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Aurora has been in love with Worth and she is determined to catch his attention.
Worth feels she is too young, his heart has long been closed off, and besides that he is her brothers business partner.
He gives her a fun and scandalous book with explicit demonstrations so she can learn without involving him.
Aurora is determined to try everything in the book with him. Although Worth is enticed by this, his heart will not relent to her machinations.
A truly exciting read with some steamy romantic scenes. Adored Aurora’s dedication to winning her man.

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Aurora, the youngest Sinclair, finally has her moment in the spotlight. She’s reaching the end of her second season after being a glittering diamond-but no offers- in her first season. She received two offers the same night and now has to decide between two mediocre prospects.

She’s been holding out for her brother‘s best friend Charles, Worthington, Aka Worth. He’s essentially been avoiding her since her first season when he recognized he had an unquenchable attraction to her. So there’s the classic, mixed signals “I want her, but I can’t have her cause I’m bad for her/Why is he ignoring me? We used to be friends” trope going on.

As Aunt Lottie has frankly described “bed sport,” Aurora comes to believe she is a wanton. She doesn’t expect a love match, but she wants to have a little passion or compatibility in her marriage. As she can’t throw herself at her suitors without endangering her reputation; she enlists Worth, through a bit of manipulation, to advise her on carnal matters.

Sinfully Wanton, might be the steamiest of the Five Deadly Sins books. Aurora and Worth light up the pages.

Readers can check in with the previous siblings and their love matches. Even Aunt Lottie gets a moment or two in the spotlight.

Until 90% of the book, I was convinced this was my favorite of the entire series. I love how the author writes and illustrates the despicable villains in her books. When they get their final comeuppance, it is always a satisfying ending. This book fell far short of resolving that conflict.

All of the main characters have their happy ending, but the justice for Lady Longwood and her son is undescribed and happens off-page. I felt the book was missing a few final chapters at the end.

I’m so torn on how to rate this book. For 90% of the book, I felt it was the best of the series, but the lack of resolution for a villain present in each of the previous books felt like a slap in the face.

I’m giving it 4 1/2 stars, rounding it up to 5, because I hope we will learn of Lady Longwood's spectacular downfall in some future story.

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5-star steamy romance

I have so enjoyed the story of the Sinclair family in the last four novels in this series. I received an advanced review copy of this book, the next in the series. Kathryn Ayers delivers again with the story of Aurora Sinclair in her second season and her long-standing infatuation with Charles Worthington, partner to her brother. I loved that we also get to learn of Aunt Lottie’s ( Charlotte Maphlehurst), story in this novel as well. Two love stories for the price of one.

There was enough tension wondering how the story would resolve itself to hold my attention throughout. Humor, embarrassing situations, and frustration abound for the characters, but love triumphs in the end.

Read it in one day. Didn’t want to put it down. I think Aurora was my favorite Sinclair so far. Love her strong determined personality and loved watching her grow up throughout the series.

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Sinfully good! Beautifully crafted romance with passion and heart. Aurora is the seductive virgin and Charles the experienced rake that can't resist her. Another Sinclair Sin finds love in a most unexpected and scandalous way.

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The rake gets played.

Aurora has had a crush on Charles "Worth" for a long time and has set her cap for him. Charles is older and supposedly very experienced but he falls for every ploy Aurora plays.
Super short, a on the steamy side.

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This was such a fun historical steamy romance. Honestly I saw the cover and was in the mood for something historical so I requested the arc. I did not realize it was the fifth book in the series until I started reading. With that being said it’s definitely readable as a stand alone, but I will definitely going back and reading the rest of the series! It was everything I wanted from the story and more.

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This digital ARC was obtainable via NetGalley for an honest review.

Worth isn't my favorite rake, but I enjoyed the moments he had with Aurora. "Sinfully Wanton" was short, sweet, and did what it was supposed to do (if you know what I mean).

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Aurora Sinclair is a radically bold virgin desperate for the attention of the one man who is determined to give her a wide berth. I found their cat and mouse games amusing and intriguing. While Aurora Sinclair’s radically bold behavior isn’t recommended for everyone, Charles was so bitterly determined not to marry that it may well have been her only shot on goal. Their chemistry is undeniable. Hot and steamy—not for the faint of heart.

