I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. This is the 3rd book of the series and you MUST read them in order. Each book ends with a cliffhanger and the next book picks up right where the one before left off.
Sully finally comes to terms with his obsession with Eleanor Grace. He will do anything for her, even the unthinkable and to prove she can be trustworthy they explore Euphoria and she shows him how to trust his body. Everything turns to rubbel when Sully's brother starts blowing up his precious islands. Can he protect them and Eleanor from his brother?
This series is a dark romance that is super sexy so prepare yourself to be floored. Can't wait for the next book. 5+⭐

Absolutely speechless! Third A Kiss gave me so many feels and emotions that I thought I would never have with such a dark, twisted yet hit you right through the heart book! Pepper Winters brings dark romance to an all new level! Each book in this series leaves you wanting more of Sully and Jinx and doesn’t disappoint!

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I don't even know where to start with this review. It's rare that I'm rendered speechless. Last time that I happened was because I knocked out to have my wisdom teeth removed back in 2000 lol. But I digress.

So this picks up right where Twice a Wish ends (and you HAVE to read these in order, no starting all around the series). I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop when it comes to Sully and man, was that perfect! I don't want to say more for fear of accidentally giving away spoilers, so let me just say that there are still plenty of secrets, twists and turns and somehow more questions that I can't wait to see how they're answered and what's going to happen, both in the immediate future and for Eleanor and Sully in the distant future.

In Third a Kiss, Pepper drowns us in Nirvana. Nothing and no one stops her from filling these pages with the most beautiful , heartbreaking truths untill we are so lost in a lust filled haze we can't come up for air.

"I drowned beneath pleasure"
"His fingers tightened around my neck"

The Goddess Isles are always full of beauty and wonder, but in book 3, of The Goddess Isles Series, we see heart shattering pain and awe inspiring magic. Nothing is ever what is seems, and yet you can almost imagine it being real.

"It was the most beautiful place I’d ever seen. Yet it had almost become a graveyard."

Sully and Jinx explode, emotions are real and raw, and so many self discovery truths are put on display.

"I just had to hope we’d both be reborn wiser when this was over."

5 Whiplashing STARS!!!!!

Dark Romance.
Book 3 of 5 in The Goddess Isles Series.
Dual, First Person POV.

Third A Kiss is…explosive! No, really, it is.

Pepper Winters does it again. Again and again. She creates and conveys the most intoxicating exchanges, not to mention chemistry, between Sully and Eleanor ‘Jinx.’ There’s an abundance of tension and seething attraction for each other, and no matter how hard they try and deny it, it’s futile because these two are a literal match. They rival each other in the most manic but unparalleled way. And their magnetism? Well, it is just off the charts. It’s heady and it makes for an addicting read.

The two of them together are electrifyingly cut-throat. Toxic but healing. Beautiful and tragic. And all in the same vein as the previous two instalments in this mind-blowing series.

Unsurprisingly, just like when I finished Once A Myth and Twice A Wish, I feel in dire need for the next novel and can’t wait to see what unfolds in Fourth A Lie because with that ending!? I’m acutely craving more of Sully—even if he’s infuriating—and more Eleanor ‘Jinx,’ and their dark, sensual entanglement.

This is progressively appearing to be a full-5 star series, and I’ve no doubt it will be since it’s already surpassed the sexiest series of this year for me. Wow! I applaud you, Pepper Winters!

ARC received in exchange for an honest review.
All opinions are my own.

'THIRD A KISS' is the third full length romance book in Pepper Winter's 'Goddess Isles' series. It picks up where the second Twice a Wish book left off.

Wow!! Perfectly perfect, perfection at its best!
As you can see I was hooked from the get go. Chasing my quarantine blues and spending time in paradise was the perfect time to indulge in this series.
This series is going from strength to strength, each book better than the last. Inhaled at record speeds!

This starts off with a BANG remember how the previous book ended. SOLD. Her only escape was giving him his own medicine. She fed him his very own creation.

“𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫.
𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭, 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛.
𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲.
𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦.”

My heart rate spiked up as soon as she realized she was in grave danger. Gone was the man she had fallen for and in his place was a monster out to ravage her whilst under his precious elixir.

Don't fuck around!! RUNNNNNNNN!!

" 𝐈'𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐫, 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥."

And when he catches her, holy moly ipad combusted!! This was insanely hot!!

What I loved most about this book was how we got a more indepth look into Sully, his hot and cold demeanor seemed to evaporate in this book, lies and truths were uncovered, we saw a softer side emerge, gone was that ruthless cold hearted man and in his place was someone unrecognisable.

God how I love this series, it just goes from strength to strength, but as we're lulled into a false sense of security I'm inhaling those pages faster than I ever have before when wouldn't you know it, I'm thrown over another cliffy, this time it's from an outside influence as Sully's brother has popped up on the scene. Things are about to take a turn for the worse!!

