Should have known better. I stopped reading this series when The Mistress came out. I even returned the book after I read it because it made me so angry. I hate all this mind game sex stuff. I should have know better not to accept a copy when asked, because I had that gut feeling I would not like it.

I wanted to like it I like Kingsley and thought his story would be interesting. Again I should have known better. Kinky sex and pain rule the book, n top of head games. Not my cup of tea.

Sorry to say I didn’t like it skimmed the end. I will know better next time to skip the request. Received a copy from the publisher for a honest review.

3.5 Mon Roi Stars!

Kingsley is a Frenchman who appears and I run, well I walk in a manner that left no question I was being attentive. In Chateau, we meet a younger, less polished Kingsley who is still mourning an old school friend who haunts his nights when he is sent on a mission to rescue his commanding officer’s nephew from the clutches of a sex cult.

Of course Kingsley works his charm and is able to infiltrate the Chateau and so begins his adventure, distracting him from the doldrums he has found himself in of late. The goings on at the Chateau was risqué and sordid. Kingsley is not a man to shy away from such a challenge and he performs his duty with the dedication you would expect of a man with nothing to lose.

I smirked at the puns, especially the one that referred to a scenario where the father would commend his son for being so lucky! That information could have saved a particular troubled woman a lot of angst in a previous book. Here though, it was not his call to make and neither he nor the other men made sure they embraced the life on offer at the Chateau.

In The Chateau Kingsley is portrayed as a man who discovers a kindred spirit or two. There is one woman in particular who recognises an opportunity to help Kingsley find comfort in her company. Help is such a loose term. Kingsley is no stranger to pain. So be warned, the kink gets dark and the flashbacks are explicit.

My preference is for the Kingsley who arrogantly charms his subjects while ruling his kingdom. He was present to an extent in this book but his vulnerability was definitely at the forefront. What surfaced above his vulnerability was the mystery surrounding the Chateau and the Madame who ran it. He finds himself having to make an impossible choice and the knowledge his choice brings him allows him to become the man he becomes.

I gradually eased into the story and enjoyed the mystery as it built. The twist had me silently mourning the revelation while simultaneously applauding the unexpected plot twist. Fans of the Original Sinners will relish the opportunity to spend time with one of the favourite characters from the series. As this is the 9th book in the Original Sinners series readers will have a deeper appreciation for the characters if the series is read in order, beginning with the first book, The Siren.

I haven't read the rest of the books in this series, so I could tell there was some stuff I was missing out on. However, it works well enough as a standalone. I was hooked on the premise as a re-imagining of "The Story of O" and it did deliver. I was not as interested in the thriller plot, but that is on me, and if you like thrillers that part is probably fun! I would be careful not to recommend this book as a romance, but if people are looking for dramatic erotic thrillers, I will definitely suggest this.

I was so fortunate to receive an ARC copy of this book. Tiffany is hands down my favorite author and this standalone was just perfect. I applaud her ability to re-imagine a classic and taboo novel and turn it into something as equally twisted and poignant. Although this is labeled a standalone I think parts of the novel would definitely be lost on one who is not familiar with the characters in the series and their pasts. I find this novel, as a whole, to be a source of character development. Her use of fear, uncertainty, and human weakness not only help us to understand the main character but will sometimes make you question yourself. Per her standard, there is never one dull moment. Every page is filled with either self realization, stellar wit or something dark and deliciously twisted. As always, Five Stars for Tiffany Reisz

*Sigh* Kingsley. He's my absolute favorite original sinner from Tiffany Reisz, so I knew I would love The Chateau before I even started reading. I also expected a good amount of messing with my mind, since that's pretty much the hallmark of this series. What I didn't realize was how much more I could love this book character. That was a most pleasant surprise.

This book covers the time period during Kingsley's enlistment as an operative for a French military organization. He's given an assignment to rescue a Colonel's relative from a cult. After Kingsley worms his way into The Chateau, he finds something different and something that suits his sexuality. In The Chateau, men serve the women as submissives, and the woman in charge is a sadist cut from the same cloth as Soren. There's lots of mind games happening here. I finished this book yesterday and I'm still thinking about them which makes me quite giddy! I loved it.


