My body might be allergic to the sun, but it sure isn’t allergic to the seven hot-as-sin men who have turned from friends into my lovers.
My illness prevents me from being out in the sun. Last time I ignored it, I nearly died, so when I announce that I’m going to Iceland to film a documentary about Sasha Snow, everyone thinks I’ve lost my marbles.
Luckily for me, my next-door neighbor and six of my brother’s best friends agree to sail across the ocean with me. Until now, I never viewed the men as anything other than my brother’s friends, but as I watch them work the sailboat, their muscles bunching, sweat glistening on their skin, my desire awakens. Suddenly, I wonder what it would be like to lie underneath them.
Apparently, my seven sailors harbor the same forbidden thoughts, because they confess that they are eager to share me.
How can I resist seven, well-built men with perfect abs, chiseled faces, and passionate lips? It’s impossible. Their touches and kisses make me feel like I’m in paradise.
But paradise is short-lived. As I attempt to film illegal business practices for my documentary, I’m exposed to the sun and fall into a coma. Like Sleeping Beauty, I must hope that one of my seven princes will awaken me.
Will the seven princes manage to bring Sleeping Beauty back to life?
Nicole Casey is a Contemporary Romance Author born and based in The City of Angels. She writes steamy contemporary romance with a happily ever after.
When she isn’t penning sultry scenes, Nicole Casey loves getting lost in her daydreams, going for long nighttime walks, and fine dining. She is also a red wine aficionada and bookworm. Above all, she enjoys nothing more than spending quality time with her loved ones in both human and cat form.
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Aside from the one part where Bonita acted more like a petulant child than a grown woman, I had fun reading this book. My favorite line was, "Buck me, cowboy." It definitely made me laugh!
It was nice to get updates on the characters from book one in the series. A lot of time had passed between the two books. It didn't make me like or dislike it more. Just a surprising observation.
As for Bonita and the Savage Seven, I loved the savage part of that equation. The relationships needed some more work but the team efforts were dynamite. 🔥💥🎉
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UPDATED 3/2023: It was really fun revisiting this story. I think it was even better because it was audio!
Noah, Christian Vlasnic, Ben Deaty, Trevor Keel, Will Johnson, Ken Lynch and Landon Bell may be friends with her brother, but I like how that isn't much of a barrier when Sasha gives them a green light.
Not choosing was the best choice I'd ever made. -- Bonita Rose Morales
Oh, I forgot about the special film Sasha had Bonita make of Sasha and her men. 🔥 Hot 🔥
I received an author's copy of the audio book. The narrators, Heather Firth and Alexander Neal, are good choices for these characters. The pronunciation of Bonita and Hans were off, but that's the worst that I can say.
I usually really enjoy Nicole’s books, but this one I felt was missing something. I didn’t feel any chemistry between the 7 characters. Some of them annoyed me, ie. Noah The storyline was good but I wasn’t feeling the relationship and that’s a shame.
Here we meet Bonita, a girl whose illness forbids her from being exposed to the sun. She embarks on a rather reckless adventure with her brother’s seven best friends, to film a documentary on Sasha Snow.
I see Bonita as a hasty, reckless and selfish person. She does things without thinking about the consequences, or how it will affect others. As far as I've noticed she doesn't even bother. The people around her take great care of her but she doesn't really see it that way. She doesn't even listen to their opinion, she just does what she thinks she should.
The chemistry between Savage Seven and Bonita is already beginning to be seen at the beginning of their journey. I mean, sail on a not so big yacht with 7 handsome men pfff. 🤤 Honestly, some of the men were uninteresting to me at times, idk sometimes I didn't like the way they thought. I find the sex scenes interesting, but I honestly thought there would be more and I don’t know now if I’m happy or disappointed about it.🙄
The twists were, in my opinion, totally unexpected and surprising. At the same time I was both shocked and pleased and i can't figure out where she got the courage to tell her brother the truth hahaha I mean 😶
This is my first book by Nicole Casey and I really liked it.
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In this book we meet Bonita Rose Morales, Ken Lynch, Ben Deaty, Will Johnson, Christian Vlasnic, Landon Bell, Trevor Keel, and Noah. Bonita has a condition that doesn't allow her to go out in the sun. For years now she has been interested in film and documentaries. She knows though you can't just do distance shots. People want to see the action up close. So she has decided to make a documentary about herself. When she sends it off to see if she can be included in a film festival. Though when she gets the news that she isn't included. She doesn't take this as a defeat she takes it as a motivation to go in a slightly different direction. After reading and learning about Sasha Snow she wants to have a contradictory documentary. The thing is not only to get out of the house and get this done she will need help getting to Snow in Iceland. With the 7 men beside her she believes she can do anything? What happens though when things they never expected happen? Will it be a HEA for all of them or will it just be a great adventure they will remember all their life?
