Saxonhurst Secrets (Xcite Erotic Romance Novels) [Kindle Edition]

What a book, I read it in one sitting because the story is intriguing. Now, as a Christian I have to say I was a touch nervous about this one but at no point does Justine poke any fun at God. She takes a few good swipes at the ridiculousness of religion but I don't find anything objectionable in her representation of Adam, a vicar. In fact, she's got the whole Church of England set up down to a tee!

Saxonhurst Secrets is filled with rich characters and those quaint little details that really add so much to a setting. It is hard not to love Evie, even though she's such a naughty girl. And Adam is such a sweetheart, I really fell for him too! It is a twisted tale of love and lust and it is often hard to work out which is which. A quaint English romance with a racy, raunchy and ghostly twist. A fantastic read that I heartily recommend!

I was excited to have the opportunity to read a full length novel from Justine Elyot as I have only read novellas from her before which I have always enjoyed.

This book was so different on every level than I thought it would be and in a good way.
The Reverend Adam Flint is a stoutly religious naive man and is determined to "save" the villagers from being known as "the most Godless village". Although I am not religious myself I was brought up in a very strict religious household and Justine has captured every quality of this religious man perfectly, I have met people like Adam even down to his mannerisms and his way of speaking to people is all something I can relate to from my own childhood.

Justine has captured the essence of antiquated staunch Christian ideals dating back to the Puritans with a mix of Pagan Folklore with a brilliant paranormal twist running parallel through the whole plot. From childhood Adam felt different and now he had been given this new unusual parish he is determined to be the only vicar ever to convince the villagers to follow God and not their traditional pagan ways.
I loved how the secrets of Saxonhurst gradually became intertwined with history, tradition and superstition and why the village has incredible bountiful crops every year and the cricket team has never lost.

I adored following Adams internal battle with his strong lifelong religious beliefs and his new sexual awakening and love for Evie Witt, or was he just one of the many men enchanted by her. History showed that from the age of 18 there had been a wild Witt girl since 1600's. Appalled and shocked after witnessing the villager's mayday rituals we follow Adam as he genuinely tries to save Evie's soul but is it hers that needs saving....?
The strange love triangle between Evie and Sheila the sexy lady of the manor who is desperately trying to regain her rightful place in her families traditional home; becomes even stranger during the months and weeks leading up to the Harvest festival.

Without revealing too much of this imaginative plot we discover that both Evie, Sheila and Adam both have historical parallels leading to an amazing finale which I loved, it was quite different to what you are led to believe. Saxonhursts secrets is a creative, fast paced, paranormal journey of erotic fun, the characters are relatable with plenty of sex which is believable and incredibly steamy, from voyeurism to spanking and bondage to girl on girl and group sex. Something for almost every taste and I feel this would make the most wonderful film!
It isn't based on true pagan beliefs so those that follow Paganism in anyway should not be offended; this is simply a brilliant novel on the sole tradition of this unusual quaint English village by the hand of Justine Elyot.
A brilliant imaginative book I read from page to page in 1 day as I couldn't down. I loved it and I can completely recommend this book to everyone that loves their erotica with a great plot and paranormal twist!

I loved this book. I'm a big fan of Justine Elyot's work, and I've been following her for years. I normally don't go for paranormal romance/erotica so I would probably not have gone for this book if I hadn't gotten it free for Kindle. I'm glad I did, because Saxonhurst Secrets is really fabulous.

I don't want to reveal too much of the plot, but the book deals with Puritan Christian ideals and old English folklore, and blends it really well. As I'm really interested in both folklore and history, this definitely kept me interested in the book, as well as, of course, the hot sex ;)

I loved the ending of the book especially, because it came totally out of the blue. I was completely surprised by it, which was really great, as the ending as I had thought it would be was a little too grim for an erotic story.

I was also pleased that it didn't have a sugar-sweet romantic ending (although it certainly does end with a sort of happy ever after, just not the one I suspected) as I sometimes feel it can be a bit overdone in erotic fiction.

So, definitely read this book, especially if you're a bit sceptical about paranormal romances as it will certainly change your mind!