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What happens in Vegas…comes back to bite you 6 months later.

Aria
After a bitter divorce from my cheating ex my life seems to be falling into place. What better way to celebrate than a girl’s trip to Vegas?

When I walked into Sin City Ink to finally get the tattoo my ex would never allow me to have, I didn’t expect the artist to be so…irresistible. With his piercing blue eyes and chiseled jaw covered in the perfect amount of scruff, Jameson is every woman’s wet dream come to life.

The connection between us is undeniable. He is everything I ever wanted, witty, charming, and drop dead gorgeous. I can’t remember ever having this much fun before with anyone. Despite everything my heart isn’t ready to trust again. After one intense and wild night of passion I sneak out without a trace ready to live my life to the fullest back home.

Months later I have a successful career and am living life on my own terms. Until the background check for my dream job reveals what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas.

I’m married to a man whose last name is a mystery to me. But if I’m to keep this job I have to find him and make this marriage work. If I’m lucky my dream guy will live up to our one crazy night and may just be the love of my life.


Jameson
She’s all I’ve been able to think about since that night. Her thick curves and greens eyes have me completely wrapped around her finger. One night with Aria wasn’t enough. I NEED more. When she disappeared without even a goodbye I was devastated.

But I don’t give up easily. After all we are newlyweds.

It takes months to set my plan into motion to win her heart and claim my blushing bride. As everything falls into place the chemistry between us is undeniable. The way she quivers under my touch tells me she feels it too.

When harsh truths come to light, I realize if I don’t act fast I may lose her for good.

Will they be able to make their impulsive marriage work or will hurts from their pasts tear them apart?

Trigger Alcohol abuse, drunk driving, miscarriage


Sin City is a contemporary, sizzling standalone romance about love, sacrifice, and the power of tattoo art.

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171 pages, Paperback

First published June 16, 2023

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Nicole Waterhouse

7 books70 followers
Nicole Waterhouse is a mama to two littles, a wife, taco lover, crime documentary, bravo fan and caffeine addict.

Living in Southern Maine, Nicole loves spending all her free time with her family.

Being an romance reader enthusiast, with her favorite tropes being YA, Mafia, reverse harem, second chance love, age gap, and more.

Nicole loves when the heroine is curvy and plus size as those heroines need their light to shine as well.

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916 reviews1,209 followers
February 15, 2024
⭐️⭐️.75

''The Devil needs his Angel''

Safety warnings:
- No cheating
- No OW/OM drama
- Fatshaming
- Mention of cheating (ex)
- Mention of miscarriage
- Mention of loss of loved ones
- HEA

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The premise was there but it was the overall execution that just did not work for me.

The fact she totally forgot (while she was SOBER) that she married Jameson was insane to me. I swear it is so out of place to have that occur. I would have preferred it if she was drunk, or Jameson had somehow faked the marriage license or marriage. That would have been more plausible than Aria FORGETTING FOR 6 MONTHS.

I liked how he was obsessed with her and deeply loyal to her even after just ONE DAY. Yeah it was too fast in my eyes, even for a novella.

The conflict ends up being about how Jamerson spent 7 years in prison after his drunk driving leaves a 16-year-old girl handicap for life. This is a very touchy subject to Aria as her parents were killed by a drunk driver.

I was a bit confused on how Jamerson was so rich, but it was probably his inheritance or his tattoo shop ranking in a shit load of money that made him this wealthy, but it was never specified.

Also, massive turn off when he refers to himself as Diablo during sex and makes her say that name. yeahhhh no.
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31 reviews6 followers
August 8, 2023
This was a hard one. The writing style just felt off to me and it finally hit me towards the end of the book - the conversations weren’t realistic. Basically no contractions used, which makes everything feel very choppy and stiff. The sex scenes were very repetitive, albeit spicy 🌶️. This book just needed a lot more work before it was released imo.

(spoilers)

The potential is there but I have so many questions, what happened to Jameson in prison? How did he develop in prison? How did he make his fortune after spending SEVEN years in prison?! Who is this Alan guy? I think you see my point, and the book was short enough that these plot points could have been addressed and still be a reasonably sized book.
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373 reviews21 followers
July 23, 2023
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: accidental marriage
Spice: 🥵 yes
Series: Standalone

Thoughts - um, where do I line up to have a bit of this MMC, he has no business being so good looking. I’m fully in my tattooed hulk stage so Jameson MMC is delicious. Aria MFC is a curvy queen and I loved when she took back the power from her ex. Special mention to Diablo 🫠🫠🫠. Absolutely recommend if you’re after a face paced one night stand that turns into forever.