Another amazing story by this author. This is an emotional roller-coaster that you won't want to get off of. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Bonita has a illness that keeps her from being able to go out into the sun. She has decided that she's going to do a documentary on Sasha Snow and makes plans to leave to meet with her in Iceland. Everyone thinks she's crazy except for her brother's friends. They offer to go with her and they all sail away together. Will, Christian, Bill, Ken, Noah, Landon and Trevor are all drawn to Bonita and want to keep her safe. Its not long before things get heated on their journey. Will Bonita be able to do her documentary? What will happen between her and the men?
This is a steamy story that once I started it I couldn't put it down. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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Bonita has a rare disease so has spent her life avoiding the sun. Her one joy was creating videos/film, sand decides that she really wants to interview Sasha Snow. She ends up traveling to Iceland with her film crew of 7 men, and stay with Sasha and her men. Things get super heated between Bonita and the Savage Seven, and their relationship grows. As they try to infiltrate some suspected illegal activities, excitement happens, and Bonita falls into a coma. The men now have to make a decision which will affect whether they reach their HEA with Bonita. I thought this was a fun twist on the fairy tale and was quite entertaining.
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What are simply fantastic story. This was a new take on sleeping beauty, but with seven princes. I loved the story of Bonita and her meeting Snow in Alaska, and how she went from intending to do an interview with Snow but doing an expose on the corrupt energy people. Not only did she go from being with her seven crewmen to do this documentary, but she explored her sexuality with each and everyone of those men. There was danger and adventure and of course her happily ever after with her seven men. Not only was she there queen but they were her willing servants.
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With a dangerous allergy to the sun, Bonita feels she is looking at the world from a distance what she really wants to be is in the middle of it. When a chance to film a documentary, Bonita and her crew jump on the chance to go to Iceland. Meeting Sasha, Bonita and her became fast friend and learn more than she expected.
Sleeping with Beauty is a hot and steamy RH filled danger and suspense as their simple film turns into B and E, kidnapping, corporate espionage that will leave you shifting in your seat.
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2.75 stars, round up to 3 Okay, so here’s the thing. I didn’t read the first book and read this one because the I thought the sun allergy would be an interesting twist. I thought Bonita was childish. Although I understand her sentiment of wanting to be in control of her body, I felt like when she woke up and she blamed everything on the men…. it annoyed me. Like girl, what do you expect them to do?? You’re in a coma ?? I wish her relationship with the men were more developed. We got Noah’s point of view, so I understood her relationship with him, but the other men were just forgettable. I can’t even tell you what their names are. Continuing with both those points, I wish we got more from the “grand gesture” moment. I wish we actually saw them talk instead of an “I’m sorry!” “What are you sorry for? Let’s fuck!” It made their relationship seem even more surface level and just lust and the main problem here didn’t feel resolved. I don’t see them working out in the future. The last plot point i had a problem with was the accidental pregnancy trope. I don’t have a problem with it. But this one was straight up unrealistic. She’s been sick all her life and knows how easy it is for her to get sick and not once did she think to use protection? especially more so because she’s sleeping with SEVEN MEN? okay buddy… not only is she being unsafe with herself but with the others too. Other than that, the spice was pretty good. The humor was nice and I thought the audiobook was great quality and I loved the narrators. I did enjoy the writing sometimes. It’s not world shattering but it was an easy book to read and it got me out of my slump.
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Bonita has been feeling trapped for a long time. She was born with a deadly allergy to the sun and everyone around her dedicate themselves to keeping her safe especially after an incident as a teenager when she stayed out too late and ended up in a coma dur to sun exposure. Bonita's dream is to make movies but it is really hard to do when you are stuck inside during the day. Her first attempt at a film was one of her talking about what it is like being allergic to the sun. When she sudmitted it to a festival, it was turned down. Now her goal is to make a film about a reclusive woman billionaire who makes solar equipment .The problem is Sasha Snow lives in Iceland and Bonita can't fly there. Luckily she has her Savage Seven to help her in her plans. The seven men include Noah, her next door neighbor who is her brother's best friend and six other guys interested in film making or helping her out. Bonita's best friend wants her to pick on of the 7 and get rid of her v-card but Bonita is uncertain. That all changes on their trip across the ocean. Bonita and her Savage Seven are building a fantastic relationship until Bonita is kidnapped and exposed to the sun. Now she is in a coma and her seven men have to make a tough decision. Will they be able to wake their slleping Beauty?
