Prosecutor. Marine. Brother.I thought I knew the man I was. But in one moment, I found my real purpose: saving Nina de Vries.On the outside, she seemed the perfect, icy aristocrat. But I knew different.Trapped by her monstrous husband and fear of her powerful family, Nina was begging to be saved. And I was the only one who could do it. Instead I broke her heart, and now I’ll stop at nothing to … heart, and now I’ll stop at nothing to put it back together.
Because when fate introduces you the love of your life, you don’t walk away.
You fight for your chance, even if it means dragging the world down with you.
Nina and I were written in the stars.
That’s not even a question.
But will fate let us take our happy ending?
Or is our future one we’ll have to steal?
The Honest Affair is the epic conclusion of the Rose Gold Trilogy, a steamy, forbidden billionaire romance.
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What an amazing ending to their love story – Matthew and Nina make such a great couple, she was so deserving of the love he gave her, once they got over the bumps on the road to happiness. The stuff that came out about Calvin and Caitlyn was eye opening, but not unexpected – Nicole sure knows how to weave a story you just can’t put down, and the visiting characters from previous book is always wanted.
Who knew an affair would be the beginning of a love fated to be?
Nina and Zola cannot be together, not while he’s the prosecutor and she’s entangled in her husband’s legal mess. But what about after it’s all resolved? Will it ever be resolved? Will they ever be free to be together?
Well, Zola and Nina both fight to make it so. Fight like neither has fought before, and it was pretty fascinating reading. Their love was messy and complicated, and strong in the end and I so loved every word. They’ve come a long way from a hot tryst to soulmates who’ve been through it all and have come out on the other side stronger, happier than ever.
I’ve loved this series so far, everything about it. I also loved Matthew and Nina together and this book shows what enduring love is like. I love that Matthew will do anything for those he loves, and I love Nina’s strong personality. These characters are timeless and elegant. This is definitely my favorite book in the series
The old saying “if you really love someone set them free, if they come back they are your to keep” does not hold a candle to the emotions running through this book. The love affair between Nina and Matthew has had it’s ups and downs. Love like theirs should be easy but when you add in her unsavory husband Calvin who lied and manipulated Nina from day one, you are left with two people who should be together but are torn apart to keep each other safe. Will they both finally get the relationship they deserve? Or will Calvin once again ruin everything? With characters the reader has been invested in since Book 1, this third installment was the icing on the cake. With high emotions and a plot that had more twists and turns than a roller coaster this was a wonderful ending to the series.
What a spectacular conclusion!! I loved how they were both true to themselves to the end. The Honest Affair was the third and final book in Nicole’s Rose Gold series and MUST be read in order. Any one that follows me knows I am not a fan of cheating and I have to admit this book did bother me because of that. I still really loved their story, but it was always there in the back of my mind. It was sweet, sexy, raw, and so heartfelt!
What would be in store for Matthew and Nina? Would it be forever or the means to an end?
Such a good series. Like I said, I didn’t like the cheating, but man, what a ride! I was so happy to hear Matthew got his own story and it looks like I will get more of him with the next series!
The swoon factor is seriously high with this book! Matthew Zola is just about the swooniest man! GAH! I have to say that I absolutely LOVE how Nina handles herself! She has every reason to be wary of love and of being with Matthew, yet she is still open to the idea. Even after everything that she has been through with men she still has hope that she can still get her HEA. She is one of those heroines that people may not see as strong but she has got strength in spades! Now… on to Matthew. This man! You get the idea pretty early in that he is going to fight like crazy to get his woman back and to make her feel safe with him again! A lot of men say that they will give up everything for the woman they love, but they aren’t always faced with the actual situation to prove it. Matthew totally puts his money where is mouth is!
Nicole has, yet again, found a way to make me laugh, cry, swoon, grin like a fool and get a bit hot and bothered ALL IN ONE BOOK! Nicole tends to write a lot of trilogies, which results in cliffhangers. If you have read my reviews before you KNOW that I HATE them with a passion! Nicole has a way of making them totally worth it. The end ALWAYS has me feeling like this entire story it worth the wait! (this book is the final in the trilogy, so no cliffy here)
This book has all the feels. All the crazy family drama! All the love 2 people can share! I give this book 5 swoony stars….. and as for the trilogy as a whole….. they suspense, the swooning, the drama…. all worth 5 stars also!