What was really interesting to me in reading of the Chateau was seeing how the older Kingsley was influenced by his experiences there. He's such a wonderful character and this book highlights why I like him... he's complicated. I think even more so than Soren, so much more. Seriously, I'm more in love with this character today after reading this book, and that's a very satisfying feeling. I adored the conversations in this book, in particular, when Kingsley and the madame in charge of the house discuss sadism and how a sadist views their actions in the context of their meaning. It is one of the most amazing conversations on this topic that I have read in the erotic romance genre.

I believe this book can be read standalone, but you will probably get a little more enjoyment out of it if you've read the Original Sinners series first. If you haven't, I'm sure that it will make you want to read more about Kingsley and the rest of the sinners!

Definitely recommended!

I’m new to Tiffany’s books and was pleasantly surprised by how good this book is. I couldn’t put it down. I really enjoyed it

I didn’t quite know what I was getting into here. If you like violent sex, with the man being the masochist this might just be your cup of tea.

The Château was wickedly delicious, deliciously wicked, and I was completely immersed in King's youth. The secrecy, the darkness and the yearning really spoke to me. The gorgeous writing managed to bring light to everything that happened, and the only disappointment I had was that there was 'the end' on the last page.

I kind of read this one by mistake. It's a prequel to the Sinners series which I haven't read but this was not indicated on NG at the time I got the review copy, so I had no idea when I started it. I was probably around the middle when I realised that the name Kingsley sounded familiar, so there it is.
This story works as a standalone and it's a undownputable erotic romantic thriller. It's all about kink and mind-games and it's captivating but it did push my boundaries to the extreme and I don't think I will be reading more of the stories in this world. Some bits around pregnancy, kids and families did not make me happy. I don't feel in a position to recommend this book or not, all I can say that reading it has been an interesting experience for me.

Even though it’s book 9 in the series, it can be read as a standalone. I’ve only read the first two books in this series, which I loved.

I didn’t fully connect with Kingsley or the story. It started slow for me and took awhile before I became engrossed in the story. There was some humor and mystery. It was interesting to see Kingsley as a young man. He came across as young and innocent, although he was anything but. Tiffany threw in a few little twists that I didn’t see coming. I’m a big fan of Tiffany Reisz, but this book fell a little short for me.

This is the first book I have read by this author, but it won't be my last. We meet Kingsley who is on a mission to rescue his commander's nephew from a sex cult. This story unfolds into an erotic thriller that I could not put down. I plan on going back to read the other books in this series.

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley and am leaving a review.

5 + AWESOME STARS!!

The Chateau is an erotic thriller, and is the 9th installment in the Original Sinners series, but with twists and turns. This is a standalone, and if you're new to this series or the author, this is a great way to start your new delicious addiction.

Exquisitely subtle, deeply meaningful, scorching hot and a very intense blast from the past, were we get more of this amazing character we're all fascinated and crazy about it. A younger version of Kingsley on his early 20's trying to infiltrate a so called sex cult in order to run a rescue mission.

I wish I can go on and share more with you, but it wouldn't be fair spoiling the story for you, just trust me when I say that you'll be falling deeper for King.

The writing is superb. Tiffany Reisz is remarkably gifted at not only bringing the story to life, but in masterfully writing BDSM scenes that are something to behold to.

I highly recommend this book!!

I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review, but in addition I've purchased my own copy. Thank you!!

This is, apparently, the ninth in a series, but I read it as a standalone. I’m sure I missed a lot of backstory, especially as it’s framed as two lovers having a conversation about an event from one man’s past that he’d never told the other about. This is not a romance – there’s no HEA or HFN – but it is an enjoyable romp of an erotic spy thriller.

“I told you they fuck with you here,” Leon said. “Didn’t I? They fuck with all of us all the time.”
“Then why do you want to stay?”
Leon looked at him like he was crazy. “Everyone fucks with everyone all the time. Might as well get fucked with by beautiful women who let you fuck them after. Really, what’s there to complain about?”
Kingsley shook his finger at the boy. “You make a point.”


It’s set in the late 80s, mostly in France, and stars Kingsley, a cynical spy for a nameless French government organization. Unlike his usual assignments of killing Nazis or KGB, instead he’s sent to find the nephew of his boss, who’s disappeared into a femme-domme sex cult in the French countryside. OK, the plot sounds absolutely bonkers when put like that, and honestly it is a bit over the top, but Kingsley is such a fascinating character. He’s intelligent and observant (he is, after all, a spy) but he also has some surprising soft spots, including one for an ex-boyfriend he still loves.

