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The Sinful Series

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Sin at Sea:

When Alysin decided to surprise her boyfriend at work with dinner, the surprise was on her. Since he was going at it with his secretary on the conference table, she packed a bag and called her BFF. Jolie and Alysin had been traveling the country, working as digital nomads for ten years ever since graduation. Taking this as a sign it was time for a new move, they decided to take a cruise, regroup, and make a plan.

Then she meets Mr. Bedroom Eyes. Following her lead, they pretend to be married so that she can rid herself of the guy who started hitting on her before the boat left the dock. Though it was supposed to be a momentary arrangement, he asks her to take it one step farther. Then another and another. The cruise promises to be memorable in every way that matters.

Along the way, Alysin learns that she won't have to fake an orgasm if she's with someone who knows what to do, that not all men suck, but the best ones suck really well, and that sometimes what starts out as something pretend, can fast become something completely real. Will the woman who lives life with no regrets, regret that she made that stupid rule about not exchanging names and contact info?

Vixen in Vegas:

It was supposed to be a week of simply being, of living in the moment, and enjoying every minute while it lasted. Of course, that kind of intoxication can have lingering effects. For Sin, she found herself wanting to break all the rules, to extend her time with the stranger who stole her heart. Vegas was just the right kind of place to take such a gamble. Meeting up with BE at the gondolas was a risk. Love went against everything they had promised, but the best things in life can’t be planned.

Soon Alysin will be tested.

After guarding her heart for so long, she finally let a man in and discovered that the worst things in life happened when she least expected them. When she walked in on BE with another woman and overheard their heated conversation, she suddenly remembered there was a reason she made these rules.

Will broken rules lead to broken hearts or will she realize that though love was a gamble, she was all in?

Heaven in Hedonism:

For ten years, Sin and Jolie were inseparable. Now with Sin happily married and pregnant with twins, Jolie is feeling lost and restless. She knows something is missing, but the closest she comes up with is a desire for her own baby. Maybe, if she could just get past her issue with men, she could find a proper sperm donor.

For the past ten months, she's been working with Mac. Other than being male, he's younger, her complete opposite, and pretty much wrong in every way. Soon he instructs Jolie to take a vacation, and decides to join her. It's only a week, but by now Jolie should know that someone who seems wrong can be oh so right, and a week can change the course of a life.

506 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 9, 2013

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About the author

Emma Nichols

88 books822 followers
What made her decide to be an erotica author?

Simple.

How else was she going to parlay her two favorite past times into a career?

Emma is single and loving it. Like her first character, Alysin, Sin for short, she doesn't believe in settling or in settling down. She loves to indulge in her passions whenever the mood strikes and enjoys keeping all of life's cliche moments spicy.

Known for her sense of humor, Emma surrounds herself with friends whose antics often become the source of book fodder. Her ideal situation would be to explore the Caribbean while writing. She pursues that dream daily.

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678 reviews
April 4, 2017
Emma Nichols created characters in Sin & Jolie & Ben & Mac that kept me turning page after page after page. I love when I feel like I'm part of the story and personally know the characters! What a great set of books!
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May 21, 2021
Sin at Sea:

What was meant to be a surprise dinner for her boyfriend, it turned out the surprise was definitely on Alysin, when she caught her boyfriend cheating on her with his secretary. Alysin and Jolie, both comfortable with there sexuality, Jolie as a lesbian, gives Alysin a night of pleasure she soon won’t forget. Living a nomadic life with her friend Jolie, giving her boyfriend the flick, they make plans to go on a cruise.

On the cruise, she gets hit on by a man that doesn’t make her feel entirely comfortable, then she eyes a handsome stranger, and with this stranger she takes a daring chance, and this stranger plays along, neither realising what the result will be at the end of this cruise.

During this week long cruise with her Mr. Bedroom Eyes, they engage in some of the most hot, unbridled, explicit, down and dirty sex she’s ever experienced, not only having a tryst with Jolie, but with another couple. Each exploring one another, there relationship, boundaries, wants, needs and desires.

Money is no object to Mr. Bedroom Eyes, who lavishes his no name wife with luxuries beyond her wildest dreams, but for her she likes living within her means and not spending frivolously, he spoils her like there’s no tomorrow. The locations they visit, the food, making memories together, living, laughing, loving, enjoying life, experiencing the fun and the exciting things as well as the boring things too.

