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“At 18 I had pennies, but money didn’t make me bold. At 19 I had dollars, but it didn’t dull the pain of being sold. At 20 I had hundreds, but then I met him and was found. At 21 I had thousands, but all I wanted was to be bound.” *** “At 23 I had dollars, but life changed and made me rich. At 25 I had hundreds, but it wasn’t enough to stop my killing itch. At 27 I had thousands, but my reputation didn’t set me free. At 29 I had millions, but I met her and could finally see.” *** Tasmin was killed on her 18th birthday. She had everything planned out. A psychology degree, a mother who pushed her to greatness, and a future anyone would die for. But then her murderer saved her life, only to sell her into a totally different existence. Elder went from penniless to stinking rich with one twist of fate. His lifetime of crime and shadows of thievery are behind him but no matter the power he now wields, it’s not enough. He has an agenda to fulfill and he won’t stop until it’s complete. But then they meet. A beaten girl and a richly dressed thief. Money is what guided their separate fates. Money is what brought them together. And money is what ultimately destroys them. She was poor. He was rich. Together…they were bankrupt.
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0 0MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS - No one does dark like Pepper Winters - so dark that I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that the future books in this series give me even a touch of romance, anything! Poor little Tasmin is taken from a party at only age 18 & spends the next two years as a sex slave, writing her memories down on toilet paper in hopes that someday, someone, anyone, no one will rescue her. The sexual violence she has to endure as Pimlico the sex slave is tragic, but I couldn't stomach the physical violence she was made to withstand. Elder Prest comes into her home one day to do business with her demented master, & it seems that Pim might have a glimpse of hope, a beautiful but damaged man might just notice her. "A penny for your thoughts, silent one." Elder might not realize that his attention to her & his way of treating her as a girl who deserves to eat at the table would make her master punish her severely. Elder finally comes to his senses & returns to rescue Pim in the knick of time - another very violent scene displayed right in front of his eyes. Did Pim basically just trade one master for another? Obviously Elder is a dark man himself but there has to be something that made him return for Pim. My hope is that Pim gets her independence because she now knows that the girl she was of 18 is long gone & maybe that isn't a bad thing. Her eyes are open to real life & real tragedy & she won't take one second for granted if she is given a taste of freedom. So dark & violent & heartbreaking. I would say i need an easy read after this but I just need more!
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