Loved this book and love the author.  I haven't read anything from Tiffany that I haven't liked.  Hope there are more books to come like this one

I am speechless. This was just an exceptional read. The fantasies, the characters, the bedroom scenes,(or not bedroom scenes), were utterly amazing. I was transfixed with every word. I am embarrassed to say this is my first book by Ms. Reisz. But I am happy to say I am going to one click many of her books after this review. What a complete, fantastic author. And one of my all time favorite endings from a romance.

I really liked this one.  From the very beginning a mystery was mentioned about Malcolm that will entice the reader to read more.  I will say that looking up the actual paintings for a visual reference will help be in the mindset of what Mona is actually looking at and what is to be performed.  I will say I kind of didn't get Sebastian's character during "The Bleeding Man" chapter.  I'm not sure if his actions were of reason or not.  Maybe it was to keep his character "short" in a way because this is a novella.  Anyways, I always have an open mind when reading Tiffany's books because I never know what she will throw in the story.  I kind of want a follow up of Mona and Spencer!

I just could not get into it. Very well written! I was just not as interested as I thought I was. It was totally on me.

This story was beyond creative and so original.  I am completely in love with the concept.  I loved that it centered around art.  The writing itself was art.  It was incredibly beautiful.  I loved the character development as well.  I found myself so involved with the characters' story early on.  I found the pacing a little slow at times, but overall, this book definitely held my attention and I would love to read more from this author!

ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 
The premise of a paranormal romance  sounded really fun based in classic art. In between book series I often read something short, romantic, fluffy, and fun! This wasn't what I was expecting. 
I'm just going to say this book was way too dirty for me. Each chapter has a lot of raunchy sex. I didn't find it romantic at all. Yet, the character of Malcom had me perplexed and I had to see how the story ended. It was a surprise and twisted ending that was very interesting! This book wasn't for me, but it will be for someone else.

The Red is absolutely absorbing, titillating, and exquisite!  EXQUISITE!

Mona St. James promised her dying mother that she would do anything to maintain ownership of their private art gallery, The Red.  But after years of struggling financially, it looks like she will have to sell.  Out of nowhere, a mysterious man appears in the gallery with an offer to save The Red in exchange for "carte blanche" use of her body.  His name is Malcolm, and he is as elegant as he is handsome.  Mona accepts, more attracted and intrigued than in need.  As she says to Malcolm, "You could have seduced me for free."  What takes this from a great read to 5-star exceptional are a few unique features. 

First, while there are many sex for payment storylines out there, this one is unapologetic.  Malcolm neither needs to pay to get laid, neither does he think lesser of Mona for accepting payment.  For her part I appreciate that Mona isn't backed into a corner.  She was ready to sell the gallery and literally no one was going to die if she didn't take Malcom's offer.  Her equal footing and lack of shame was liberating and refreshing.  It removes the potential "ick" factor from my enjoyment of their arrangement.

Second, Mona and Malcolm are art connoisseurs.  I loved how works of art are referenced throughout Mona and Malcolm's trysts.  Every time a famous piece is mentioned, I eagerly looked it up and read about it.  So I'm indulging in my erotica and learning a lot at the same time.  Bonus!

Third, I appreciated Mona's strength and unspoken feminism.  The women in this story and in the classical art are not viewed as victims.  Sex is not a commodity to be taken from them; it is an instrument of power.  This pervasive viewpoint greatly added to my enjoyment of Mona and Malcolm's story.

The Red is a combination of hardcore erotica with an achingly tragic love story, which ultimately rights itself.  I loved this so much, I will definitely read it again and I strongly recommend it.  Mind blowing and mind opening all at once!

This is an honest and voluntary review on an ARC received on NetGalley.

Curiosity kills the cat. Or, in my case, prevents sleep. The reason? I cannot possibly rest when I haven’t learned the outcome of a stimulating story. And, let me tell you my fellow introverts, this book is a roller-coaster on the taboo train. Toot-toot! Buckle up and get ready for a wild ride.

In all honesty, I’m a lover of historical and contemporary romance. I relish the kinky and even the unspeakable. However, I crave the intimate experience of two unlikely people unable to resist their attraction. That moment when they submit to their mutual passions not only gives me a high, it makes me feel hopeful that love exists. That bond is what makes the sensually explicit come to life for me. Why am I saying this? I say this because erotic romance is not in my wheel house. And no, I’m not a prude. It’s simply that I don’t feel the same heart-wrenching connection with erotic romance as I do with historical and contemporary.