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I have so enjoyed the Sinclair family and loved every one of their HEA’s. Knowing this was my last sibling was bittersweet. I could not wait to read Aurora’s tale but I found myself reading slowly and trying to make every word last so that I did not end the series. I did laugh at myself as I have read all 26 of KA’s books and every series has been enjoyable so I am sure the next one will be just as fantastic.
Having met Worth in earlier books, I knew I would enjoy his ‘downfall’ and it was rather spectacular. For a man hurt by love in his youth, he fell hard and I loved how Aurora played him. Ms. Ayers writes strong women who know their minds and gentlemen with depth, wrapped in a good story with loads of steam. We are gifted with family catchups and glimpses into how they are all doing. I did love Miss Maplehurst’s HEA entwined within.
Kathleen Ayers’ books are a treat to read and I highly recommend all of them.

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WOW, another well written story in this families saga. Aurora's story is how she wants Charles "Worth" and will do anything to get him. Charles has been a friend to her brothers for years so he stays away from her. But as time goes on , he sees her more and more as a desirable young woman. Aurora makes a big decision to have Charles be her instructor on the ways of making love. Charles gives her a book to read and hopes that it answers all her questions. As she reads the book, she goes back to Charles to get a demonstration on some of the chapters. Charles is struggling with the answers but is afraid that she will go to other men for the answers. He is also afraid of his feelings for her. Lots of hot steamy scenes between them. Also has the return of some special characters from earlier books. Hopefully we are able to continue reading about this family. Absolutely a fantastic read, very hard to put down. Curl up and enjoy this story. Would recommend this story as well as the rest of the series. Again would give more than the 5 stars if allowed.
I am an ARC and leave this unbiased, honest review.

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Family, Curiosity, A Special Book:
I liked Lady Aurora right from the start. A free-thinking lass ready for a romance romp quite different than the norm.
Charles comes across as betwixt and between with Lady Aurora. He seems quite frustrated with her but also extremely attracted to her. That connection makes this a highly desirable romance story worthy of my lady's fan, actually my largest fan
Dynamic story that is filled with so much tension, desire, questions, answers, drama along with a special book that turns this story into a 5-star read.
I loved the characters; a few eyepopping "Oh My's" and a heartfelt admission that brought this story to a wonderful and rewarding end.
📣Special Mention: To Aurora's chaperone who was a fantastic character.
✔Mature Advisory💋💋💋💋
🤔4.5 rating rounded up to 5 stars.

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This novel was fantastic. I adored the heroine Aurora, I thought she had a wonderful personality and was really driven. The romance was superb. I absolutely love the kissing lessons trope. The Rakish hero was delectable and helped make the spicy moments more caring rather than carnel based. Excellent writing and lush storyline. I cannot wait to read more by this author in the future.

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Lady Aurora Sinclair's infatuation for Charles Worthington grew to love by the time she had her first season. It's her second season and she's bored. With a little too much to drink, Aurora proposes to Charles to be her tutor in "things of a physical nature."
Refusing doesn't seem to be an option, especially after those kisses.
The informative book he gives her just leads to more complications. From laughter to tears the one man who swore to never marry has met his match. Very hot descriptive sex.
I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book from NetGalley.

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Aurora & Worth. I really liked this couple. Like her other siblings she isn't the typical society lady. I honestly think Aunt Lottie won the best supporting actress award. Being a spinster and not a wallflower type of spinster she wasn't the traditional chaperone. She was honest and not afraid to speak about topics relating to sex with her charges. This made Aurora curious about these acts.

Worth is a 2nd son of a Viscount and Drew's business partner in many ventures. When he was younger he fell in love with a lady, like head over heels in love, and was engaged to be married. His fiancé was a social climber and knew that Worth would never be heir so she ended up cheating on him with his father in hopes to land him and become Viscountess (the Viscount's wife had died). Worth walked in on the two and had made the decision to never fall in love again. He became a well known rake.

Aurora had a crush on Worth for the longest time. They were playful with each other until she had her debut into society. At that moment, Worth decided to distance himself from her. He didn't come by their house much anymore. Her brother Drew had moved to the country and Worth didn't need to meet with him at his London house anymore. Worth had an attraction to Aurora and distanced himself to prevent any feelings from developing.