“Life had given him so much pain and suffering, it made no sense to him that he craved more of it. Maybe that’s why he’d called Madame. Because if anyone knew the answer to why he craved pain when life had given him more than enough of it, it would be her.”


The book is chock full of kinky sex. Kingsley is into masochism, several of the women are into sadism, and there’s some other random kinkiness thrown in for good measure. Most of this is completely not my thing, but a lot of it is about discovering who these characters are through their actions – sexual and otherwise – and I loved the thriller plot. Why is the colonel so worried about his nephew? Is the nephew actually being held against his will? Why did all of the other operatives sent to infiltrate the cult fail?

Overall, this was quite enjoyable, and I’ve put the first in the series on my TBR. Recommended if you’re looking for a bit of kinky spy erotica!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

5 "January Eyes" stars
iffany is not a writer, she's a conjurer, a magician. Her books are optical illusions and the moment you open the pages, you step into the Narnia of her creation. The outside world forgotten, you are now trapped willingly in her dungeons where demons come out to play. Søren, Mistress Nora, and now Kinglsey.
Reading her books is akin to baptism, you just get dunked in her words like holy water and your hidden kinky guilty pleasures get absolved of all shame. I felt a Euphoria that was religious and supernatural. 
I opened the page, met Kingsley and Madame, and ever since I've been having an out-of-body experience. It's an inexplicable phenomenon, you truely start believing in this mythical world and it's superhumans.
Kinsley Edge, who we met in the Original Sinners books is John Kingsley here.
His cover was “John Kingsley Edge,” a twenty-seven-year-old American mystery novelist— as yet unpublished, living out his Hemingway-in-Paris dreams. 
Having served as a Legionnaire, now his missions are covert, lethal & dangerous. By day he's occupied and focused, it's the nights that haunts him. His lover invades his dreams and taunts him mercilessly. He of wounded pride and bruised ego, refuses to accept the shameless love.
“How do I find you again?” Kingsley asks. 
“Please, tell me before I wake.”
“You don’t find me,” the boy says. “I find you.”
“Find me then.”
“When it’s time.”
“When will it be time?”
“When you find you.” 
He is wandering like a spirit in limbo, seeking absolution and acceptance from his lover, Marcus Stearns.
A new mission takes him to the Secret Chateau, a Madame who he wants to go logger heads with and a deep seated desire to be a submissive. All this confusion makes him blind to the fact that he's way over his head in the game of chess played between Alice & Colonel Masson. Recovery mission soon becomes Rechérché mission. A search for his own closure, his own soul-sorting.
"This place definitely seemed too good to be true. 
Beautiful, intelligent, kinky women. 
An elegant luxurious château. 
Quiet. Serenity. Refinement. Fucking amazing food. 
A sadist. An exquisite, vicious, delicious sadist… Oh, there had to be a catch."
I've become a HUGE fan of her style of writing. Her books should hang in a museum like art masterpieces, for all the world to admire. Andrew calls himself her manservant and I'm uniquely jealous of his standing at this moment now. She's a true Madame of BDSM writing, low key, confident in her talent, amidst the so called pseudo-intellectuals claiming authenticity.
“He tied you up to tell you he never wanted you to leave him. 
He bit you because you were the food to his soul. 
He struck you to mark you as his possession, as a valuable he would want returned to him if lost or stolen. 
That’s why you miss it, Kingsley. 
That’s why you miss the pain. 
Because every time he hurt you, he was trying to tell you in the only way he could how much he loved you.” 
And here I thought, the pain was all about breaking the body and spirit. It's more about restoration, wiping the slate clean and rebuilding of a submissive in a master's own image. Customising a human, sort of!!!! Thank you Tiffany!
I bet she laughs in her corner everyday, polishing her crown, with Søren by her side, a step behind and when she closes the heavy wooden doors to play with her characters and chronicle their wicked games, i get a weird feeling, that the corner seat in the playroom where Kingsley and Colette have their wedding night, is not just a figment of my imagination and one time, maybe Queen Reiss is/was an occupant?!!!!. 
I swear my mind is playing tricks. Like I said, opening her book is like gazing in the crystal ball. You can't believe what your eyes read.
The Chateau is a central character. It's walls throbbing with playful intrigue, trap doors, secret chambers and trick games add to the allure & mystery. Free will is an illusion. You're a puppet as soon as you pick up the phone to seek admittance.
Of the characters, Madame is of course the most interesting, Polly and Colette are, dutiful servants or perverted playactors.....I've yet to decide. If they were genuine, they deserve accolades for their Oscar worthy performances. I mean the lip biting virgin act of Colette had me going soft on her.
Polly was right about one thing. Kingsley is adorable little boy, craving non sexual touch and care, just made me wanted to hug him tight. Hide him in my embrace.
“Bonne chance, Madame.” The sentiment was sincere. This is what he came here for, after all— to be free once and for all of the hold that boy in the forest had on him. Or die trying."
By this time I was really teary eyed. Enough already Marcus!!! 
His extreme kinks give him a path to absolution at least, for that I'm eternally grateful. 
I swam through this blazing story, red hot fiery lust filled river, I dunked, soaked, steamed and came out plenished. A fantastical journey, that ought to be mandatory guide to all the wannabe BDSM writers. A benchmark to measure up to. Now I have to go bavvk to the start and read Søren & Nora
“Ah,One more regret for the butcher’s bill.”

