Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Review: Betrayal Infidelity by Alethea Roming



One week. No future. No past. No more.
Alexandria Collins has one week to live carefree—no ghosts of her past or pressures of her future haunting her. Reinventing herself as "Charli," she is knocked off her feet by a sexy, mysterious man who brings her pleasure like she never imagined.  With her heart at stake, she forgets that decisions made in the dark of night reappear in the bright light of day.

"Some of my tastes are unique. They aren’t for everyone. I understand that.”

Lennox "Nox" Demetri is wealthy, confident, and decisive—he knows what he wants. From the first time he sees Charli at an exclusive resort, he knows he wants her. Although he is usually the one to make the rules, together they agree on one:  

One week. No more.

When betrayal comes from those closest to Alexandria, she must decide how far she is willing to go to survive. Choices are not always easy, especially when they involve the heart, body, and soul. After all, Infidelity is a business, and some rules are meant to be broken.

"Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?"

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a sexy, new dominant hero who knows what he wants, and a strong-willed heroine who has plans of her own. With classic Aleatha Romig twists, turns, deceptions, and devotions, this new epic dark romance will have readers swooning one minute and screaming the next. Have you been Aleatha'd?

BETRAYAL is a full-length novel and the first of five in the INFIDELITY series.





5 Star Review by Natasha Gentile


Look out Tony there is a new bad boy in town and his name is Nox. I have to say that I wasn't sure about this series. I mean the whole five books thing had me on the fence, but I have to say that I'm so very happy I started it.  

 One week. No future. No past. No more. 

  Alexandria Collins has one week to live carefree before she has to go back to reality. That's right,  she is on her way to becoming a law student at Columbia. She's the proud graduate at Stanford College. Any parent would be proud of the road that she's taken, but not her parents. Her parents are what shall I call them, well no good words come to mind. She has her mom who is the typical trophy wife. Her last name is a legacy, her mother is really not interested in her daughter getting an education, because in the end she will just be a wife so to her she's just wasting her time. Her step father,  well the only thing that comes to mind is not PG rated. He's married into the name, he's got a reputation to uphold and having his step daughter pretending that she is actually going to be successful is a waste of everyone's time. Yeah I know these parents deserve an award.  

 So with her week away from all the pressures she becomes Charli, a carefree no hassles kind of girl. What she wasn't expecting was to come face to face with Nox. 

 Moving my gaze back upward, I sucked in a deep breath at the most stunning light blue eyes I'd ever seen. As if summoned by my gasp, those eyes moved from Max and unashamedly scanned me from my auburn hair and floppy hat to my brightly painted toes.

 Just like that this stranger has saved her from a shark in the water. While sitting by the pool enjoying his day Lennox "Nox" Demetri knows what he wants and gets it, each and every time. His sights are set on Charli, and nothing that she says will ever him off his course. So when this mysterious stranger invites her to dinner, she does the exact opposite of what she usually does and accepts a date with him. 

 "Some of my tastes are unique. They aren't for everyone. I understand that. 

 When his one touch sends a shock wave through both of them, they decide that they will give themselves this one week. One week, no yesterday's, no tomorrow's, just living for today. 

 He lifted his glass. "To an unforgettable week." 
 Our glasses met with a clink and we took a sip. The rich, thick liquid warmed my tongue and throat. 

 Just like that these two strangers gave into each other, never asking about the others' lives, just living in the moment. But what happens when the week is over and you both go your separate ways?

 Then real life begins again. When Alex returns,  she is hit with the biggest betrayal of her life. The one person that is suppose to protect you turns out to be the one with the biggest betrayal of all.  

 Forced into a corner and having no choice Infidelity becomes her only way out. It's a business that she doesn't want to get into. But then again some rules are meant to be broken, 

 "Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?" 


EXCERPT 
I'd tried to recall exactly what he'd looked and sounded like earlier that day. But with each passing hour the recollections had become embellished in my mind. I recalled the sun behind his head now as a radiating glow. His voice, deep and stirring, in my memory rolled like thunder, fluttering my tummy while melting my insides. His chest wasn't just muscular, it was sculpted, and I no longer just remembered the sight of his dark hair and slight facial stubble. Now, my skin tingled at the thought of its touch—so real, as if I'd felt it against the most sensitive of my parts.
When I stepped past the woman and exited the glass doors, my breathing hitched.
I hadn't embellished, not really. With the orange glow of the setting sun sending prisms dancing off the waves below, the man casually leaning against the rail was everything I'd imagined and more. Despite the ocean breeze, his casual stance, the way one hand lingered in the pocket of his pants while the other held tightly to a tall fluted glass of light colored liquid, filled me with warmth.
I was glad that Chelsea had talked me into wearing a dress and that I'd insisted on wearing panties. As he stood to walk toward me, the light gray suit coat he wore moved effortlessly accentuating his shoulders and forming a V to his trim waist. If I'd thought he was handsome in his swim trunks, he was even better in a silk suit. The white shirt he wore was unbuttoned at the neck and his strong jaw was covered with just a hint of stubble. Whoever this man was, he wore the combination of casual and class with ease.
I remained still as his grin grew and he scanned me from the top of my head to the tips of my toes. Just like earlier at the pool, the gaze of his light blue eyes burned my skin, sending a rush of heat and leaving goose bumps in its wake. I found myself lost in the paleness of his eyes, like pools of liquid, I imagined drowning in their depths, and then, they settled on mine.
"Welcome, Charli, with an I. I'm very glad you accepted my invitation." Flutters like butterfly wings filled my tummy as I searched the horizon for clouds of an impending storm. There were none. It was him. His voice did roll like the low rumble of thunder.
"Would you like to have a seat?" he asked, reaching for my elbow and leading me toward the table.
I almost jumped at the touch of his warm skin against mine. Electricity like I'd never felt surged through my veins setting off detonations at each synapse. My eyes snapped to his, and for just a moment, I believed he felt the same thing, but just as quickly, his expression found its casual confident demeanor.
"Yes," I said, trying also to ignore the chemistry that threatened to knock me off my feet. "Thank you. You didn't need to go to all this work."

He laughed. "It wasn't me."




ABOUT ALEATHA ROMIG:

 Aleatha Romig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of nearly thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time  with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These standalone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat. In the fall of 2015, Aleatha will move head first into the world of dark romance with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series.
Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and represented by Danielle Egan-Miller of Browne & Miller Literary Associates.

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