SIN WITH ME (Original Sin #1) by J A HUSS & JOHNATHAN McCLAIN – Review & Excerpt

‘I know that she’s not really my angel, and that we’re in the back of a filthy fucking strip club, and that everything in me right now that feels hopeful and warm is a fucking lie. I know that. But I don’t give a shit. Because there is something there.’

We devoured Sin With Me by JA Huss and Johnathan McClain in one sitting. It was fast paced, dark, hot and twisted with a stellar humorous sarcasm threaded through it.  The writing was brilliant and this partnership was flawless and seemed effortless. The characters were screwed up emotionally just how we love them and the storyline packed quite the punch. Told in dual POV we absolutely fell in love with and connected to both characters; losing our hearts to Tyler immediately. We are dying to get our grabby hands on the next instalment in this four part series which are releasing in short succession.

‘We are two people filled with the same world of hurt and for some reason, it makes me feel better and worse all at once and I need to know more about him. Because…because I don’t want to see myself in this stranger. I don’t want to see the pain and sadness. Whatever’s bothering him…I want to fix it.’

Maddie and Tyler have copious secrets and tremendous emotional baggage, each carrying guilt, heartbreak and disillusionment. Tyler’s inner monologue floored us. It was funny, cocky, vulnerable, confused and so very despondent. He’s a hero who’s lost himself and is tempting the odds at life and living. Under a tough and scarred exterior lies a loving soul and a pure heart. Sometimes we find solace in sadness and question anything that isn’t what we know and recognise. When death doesn’t scare us we walk into peril willingly and confront it with resignation.

• He has scars all over his body that I don’t want to know about.
• He fights men with guns like he doesn’t care if he lives or dies
• He may think I’m REALLY an angel. Which may make him A CRAZY PERSON.
• He probably has an actual name but I have no idea what it is.
• He fucks better than anyone I’ve ever met.
• I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him.

Assessment: This guy is bad news.

A reluctant connection, a recognition of souls, broken hearts and shattered dreams. An avoidance of reality. A simple survival existence lost on a self-destructive path. Neither Maddie nor Tyler are necessarily looking to be saved until a surprising recognition of a part of themselves in each other.

‘We just stare at each other. Finding something in this moment. In each other. Something we recognise. Like…a dream you forgot and then remember. Or a stranger who feels like an old friend.’

Packed full of suspense, raw emotion, explosive passion and an endearing tenderness this series is without question one for readers like us who enjoy dark romance with tortured heroes and strong yet lost heroines. We can say without hesitation that this collaboration is one of our favourites out there right now. Bring on the next instalment because we cannot stop thinking about this story!

‘I’m sorry, angel. I’m sorry. I won’t blame you if you hate me. Fuck.’