Words I Write Crazy: Week 18 Reviews: Sweet Sin, Promises and Pomegranates, Promises and Pomegranates Extended Epilogue

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Week 18 Reviews: Sweet Sin, Promises and Pomegranates, Promises and Pomegranates Extended Epilogue

From Goodreads:

From USA Today bestselling author Sav R. Miller comes a steamy Promises and Pomegranates prequel about the night of forbidden passion leading up to Kal and Elena's wedding.

Kal Anderson is a stone-cold fixer, both in the literal and figurative sense. Nicknamed Doctor Death, he prefers to keep his messes confined to his workspace and out of his personal life. Still, when it comes to the notorious Ricci crime family, he can't seem to catch a break.

He's not supposed to notice his boss's daughter, or engage in any way with her, considering the sordid history he has with both of her parents.

Elena Ricci won't let him go without a fight, though. Not with the date of her arranged wedding on the horizon. Knowing she and Kal can't be together, Elena wants just one night to explore their mutual attraction.

A night of freedom before she becomes someone else's forever.

On the eve of her twentieth birthday, any resolve Kal held seems to snap, and he finds himself doing the very thing he swore he wouldn't… giving in.

For one night only, he'll indulge in the sweetest of sins and discover that a single taste of the forbidden fruit will never be enough.

Sweet Sin is a 16,000 word prequel intended to be read before Promises and Pomegranates, and was originally published in the Omertà Christmas Anthology and was available on the author's website for a limited time. It is not a standalone, and is a dark romance that contains mature language, themes, and content that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised. For a full list of content warnings, please visit the author's website.

From Goodreads:

From USA Today bestselling author Sav R. Miller comes a dark and twisted romance inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth.

Doctor Kal Anderson assumes his heart worked at some point in his life. But at thirty-two years old, the organ in his chest seems to play a mechanical role at best. His cold, emotionless existence gives him an edge as a fixer and in-house physician for the Mafia, while his judgment is impartial and complication-free.

Until Elena Ricci, his boss's twenty-year-old daughter.

After admiring the heartless doctor from afar most of her life, Elena catches him in a moment of weakness, and the pair shares a night of passion as they attempt to work each other from their systems. Only, the night seems to have the opposite effect. Elena is no longer a simple temptation to Kal, but a necessity.

An obsession.

One he won't let anyone stand in his way of—even if that means crashing her wedding to another man, forcing her hand in marriage, and stealing her away to the corrupt island he resides on.

Alone with the man of her nightmares for the first time ever, Elena starts to chip away at the layers of ice surrounding his hardened heart. But the warmth and depravity from her new husband may not be worth the secrets unveiled, or the lives that will forever be altered.

Promises and Pomegranates is a standalone dark romance inspired by Hades and Persephone. Though it is not necessary, it is highly recommended to read their short prequel, Sweet Sin, before diving in. Visit the author's website for a detailed content warning list.

From Goodreads:

This is an extended epilogue meant to be read after finishing Promises and Pomegranates, available on the author's website.

My Review:

Author: Sav R. Miller
Series: Monsters & Muses #0.5, 1, 1.1
Read: April 27th, 28th, 28th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike, Online
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and they're 2025 Retelling Reading Challenge 2025 Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books!
Publisher: Sav R. Miller
Published: September 5th 2022, August 10th 2021, July 18th 2022

Sweet Sin: