Confession (Under Mr. Nolan's Bed Book 2)

Book 2 in this series is still strong in continuity of story-line and in character development. Selena did her homework to 'authenticate' (as much as 'fiction' can be) this story. Leah was sent to Magdalene House, the place here in my neck of the woods was called the 'Home for Wayward Girls'. Hmmm see any similarities? This book really pulled me in because theoretically it could very well have happened! Females in the 50s, particularly Catholic [insert your religion here] females were required (yes required!) to follow certain societal rules. You can see how the girls that didn't follow the rules were treated poorly and with disgust by the rest of society. What happened at the Magdalene House was horrific but the consequences of reporting the atrocities was even worse. Remember how hesitant abused people were when reports were made about rapes from priests? Next thing you know there were a dozen more people confirming the situation but it took courage and strength; and those rapes were 60 years after the time period in this book and the people that initially reported them were still looked at with disbelief and disdain! Anyway; I digress... The story-line is very upsetting and dark. Selena's writing and collaboration with certain events were just real enough to make you wonder (in a very scary kind of way) what the world is coming to. But unfortunately I can totally see some of these events actually happening - although maybe not to the corrupt and depraved way indicated in this book. (and yea... I attended private schools and private colleges; I've seen the underground tunnels and corridors as well as the sacristies and private courtyards (the 'wayward' girls were kept totally out of the public eye), I've had to attend mass/chapel each day so to me this story hit close to home. My reprieve was that I attended 20 years later and some of the societal rules had relaxed by then.)

Selena Kitt has created a masterpiece in this series, with Confessions a mixture of romantic suspense, religious intrigue, scandal, and so much more. Set firmly in upper-class 1950s suburbia, the story of Leah, Erica and Rob from Temptation continues, with Leah discovering she's pregnant -- and being forced into a Catholic-run home for unwed mothers. If it sounds a bit too trope-ish, just wait. A mixture of The DaVinci Code, The Help, an X-File episode and some Red Shoe Diaries thrown in for good measure, what Selena Kitt has done here is to create a series that is erotic, fascinating, and driven by a unique historical setting, when "good girls" could hide their transgressions through the Church -- but for the price of a major chunk of their soul. Her depiction of unwed mothers' homes is dead-on, from the doctor's callous treatment of these unwed mothers to the townspeoples' cruelty on a rare outing. The social worker who "helps" the mothers is a manipulative sadist, but what's more shocking is the casual sociopathy of so many people involved in the adoption process, from the nuns (who have flashes of compassion, which Kitt weaves in well, for more realism) who run the home to the girls' parents to Father Michael, Leah's local priest (who has his own set of demons, most of which involve Erica). The scandal comes in the form of a secret Catholic society that takes sexuality and the Bible and turns everything you know on its head, with Leah's best friend Erica front-and-center as a victim, unearthing her own dead mother's involvement in the society and coming to a horrifying revelation about herself through her research into her mother's life. Just when you think someone is unknowing, or naive, Kitt adds a plot twist you don't see coming -- and leaves you breathless as the book ends. I cannot WAIT for the third in the trilogy to come out in April, and it's now on my "absolutely must buy with drooling anticipation" list.

Scandalous need I say anymore.. wow this book was crazy, but crazy good. I think if I was living in the 50s I would have found this book offensive, but no it's 2013 and things are bit more open and we live in a pretty scandalous world, so am not to shock with the things that happened in this book. Let's start off by saying, twist and turns in the book, when you think you have it all figured out bang,Selena Kitt throw you on a rollercoaster ride of emotion and head trips. I have so many question and I hope book three answers them all. If you have an open mind read this book, it's just a book. Oh by the way you need to read book# 1 so you can understand book#2.

I have to admit that I was a little disappointed reading this book. I love the first one and was beyond shocked with the ending... but then I had to keep reading. The first one was free, but I know this is how Kindle authors suck you in. "Here is my first book free, now pay to read the rest." I have no problem paying to read a book, but in my head, I just keep telling myself I paid for the first one and this was the free one so I wouldn't feel so bad. I found this book quite annoying. I am not a Catholic, nor am I any religion. I could've gotten past all of that (even though it was 98% of the book) but what I couldn't get passed is how stupid the two main girls became. Come on, Leah and Erica! You kept talking in the first book about how you are adults, but adults think things through and don't just do what others tell them! *sigh*

Enjoyed the first book in the series, but found this one lacking something. Read it too the end but that is all.

I read this book because of such a huge twist in the end of the last one - I just had to find out what happened! This book has got me intrigued to find out more about scandals surrounding the Catholic church and I can't wait to read the next one. I've really connected with the characters and the writing is just fantastic!

Good read and good author.

Omg!! Another great read, I could not put this down! I can't wait to download and start reading 'Grace' :-)

Very enjoyable