Plot - Aria is celebrating her divorce, and what better way to do that, than a couple of nights in sin city! after a spontaneous visit to a tattoo studio turns into a one night stand, which could then turn into forever 🥰

* Accidental marriage
* Found Family
* ⚠️ Trigger warnings
* One night
* Jacobs ladder/ Prince Albert
* Tattooed MMC

“Tonight. She. Is. Mine. The Devil needs his Angel.”
29 reviews2 followers
July 12, 2023
Nicole hit another burner out of the park!!!

Sin City did not disappoint in its amazing story, plus size Dec, HOT as hell hero, and the best dirty scenes ever! I love how Nicole writes. I can picture everything and feel like I am part of the story.
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450 reviews14 followers
February 8, 2025
Meet Aria, a newly divorced 30 year old woman, finally broken free from a narcissist, she decides to go on a girls trip to Vegas.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right?

WRONG.

Aria walks into a tattoo parlour, and in walks Jameson. This man is absolute goals. After he breaks her tattoo virginity, he suggests places to go whilst they're in Vegas. After an explosive night, Aria leaves without a second thought determined to get on with her life. But Jameson has other ideas.

After 6 months passes by, Jameson rocks up to see Aria, determined to make her his, an asshole ex-husband doesn't stand a chance when it comes to placing roadbumps in the way, but then the truth of their one night of passion is revealed. Can they continue? Or will what happened in Vegas ruin everything?
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284 reviews57 followers
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August 9, 2023
Oh this pains me..... but I had to dnf at 22%. It had all the makings of a book I would go feral over, but the writing wasn't it for me. It has a thick FMC and the MMC is big, has tattoos, and looks like a viking 😍 Its all my favorite things! It's dual pov, but it repeats what happened in the previous pov and I hate that. Jameson was so cringey and I really wanted to love him 😔

Sadly, it's a no for me 😔
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26 reviews1 follower
June 12, 2023
✨Arc Review✨
Sin City is the story of Aria and Jameson. Aria is the Fmc, She’s gorgeous and curvy and Jameson is the Mmc, He’s a tattooed alpha male who is obsessed with aria’s curves 😍. It starts off with aria who just went through a divorce from her cheating disgusting husband. She’s ready for a fresh start and with help from her group of best friends who love and support her. They go to Las Vegas and aria ends up wanting to get a tattoo and meets Jameson. The chemistry is hot with these two from their first interaction and it gets better. I enjoyed their story and I need more.🤣 The author Nicole Waterhouse does a great job telling this story and the background of the characters. I enjoyed the way Jameson adores aria and her gorgeous curvy body. He can’t get enough of her. She’s been through a lot and her ex husband did nothing but body shame her and in comes this man with his filthy mouth eating her up. 😍 Jameson also had been through trauma and made a mistake and bettered himself. He thought he didn’t deserve aria but as time goes on he realizes that he does in fact deserve her and these two were destined to have their hea.

〰️Rating〰️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
〰️Spice〰️
🌶️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
〰️Release Date〰️
June,16,2023
〰️Tropes〰️& 〰️Extras〰️
✔️Accidental Marriage
✔️Reluctant Bride
✔️One night
✔️Curvy Fmc
✔️Dom Mmc
✔️ Pierced 🍆
✔️ Hea

✨Favorite Quotes✨
Jameson- The angel in front of me is exactly my type of woman, and my mouth is watering at the sight of her in front of me.

Jameson- You will take it all like the good girl you are. No spilling or I will not reward you.”


