4.5 ⭐️ 4.5 🌶

So if you ever watched the movie Tristan and Isolde from the early 2000s but you wanted more… and maybe modern day… and More ….. SPICE! That would be this book.

Oh, WOW! I devoured this book in one evening.

I loved Sierra Simone’s, American Queen series and this book is giving me those same feels. As with all Sierra Simone books, this was a super steamy adventure. This is an extra spicy Tristin and Isolde retelling and I loved it.

When I tell you I loved this book, I really did. It was fast paced, full of great characters, and well written romance. There were so many great things about this book and very few things I thought could be better. Overall, this was an excellent book and after that ending, I cannot wait for the next book.

Tristin was such a great character. He seems so lost, but when he finds a job as a bodyguard for Mark Trevena, he begins to find his path. At least until he meets Isolde. Tristan is suffering from ptsd after coming back from war. He’s left the military and taken up a job as a bodyguard for the owner of a kink club. Well long story short, he learns all about kink through his new boss. I don’t want to say more and give too many details away …. You have to earn those details by reading the book.

Will Tristan lose his first love or Isolde or both?

Tropes:
- Bodyguard
- Kink
- Forbidden Love
- Age Gap
- MMF
- Tristan and Isolde Retelling

I literally read this book in an evening and now I’m desperately waiting for book 2.

Definitely check content warnings for this book. It may not be for everyone.

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for this fantastic eArd.

That's an exciting book! I really enjoyed the main story and the spice is so hot!!! Once it started, I needed to keep on reading. The characters are loveable in their own way as they hide so many scars... and the writing is so smooth that at some point I forgot that I was reading (and English is not my mother tongue so it's quite a compliment!). I'll gladly read what's coming next when book 2 will be published!

I could not put this book down. From beginning to end, I hung on every page.

If you’ve read Simone’s New Camelot series, you’ve been introduced to Mark Trevana who owns DC’s most elite kink club. In Salt Kiss, we meet his new bodyguard Tristan Thomas. Tristan’s whole life has been dictated by his distinguished military service and now life as a civilian has him bored and restless. Until he takes a job for his new uncle in law Mark Trevana as his personal bodyguard. The first 60% of the book we see the relationship between Mark and Tristan evolve until Mark sends Tristan on a mission to bring Isolde home from Ireland. And surprise Isolde is Mark’s fiancé.

I really enjoyed this and look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy. I found some of the violence in the New Camelot series to be too much for me, but that isn’t present in Salt Kiss to the same extent. I really wanted this told in multiple POVs but if this trilogy is like her others, future books may be from different POVs.

Content flags: Tristan’s military service is described often including people he killed; Mark is shot at one point when violence breaks out in the club; kink/BDSM

I voluntarily reviewed an early copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I think this is my first proper smut book since reading 50 shades about 12 years ago lol and jeeeesus was this spicy. Absolutely loved this book and struggled to put it down. The twist at the end was expected but I'm still desperate for the next book asap!!!!! Giving this a 4 stars because some of the scenes felt a bit uncomfortable for me.
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC!

Rating: 5 ⭐️
Spice: 5 🔥
Tropes: MM / MF, Tristan x Isolde retelling, kink club owner, ex-military bodyguard, slow burn with ample longing and lust, sexual discovery, MMC virgin

Thank you NetGalley for the copy!

Writing good erotica is an art form, and Sierra Simone has mastered it. I have seen her other books pop up on booksta but this is the first one that I’ve read from her. From “yes, sir🫡” to “yes, sir🥺”, I was hooked almost immediately and was hot all over for SO MUCH of this book. I cannot rave enough about how well the spice was written, even just the immediate attraction between Mark and Tristan had me in a fucking chokehold. I have wanted to start getting into more MM/boys’ love and this just proved how much of a world I need to explore and just how great it will be

The plot also CARRIED! It was very differently paced than I expected, and ends on a cliffhanger, but it’s genuinely chefs kiss!!! I loved loved loved getting to know each of the characters (Mark, Tristan, and Isolde) they truly each gave me everything.

I am usually not the biggest fan of retellings, and I was worried the Tristan x Isolde plot line wouldn’t translate well but I stand corrected on every level. I also don’t know much about mythology but I searched up this one and I could IMMEDIATELY see the connections. It was the modern erotica retelling without being tacky!