I cannot express in words just how much I loved The Honest Affair by Nicole French. This story, right here, is the best example of why I am an eternal romance fanatic. This warm, swoonworthy, shaking, flattering, overwhelming feeling in my heart is the reason I read. Epic. Phenomenal. A riot of extreme emotions. I am dying from the angsty and mesmerising feels and I have never been so alive at the same time!
Matthew Zola and Nina De Vries’ story is one thar written in the stars. What started as a whirlwind passionate affair has become a truly soul deep love. But their situation is less than ideal. To say the least. Nina is in a legal mess as her husband is under investigation for some really vile offences and he has tangled her in his web without her knowledge. Matthew is in a bind. He cannot continue his job as ADA as it’s a conflict. He cannot be with Nina as it jeopardises everything. They are on verge of losing everything including their precious love.
This story just fills my heart with so much pang. Butterflies in my stomach. Palpitations and frantic beats of my heart. Trust me it’s a surreal experience. Nicole French knows literary sorcery and she sprinkles her magical invisible powder generously to evoke this dreamy state in my heart. This story is a romantic adventure that made me swoon, sigh, curse, cry and smile. Zola is the ultimate book boyfriend. So regal. So real. So intense. The picture of care, dominance, protectiveness, charm and possessiveness and yet at the same time colourful and beautiful with his vulnerability, anger and helplessness. Nina is not only the elegant beauty, she is the real queen. Hats off to this fierce woman who fought and won against some cruel things. My adoration and admiration for a woman who was broken and used and abused but turned back her life with sheer willpower and for true love. Oh the chemistry…that is the most incredible thing ever. The angst. Oh all the delicious angst. The pain of hiding their love. The craving. The desperation. The forbidden thrill. Oh my the steam. Just perfect. I bet you won’t be able to resist the power of this love. The story line kept me on my toes. Sometime I was celebrating their triumphs and next moment I was nursing my heartbreak. What a brilliantly narrated love story! The ending brought me to my knees. The most deserving and fitting ending where I reluctantly said goodbye to this unforgettable couple through happy tears.
The Honest Affair may have concluded this sensational series by Nicole French but the effecr will never completely fade from my heart. This was pure ecstasy for my angst loving romantic heart. Addicted. Obsessed. And enjoying a never before felt emotional high.
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Such a great conclusion to Matthew and Ninas epic loves story. I laughed I cried and I want more as always I love living in the world Nicole creates!!!!!
Nicole French delivers the perfect conclusion to her epic Rose Gold series. Full of twists and turns, to keep you reading until the very end.
In The Perfect Woman, the previous book in the series we left off on such a cliffhanger by finding out a shocking twist at the end. Now in The Honest Affair, Nina de Vries and Matthew Zola face new challenges as they so desperately try to get their own happily-ever-after. Their love will be put on the line along with their trust for each other. But when Nina gets the chance to finally put her past behind her, they discover even more secrets that could end up threatening the very same future they’ve been fighting to get.
I absolutely loved reading The Honest Affair, the way the story was set up was great and so were the characters. We finally get to see Nina grow as a person and take back her life. She was always in the shadows when it came to being with her family, since her cousin Eric always got the attention for being the heir to their massive family empire. But in the story, we see her make tough decisions and not care what others have to say. She is ready to protect her daughter at all costs and having Matthew with her made her even stronger. We also see Matthew evolve and envision a new life for him and Nina. We also get to find out more about Matthew’s family and cameos from Eric and Jane (from the Quicksilver series) as well as Brandon and Skylar (from the Spitfire series). This was such a great ending to this amazing series, it was gripping, swoon worthy and steamy. Although the story was filled with twists, the ending had a massive twist that I did not see coming at all. I would highly recommend checking out this series, you will not be disappointed. I cannot wait to read what the author comes up with next! 🙂
**I received an advanced copy from the publisher**
The conclusion to Nina And Matthew’s story is wow. I’m still in a sleep deprived daze, that’s how good it was. I was hooked all the way through and this series is so good. I think it’s one of my favorites. I love how Nina has grown more into herself as a person, and Matthew. Where do I find a man like him. Loyal, fierce, protective and hot. The ending was perfect. Loved it all.