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20 reviews2 followers
June 14, 2023
✨Spoiler free ARC review✨
Sin City by Nicole Waterhouse

4⭐️ 3.5 🌶️

This book is fast paced, packed with spicy scenes 🌶️ and full of the feels! The MFC Aria is like me a beautiful curvy girl 🫶 who has been through so much in her life that she has overcome and has had a lot of growth over the years, I felt like I wanted to jump into the book and give her a little pep talk and a big hug. ❤️
The author has a brilliant way of allowing you to connect to her characters and their struggles and you end up absolutely loving the story as it unfolds. The MMC Jameson stole the show for me with his dominance and sexy talk but also what made me absolutely swoon for him was his absolute obsession with how amazing and perfect her body is to him. I mean who wouldn’t love hearing that? 😍 I really enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to read more from Nicole 🫶

⚠️ please check the TWs before you read, these can be found on the authors website/Insta page and the front pages of the book ⚠️
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53 reviews2 followers
July 9, 2023
Aria and Jameson captured my heart from the moment she walked into his shop and he took her for an appointment. I love the details Nicole shares throughout the book, not only the steamy ones but the ones we are faced with in real life too the difficult ones, the heart breaking ones, they are relatable. I went through every emotion in this book, The heartache Aria went through with an asshole verbally abusive ex husband, the loss of her child being 6 months pregnant, the butterflies when Aria first lays eyes on on Jameson, the feeling of falling in love all over again.

I need more Aria and Jameson!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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214 reviews13 followers
June 26, 2023
DANG YALL! Jamesan and Aria are bringing the heat with this spicy novella! 🥵🥵🥵
Jameson worships the ground Aria walks on
and she so deserves to feel loved and appreciated after what she went through in her first horrific marriage. Aria is a thicker woman with curves, and her ex did not appreciate all the woman she is, but Jamesan, oh he definitely does. In a very descriptive and heated way let me tell you! I love her journey in finally loving herself and her body. I really loved the story in this one, and I found myself wishing it was longer!
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126 reviews8 followers
June 16, 2023
After a chance meeting in a tattoo shop in Vegas, Jameson and Aria's connection is immediate and intense. Thinking it was one night in Vegas, Aria travels back to her normal life at home --- Jameson has other plans.

"When she looks at me with her big green eyes, the whole world stops, and she is the only thing that matters. I would burn the world for this woman without blinking."

This quick read delivers! Even though it's short, the author gives us enough character background/growth that it doesn't feel lacking in anyway. I loved Jameson's possessiveness and thru way he loved Aria's curvy body.

What you get:
- An accidental marriage with an expiration date
- An alpha, tattooed mmc who feels unworthy of love
- A curvy fmc healing from so, so much
- HEA (What happens in Vegas, doesn't stay in Vegas)
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88 reviews6 followers
June 16, 2023
♠️ ARC Book Review ♠️

Sin City by @author_nicolewaterhouse
Releasing TODAY!!

Tropes:
🖤Accidental Marriage
🤍Reluctant bride
🖤Curvy FMC
🤍Dom Male
🖤One Night
🤍HEA

Aria has just divorced her awful body shaming husband and her ride or dies decides she needs to celebrate so they head off to LAS VEGAS baby (SIN City). Whilst away Aria decides to get a tattoo to commemorate this next chapter of her life and that’s where she meets Jameson 🥵.

Aria and Jameson hit it off straight away, and the steam begins to build, ladies this is a one handed read 😘. I don’t do spoilers in my reviews so all I will say is that both these characters are carrying baggage from their past that eventually comes out!

I’ve been lucky enough to ARC read all 3 of Nicole’s books and I can see her growth as s writer she really is s special lady with an incredible talent!

I’ve mentioned this in previous reviews that Nicole’s FMC’s are plus size/curvy women which is amazing but it’s not just the character themselves, It’s the way she actually makes me feel about myself.

I watch her characters grow and learn to love themselves for the beautiful curvy woman that they are and the hot AF MC’s loving them for who they are, not in spite of but because of it. Their confidence grows and they become the queens that they truly and worshipped how they should be!!

Aria & Jameson’s story is no different! When their history comes out I was left wondering what would happen? Would their HEA happen it’s a page turner and one I highly recommend reading!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
♨️♨️♨️♨️/5
❤️❤️❤️❤️/5

