Façade

Games #2

by Nyrae Dawn

Can love save them?

After her father commits a crime that shatters her family, eighteen-year-old Delaney Cross is tired of pretending everything is all right. Packing up her car, she sets out to find the people her father hurt. Her search leads her to places she’s never been—and into the arms of Adrian Westfall.

To the outside world, Adrian is a sexy, charming ladies’ man. But his playboy persona is just an act. Secretly his soul is tortured by a memory too painful to share. Only Delaney seems to see through his façade to the real man underneath. And for the first time in his life, Adrian feels he can begin to open up about his past.

Together, Adrian and Delaney share a passionate love they never expected to find. Yet both still harbor their own secrets. When the dark truth is finally revealed, will it bring them closer together—or tear them apart forever?

Genres: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, College, Young Adult, Ebooks

204 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 2, 2013

About the author

I am a compulsive reader and writer who loves YA fiction.

I love nothing more than writing about young adults. There is something so fresh and fun about it. You can pretty much always find me with a book in my hand or open document in front of me.


I live in Southern California with my husband and two children.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 gorgeous YES WE CAN BLEED TOGETHER ~ Stars !!!

ADRIAN


~One look at him and you can tell he walks around with a bruised soul

The whole time my chest is tight. Aching. It's hard to breathe and I want to run away, but I don't. I deserve to feel this way and deserve to see this.

"Do you need anything?".....

Space.
I asked.
She agreed.
It wasn't what caught my attention.
Her eyes.
Me too,
They seemed to say,
I need space too

I fell in love with Adrian. And I have had my fair share of broken-boys via book love affairs but damn...Adrian took my heart by storm.

I LOST MY SHIT over his story!!! Full out lost it !!!! His poems rendered me the weepiest of weepy fools...

Delaney



~The girl with ghosts in her eyes......

I shouldn't be curious about him. It feels almost morbid in a way, but I can't help but wish that maybe knowing each other would be a step towards healing us all.

The LINK that ties the two of these beautiful characters together. OH.MY.GOD. Had me on the edge of my seat, grasping onto my kindle for dear life.... I could not scoop ice cream into my mouth fast enough..no tequila needed my dear friends...I wanted to remember this heartache!!!!..My heart was in pitter-patter mode THIS WHOLE BOOK ! I could not put it down !!!!!!!!!!!!

Laney is on a mission to help Adrian to heal. She is a girl after my own heart and she wants to fix this bad boy. His bleeding soul .... What a grand selfless act of love!!

"I've been bleeding for four years." I want to tell him ME TOO but I don't know if I have the right. Want to hold him, but I'm pretty sure I don't have the right for that either. And then there's the selfish part of me who wants to say, Maybe we can bleed together.

Please let me be doing the right thing. Please let me be doing the right thing......

Laney's mission is so heartbreaking ....but I was totally on her team. It was a brave gesture and I wanted her to heal also. I'm such a sappy hopeless romantic....Every word, poem, gesture....had a whole new meaning to me..... I am a sucker for this....It's just how I roll in the infinite sea of hopeless/helpless/heartache loving romantic....

What counts is how I feel and Adrian makes me feel things deep inside in places I didn't know existed. And I hope I'm able to reach those places in him too. Hope that it's enough to save us.~ Laney

It's like she has her heart in her hand and it's broken. She's holding it out and showing me all the little pieces. Or maybe it's my heart. Just another thing I don't know.

"DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE STORY? It was more than just wanting her. The girl...she was amazing. So giving. She gave the man something he didn't deserve...but he was really thankful. He treasured it."

Please read this book !! I was so happy!! I loved book one and Colt so much .....

and Adrian was a big part of that book and Colt was also a big part of this book !!! Heart in exaltation mode !!! and complete .....this was such a beautiful book !!!!

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 bleeding heart Stars!!!



Nyrae Dawn does it again! I swear everything this woman writes is fantastic! This was no exception.

Have you ever wanted to believe you could make it better? That you have the power to fix so many peoples lives, so you set out on this path and then you’re not so sure? Don’t know if you’re doing the right thing but you’re already on the path to making it happen, so you have to find a way to see it through?



Thats all Delaney Cross has ever wanted to do. Fix people’s lives. Maybe by fixing other’s, she can finally move on with her own. Laney is not a bad person- quite the opposite actually. She just has had a rough life the last few years. Her father committed a terrible crime and has been in prison, she has been trying to help her mother who is a hot mess. The only person she has that she can really count on is her brother, Maddox. Delaney needs to make amends. She needs to find the people who's lives were impacted by her fathers terrible mistake and apologize. That’s where Adrian comes in.

