Sinful Empire

By: Meghan March

Narrated by: Grace Grant, Joe Arden

Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's Summary

The Mount Trilogy concludes with Sinful Empire!

What's mine, I keep, and that includes Keira Kilgore.

It's no longer enough to have her in my debt. No longer enough to own her body.

I want something more.

She can try to resist, but I'll never give her up.

Nothing will keep us apart.

Not her. Not my enemies. No one.

Her debt will only be paid one way - with her heart.

Sinful Empire is the third and final book in the Mount Trilogy.

©2017 Meghan March (P)2017 Meghan March

Complete review (book 1, 2 & 3)

I waited for all three books to be released before I started to listen to them because I know many of Meghan March"s books have a cliffhanger and I hate to wait too long for the next release. I know many people have a problem with cliffhangers and feel that the author should release as one book, but I just accepted it as...if you love March's books....It is what it is. Fortunately, she got each sequel out fairly quick.

With that being said, I have to admit that I love dark romances, so I was really excited about Lachlan Mount's story, especially since I completely devoured March's Beneath and Dirty Series. It was those books that got me addicted to listening to audiobooks because of the fabulous narrators and brilliant dialog that Meghan March uses in those books. Yet, I found that these three books did not reach that 5-star level that her other books did. ( I believe I gave 5 stars for all of the books in The Beneath and Dirty Series). Don't get me wrong, this was still a great story, but fell a bit short for me. I think this sometimes happens when someone falls in loves with an author's earlier works and compares them against those books. It does mean this is not a great story. It's just not my personal favorite.

Ruthless King started out strong and I was gripped by Mount's desire to control Keira and get her under his control. Mount is a true alpha who is hot and mysterious. Generally, a win-win for me. The sex scenes are off the charts sexy and definitely go beyond simple vanilla sex. Since this is a darker romance, there is not much true emotion for Mount or Keira at this point of the story. March eludes in her storytelling that Mount might have a bit of a BDSM preference. Yet, I would not even consider this a BDSM type of book. It's not that dark. In this book, March does an excellent job creating an interesting hero (if you can call him that) heroine and secondary characters. There are some mysterious twists and turns with some of the secondary characters which will ultimately affect the direction of the next two books. This book is definitely slanted more towards Mount's POV and Joe Arden is a perfect Mount (he is one of my favorite narrators). Yet, even though I read from other reviewers that Lachlan Mount is their dream book boyfriend, I personally think he is not for everyone. Even though I thought he was a sexy and deeply interesting, he would not be my favorite book boyfriend as compared to some of March's other books.

Defiant Queen was the real start of Mount and Keira's love story. This book was obviously more in Keira's POV and I do feel it was the sweetest part of the three book. Yet, it was my least favorite out of the three. Mount's decision to take Keira on her dream trip is a game changer because both Keira and Mount can let down their walls and start to really fall in love. Their get-away trip really changes the direction of the story because Mount and Keira start to remove their tough exteriors and they let some emotion into their twisted world. Unfortunately, for as much as I love gushy love stories, this audiobook was a bit slow for me. There was a lot of great sex scenes, but since I struggled with Grace Grant as a narrator, I wanted the story to move on since she was the prime narrator. Even though Grant does a good job as being the voice of a businesswoman extraordinaire, her voice as Mount and her "sexy voice" was somewhat of a turn-off for me. She comes across as whiny rather than sexy. I wish Joe Arden would have narrated more in this book.I believe if I would have read this book, rather than listened to the audio, I would have absolutely loved book 2 because I enjoy stories that have a dangerous alpha-like type hero who become sweet and tender to the woman he is falling in love with.

Sinful Empire was actually my favorite because March created all kinds of action, mystery, and drama. Plus, there are some hot sex scenes which have a deeper emotional element to them than books 1 and 2. March pulls everything together in this book to give you some great action, suspense and a Happily Ever Ending.This book was worth the wait because there are so many secrets that are revealed that make this book so much fun. Even though there was a great HEA, I did wonder how Keira was going to be a respected business owner when her husband (sorry spoiler) is basically the Mafia King of the New Orleans. Don't expect Mount to truly convert to being NOLA's citizen of the year. He is what he is.