The Facts: MMF ménage, a dash of forbidden romance, and a bucket of spice and angst, bodyguard with benefits vibes

I adored this book. With the writing and characters, it was purely addicting. Tristan is Mark's bodyguard who catches feelings for Mark real quick, but then he meets Isolde (Mark's fiancée) and sparks fly between them too. And that ending had me reeeeeling. I was like OH SNAP! Everything in here was passionate and angsty and smutty. I cannot wait to read the rest of the series.

a prom king, a nun, and a dom. Sierra Simone *fans self*, YOU DID THE THING !!! This was such a fun read, I could not stop turning the pages. This was such a fun, and spicy read!
I will do read anything sierra writes!

I’m ready to give up on ARC reading…LIKE WHY IS EVERYTHING LEAVING ME ON SUCH GREAT CLIFFHANGERS? The spicy in this book was TOP TIER STUFF Y’ALL! But the plot, the action, the tension and characters are what really sold it for me.

It was a little tough to get into at the start but once the ball started rolling, BABY IT DIDN’T STOP.

First off this is an adult book! So be aware!

It’s spicy! Sierra Simone did an amazing job! She really delivered and had me sweating!

This is different from my usual reads but it was really good! I really enjoyed it!

Thank you NetGalley for the arc and Sierra Simone!

3.5 stars rounded down to 3.

Ever since his discharge from the Army, Tristan has felt lost. But a job offer is about to change everything. Mark needs a bodyguard, someone who can be with him nearly around the clock as he takes meetings and makes appearances at his BDSM club. Lyonesse deals in secrets, and Tristan soon finds himself dangerously in over his head and falling for his boss. When he's sent to escort Mark's fiancé across the Atlantic on a yacht, Tristan is determined to hate Isolde, but she works her way under his skin and into his heart.

There were so many things I liked about Salt Kiss, but a few things I didn't, which I why I rounded down when I landed on 3.5 for my rating. I really enjoyed how the kink served the story. A pet peeve of mine is when kink is used to make the story 'edgy' rather than actually serving the plot. Kink served as an anchor for Tristan, a way for him to take pieces of himself back after suppressing them for so long. There was a lot of kink, but not so much that I lost sight of the plot. I also really liked the parallels between Tristan and Isolde. They are both very lonely people and I am interested to see what happens between them in the rest of this series.

But I didn't enjoy the insta-love. Salt Kiss was a fast burn, and while that's not a bad thing, I feel one or two more chapters of Tristan working through his attraction to Mark and Isolde would have better served his character arc.

Overall, I liked this book and I'm very excited to continue with this series.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

This was really good! I loved Sierra's voice and I was pulled in from the very beginning. I couldn't put this down. I love the development of the story and characters. There was so much going for it, and I would highly suggest grabbing this one. Especially if you enjoy romance! The romance is so well done!

This is my fourth Sierra Simone book and it's safe to say that this one definitely jumps right into the deep end of things.

Looking for something soft and romantic? This is probably not quite your jam. The book is spicy, it's loud, and it's definitely messy. It's also a lot of fun and the ending definitely leaves you wanting to know what's going to happen next. Tristan is a great character to follow, he's haunted by his demons and has no clear way to exorcise those feelings so he seeks refuge in both Mark and Isolde, which is sure to have some very intense consequences in the next book. I also liked both Mark and Isolde as separate characters, they worked for me in a way that the main trio of New Camelot didn't quite work. Maybe because Mark, Isolde, and Tristan are a little less noble.

ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bloom Books, as well as the author for this advanced reading copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is not my normal kind of read and so I will attempt to be as objective as possible. I appreciate that with a book this incredibly spicy, there was still a story that wasn’t alley driven by sex.

This was a lot of sex. A lot of different types of sex. A lot of sexually charged moments of foreplay and kink. Again, not my typical type of book so I’m out of my element here.

I did enjoy Salt Kiss, and would recommend it to someone if I knew this was their type of read but for me, it made me feel almost prude. I totally get why people enjoy dark, erotic reads, but they’re not my jam.

“She makes me a different Tristan, a new Tristan. With Mark, it was like floating, like breathing, but this - this is like burning.”

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Tropes/Themes:
💗 Bodyguard
💗 MM/MF
💗 BDSM

Tristan, I love you.

I’m not surprised I loved this book as much as I did. I felt so confident in this book I preordered a signed copy and it was the best decision I could’ve made.

