This is
the first book I read by Nikki Sloan and I want more. I’d recommend it to those that like their
books with a little spice and naughtiness.
A book that will keep you on your toes wondering what will happen next.
The Initiation
Author: Nikki Sloane
Release Date: May 28, 2019
Genre: Erotic Romance
No one knows
how new members are selected to the board of Hale Banking and Holding. But there
are rumors of a sordid rite of initiation.
Whispers how
one woman and nine men disappear into a boardroom.
This time,
that woman will be me.
The Hale
family owns everything—the eighth largest bank in the world, everyone in our
town, even the mortgage on my parents’ mansion. And now Royce Hale wants to own
me.
He is
charming. Seductive. Ruthless. But above all, he’s the prince of lies. My body
may tighten with white-hot desire under his penetrating gaze, but I refuse to
enjoy it.
I’ll make a
deal with the devil to save my family and sell myself to the Hales. But Royce
will never own my heart.
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MY REVIEW
I have been initiated into the first book of
the Filthy Rich Americans trilogy and I am blown away. This was a deliciously
decadent bite-sized read and I enjoyed every deliciously naughty second of it.
This first book was enthralling. I burned
through the pages consumed with the need to know more. To become more entwined
in the story as well as the lies and deceits that were being perpetuated. GAH!
The twists and turns were so sharp they kept me at the edge of my seat.
Marist has always been in the shadow of her
sister. She has learned not to care what people think after Royce, decreed she
was a nobody and everyone followed suit.
Years later, her dark and morbid fascination
for Royce flares to life. After a clandestine and heated meeting he asks her to
wait for him.
A year passes and Marist is about to be
bombarded with a whole new life. A life guaranteed to bring out lust, lies deceit
and betrayal. What is not guaranteed nor promised is a chance a love and trust.
Get ready for your newest addiction. The
Initiation is about to take root and titillate all of your senses.
The cliff-hanger ending has left me stunned and
so very eager for more.
I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts
and opinions are my own
EXCERPT
Every pair of
eyes in the restaurant was on us as we were led to our table for dinner.
Probably not
every pair, but God, it felt that way.
“Is it just
me,” I asked over the top of my menu, “or is everyone staring at us?”
Royce was
indifferent. “They’re staring at you.”
His statement
rattled me. “Why?”
“Because
you’re here with me.” His gaze never lifted to mine, like he couldn’t be bothered.
“Or more likely, because you’re fucking gorgeous. Who knows?”
Breath halted
in my lungs. “You can’t just say shit like that.”
The
leather-bound menu holder dropped onto the table with a thud, and I was met
with the full power of Royce’s irritated stare. “That you’re beautiful? You
are. Get over it.”
Dismay
twisted my lips into a frown. “Please, don’t. I don’t need bullshit lines from
someone like
you.”
“It’s not a
line, and . . . someone like me?” More annoyance darted through his eyes, but
intrigue too. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
How was I
going to put it into words? “You’re a ‘haver.’ I mean, you could have any
woman in this
room if you wanted, and probably some of the guys too. You’re young, hot, and
filthy rich.”
His
irritation vanished. It was replaced with an arrogant expression that said none
of this was news to him. I pushed forward, gathering steam.
“Me?” I said.
“I’m a ‘have-not.’ I’m sure you didn’t intend for it to happen, but when you
said I was a nobody, you made it true. No one will touch me.”
“I touched
you.”
He was immune
to my scorching glare. “You wanted to know why I was still a virgin last year.
Well, there’s your answer. You’re the reason, Royce. Nobody would be caught
dead with me.”
He considered
the accusation I’d lobbed at him. “You’re wrong,” he said finally. “I was
aware what
was going to happen. It’s exactly why I said it.”
My head
turned into a void. “What?”
He leaned
over the table to ensure he had my full attention. “I saw you at the bar with
your sister
that night. You were swaying to the music, all happy, and pretty, and it pissed
me off.
My father had
already laid out plans for me. I was supposed to be with Emily, but that wasn’t
what I wanted.”
I clenched the
menu in my hands. I sensed where he was going, but I couldn’t wrap my head
around it. My heart chugged along, thumping loudly in my ears.
“So, yeah. I
knew you were behind me when I called you a nobody. I did it on purpose,
because I
couldn’t stand you with anyone else. I wanted you for myself.”
“Oh, my God.”
My body flushed hot, although I didn’t know if it was with anger or
excitement,
or a deadly combination of the two.
ABOUT NIKKI
USA Today
bestselling author Nikki Sloane landed in graphic design after her careers as a
waitress, a screenwriter, and a ballroom dance instructor fell through. For
eight years she worked for a design firm in that extremely tall, black, and
tiered building in Chicago that went through an unfortunate name change during
her time there.
Now she
lives in Kentucky, is married and has two sons. She is a three-time Romance
Writers of America RITA© Finalist, a Passionate Plume winner, a HOLT Medallion
finalist, and couldn't be any happier that people enjoy reading her sexy words.
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