Sinful Beasts

Sin City Beasts #2

by Stephanie Brother

Being wrong has never felt so right. But my journey from innocence to ecstasy comes at a price …

Growing up, I spent a lot of time in church learning how to be a good girl.

But now I’m an adult, and lately, it seems all my thoughts are sinful. Especially my thoughts about three gorgeous, huge, forbidden men.

There’s Brax, who works as security at a tattoo shop and is covered in ink. He should scare me, but instead he makes me feel safe enough to do everything I’ve been told is wrong.

Erik is an old friend who left the church, and his kindness and fierce protectiveness steady me, even as his touch drives me wild.

And Gray, a breathtaking fallen angel of a man, tempts me to explore my every illicit desire.

With them, I become a paragon of sin, every encounter a new lesson in decadence, every stroke of pleasure making me crave these wicked men more.

But now my parents are insisting I marry someone from their church. A respectable man who knows nothing about my sinful double life.

If I tell them the truth, I’ll be condemned and cast out from my family, my community, everything I’ve known. If I don’t, I’ll lose the men who have stolen my heart.

Can I bear to give up my heaven on earth?

Genres: Romance, Why Choose, Contemporary, Family, Dark, Religion, Erotica

394 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 26, 2024

About the author

International bestselling author Stephanie Brother writes high heat love stories with a hint of the forbidden. Since 2015, she’s been bringing to life handsome, flawed heroes who know how to treat their women. If you enjoy stories involving multiple lovers, including twins, triplets, stepbrothers, and their friends, you’re in the right place. When it comes to books and men, Stephanie truly believes it’s the more, the merrier.

She spends most of her day typing, drinking coffee, and interacting with readers.

Her books have been translated into German, French, and Spanish, and she has hit the Amazon bestseller list in seven countries.

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Reviews

[Stephanie Brother]

The Sin City Beasts series continues with a hot new standalone reverse harem release – Sinful Beasts!

You’ll love Sinful Beasts if you enjoy:

★ Reverse Harem/Why Choose
★ Inexperienced heroine
★ Forbidden love
★ Decadent dates with lessons
★ Strong, protective heroes
★ A woman finding her strength and her voice
★ A slow burn that builds to a raging inferno!

I hope you’ll check it out and let me know what you think!

[Rachel Stephens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!!
There was drama, a bit of humor, sexual tension and spice! There were also some emotional moments as well.
Ava starts are very naive and inexperienced, but slowly we see her growth and really come into herself.
She was also one lucky lady!
She has three very unique men vying for her affection.
Erik, Gray, and Brax, I loved them equally.
Seeing their relationships develop and the chemistry between them was perfect. The steam builds slowly, but as things start to heat up, it eventually becomes fire!

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sinful Beasts

The second Sin City Beasts book is a good read. I really enjoyed watching Ava grow into being her own person from the faith based doctrine life she was raised in. Her opening up to life outside the church and discovering love with 3 men who fall in love and want the best for her. The spicy scenes were a yummy bonus!

[Sandra Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg, delicious

This is the best of the beast series, I love it. Erik, Gray and Brax are the most perfect companions for Ava. She may be virginal, but she certainly isn't stupid, not by a long shot. I relate well to her as I was also disillusioned by churches in general.

[Claudia, Cmarie927 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was excited when my complimentary copy of this book hit my Kindle, because I had enjoyed Inked Beasts, and looked forward to a similar read. I was a bit surprised when this story unfurled.

Ava is a sheltered young woman, who decided to make some decisions that go against her upbringing. Not that these decisions are bad, but different for her. Her friend Eric, who has known her for years, encourages her to be honest with what she needs, and what she feels she needs is not only Eric, but Brax and Gray. And this is where it went off for me. Personally, I couldn't get on board with her quick 180° attitude shift, and the way these characters were all (kinda meh) okay with sharing her. It wasn't what I was looking for, in a read from this author, and I'm sure this is a "me" thing.

My read was smooth and enjoyable, and I continue to recommend reading this author's catalog of books. This storyline just didn't resonate with me, the same way many of her others have, unfortunately. It happens sometimes...
I recommend this author and voluntarily leave my review.

[J.T. Kingsley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who knew deconstruction was fashionable enough to be a sub genre?

A relatively slow burn for Brother. The word sin/sinful is used 267 times in this book. I’m not sure if that is a good or bad thing, but it’s definitely A thing, so if that’s not your jam, you should skip this one.

