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The Honest Affair (Rose Gold #3) by Nicole French-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 1, 2020

Prosecutor. Marine. Brother.
I thought I knew the man I was.
But in one moment, I found my real purpose: saving Nina de Vries.

On the outside, she seemed the perfect, icy aristocrat.
But I knew different.
Trapped by her monstrous husband and fear of her powerful family, Nina was begging to be saved.
And I was the only one who could do it.

Instead I broke her heart, and now I’ll stop at nothing to put it back together.
Because when fate introduces you the love of your life, you don’t walk away.
You fight for your chance, even if it means dragging the world down with you.

Nina and I were written in the stars.
That’s not even a question.
But will fate let us take our happy ending?
Or is our future one we’ll have to steal?

The Honest Affair is the epic conclusion of the Rose Gold Trilogy, a steamy, forbidden billionaire romance.

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REVIEW: THE HONEST AFFAIR is the third and final instalment in Nicole French’s contemporary, adult ROSE GOLD erotic, dark romance trilogy focusing on thirty-six year old, former Marine, and criminal prosecutor Matthew Zola, and heiress and philanthropist Nina Gardner. THE HONEST AFFAIR should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two THE PERFECT WOMAN but I also recommend reading the Quicksilver series for back story and history. Matthew Zola and Nina Astor deVries Gardner were first introduced to the reader in the Quicksilver trilogy. The ROSE GOLD series is a spin off from the author’s Quicksilver series.

WARNING: If you have not read books one and two, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier, a one night stand between Nina and Matthew resulted in our hero desperately searching for the woman who got away. Matthew is the prosecuting attorney investigating the kidnapping of Jane DeVries (Quicksilver Series), and its’ criminal connections to the world of human trafficking and sexual slavery but to Matthew’s surprise the woman he could never forget turns out to be the cousin of Eric DeVries, Jane’s husband and billionaire businessman, and a woman with close connections to the people involved in the Jane’s kidnapping. The Rose Gold trilogy is Nina and Matthew’s story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nina and Matthew) and third person point of view, THE HONEST AFFAIR follows in the aftermath of Nina’s confessions; the potential connections to, and the arrest of the men involved in the kidnapping of Jane DeVries. Struggling with his attraction to, and love for Nina Gardner, Matthew Zola finds himself on the outside looking in when he is pulled from the investigation for crossing the line with a potential suspect, a married woman who is currently making headlines for all of the wrong reasons. With her life in shambles, Nina heads back to Italy where she is hoping to connect with her daughter’s extended family, a family that wants nothing to do with out story line heroine. Not wanting to leave Nina unprotected, Italian-speaking Matthew arrives in Italy to escort and protect the woman he loves where he will profess his undying need for our story line heroine. As Nina and Matthew’s relationship continues to build, the fall-out of the investigation back home begins to take on a life of its’ own. What ensues is the continuing love and forbidden relationship between Nina and Matthew, and the potential fall-out as Nina’s past comes looking for revenge.

Nina Astor deVries Gardner is a married woman, in an abusive relationship who is struggling to move on having filed for divorce in the wake of revelations and her growing love for another man but Nina’s life will continue to spiral as she becomes a suspect in the hideous and heinous crimes of the powerful and rich. A mother; an heiress stripped of her money; and no visible means of support, Nina will martyr herself in an effort to shut down the people responsible for the kidnapping her cousin’s wife. Matthew Zola has fallen in love with a married woman but is unaware to the extent of Nina’s hidden past. Having raised his sisters after the disappearance of their mother, Matthew battles between head and heart as he struggles to keep a place over their heads, and food on the table.

The relationship between Nina and Matthew is a forbidden love between a married woman, and the prosecuting attorney investigating the kidnapping of Nina’s cousin’s wife. Too many lines have been crossed by our story line hero as Nina’s ongoing nightmare continues to pull Matthew over the proverbial line. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Eric and Jane DeVries (The Quicksilver Trilogy); Nina’s daughter Olivia; husband Calvin Gardner, and her former best friend Caitlyn Calvert; Matthew’s sisters Kate and Frankie; Frankie’s daughter Sofia, as well as Frankie’s ex Xavier; and numerous law enforcement and investigators including Detective Derek Kingston. The author has left several open-ended potential plot points for future series.