Bodyguard of a kink club owner who is then sent to deliver his fiancé to him… Need I say more? There’s angst, there’s broken boy, there’s the virgin trope. There’s just something about the way Sierra Simone writes tortured characters that I can’t help falling for them. It kind of felt like going to some place familiar with it being set in the same world as New Camelot. So if you loved that series, you’ll absolutely love this one too.

It does end on a cliffhanger so fair warning but I just know the wait will be worth it. I can’t wait to see where their story takes us.

Thank you Net Galley and Sierra Simone for giving me the ARC for this beautiful story! I’m so grateful.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This was my first Sierra Simone book and I’m officially a fan. This was deliciously dark and I couldn’t put it down. Lyonesse is a club for elite sinners. It’s essentially a kink club. This was one of my first MM romances and it shook me to the core. But the MF parts to this had my eyeballs popping out of my head.

My heart was pounding and I was shocked to the core reading this. There was depth to all the main characters that both excited me and broke my heart. This ended on a cliff hanger and I NEED the next book. Like I needed it yesterday.

I didn’t expect to be so obsessed with this. This book is so wrong and so right. Spice level is 5/5 for sure.

After reading American Queen and Priest, I was interested in Salt Kiss. The story is intriguing, decadently tortuously erotic, and I was completely enthralled the whole time, but then it ended, and it ended on a cliffhanger! This is not a standalone and it will leave you unsatisfied, craving more, and wanting to read the second part of the series right now.

Ok wow! I went into this book blind. Not familiar with Sierra Simone and not a reader who reads much in the ways of smutty romance! Well let me give you fair warning, it left me blushing, and embarrassed to read while my kids were in the room even though they can’t read!

I really did enjoy the story line and the characters. The only down side was I felt like Isolde’s part of story was a bit rushed, and I would’ve liked more of that story as there was for Mark, but I also understand this is a series, so assuming with the ending, they’ll definitely be more story in the next book(s).

Overall a good book, I’m looking forward to see what happens in the sequel. And if you like spice, then this author is for you!

Thanks to net galley

After finishing this book I can’t tell you if I’m feeling flushed, annoyed, or eager for the next one. Let me start by saying, this book was a super quick and interesting read. The spice was definitely SPICY and the plot was well thought out.

I loved Sierras writing style and despite not liking the MMC, I still devoured this entire book in less than 24 hrs. The only issue I had with the book, was just how repetitive the mmc got with his obsession. Sierra did an incredible job explaining why Tristan gets obsessed, but it still felt almost strange for someone so conditioned from war to kind of show zero sense when it came to the man and female he was attracted too. Like this man is the absolute best of the best, but didn’t stop to think about there being cameras on the boat?

With that being said, I do plan on reading book two and seeing how I feel after that one. Just because I personally wasn’t a huge fan of the mmc, doesn’t mean y’all won’t be!

4/5 ✨ 3.5/5🌶️

(Spoiler Free) 4.5/5 Stars. This was a book I couldn’t put down!

Spice, a MMC any reader will easily fall in love with, a morally gray love interest, a SECOND possibly morally gray love interest, forbidden romance, bodyguard romance, this book has it all!

This was my first Sierra Simone book and she did not disappoint! I fell in love with Tristian and his ability to fall so deeply for the other characters in this book. His use of the name “honey” had me absolutely swooning. He’s the bisexual switch I didn’t know I needed in my life and can’t stop thinking about!

Isolde and Mark have completely captivated my interest and there is still so much to learn about these two characters and how they connect. Not only were the spice scenes well written and frequent, there is an interesting plot happening in this series. Not to mention the action scene that kept me on the edge of my seat as to what will happen next.

This isn’t just any erotic romance, it is a deeper story of 3 characters and how each of them loves told through the point of view of Tristian Thomas. The amount of romance in this book was a pleasant shock. That along with the cliffhanger it ended on has me counting down the days until the release of book 2!

Page turner alert!

Wow, can Sierra Simone write an excellently written and wonderfully smutty novel!

I was immersed in this from the first and didn't want to stop reading. The characters are intriguing and Simone's writing style is terrific.

Given that this is book #1, I didn't think to look for a prequel but there is one and I'll read that while I wait for the third title in this trilogy. Because I'm already looking forward to reading ((title #3); I can’t wait to see what’s in store for these characters.



Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books and NetGalley for the DRC