Name: The Red
ISBN: 9781537217765

Tiffany Reisz

Mona Lisa St. James made a deathbed promise that she would do anything to save her mother's art gallery. Unfortunately, not only is The Red painted red, but it's in the red. Just as she realizes she has no choice but to sell it, a mysterious man comes in after closing time and makes her an offer: He will save The Red if she agrees to submit to him for the period of one year. The man is handsome, English, and terribly tempting...but surely her mother didn't mean for Mona to sell herself to a stranger. Then again, she did promise to do anything to save The Red... The Red is a standalone novel of erotic fantasy from Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author of "The Bourbon Thief" and the Original Sinners series.

The Red

Sampurna Saha 

lot's of erotica and god awful dialogue 
the ending explanation was just terrible
going to act like this never happened.

Stefanie  Uwah

Wtf is wrong with y'all hoes??

DNF at "The Slave Trade" chapter for calling a painting of a slave market "titilating" and having fantasies about being treated like she was in the pic.

There's something wong with all y'all who gave this anything other than 1 star.

Linda Quintanilla

I am just so freaking excited to read Tiffany Reisz erotica titles. She always knows how to push the boundaries in erotica but it is still an addicting read.
The Red is a short yet fresh erotica read for any Tiffany Reisz fans. It will introduce a determined young woman who is willing to keep her mother dream alive no matter what, which will introduce her to a sexy yet mysterious English man.
Mona will be pushed out of her element. But it will be an adventure for her because she will finally get to know what she likes and she does not like in her life.
Four Stars.

Mona Lisa St. James made a deathbed promise that she would do anything to save her mother's art gallery. Unfortunately, not only is The Red painted red, but it's in the red.Just as she realizes she has no choice but to sell it, a mysterious man comes in after closing time and makes her an offer: He will save The Red if she agrees to submit to him for the period of one year.The man is handsome, English, and terribly tempting...but surely her mother didn't mean for Mona to sell herself to a stranger. Then again, she did promise to do anything to save The Red..."The Red" is a novel of erotic fantasy from Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author of "The Bourbon Thief" and the Original Sinners series.

An Erotic Fantasy

Alice Landry

I suffer from aphantasia (a blank minds eye), and I never once considered it a hindrance. 
Until this book. 
Once Mona and Malcom start the "contract" time, the story plays out as a year long erotic LSD trip with short breaks for fresh air, and sanity checks. The paintings, and scenes are described in such detail that it pained me to not "see" them as intended. I took a few days, or three, to read this so I could take breaks; have time to absorb the eroticism pulsing and vibrating through the pages. 
Malcom is something analogous to the ectoplasm from Ghostbusters coursing through NYC; an energy, a power you can't escape. When it asks you to yield you'd swear you refused, when in reality you mewled like a kitten and begged to kneel at its feet.

I gave it 4.5 stars only because the ending felt rushed once the "man behind the curtain" was revealed. This book is exotic and has an Anne Rice feel because of the dark yet whimsical scenes that played out.

Will be a book I read more than a few times in my life.

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

The Red is literally the hottest book I’ve ever read in my life, and I’ve read the Original Sinners series, which you know is saying something. The Red is erotica in its purest, dirtiest, and finest form… and I wholeheartedly LOVED IT. I normally don’t get into books without a romance or love story, but by god, if Tiffany Reisz writes something, I’ll read it. I trust her to to give her readers something that will blow their mind and their panties off, and she’s yet to disappoint. The Red is a beautiful erotic story about an art gallery owner who sells her body to a mysterious man to save The Red from bankruptcy. If you love Tiffany Reisz or erotica, then you do NOT want to miss this captivating read!

“You’re sitting on a goldmine, Mona. Literally”
She blushed. “I’ve never had my vagina called a goldmine before.”
“Perhaps I was referring to your arse.”
“Oh yes, hadn’t thought of that.”

Mona Lisa St. James promised her mother that she’d do anything to save her art gallery. But with The Red not doing so hot, Mona realizes it’s time to sell the place. Just when she’s about to give up, a mysterious man shows up at the gallery and offers her a deal: he will save The Red if she gives him carte blanche over her body once a month for a year. This wasn’t quite what she had in mind when she made her promise to her mother, but how can she resist the allure of the sexy man and the possibility of saving her gallery?

“You were meant to do this,” he said softly. “You’ll see.”
“Why me?” she asked. “Millions of women in this country, millions in yours… why me?”
“Millions of paintings in the world. Only one Mona Lisa. Billions of women in this world. Only one you, Mona Lisa St. James.”