I am still fanning myself and still completely speechless after reading this book. This series has me on the edge of my seat and I am dying for more. These characters have me frustrated and completely fall for them. This story was just as the others were, dark, delicious and surprising. I can't wait to read more from this author and from this series. I am completely sucked into this world and loving every minute of it.

this is classic pepper in that book 3 is the one that is full of so many twists, changes and story growth that it gives you a wicked hangover. Pepper wont just give us happily ever after she makes us work for it. There were soooo many good events that took place that made both of our main characters grow and develop right in front of the readers eyes that it makes you realize how skilled this author it. My heart lept out of my chest at the end with the cliffy and I need book 4 like I need my next breath! Can i be a goddess ?

Speechless...

That pretty much sums up the way I'm feeling right now. One thing I can say, though, is Pepper Winters is so full of surprises with this series, there's literally no way you can be prepared for any of it. No matter how hard you "think" you know what's going to happen, Pepper throws something out there that leaves you dumbfounded.

This third installment takes an even deeper look into Sully. What a man, so mouthwatering yet so evil. The intensity continues to build with Sully and Eleanor and I don't know if I will ever get over this complicated relationship that they share. There are no weak moments at all in this story and Pepper just loves to torture us, most likely with an evil smirk on her face.

There are no excuses...this series must be read by everyone. If you like edge of your seat intensity, then this is one you're going to devour. And now that I'm left speechless all over again, May can't get here quick enough!

I loved this book!! Ok let me start with Sully! He just warms my heart! I loved getting to know him more especially his lighter side!!! I also felt so bad for him, I just wanted to hug him and never let go! Now, the ending of this book!!! 🤯

OMG I need book 4 like right now.

Have you ever started reading a series and got to a certain point where you believed that everything that could have happened already happened? Where you wonder what on earth the author is going to do for the next book (or two or three)?

That's exactly where I was at about 85% of the way through this book. And then Pepper Winters does it again and drops the biggest, unexpected twist on you that leaves you begging for the next book ASAP. I LOVE Sully in this book, absolutely LOVED him. We finally got more of a glimpse at who he is and how he became the person he is today. We continue to see Eleanor's strength throughout the book as well as what makes her so different from the others.

Can't wait to see what comes next!!

OMG!!!! This book was so freaking good!! That ending has about broken my freaking heart !! I feel so so much pain for Sully and his upbringing! Ellie.. still love her so much!! Drake I hope dies a painful slow death !! There is so much !! Seriously my heart hurts right now!!

4.5 stars--THIRD A KISS is the third instalment in Pepper Winters contemporary, adult. GODDESS ISLES erotic, dark romance series focusing on billionaire Sullivan Sinclair, and his captive Eleanor ‘Jinx’ Grace. The GODDESS ISLES series is set in the same world as the author’s MONSTERS IN THE DARK and the INDEBTED series. THIRD A KISS should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two TWICE A WISH.

WARNING: Due to the nature and dark content of the story line premise, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

SOME BACKGROUND: At twenty-one years old, Eleanor Grace was kidnapped, violated and drugged on her way to becoming a sexual slave. A prisoner in a gilded cage, Eleanor, along with several other girls, are either the willing sexual partner in a fantasy island paradise, or find themselves forced into a lifetime of suffering and pain. Purchased by billionaire Sullivan Sinclair, Eleanor is defiant to the end but a defiance that will come with a price. Four years a slave, Eleanor is about to discover that all is not well on the island paradise or with the man who now dominates and governs every aspect of her life.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Eleanor and Sullivan) THIRD A KISS continues to focus on the building relationship between Sullivan Sinclair and his captive Eleanor Grace. Sullivan is a billionaire with a dark and tormented past who believes humanity is worthless, and beneath his feet but Goddess Jinx aka Eleanor Grace, has stirred something deep within Sullivan Sinclair, something he struggles to accept or comprehend. As their relationship turns personal, Sullivan falls for the woman of his dreams; Eleanor falls for the monster that could destroy her life but not all is well in the island paradise when jealousy and betrayal set into motion a series of events meant to destroy them all.


THIRD A KISS is a raw, visceral and dark story of sexual slavery and human bondage; a story of one man’s obsession with a woman he control body and soul but a woman who is about to control every part of the man with whom she will fall in love. Pepper Winters pulls the reader, kicking and screaming, into a world of power, hatred, hunger and control.

THIRD A KISS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned

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Right now, I have no words to describe what I just read. Will try to think about writing some coherent thoughts later.

Sully. He annoys me at times in this book, I genuinely just wanted to strangle and to cut his bits off at times. He is a character that I either love to hate or hate to love, to be fair sometimes both. He is an enigma, there are reasons for him to be the way he is but at the same time, there is no excuse for some of the things he does do. At the beginning of this book, I loved him, towards the middle in the midst of the reveals, I loved and hated him because I didn’t realise it was happening. I was like ‘what the heck just happened’ and towards the end, I wanted evil Sully to rear his head and cause merry hell to get his back on the ‘jerk’ who can’t be named because of spoilers.

