Bunny's Reviews: Scars of Seduction and Sacrifice Review Spotlight

Birth made her a slave. Love made her a martyr. He’ll make her his queen.

Scars of Seduction and Sacrifice is the second book in the Dark Eden series. If you have yet to dive into this series, you're missing out. Book two, to an extent, can be read as a "stand-alone" if you haven't read book one, but I recommend that you make time to go back and dive in from the beginning. I say this because characters from book one surface in book two, but not immediately. But keep this in mind, this is a series, the books are all connected, and there's going to be a third book. So...just go ahead and read them in order. LOL!

Scars of Seduction focuses on Vaza and Brex, a zealot, intent on sacrificing her sister to a dead god to bring an end to the death and destruction plaguing their people. Vaza will do whatever it takes to protect her sister, and if it means taking on this zealot...then so be it.

Brace yourself for some epic drama, because this book is going to be gooooooooddd!!

This book starts out with Zava playing the role of a "rogue." She's a queen, and creates a pheromone that sends the males into a mating frenzy. It's restricted for a reason. The water is infected with red tide that once it gets into their lungs...it kills. There is no help or hope beyond that point. So she has to be very careful when she goes on her excursions. But when she crosses paths with Brex, well, things just got a little bit complicated. But there is more going on than even she fully knows.

The relationships between Zava and her two sisters is truly interesting. Her twin sister is a queen like herself, but her other sister pushed herself to become high priestess. One would think that this means she'd have her sisters' best interests at heart...yeah...no. No, Zwara has her own interests and she harbors some resentment towards Zava especially.

Of course, this book isn't solely about Zava and her zealot "friends." LOL! No, we get characters from book one, as well. Renae and Liam (from book one) are continuing their story, and it is a strange one (especially if you haven't read book one). Liam is trapped on an island (not of this earth) and Renae has joined him. He's given up hope of finding a way out/off, but she's determined to get out. But what will be the price? Something is keeping them there, and it won't let go easily.

The author goes back and forth between the various characters giving readers pieces of what is going on with them. Wondering what the connection is? Well, let me tell you...it's coming and it just might blow your mind in the process.

The ending isn't one that you're necessarily going to like, but trust me...it's going to have you wondering what is going to happen next. I know that you'll be eager for book three just like me.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Thank you to the author, J. Ember Hintz, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book! I look forward to what comes next! Stay tuned for a review of book one coming soon!

Scars of Sacrifice and Seduction

Expected Publication Date: October 28, 2023

Genre: Sci-fi Fantasy with Spice/ Enemies to Lovers

🖤Enemies to Lovers
💘Fated Mates
📜 Ancient Prophecy
🌶️ Cult Rituals
💕 Multiple Couples
🪦Touch Her and 😵 Vibes
🫶🏻 Found Family
💀Afterlife Mythology
🤐 Forbidden Knowledge
👽 With with x2 🍆
💥 Supernatural Powers
😈 Villain’s POV
➕Addiction & Recovery Rep

Birth made her a slave. Love made her a martyr. He’ll make her his queen.

Welcome to Eden. Born without magic into a brutal world where mage abilities determine survival, Vaza didn’t think her life as a breeder-queen could get any worse.

Not until a cult leader declares her identical twin must be sacrificed to resurrect a dead god. Vaza plans to destroy the prophet’s credibility by seducing him into breaking his sacred vows. To get close enough to ruin him, however, she’ll need to infiltrate The Order and do the one thing she fears most-open her heart and allow Brex to claim more than just her pleasure.

Meanwhile, in the prison world of the dead…

All his life, Liam Riley has been told he’s an abomination. Turns out it’s true. He never asked to be cursed with the powers of a living god, but now that he has them, he’ll use every one of his new gifts to protect his soul-bonded mate. Even if it means locking her up to keep her from discovering the truth about the entity holding them hostage.

Too bad Renae has no intention of being kept in a cage. Not when she sacrificed everything to save him. The version of Liam she finds in the Void isn’t the same man she fell in love with. A decade of solitary confinement in the Void has turned him into something more. Something inhuman.

Book two in the Dark Eden sci-fantasy series, where the lines between enemies, allies, loyalty, and love blur beyond recognition.

Told in two colliding and scorchingly hot timelines that will leave readers questioning who the real monsters are.

Available on Amazon

About the Author

J. Ember Hintz writes sci-fi and fantasy romance. She loves building dark contemporary worlds and lush alternate realities ripe with mythology and magic.

You’ll meet ghosts, gods, and monsters in her stories, but never a damsel in distress.
Her debut novel was a 2022 Book Life Prize by Publisher’s weekly Quarter Finalist and 2021 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence Finalist.

Fun Facts: J. Ember is her real first initial and middle name. She goes absolutely feral for enemies to lovers, grumpy protector/body guard romance tropes, and whatever the opposite of a meet-cute is. A meet-disaster? She also believes the villain or antagonist is the most important character in every story.

She lives near the ocean with her husband, two rescue poodles and the occasional ghost. Her alter ego enjoys a successful career in the wedding industry. Job perks include an unlimited supply of cake, champagne and IRL HEAs. When she’s not making dreams come true, or breathing life into fictional characters, you can find her in the studio throwing paint at a canvas and hoping for the best.
To learn more about her upcoming releases, visit https://jemberhintz.com/ or follow her author life shenanigans on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.

J. Ember Hintz