Genre: Erotic Thriller
Type: Book 9 of The Original Sinners series
POV: Third Person
Rating: 4+ Stars

The Kingsley we know from the Original Sinner series is a mature man with great wealth, extensive spy network and erotic mastery. In The Chateau, it is when he is young, twenty four to be exact. This is his years whilst he worked for a covert French spy agency.
While this can be read as a stand-alone, I truly believe that having read all the other books heightened my enjoyment. The Original Sinners Series is an absolutely favorite of mine and I will always read anything involving anyone of these Sinners.

Thank you to the following for permitting me access to an advance reader's copy (ARC) of The Chateau. This generosity did not impact my honesty when rating/reviewing.
Source: NetGalley
Author: Tiffany Reisz
Publisher: 8th Circle Press, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
Genres: Mystery & Thrillers , Romance
Pub Date: June 5, 2018

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Mary – ☆☆☆☆☆
I have to admit that I have missed a few of the previous Original Sinners books but I couldn't resist this story about a younger Kingsley. And let me tell you, I was not disappointed at all.

Kingsley is a 24-year-old living in Paris and working undercover for the French military. While on medical leave, he gets an assignment to fetch the colonel’s nephew. What he learns is that the nephew is 19-years-old and has left for a place called the Chateau. No one knows where it is or how to get there. The only way to get there is to be accepted and he must call and talk to the madame of the house to be accepted. The call is not that hard but the wait for the return call is a six-hour wait. But Kingsley gets the call and meets the madame at a local hotel. After he passes her inspection, he is blindfolded on the way to the Chateau, so he cannot see where they are going.

Once he arrives, he learns that the women are in charge and the men are the slaves or submissives. He seems to be okay with this to a point. When he meets other women there, they are all beautiful, so why wouldn't the men be okay with the arrangement. When Kingsley finds the nephew, he finds out that he is not being held against his will nor is he a captive. He doesn't want to leave, he is happy where he is.

After Kingsley is sent away, he can't think of anything else but the Chateau, he wants to go back. But he gets an assignment to go to New York. After six months, he is back in Paris and trying to figure out how to get back to the Chateau. He calls the number but there is no answer. As he is walking away, the phone rings and he answers it. It is his way back in and he can't wait to get there.

But he will not be happy with Madame when he learns of the game she will play with him to get him to stay. He has to choose between the one he has always loved and the one he will love in the future. What will Kingsley do? Can he choose the one to make his future what it turns out to be? Will he ever be able to go back to the Chateau?

This story can be read as a standalone, but I would suggest reading some of the Original Sinners, maybe Kingsley's stories, just so you will know what is going on in his mind now. I can't wait to go back and read the stories I have missed. Tiffany Reisz has a way of drawing you into this story and keeping you there until the end and leaving you breathless and wanting more. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.


Kris – ☆☆☆☆
I adore The Original Sinners series and all the kooky kinky characters, especially Kingsley! He's such an adorable rogue. This is a story that goes into a time after Kingsley left school and worked for the military. He's pining over Søren and looking to forget the boy of his dreams (literally). The legion sends him on a reconnaissance mission to find his superior's missing "nephew" at what they believe is a sex cult. Kingsley ends up gaining access and meets the Madame. There are some crazy plot twists and turns as the Madame really takes being a sadist to heart and has no issue messing with Kingsley’s head. He falls in love, in lust, and gets Søren literally beaten out of him. The story meanders a bit mid-book and I felt maybe went on a little long, but Kingsley is always fun to read with his hopping bed to bed, so it wasn't too bad. It's meant to be a side story on its own and it achieves that. Fun summertime read!


Shelby – ☆☆☆☆☆
Are you familiar with the Original Sinners series by Tiffany Reisz? If not, you NEED to get familiar with the series!! Having said that, I believe The Chateau could be read as a standalone.

This story is about Kingsley, as a young adult. He's been given a secret mission to find and save the Commander's nephew, Leon, who has been "inducted" into a cult.

This story was the perfect mix of kink, mystery/suspense, Kingsley, and comedy! I loved seeing young Kingsley, on his own. Seeing who he was when part of the French Army. Of course, there are references to his first love, but the choices he's forced to make were just heartbreaking (in a good way).

Ah, how I've missed The Original Sinners...


Erica – ☆☆☆☆☆
Intelligent. Intriguing. Twisted.

The Chateau is the 9th installment of The Original Sinners series, with Kingsley as the narrator. However, it can be easily read as a standalone. Kingsley's dreams may be more enthralling to new readers who have never met or heard the backstory featuring Søren. However, series fans will eat that portion up like candy.

