Lex Talionis (n.)- The law of retaliation, whereby a punishment resembles the offense committed in kind and degree.Two wrongs. One right. I met her under the worst circumstances. She’s still married—to the man who robbed from my company. But none of that matters. He stole from me. I plan to steal his wife from him. Because I will have her. At any cost.
N. Isabelle Blanco is one of my favorite authors. Loved the story between Chase and Aria. Chase is a demanding alpha who knows what he wants, and that is Aria. Aria’s husband has been stealing from Chase’s company and Chase has decided he wants a date with Aria as repayment. Aria is in a loveless marriage with a loser. So glad she dumped him. I wanted more interaction between Chase and Aria. The ending had me wanting more. Chase is doing all the chasing, and Aria doesn’t know what she wants. I hope She gives in to her desires in the next book. I love the two of them together and can’t wait to see what happens next.
This book was just wonderfully intense and I was all in after the fifth page. What was great about the story is the author uses the characters own emotional stability to drive the chemistry and keep them wanting more from each other. You just keep thinking, this is gonna crash and burn at some point. Two intense people who shouldn’t be near each other drawn together by a magnetic force.
Chase is the billionaire who catches Aria’s husband stealing from him. Against his brother’s wishes, he decides the debt will be settled after Aria goes on a date with him. Chase is so cocky, so brave that he thinks its all he needs to bag the intriguing woman and get back at her husband. He’s smart…he knows that going after Aria will hurt more than going to jail or being indebted to Chase forever. Aria agrees but scoffs at Chase. She’s married and believes in the sanctity of her marriage. But she’s also intrigued.
“It’s official and undeniable to me at this point: I’m attracted to Chase Blaine in a way I’ve never been to anyone before. I’m so out of my depth. I have no clue how to control it, deal with it— get rid of it. Do I have a weakness for dishonorable men?”
She’s further pulled into Chase’s world and Aria finds him not so dishonorable anymore. Cue the conflict and regret. Blanco does emotion like no one else. Blanco expertly does a charismatic man ready to save Aria’s husband and prove he’s not so bad. And the way she describes Aria’s conflicting emotions is magic. Author Blanco describes instead of telling us, pulling us as the reader straight into Aria’s mindset and thought process.
“No, affect is too simple of a word. I’m being destroyed on the inside. It’s a hot, vicious throbbing, one that rattles every inch of me. I hate my weakness.”
“The explosion between us is worse than a detonation—it’s a shared , brutal collapse of reason, of sanity . . . of sheer common sense.”
Chase and Aria become addicted to one another in a intensely unhealthy way. The kind of way your parents warn you about. And even when Aria comes to some difficult conclusions and hard choices about her marriage, she can’t seem to shake Chase.
“I’m quivering as I let go of his wrists and slide my hands up his arms, feeling his muscles tense through his blazer. He’s tilted my head so far back that I can only see the ceiling. Starving for the sight of him, for his touch , for him, I shift in his hold.”
I’m in awe of Blanco’s way of creating two people trying to avoid temptation but circumstances cause them both to become weak. And that’s where you get the feeling that this train is going to fly off the rails in the most beautiful of ways. But maybe I’m wrong? There’s a noncommittal cliffhanger that again highlights that intensity between Chase and Aria. Lets see where it goes in book 2.
This was an interesting story. I really loved the chemistry between Chase and Aria. Aria has been hurt and Chase will do anything to keep her. I can’t wait too read what will happen next.
How far will you go for love? What are you willing to sacrifice? Aria has already given up so much. How much more is she expected to give? Her emotions take a battering by her feeling for Chase and her morals. I can sympathize with her conflict and love how the story ends. I cannot wait to find out what happens next.
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This is a hypnotic romance with characters who have an Insta obsession with each other when they meet in a highly emotion situation!
Can wait to see where the author takes these characters in future books!
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This was good for what it was which an easy read with plenty of steamy action with nothing too deep going on. The characters were decent and I think they worked for the story but there’s nothing really interesting about them. The story was okay but I still enjoyed it.
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Chase is livid when he finds out about Douglas stealing from his company. When he sets foot in his home he is determined to get his pound of flesh but everything changes when Aria comes through the door like a thunder cloud ready to erupt over Douglas. One look was all it takes for Chase to change his strategy of taking Douglas out because he has become enthralled with Aria and no matter how he can’t get the woman out of his mind. He comes up with a plan and tells Douglas he wants a date with his wife. Their one night will change everything between them. Will Aria end up leaving Douglas when everything comes out and will his behavior lead her into the arms of Douglas a man determined to get what he wants? This story had me glued to it right from the beginning.
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No one takes from Chase and gets away with it, there will always be consequences and when Douglas steals money from Chases company, he decides to take Douglas’s wife Aria, and make her his. Aria is in a dead end marriage to her high school sweetheart, whose waist deep in debt, that can be wiped in exchange for one date with Chase.
Only she ends up becoming something far more, someone Chase can’t be without. These feelings open a door too a past he had kept hidden deep within himself. This is book 1 in a duet the ends on a cliffhanger. Well written with a heart wrenching story of betrayal by a man Aria devoted her self to and to the torn feelings she has towards a man who would give anything for just a chance. The story line draws you in, questioning what’s right and wrong, but has you rooting for Chase and Aria! With suspense, drama, desires, hot scenes and more!
Spoiler*
This book does have scenes of cheating, between the main characters as Aria is still technically married to Douglas.
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