THE HONEST AFFAIR is a story of betrayal and vengeance; secrets and lies; power and control; love, relationships, friendships and family. The character driven premise is heart breaking, emotional and twisted; the romance is spicy, seductive and captivating; the characters are broken, healing, energetic and edgy. THE HONEST AFFAIR is a startling and sensual conclusion to the Rose Gold Trilogy.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Other Man
The Perfect Woman

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Nicole French is a East Coast/West Coast hybrid creature, Springsteen fanatic, hopeless romantic, and total bookworm. When not writing fiction or teaching writing classes, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running with her dog, Greta, or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.

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The Perfect Woman (Rose Gold #2) by Nicole French-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 30, 2020

My husband is a monster.
My home is riddled with lies.
I thought I could bear the torment for my daughter’s sake.

Until I met him.

In one night, Matthew Zola showed me everything I never knew I was missing.
Passion.
Pleasure.
Deep, dark, earth-shattering love.

Matthew thinks I’m the perfect woman.
But we’re only as good as the secrets we keep.
And my biggest one—the one he doesn’t know—could cost him everything.

Should I risk everything to buy back my freedom?
Or remain in shackles to protect the man I love?

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NOTE: Nina and Matthew’s story begins in the novella THE SCARLET NIGHT (released November 2019).

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REVIEW:THE PERFECT WOMAN is the second instalment in Nicole French’s contemporary, adult ROSE GOLD erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on thirty-six year old, former Marine, and criminal prosecutor Matthew Zola, and heiress and philanthropist Nina Gardner. THE PERFECT WOMAN should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events of book one THE OTHER MAN but I recommend reading the Quicksilver series for back story and history. Matthew Zola and Nina Gardner were first introduced to the reader in the Quicksilver trilogy. The ROSE GOLD series is a spin off from the author’s Quicksilver series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Matthew and Nina)using present day and memories from the past, THE PERFECT WOMAN follows criminal prosecutor Matthew Zola as he continues his investigation into the illegal dealings of Nina’s husband Calvin Gardner, a man whose connections and past are dangerous and dark. As Matthew’s love and attraction for Nina finds our hero straddling the line between right and wrong, Nina will soon discover that her less than orderly world is about to come tumbling down.

THE PERFECT WOMAN is a story of secrets, lies, betrayal and abuse; power and money; love, trust, control and loss. As Nina’s ten year marriage of convenience continues to crumble, our heroine finds herself at a personal crossroads as the truth is about to destroy what’s left of her world. Having fallen in love with the prosecuting attorney Nina will discover that she is also a suspect in a long list of illegal and international wrong doings. The premise is dramatic, raw and heart breaking; the characters are broken and real; the romance struggles in the face of infidelity, secrets and lies. THE PERFECT WOMAN ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Nicole French is a East Coast/West Coast hybrid creature, Springsteen fanatic, hopeless romantic, and total bookworm. When not writing fiction or teaching writing classes, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running with her dog, Greta, or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.

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The Other Man (Rose Gold #1) by Nicole French-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date: March 10, 2020

Former Marine. Criminal prosecutor.
I was one of the good guys. Until I met her.

With beauty like a rose and a mind as sharp as thorns,
Nina Gardner went from dalliance to obsession in a single night.
I’d stop at nothing to find her again, to make her mine.

Then I find out:
She’s the daughter of a New York dynasty.
Property of the scum of the earth.

And the subject of my next investigation is…her husband.
Which makes me the other man.

Well, I don’t think I can live with that.
Because now, I don’t think I can live without her.

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REVIEW:THE OTHER MAN is the first instalment in Nicole French’s contemporary, adult ROSE GOLD erotic, romantic suspense series, a spin off from the author’s Quicksilver series. This is thirty-six year old, former Marine, and criminal prosecutor Matthew Zola, and heiress and philanthropist Nina Gardner’s story line. THE OTHER MAN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous series is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the Quicksilver series for back story and history. Matthew Zola and Nina Gardner were first introduced to the reader in the Quicksilver trilogy.

NOTE: Nina and Matthew’s story begins in the novella THE SCARLET NIGHT (released November 2019).