Taking place in the early 1980s in France, the climate and era were completely different than today. Kingsley is young, jaded yet somehow naïve at the same time. He's starved for love, comfort, and attention.

Witty and charismatic, I found unexpected humor during Kingsley's interactions with the underling, but especially when flirtatiously bantering with his love interests. While I believe many will find it a hot book, that wasn't the focal point for me. I absolutely adored Kingsley's interactions with others.

A little bit twisted, my favorite element was how everything fit together flawlessly. Tight and concise, written with intelligence, understanding, and knowledge, The Chateau was a mature book.

Without spoilers or giving away plot points. Kingsley is on assignment, chasing down a nephew who was supposedly brainwashed into a sex cult, by the infamous yet elusive Madame at the Chateau. While he may have found the boy, he also found himself.

To me, it was more mysterious, connecting all the dots, than sexy, which was the perfect mix for me.

The entire series has many twist and turns, but this was the favorite novel of mine within the lineup, with The Prince as a close second. I'm just going to continue to ignore The Mistress's existence. (laughs at myself)

Fans will go nuts by the Søren cameo. My heart kept breaking and repairing as Kingsley had dreams and worked out his feelings for the sadist.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆☆
This is the ninth book in the series – and every loyal fan, like myself, must be in sheer delight at getting more of the story revealed. But if you have never read one before (really? have you been in the Foreign Legion?), then actually this would be a fun place to start, and you really wouldn't be spoiled for then going back to book one. Do be warned though, once you are in, well, it is nearly as difficult to leave as from the aforementioned Foreign Legion! Tiffany Reisz has written a totally addictive, confounding, and extremely erotic series, and long may more books be released.

The blurb gives you the basics – what I think you need to know is that this book is, in part, a vision of what a community run by women might just be like. Okay, a very kinky group of women, but the reversal of power, expectation, and sensitivities is wonderfully imagined, and it does Kingsley a world of good to consider these possibilities. The fact that every game also prods and pokes his masochistic nature is a bonus that he is not slow to appreciate, even when he simultaneously hates it. A wonderful mind game indeed.

I have always loved Kingsley, so was delighted to get to see him as a young man making his way in a world that had been harsh to him from his teenaged years. We also get to understand just how deeply Søren was entrenched in his soul. And at the end we have to think very carefully about the veracity of some statements made, in the light of the way that Madame had been so manipulative... bluff and double bluff!

The eroticism in this book is beautifully understated and I came away far more excited by what I learned about Kingsley than anything else. Be prepared for mind games.

The Chateau is a first for me by Tiffany Reisz, so I wasn’t sure what to expect out of it. I didn’t realize that this was part of a series until I started, but the author did a decent job making sure I didn’t feel too lost. I absolutely love the story! Full of twists and turns, all while making me fan myself from all the heat. I. Want. More. This series just made it to the top of my to read list.

I’ve been a fan of The Original Sinners books since before the first one released. Tiffany Reisz writes erotica and erotic thrillers like no one else I’ve read. I love her sense of humor and her ability to completely screw with my head throughout a book. Her books are twisted and fun, but there is a sincerity to her characters that I think makes them so dear to the reader. I already loved Kingsley, so this book was an auto-buy for me. It was interesting to read this particular Kingsley because he’s different from the angsty teenage Kingsley of The Prince and the polished and powerful Kingsley of the beginning of the series. There is a vulnerability in this Kingsley that I think is due in part to the combination of his brokenness and his age. It’s a beautifully sad novel. Like the White Years Quartet, this book is written as a story that Kingsley is telling, so there are a couple of moments at the beginning and the end set in present day that let you know that things don’t end quite so sad. I loved it, as I’ve loved all The Original Sinners books. I think Tiffany Reisz is a fantastic writing and storyteller. This is very highly recommended if you want to try out an erotic thriller.

As a note, an e-galley of this novel was sent to me via NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.

Does anyone else have that compulsive need to get their hands on literally everything that Tiffany Reisz has ever, and will ever, publish? Because, hello, I totally do. With good reason--everything she touches catches fire by mere paragraphs, let's be honest. The Chateau proves this and reminds us that she is pretty much on another level when compared to her peers.

First things first: if you haven't read The Original Sinners yet, you probably should. It's such a great series. Fiery, well written, everything that another similar series could never be, blah-blah-blah. Normally, I'd ask why you have not read it, yet, but we're all friends here and I'm just going to gently nudge you in her direction. That being said, even if you haven't read the series yet, you could start with The Chateau, as it is a standalone. And a damn good introduction to all that the series, and Reisz, is.