At a garden party, a married woman Worth previously had an affair takes him into the garden to have an assignation. Aurora had been bored and got a little tipsy and was walking through the gardens. She comes upon them and is watching them. Worth breaks up the hook up knowing Aurora is watching. She tells him that she has curiosities and wants him to tutor her. He decides to give her a salacious book written by a courtesan of her experiences.

After reading some of the book, Aurora shows up at Worth's house and asks him to demonstrate. They end up having a couple of meetings and try things she reads about in the book. She realizes that if she continues meeting then she will develop feels that he can't/won't return. She decides to give her other suitors a chance if she wants to marry and have a family.

As usual, he isn't happy about seeing her with other gentlemen and comes to the conclusion that he needs to forgive the past to move forward. He loves Aurora and wants her. She finds the other guys boring and isn't excited about her future with them but she's promised herself that she will marry for love. She loves Worth and they end up together.

Here's the thing with Kathleen Ayers books...she has an amazing ability to develop characters in a shorter book. She also knows how to create chemistry. Proof is that in this book, the couple don't have actual sex until the end but their interactions throughout the book are still steamy. She's one of my must read authors whenever she has a new book come out. I haven't been disappointed yet.

I received an ARC copy of this book but the above review is my own.

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Absolutely exciting! Sinfully Wanton is a breath of fresh air, filled with classic humour. Aurora and Charles are two characters that enrapture you. You find yourself cheering them on. This story is fun to read, and you will fall in love just as hard as Charles did. Beautiful!

If you ever need to have a moment to laugh and take a break from reality, this lighthearted book is the perfect summer day read.

Thank you, NetGalley, for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

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have had the pleasure of enjoying this Arc of sinfully wanton .Lady Aurora Sinclair one of the sinful Sinclairs finally gets her story she is no stranger to scandalous behavior, and worth a business partner of her brother and a man she has always secretly held a flame for .
She proposes that he teach her the art of sinful passion and pleasure .
If he doesn’t help Aurora in her…research, she’ll simply approach another gentleman. A scandal would erupt. Her reputation ruined.
This is yet another fabulous sinful story in this most entertaining and enjoyable series with wonderful characters .
A five star series all the way .

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So we have finally gotten Aurora’s story. We also learn a lot more about Worth.

Like other books in this series, this is a five star read that you are going to enjoy, plus you are going to feel invested in the characters. Also, if you have fallen in love with any of the previous characters (I particularly love Alyss and Hester), you will be excited to learn that they are all present in this newest book.This is something I really like about Kathleen Ayers. Even though a book is focused on a particular character, she does not abandon the previous characters. I know, new book about new person, but it always saddens me when authors feel like they should diminish the roles of those people who previously made up the series. But readers are still invested. So we like to hear about the lives of the folks who got us interested in the series in the first place. It’s one of the reasons why I will auto buy every Kathleen Ayers series.

You can read this book quickly, take it to the beach and enjoy yourself. However, it can be spicy so make sure random strangers are not reading over your shoulder. I am a big fan of this author’s spice, she does it well and it is appropriate and frankly exciting. I am a little sad that this series is at an end. Maybe a novella about Mr. Patchahoo is in our future, though?

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Pats seat on the settee next to her…yes, this seat is for you Charles. Love a rake who was hurt and doesn’t want to fall in love but guess what, he inevitably does. This story has lots of great banter, smexy times that will have you fanning yourself and all of the angst. Woohoo, a trifecta. Women who know what they want, don’t care what others think and don’t follow the crowd are amazing in stories. No whimpering, just doing. Great love story.

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This was a fairly smooth sailing story that had a lot of potential rough spots, but all seemed to be dealt with in a mature manner and smoothed out very quickly. Nice and entertaining read, looking forward to the next one.

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"The Five Deadly Sins" series by Ms. Ayers was a complete joy to read from beginning to end. While Sinfully Tempered remains my favorite book in the series, who can resists a giant entomologist who is also a duke *swoon*, Sinfully Wanton very quickly climbed to the number two spot.

This book is a fantastic read for anyone who enjoys a couple with scorching chemistry but who are too bull headed to see that they belong together. And for anyone who has been reading this series from the beginning *spoiler alert* Aunt Lottie finally gets her much deserved happy ending! Yay

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