Mona has no idea what to expect, and neither did I for that matter. I was in no way prepared for the ridiculously dirty, filthy things that the mystery man had in store for Mona, but I sure did love it. Every month, he sends Mona a piece of artwork that reflects the kind of sex he wants from her – and there’s honestly nothing romantic about it. It’s the no-holds-barred, raw, filthy kind of sex that you can only come up with in your fantasies, but they come to life for Mona thanks to him.

His money made her a whore, but his cock had made her his slave. She never wanted to taste freedom again. She only wanted to taste him.

I’ve honestly never been so turned on in my life while reading a book. I thought Tiffany Reisz succeeded with that with the Original Sinners, but it turns out I was wrong. If you’re looking for pure, decadent smut, look no further than The Red. It is the most incredible, entertaining read I’ve read in a while. I loved the twist at the end that had everything come full circle, though really, I never wanted this book to end. I can only hope Tiffany Reisz writes more books like this one!

Thanks to the author for generously providing me an ARC to review.

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

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  “Do anything you must, but keep me forever.”
 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. Review also posted here.

For quite some time, I've heard about Tiffany Reisz and her prowess when it comes to erotica. I'm a bit picky when it comes to what I read of the genre, and romance in general, so I often took these recommendations with a grain of salt. When I came upon a galley of this latest novel by her, I took a chance and I'm so very glad I did. I own several of her books at the recommendation of others but have yet to really stick it out with one. I will say it now: The Red sold me 100% on her works. 

You've already heard how absolutely filthy The Red is but none of it comes to close to the experience of reading it. If ever there were an "I need a cold shower" read that breaks through your own boundaries and desires, it's this one. Reisz pens a crisp and clear tale of sexual awakening and it's full of taboos that you'll find either arousing or uncomfortable. I doubt very much so that there will be a gray area when it comes to The Red because it's that book. I so rarely find myself blushing from erotica or literature in general, but on many occasions I was squirming and flushed from the content of this book. 

That being said: HOLY HELL. Reisz is not a lackluster writer by any means. In fact, this is probably the most cohesive and intelligent erotica release I have ever come across. I tend to only like them for the steam and fluff, without feeling compelled or attached to the characters and their lives (I am not saying every release in the genre but you get the idea) but I was so heavily invested in Mona by the final pages of the book that I didn't want to say goodbye. 

I absolutely loved how Reisz worked mythology and artwork and twined it with lust, the haze of sex and letting yourself go, and so much more. The fantasy of it. The dream of it. The raw. The bizarre. The ecstasy. It was all so very intense that I can't imagine it having ended in any way than what it had; even if I had not seen everything coming my way. If you had told me I'd be peak interested in such a novel only a few months ago, I'd have probably laughed straightaway and wandered off in boredom. Yet, in all its squeamish qualities and unlikeliness to myself, I was utterly captivated and heated throughout. 

The Red won't be for everyone. Beyond the content of all that smut, there are many qualities that simply won't be everyone's cup of tea and that's not something you can work around. Its plots outside of sex and art, too, won't always be everything a reader desires. It's not everyday you read a book about a young woman exploring sex in the manner that Mona is: to save her mother's beloved gallery. Aka, selling herself to a man she barely knows in an effort to get out of debt. 

(Mona is such a bada*s though! Her reaction to Sebastian during one specific scene was EPIC.) 

If you are, like me, always searching for boundaries to cross and something to test yourself on, something beyond the ordinary, this is going to be for you. I was constantly shocked, surprised, scandalized in the best of ways. Even I didn't fully see that ending until it snuck up on me and knocked me out. I'm officially in love.

Non fare mai promesse che non intendi mantenere… Mona Lisa St. James ha fatto una promessa solenne: salvare The Red, la galleria d’arte di sua madre, a qualsiasi costo. Purtroppo, il nome della galleria non potrebbe essere più appropriato, non solo perché è dipinta di rosso, ma perché è in rosso. Mona sa di non avere altra scelta che venderla, almeno fino a quando, dopo l’orario di chiusura, un uomo misterioso non fa il suo ingresso. Si tratta di un bellissimo inglese, estremamente seducente, che fa a Mona un’offerta che non può rifiutare: salverà The Red se lei acconsentirà a sottomettersi sessualmente a lui, per un anno. Di certo, la madre di Mona non avrebbe voluto che lei si vendesse a un estraneo, però, la ragazza è intenzionata a fare qualunque cosa per mantenere la sua promessa...