I’m sure by now you must be wondering why I decided to review THE RED. The answer is I’d read a wonderful review of the book that piqued my interest and I applied to read the book based on that individuals review. I was not disappointed, either. Ms. Reisz couldn’t have done a better job of penning an erotic journey of sexual exploits. She included a mysterious element that keep me glued to the page. Her detail-oriented writing style made me feel as if I were a voyeur. If you are looking for the ultimate escape, read THE RED. In my opinion, this lust-filled erotic adventure will keep you up at night with its over-the-top sinful fantasies. 

Happy reading!

Synopsis:
Mona Lisa St. James is balancing on the edge of financial ruin after inheriting her mother’s art gallery. When a mysterious stranger offers to save the gallery in exchange for a year of cart blanch sexual exploits with Mona, she agrees to become his whore. It isn’t long before the handsome Englishman has Mona submitting to his every desire.

An unapologetic sinfully erotic read.

Very good story with wonderful use of art in the plot. Tiffany weaves believable stories and characters the reader can relate to.

This was my first book by this author and I loved it. The storyline is great, the characters are hot and it is very well written. If you like erotica then this is a book you should read!!!! I will be reading more from this author!!!

I was not expecting this story to develop the way it did. I knew it was going to be a dark romance and props to the author for being unique in her plot. I just did not like it that much. I had a hard time liking the characters and understanding why they chose to make certain decisions. I love this author and her storylines but this one just didn't make the cut for me.

I'm starting to get a feel for Ms. Reisz's writing and how, well, odd it can be sometimes.

I don't think you can label it simply as erotica. This book, I mean. It is erotica, don't get me wrong, but it's more than that. It's sort of... paranormal? Supernatural?

Anyway, it's not really for the faint of heart. My curiosity beat everything, so I read it but I'm not sure I'd reread this one. I liked it, it just had certain things I wasn't okay with.

So Mona has to save her mom's precious art gallery, The Red. Up to here in debts, she doesn't know what to do. Her mom made her promise to do anything. So when a handsome stranger shows up, telling Mona he will save her gallery from ruin if she does his bidding for an entire year, she says yes.

Their agreement is a strange one. I'm pretty sure I would have said no. I'm just that type. But with Mona having said yes, we embark on a crazy, what-the-eff, LSD-induced ride that we, unlike Mona, haven't signed up for.

Are certain things hot? Yes. Are certain scenes uncomfortable? Oh yeah. Are the reader's limits/boundaries being pushed? You bet. There's actually one scene that was a major nope for me and I hated Malcolm in it and just couldn't wrap my mind around Mona accepting it.

Moving along.

Along the way, you can feel there's maybe a tiny bit of something between the characters, but it has a deadline so yeah, no. Plus, I don't even think the author was banking on giving the reader that many feels. Heartache, joy and such. But of course you're riveted and drawn and so pulled into the story, you just keep on reading, even while widening your eyes, shaking your head or mouthing WTF to yourself.

It's decadent. It's hedonistic. It's pretty intense too. It's a book that erotica readers should definitely give a try. But make sure you're 100% ready for the wild ride because what Mona feels, you feel.

I voluntarily agreed to review a copy through Netgalley, my rating is 4 stars.

Erotic fantasy. 

This is one of those books that has the logic and common sense within my mind battling with all that unfolds on the pages as the story progresses. 

Pure curiosity drove me to the end. 

Would I recommend it? if I knew the readers tastes & I thought they fit then yes. 
Did I enjoy it? not really.

A young woman, an owner of an art gallery, on the brink of bankruptcy is approached after closing by a stranger with a proposition, to become his whore, be at his bidding, be ready when he called, in payment she would receive paintings that would save her gallery. 

She agrees, just like that, yes I will whore myself out to save the gallery, and from there is where my judgemental thoughts kicked in, I couldn't prevent it. Red flags kept going up to much for me to enjoy it. 

It was weird but at the end made sense. 

I love an erotic story this was different to my usual reads though, The Red was certainly erotic and more. 

It's a tough one to review and one each reader will react to differently. You will either love it, hate it or be dumbfounded by it. 

Told in Mona's pov, third person. leads to a somewhat hea.

Wow. This honestly was just as great as everyone said it would be! I'm a little late to the party on this one, and I've only read Tiffany Reisz's recent Harlequin Blaze trilogy. I haven't read the Original Sinners books, which I think these may be related to? Doesn't matter. This book was honestly so great, I kind of lack words. It's scorching hot and mysterious. I loved Mona and Malcolm, but mostly I loved this as a story of Mona's awakening---and not just to sex, but to herself as a daughter, as a woman, and to the role of fate in her life. The connection to the art world and art itself was seamless. 

