On the day I was married, I promised to love, honor, and obey my husband Stefan. Little did I know how literally I would mean obeying. Stefan tells me what to do, and I do it. There are questions asked, but I always submit in the end. It would hurt less if I hadn’t started falling for him. It was supposed to be pretend. But the secrets we now share are too real, and they’re crumbling every piece … now share are too real, and they’re crumbling every piece of who I thought I was.
If only Stefan was the man I thought he was.
If only I weren’t so powerless.
But there’s one thing I have that he wants.
My body.
And I’ll do anything it takes to right the wrongs I’ve discovered.
Book Two in the Arranged Series.
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On the day I was married, I promised to love, honor, and obey my husband Stefan.
Little did I know how literally I would mean obeying.
Stefan tells me what to do, and I do it. There are questions asked, but I always submit in the end. Like I said with the first book I enjoyed the story line, it was dramatic, interesting and addictive, but the characters were just annoying, the continuing push and pull between them made my head spin and Tori apparently has no self respect for herself, although I did have to keep in mind that she’s only 18. So on with the next book as I am pretty addicted to the story line.
The Secret is the second book in the Arranged Books series, and it continues where the first book ends. Tori knows something isn’t right in her marriage, and she knows Stefan is keeping something from her. Tori has found out that the business that her husband is running is not the haven for models she thought it was.
Stefan has always known things are bad at his father’s company, and now he is ready to do something about it. But he never wanted his wife involved in any of his companies issues. Stefan knows that anything Tori knows will put her in danger. But what will he do when his father decides to stick his nose into Stefan and Tori’s marriage and bring back an old fling?
The Secret is well named. Lots of secrets come out in this story. Will all of these secrets make their marriage fall apart? Or strengthen the bond they are just now forming?
This second installment has more of what I needed. We get more secrets and more issues come to light between Stefan and Victoria. She has fallen for him so she’s in a predicament when she discovers some of his secrets. It kept me on my toes.
The second of The Arrangement trilogy, and YES, you do need to read the first as this starts after the events in book one. Now, when book one ended, we found out a HUGE secret that has Tori completely at a loss. Throughout this story, Tori and Stefan are at odds; Stefan laid down the law about how their relationship is going to go and Tori’s response was to move into the guest room. But as time goes by, Tori slowly starts to miss her husband and the tentative relationship that they had started before everything imploded. But just when they decide that they are going to try this marriage for real, they find out that it’s them against the world. Will the two be able to make this relationship work with the odds stacking against them?
So… not giving any spoilers, BUT.. yes, Stefan has redeemed himself, I no longer hate him. LOL Loads of drama, a bit of danger, and some really good naughty bits make up this story, I give this 4 stars and I am jumping into book three now.
This was a great follow-up to the first book. I was so glad to see it pick up right where the first book left off. The characters and writing stayed consistent which I really loved. Like the title says this book is allll about secrets. We learn more about some of the things from The Deal that were left super open, and I loved seeing seeing a different side to Stefan. It didn’t make him to much less of a jerk but I was able to understand him a lot more and even had a lot of respect for him.
We see more of Tori with her backbone and I loved it. She didn’t act like normal 18 year olds do and for that I was really grateful. Thank love strong leads and that’s why I tend to stay clear of books with younger characters but the author really rocked 18 and a strong heroine. As the story progressed I was on the edge of my seat not knowing what to think or what was going to happen. I’m going to dive into the last book because I have to know how all of this end. I would have liked more of Stefan’s POV during this story. I felt like at times I wasn’t as connected with him as I was with Tori. 4 stars #2OCCJD
Note: May contain Spoilers from book1. Suggest reading book 1 before reading this.
Book 1 Review:The Deal (Arranged Series #1) by Stella Grey
This continues with the story of Victoria ‘Tori’ and Stefan. It starts with exactly where book 1 ended. Now Tori is aware that KMZ modelling is a ruse for prostitution ring. Tori tries to speak with her dad and make him aware. However, she realizes both her father and Stefen are aware and they will tell her to ignore it and keep going as if it’s nothing. It’s a big secret for Tori to carry and she struggles to keep it and live with it. It widens the gap between Tori and Stefen.
Tori has really come a long way since the start of this series. She is just one of those heroines you can’t help but love. She has matured a lot in short span of time. Stefen is much better in this book. I loved watching his layers getting peeled and guard coming down. Tori is getting out there and managing her life going to school and dealing with Stefan. she’s standing up for herself more and more also. She’s getting what she wants and not taking any crap anymore. Stefen starts trusting her slowly and trying the build the bridge to reduce the gap between them.
Story and pace of the book goes in study pace. I didn’t find any intriguing secondary characters even in this book. Gavin seemed interesting at one point, but some how its clear to me atleast that he has ulterior motive. As I told earlier in book 1, I liked how author has not focused on one day and one dialogue in detail.
It was the right amount of mystery, and angst. I was thinking, the secret of the book is relieved early in the book, how ever author made it surprisingly and interesting twist with the huge cliffhanger. Will Tori and Stefen’s Love survive? Will Stefan stay with Tori, or go back on his words?
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The Secret by Stella Gray is book Two in the Arranged Series. This continues the story of Victoria ‘Tori’ and Stefan, so you really need to read the first book ‘The Deal’ first before starting this one. In addition their story will continue into the next book called ‘The Choice’. Tor and Stefan’s marriage is of course having some bumps especially after Tori is finding out slowly some of Stefan’s secrets.
