INDULGENCE seriesA second chance at happiness sounds promising. What happens when faced with the unexpected?With their marriage on the line, Paul and Jenn must choose to face their past and move on to a future together forever or forever apart. If you enjoy a fast and furious, heart-thundering ride that leaves you breathless and perhaps a bit hot and bothered, UNEXPECTED is what you’re seeking. … bothered, UNEXPECTED is what you’re seeking. This novella is a suspenseful and steamy stand-alone story following Paul and Jenn Masters, characters previously introduced in the novella UNCONVENTIONAL.
From New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes another of her steamy novellas exploring hidden desires. UNEXPECTED is a stand-alone story in the INDULGENCE series. Stories may be read in any order.
Warning: reading may set your e-reader on fire while bringing a smile to your face.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
*As part of the new INDULGENCE series, UNEXPECTED contains a new alternate ending. Enjoy!
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Aleatha does it again in this sexy read. Find out if Paul and Jenn can save their marriage and survive the Unexpected.
Aleatha does it again in this sexy read. Find out if Paul and Jenn can
save their marriage and survive the Unexpected.
This is a great, steamy read. Find out if Paul and Jenn can overcome the unexpected. xxxx
You previously met Paul and Jenn in Unconventional, and now, with this novella, you find out whether or not their marriage will survive. They are on the cusp of signing papers until they decide to take their marriage counselor’s advice and go on a two-week holiday together.
And, dear readers, what a holiday it is.
Aleatha Romig shows you the vital connection of sexual intimacy that can be a harbinger for an equally vital emotional intimacy. The problem for Paul and Jenn is that they need to find the latter. The former isn’t a problem, but that doesn’t mean that Paul isn’t ready to add a little spanky panky to the festivities.
This is a fast, juicy hot novella that packs just as big of an emotional wallop as it does an arousing one.
I love married couple books. As someone who has been married for 28 years next month, I enjoy reading about marriages that may be going through a rough patch. When I saw there was a quick novella with a married couple written by none other than Aleatha Romig, I jumped right in to Unexpected .
Paul and Jenn are on the verge of divorce, but both decide to give it one last try before they sign the papers. They have both been keeping a large part of themselves from the other, and it’s time for everything to come out or for the marriage to end.
They give it 10 days at a deserted off-season resort with an island to themselves to reconnect and hopefully break down the walls holding them each back.
“She’s ever been sexier than she is right now, her blue eyes wide, filled with uncertainty at my change in behavior, yet trusting because deep down she knows I’d never do anything to hurt her.”
There is plenty of sexy times with some BDSM thrown in.
“I don’t want to make love. I want to f*ck you like I’ve never f*cked you before. I want to spend the next ten days making you hear me…even when I don’t speak.”
But there is also some excitement, action, and suspense! A lot happened in this little novella and I read it in one sitting.
I really enjoyed this story, but I did have the nagging feeling I had read it before. I finally realized that it was because it was kind of a mash-up of two of my favorite married-couples-on-the-brink-of-divorce books in one bite-sized nugget, and believe me, I’m not complaining.
If you are looking for a quick, very sexy, married couple with some BDSM and suspense, look no further! Unexpected was a page-turner, and knowing in the back of my mind that Aleatha has a bit of a depraved mind had me turning the pages even faster, and she didn’t disappoint. I do, however, wish it were a full-length novel because there was a lot packed into 115 pages and it was a little rushed, but the same can be said for most novellas.
Note: I did not read the first book in the series and never felt like I had missed something.
Rating: 4 Stars. 4.5 Heat
When I’m in the mood for dark and twisted, I turn to Aleatha!!
A second chance / rekindle story! This story was sexy, hot, and there was some suspense thrown in there. It was a wonderful fast read !! Loved it !
What happens when you are about to sign divorce papers but you don’t want a divorce? Can a marriage be saved when it’s gotten so bad that papers have been drawn up? Well, Paul and Jenn decide to give it one more chance a week away on a secluded island. One week where he is going to reveal the secret desires he has been keeping locked away throughout their marriage.
This was a steamy read that had a couple of twists and turns that were unexpected. Each of the books in this series can be read as a standalone but I guarantee once you read one you’ll want to read them all.
Happy Reading!!!
Unexpected is well unexpected. Paul and Jenn are at the end of their marriage, they don’t know what to do. They are giving their marriage one last shot, ten days away on a secluded paradise island.
Paul hid a part of himself when he met Jenn, he didn’t think she would accept it and he was willing to let that side of him go to be with her forever. Like Paul, Jenn was also hiding a part of herself from him, a part she didn’t know if she could ever go back to.
This book is full of emotions and passion. Paul and Jenn still have tons of chemistry, despite their marriage going stale. They were one couple I was truly rooting for the entire time to make things work and despite their secrets to keep fighting for each other.
This book has a little bit of suspense, some secrets and a whole lot of steam.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Paul: What will happen when Jenn learns the truth that has been brewing deep inside me. When she learns my desires have been restrained? When containing them is no longer possible?Will she flee when the’s no place to run? Traveling to the isolation of a tropical island, we agree to lay our marriage and our future on the line. It’s the only way to face the demons, my demons, that threaten our life together. For us to make our marriage work, we must beak down barriers, reveal the hidden places, and shine light where darkness had taken root. This reprieve from life is meant to be about us, our marriage, and our future. It is …until the unexpected happens…Will our marriage survive? Will we?