This book is 100% sexy, and if you can imagine something happening in the bedroom, it happens in the book. That means everyone is going to find something that turns them on, and maybe something that will be over the top. Worth it! An amazing erotic romance. 

I did get my copy of this from NetGally.

Whew!! This book was STEAMY!!! If you don't like almost pornography erotica then this isn't for you. I however liked it. It was definitely a guilty pleasure, read late at night, type of book for me. This book actually somewhat took me out of my comfort zone, which surprised me a bit. 

Though this book is DIRTYYY! I just want to add it does have a good plot and revolves around romance and does in fact include character development. Which is, in fact one of my favorite things an author can include in her book and plot, 

I do recommend this book for a late night read, guilty pleasure or just a good sit down read.

"Things aren't what they seem." 

My god, this book sucked me in! I had to keep reading to see how the next scene would play out. Some parts had me so flushed and hot I had to take a moment to fan myself and say "Jesus H, Tiffany. Are you trying to kill me?!"

The story line will grab you and leave you aroused, a bit confused, but intrigued and wanting more. The vivid description of each piece of art, of each scene together paints a picture in your head that is so clear it's like watching it play out on screen. 

Tiffany is always an automatic one click for me. Add a little Nora Sutherland in the mix and I couldn't get my hands on this fast enough. 

Another 5 star read from the Queen. ONE CLICK. TRUST ME. You need the SEXY stranger and his FILTHY mouth in your life.

I was so looking forward to this... that is, I was looking forward to the idea of it. I quickly realised, about 2 sentences in, that it was not what I was actually expecting.
The writing style was so far below the standards of the Original Sinners which I loved and lusted and lived and breathed when I devoured all the books last year.... In comparison, this was really a disappointment, and I kept thinking, is this really Tiffany Reisz? I consoled myself that it was Nora's weird and twisted brainchild, and Tiffany was just channelling her. Still. I expected a bit higher quality. Maybe because it's an ARC, and some typos and weird sentences have not been weeded out... but I will not be reading it again to find out.
The book is described as "a standalone novel of slightly demented pornography" (Reisz) and that is pretty much true. The premise is not too bad - you have a struggling gallery owner who meets a mysterious guy who offers to help her gallery out, but that's about where the "not too bad ends". You might think, what's in it for him? Well, as it turns out, the gallery owner's body. Yep. He tells her fair and square on page 5ish that he'll help her keep the gallery open by supplying her with high art if in exchange she gives him 'carte blanche' of her body for a year. Ummmm.... where have I read something like this before? Oh yeah. Every B category porn story .Come on Tiff. You can do better. But okay. I'll go with it. The idea of playing out scenes from famous paintings as sex acts is cool enough, that is, until, spoiler alert, it starts to depict human trafficking, sexual slavery,  human sacrifice, bestiality and rape as those things she presumable agreed to when she gave him 'carte blanche'. No. Just, no. I felt like this book should have come with a massive trigger warning, as there are a lot of people who may enjoy naughty/kinky erotica, but be disturbed by the weird scenes in this book. I think I'm pretty open minded, and I realise this is all a "fantasy" but still... Tiffany has been so good at conjuring boundary crossing sexual scenes that were still tasteful and written so well that they could be considered high poetry, and then she comes up with this? I really felt like maybe it was written by the 18yo Eleanor for her creative writing class.
The characters were flat, and I couldn't care less about Mona or Malcolm or The Red. It felt like the gallery going under and even the characters were just background, the padding to what the book really was - a string of short porn stories wound together by these characters that happened to be in each. Their interactions and high emotions felt so over the top it was really a struggle to keep going. At times I thought, maybe this is an erotic parody of the high strung emotional prose of The Sorrows of Young Werther, 
All in all, I am sad to say it was quite disappointing to me. I picked it up because it was written by Reisz, but I only finished because I hate giving up on books, and thankfully this was pretty short. And the ending? Oh please. I read erotica because I like to imagine myself in the shoes / positions of the main characters, but nothing that happened to Mona an nothing she ever did would ever make me want to be in her place.

wow soo naughty 
I'm blushing as I type thinking about what I'm going to write. 
this book is so naughty but in the good naughty way. I couldn't read the pages quick enough. it defiantly had me hooked.
 Tiffany Reisz knows how to capture her readers imaginations.
 A great story and the twist at the end I was not expecting at all, loved this book and cant wait for what's next to come from you