#nicolesspicyloves #kindleunlimited #preorder #comingsoon #romancebooks
Profile Image for Aliyah Smith.
48 reviews1 follower
June 18, 2023
Arias story touched my soul! And daddy Jameson sure did know how to fix her heart and soul. Jameson definitely puts off touch her and I'll k*ll you vibes! And we definitely all need a tattoo daddy in our lives!
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203 reviews9 followers
July 10, 2023
4🌟 4🌶️
Wow… this book was HOT. It was a quick read and had a good plot. I felt this book could’ve been a little longer, i was so entranced by the story. The spice was hot hot hot. I just wish I had a little more time with Jameson and Aria. If you’re looking for a fast paced, spicy, quick read, this book is for you!
Profile Image for Kristina Hinkle.
39 reviews1 follower
June 14, 2023
Ok ok! Can I get a book just in Jameson’s perspective?! Hot hot hot! I found myself craving more from Jamesons perspective and how he worshipped Arias body no matter what the shape was!
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10 reviews
June 17, 2023
Loved this book so much. I am also going to vegas soon in july and i'll be thinking of this when I go lol.
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4 reviews2 followers
July 19, 2023
Burning desire

I LOVE the love Jameson and Aria share! It truly makes you reflect on the loves that probably didn't work on paper in your own past, but still burned.
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719 reviews6 followers
June 11, 2023
Quick spicy read!
In a slump? This is the perfect read to pull you out of that funk. Jameson will make it all better.
Aria is newly divorced and blowing off some steam in Vegas when she meets tattoo shop owner Jameson. The connection is instant. They end up spending an incredible night together and she leaves without a note.
Jameson, being the possessive alpha he is, tracks her down. Because he's determined to make things work with her. She is, after all, his wife now.
Read to find out how they ended up accidently married and if Jameson wins over his girl!
Profile Image for Erin Pasket.
413 reviews24 followers
June 16, 2023
Jameson is what book boyfriends are made of, tall, tattooed, possessive, and loves a woman with curves.

Jameson and Aria’s connection was instantaneous and steamy. After a divorce from her ex, Aria is learning to love herself and her city body again. With a chance to meet these two at the tattoo shop, you know this book will be steamy and filled with lots of dirty talks.

Jameson and Aria are amazing in this book and is one you won’t want to put down. Nicole truly outdid herself with this story. She has you wanting more and wishing for a man like Jameson.
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293 reviews7 followers
June 16, 2023
This book was amazing. You instantly can feel the chemistry radiating from the two mc’s. I found myself relating to the FMC quite a bit, I am curvy and have often felt like she had. I was also in a relationship with someone who was not kind about my weight and thank GOODNESS we weren’t married. I found myself cheering the FMC along every step of the way. Enter the MMC who is a literal PANTY MELTER and he worships her curvy body. Absolutely so hot you can not tear your eyes away. This book is so hot it’s definitely a recommend and must read for me! I can’t wait to see what she brings next!
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146 reviews22 followers
July 9, 2023
This is my second novel by author Nicole Waterhouse and I want to say I am a fan of her passionate romantic stories! First of all she praises curvy women and it feels fantastic to read about a curvy woman lead. Secondly, she creates these stunningly hot, desirable men we all (at some point) dream or fantasize about. Jameson and Aria's story is so fiery and intense. It was instant attraction and I loved everything about their relationship. The club, elevator, and penthouse scenes are so detailed they made me blush, and the way Jameson became obsessed with Aria and everything about her is just perfect. Read this! Any romance/smut reader will fall in love with Aria and Jameson story. It's short and totally worth every minute of your time.

P.S. You might need a cold shower after with those steamy scenes! ☺️🥵😉❤️‍🔥
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81 reviews5 followers
June 16, 2023
This book was hot and also sweet!!

What do you get when you put, Aria a newly divorced curvy girl who has been told her whole marriage she was to “fat” and Jameson a super hot tattooed looking Viking with a past full of demons who doesn’t think he deserves love, together.

I will tell you what you get… a super hot and sexy book that’s what you get.

The way these two come together is everything. How they break down each other’s wall and have them see themselves for how the other person sees them.
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2,744 reviews
June 20, 2023
Nicole gives us body positivity regardless of our curves. She helps us embrace them. This book is no different. Aria is a beautiful curvy girl who knows her worth. Jameson is 100% all in obsessive over the curves. This man that is hot as sin shows Aria that she is beautiful and that he is not going anywhere. I really don't think there is anything that I didn't love about Jameson. I loved that Aria has an amazing support group of girls. They are the type of girls you want as friends. These two were meant for each other. Can't wait to see which girl friend gets a book next.
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425 reviews3 followers
June 16, 2023
Plus size MFC ✅
Tall tattooed possessive MMC ✅
All the spice you could want ✅

Short quick hot read with a guy who definitely knows and likes to take care of his women.
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471 reviews
September 11, 2023
dnf at 30% oh god the writing is bad!!! one sentence is written in present time, the second in past and it just jumps from one to the other like what about proofreading!?