This is the second book in the Indulgence Series from Aleatha Romig. This is the story of Jenn and Paul. They are sitting on the verge of divorce. However they both decide to give it one more try and go on a ten day vacation to a tropical island. Here they are suppose to open up to each other and be honest and save what they have so much time invested. This book is freaking hot. I devoured it and loved every second of it. This is a novella and a quick read that you will not be able to put down.
3.75 stars–UNEXPECTED is the second novella in Aleatha Romig’s contemporary, adult INDULGENCE erotic, BDSM romance series. This is attorney Jenn, and her husband Paul Masters’ story line. UNEXPECTED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. We were first introduced to Jenn Masters in book one UNCONVENTIONAL.
NOTE: UNEXPECTED contains scenes of bondage, discipline, and sadism that may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Jenn and Paul) UNEXPECTED follows the faltering relationship between married couple Jenn and Paul Masters. On the verge of signing their divorce papers, Paul offers up a potential solution, a solution suggested by their marriage therapist. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Jenn and Paul, and the potential fall-out when a tropical storm blows in more trouble than our couple could have imagined.
UNEXPECTED is another raw and gritty story line as one couple must come to terms with their deteriorating marriage. Paul Masters has kept hidden his baser desires, desires that involve dominating the woman he has never stopped loving; while Jenn has secretly desired to submit to the man in charge. The premise is decadent and thought provoking; the characters are real and energetic; the romance is spicy and startling.
A quick read with plenty of heat,a couple trying to save their marriage and darkness trying to destroy it. Everything you want in a Aleatha Romig Book,she delivers in this novella.
A great quick read about a couple putting it all on the line to save their marriage
and their lives.
I love this book! I love when art imitates life so accurately. Our couple is on the brink of divorce and their story back to love is hot, steamy, kinky, and everything in between!
Loved-Exciting
The title fits this amazing book- nothing is what it seems. Secrets are revealed and relationships questioned.
Unexpected is a quick, steamy, page-turner about a couple with secrets trying to save their marriage. Like all of this author’s books, the story flows from page-to-page, keeping the reader engaged and on edge wanting to know what comes next. I LOVE that about Aleatha Romig books! I’ll be honest and say Unexpected is not at the top of my list of favorite books from this author, but it is an interesting offering from her nonetheless. There is an unexpected twist toward the end of the book that I kind of saw coming and it just didn’t thrill me, regardless of the HEA ending. That being said, I still love her well-written, well-constructed storytelling at its best. If she writes it, I’m reading it!
A fab little novella read by Aleatha, can be read as a standalone similarly to Unconventional which I haven’t read yet, each follow a different couple’s story – this is Jenn and Paul’s story.
Jenn and Paul are on the verge of signing their divorce papers, both still love each other desperately but they each have issues and secrets that they have been keeping and not sharing with each other, which has lead them to the verge of divorce. In a last ditch attempt to save their marriage they take a 10 day holiday to a tropical island where there is only those 2 on the island and they are quite literally by themselves. The idea being that they talk and open up to each other and try and resolve their problems and share their secrets.
Lots of very hot sexy scenes which feature dom/sub roles, which are very erotic and passionate. There’s also drama and angst in a plot twist you just don’t see coming that will either break Jenn and Paul or bring them closer together at the end of it.
A great little read from Aleatha, highly recommended.
Unexpected is a hot, steamy and salacious novella. Paul and Jenn are on the verge of divorce and decide to make one last effort to save their marriage by going on vacation to Belize. They indulge in a new side of their relationship which includes repressed desires, fantasies and passion. Their sexy times were scorching to the point where I needed a cold shower and a cigarette after reading them!! Both of them were also holding onto secrets from their pasts that they were unaware of. Embracing their hidden pleasures and communicating with each other made all the difference for them.
If you are looking for an easy, fast-paced and sexy read, then this is the book for you! I highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed Unexpected.
This book is great, if I can use this word here. Aleatha sucks me in world full of married, sexy moments. I wasn’t able to put this book down. Even if I like to read a little longer stories, it didn’t bother me at all that it was shorter book.
I knew other Aletatha’s books, Unexcpected was good as much as the rest ones.
In Unexcpected we’re meeting Jenn and Paul. When I started to read their story I have feelings that they represend a lot of married couples in real lifes, who are together since long time. They have some issues but they love each other very much.
Unexpected is journey about giving second chances and realizing that if You love someone You should never give up.
I was completely Aleatha’d by Unexpected in a very dark way!!! Anyone who knows me or read my reviews, knows I don’t read dark romance, but for Aleatha, I’d would and I have and I knew this book was going to be dark, just not that dark… I loved Unexpected , though. I mean, it’s too dark for me, but I still loved it.
Unexpected features the story of a married couple that is trying to save their marriage. They’ve been married for six years and despite their love for each other, they’ve never felt completely safe enough to reveal their darkest secrets. But an ultimatum can make miracles for a couple. They learn their connection has been so strong from the moment they met for a good reason and that might be the salvation for their union.
This is a sexy, romantic and unexpected story. I loved Jenn and Paul as a couple. I loved their relationship and their evolution as a couple during the events in this book was the best. Find that perfect balance with your significant other makes a relationship perfect. And only a love like the one they have could help them overpassed what they’ve been through. Jenn’s past was not what I expected, and I’m so happy she could find a closure to what happened to her by being in an honest relationship with Paul.
All in all, Unexpected was just that, an unexpected book, super sexy, and romantic, with a HEA but it almost gave me a heart attack *nervous chuckles*
WARNING: This book has shocking scenes. Really shocking. Be prepared for everything.