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*6 out of 5 BRANDING stars!!! THE BEST BOOK OF 2013!* Prima Donna

“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.
Then it all changed.
I was sold.”

Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility.

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

But paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror.

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold.

Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever?

A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to hard to read subjects. A story about finding love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness that may not be enough.

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6 Holy Wow This Author Took Me On A Ride I Never Saw Coming and Left Me Speechless Stars.
I've never rated a book 6 stars before so this gives you an idea of just how good I believe this book to be. This story will take you by the hand and show you how both darkness and light exist within all of us. It will ultimately take you by the heart and you will be so glad that you read it.
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DARK AND HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL….IT WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS!!!!
Pepper Winters is a standout! An absolutely stunning debut!!!
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To all my followers and review readers, put this on the top of your to do list, and the second, the very moment at midnight on release day, you 'buy now with 1 click', forgo work the next day because you ain't sleeping that night, you are getting your mind blown and your world rocked off it's axis.Tears of Tess gets 5-WTFH THAT DEBUT BOOK IS THE DEBUT BOOK OF THE CENTURY!!!!!!-Kimmi stars★★★★★
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Publisher : Pepper Winters; 3rd edition (30 August 2013)
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Debra

A Dark and Gritty Romance

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2020

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Tears of Tess is the first book of a three book series and a novella. You will find that Tears of Tess is free, and that’s how I found the Author, Pepper Winters.

Warning: Tears of Tess is a deeply dark romance genre, and may trigger people who have issues, so if you do don’t read it, for those who don’t and love a dark romance, do yourself a favour, and get your free copy now.

The two main characters are Tess and Q (Quincey). I find this a slow burn book, but its also a book that you will find hard to put down, and once your finished with Tears of Tess, you will want to jump immediately into the next in the series Quintessentialy Q.

Throughout the books, and you do need to read them in order, we are always learning more and more of Tess and Q. Both are strong characters so when Q first meets Tess he is somewhat taken aback by her fierceness, and that’s what attracts him to her.

Q is a very troubled and extremely complicated person who makes his own life a misery, with an overwhelming need for privacy, his own self imposed rigid constrictions and self loathing. Tess on the other hand is a fighter. Stolen off the streets and sold and given to Q she hasn’t been broken, and she wont give in to Q, however, in Q she sees something in him that she has craved for for a long time.

Like attracts like. Everything about them is complicated. Tears of Tess is a well thought out novel. The main characters and supporting characters are well thought out and well developed. This is my second reading of the series, and it wont be my last.

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I love this series sooooo very much

Reviewed in Australia on 20 March 2018

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5 Stars

Tears for Tess is the first book in the Monsters in the Dark Series by Pepper Winters. OMG!! I love this series sooooo very much. I have read it several times now and still love it as much as I did the first time. Ms. Winter’s work was the first ‘dark’ romance that I had ever read, and I was hooked. No ifs, buts or maybes- I was completely under her deliciously dark spell, and through her, my reading world expanded to include books with a darker and edgier tone.
Her books are breathtaking, mesmerizing, and incredibly addictive. I was devouring each of her books and thinking to myself that I shouldn’t like what I was reading, but I DID- I loved it- and couldn’t put the book/s down. I had to know what would happen. In every book I read, Ms. Winters tears me apart and then slowly, piece by piece, puts me back together again.
Her stories are definitely not for the faint of heart- they are not fluffy lolly pops and rainbow romances. They are intense, overwhelming, gritty, raw, brutal, erotic, emotionally devastating- with electrically charged chemistry that sizzles right off the pages. Ms. Winter’s made me want things that I had never considered before. And I liked it.
Reading her books is a sensory experience, everything is heightened, at times I felt like my nervous system was in overload. My heart’s in my mouth and I am on the very edge of my seat with wide eyes, dry mouth and heart palpitations. Sometimes the story got so intense that I felt I needed to close my eyes, but still I kept reading. ALL of her stories are on my favourite reads list- and she is my go to, one click, I don’t care if it’s her shopping list I’m going to read it, author. If you haven’t read her work before, do yourself a favour and take a walk on the ‘dark’ side- she really is an exceptional author….but be warned, her stories contain subject matter that may cause triggers for some people. All I can recommend is to buckle up, because you’re in for a ride you won’t ever forget!
Tess and her boyfriend are on a romantic vacation, life seems perfect, then Tess is abducted by sex slave traffickers- she’s abused and degraded, experiencing the depravity and brutality of the lowest forms of humanity- then she is sold….. Her life would never be the same!!! Will Brax be able to save her? What happens once she is sold? Can she ever return to her old life? Who is Q, and how does he come into play in this whole story?
I cannot recommend this book/series highly or strongly enough. If you like a ‘darker’ read, you will love this book- and if you are looking for something to add some intense flavour to your otherwise vanilla existence- then this book/series is definitely the one for you!!
A must read!!!!
KUDOS!!!!

