Seven Years to Sin is a story of two people who have been attracted to each other but never acted upon it. Jessica is recently widowed and is heading to Jamaica to take care of her husband’s property. Alistair has always lusted after Jessica and thinks that it is fate that she is boarding his ship to Jamaica. Alistair wants to use this opportunity to finally have the woman he’s longed for. Both Alistair and Jessica have issues from their past that they must overcame. I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading Seven Years to Sin. The beginning kind of turned me off. The book starts 7 years prior. On Jessica’s wedding day, she is taking her pug, Temperance, for a walk and stumbles upon Alistair having sex with a married woman. Jessica is stunned speechless but is also turned on the longer she watches. Alistair eyes Jessica and instead of stopping, her presence fuels his arousal. He has lusted after Jessica and seeing her turned on by his actions excites him tremendously. I’ve read many historical romances where the heroine catches the hero having sex with another woman and getting turned on by it and then falling for said hero. I’m kinda over this plot trope and think there are better ways to introduce the sexual chemistry between the main characters.With that being said, I enjoyed the romance between Alistair and Jessica. A lot of time was spent on developing their romance. They both have issues from their past that they must overcome in order to fully move forward with their relationship. The sexual chemistry between them is palpable. The sex scenes were steamy and hot. There was no fade to black in this book. The sex scenes were described in detailed but was not graphic. They were very sensual and erotic.I also enjoyed the side plot involving Jessica’s sister, Hester. Hester’s story is heart-breaking and you see how growing up in an abusive household has affected both Jessica and Hester as adults. As the book came to an end, I wanted more of Hester’s story. Even though there was a hopeful and promising resolution to her story, I wanted more.Seven Years to Sin is what you expect from a historical romance. I loved Alistair and Jessica’s romance. They overcome so much while in each other’s arms. I found it refreshing that the hero, not the heroine, was more afraid of getting his heartbroken. Although for me, there was a little bump in the beginning, I thoroughly enjoyed this book once the romance started developing.