Did I mention how much Nina has matured through all this. From timid and insecure to a strong confident woman. But she’s a very protective woman too. I highly recommend this series.
The much anticipated final book for Nina and Matthew will reaffrim what has been clear from the start that they belong together. Along the way everything seems to have been stacked against them but do they have enough fight in them to overcome the last hurdles. I love Matthew and the way he loves Nina as well as trying to stay true to his proferssion and loyalty to his family. Nina is the epitome of elegance and sophistication who is willing to sacrifice herself to ensure her daughters safety. I have enjoyed the twisting turns this story has taken the reader on and admired the unwavering force of nature that is Nina. We get more time with Matthews family and I liked the scenes with them and Nina. The one thing missing for me was Nina’s daughter I wanted to see her and Matthew together and also the three of them as a family unit.
Wow what a breathtaking story. These characters have a strong and fierce commitment to them can you check they also have a breathtaking story that is written in the stars above and will take you to the bottom of the earth the story is amazing part of the three series and I just love how the story has changed and may possibly continue the story is a mastery that no words can describe how wonderfully it has been but together.
I am at a loss for words. This series, this couple have held my heart for months and I am sad to see there story end. This series has got to be my favorite by Nicole French and that says a lot because I have been 5 starring her books for a couple of years now. She writes the strongest characters and Nina and Mathew are no different. Even if Mathew had a lot to make up for after the end of The Perfect Woman… and boy did he. He stole my heart along with Nina’s. Her strength and class in the heat of challenges was empowering and his passion for what is right is endearing. I can not wait to reread the best series by Nicole French so far.
This was such an amazing ending to such a great series. I’ve been dying for this book and was not disappointed in the least. This book makes you feel all the emotions and packs a punch. There were so many ups and downs in this book and it kept me glued to the pages for the moment when everything would be okay and they weren’t fighting all the circumstances keeping them apart. Once I started this book I could not put it down.
The 3rd and final installment of the Rose Gold series is finally here and Nicole French does not disappoint. The conclusion of Zola and Nina’s story includes all that you are looking for. There is love, angst, suspense, and even surprises. Nicole French miraculously and seamlessly puts their story together in such a way that has left me thrilled and in awe. I cannot wait to see what else she has in store for us in the future. 5 big stars!
4.5 stars–THE HONEST AFFAIR is the third and final instalment in Nicole French’s contemporary, adult ROSE GOLD erotic, dark romance trilogy focusing on thirty-six year old, former Marine, and criminal prosecutor Matthew Zola, and heiress and philanthropist Nina Gardner. THE HONEST AFFAIR should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two THE PERFECT WOMAN but I also recommend reading the Quicksilver series for back story and history. Matthew Zola and Nina Astor deVries Gardner were first introduced to the reader in the Quicksilver trilogy. The ROSE GOLD series is a spin off from the author’s Quicksilver series.
WARNING: If you have not read books one and two, there may be spoilers in my review.
SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier, a one night stand between Nina and Matthew resulted in our hero desperately searching for the woman who got away. Matthew is the prosecuting attorney investigating the kidnapping of Jane DeVries (Quicksilver Series), and its’ criminal connections to the world of human trafficking and sexual slavery but to Matthew’s surprise the woman he could never forget turns out to be the cousin of Eric DeVries, Jane’s husband and billionaire businessman, and a woman with close connections to the people involved in the Jane’s kidnapping. The Rose Gold trilogy is Nina and Matthew’s story.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Nina and Matthew) and third person point of view, THE HONEST AFFAIR follows in the aftermath of Nina’s confessions; the potential connections to, and the arrest of the men involved in the kidnapping of Jane DeVries. Struggling with his attraction to, and love for Nina Gardner, Matthew Zola finds himself on the outside looking in when he is pulled from the investigation for crossing the line with a potential suspect, a married woman who is currently making headlines for all of the wrong reasons. With her life in shambles, Nina heads back to Italy where she is hoping to connect with her daughter’s extended family, a family that wants nothing to do with out story line heroine. Not wanting to leave Nina unprotected, Italian-speaking Matthew arrives in Italy to escort and protect the woman he loves where he will profess his undying need for our story line heroine. As Nina and Matthew’s relationship continues to build, the fall-out of the investigation back home begins to take on a life of its’ own. What ensues is the continuing love and forbidden relationship between Nina and Matthew, and the potential fall-out as Nina’s past comes looking for revenge.