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Bonita is allergic to sunlight. Overexposure sends her into a coma that can kill her. Her parents are overly protective to keep her safe, smothering her and making her feel imprisoned at the same time. To keep herself sane, she makes films/documentaries under the title of Vampire Chick productions She’s attracted to Noah, her brothers best friend and their next door neighbour. Unknown to Bonita, Noah is crazy about her. He helps her out with her antics along with their friends and film crew, Ben, Ken, Christian, Landon, Will and Trevor. Sasha Snow is a Solar power billionaire who is based in Iceland. A very private person, Bonita wants to interview her for her next documentary, using their totally opposite relationships with the sun as her starting point. When Sasha agrees, she makes the arrangements for Bonita and her crew, ‘The Savage Seven’, to travel to Iceland. There the meet Sasha and her seven hunky GQ-esque guards. But as Bonita and her savages develop intense feelings, they discover that Sasha’s new neighbours are spies for her corrupt rival, and suddenly a new documentary is in development. A really enjoyable RH with a nod to Sleeping Beauty. The story is fun, sexy and entertaining. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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This series just keeps getting better and better with every book that I listen to. This book felt so unique to me. Our main character, Bonita, has quite an allergy to the sun, a deadly one that has restricted her all of life. And she certainly has been restricted men wise. That all changes after her video is rejected, and she reaches out to one of her idols who harnesses the sun for better purposes. Sasha Snow who is our main character in the first book. After reaching out, Sasha invites Bonita to her home in Iceland, and she ends up taking 7 men with her.
The narration for this book was perfect, and I loved how close they got while on the boat, and their temptation let loose, and they all connected with each other. I love this pairing of narrators together. The story from start to finish was utterly amazing, and the plot was so good. There was definitely a lot of character development, in my opinion, and that made it better than it could have been
We only get the perspective of Bonita and Noah, one of the guys in the story. I wish we would have got some perspectives from all of the guys which is the only thing I could have wanted more in this book of, we certainly see the other 6 characters alot but don't really get their own voice.
This book is phenomenal and I loved it! We get to head back to Iceland when Bonita, a young woman with a rare allergy to the sun, manages to get invited to visit Sasha Snow after showing her the film she made about her condition. She will take seven of her friends with her, including her brother's best friend, Noah. While there, she will learn about Sasha's relationship with the seven men in her house and Bonita will decide to try it with her own seven. Trouble is afoot when they find that the neighbors are actually spies. Bonita will get involved when everyone else tells her not to and it will land her in serious trouble, and in a serious condition. It will be made worse when they find out she's pregnant. The men will have to make a choice and when she emerges from her coma, Bonita is not happy to hear what choice they made. It will take her going home alone to realize that maybe she judged them too harshly. But in the end, her film will find it's ending as will the tale of her and her men and it will make her very, very happy.
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Bonita is allergic to the sun. It meant she could only be outside during the night. To keep herself busy, Bonita filmed her brother's seven friends and the next door neighbor. Everyone thought they were great films. It gave Bonita an idea. She wanted to film a movie with Sasha Snow. Her parents thought she was crazy. This is not your child's Sleeping Beauty. This one has adult themes and explicit language. That being said, this story is the base for a terrific story. The writing is superb and the characters are well defined. I love that the author used an illness we don't know much about in this story. It gives it an interesting twist. The logistics alone are difficult. Bonita must avoid the sun. She gets mail from Sasha Snow to work on her project. This book includes new love and a new couple. The other issues the author puts in the story help to make it a good one.
I found no issues.
I gave this one 4 cheers out of 5 because it needed a bit more buildup before the unveiling of the climax of the story. The author provided a copy of the book but I chose to review it.
Bonita has a very rare skin condition called Solar Urticaria. She has been sheltered all of her life by her parents. The one time she did rebel when she was a teen with her best friend she ended up in a coma. Bonita gets frustrated as it seems all her choices are taken from her by well meaning people. But she decides to sneak away with the her production crew 'the savage seven' to Iceland to do a documentary on a leading scientist in soalr energy. While there they uncover more than underhand dealings, they discover Bonita has feelings for all 7 guys. Noah who is her brother's best friend and also their neighbour has had had feelings for Bonita for years. He realises that to be with Bonita he will have to let go of his jealousy and work with the other 6 guys if he wants any kind of relationship.