Eleanor, and my Jinx, she’s a different person in this book and I mean that for both Eleanor and Jinx, despite being the same person. Their personalities are opposite yet the same as well. It’s confusing but makes sense when you read the book, I remember feeling like she’s a badass, she achieves so much and yet she doesn’t see it. She sees the good in people which is something I really admire about her. I like her attitude and it shows a good sense of character development. In all of the three books to date, she’s still my favourite. I relate to her attitude in so many different ways and I’m glad I met her in this series.

This book reveals more than I expected, there are secrets, there are sexy times, there is love and there’s angst. All of these different elements bring together a story of revelations, love, and discovery. Sullivan and Eleanor/Jinx find out more about each other in ways that surprise me as well as themselves. I never expected this book to be the way it was, I was hopeful for it, but I wasn’t expecting. Due to the fact that I wasn’t expecting it, only made it more intriguing and exciting to be able to read. Please do remember that you need to have read Once a Myth and Twice a Wish before you read this book, you will be lost if you jump in on this book plus you’d be missing out on so much if you do. There is a cliffhanger and I do neeeeed the next book but this one was amazing and I will wait impatiently until I get my hands on the next one!

This series is getting better and better and every time PW manages to blow me away with her words!

I can't even express how much I love this book and the series so far!!
Sully is a compelling character and trust me.... WOW O WOW!

Absolutely brilliant . . .
I read it in two nights and savoured every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist.

Next book please!

This is the third book in the Goddess Isles series, and the continuation of Sully, and Elanor's story. This book pics up from book two, and continues the twisted roller coaster ride, as we fly to emotional highs and twisted lows. This was another amazing read, this was emotional, intense, gritty, dramatic, suspenseful, and steamy. This is very well written , the characters have hot chemistry, and this book kept me captivated. This is a must read, and I can't wait for book four.

I mean no disrespect to the author or to the readers that appreciate this series and style of books. But, they absolutely weren't for me. When I signed up to review The Goddess Isles books I was intrigued by the premise but had no idea what to expect. I received both books 1 and 2 at the same time, and I had mixed feelings about what I was reading so far. I was shocked about many aspects of the story, but there were so many unanswered questions, I kept trying to make sense of what was going on beneath surface, and hoping for a better explanation than the ones we were currently having on the page.

I do think this is well written, Pepper Winters sure knows how to create atmosphere and engage the readers leaving us wanting more, even when everything is questionable. My decision to ask for book 3 came from that curiosity. I really needed to know if this world was as bad as it seemed, or if we were being played all along. And I wish we were because spoiler-alert - it was still really bad.

We do get some answers about Sully and what happened the first times that Jinx was in Euphoria. Was it a little bit better than the alternative that she was being sold to other customers? Yes. Was it ok because of it? Definitely no. I just can't swallow that down, to me, this is still clearly a very abusive situation and I'm not comfortable reading about rape over and over. No matter how they try to justify this in the story, the power dynamics are all wrong. I don't want ways to redeem or explain why Sully is how he is, I want him locked up, for good.

Also, the explanation that he uses is that animals are kept in captivity and maltreated and humans aren't above that, so he's just establishing balance?! That makes no sense. Also, how dare he, a white, rich, American, male who is the top of the metaphorical food chain, decide that he is judge and jury for the rest of humanity? He has no idea about the struggles of the minorities. He has no idea about what people really have to go through every day just to survive, and he's explaining creating a sex park for the 1% as an excuse?! Boohoo, your family wronged you... That does not give you the right to become a freaking slave master. Honestly, this was just sickening.

There are still two books left in this series, and maybe, just maybe, I got it all wrong and it was all an elaborate plan and the Isle thing was a complex VR game, or whatever. Honestly, I hope I'm wrong. I hope the book won't excuse Sully for his crimes.

I understand why people are intrigued by this series, and I don't like writing rant reviews. But this really hit me in the wrong way. I'm mad at myself for requesting and reading this. I guess this is pretty much the end of my journey with dark romance - it's just not for me, I can't suspend disbelief like this. I guess that as a reviewer this was a lesson learned type of story. I won't continue with this series and I'll think three times before requesting some books from now on.

Dear Lord, what a fantastic series. So hard to review, though, without giving away too much of the story. Sully and Jinx are thrown together in more ways than one, all leading up to another jaw dropping cliffhanger. Suffice it to say that happiness is so fleeting. I'm totally enthralled by the characters and their angst. Write faster, Pepper, I'm hanging by my fingernails here!

4 stars!

I was a little lost having not read the first two books but it didn’t deter from the intensity and dynamics. Ms. Winters is a fantastic storyteller.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.