After a childhood spent on the streets, ruthless billionaire Nik Valenti has had his share of dealing with crooks. He thought that was behind him. Until the woman he’s been casually dating turns out to be the biggest con artist of them all. Now, with pride, money, and his company’s survival at stake, he won’t rest until she’s experienced his own brand of justice. Sara Turner knows she’s no angel, … knows she’s no angel, but a few deliberate omissions…well, compared to the rest of her family, that’s choir girl behavior. But now the one man whose heart she’d hoped to steal is accusing her of embezzling from his company. Worse, he wants answers. And he’s come up with a foolproof way to ensure he gets them. One Sara must accept if she doesn’t want to end up in jail.
Nik might be trying to save his company, but he has a tough time ignoring the way Sara makes him burn. The passion between them is all-consuming, and each time he peels away a layer, he discovers there s more to her than first meets the eye, but he can t give in to his need. Nik will put everything on the line to find the truth…except his heart.
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Billionaire Blackmail is book one in the Billionaire Blackmail series by Alison Aimes. I’ve been dying to read this for a long time and let me tell you, it was worth the wait! I loved it! While the majority of Alison’s books are science fiction romance, she proves with this book that she can write anything at all!
Nik Valenti came from nothing and has fought his way to the top, now owning his own very successful security business. Being rich has it’s downsides, though. People always want what isn’t theirs to take. Like five million dollars which is missing from his business accounts.
Nik doesn’t do relationships. But when he met Sara, it’s the first time he was tempted. They had been casually dating for a few months when red flags began waving so strongly he could no longer dismiss them. With further investigation, he knows she’s the thief. No one steals from Nik and gets away with it. He will deal with Sara in his own way.
Sara Turner also started from nothing. She and her brother are all each other has. But her brother doesn’t make very smart life choices and Sara finds herself trying to fix his mistakes time and time again. When she met Nik, she fell for him. She didn’t want him to know about her past or her brother so she kept those details from him. She knew he would lose interest and he did so she ended the relationship. But now he is back, with accusations she knows nothing about. And Nik has an ultimatum she can’t ignore if she wants to stay out of jail.
“Maybe it was time to try trusting him. Maybe it was time to let Nik in. Especially if she wanted the same from him.”
As Nik and Sara spend time together, that same chemistry they both felt before is still there. Their relationship is full of anger which always morphs into something else, something they can’t control. And as they get to know each other better, they start to see parts of each other they can’t ignore. Nik sees a strength in Sara, and even though he knows the evidence points to her guilt, he can’t help but to hope there is more to the story than just greed. And Sara sees the man underneath the hard exterior, the heart and soul of the man she is falling for. She is determined to prove her innocence.
“He was learning little by little, mistake by mistake, what Sara needed. And how badly he wanted to be the man to give it to her.”
I was riveted to the pages of this book right from the start. I loved these two characters. The author kept me on pins and needles until the very end to find out the answer to all of the questions. And let me tell you, these two steamed up the pages. I could not put this down. There is one additional book in this series although they can be read as stand alones, Besting the Billionaire, which I can assure you I will be reading very soon. So, if you enjoy steamy romantic suspense, I highly recommend this book. I hope you’ll consider giving it a try!
This was my first book by Alison Aimes and what a good start it was! I really enjoy a good billionaire book, this one sure did satisfy my needs.
Running his business making millions, Nik Valenti has discovered that 5 million dollars has come up missing from his company. Having everyone in his power investigate who stole the money, everything points to Sara Turner. Sara has had a rough up bringing just like Nik….Although Nik has changed and become very successful. Sara a very good accountant, had worked for Nik one time and that was all it took….
Nik realizing that his feelings for Sara are more than just wanting revenge and pay back, comes up with the fool proof way to get her confession. But will this plan to get a confession from the best of the best con artist work?
This was a great flowing, full of twist and turns kind of book. Standalone and very well written.