As far as erotica goes, my experience has been pretty abysmal until Tiffany Reisz showed me that the genre has an entirely different level to it than I realized. Her work is truly brilliant. Not only is it as wonderfully written and developed as usual, there's more than just a sexy edge to it and it gives us some insight further into the series as longtime readers know it.

In short: IT IS THRILLING. Heart-beating, slow breathing, delicious and fast paced fun.

The Chateau brings Reisz' beloved series to an all-time high, creating something truly wonderful and unforgettable. She proves once again that she is a fan-favourite for a reason--no one is at her level. It is unlike anything I've read in the genre because of its many layers. Kingsley is one of my favourite characters and The Chateau shows us exactly why he is.

Erotica, and in extension The Chateau, may not be for everybody but Tiffany Reisz does it better than anybody else. The Chateau is highly entertaining and a wild ride you don't want to miss.

There’s nothing like Tiffany Reisz’ The Original Sinners, and its ‘cult-like’ following is due to the series’ ingenious storylines, deliciously deviant characters, and Reisz’ flawless writing. I, like most readers, can’t get enough of Kingsley, Søren, and Nora’s debauchery and all of the willing participants who play along and explore the sinfully satisfying side of sexuality.

Just when I thought I knew all there was to know about Mr. Kink himself, Kingsley Boissonneault, Reisz introduces readers to a younger version of this charming and devilish man, and with this new information, we can’t help but fall even further under his spell and add a few more reasons to love this manipulative and daring manwhore.

In The Chateau, readers meet a 24-year-old Kingsley who’s an officer for La Légion and tasked with a rather intriguing mission - to rescue his commanding officer’s nephew from a sex cult and return him home unscathed. But Kingsley’s higher ups don’t truly know their Lieutenant’s sexual preferences and desires, which means they’re ordering him to infiltrate what could possibly become a veritable playground for this kinky fella.

As soon as Kingsley enters the Chateau, he falls under its Madame’s spell, and it’s easy to see why due to Reisz’s meticulous and vivid descriptions of everything that happens behind closed doors along with Kingsley’s reactions and musings at everything he experiences during this transformative period of his life that is further altered due to what is asked of him while he’s a part of the sex cult and what he learns about himself and the person who has always owned him.

The Chateau is a fantastic addition to this sinfully decadent erotic romance series; since they’ve infiltrated my mind and my heart over a decade ago, I can’t get enough of Reisz’s Original Sinners characters, so the fact that the series continues and readers gain further insight about the patriarchs of the series as well as those people who enter and leave their lives changing the lead characters in positive/negative ways makes these characters ever present in the lives of those readers who can’t get enough.

4.5 Poison Apples

it was my first book by Tiffany Reisz and sadly i wasn't able to finish the book. Several friends recommended her earlier work but I stopped half way through. I couldn't connect with the hero. In my opinion he was too young to have accumulated that much experience and the disconnect prevented me from enjoying the story.
i am very grateful for the opportunity to read The Chateau but decided against posting a review in my book club and on goodreads since again i was not able to read it in full. i am still going to check other books by the author.

i absolutely love this series and Tiffany yet again hits it out of the park. I am already anxiously waiting the next one.

Unfortunately, this is a DNF for me. I think there are maybe two books ever that have fit into this category. I knew a few pages in that it was not going to keep my attention.
Maybe one day, I will give I another try, but for now, I cannot give a positive or thorough review.

This book was a little difficult for me to get through. I think the author does a wonderful job writing, but I prefer romance stories with a bit more alpha male. I think there are a lot of people out there who will enjoy this book, but it is just not for me. I didn't finish it and I feel bad for that. Sorry.

I’m gonna be truthful......I’m a TOS LOVER. I first read The Siren and it was Love At First Sight. I fell in love with the characters and they embedded themselves in my heart. Not traditional by any means but fully alive and mesmerizing by the writing of Tiffany Reisz.

The Chateau is about “Kingsley Théophile Boissonneault, age twenty-four- AKA Kingsley Edge. This is set years after Kingsley’s leaves American and leaves Soren. Kingsley lives a very fascinating life in the Legions. He does it all and when he has an interesting assignment in what appears to be a sex cult, Kingsley is the man for the job. And when Kingsley meets the owner of the Chateau, Madame is nothing as he expects. His days at the Chateau are kinky and enjoyable yet reflective and longing. It is a place where women rule and men submit. A role reversal of the The Story of O.

This is a secret part of Kingsley’s life until Søren asks for a secret that he has never told anyone. To discover more of Kingsley is a gift. His life before Søren, his life with Søren, his life after Søren, and eventually his life with Søren again, all make the man. Every action in his life revolves around Søren consciously and subconsciously. This secret, this time in The Chateau still revolves around Søren. While the book is about Kingsley, it is still very much about the man who stole his heart so many years ago too.

