Book Review and Giveaway for Confessions: Henri by Ella Frank

CONFESSIONS: HENRI
by ELLA FRANK

Good and bad. Right and wrong.
Life would be easy if things were always that simple.
That’s never been the case for Henri Boudreaux.

Son of a criminal. Ex-boyfriend to a Priest.
Henri's made a career out of getting in trouble and avoiding the law.
So when he winds up in bed with it, he knows that things are about to get…complicated.

But what’s life without taking a few risks?
And what’s a risk without the threat of being caught?
No one's ever accused Henri of being good man.
And Officer Craig Bailey is about to find out just how bad he can be.

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REVIEW: 4.5 STARS
"That's all I want....that's all I need. Another taste of you."

I just don't think I can describe how much I love Ella Frank's writing with the eloquence it deserves. It's so pure and easy to enjoy and get caught up in. Her writing has a certain air of confidence to it for a subject that intrigues me so. I love MM and there aren't many that can write it with such a flair and not sound over-exaggerated. Her ease and grace flows through her words comfortably, and I feel the love, hear the love, gasp at the pain and sneer at the anger - but she gives it ALL to me, unapologetically.

I get a sense of a smiling high. Never have I read one of her books and not felt a sense of peace and love from them. No, not some hippieish style love, but more of one that she put me through some tragedy or some pain, she showed me a love that I could grasp onto - and then she shared with me how her characters achieved their hard fought HEA. I have never walked away without a smile. A sense of calm and wonder because the love that I got glimpses of throughout her story came back full circle and I'm just left in a happy spot.

"Don't hold back. I wanna hear how good you feel. I wanna know that I'm pleasing you."

Described as a lone-wolf bad boy, seeing a vulnerability that only Henri can hold and own is eye-opening. Does he really own it or does he just live with it? I'm not sure I have a definite understanding of that yet. All I know is my heart is with Henri and all that he's been through and going through. I love that Ella was able to infuse this one with as much emotion as she did while still being true to Henri's character as we knew him, but also as we are coming to know him. Of course, now I'm waiting for Bailey's story and that does make me yearn for more.

Because waiting isn't my forte.
And she's making me.
And now I'm sad.
Because I need more.
I want more.

Ok, fiiiiine - I will wait. <sigh>

I must stress that this can be read as an actual standalone (first in the duet) in her Confessions series, but you do miss out on the character build-up of Henri as we know him now. Seeing his relationship with Priest beforehand plays a role, but not one that you can't pick up this book and jump right in - because you most definitely can.

Ella Frank is an easy 4-5 star read for me, each and every time. While her stories are always a win for me, understanding her prose is my favorite part. Her words dance and her stories titillate - and I will take every chance I get to make sure I am saving room on my calendar to read her latest releases as they come out. I've read nine of her books since I started reading her in March of last year. The entire Confessions Series and her Fallen Angel Series plus the Novella. I am seriously smitten with her words and cannot wait for more.

"Henri was consuming him body and soul, and the more Bailey had of him, the more he wanted."
~BEE

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~MEET ELLA FRANK~

Ella Frank is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust and is the co-author of the fan-favorite contemporary romance, Sex Addict. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!” and “enticingly sexy!”

Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Phillips.

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