But, it’s at one pivotal moment that Mr. Bedroom Eye’s tells her that he loves her, and she him, but they both knew, going in together, the rules they both set, that it was a one week only deal, and at the end, they both don’t want what they had to end, with plans to move to Vegas with Jolie, Mr. Bedroom Eye’s tells her he’ll meet her in Vegas, at a specific location, in a weeks time, and it has Alysin wondering if he’ll keep his promise, and if unbeknownst to herself, broken the rules she has set with Jolie.

Vixen in Vegas:

Alysin broke all her rules for him. There reunion bittersweet, there love for each other strong and steadfast. It is so much better now they know each other’s name, it makes there connection, there bond more personal, and here we learn Mr. Bedroom Eyes name: Ben.

When the truth is revealed about Ben's illness, it changes Alysin’s perspectives on everything. As she is about to give up the best thing in her life, her best friend Jolie knocks some sense into her. Even though they haven’t known each other long, Alysin makes a life changing decision, to legally become his wife, she asks Ben to marry her. And when she decides to have his children, it makes Ben the happiest man on earth.

But a tragic accident, takes the life of his twin Brenda, giving him the most precious gift of all, a second chance at life, to be a husband to Alysin and a father to there children.

This story is of finding ones self and confronting the past. There were definitely moments that will make you laugh, cry, bang your head against the wall and say WTF, the reader will totally immerse themselves.

And those s€x scenes in and out of the bedroom were provocative, possessive, emotional, fun, flirty, intense, controlling, oh so steamy, deliciously wicked, dirty, hot, beautiful, sensually erotic, naughty, passionate, wet, dominating and wild.

Heaven in Hedonism :

After the birth of her best friend Alysin’s twins, something changes drastically inside of Jolie, seeing how happy Alysin is with married life as a wife and now as a mother, Jolie has the urge to want the same things as her friend does.

Feeling burnt out, she take a break from her job for a few weeks, spending the first week with Alysin, then the second week with her boss Mac. They travel to Jamaica, staying at a resort that promises pleasure and happiness in the highest form. When they check in, an oversight is made with there booking, instead of staying for a week they stay for two, no harm could come from that right.

During the first week they engage in a one week tantric sex course, were over the course of the week they get to know each other, there wants, needs and desires, forming a relationship, we’re feelings start to develop between the two.

During there second week they engage in the most provocative, possessive, emotional, fun, flirty, intense, controlling, oh so steamy, deliciously wicked, dirty, hot, beautiful, sensually erotic, naughty, passionate, wet, dominating and wild sex that they’ve both ever had.

But after the week is done, they go back to there lives, avoiding each other. It’s then than Jolie discovers that she’s pregnant, and fighting ensues between both her and Mac, she quits her job, it’s also where she discovers that they’re married, both through fault of there own, Mac shares with Jolie that he has a son through manipulation, and that he’s rich, Jolie finally shares what the H in her first name stands for, and shares with Mac her traumatic past, of being raped, and of her fear of trusting men.

And when Jolie suffers an ectopic pregnancy, hurt by the loss, she attempts to push Mac away, seeking comfort in the arms of her best friend Alysin, who helps to plan an attempted getaway, but fails miserably, but through it all, Mac never leaves her side, getting through there shared loss together.

This story is of finding ones self and confronting the past. This circle of family and friends is so close and tight nit nothing could break them apart. This author clearly knows how to hook and ensnare her readers to ensure they come back for more, me I’ll definitely come back for more from this author for sure!

There were definitely moments that will make you laugh, cry, bang your head against the wall and say WTF, the reader will totally immerse themselves, to get lost in the entirety of the story, gasping for breath long after the story has finished. And in the end, Jolie and Mac both finally got the happily ever after that they deserved and it was absolutely perfect, it couldn’t have been said any better if I had written it myself.
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326 reviews36 followers
June 5, 2018
I was digging the first two books despite the speed at which things progressed, Sin’s annoying hang ups, and the predictability of it. Also the way Sin changed so abruptly/fluctuated so much.
In the last book Jolie seems like a different person. Beyond that I HATE where it was going. Initially I was a bit put off because she seemed so proudly lesbian, and I wasn’t feeling the way she was suddenly wishing for someone /like Ben/. Then I realized that this could be a whole realizing she’s bi thing, which would be really cool (I just didn’t get that vibe off the bat). Then to find she “realized” she was a lesbian after she was raped? Terrible. It takes away so much from her. I just don’t wanna finish it now.
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1,796 reviews2 followers
June 9, 2017
Great!

