Michelle's Reviews > Wicked Dirty

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A sizzling, intoxicating, sexy read!!!! J. Kenner had me devouring Wicked Dirty, the second installment of Stark World Series in one sitting. I loved everything about this book from the opening pages to the raw and vulnerable characters. With her sophisticated prose, Kenner created a love story that had the perfect blend of lust, passion, sexual tension, raw emotions and love.



Sugar Laine is in desperate need of money. She needs to save her family home, the only last thing she has to remember her deceased mother and baby brother. Working from one job to another is not enough to pay the house and so when she is offered an escort job little did she know that it would have her standing in the doorsteps of Lyle Tarpin.

He touched me— and despite all my defenses, I fell. And now…Well, now I can only hope that when I hit the ground, I won’t shatter into a million pieces. And that maybe—just maybe— he’ll be there to catch me.”

Lyle Tarpin is Hollywood’s rising actor. With the world at his feet, he could have any woman that he wants. Money, fame, and all the attention means nothing to Lyle ever since he lost the only important to him thirteen years ago. His heart is hardened by grief and pain. Sex has always been a means to fill in the empty void. And so when Sugar Laine appears at his doorstep, there was something about her that called to him. She was different from the rest.



When a picture of Sugar and Lyle makes it’s round in the press, Lyle is forced to say that Sugar is his girlfriend not a paid escort. Sugar agrees to be his fake girlfriend in order to save her house. But as they spend more time together, walls of Lyle’s heart begins to crack. Will Sugar be able to fill in the missing pieces of Lyle’s brokenness?

Wicked Dirty was a slow burn romance that slowly picked up pace as Lyle and Sugar began to feel the sexual chemistry that was coursing through them. This book was a palpable romance that was collision course of heat, passion, intensity, sex, and love. The writing as always was perfect. Kenner allowed readers to feel for her characters and the motives that led Lyle and Sugar together. Overall, this was another great addition to the series and I can’t wait for Wicked Torture.

J. Kenner