From Goodreads:
No safe word can protect the heart
Infamous erotica author and accomplished dominatrix Nora Sutherlin is doing something utterly out of character: hiding. While her longtime lover, Søren—whose fetishes, if exposed, would be his ruin—is under scrutiny pending a major promotion, Nora's lying low and away from temptation in the lap of luxury.
Her host, the wealthy and uninhibited Griffin Fiske, is thrilled to have Nora stay at his country estate, especially once he meets her traveling companion. Young, inexperienced and angelically beautiful, Michael has become Nora's protégé, and this summer with Griffin is going to be his training, where the hazing never ends.
But while her flesh is willing, Nora's mind is wandering. To thoughts of Søren, her master, under investigation by a journalist with an ax to grind. And to another man from Nora's past, whose hold on her is less bruising, but whose secrets are no less painful. It's a summer that will prove the old adage: love hurts.
The Angel is the second in Tiffany Reisz's Original Sinners series, and a much darker one than The Siren. I felt that, although Nora and Zach both struggled with their own issues in the first book, it was had a much lighter tone. The Angel is much different. And I will warn you. The worlds of Catholicism and BDSM cross paths and many people will probably find this to be offensive. At first, it really bothered me. And Søren is not at all likeable in The Siren, but the more we discover about him...the harder it is to dislike him. He is a very respected priest and a handsome sadist, as well as The 8th Circle's most feared Dominant. And the man who has captured Nora's soul. In this book, we learn more and more about his past and who he really is...but we are still left with many questions about who he TRULY is.
The book centers around a journalist who is investigating Søren's church, and who seems to be a threat to his position as well as Nora's reputation. She is sent away with a young submissive in training, Michael, to spend time at Griffin Fiske's estate. Griffin is a trust-fund baby and a Dominant, a former lover of Nora's and I just love him. I mean, he wears a kilt and Doc Martin's and is covered in ink. How sexy is that?
I think my favorite relationship in the novel is Michael and Griffin's. I won't go into details because I don't want to spoil it, but you can not help but love these two and want them to be together. Griffin is so protective of Michael and I love the fact that Michael, who is so damaged in The Siren and the beginning of The Angel, has found someone to love him FOR HIM.
Of course, we also spend time with Kingsley Edge and he is another one that I just love. There is definitely many layers to him and slowly, those layers are being peeled away. And who doesn't love the fact that he prances around in Victorian dress coats and riding boots??
I love these characters and each book reveals something new...without revealing much at a time. Tiffany Reisz has admit that she LOVES to mindfuck her readers. And she is damn good at the mindfuck.