A feel good story dealing with a woman who wants so much more than her sheletered life she has had so far. Who wants to be in control of her own destiny. While dealing with struggles of a new polyamory relationship the team also deal with a major threat while gathering intel for the documentary.
This is the second book in the Seven Ways to Sin series by Nicole Casey. Due to a skin condition, Bonita is unable to live life in the sun. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, she determines to be different, to have different and to accomplish something just for herself. In order to achieve her goals, she needs to interview Sasha Snow. Bonita and seven of her brother's best friends set sail to meet and interview the elusive Sasha Snow (from Snow and the Seven Men, Seven Ways to Sin, Book 1). During the voyage, Bonita finds herself falling for her brother's friends - all of them - the Savage Seven. Throw in a little intrigue - someone out to get Sasha Snow - a whole lot of love and one damsel in distress needing a kiss to awaken her and you have great elements to the retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairytale. It was great to catch up on Sasha and her seven men and to see how they impacted Bonita's love story.
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Review: I went into this one already knowing it was connected to Book 1, so I had some idea what to expect — lots of heat, lots of fun, and a twist on a fairy tale. But Sleeping with Beauty surprised me. There’s more vulnerability here. The heroine, dealing with her illness and restrictions, gave the story a layer of fragility under all the steamy fantasy. Still, it didn’t shy away from the reverse harem deliciousness Nicole Casey does so well.
Narration: Heather Firth and Alexander Neal are a great duo who kept the fantasy playful but emotional when needed.
Would I Recommend It? Yep! Especially if you liked Book 1 - Snow and the Seven Men. This one builds on the world, has higher stakes, and a bit more heart while keeping the fantasy and heat front and center.
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The Story Bonita is a young woman with a deadly allergy that dreams of a future as a film maker and the ability to live her life on her own terms. When she gets the opportunity to go to Iceland and interview her role model Sasha snow she sets sails with her brother's best friend and 6 sexy hunks to live out an adventure of a lifetime but when her health is put on the line can her men protect her?
My review SO MUCH HOTNESS! Book 1 was so much fun and this one continues! Bonita is off to meet Sasha snow from Snow and the Seven men and she's taking 7 hunks that also happen to be her film crew. The 7 of them a sexy as sin and the trip to Iceland is sexual tension to the max. I love that we get to see Sasha and her men again which was really fun. Again there's a plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat between all the sex scenes and I did not see things coming! Another great story!
"Sleeping with Beauty: Seven Ways to Sin, Book 2" by Nicole Casey is a sizzling erotic audiobook that will take your breath away! This reverse harem romance elevates the classic Sleeping Beauty story, featuring a strong and sassy heroine and seven swoon-worthy heroes who will stop at nothing to win her heart. As Beauty navigates her desire for her seven sailors, the story takes a wild and exciting turn, full of romance, humor, and adventure. However, as Beauty goes into a coma, the plot takes a dramatic turn, forcing the seven princes to fight for her life and affection. The narrator brings the characters to life, capturing their emotions and chemistry in a way that will keep you hooked. "Sleeping with Beauty" is a must-listen for fans of reverse harem romance and fairy tale retellings, as it perfectly blends romance, mystery, and adventure.
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Great story. Bonita's story had me hooked from the start & I never wanted to put it down. Determined not to let her illness restrain her from her love of making films/documentaries she made a plan with 7 of her friends to report on a story with Sasha Snow. Setting off to Iceland the last thing she expected was to develop a sexual & deeper feelings of love with her friends 'The Savage Seven' which also included was Noah her brothers best friends who had lived her for years. This story is not only hot, dangerous, tough decisions, heartbreak, new friends but it was quite emotional & at times I did tear up a bit. It was great to see how Sasha's & her guys from the previous book as well. Definately recommend this book.
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Um. The first book was okay, but this one is absolute trash, sorry to say. I got the plot, but the heroine is so confusing. She’s also… stupid? I just can’t with her.
And it’s a downer for an RH book to focus only on two characters, the woman and only one man. This book has only 2 POVs, Bonita (h) and Noah (brother’s best friend).