While this can be read as a stand-alone, I truly believe that having read all the other books heightened my enjoyment. The Original Sinners Series is an absolutely favorite of mine and I will always read anything involving anyone of these Sinners.

*advanced copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Ahhhh King was not my favourite before this but now he definitely is. Really well written as always.

I received this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review

The Chateau is the 9th book in The Original Sinners series. I was glad to see that Kingsley was given his own story. He is such a fascinating character. He's multi-faceted but yet you can see his vulnerability. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of him and the others in the series

I definitely recommend this book.

Oh how I love Kingsley. Although this is a story from his past I still enjoyed this one. I enjoy just learning anything about him. I wish I got more of his personal favorite turn on, chasing and "forcing" himself on his prey. BUT it was still good, and I truly hope that we get more of him.

I found this book to be A fun, easy and unable to put the book down type of read. Tiffany Reisz did such a fabulous job writing this book. Kingsley character is such a fun, intriguing, strong but semi weak at times. I greatly enjoyed how the characters interacted and dealt with one another. Kingsley was a strong character that stood up for what he wanted and believed in. There were lots of twist through this book.

Hello, my name is Robbie and I’m a Kingsley Addict. In a perfect universe, there would be a new story about him every day. . . kind of like the world’s hottest soap opera, but because author Tiffany Reisz holds the keys to our Kingsley Kingdom, we give thanks for days like today — Release Day for The Chateau, the latest episode of the Kingsley Boissonneault story.

Today’s episode begins with a dream. Not long after the brief prologue, I had an epiphany. Because I have read so many of the author’s works and because I’ve not only read but analyzed them for artistic integrity, I feel safe in my observation that the distinguishing characteristic of The Original Sinners Series is a dream-like quality. Never mind what’s going on — and there is always a lot going on in these books — it’s like a dream. Do you remember times in your life when you’ve been bored beyond description and you’ve turned to daydreams to entertain yourself? That’s the quality I’m describing. It’s a free-floating mental exercise that allows you to go anywhere in your mind. Tiffany Reisz has mastered putting this quality into her books and it makes them so much fun to read! It as if you and the author are sharing a naughty fantasy.

So, a brief overview . . . We find our darling Kingsley in his younger years when he was a spy in a French intelligence agency. He is given an unusual assignment by his superior officer — to rescue the officer’s nephew, a young man he suspects has joined a sex cult. When our darling arrives at the Chateau, headquarters of the alleged cult, he lands right in the middle of a sexual fantasy world where The Story of O is the guidebook. The submissives are all men, the Doms are all women led by the ultimate Dom, a beautiful and mysterious woman known only as Madame. Our Kingsley has experienced mind games at the hands of a master, but he is still unprepared for the mind of Madame. Readers like me who love him will be mesmerized and horrified by the power Madame wields and the potential outcome for King.

I wish my feeble attempts at reviewing could do justice to the talent Ms. Reisz brings to the world of erotica. I sometimes wonder if my reviews of her work have any credibility because they are always 5 sinful stars. Using my own standards I have to say “yes.” A five-star story is always original, always creative, always well-written, and if it is written lovingly and with humor, well, that is just a gift from the author. Go buy this book and have fun reading it even if you haven’t read The Original Sinners Series. The Chateau is considered a standalone and it is Tiffany Reisz at her finest.

While Kingsley lies a lone in bed in Paris he is plagued with dreams of a place and a boy in white and the wolves of winter . To help him try and forget about his dreams he takes on every dangerous mission out there. Until the day he is sent to the Chateau to save a young boy . Where he meets Madame.
We find out a lot about Kingsley in this chapter we find out that he is a man that just wants to be loved and to love someone . He is very complicated .
This is a roller coaster ride of a book and you will be on the edge of your seat the whole time . It is sexually charged and has twists and turns that will keep you reading all night long . So if you like your books hot and sexy check them out . You will love this for your summer reading list

The Chateau by Tiffany Reisz is book #9 in the Original Sinners series and one of the better stand alone stories in this set. Centering on the character that at times is our favorite bad boy to our most tragic in this world of love, sex and pain. I am talking about, of course, Kingsley Boissonneault.