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Told from first person perspective (Matthew Zola) and third person (Nina Gardner) THE OTHER MAN follows two paths as criminal prosecutor Matthew Zola continues the investigation into the kidnapping of Jane DeVries (Quicksilver Series); its’ criminal connections to the world of human trafficking and sexual slavery; as well the forbidden relationship between Matthew Zola and Nina Gardner. Nina Gardner is Eric DeVries’ (Quicksilver Series) cousin; a married woman who is struggling with her place in society and the family. Months earlier, a one night stand between Nina and Matthew resulted in our hero desperately searching for the woman who got away. Matthew has a bit of a reputation with the married ladies, and in this Nina has made it clear that their affair can no longer continue beyond the present but Matthew and Nina ultimately find themselves together at various functions, family gatherings, and meeting in secret for their clandestine affair…but…all is not well in Nina’s world, and our heroine battles between head and heart as she begins to fall in love with our story line hero. What ensues is the building but forbidden relationship between Nina and Matthew, and the potential fall-out as Matthew’s investigation takes on a familiar foe.

THE OTHER MAN is a story of family and betrayal; infidelity and cruelty; secrets, lies and the painful truth. Matthew Zola is a throwback to the gentlemen of the 40s: fedora, expensive suits and calling the woman he loves ‘doll’ but Matthew is also a philandering hero whose numerous affairs with married women could very well come back to bite him in the a$$. Nina Gardner is a woman caught in a loveless marriage, a marriage of which she is no longer in control. The premise is gritty and engaging; the romance is heart breaking, passionate and intense; the characters are colorful , dynamic and broken.

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Nicole French is a East Coast/West Coast hybrid creature, Springsteen fanatic, hopeless romantic, and total bookworm. When not writing fiction or teaching writing classes, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running with her dog, Greta, or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.

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The Love Trap (Quicksilver #3) by Nicole French-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 10, 2019

A vow. A contract.
A marriage of fire and ice.
But just when Eric de Vries and I found our forever, the entire world conspired to keep us apart.

A kidnapping. A trial.
A madman bent on revenge.
Now caught in a web of our own passion and a father’s obsession, the harder we struggle, the tighter we’re caught
.
They say love conquers all, but it feels like we’re the conquest.
As the walls close in, I have to wonder…are we really meant to be?

Or is this love just a trap?

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REVIEW:THE LOVE TRAP is the third (and final ?) instalment in Nicole French’s contemporary, adult QUICKSILVER romantic suspense trilogy focusing newlyweds, attorney and billionaire heir to the De Vries Dynasty Eric de Vries, and attorney Jane Lee Lefferts-de Vries. THE LOVE TRAP should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two THE KISS PLOT.

WARNING: There are scenes of violence and assault that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from first person perspective (Jane Lee Lefferts-de Vries) and third person Eric de Vries using present day and memories from the past, THE LOVE TRAP picks up immediately after the events of book two THE KISS PLOT wherein Eric has been arrested on trumped-up charges, and Jane is heading to Korea to search for her missing mother. Two hundred years of money, power and control by a secret society with connections to the de Vries’ dynasty finds Jane’s life hanging in the balance when Eric refuses to play the game. The oligarch’s have forced their way into the lives of the rich and famous, lives that are threatened and destroyed when rules are broken, and jealousy turns to murder in the blink of an eye.

THE LOVE TRAP is a dramatic story of love and betrayal; vengeance and greed; power, dominance, secrets and lies. Nicole French pulls the reader into a heart breaking, dark and gritty tale of loss and retribution; an intense love story threatened by resentment, spite and the antagonistic but psychotic minds of the powerful few.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Reading Cafe
Kiss Plot
The Love Trap

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Nicole French is a East Coast/West Coast hybrid creature, Springsteen fanatic, hopeless romantic, and total bookworm. When not writing fiction or teaching writing classes, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running with her dog, Greta, or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.

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The Kiss Plot (Quicksilver #2) by Nicole French-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 26, 2019.

Jane and Eric de Vries.
Often enemies. Sometimes lovers.
Husband and wife. Or are we?

I wore the dress. We said the vows.
And somehow it became more than just a stunt to collect his billions.
A promise bound by love, not hate.
Until he humiliated me in front of all of New York and disappeared.

Now my errant husband has returned, and it’s like I never existed.
Except when he looks at me like he wants to rip my dress from my body.
Something’s holding him back. And I won’t rest until I discover its cause.

