Blog Tour + Review: The Redemption by Nikki Sloane
The Redemption by Nikki Sloane
Release Date: March 31, 2020
The Redemption, book four in the Filthy Rich Americans Saga by USA Today bestselling author Nikki Sloane.
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.
The Redemption is book four in the Filthy Rich Americans Saga and is Macalister Hale's story.
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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.
MY REVIEW
Rating⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
| I love a well-written age-gap romance and Nikki Sloane did it perfectly. The Redemption is the fourth book in the Filthy Rich Americans series but it can be read as a standalone. Although, I would definitely recommend reading the first three books to get a better picture of the characters presented in this story. Macalister Hale is a force of nature, he's rich and powerful, and imposes respect everywhere he goes. But his reputation has been tarnished after some unfortunate events and now all he wants is redemption. He might know how to play the politics game but when it comes to amending making amends he is clueless where to start. That's when Sophia Alby makes an entrance offering to help him restore his name. Macalister doesn't want her help but she's too stubborn and determined to simply give up so in the end, he accepts Sophia's proposal but his dominant nature seems to rise up every time he's near her, and that might just make things even more complicated. I loved the build-up tension between Sophia and Macalister. Their chemistry was off the charts and things between them developed naturally. He tried to keep his distance as much as he could, but the intelligent and fiery blonde challenged him in more than one way. He was drawn to her like a moth to the flame and when he gave himself permission to indulge in the passion brewing between them, Macalister became all-consuming. And Sophia was his perfect partner, even with the age difference, the two off them together made sense. The story was fairly paced, with a well-developed plot and the characters that had depth and were relatable. There was some drama going on, but I liked that it wasn't exaggerated and things were resolved quite rapidly. This book focuses most of all on the protagonist's personal development and I enjoyed a lot seeing him transition from the villain of the story to a person who deserves a happily ever after. I'm looking forward to reading more books from this series, and I highly recommend it! |
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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