I feel like I say this about every single Tiffany Reisz book I read but I can't help it. I'm powerless against her word sorcery and The Chateau once again shows that--I couldn't put it down, sleep be damned. Fans of her Original Sinners series are going to LOVE The Chateau and a chance to see two of their favorite characters again and readers who are brand new to this particular book world will be equally enamored with it because the references to the series are woven so smoothly that you don't need to know anything about these characters to enjoy this novel as a stand alone novel.

It's completely absorbing, this novel, and I don't really know where to start. So I'll just say that I loved getting to see Kingsley in his more youthful days--to see him experience things that had a huge impact on his adult life and to see how he and Madame worked through some things that they both had in common (some of the discussions they had were so very insightful). I enjoyed trying to put all the puzzle pieces together before things were revealed and I especially enjoyed the very last section.

So, in summary, I love all things Tiffany Reisz and The Chateau is definitely a must read!

I picked this one up on NetGalley when I was in the mood for something different. I didn't realize it was a part of a series, let alone book 9 in that series. I had no clue till I went to mark on Goodreads that I was reading it. That being said, I haven't read any of The Original Sinners series so take that into account when reading my review. 

I do enjoy Tiffany's books. Some are very hot and heavy on the erotica, and some are very story driven. This is kinda both but more erotica. I liked the story behind The Chateau and that was probably my favorite part of the book. 

The characters were also an enjoyable part of the book. Kingsley took a bit to get invested in but I really liked Madame. 

I'm not sure if this was enough to push me to read the previous books but I did like this book. Everyone of Tiffany's books is an experience and I'm looking forward to her next one.

5 “God Bless America” Stars

What in the world did I just read? Tiffany Reisz sure does spin a web in her storytelling. One that you must read thoroughly or you miss little tidbits that change the whole story.

Sitting down and devouring this story, I figured out that Catherine was one person that you wouldn’t want on you bad side. She is a puzzle maker, cutting each piece to perfection, allowing each piece to fit together perfectly.

Kingsley is at the Chateau for work. He is going to locate a young man who has just up and left his family. He’s joined this ‘cult’ that no one has been able to crack and get into. Leave it up to the exceptionally trained Kingsley to get past Catherine’s test and into the Chateau.

Read this story carefully, work the pieces of the puzzle before trying to make the picture beautiful. There is a proper way that the pieces fit and once you’ve put them together, what a story the picture tells!!!

Absolutely loved The Chateau! Sometimes I find myself whispering this too…
”It’s all right… It was just a dream.

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‘I love you. I still love you. I hate you. I still hate you. I want you. I’ll always want you. I only left you so you’d come and find me. Come and find me. Find me and come.’

Another brilliant instalment in the world of Tiffany Reisz’s Original Sinners series. We travel back to when Kingsley is a mere twenty four year old Lieutenant in France. He is a rogue under orders. A man running from the one who owns his heart, sent on an undercover investigation and retrieval mission. Where better to try and disappear yet find yourself than inside the house of a sex cult who celebrate the Story of O?! With Søren very much playing on the mind and in the heart of our beloved Frenchman we learn of a time when introspection and soul searching takes the lead through the manipulations of the illustrious Madame.

