Beneath the Scars Kindle Edition

Beneath the Scarsby Cherise SinclairThis is the story of Master Holt. Reverting back to a previous story you may remember that Master Holt was attacked by Uzuri’s stalker, leaving him scarred.Master Holt lives in the same neighborhood as Josie and her son Carson and Josie’s great Aunt Stella AKA Oma. Oma is German for grandmother. Oma aided Josie as she dealt with her father’s lack of compassion when she found herself soon to be a single mother.The story of how Josie meets Master Holt is not off to a great start when she sees him bearded, scared and with a motorcycle. Not the best role model for her son Carson.Josie soon learns that Master Holt is a compassionate man who was scarred while helping a friend. Not what she expected. Could she allow Carson to socialize with him?She will soon find out that Master Holt’s jobs reflect his compassion for people and his desire to help. She also finds that his desire to help will bring him out to help her on a night when Carson is missing. After finding a letter concerning his birth father Carson wants to know him better, or let him know that he is his the man’s son. This creates problems, one of which is Carson is missing.After Holt’s help in this issue Josie finds herself more and more drawn to him. He is a handsome man regardless of the scars left behind by Uzuri’s stalker. The scars do not lessen the man and Josie soon finds herself at the Shadowlands and under Master Holt’s domination.As with all of Cherise’s Shadowlands, there is more than just the BDSM element. The stories are so much more. Stories of caring, support, bravery and love this along with all the Shadowlands books should be on your reading list if not already.

Cherise Sinclair is one of my favourite authors and has been since I first read Club Shadowlands. Beneath the Scars is her very best to date. This book is all about depth, depth of character, depth of beauty, depth of love, depth of friendship and the depth that this book touches your heart.The addition of the innocent voice of Carson added an entirely new, incredibly meaningful layer to this book. As his mother learned what love and friendship was, so did Carson. They also both learned what, and who, were truly important in this life.Master Holt. Pretty, scarred and oh so Dom. Josie. Pretty, scarred and oh so submissive. They are both so incredibly strong and yet human. Teaching each other that it is alright to lean on someone else. They are a perfect match. With Carson, and whoever else comes along, they make a such a strong family.Shout out to Mistress Anne and Ben. A Domme in labor is an increase sight to see.And can I say that Dr. Zachary Grayson, psychologist specializing in children, Gabrielle Renard, an FBI Victim Specialist, and Marcus Atherton, one of ‘Florida’s’ state attorneys, kicked butt. Seriously. Go kinky badasses.Thank you Cherise for such a wonderful book.

When you read as many books as I do characters, tend to blur together, and even though I may have met them in previous books, they don’t stand out in my mind. That is the issue I had with Holt. He didn’t grab my attention in previous books, but I am always down for the next Master of the Shadowlands book. So I went in blind not remembering what happened to him. But that’s ok because Cherise gives us a great recap that is just perfect, not too much and not too little.Josie has been a single mom since she was 16 and doesn’t trust men. Yet she can’t keep from lusting after her Thor (AKA Chris Hemsworth) like neighbor once she realizes he is a Dom at the Shadowlands where she has been hired as a bartender. Sparks fly when Holt shows Josie that she is a submissive and she can blossom under his dominant hand.Josie’s struggles as a single mom felt all too real and very relatable. I understood her reluctance to let a man into their lives, for fear he may leave and break her son's heart. Also her mistrust of men after what she has been through. Holt, on the other hand, was almost too perfect. I guess that’s part of the fantasy, but at some point, a man is going to stop chasing. But I guess we don’t want our fantasy hero’s flawed it would ruin the fantasy if they sat around with a beer gut scratching their butts and farting.This story was very sweet and a bit on the tamer side in my opinion. I felt it focused a lot on the family dynamic, which I enjoyed. It doesn’t matter to me who the next character Cherise writes about is because the books in this series are always an instant buy. I do have one question, are we going to see this Fantasy series that Josie was writing? I’d buy!

Un volume un peu différent des autres, un peu moins de BDSM et plus centré sur les difficultés d'une famille recomposée, le besoin d'appartenir à un groupe qui fait parfois prendre de mauvaises décisions.J'ai beaucoup apprécié et le recommande vivement !!!

I honestly bought this book because:1. I enjoyed other books of this author in the past.2. Because of the 1 star review. When I read it I was like: No, that can't be true. I doubt Cherise would write it like that since she is all for consensual sex.And I was right. I get that the BDSM topic might not be for everyone. Not everyone "understands" the relationship between a Dom and his sub. Safe words are a thing. Trust is huge. And the word "no" is thrown out in many scenes. Which is exactly the reason for the safe word, so the Dom knows when the sub can't handle the scene.I think this book, and all the others from this author, cover this perfectly. She writes strong characters with scars on the inside and the outside and pairs them with men that have their own problems, but give everything in their power to make the heroine feel beautiful and cherished. Throw in some believable drama that at times breaks your heart and you have an magnificent love story from Cherise Sinclair.Experience Josie und Holt yourself. You won't regret it.

Wow...what a sizzling, hot love story!! I just loved Josi and Holt together!! Single mother Josi develops many problems with her bartending job and 11 year old preteen son Carson. When Josi moves into a duplex to be closer to her aunt, she meets Holt. First impression Josi thought he was a lazy, biker type but once she got to know him she realized that he was so much more!! With Josi coming to Shadowlands to bartend, she opens up to what she has been missing all her life!! Love, friendship and peace of mind... Josi and Holt have many obstacles to over come but can they really make it work.. Definitely love this series and this book...Hope there will by many more Shadowland books to come!!!

Review As and when she is proceeding with the series, one can find more emotional and less kinky scenes in the "Shadowlands" series, which is a good thing. Somewhere, maybe it's my imagination, that the sex scenes have started to bore me. I feel all of them are same and they interest me no more. Maybe, my taste in reading is changing slowly. There were parts of humour and cosy feelings which added delight to the text (especially Linda and Sam bartending scene, Raoul and Kim scene and Anne's baby delivery scene)All said I return to Cherise because of her impeccable storytelling skills which keep me glued to the pages. Waiting for more...

Before I started this review I had a quick look back at a few earlier books as I have got them all but as I be put them up on Amazon for some reason it displayed that I had not bought books 4 5 6 7 and 8 how this has happened I don't know Now for my review on this story. . Wow once again another great story in this series Holt and Josie are neighbours and Josies jumps to all the wrong conclusions as to what Holt is really like . That's the start of the story . Also Josie has an eleven year old boy . So this story is more family oriented but there is still the club part as well .. . Hope we don't have to wait too long for another one ..Highly recommended