Thank you, Ms. Winters!

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Mind blowing

Reviewed in Australia on 18 June 2017

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Tears of Tess is raw dark uncensored and decadent delight. It makes fifty shades a young adult romp in comparison. It's full of forbidden passion, danger twisted needs off a broken man and a dark twisted desires of a young woman, gives this story the edge and filled with unrelenting passion between them. It blows your mind and made you feel everything.

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Held captive

Reviewed in Australia on 30 July 2016

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I listened to the Audio version of this book. I Love Pepper Winters but I could not get in to this story. The first half was really good but then I just wanted to slap Tess and tell her to stop being such a push over

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Christine

Not for the faint hearted!

Reviewed in Australia on 13 June 2014

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It's taken a while for me to write a review on this book. I have never read a book this dark, torture filled, at times for me horrific. That being said once I started I could not put it down. Yes it's very graphic and violent but it flowed and without it all it would not have been as captivating. This is a story that will leave you with mouth gaping and heart breaking but also give you a longing to know what happens between Tess and Q. Remarkable!

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Twisted, Dark, Amazing

Reviewed in Australia on 27 October 2018

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In true Pepper Winters style, a story of darkness and horror, written so well it’s impossible not to love and come back for more..

Well done.. 5 dark & twisted gold 🌟

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Dark, yet compelling

Reviewed in Australia on 16 June 2014

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This story evokes all kinds of emotions. I love Tess, her strength is amazing. I am still coming to terms with Q. As for the darkness of this story, I am still working that out for myself. All I can say is that it is page turner and strangely enticing. I too want to wreak revenge on those men who kidnap women and children and sell them into slavery, they are scum.

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WOW!!!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 27 January 2015

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This is the third Pepper Winters book I have read and I just cannot get enough, just like her characters in her books.

So taboo, so crude, so delicious. I loved it and can't wait for the next one.

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BrizzleLass

A Dark Erotic Romance to Blow your Mind

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2017

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There is one thing you have to do when you start reading this book, that’s to open your mind, wide. The concept of this book is more than a little terrifying, the outcome of this book is a wonderful idea but honestly more than a little fantastical. I had more than a few moments of “Really?” “That would never happen.” and similar. Then I took a moment, and told myself to just enjoy the story, to let myself get swept up in it.

Tess and Brax leave Australia for a holiday in Mexico. Their relationship is comfortable and Tess is hoping to spice things up while they are away. Brax finds the idea uncomfortable though, preferring their sexual relationship to be straight with nothing unusual to complicate things.

While out exploring they are attacked and Tess is kidnapped, their future ripped from them and Tess’ life ripped from her as she is whisked into a terrifying ordeal as a sex slave. Sent to France, to a mansion, and an owner named Q.

Tess is woman with a lot of strength, she refuses to give in to her situation without giving Q a good fight at every turn. But she finds herself drawn to him, wanting to get to know this man who seems to have a kindness behind his abruptness (see I said you would need an open mind here).

Q is intrigued by her fight, but it also pulls at something deep and dark inside of him. You see him pushing and pulling from her, trying not to turn into the thing he fears most.

There is far more to Q’s story, which we don’t learn until later in the book which helps us to understand his motives, and what Tess is sensing in him and why she is drawn to him. They are an odd match but as their relationship grows it’s a beautiful and erotic story to read.

I loved Brax but he was clearly not a good fit for Tess and even as we revisit him he doesn’t suit her at all and they are more like childhood friends than lovers.

This book contains a lot of sensitive subjects, kidnapping, slavery, violence, rape etc. But it is very well handled, and despite it being a little fantastical it is a wonderfully written novel and a fantastic erotic romance. I’m so glad this is a series because I was so not ready to leave the characters and will definitely be reading more.

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Excellent and dark!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2019

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This is the first book I’ve ever read by Pepper Winters and it will not be my last!
In the name of the wee man, this woman can write!
This story has it all. Heartache, horror, passion, and a couple of awesome plot twists that I just was not expecting.

Quite often I can guess where a story is going before it gets there, and that’s ok but this one didn’t go where I thought it was going to and I loved the surprises.