Nina Astor deVries Gardner is a married woman, in an abusive relationship who is struggling to move on having filed for divorce in the wake of revelations and her growing love for another man but Nina’s life will continue to spiral as she becomes a suspect in the hideous and heinous crimes of the powerful and rich. A mother; an heiress stripped of her money; and no visible means of support, Nina will martyr herself in an effort to shut down the people responsible for the kidnapping of her cousin’s wife. Matthew Zola has fallen in love with a married woman but is unaware to the extent of Nina’s hidden past. Having raised his sisters after the disappearance of their mother, Matthew battles between head and heart as he struggles to keep a place over their heads, and food on the table.
The relationship between Nina and Matthew is a forbidden love between a married woman, and the prosecuting attorney investigating the kidnapping of Nina’s cousin’s wife. Too many lines have been crossed by our story line hero as Nina’s ongoing nightmare continues to pull Matthew over the proverbial line. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Eric and Jane DeVries (The Quicksilver Trilogy); Nina’s daughter Olivia; husband Calvin Gardner, and her former best friend Caitlyn Calvert; Matthew’s sisters Kate and Frankie; Frankie’s daughter Sofia, as well as Frankie’s ex Xavier; and numerous law enforcement and investigators including Detective Derek Kingston. The author has left several open-ended potential plot points for future series.
THE HONEST AFFAIR is a story of betrayal and vengeance; secrets and lies; power and control; love, relationships, friendships and family. The character driven premise is heart breaking, emotional and twisted; the romance is spicy, seductive and captivating; the characters are broken, healing, energetic and edgy. THE HONEST AFFAIR is a startling and sensual conclusion to the Rose Gold Trilogy.
I loved the culmination of Matthew and Nina’s story! Nicole French did just a wonderful job crafting these characters. Their imperfections, flaws, and quirks were everything that made these characters fly off the pages. The development of Nina was amazing to read about. The little duck turned into a swan throughout these books.
I don’t want to give too much away. This book was filled with angst, heart stopping moments, family relationships, loyalty, and, of course, romance. Added bonus: you get to see a little of Jane & Eric’s future as well 🙂
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Matthew and Nina have this love that is all consuming yet respectful. I continually was swooning at the way Matthew tried to earn Nina’s love again. Through the ups and downs, together they work towards being able to show their love freely. There are time you want reach across the ebook and throttle people. We get to see Petri Dish and Pretty Girl again as they push Matthew and Nina together . This is must read and you won’t be disappointed.
The Honest Affair is the final installment on Matthew and Nina’s love story. I give it more than 5 stars. Couldn’t put it down and at the same time didn’t want it to end.
Their love is not easy, it was forbidden at first because of Nina’s relationship, and later on they have to go their separate ways because of the circumstances regarding her husband Calvin and Matthew’s job. Poor Matthew was so miserable, just existing. He loves Nina so fiercely it’s swoon worthy. Their trip to Italy was my favorite part with everything that goes between them. As usual Nicole does an amzing job describing the places they visit, and making you feel like you’re actually there. I loved the newspaper clips letting was know what was going on without dragging the story so we could concentrate on what was important, Nina and Matthew.
I absolutely love this couple and how they get the beautiful ending they so badly deserve. Can’t wait for that extended epilogue 🙂
Also I’m happy how everything turn out with Calvin and Caitlyn, I don’t remember hating characters so much like this two.
Nina and Matthew have a love that everyone should strive for. Both Matthew and Nina are selfless in their love for each other and the ones they call family. In this stunning conclusion to the Rose Gold trilogy, we readers get to see justice served. Not without further revelations that had me squealing “whoa”, this story just kept serving up highs and lows. Love can really overcome all and this story proves that, although it can be messy, it is totally worth it. I absolutely loved this ending and the whole trilogy.