Book buddies, this is so exciting!!! The villain turns into a hero to my heart's content 😍
THIS IS MY REDEMPTION...
The Redemption,
book four in the Filthy Rich Americans Saga
by USA Today bestselling author Nikki Sloane
releases March 31, 2020!
To the rest of the world I’m the villain, but to her?
I’ll be the hero.
This is Macalister Hale's story.
Once, the name Macalister Hale was uttered in the boardroom with respect. Now, it’s whispered in disgrace at cocktail parties hosted by Boston’s elite.
Scandal nearly destroyed me, but the one thing larger than my infamy is my bank account, and I’ve learned money can solve anything.
Well—almost anything.
Sophia Alby’s preferred currency is secrets and the way she trades information puts Wall Street to shame.
This girl charges into my life and claims a partnership can restore my reputation. My downfall was swift, but with her, my climb to redemption will be greater.
Our arrangement is professional. Appropriate. It has to be, because she’s half my age. But it doesn’t stop me from wanting . . .
To move on. To control and indulge in her. To hear the name Macalister Hale echo in her breathy moans.
But I can’t. Giving in to temptation led to my undoing before, and I won’t survive it a second time.
To the rest of the world I’m the villain, but to her? I’ll be the hero.
MY OPINION
This man! If there is a villain character who deserves his own story, and redemption, it is no doubt Macalister Hale.
I hopelessly fell in love with his ruthless persona in The Initiation series, so it is my dream come true that he is the sole antihero in this absolutely riveting novel.
He commands attention even in his lowest hours. And now, after paying the price for his many mistakes, he comes home to shadows and diminished ambitions. Even Lucifer, the family mansion's black cat, is a damaged reflection of his present status.
I loved being inside his head. It is still terrifyingly hard in there, but also a place of rumination and self-judgement. He wants to let go of his sins, start fresh and better, yet he also fears that love is beyond his soul.
It really is a pleasure to read about this character. It's like savouring an aged Scotch after a tide of cheap beers. Though I would have wanted even more chapters from his point of view.
Now, the plot.
He meets a young woman who surprises and challenges him. It is a duel of the mind which slowly translates into hot, carnal temptation. They strike a Devil's bargain, and the consequences are a trap of wild emotions, strategic machinations, unveiled secrets, and a chemistry that rivals Caesar and Cleopatra's.
I loved every scene because each one is laced with seduction and sophisticated tension. The characters may seem opposites yet they light a fire with their words and their bodies.
Macalister wants to extract her innermost secrets but Sophia puts up a relentless wall. An admirable woman in her resilience, dedication, and drive. Beautifully vulnerable in her desire to please the formidable and feared Hale king. I was mesmerized by every intimate encounter, they are all so intense and vivid.
It truly feels like a miracle to witness this man's thawing towards a world of feelings. He never loses his imperial ways, his domineering touch or his strategic mind, yet he opens up to her fresh influence and it is a thing of beauty.
I was besotted with some scenes where they exchange texts, or at a lush gala where two amazing things happen, one of furious sensuality and one of inefable romanticism.
And oh the last part! It is spectacular. The sudden, heart-squeezing drama of it, it brought me to tears. How could they not be together after everything? It was excruciating to find out that secret, and then feel torn from their ardent relationship, but then the final plot twist was pure art. A masterful plan. And I have never read a more heartfelt act of contrition from a villain-turned-hero in my life! He still wins and gets away with everything 😂
This tale is one of a kind, and worthy of as much praise as drooling over.
Favourite quotes:
I wanted to be the woman he'd fall in love with and break the curse.
I'd lived for so long with a broken heart, the sensation should hold a familiar comfort.
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ENJOY AN EXCERPT
Macalister’s head turned to the opera’s costume room, wordlessly commanding me to go inside, and I carried out his order immediately. He stepped in after me, pulling the door closed with a soft thud, and the tension between us drew taut.
“How did you know about this place?” I asked.
“The director gave me a tour before I wrote the check.”
We were utterly alone in this room full of costumes. Slips of clothes that allowed people to become a completely different person, and as I stared at him, standing in the shadows between two tall racks, I wanted to be someone else.
I wanted to be the woman he’d fall in love with and break the curse.
In this seclusion, Macalister was safe to look at me however he wanted, and my heart pounded like fists against the side of a cage trying to break free. He was its captor, and he knew it.
He stated it like it was an unarguable law. “I own you.”
It was the truth, but it was hard to surrender. I’d given him everything else. Shouldn’t I hold on to this last thing and use it to bargain for his heart? I dug deep inside myself, gathering all the strength I had not to give in, and lifted my chin in defiance.
I couldn’t say the word, but I hoped my expression told him no.
Rather than look irritated or frustrated, a slow, pleased smile crawled along his lips. I’d challenged him as best I could, and he was excited I’d given him the opportunity to prove me wrong.
It was sexy and terrifying when he charged toward me, and I turned and fled, running as fast as I could in my heels and dress through the maze of towering racks of clothes. It would only be a matter of time before he caught me, and I ran with no intention of escaping, anyway. At the end of the row, I turned blindly to my right and dashed past shelves full of shoes and hats in plastic bins.
At the edge of the room, the wall was lined with cabinets, a seamstress station, and a bare dress form. There was a large mirror, and I caught a glimpse of myself running, my soft pink dress billowing around my legs, and Macalister behind me.
He probably could have caught me sooner, but either he was enjoying the chase too much or was waiting to pounce until he had me exactly where he wanted. He grasped me by the elbow and jerked me to a stop, spinning me around so I crashed into his chest, and I let out a grunt of surprise.
I’d worn my hair up at his request, and so the back of my neck was bare, and his palm slid up to hold me there, steadying me as he dropped his mouth to mine. His untamed kiss brought on delirium. It buzzed through my core, radiating outward.
But he abruptly tore his lips away, like a possessive child throwing a fit and taking their toys back. “Say it.”
Possession was nine tenths of the law, and I felt utterly possessed. “I’m yours.”
His eyes widened. It wasn’t clear exactly how he’d wanted me to say it, if I was supposed to repeat it word for word, but I’d gone with the full truth.
ABOUT THE MASTERMIND
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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This has my heart exploding!
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