[Gabrielle]

Had to stop at 6% when the FMC is apparently an avid church goer - and I wouldn't be surprised if virgin too. Nah, not for me, I really don't want to deal with that annoying internal monologue full of shallow morality.

[Judith]

Absolute trash but interesting concept using religion

[Ava · Rating 3 out of 5]

tbh kind of awkward to read. the word choice was a little strange and the plot really wasn’t present. but the book was still good and the spice was good as well.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Ava's story, along with Brax, Erik, and Gray. All her life, Ava has been taught not only by her family, but by her church how to be a good girl. Anything outside of the church's rules/beliefs are considered sins. So when Ava meets and goes out with Brax, she is very conflicted. Adding to it, she starts to have feelings for her longtime friend Erik; who introduces her to Gray, who also ends up wanting to date Ava. Being sheltered, Ava doesn't have any experience with men and dating, but is starting to doubt what she has been taught her whole life. Deciding she needs to experience what she has been missing, her three men offer to date her to help her gain experience. When feelings start to grow, and her family decides they are going to find her someone to date, Ava reaches her boiling point and gets herself banned from the church. Following her feelings she continues forming her relationships with the men, knowing that they had only agreed to date her until she figured out what she really wanted in a future husband. Ultimately bringing Ava to a decision that she doesn't want to let any of them go, but do they feel the same??

[Annette Yu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meet Ava, a sweet and somewhat naive and sheltered young woman. Due to her upbringing in an extremely strict church where anything outside of the church's beliefs are considered sins, she has a severe fear of upsetting people, especially her family. Which stopped her from finding herself and living her own life. Then three men show what she's been missing.

Erik, her neighbor and longtime friend; Brax, a strong and gentle bouncer and Gray, a carefree and flirty bartender.

When Ava goes out with Brax, she is very conflicted because she starts to notice her feelings for her friend Erik. He introduces her to Gray at the casino bar, and Gray also ends up interested in Ava.

Deciding she needs to experience the life she has been missing, the three men offer to date her to help her gain some life experiences.
When Ava’s family decides they are going to find someone for her, Ava gets herself banned from the church so she can choose her own life path.

This story reads pretty true to life, if you can imagine getting to the age of an adult and not having any of the life experiences needed to live a full life, you can understand Ava’s struggles.

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of "SINFUL BEASTS" I thoroughly enjoyed this reverse harem romance, emotional drama, intrigue, innocence, secrets, protectiveness, sexual tension, twists that keeps you turning the pages.
Ava come from a religious family who's sweet innocent, naive, inexperienced, who has three gorgeous men wanting to be with her, Erik, Brax & Gray each unique in their own way.
Ava's parents want her to marry someone from the church but she has other desires if they found out she's been with three men she'll be condemn by her family & community, they teach her things she's never known the chemistry between them is undeniable, starts out slowly then heats up to scorching hot 🔥
I definitely recommend to get this reverse harem romance you can't put down what a journey Brax, Gray & Erik takes Ava on, will she get her HEA with her men, do they want more or was this temporary, its a must read to see how things turn out.
AWESOME UNIQUE INTERESTING REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE I LOVED IT 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤

[Bethany · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good. I always love why choose/reverse harem books, but this one was a different experience for me. The FMC was so innocent and inexperienced. She was so shy at the beginning that she even ran away from a simple kiss. Her conservative church background is something I can somewhat relate to and seeing the hypocrisy of her parents reminds me of a church I went to as a kid.
I love how the guys really didn’t even know each other at the beginning and yet they came together for her. They supported her as she stood up to the church and her family and while it hurt them when she originally tried to not be seen with them, the more they got to know her the more they understood why. I also loved that good people were willing to step away from her church and start their own after seeing how they treated her. That’s how a church and its people should be. Show love not condemnation.
And I have to say Grey sounded like a man I would totally want around. Brax is totally my type and Eric is a sweet heart. Her goes Stephanie Brother setting the bar too high yet again.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am used to Stephanie's books being hot from the 1st page and this one wasn't but it sure made up for it later. Ava was raised in a church with very strong and strict ideology. Even though she moved out on her own she even works for a couple from the church. She has known Erik since they were young since he went to the same church. Brad she met through her friend Lexy and on her very first trip to a casino/bar she meets Gray. He knows her brother and Erik.
They each bring something different to the table and are willing to go at her pace. And she is learning SO much. But it isn't until her parents announce they have found her a husband that she really rebels and let's her family know what she thinks and wants. There is sweet scenes between her and each of her men and there are hot scenes. There is even scandals in the church involving her own family.
Great book. Thanks Stephanie for another great read. Worth staying up til 3 am to finish it.