Adrian has spent the last four years closed up. Tragedy struck him and he can’t deal, can’t move on. He uses drugs and women to numb himself. He is friends with Colt and Chey, but he never really lets anyone in. If you look deeper behind the mask, you can see he’s hiding all the pain and guilt he has buried inside. He can’t let anyone see that side of him.

I hate living a lie between whats inside me and what I show to everyone else.

When Laney first meets Adrian, she knows exactly who he is. She has no idea how to come out and tell him what her father did. Instead, Adrian wants Laney. He sees something behind those eyes, a pain she is hiding just like him. It draws him to her.


I’m wearing this facade he knows nothing about.

The more time Adrain and Laney spend together, the harder it becomes for Laney to tell Adrian the truth. She see’s the hurt, pain, desperation and she doesn’t know how to make it right. She becomes his friend. She wants to be there for him.

I see the pain in his eyes and I want to extinguish it. To fight it until there’s nothing left to hurt him.

These two develop a connection. They start to let each other in, little by little...


There is some obvious attraction, and the closer they become, the harder it gets to resist one another. But there is still that big secret between them. The timing is never right, Laney just can’t come out and say it. So she doesn’t... not yet. She thinks for now, the best way to help Adrian is to just be there for him. And she is helping him. He’s opening up more than he ever has.



Delany and Adrian see each other for who they really are, all thats under the facade. Laney is falling for Adrian. When he learns the truth, will he hate her for keeping it from him, or will their tragic pasts bring them closer together?

“You helped me stop bleeding. You made my heart beat when I thought it was gone.”

Facade was wonderfully written. We get the pov of both Adrian and Delaney. Adrian took a while to come out of his shell, he had a tortured yet beautiful soul. He was hurting. My heart broke for him. I loved his poetry and how he called Laney little ghost. Delaney was also a great character. We get a lot more Chey and Colt in this book as well. I was worried I wouldn’t like this as much as Charade, I had some high expectations going in... I wouldn’t say I liked it better than Charade, but I would definitely say it was equal! As much as I love Colt and Adrian- I am even MORE excited for Masquerade to come out- I really fell for Maddox in this book!

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[Lana ❇✾DG Romance❇✾ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't see the future; I just notice shit. When you're seven years old and scared of your own shadow, too scared to get close to anyone like I used to be, you learn to pay attention. To study people's loves because it's the only way to feel like you're living and to think about how differently you'd be doing if you had the balls to man up. Or, hell, if you hadn't been given such a shitty hand to begin with.

I Think when love sneaks up on you, when it grabs on to you when you least expect it, maybe that's more of a sign it's real. That it's meant to e and nothing could stop the two of you from falling for each other.


This book grabbed me by the heart strings, and did't let up until the very last page. If you read and loved Charade and are looking at this book thinking it will be along the same lines, don't! Don't get me wrong, I thought it was amazing. But it was also so much more than Charade was. It's dark, and painful, filled with twists and revelations that will break your heart and bring you to tears. You will feel the pain along with the characters, you'll bleed with them. Yes, it was that good for me.

When we first met Adrian in the first book, he came off as the sexy bad boy, the stoner, the player.

This book reveals that he is so much more. Adrian is broken, broken in a way that he doesn't think can ever be mended or healed. Four years ago something happened that changed his life in the darkest of ways; that haunts his waking thoughts and dreams at every turn. But he hides behind a facade, a smoke screen of parties, alcohol, weed, and women. Not even his best friend, Colt, truly knows what goes on inside his head.


Delaney is a girl that wants to fix a wrong. Hiding secrets and a dark past of her own, all she wants to do is attempt to fix and move on from the terrible wrong her father made a few years back. She is tired of living in the shadow of the constant pain that wrong has caused. All she's looking for is forgiveness.


When Delaney and Adrian meet, they are instantly drawn to each other. But both of them are afraid of opening up and having their secrets come to the surface. Even though Adrian tries his best to come off as the guy that doesn't care, Delaney sees glimpses of the broken boy inside.

"You're bleeding," She says.
"I've been bleeding for four years."

At first all Adrian sees is a beautiful girl, a girl that he wants nothing more than a few stolen moments with to forget about his pain. But soon enough he begins to see that she's harboring a secret pain of her own.

"Why Casper?"
"Because you're the girl with ghosts in her eyes."