Also the mmc tells the fmc she must call him DIABOLO during s*x😂😂😂 I was dying laughing and cringing!
Profile Image for Ginger_BrownieReads “Michelle aka Chely”.
355 reviews11 followers
June 30, 2023
Story of Jameson a tattoo shop owner with mysterious endless supply of money that’s never questioned, meets Aria a recent divorcee celebrating the end of her marriage in Vegas with her best friends, when she walks into his tattoo shop.
The attraction was INSTANT. This was the beginning of a very physical relationship that resulted in them being tied to each together forever unknowingly (to her).
We discover Jameson “Diablo” holds a secret that would deeply affect how Aria sees him if she found out because she is tied to a similar past.

Don’t get me wrong this was spicy and most of the time they spent it doing some format of the deed. It’s fine if you like that however, I enjoy a good unraveling plot and character development. I unfortunately did not find this here but did find a fast and easy read!

If you love spicy scenes and looking for a story to revolve around that, this is the book for you!

Tropes:

* Tattooed Alpha
* forced proximity
* Secret marriage
* Curvy FMC
* All the slice

I will always be honest in my reviews because what good do we do an author if it’s always rainbows and butterflies. 🌈 🦋
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258 reviews8 followers
June 17, 2023
🎰 🎰 🎰 🎰 🎰

We all know that Nicole is notorious for for short but oh-so-steamy romances, and this one did not disappoint.
Aria heads to Vegas with her girlfriends to celebrate her divorce. While in the City of Sin, she meets the ultimate tattoo daddy, Jameson 🥵 Things heat up quickly but it’s just a quick getaway fling… Or so Aria thinks 🙈 I did not see what happens next coming but I am absolutely here for it 😏
There’s nothing better than finding an unexpected romance after another crashed and burned. When I say Jameson worships Aria, thinking the absolute highest of her in every way, there’s zero exaggeration.

Y’all, this quick romance isn’t your average! It’s a must read- I should know, I’ve been waiting months 🤩
Lucky for all of you, I had to suffer and you don’t.
Sin City is live!!!
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332 reviews3 followers
August 15, 2024
The synopsis for this book sounded very promising. I had also seen some good reviews, but unfortunately, I wasn’t really hooked.

To be honest, I found the story lacking in plot. They get married and she doesn’t remember that they got married when she wasn’t under the influence of any substance and didn’t have any health problems that could affect her memory? It’s extremely far-fetched. It’s like the writer originally planned for Jameson and Aria to get married drunk, but in the end, it raised a moral issue, so… I don’t know, it was weirdly executed.

Also, don’t get me started on ‘Diablo’, I think my face has been in cringe mode ever since I read that nickname… 😬

I also struggled with the prejudices in the book. Thin women are reduced to the image of stupid trophy wives—and I say this as a plus-size person for whom all bodies should be respected. I also didn’t like the prejudice of the effeminate gay male friend who is therefore no threat to the alpha hero.

I think I’d try to read another Nicole Waterhouse book to avoid being left with a bad impression, but this book was definitely not for me.
225 reviews4 followers
June 25, 2023
Okay first where an I get a Jameson because damm he was everything? Possessive, hot as hell, passionate and knows what and who he wants. Enter Aria beautiful curvy FMC and right into Jameson's web and after one hot tattoo and an even hotter one night Aria leaves and back to the "real world". During a job background check she relaizes that she is married to the blue eyed dream boat.I loved how Jameson didn't stop and kept showing Aria that they were end game! The spice and absolute live and admiration these 2 get for each other was amazing
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442 reviews2 followers
July 9, 2023
Another TikTok let down. It felt like the author researched all the usual tropes that booktok usually loves and just threw them in and tried to write a story around them.
So much telling but not showing, for example, we all love a rich mmc and here we have Jameson who is apparently a millionaire but it doesn’t tell us how he turned his life around and made his fortune after his tragic past.
Also the ‘Diablo’ thing was cringe as hell. Again he tells us he’s the devil in the dark but we don’t know why.



*I am not good at putting my thoughts into words for reviews, but I’m trying my best.
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