While I’m aware this is fiction, I feel like it’s inconsiderate over the men’s feelings. Bonita was one selfish annoying brat. While Book 1 showed somewhat each character’s character (the men), this one… nothing. They were all eye candies. It sucks.
And while I’m a fan of crossovers, it’s just not doing it for me to see Sasha and her men again in this. They took the spotlight. See? I’m more interested with their lives instead of the main leads.
Disappointing. Not going to continue with the next books in the near future
Bonita suffers from an illness where she cannot be in the sun. She is a filmmaker and wants to do a story on Sasha Snow. Traveling to Iceland with her crew and brother’s best friend (7), Sasha sends a yacht for her and on this yacht, she starts to open up to the idea of just having fun! Bonita starts having feelings for her 7 crew mates and the party starts! But when someone is threatening to reveal Sasha’s secrets, Bonita feels that she has to make this right. Going against her men, she heads out and ends up being captured. Will her men find her in time? And when the men have to make a decision in a life or death situation, will Bonita take it the wrong way?
Learning to overcome your fears, faults, and disabilities plays a major role in this story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Bonita has a rare autoimmune disease that makes her unable to be in sunlight. Despite that, or possibly because of that, she wants to live a normal life and make movies that connect with others. She reaches out to Sasha Snow, a billionaire who made her fortune harnessing the power of the sun, in hopes of doing a documentary about her. Sasha extends an invitation to Bonita to visit her home in Iceland, and takes care of all travel arrangements. Bonita takes her crew, nicknamed the savage seven, with her to work on filming while there. Things get steamy relatively quickly, but of course there are several bumps along the way. Ultimately, they get their HEA.
The narrators for the audiobook were outstanding.
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Not your mama’s fairy tale. I feel like this story actually takes the fairy tale back to its earliest roots, when it wasn’t something quite as chaste as a kiss that awakens the sleeping heroine. Bonita’s zest for life was so clear in everything she did, and it was easy to sympathise with her desire to chart her own destiny. I wasn’t quite as happy when she used that need for independence to take some very reckless actions. The Savage Seven stole my heart in every interaction. I pretty much adored them from the very beginning. I loved the way this book crossed over with the previous one. It was so much fun to get a “where are they now?” look at Snow and her seven. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.
Great take on Sleeping Beauty as she gets more than one Prince Charming. Bonita has a rare skin problem as she can't go out into the sun as it makes it deadly to her health. She's off to Iceland to do a documentary on her friend Sasha Snow. She has her next door neighbor and 6 of her brothers best friends to help her sail to Iceland. As she watches her 7 hunky sailors work their muscles and sweat she starts getting forbidding fantasies and finds that her sailors are also having the same fantasies. When she happens to get in the sun she falls into a coma. Which one of her 7 princes will be able to wake her up? Such a fun story that will keep you reading till the very end. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Bonita has a rare allergy to the sun. Bonita decided to go into film making. Bonita has a crew which is Ken, Landon, Ben, Will, Christian, Trevor and Noah her brothers best friend and next door neighbor. Bonita likes to call them the savage seven. Bonita meets up with the guys at night to talk over what the next project. Bonita decided that she wanted to do a documentary on Sasha Snow. Bonita knows that Sasha is a private woman. Bonita got hold of Sasha and she welcomed them to Iceland. Bonita was tried of everyone else telling her on how to live her life. So she decided to take her life into her own hands. I enjoyed reading this book. I loved the storyline and plot. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Quite a different twist on sleeping beauty. Instead of being poisoned by an apple, she gets sun poisoning which puts her into a coma. Bonita is a young woman who wants to get out into the world and live, but who has been held back by her family due to her issues with the sun making her severely sick. She decides she is going to go to Iceland to do some filming and her brother's friends decide to sail her there and take care of her so that she is protected from the sun. This is a reverse harem romance with some humor, a kidnapping and other illegal activities by the evil bad "witch", and a lot of steamy action. It is fairly well written and a fun read.
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This is a brilliant twist on Sleeping Beauty. Bonito has built herself a career of making small films and when an opportunity comes to film a documentary about Sasha Snow in Iceland she can't turn it down. She suffers from a condition that means that if she goes out in the sun it could kill her, at the least put her in a coma. With seven of her best friends they travel to Iceland to make the film. When feelings change between Bonita and her seven men can they all share her or will jealousy get in their way. The book is full of drama, emotion, some suspense but also so many hot steamy scenes. Will they be able to save Bonita when her worst fears come true. Loved the ending.
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