This is a hot page turning series.
Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. The story of Tori and Stefen continues, this is a great trilogy the twist and turns, betrayal, inconveniences rollercoaster of emotions that makes you want more.
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Stella Grey has written another stellar book in this series! The Secret is the second book in Stella Grey’s Arranged series and continues Tori and Stefan’s story. In this installment, Tori overhears something that alters their relationship and Stefan eventually shares his secret with her. Consequently, they begin to work together. Like the first book, the plot and characters intriguing and the storyline is full of secrets, drama, and sizzling chemistry. This book ends in a cliffhanger which sets the reader up for the next book in the series entitled The Choice. I highly recommend this book (and series)!
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Secrets and more secrets.This is the second part of Stefan & Tori’s story.
Stefan is definitely keeping secrets from Tori. She knows a little from what she overheard.
Their marriage is rocky and after he told her the truth everything could fall apart.
They definitely are attracted to each other and sex is steamy.
There is twist at the end and cliffhanger
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This Book 2 of the Arranged Series is a very well-written story and my first book by this author and I will be reading more from this Author. The Characters were amazingly well-written and they were on a crazy and intriguing ride full of betrayal, mistrust, suspense, excitement, steam, and tons of secrets, deceit, twists and turns. The emotions the characters are heartbreaking, frustrating, and bittersweet. The story flows smoothly and the chemistry between the characters is explosive. A must read and should be read after Book 1
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This is book 2 in the series and you do really need to read book 1 prior to reading this book. Tori and Stefan continue to navigate their way threw their arranged marriage and growing feelings for each other. Some steamy scenes in this book that are well written. The story is great and I am eagerly awaiting part 3.
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Before you read The Secret, make sure you have read The Deal, book 1 in the series. Without reading that first, you will be a bit lost in the story line. The Secret is another great book in the Arranged Series. The story line is well written and draws you in and the characters are strong, well developed and have definite chemistry. No spoilers here, just grab your copy today (and The Deal if you haven’t already read it), you won’t be disappointed. You may have a sleepless night or two because you won’t want to put it down until you finish.
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Wow! The Deal, book one of the Arranged series left off on a cliff hanger. Book two, The Secret, is just as scandalous and will leaving you hanging by a thread. The Deal starts us off by having Tori and Stefan uniting through an arranged marriage. With a rocky start things seem to finally take a turn for the better and the couple are committed to each other. Then comes along The Secret! Stefan has many, many secrets and Tori is learning about them slowly. Tori is not sure if she can live with let alone love a man that is involved in the horrible things that Stefan and his family are doing. Once again just as the two think they have things worked out a huge bombshell is dropped on them and now their future and their lives are at stake. Stella Gray has done an amazing job with this series and the development and growth of the characters in each book just keeps getting better. 5 stars for The Secret by Stella Gray. Watch for The Choice the third book in the series due out soon.
Stella Gray has written a 5-star book that has Tori and Stefan dealing with betrayal, feelings of rejection, and mistrust. After Tori married Stefan she comes to find out he is not the man she thought he was. She was at his office and got lost and overheard something that upset her. Now Stefan and she are not getting along at all. She spends more and more time with her study group than at home. Gavin, one of the people in her study group is not who he claims to be and is trying to get Tori to distrust Stefan. Stefan has his own problems with his father and trying to take him down for what he is doing in the business. Tori wants to know what is going on, but Stefan will only tell her it is not her concern and this makes her unhappy. The more he keeps secret, the more she pulls away and he doesn’t know what to do. Something happens and Stefan finally opens up to Tori and tells her what is going on. They are going to have dinner with his father and when they walk in Stefan sees someone he has been looking for but could not find. It is his first love and she is not alone. She tells Stefan that he has a son.
What will Tori do now that Stefan’s first love has come back?
Will Stefan stay with Tori, or go back to his first love?
This was a wonderful read and I can’t wait to read the next one. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Wow this story gets to be very intense and fast pace as the alpha male and the witty wife goes rounds on how to fight for women’s rights and a alpha that is trying o protect his wife from the dangers that are out their trying to take her from him. This story is very hard to put down and once you start reading you are needing more from this story, it does end a cliffhanger but well worth the read to see the story getting completely twisted and dark.
1. I am going to have to stop reading this series.
2. It is breaking my heart.
3. I can not get enough of the story.
I am the fly on the wall, I see and hear it all. It makes me want to cover her ears and protect her from anymore headache. The author has pulled me in yet again with the exceptional writing. I bought the next book so that I can find out what happened.
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I did not see that coming….Wow! I am enthralled by this series. The characters are impeccable. The story line is captivating with unexpected plot twists. I cannot wait for the conclusion.
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These books are excellent and there is nothing to complaint! You can’t get tired reading anything written by this author!!!
4 1/2 Stars
Just when I was starting to trust in Stefan and Tori’s relationship, my heart got shattered with the cliffy that I was kind of expecting but not quite that way.
We were warned that Tori was not Stefan’s first love, and he was determined to try to help as many as his father’s women as possible.
The focus of book two was Stefan’s trust in Tori and whether their relationship would become as real to him as it was to Tori.
Well written, and full of suspense with the feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop. And drop it did.
Stefan’s father was detestable and Tori’s father was just a step behind.
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