Brant:
Became a tech billionaire by his twentieth birthday. Has been in a relationship with me for 3 years. Has proposed 4 times. Been rejected 4 times.
Lee:
Cuts grass when he’s not banging housewives. Good with his hands, his mouth, and his body. Has been pursued relentlessly by me for almost 2 years, whether he knows it or not.
Go ahead. Judge me. You have no idea what my love entails.
If … idea what my love entails.
If you think you’ve heard this story before, trust me – you haven’t.
This is a STANDALONE full-length novel. It is not part of a series, and does not contain a cliffhanger.
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A blogger I trust recommended this book highly, and I took the plunge. I remember having lunch plans, excited about these lunch plans, and I was reading this book and I didn’t want to put it down to go out with a friend and eat good food. Trust Ms. Torre and the story…stick with it. And if you try it, I hope you love it as much I did!
one of my all-time favorite books!
Wow!Wow!Wow! This book hooked me on the first page, and I couldn’t put it down. I have never read a book like this one, and that is a very good thing. As a voracious reader, I was amazed this book was able to twist my emotions in knots while reading. I couldn’t stop reading. It was addicting. I love a heart-wrenching love triangle and was not disappointed! I would recommend this book to everyone!
A must read!
Wow, what a great story! I did audio on this one and Jeasica Almsay did an excellent job narrating multiple POVs. I went in expecting this to be the usual love triangle, and it was anything but ordinary. Even when I thought I’d figured it out, I was surprised and satisfied with the ending. Black Lies is sexy, a touch suspenseful and totally engrossing. The characters kept me guessing. The story kept me guessing. And now I’m guessing this won’t be my last Alessandra Torre read.
My friend asked me to read this book. She said she was interested in my take on it because she knew I loved thrillers. I thought, a romance AND a thriller? I’m in!u2063
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She also warned me not to read any reviews so it didn’t spoil anything for me. So this is exactly what I’m going to tell you – DO NOT read any reviews! The only thing I read was the blurb and honestly, skip that too. Going in blind is definitely the way to go!u2063
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This book blew my mind! Other than saying I loved it, I can’t say much without giving some major things away! The book had a great flow and I never felt like I was slowing down because there wasn’t anything happening. The story itself was amazing and I tip my hat to the author, because as I said in my stories when I finished it – Holy crap! u2063
Okay, so I was skeptical to read Black Lies initially, so I kept it aside for a while but than it kept on screaming at me, and so I went in and now that I have finished all I have to say is Wow!! What a twist did Alessandra came up with. In the beginning I thought the story was going slow for me, but than the twist came and my mind blew with it. Brant and Layana were amazingly perfect for each other.
For me this book felt I was watching movie. There were twists and turns; also a bad guy; and of course a beautiful couple who are completely in love with each other. Alessandra surprises me every time I read her books. I absolutely loved it and worth more than 5********
A real page turner for me.
I really liked the development of the story, characters and relationship between Brant & Layana.
They started off soo cute I was rooting for them. They both seemed to deserve their HEA and I thought they’d found it in each other…until all these warning signs and red flags came up. And the “secret” that I had no idea what it was-at this point I just kept turning pages.
I figured out the big secret before I read it – I was surprised I got it – If I think about it, it could’ve been a number of other things but n e wayz.
This story took a turn and took me the opposite direction of where I thought it would go, LOVED IT! It had just enough swoon, crazy, hot sexy pull your hair out moments. Yes
It was great! Their love was that strong and Yes I would’ve done exactly what Layana did. I must applaud her because it takes a real heroine to see past the things that were doing her wrong.
It was different in its own way and Am impressed with the work Ms.Torre gave us. The Epilogue was the shit!!!
I Love Brant, Lee and Layana.
No words I could write would do justice to the craftsmanship of this book.
I have devoured other books by Alessandra and loved some more than others. The sex is always top notch and so it is in Black Lies but it is the weight of the words used that floored me. Some passages so poetic and moving they had me gasping.
“Lies. A mountain of them between us, the linen tablecloth too pure and small to hold them all. They tumbled down the sides, spilled around and crowded the filets before us, the melted butter catching some of them in its flame.”
The lie, the secret is woven into the words. The clues are there and I feel pleased as punch that I uncovered the secret well before the actual words were formed. Call me Inspector Morse or Columbo I think I missed me true calling I should have been a detective.
A perfect read worth so many stars. Off the scale. Jillian is such a creepy old bitch! I want a film!
Great unexpected twist
This book held my interest. It had twists that I did not see coming. I would definitely recommend it as it is truly a love story in a very unique way. Caveat…there are a lot of sex scenes if that bothers you.
Roller coaster of events in this book. Alessandra left me in awe and confusion with each chapter. It was definitely an unexpected twist of a story that I was glad I took a chance on!
Excuse me while I pick my head up off the floor because my mind has just been blown away! Why did it take me so long to read this book?! It’s AMAZING! Yes, I’m using shouty capitals. AHMAHGAH EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS!
I’m not going to lie, I was getting a tad bit frustrated because I wanted to know what the heck was going on…like yesterday. I was like Lana girl, what are you doing?! What is going on? What’s up with all these lies? How could you be doing all this? Inquiring minds want to know! Then when you find out, boom. Bomb dropped.
This is one hell of a story and I read this bad boy all in one sitting. It hooked me and this will for sure be a unforgettable book for me. Ah, so good. It’s a must read people. Must read!
What a journey this book takes you on.i cried and begged and held my torn heart in my hands and wept and hoped and prayed for an HEA. This book is my best read of this year yet
Loved loved Loved! I even got my family into it. We were 100% hooked and completely stumped on the ending. Never saw it coming. It was wonderful!!! I even started reading more of the authors other books
Holy hell WHAT A STORY! When I started reading I figured oh this is a good love triangle romance and I was intrigued. Brant is a genius billionaire that is head over heels in love with Lana, she too is deeply in love with him but has turned down his proposals multiple times and we learn that it’s because she is also in love with Lee. He is the complete opposite of Brant being a average Joe landscaper and hands on type man. As we go further into the story BAM the secrets that are revealed will have your jaw hitting the flow and your head spinning over what’s told. I was loving the story but I have to admit after this event I couldn’t get enough of all three of them. This story is one I’ve never read before and just phenomenal. Wow, just wow.
Loved it both times I read it.
I loved they mystery of it the first read, tying to figure out the secret. The second time knowing the secret was awesome. I admired Ms. Toree’s writing even more.
Mystery, intrigue, passion, love, Great read
Interesting book. This was the first book I have read from this author, to say I was impressed is an understatement. I have since then read almost all of her books and have enjoyed them all.
Initially curious I began reading to see where this story would take me. I was disappointed when I thought it was a typical-rich girl-no-ambition-sex-crazy type of story. Then it threw a curve ball and turned jaded emotions into topsy-turvy pulling at heartstrings feelings. Unexpected twists that kept things interesting. A true page turner that keeps you glued to the story to the end!
So unexpected.