See, this wild heir is about to find out: karma’s a fickle mistress.
My weapons? Batting eyelashes, high heels, and that red lipstick he can’t resist.
I’ll break down his mask, little by little. And then I’ll make him pay for what he did.
I just need to keep my heart in check while I do it.

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REVIEW: THE KISS PLOT is the second instalment in Nicole French’s contemporary, adult QUICKSILVER erotic, romance trilogy focusing on newlyweds, attorney and billionaire heir to the De Vries Dynasty Eric de Vries, and attorney Jane Lee Lefferts-de Vries. THE KISS PLOT should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one THE HATE VOW.

Told from first person perspective (Jane) and third person (Eric) THE KISS PLOT follows in the aftermath and fall-out of Jane and Eric’s wedding, a wedding stunt manipulated by the family matriarch, meant to secure Eric’s future within the company, but a wedding crashed by a secret society intent on controlling the de Vries’ dynasty. What ensues is Eric’s battle to protect the woman he loves, as he tries to navigate the threat to his life, and the life of our story line heroine.

THE KISS PLOT is a story of power and control; a look at the oligarchy of big business, the circulation of elites, and the political machine; and one family as they battle to secure their freedom from the people in charge. Nicole French pulls the reader into an emotional, heart breaking and disturbing look at two hundred years of domination, influence, and threats by a secretive sect determined to control the world.

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Nicole French is a East Coast/West Coast hybrid creature, Springsteen fanatic, hopeless romantic, and total bookworm. When not writing fiction or teaching writing classes, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running with her dog, Greta, or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.

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THE HATE VOW (Quicksilver #1) by Nicole French-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date March 29 ,2019

Eric de Vries.
Looks like millions.
Worth billions.
A body like the David with a mind to match.

Unfortunately for this wayward heir, to keep his money, he needs a wife.
And of all the women in the world, he chooses me.
Too bad I’ve hated him for five years, since he took all my tears and tossed me away.
The guy slept his way through half of New England and discarded women like hotel toiletries.
Been there. Done that.

Still…what would you do for twenty million dollars?
Would you wear the dress?
Fake a smile for the man who broke your heart?
Or would you run far, far away?

Yeah, that’s what I thought.
I’ll see you at the church.

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REVIEW: THE HATE VOW is the first instalment in Nicole French’s contemporary, adult QUICKSILVER erotic, romantic suspense trilogy focusing on attorney and billionaire heir to the De Vries Dynasty Eric de Vries, and attorney Jane Lee Lefferts.

Told from first person perspective (Jane) and third person (Eric) THE HATE VOW
follows the acrimonious relationship, and rekindling romance and love between attorney and billionaire heir to the De Vries Dynasty Eric de Vries, and attorney Jane Lee Lefferts. Eric de Vries is caught between the proverbial ‘rock and a hard place’. With the family matriarch months from death, Celeste de Vries forces Eric to make a decision that will affect his life and the lives of the entire de Vries family. Marry within six months; produce an heir within five years or the entire family forfeits the seventeen billion dollar empire. A manwh*re by reputation, Eric only knows of one woman who would be crazy enough to take on his family but a woman who despises Eric for sins of the past. Enter half Korean/half American Jane Lee Lefferts, and the woman Eric has never stopped loving for most of his adult life. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship and rekindling romance between Eric and Jane, and the fall-out as Eric’s past comes seeking something Eric is unable to refuse.

THE HATE VOW is a story of money, power, wealth and control; a tale of secrets, betrayal, sins and lies; of darkened whispers and dangerous men. Jane is the ‘Megan Markle’ of American royalty: treated with disdain, prejudice, hatred and contempt due to her heritage, lineage, and ultimately her lack of social standing. Eric de Vries, as the heir to the de Vries dynasty refused his place until circumstance and blackmail forced our hero to take his position as head of de Vries Shipping. From the malevolence and directed animosity and alienation towards our story line heroine, to the power, control and secret society of the rich and famous THE HATE VOW is a heart breaking, and agonizing look at an authoritative community of powerful men and controlling elite; of vindictive women and cruel recrimination.

THE HATE VOW ends on a cliff-hanger, you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Nicole French is a East Coast/West Coast hybrid creature, Springsteen fanatic, hopeless romantic, and total bookworm. When not writing fiction or teaching writing classes, she is hanging out with her family, playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running with her dog, Greta, or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these things as much as she should.

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