This was a pretty interesting book. The characters were very strange some of them. Now the ways Adysyn and Ben met was kind of sweet. I cannot figure something was wrong with Ben when he was needing to take a nap all the time. I was glad he decided to have that study done to try to help his condition. But I hate it what happened to his sister.
I also didn't like what happened to Jolie when she was in school to make her hate men. I'm glad that she met Mac, and she found out that all men are not the same. Great read! I recommend this book to all romance readers.
2,202 reviews2 followers
December 13, 2016
Good Series!!

I loved reading all 3 books chronicling Sin and Jolie's adventures and eventually meeting their soulmates. I couldn't put this book set down.

I laughed, cried, and got a bit frustrated with each character for their thinking and mindset at times, but I'd definitely recommend to ANYONE who loves to get lost in a great book.

Great read!!
826 reviews8 followers
March 21, 2018
The first story was STEAMY, funny, fabulous and left me wanting more. The second story was emotional and heart wrenching and there were tears. The majority of the third story was fabulous and funny but I felt the end didn't quite match the rest of the story, it seemed disjointed and rushed. I would still recommend this series and will be looking for more from this author.
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21 reviews
June 14, 2020
How does this have four stars????
I couldn't bring myself to read past the first two books after that terrible rushed ending. Her continuity was all over the place, she does through the things that mattered and spent too much. Time on the things that didn't. I can't being myself to read the last one.
165 reviews1 follower
May 5, 2017
Surprisingly enjoyable

While the first book was a little over the top erotica, it led nicely to book 2 and 3, which were much more character building. I enjoyed both Sin and Jolie's story, though occasionally Jolie in book 3 was too much like Sin in the first books.
88 reviews
March 20, 2021
Crazy girls!

After the beginning of this book, I almost quit reading it. But it turned out to be a great love story between multiple people. I love happy endings and halfway thru I thought I was going to miss my happy ending. You’ll love it like I did. Read this book!
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3 reviews
December 30, 2016
Great Read

This book had me hooked from page one. I know a book is great when I hate to get to the end. Loved it!!
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24 reviews4 followers
June 26, 2017
Well written. I would read again. I was teary eyed a few times. I love great love stories.
3 reviews
July 29, 2017
Did not want to put the book down once I started reading it. A truly good love story!Good read

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13 reviews2 followers
September 25, 2017
Page turner for sure

Kept me on my toes wanting more. Did not end like I thought it would, a true love novel collection
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71 reviews1 follower
November 5, 2017
I loved reading all three books was sad when I finished it the books drew me in from the beginning and a kept me wanting more and sad when I finished it. This book has hit my reread list of books.
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1 review
November 22, 2017
Worth every star

One of the best book I have read so far, couldn't put down my kindle fire for the life of me
55 reviews
September 1, 2021
The third of the series was a much better read, there was more depth to the characters and a better storyline altogether
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580 reviews10 followers
December 18, 2016
This series is full of surprises with emotional roller coaster twist an turns and heart stopping HOT. You cannot go wrong with these fun, fantastic, fabulous books.

Sin at Sea is the 1st book in the Sinful series. I loved this book. Ms Nichols has created a wonderful storyline beginning with this book. I love Sin and BE's characters and the way they connected with each other and played off of each other. Very believable characters. This was just what I needed for a fun read between some of the heavy reading I am doing. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.

Vixen in Vegas is the 2nd book in the Sinful series. So far this one is my fave in the series. It picks up where Sin at Sea left off. There were a lot of emotional roller coaster turns in this boxset. I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat for most of this book. The few questions in my mind from the first book were answered in this book. Now due to the storyline of this book I cannot say that this book was a fun easy read. However, I did enjoy this book. I can’t wait for the next book in this series. I recommend this read but you do need to read the 1st one before you read this one.

Heaven in Hedonism is the 3rd book in the Sinful Series. Another fun read by Emma Nichols. This book is Jolie and Mac’s story although we do catch up with Sin and Ben and their family. This book is heart stopping and HOT. And boy does it take a major turn in events. This fun read was the perfect ending to this series although I hope somewhere down the line Ms Nichols lets the characters resurface in another book. You cannot go wrong with this book but you will want to read the first two books in this series. I highly recommend the fun, fantastic, fabulous read.

