Definition of Redemption - Review
Definition of Redemption
Definition Series # 3
By Lia Peele
Released October 2nd, 2018
They were the perfect couple until the day they became the perfect survivors …
Scarlett
Six years after suffering two devastating losses Scarlett is on the road to taking her business to another level. For all the things that are going well in her life, her intimate relationships haven’t moved to a level that satisfies her physical and emotional needs.
Putting it simply her personal life sucks. There’s nothing wrong with it, exactly. On the surface everything looks cool but appearances can be deceiving. In Scarlett’s case, they definitely are.
Dev
Walking away from the love of his life shatters Dev into a million pieces. Forced to examine his lifestyle, he transforms his attitude and rebuilds himself from the ground up. Opting to live outside the glare of the spotlight, fate intervenes with an early morning phone call that changes the direction of his life yet again.
Scarlett and Dev exist in the separate worlds they created to recover from their obsession with each other. It hasn’t been easy but it works for them.
Everything changes the day a lucrative business contract with a not-yet-revealed financial source complicates the deal of a lifetime for Scarlett and her organisation.
When she discovers who’s behind the life-changing opportunity, her worlds collide and force her to confront what she thought was long gone.
Can she find a way forward? More to the point, does she want to?
** Definition of Redemption is book three in the Scarlett and Dev saga and it should be read after Definition of Craving. The Definition series has its roots in the contemporary erotic romance genre. It therefore contains sex and adult language. You’ve been warned … just saying! ***
Amount of sex 2 / 5
How explicit is the sex scenes 3 / 5
Story 4.5 / 5
Overall: 4.5 / 5
Oh, how I love the Definition series written by author Lia Peele! As soon as I saw the newest book, Definition of Redemption, I dropped everything and devoured it! I just can’t get enough of Dev and Scarlett. Sometimes I want to yell at them, and other times I’m shaking my head thinking ‘are they serious?’, but mostly I’m fanning myself after reading their steamy sex scenes!
Definition of Redemption begins with two prologues, one for Dev and one for Scarlett, and it occurs a year after they met up again. The prologues help to understand how Dev and Scarlett moved past everything from the second book. By the way, this series has a continuous storyline. Therefore, you will need to read the series from the beginning to fully understand and appreciate it. Okay, so back to the story, the rest of the book springs us ahead six years, and it told from both Dev and Scarlett’s POV.
They bump into each other six years later during a business meeting. Both Dev and Scarlett have done very well for themselves, and they meet up again by chance. Definition of Redemption has so much drama, angst, and emotions that I was glued to my Kindle for the first 70% of the book. Then, oh did it get steamy! I think they made up for all the time apart and wow was it yummy! I just love how naughty Dev can be! Oh, and yes, I did read it all in one day!
Can’t flipping wait for the next in the series!!
*Voluntarily Reviewed an Advanced Copy*
Definition of Flawed
Prequel to the Definition Series
Lia Peele
Released Oct 29th, 2017
Scarlett Trent has been a rule follower all her life. Meeting Paul Jackson changes that. He’s rough around the edges, the epitome of sexy, and strong. He’s everything she wants and more, but her family is not so keen on their relationship
His sizzling bad boy vibe pulls at her like an irresistible magnet. With a knack for mixing things up, he stomps all over her rules. Blessed with a body for sinning, and a face like a fallen angel, he’s a risk taker who challenges her, and she can’t get enough.
When he invites her to move in, excitement replaces her initial apprehension, but that’s short-lived when each new day reveals surprising information about him. Paul takes more than he gives and wrecks everything he touches. Every revelation tears them apart and at the same time, her friendship with his son grows closer.
Will she stand by Paul as his issues detonate, or will she follow the rules like the good girl she used to be?
Amount of sex 3.5 / 5
How explicit 3 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5
Definition of Flawed is a fabulously steamy story by author Lia Peele, which I devoured in one sitting! This book is the author’s debut novel and prequel to her upcoming Definition series. The story is told from Scarlett’s point of view and has a happy for now ending. There is not much that could have pulled me away from this story; it was that good! I am so excited about this upcoming series that I’m having a hard time waiting for the next book!
In this story, Scarlett is finishing her last year at college while working at a coffee shop and living at home. Paul, her boyfriend, was a customer at the store when they first met. After dating for a couple of months, Paul asks her to move in. Scarlett is excited until she finds out Paul has another roommate, Dex. Surprisingly, Dex is his seventeen-year-old son!
The storyline was gripping, and a definite add to your TBR list!
*Voluntarily Reviewed an Advanced Copy*
Definition of Stripped
Definition Series # 1
By Lia Peele
Released March 1st, 2018
Lust. Secrets. Lies.