The characters are so well written you can pretty much see them jumping out of the page at you.

In the beginning, I was a little apprehensive, because I wasn’t sure I was gonna like Tess, however, she evolved beautifully and now I love her

TESS
So, poor Tess is a little bit of a complicated character. She has never really been truly loved for who she is, and it shows. Her parents didn’t really want her and her boyfriend wants a “nice” girl who is ok with the vanilla lifestyle.
Because she is starved for love and has a desperate need to belong, she fits into Brax’s rather simple life just perfectly...for him. However, that leaves her desperately unfulfilled.

Still, Tess has this little spark of kink in her that she can’t quite seem to extinguish.
On a holiday to Mexico, they somehow get off the beaten path and go into a run-down little cafe and this is the turning point in both of their lives.

BRAX
Hmm…I’m really not impressed with this guy. He’s the kind of boy that needs a woman to really need him. And it’s not in a dominant/Daddy way. He needs an emotionally weak woman in order to feel good about himself...I think. To be honest I found him to be a bit of a wet noodle, lol.

Q- Wow. Where do I begin with this man? Even now as I’m at my laptop writing this review, whenever I think of some of the scenes with him in this book my heart flutters a little.

Tess is given to him as a slave by a man trying to sweeten a dodgy business deal. From the second Tess walks through his front door hissing and spitting like a wild cat the fun and games begin with surprises on both sides.

So many inner demons though. Okay, so he is also a butt-head. But aren’t all of the good ones? There are some dark and twisted secrets here that explain a lot but not until the very end of the book. I can’t say too much about him as I don’t want to spoil any of the story for you.

I will say, however, the depths of this man’s emotions are unfathomable. He is dark. He is twisted. He is alpha to the core.

FINAL THOUGHTS on TEARS OF TESS by Pepper Winters

I enjoyed this book so much. I loved these two and the passion on every page! The way it ended left me with a need to immediately download the next book in the series to see what happens next.

4.5 STARS

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Oh my days....!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2020

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...I've had this on my Kindle for a while but never got round to reading it, why? I have no idea!! Anyway, I've just finished The Goddess Isles series and Tess was mentioned, nothing major but mentioned! And me being me, HAD to know her story - my word, what a story!!!
I'm actually quite annoyed at myself for not reading this sooner!!!

Instantly I was gripped, this is a dark read which usually consists of a meek leading lady who is forced to dark side and loves it! Nothing wrong with that, but Tears of Tess?...has broke the mould! Tess is a kick-ass, strong-willed and kinky, I LOVE HER!!!
Q? Q is a dark mysterious monster involved in trafficking women, but all is not as it seems - jees he's so much more...I kinda love him too 😘

Bottom line?....an emotional, dark, twisted, sexy read that I most definitely recommend.

5 stars!!!!

kerry baker

Incredible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2018

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Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters is a dark and sinister story that is so gripping it will feel like the book still has a hold long after reading it.
Imagine having everything you could possible want in life - a great boyfriend, a promising career. Imagine then having it all ripped away in one moment it the worst possible way. That is exactly what happens to Tess when her boyfriend, Brax, takes her on holiday to Mexico.
One minute she is enjoying a relaxing time in the sun, the next she has been drugged, kidnapped and sold.
Her life is turned entirely upside down and Tess has to find a way to fight. With Brax desperately trying to find her Tess has to find the best way to survive in what can only be described as a living nightmare. But how much can she take before she is broken for good?

This book was absolutely hauntingly good. It struck me right from the start because I felt like it was something that could genuinely happen to someone. For me that added such a depth to the story. I knew right from the blurb I was going to enjoy this story and it did not let me down. Dark and twisted this book will push you to your limits and beyond and will have you on the edge of your seat. So many times throughout this book my heart was racing. Absolutely incredible, this is a must read.

Laura

So confused

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 May 2018

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I loved this book at the beginning but the last half of the book just unravelled me. I started of adoring tess but the more q messed with her head and the more she threw herself at him I died a little.

I don't want to spoil the story but tess was kidnapped whilst on holiday, tormented by traffickers and then sold to q. I was with her all the way until the awful part of the story in the middle. My issue was I felt after that night q pulled away a little and even though I now know why I still felt hurt for tess and wanted her to let him chase her a bit. I just felt confused about their whole connection thing as he was mostly really awful to her. I'm the girl that always falls for the men in these dark books but q had me then he didn't and even though he redeemed himself or wasn't how I would of took the story.

I would recommend to anyone who likes dark romances. It's a good book I'm just upset with q lol.

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