[Kimberly Holmgren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ava has lived the life dictated to her by her family and her church for her entire life. Lately, she finds herself second guessing things. She meets Brax at a tattoo shop, and is instantly intrigued. He stirs up things she doesn’t understand. Erik use to attend the same church. Now he’s living in her building and they’ve become really good friends. Ava had no idea he felt anything more than friendship for her. She decides she wants to experience some of the “sins” she’s been warned away from all of her life and who better than Erik to help her. She trusts him. On one of these outings, she meets Gray. She decides she wants to spend time with them all. They all agree to take things slow, and give Ava new experiences, along the way all falling for her. She thinks she will have to give two of them up eventually, but how will she decide who when she’s fallen in love with them all. But, can their new, unconventional relationship survive the church and her family?

[Fiona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! What a wonderful story. I loved Ava and her three men Erik, Brax and Gray. The conflict that Ava faced in deciding how she wanted to live her life, dating men who were not of her religion. A very controlling and unforgiving religion meant that when she was dating her men, she had to do it secretly. Erik was an ex member of her church and understood what she was facing and was there as her friend first and then as one of her boyfriends second. I love how each of them in rallied around her and supported her in all her decisions, even though they personally won’t her to choose them. Everything came ahead and eventually they all made a life together with the idea of having a family together and supporting each other.

I was given an advanced copy of this book to read and I am reviewing with my honest and fair opinion.

[Kristen Kull · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good. I really enjoyed this book. It was just beautiful. Ava is an innocent woman who goes to church and has no experience dating men.
Ava's friend Erik lives in the same building as her and they hang out a lot as friends. Ava has strong feelings for Erik and Brax. She meets Gray at a bar and falls for him too. All 3 men have feelings for Ava and vice versa.
Once her family and church find out Ava is dating someone Not from their church she gets dismissed from the church and her job.
But then Ava sees both her mom and dad having affairs. Her mom with the church minister who kicked her out! Unreal.
While all this is going on Ava knows she must pick only one of her boyfriends for her forever guy. But she doesn't want to have to choose.
Who will she choose??
Another great book Stephanie!

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

When the sin is so good!

I would give this 3.5 ⭐️s if that was possible. Not a bad story, easy read, enjoyed the characters but it just didn’t hit for me.

A book about self discovery with the some 🥵 hot tour guides. Really enjoyed the dynamic between the FMC and her 3 different men. Her honest delivery and their goal to give her a safe nonjudgmental space to explore all the spicy things gave me all the feels. Spice level is 🌶️🌶️ for me.

Did not love the constant use of the word sin or sinful but it definitely comes with the territory given the FMC and Erik’s background. Enjoyed the fact that Ava’s discovery was in fact a slow build. That definitely made sense with her background and the MMC’s willingness to actually go slow was very sexy to me.

[Nicole Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm loving this new series 😍

I love the characters from both books. At first, I was upset about the theme of Ava and her consciousness about her views and the church. But only because I struggled with a similar crisis of consciousness about religion, the church, my family, and my morals and values. So it was tough going cuz that theme definitely makes me angry!🤬 But as Ava got more confident and started to find her voice, I was so proud of her. I know its not an easy life leaving the church and family. But once your free from your toxic chains, its so liberating. Although sometimes I wish I had three hot, hunky men!🤭😁 But I'm pretty happy with the one I've got and our little family of sinners!!! 😚🤣🤭😝🥰

[Emma Hunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this! Hooked from the get go….it was refreshing to read a RH where the MMC’s weren’t already an established ‘family’. I adored all of Ava’s men...couldn't even pick a favourite out of them. This was such a heartwarming story where the FMC came into herself in such a beautiful way. It was written really well with the plot and the character development being done so amazingly. Even though it was a slow burn (I don’t normally tend to enjoy these as much) when it finally got to the spice….my word was it just absolutely *chefs kiss*!
I’ve enjoyed both books so far in this series and am sitting here hoping that Ember gets her own story! Would definitely recommend.

[Lorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coming Into Her Own
Ava has lived in a home, church, friends and work environment that she has become uncomfortable with. When she steps out on her own and begins to fly she becomes herself for the first time. Erik has been a friend through most everything and has stood by her side as he also lived in a similar situation. What he and Ava have no clue about is that there are many untruths that are left in the dark! When Erik tries to get Ava out of her shell he takes her places and introduces her to people and things that she always thought were sinful. Meeting Brax and Gray have added a whole new dimension to Ava’s world and she to theirs. Can Ava find herself and happiness?