A girls’ night out. A handsome stranger. A lifetime of secrets.
Scarlett Trent is a young, gorgeous, and successful career woman who is fiercely protective of her reputation in the local business community. When she meets someone from her past, their instant chemistry throws her off balance, and that’s the last position she wants to be in. Especially with him.
Meet Dev Jackson. He never chased anyone. They chased him, and that’s how he played the game until now. No woman excites him as much as Scarlett. She’s hot, sexy with a sassy edge, and that right there scares the hell out of him. As the heat between them rises, doubt begins to plague him. He works the shallow vibe hard because he’s got secrets about his alternative lifestyle and unconventional career choices that he’d rather keep under wraps.
His attitude isn’t the only thing threatening their budding romance. Someone else wants to see them sever ties.
This is a full-length novel; book one of the Definition series and ends with a lead in to the next book – Definition of Craving. If you don’t enjoy books that touch on subjects some people may perceive as taboo, it probably isn’t for you.
Amount of sex 4 / 5
How explicit 4 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5
OMG! I absolutely flipping love Definition of Stripped! This is the first book in the Definition series by author Lia Peele and can be read it as a standalone. Although, I highly suggest you read the prequel, Definition of Flawed, first. It will give you a better foundation to appreciate and fully understand the dynamic between Dev and Scarlett.
Definition of Stripped begins six years after the book Definition of Flawed ends. Dev has grown into a successful, sexy bad boy and Scarlett (Lett) has stayed busy starting her own business. One evening, Lett and her best friend Sian, decide to go to a strip bar for a night of fun. Lett completely drools over Adrian, the headliner of the show. He’s completely hot and has a couple of well-placed piercings, which she drools over. When Lett is approached at the end of the evening, she realizes that she’s been working so hard and in need of a little fun.
Definition of Stripped is well written and full of drama, angst, and has some deliciously yummy sex scenes. You’ll need a couple extra pairs of panties!
*Voluntarily Reviewed an Advanced Copy*
Definition of Craving
Definition Series # 2
By Lia Peele
Released August 21st, 2018
Love. Lust. Longing … and so much more
Scarlett Trent is a woman who is in control. She’s a successful business owner, a contender for the North East Businesswoman of the Year Award, and a woman of means. She knows who she is, what she wants, and where she’s headed. That is, until one extremely handsome distraction… someone from her past … throws her heart and mind into a tailspin.
Dev Jackson is the embodiment of alpha male. He’s got nothing to prove; it’s there in his smile, his attitude, his swagger. He sees life through a rainbow coloured lens and that’s just fine with Scarlett.
Life hasn’t always been easy for him. He’s known hardship and experienced bigotry at close hand. The creator of three identities, managing three successful careers, he’s making sure he’ll never return to those days.
When they reconnect, Scarlett shows him how to be simply Dev and they soon become each other’s favourite pastime. Together they’re stamping their souls into a relationship that fits them.
Their obsession with each other grows stronger every day but Dev’s past constantly tests them, especially when the mysterious Demeter Green won’t leave him alone.
He wants to move on, but his past won’t let him.
The people he left in his wake?
They can’t let him go. Don’t want to let him go.
And these people? They’ll go to any length to persuade him to stay.
Just watch them.
** Definition of Craving is volume two in the five-book Definition series and should be read after Definition of Stripped. If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably read Flawed and Stripped so you know that the Definition series contains sex and swearing … just saying! **
Amount of sex 4 / 5
How explicit is the sex scenes 4 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5
Wow!
Lia Peele has done it again; Definition of Craving is absolutely marvelous! The storyline is well written, gripping and so dang steamy! The characters are fabulous, and I can’t get enough of them. So you are aware, this series has a continuous storyline. Therefore, you will need to read it from the beginning of the series.
Definition of Craving begins where we left off in the Definition of Stripped. Scarlett and Dev’s relationship grows as she comes to terms with Dev’s past. Although, Dev often tries to protect her from it, which doesn’t help when a crazy stalker threatens them. Emotions are all over the place, and I felt like I was on a rollercoaster at times! Oh, at one point, my Kindle was smoking due to their hot and heavy sex scenes! Phew (fanning self). So dang hot! So don’t forget the extra pair of panties!
I absolutely love this series!
Can’t flipping wait for the next in the series!!
*Voluntarily Reviewed an Advanced Copy*
Lia Peele is from the NE of England and is the author of the five book Definition series. She enjoys getting to the grit of the story and writes stories about flawed, dysfunctional, extraordinary characters. She wants to capture your attention and have you thinking about the book the day after you finished, and the day after that, too. If you’re after a Happy Ever After, you’ll get it, but she makes you sweat along the way. She’s just a little twisted like that.
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