Three Sinners. Three confessions. And all the dirty little
secrets you could possibly desire...
Father Stuart Ballard has been Marcus Stearns’ confessor since
the young Jesuit was only eighteen years old. He thought he’d heard every sin
the boy had to confess until Marcus uttered those three fateful words: “I met
Eleanor.”
So begins the 40-page “The Confession
of Marcus Stearns,” a moving coda to the RITA® Award-winning Original Sinners series. Originally published as a limited-edition paperback for
the 2014 RT Booklovers' Convention, and available worldwide for the first time.
This collection also includes “The Confession of Eleanor
Schreiber,” a companion 36-page story written exclusively for The Confessions.
And, finally, all secrets are revealed in “The Confession of
Tiffany Reisz,” an exclusive, in-depth interview.
Release Date: March 15, 2016
8th Circle Press
Original Sinners Series
Review copy provided by publisher
Liza’s Review:
The Confessions is seriously a
gift for those fans of the Original Sinners series. In my opinion, The Confessions is not a book for anyone
who hasn't read all 8 books in the Original Sinners series, as readers unfamiliar
with the series won't understand everything that is being discussed.
I absolutely adored "The
Confession of Marcus Stearns", The Confession of Eleanor Schreiber",
and "The Confession of Tiffany Reisz." I wasn't lucky enough to be at
RT in 2014, but was lucky enough to have a friend who was there and let me read
her copy of "The Confession of Marcus Stearns" after swearing in
blood I'd give it back. I had all the same feels reading it for the second
time. Without giving any spoilers away, I can say fans of the series will love
reading all 3 confessions and if anything like me, will only fall in love with
the characters more than before. In fact my girl-crush on Eleanor/Nora is
stronger than it was before and these short stories only made me miss my
favorite character even more. I also now have a special place in my heart for
Father Stuart Ballard, as he is the man to listen to both Søren and Eleanor's
confessions. I really wanted to give him a hug several times during their
confessions.
Fans of the Original Sinners series
will be so excited to read The
Confessions. There is insight into the characters and how the series came
to be. I have to say after reading
certain parts of the interview/confession with Tiffany, I found validation in
how I saw some scenes in my head as I was reading certain passages in the
series, especially one with Grace and Søren. I feel like I'm repeating myself
here, but The Confessions is not a
story to pick up without reading the other books in the series first unless the
reader wants to feel pretty lost in what is discussed in the confessions.
Buy Links:
Trade paperback available
exclusively via Amazon for the first 6-8 weeks of release. After this time, it
will be available through other retailers, including Book Depository (which
ships worldwide!). Not available in audio at this time.
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