"...So?' Kingsley said. 'A man has a right to run off with a woman if he want to. Not telling people where he is makes him thoughtless, maybe even an ass, not a criminal. Or her.'
'They don't want to arrest her. Or him. They just want someone to go in and talk him out. He's young.'
'If they have her phone number, can't they find her address? Send his mother to go talk to him.'
'Untraceable number, apparently. She's got friends in high places. Someone's protecting her privacy. Makes her very hard to find. The only option is for someone to meet her, talk their way in. Like you.'
Kingsley closed the file. 'This assignment is a shit sandwich,' he said. 'I'm not getting involved with someone's family soap opera. It's none of our business if somebody's kid wants to screw an older woman.'
'I guess it would be none of our business,' Bernie said, 'except the missing man is Colonel Masson's nineteen-year-old nephew, Leon.'
Kingsley stared at Bernie. Stared and glared.
'What?' Bernie asked.
Kingsley opened the file again.
'Bernie, in the future, tell me the important part first..."

Lieutenant Kingsley Boissonneault has done it all in service of the French military intelligence agency. At 24 years of age he has spied, lied and killed for his government. Now his new assignment has Kingsley infiltrated a secret cult to rescue the nephew of his own boss. The cult's is dedicated to living a life dedicated to their holy book, Story of O. Only they live it to the manner that it is the women who are in control and the men that serve. But are the men willing subjects? That is what Kingsley is tasked with finding out.

"...He was raised to serve women. He did the cooking and cleaning at home. I had the paper route. You look so shocked,' she said, reaching out and tweaking his nose playfully.
'I am,' he said.
'All over the world right now,' she said, 'girls are being raised in homes where they're expected to serve men-first their fathers and then their husbands. The boys get the jobs outside the home and the girls do the cooking and cleaning inside the home. So many countries, so many cultures, it goes without saying that the women serve the men of the household. For some reason-sexism-when it's reversed, when the fathers and the sons are expected to do the cooking and the cleaning, people assume we've all gone insane..."

Inside the home of the cult, the Chateau where they all live, Kingsley quickly falls under the allure of the leader. The woman refered to as Madame. She is powerful and wise and seems to know all his secrets. Madame offers Kingsley the one thing he has always wanted, but to do so, he must forever give up the only person he has ever loved.

For readers of the Original Sinners, this stand alone novel will fill in some of the time when Kingsley had left Soren to find himself and his time as an assassin and soldier in the French military. For newcomers it is a delicious taste of what these series of tales are like. The Original Sinners are far more than novels about BDSM and not solely reliant on sex and the shock value it might provide. These novels are about people and the choices they make. The lives they lead, that while not conventional and come at a cost of love and family, are still the lives that fulfill them. They are honest, emotionally and mentally and sexually. There is something to be admired about that.

Of course these books are not for everyone. But then again, no books are. I personally cannot pick up soapy romantic novels with bare chested men on the cover. That is me. But for those who have pre-judged erotic novels that have BDSM, you have not read TIffany Reisz yet. There is a humanity to her characters that far over shines the sexual aspect of their natures.

Yes, she is that damn good.

Another terrific read from Tiffany Reisz!

Wow.. Tiffany Reisz has a way with writing-

Kingsley is sweet, sexy and charming young man who is given an assignment his commander felt he would be good for. A rescue sort of mission for the commanders nephew who is believed to be held against his will in a cult of sorts. However, he is told to check on him and ensure that he is ok and not being held unwillingly.

Once in the Chateau we are treated to sex, love, and a little bit of understanding into Kingsley's younger years.

Amazing story and characters that will have you wanting more... Love this series!

Have you ever read a book quickly to get a general idea of the story? This is not THAT book. Reisz does not allow you to skim her stories. She makes you read every word from the beginning to the end.
I say the above to indicate this: Reisz does not write erotica. Instead, she draws words as if they are pictures. Reading The Chateau is like walking through a real life French chateau spying on its owners and house guests. You see every fixture, hear every sound and feel every emotion. You crash the party, ignore the No Trespassing Sign and race to the bedroom. After all, that’s where the some of the best action can be found. You take the opportunity to look, hear and breathe what Madame, Polly and Collette are doing, saying and thinking.
For Original Sinners fans, this is a story about Kingsley Boissonneault before he became Kingsley Edge. He hasn’t seen “that boy” in seven (7) years and the story portrays what his life is like without “He who shall not be name.” Even though “HE” is physically not part of the story, he lives and breathes within each thought and action of Kingsley. I mean, honestly….we can’t have a story about Kingsley and not have HIM – in it, right?! He’s like a spirit hovering over the chessboard and moving all the pieces in Kingsley life. In The Chateau, Kingsley believes he has found someone he can serve to help forget about HIM – in Madame. She is very much the sadist he wants and craves and can possible give “He who shall not be name” a run for his pain.
The writing in this story is pure imagery and the dialogue is so whiplash smart, it makes your head spin.
ARC provided for review purposes by Netgalley and 8th Circle Press