‘Use me. Hurt me. Destroy me because you’re the one who created me. Kill me because you’re my only reason for living. Find me because I’m lost without you.’

The elusive Madame drew out the vulnerable side of our cocky lovable Frenchman who has a penchant for sarcastic humour and erotic thrills. I really felt the breath of Søren on the back of my neck as I was reading. His presence felt in the shadows of every word written. The invader of dreams and fantasies. Kingsley goes on a journey -which clearly- as we now know left a permanent imprint on his life thereafter. Thrilling, kinky, erotic and emotional. A story of a strong women and a man who’s somewhat lost.

“He broke me. In so many ways, he broke me. He broke me until I was happy I was so broken. The more pieces of me there were, the more pieces of me there were for him to break into even smaller pieces. By the time he was done with me I was nothing but shards. If I’d spent another day with him, I would have been the dust on the bottom of his shoe.”

I swear I say this every time I review, but this series, these characters- they truly are my heart. I immerse myself so fully I convince myself I’m part of the story. An active character in the shape of a voyeur and eager participant. I can’t get enough, I will never have enough. I will inhale every single instalment Tiffany Reisz releases. Every book a brilliantly written piece of a wonderful and epic puzzle which has me falling in love all over again.

“He tied you up to tell you he never wanted you to leave him. He bit you because you were the food to his soul. He struck you to mark you as his possession.”

***I received an ebook copy from the author at no cost***

I could write a whole book about why I love Kingsley Boissonneault. He's easily one of my top five favorite characters ever written by any author. The Chateau is all about him, and Reisz did us good.

King is young in this book, a mere 24-years-old. He's cocky, loves to have as many women as he can, and continues to nurse memories from the boy who owned him years earlier. When he's sent on a mission to investigate a sex cult he gets more than he bargains for, and ends up on a personal journey of all things erotic and BDSM in the meantime.

The idea of the chateau itself both intrigued and excited me. A castle full of men who are subservient to women. The castle itself is based off The Story of O (which I now feel like I must read). Madame is intelligent and captivating, and knows when and how to wield her power. I quite enjoyed her character, and am hoping that we might get another glimpse of her in future books.

I loved seeing Kingsley before he became the well-known man he is in present-day times of the series. His journey in this book, at the chateau, was instrumental in helping shape him into the man he becomes. His relationship with Madame reminded me of his with Søren in some aspects, but Madame has her own way of interacting with subs and slaves. Kingsley discovered himself in ways that he hadn't before. I'm not going to give out spoilers, but I can confidently say that any fan of Kingsley will love where Reisz takes him in this book. (And seeing him all vulnerable, as a submissive ... Unf. So amazing.)

Kingsley and Søren's relationship is referenced a few times throughout the book. King still aches for his former lover. Some of his time in the chateau is reminiscent of the time he spent with Søren. Søren appears in King's dreams pretty frequently, which broke my heart a bit and gave me butterflies.

When it comes to erotica, especially of the BDSM variety, Reisz is my go-to author. Her imagination knows no bounds. Every word of The Chateau was deliciously sinful, and the different scenes were smart, sexy, and hot. Reisz's writing is, as always, captivating and vivid. With The Chateau, she's crafted a tale full of surprises and, through which she plays beautiful games with words and left me stunned and craving more. The characters are amazing, the plot is gold, and everything moved along at a perfect pace. I couldn't put the book down once I got started.

This book can be read as a standalone, although I would recommend reading the whole series because the characters are INCREDIBLE.

If you're looking for a suspenseful and intriguing BDSM story, The Chateau is one story you won't want to miss.

Kingsley gets a permanent spot at the top of every book boyfriend list imaginable. And The Chateau gets the Wordaholic Must Read seal of approval.

Five stars to this novel!

I love TiffanyReisz books so I knew that this one would be no different and it wasn't. It's fun and kinky and sexy without turning into the bad porn that we see so much of. It's definitely entertaining and it becomes something you don't expect. Can't wait for her next book. So this pick up and enjoy it as much as I did. Happy reading!