A sexy, romantic suspense standalone from to 100 Amazon Bestseller R.C. Stephens.Until death do us part. That was what I promised him and I meant every word. Mark wasn’t perfect but perfection doesn’t exist. They say an omission is not a lie but when my husband’s secrets spin out of control, I don’t know where to turn. Then he arrives . . . my best friend’s cousin, Hayes. He’s young and … He’s young and beautiful, and broken — just like me. As a former sailor with the British Navy, he is trained to see things I don’t notice and when my husband’s secrets threaten our family, I turn to Hayes for help.
Life is a journey. I thought my husband was my final destination but it now appears that there is another man waiting for me on the horizon.
Fraud is for a mature audience only. It is a full length standalone with a sexy alpha hero and a guaranteed HEA that will leave you swooning.
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Fraud was a great 5 star read that spans over 10 years.
Natalia’s marriage is on the rocks, she’s trying so hard to make things better but her husband is so distant.
Natalia meet’s Hayes, a young handsome guy who knows exactly how to flirt and make a woman swoon. His words make Natalia shiver all over, but she’s married and would never cheat on her husband. Haye’s backs off and agrees to be just friends with her.
We jump ahead in years here and there as the story progresses. Natalia is learning more secrets about her husband, secrets that have her questioning her marriage. Could the secrets be enough to make her leave?
There is so much going on, with several twists and turns. There were a few moments of shock for me, I didn’t expect some of the things that happened, at all. This is not your typical romance at all. I don’t want to give anymore of this great story away so I’m stopping here.
R.C. Stephens pulled me right in with her writing and I didn’t want to stop until I was done. Make sure you have the time to finish in one sitting, you won’t want to put it down. All of the secondary characters were great. Overall I felt this was a great read and I highly recommend you 1-click and get started today. I’m looking forward to reading more from R.C. Stephens.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. Reviewed by MAustin from Alpha Book Club
This is my first book by R.C. Stephens and if her others are anything like this one then I’m going to need to read them all!
There were times reading this that I found myself feeling extremely frustrated with Natalia. I found her extremely easy to relate to from the start and while I did understand her mindset and the whys of it, there were times that she really infuriated me. Not because I disliked her, it was the opposite in fact. I just wanted her to be happy and sometimes her determination when it comes to her family had the opposite effect and had me desperate for her to not keep letting things go.
This book had me hooked. I couldn’t stop reading if I’d have tried. There is a twist in this book that I thought I had figured out quite early on… I was nowhere near close and when the truth came out it blew me away it was so unexpected.
Fraud is a story of lies and betrayal, disappointments and second chances, love, heartbreak and sacrifice and I absolutely loved every single word of Natalia’s story.
Wow! Intrigue, betrayal and danger + strength, love and healing.
This book is the entire package and I had to read it in one sitting. There is so much going on within these pages that I just couldn’t put it down – seriously.
Natalia was your typical teenager, living and enjoying life, and attending college. She also carried a sadness within her as a result of her family’s tragedy, which disappeared when a handsome and confident young Mark who swept in, encouraging an early marriage and not completing her degree – he loved her and wanted a family with her. Life seemed good, until it wasn’t.
I long ago decided that I loved reading the dual POV, and for some reason, I was eager to hear from Hayes. There was something that RC Stephens had written into his voice that totally intrigued me about this gorgeous-hearted young man who was broken down by life. Through mutual friends they met, and oh holy hell, the chemistry of their shared connection was beautifully written. With Natalia being married, they never crossed the line, but there was no way that she was forgotten. He knew she wasn’t happy, and he had a gut feeling that Mark wasn’t a decent man at heart, so that didn’t stop him worrying and wanting to look out for her.
For a short time, I started to feel that Natalia’s continual distress surrounding her husband and marriage started to grate on my last nerve, until I empathised with her hope that her husband would be the way he used to be, to rediscover the lost love that they once had. She worked hard to keep their marriage together not only for the sake of their children, but I believe, for her own inner child, and the betrayal that she’d felt at the circumstances of her parent’s divorce.
Then, Hayes gut instinct kicks in again, and there’s something that he just can not let go, and it’s thanks to his own past connections that he’s now in a position to help Natalia fight for freedom and to discover love. Natalia knew that marriages came in all packages, she just didn’t realise that hers was a Trojan Horse. 5 Stars!