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ava (FMC) was such a sweetheart and I found her naivety endearing but with her background of being brought up in an insular, strict church upbringing gave her a fear of upsetting people especially her family. Which in effect stopped her from being herself and living her own life. Until three men open her eyes to what she's been missing. Erik - her neighbour and friend, Brax - her strong and gentle bouncer and Gray - her carefree and flirty bartender. I genuinely loved the relationship Ava had with the guys. It was caring, protective and patient as well as steamy as hell too. A great read.

[june · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ava, 3 men

Ava, deals with learning dating not one but 3 men, who is attracted to. Ava has to deal with how her family and church are so corrupt in their thinking .Ava stands up for herself ,becomes stronger as feelings for 3 men,grow. Erik longtime friend, Gray, Brax , who she gets to know. Loves knitting, teaching classes at her job. A VA discovers, parents each having a affairs. Hyprocrites, when they preach to Ava ,what they believe. Ava's 3 men stand with her, in turmoil going thru. In the end Ava is happy with her 3 men ,living together, going back to school

[Ashley Boland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sinfully Delicious!!

I enjoyed Sinful Beasts alot!! Love!! Love!! Love!! Erik, Gray, and of course Brax 😍 Heck in InkedBeasts I was just hoping for her to give Brax a chance with her messed up "past" but nope this was MUCH BETTER 😍😊
I swear I felt Ava's family and my family could be best of friends or possibly even the same?? Lol
Living in the deep south in the Bible belt in a strong Southern Baptist family I felt this book on a major level --well only on the up bringing parts!!

[Secret Romance Junkie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ava is sheltered and naive. Despite her innocence with men, she has no problem drawing and keeping the attention of Brax, Erik and Gray. Beyond every woman’s dreams, she also gets them all to agree to share her. Their story burns as a slow, smoldering burn but ends in a raging inferno. Stephanie pulls you in with every word and keeps you completely hooked until the very end. Absolutely can’t wait for the next book.

[Beverly McCall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sinful Beasts is a reverse harem romance penned by Stephanie Brothers. In it, she chronicles the polyamorous relationship of Ava, Erik, Brax, and Gray. Ava comes from a religious family who are members of a small closed-off religious sect. Yet, she finds herself drawn to three men and struggles with her family’s position on non-church people. When it is discovered she in not following their religious edicts, Ava is banned the church and her family. Her three men help her to cope. Then she discovers that her parents are living a lie. Each are involved in an sexual relationship outside of their vows. What will happen now? Can Ava find happiness? To find out, you must read this book.
I enjoy Ms. Brothers’ skill in her developing her characters. In this book, she uses them to drive her character-driven plot. Through her use of dialog, conversational and internal; point of view; and descriptive language her plot flows evenly and at a fast pace while entertaining her readers.

[ChristiLovesBooks_smut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sinful Beasts, book 2 of the Sin City Beasts series, by Stephanie Brother @stephaniebrotherbooks. I love Stephanie’s books & this one was no different.

I loved getting g to know Ava, Erik, Brax & Gray. I loved this book. If you like RH, an innocent FMC, with lots of smexy scenes, then this book is for you!

I received this #ARCBook early and my review is freely given and is my honest opinion.

[Kesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. Love the way Ava comes to realize that she has to do what makes her happy even if others don't agree. This book shines a light on the hypocrisy in the church while also showing there are those in the church that know what it means to truly love each other. Brax, Gray, and Erik are super swoon worthy! If you like reverse harems and sexy men then this is worth the read!

[Penny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ava does not realize what a temptress she is! She has three gorgeous men literally panting over her, patiently waiting for her to be ready for more and apprehensive or her choosing one over the others. I kept waiting for her to take a page out of Lexy's book and decide to be with all three ASAP. Given her sheltered upbringing, it is no surprise that it took as long as it did.

That being said, I think the slow burn works. I couldn't make up my mind between Brax, Erik, and Gray. In her shoes, I wouldn't choose either. It would take me sooner to get there, though, lol!

Wonderful story, as always, Stephanie! Love love love!

[Becke Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have waited patiently for this book to come out ever since I met Ava and Brax in Lexy's book. I was so happy to see her take her time with them. I like that she felt she didn't have to choose. It was a nice slow burn book that kept my attention. I could not have been happier with the way this book turned out. It was another well written Stephanie Brother book.