If you are a fan of Meghan March, these books are a must-read. If you are new to Meghan March, I would recommend starting with the Beneath Series in order to fully appreciate Lachlan Mount's story since he is briefly in the Beneath Series. Overall: 4 to 4 1/2 stars and worth the purchase. Joe Arden: 5 stars Grace Grant: 3 1/2 stars.

A bit disappointed

I'm a bit disappointed. Meghan March is one of the my favourite authors and this is not her finest work. This feels like it was written on a haste and the female narrator is over dramatic. I was expecting a lot more.

king and queen

what an introduction into the world of Ms. March. Mount and Kiera are sexual tension from the beginning that scorch up my speakers.

Need more

I really loved this series, but felt I needed more on the last book. She did a great job pulling it all together with the Beneath series, however I felt something was missing at the end !!

SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow!!! This was the perfect conclusion to this fantastic series! Twists and turns I didn't see coming, a bit of action and suspense, sexy times and an epic romance! Narrators did an amazing job of bringing Lachlan and Kiera to life! Loved this series so much and highly recommend it!

Loving Meghan March's books

Usually I don't write a review but I absolutely loved this series! I heard the series with Temperance's story before this. Every book of Meghan March's I've thoroughly enjoyed, plus these 2 narrators are fantastic.

One of my favorite series

I have now listened to this trilogy at least 4 times and never get bored. There are only so many books I reread or in this case relisten to and this is one. This is also one of the first series that brought me into the adult romance/semi erotica genre of books as I have always been an action (Borne type books), or 60 realism/40 fiction (Dan Brown type novels like DaVinci Code) or fantasy angel/vampire shit...so this was a total 180 for me to get hooked on what became a COVID filled summer of nothing but 75% adult romance genre and 25% other...being that I apparently listened to over 125 different books between April 2020-Dec 2020...that is saying something.
Grace is perfect as Keira/Tempest/Magnolia and having all family from NOLA on my dad's side...Magnolia voice and few others like Odeille rang true! Her voice also is just real...she doesn't try to sound all overly seductive like other narrators but she has real inflection in words at the right spots to make her believable as...well all the women. No Female's male voice is ever going to ring true and neither is a male's female impression and if you think so...you craaazy! Joe Arden is always magnificent and his voice is so perfect for the character of Mount and as a female his voice is super swoon..I can just picture Mount and whoa what a picture I conjured up... Just saying!
I loved that the story has action, danger on multiple levels (cartel stuff and then the crazy bitch...), romance, true love in the end which actually was true lust in the beginning though the reader didn't know in the beginning. Strong boss bitch female who doesn't cower to an even stronger male personality...thank you. Even in the sex scenes, it wasn't really submission type personality no matter how much Mount wanted to break her, it was just pure chemistry and realization that hey...I might like it /always fantasized about a little something more than missionary...I loved it for all these and more reasons...thank you. (PS...REALLY Wish Grace Grant would have finished this series as Magnolia in the Magnolia duet because that narrator in that series did not make me believe she was Mags...the male voice though was spot on as her love interest which is the only reason I finished those two books...)

Grace doing a male voice is awful! But book is great

If someone else had done the narrating instead of Grace listening to this book would have been so much more enjoyable. Her male voices (all the same voice for different men) are terrible. Joe did a great job.

Always a Great Story

I love Meghan March’s books. They have great storylines with depth and unexpected twists. She does a wonderful job of convincing the reader how pretty ugly can be. I’m ordering several more books today!

This ending though!

Ok, this ending was total swoony! I always enjoy Meghan March’s book but I will admit that this series wasn’t one on the tip top of my list because I just don’t usually really care for mafia/cartel/etc stories, in general. I knew I would get to Mount at some point but it just wasn’t high on my list. Nonetheless, I do wish I had not waited so long. I enjoyed the first two books in the series but this one totally sealed the deal for me. This is the book where *I* fell in love with Lachlan Mount. It was the perfect conclusion and everything I had hoped and more!