I have added Ms Nichols to my author to read and have already downloaded my next book to read.
Profile Image for Jackie Mcgee.
108 reviews16 followers
September 16, 2016
Oh wow

Omg this has to be one of the best series I have read so much going on I laughed, cried what a great series about Sin and Joliet two girls who were free to live there lives how they wanted no commitments to anyone but that maybe about to change go on read this series you won't be disappointed xxx
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228 reviews4 followers
October 12, 2016
This box set follows the lives of Alysin (Sin) and Jolie. They live a lifestyle where they can pack up and take off whenever life gets to be too much. The first two books in this series focus mainly on Sin while book three is all about Jolie. Sin has a particularly bad breakup and she and Jolie decide to go on a cruise while deciding where to relocate to. On the cruise Sin meets a handsome stranger. Books 1 and 2 follow Sin as she falls in love, learns to trust again, and takes risks. Book 3 follows Jolie as she comes to terms with the fact that Sin has settled down. Jolie's new boss orders her to take a vacation and then decides to join her. Soon Jolie finds herself questioning what she thought was true. I recommend reading these books in order so that the reader can get the full experience of Sin and Jolie!
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1,359 reviews4 followers
September 12, 2016
Sinful series indeed!

This series is about Sin, BE and Sin's bff Jolie. Sin and Jolie are nomad entrepeneurs that like to move periodically with their own rules of life. Jolie is a self proclaimed lesbian and Sin is not. After a bad breakup Sin decides it is time to move again with Jolie but before that they take a cruise. That's when BE shows up and steals Sin's heart. The adventure begins and romance blooms. The chemistry off the charts and the love scenes very sexy! But not only Sin will have her HEA or will she?
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154 reviews
October 14, 2021
I took too long to read these. I liked the stories once I finished them but just getting through them was hard for me because I felt it was monotonous and had to put it down a few times. I liked story number one but two made me think why she went from "I know what I want" to "why am I like this?" Story two kind of annoyed me but it was still a good story. I am glad best friend found her love as well in story number three. I laughed at how outrageous Jollie acted. Her character made me like the three stories.
Profile Image for Judy Funk.
170 reviews5 followers
September 11, 2016
Just keeps getting better

The first book in this box set is good and it just gets better from there. But, don't just jump right to the last book or you will miss out on a lot of really good reading and background information that helps you understand the connections between the main characters. Honestly, when I read the first two, I wasn't sure I would enjoy the third, but it ended up being my favorite.
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2,715 reviews1 follower
September 11, 2016
The Sinful Series box set is three standalones stories, but the characters interwind in the next book. They are fast paced and they draw you in and you won't want to put it down till the end. The characters are well developed and realistic. I absolutely love this series!
3 reviews
September 12, 2016
Great Read!!

I love, love, love all three if the books. Sin's and Jolie's journey to loving them selfs and letting other people in I believe can touch everyone. Who doesn't like people falling in love.
20 reviews
October 11, 2016
Dreams come true and good sex helps!

This is a fast paced read. Starts out with some intense fun sex and moves to a deep love with each woman ending up with the most perfect rich man!
20 reviews
March 23, 2018
A Happy Read

I loved the settings and the fact that you follow each characters story . It made me continue reading when I should have stopped and gone to sleep. I wanted more. I wanted each book to continue.
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56 reviews
November 26, 2016
This book turned out to be such surprise and enlightenment. Sin and Ben share such a magic that it's hard to put any device down. I won't be a spoiler, just read and enjoy their journey.
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65 reviews1 follower
January 3, 2017
Great job

This was a hard book to put down. It had a lot of unexpected twists and turns.. Very romantic and inspiring.
197 reviews3 followers
January 18, 2017
I just didn't like it, nothing against her writing, just not the kind of story I wanted to read.

I might give it another shot later but as of right now I didn't enjoy it a lot.
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8,429 reviews63 followers
March 26, 2017
Sin at Sea
What I got doesn't come close to what I was expecting. This is far hotter and way spicier than the blurb suggests. For Alysin, who's as skittish about relationships as a stray cat, the care and attention that Mr. Bedroom Eyes lavishes on her is both enticing and frightening. It's fascinating to watch her dance around their growing feelings as she tries to keep it "no strings attached". I can't wait to turn up the air conditioning and see where they go when they take it up a level in the next book.
Vixen in Vegas
Brace yourselves ladies and gentlemen, this is a bumpy ride. It is an amazingly detailed story that takes you on an emotional roller-coaster ride. Keep the tissues handy, just in case. I loved watching both of them learn to take chances; on each other, on the future, on hope and miracles.
Heaven in Hedonism
One moment can completely change the direction of a life. Jolie learned that another moment can change the direction back again. The final book in this trilogy has me utterly charmed. It's so sweet and precious, it has me wanting my own Mac to drag away to Hedo. I loved seeing Jolie grow past her fears and watching her and Sin's lives exceed their wildest dreams.
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