wintry Widow" in order to learn her secrets and more so that of her stepfather. However, he is attracted to his target making him wonder if he has fallen into her sensual trap. This historical romantic suspense grips the audience from the opening moment when readers meet the Wintry Widow and never slows down until the final confrontation. Maria and Christopher are terrific protagonists as they struggle between blackmailing demands and love. Sylvia Day writes a superb tale that will have her fans wondering throughout what the lead couple will choose. Harriet Klausner