Absolutely fantastic series

Wow, what a great series. I’ve really enjoyed seeing these characters grow together. With so much action you won’t get bored. Excellent performance from both Grace and Joe.

Surprisingly good!!!

This rewiew is for all 3 books in the Mount Trilogy. Inspired, sensual, crude, interesting with a fast pace and a well built storyline! I am so glad that I didn't pay that much attention to the negative review because I would have lost to one extremely good read! One of Meghan March's most authentic stories, with a very dynamic duo Mount and Kyra are a great match for each other and their love story is down to earth no fairy tale like but captivating! Definitely worth to read!

Note: It contains violence and sensitive language and subjects, not for the faint hearted but it definitely rewards the open minded who can appreciate it.

addictive

I have loved this book! great story line with just the right amount of mystery to tag me along and keep listening. look forward to listening to this series again later

Fantastic!

Wowza! This gripping conclusion to the Mount Trilogy is just superb. I can’t say much as I don’t want to give away any spoilers... but that twist! It’s so exciting and I loved Lachlan and Keira’s journey. I highly recommend it, you won’t be disappointed.

Totally Impressed!

I listened to the audio version and this book is still a +5 stars re-read for me. The narration was fantastic and perfectly executed by Grace Grant and Joe Arden!.


Meghan March is freakin’ amazing! She has written such fascinating, well developed characters and created a phenomenal story. This could not have been a more perfect conclusion for Lachlan and Keira’s story. LOVED every single bit of this book and the entire series blew me away. Yeah, this story has it all. The quality of writing, the depth of the characters, the passion between the leads, it was intense and sizzling hot. Sinful Empire is a wild ride that grabs you from page one and doesn't let go.

And Lachlan Mount….Oh. My. Goodness. What can I possibly say about the deliciousness that is Mount? He was everything I love and then some in a hero. Seriously sexy in that alpha, commanding sort of way. He was mega protective of Keira and so sweet and sensitive at times that he just melted my heart. I want to say that I enjoy how Meghan March didn't weaken Lachlan to fit a role. She also took the time to build him up, making it impossible to not love him. She also picked the perfect woman for him, a strong capable woman who refused to back down. Together, Lachlan and Keira were like dynamite, so perfectly matched and destined to be together.

"Before I let myself get drunk on her and the possibilities of the future, I need to answer her questions and tell her the truth. It’s time to show Keira just how black my soul is, and see if she’s going to run in the other direction. Which is exactly what she should do. »

"I’m the queen of a sinful empire, and I plan to spend the rest of my life beside its king."

Meghan March combines the best elements of action with the heart pounding romance that leaves you fanning yourself for hours. You are in for a real treat when you read a book by this woman.

Overall, one of the best series I've read this year and definitely a five-star, must-read winner!

Nice ending to the trilogy

No cliffhanger this time! An enjoyable, if a little on the far-fetched side, tale beautifully narrated by Grace Grant and Joe Arden.

Love it!

This is a fairly new author for me and I love that these stories are hot but they also have great storylines.

I just love this series

The third and final instalment of the amount trilogy does not disappoint, what an ending, what a twist. I’ve loved this series from the get-go, both Keira and Lachlan are a couple who demand respect, I love how Keira steps up to the mark and makes her presence known alongside Mount. The story continues, as Mount tries to find who is responsible for trying to bring down his Empire, he’ll stop at nothing to protect Keira. With action, drama, intrigue and a few surprises added into the mix, Keira discovers her life may have been manipulated way before Mount entered her office that fateful day. I’ve loved every part of this trilogy, so sad for it to end. I’m going to miss listening to these narrators, they were the perfect Mount and Keira.

Wow awesome read

Wow what an amazing finale to this incredible series. Great characters and a compelling story of passion, want, murder and intrigue, with lots of great sex too. Would highly recommend

Brilliant

I loved reading this last part of this mount trilogy and I love the audible book as well both narrators are absolutely brilliant.