Delaney knows that the last thing she needs to do, is to get close to Adrian, but the more she gets to know him, the more she is drawn to him

The relationship between them builds over time. Delaney does make Adrian work for it, she doesn't just give in to his smooth talking way. It was not a case of insta-love or insta-lust even. While they are drawn to each other, they start out as friends. With a few stolen kisses and touches, their friendship grows, until a fateful weekend away brings them even closer. I really loved this part of the story, it was equal parts steamy while at the same time sweet (without being cheesy)

I really loved both of these characters. Adrian hides such a dark past. It truly hurt my heart with every new detail about him was brought to life. But inside the sexy and charming lady's man, there was the soul of a poet, and I really loved that about him.

Delaney was an amazing heroine as well. Her life has not been easy. Her family situation and the way her mother treats her was incredibly painful to read. But even given everything that she has been through, she still tries to find the good in people and fix things.

Once I got past the 10% mark of this book, I could not set it back down, and I read it in one sitting. When the big secret finally comes to light in the last 20% of the book, all I can say is WOW, I really did not see that particular twist coming. It was heart wrenching...


Thankfully, we get a very satisfying HEA, and an epilogue as well (though it was a short one).

I loved this book. I loved pretty much everything about it. I'm eve woman enough to admit that this was me during a few parts of it...


5 Amazingly Bleeding Heart Starts

My advice when reading it? Have tissues handy

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[Jennifer Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

”Maybe…it would bring us some kind of closure to talk to each other, but then I wasn’t sure if I should tell you and the longer I waited the harder it was because you turned into more than just the guy whose life was tied to mine in tragedy. You became… everything.”

Nyrae Dawn’s Façade story line is actually REALLY GOOD there was a bit of a twist sshh that I didn’t expect and I really did like Adrian. I connected to Adrian’s pain, his poems and his façade. I just wish the story was centered more on healing than her finally telling him their connection.

That being said, I'm still thinking about this story.

Adrian hides from his past and a HEARTBREAKING event that happened four years ago. You may remember Adrian, he's Colt’s best friend from Charade- which I loved.

Façade is the story of Delaney Cross’s journey to make things right for her family and the family who was destroyed by her now imprisoned father. Her suicidal mother hates her, her father rots in prison and the only person she has is her big brother Maddox.

Delaney convinces Maddox to move so she can make amends to the family her father destroyed while hoping through doing this she can save her own family.

Adrian’s a wise cracking party boy who using drugs and wears a mask to conceal from the world and himself the pain that’s just under the surface. None of his friends know who Adrian truly is or what pain and guilt he lives with daily.

Delaney meets Adrian by chance and when she finds out who he is and what she must tell him…she stalls. She falls for him and he falls for her and STILL she doesn’t open her mouth!!



I did love how Adrian fell for a girl…everything from holding hands to their chemistry BUT I frustratingly waited almost 75 percent of the book for her to tell him the TRUTH.

I cried at what was revealed and I was connected to the characters more so to Adrian than to Delaney but I think this story should have been predominantly more about the healing than the truth delivery.

I also really didn’t care for her nickname of “ghost” or “little ghost” anything other than that would have worked better for me.

There was so much more I wish that would have been written about this couple going forward and I think the healing journey would have sealed the deal for me more than waiting for Delaney to drop the BOMB.

”Let me kiss your scars, Adrian, Show them to me.”
There’s never been anyone I’ve wanted to show more.”Yes.”

This story was so heartbreaking (hugs for Adrian) and a decent read.

I’m looking forward to more of Delaney’s big brother Maddox in the next book of this series Masquerade .

[Catarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I think when love sneaks up on you, when it grabs onto you when you least expect it, maybe that's more of a sign that it's real. That it's meant to be and nothing could stop the two of you from falling for each other.”

This second installment tells us the story of Adrian (Remember him? Colt’s best friend?) and Laney.
Everyone thinks that the only thinks Adrian likes is partying and smoking drugs. What nobody knows is that he neither like the partying nor the drugs. For moments he just wants to stay completely numb and forget.



He doesn’t want to feel… because feeling implies suffering.
He is broken by a lost in his past and he just wants to get through the day without being haunted by it.



Laney is also broken by her past. The difference is that she copes with it by trying to save everyone around her, since she can’t save the only who really matters: herself.



So when she and Adrian meet, she wants to save him and he doesn’t want to be saved.
But their past is entwined more than he imagines and after Laney enter his life, he will be forced to remember things he don’t want to deal with and maybe realize that in order to heal, we have to bleed first.
Their romance was really good to see.



I think I liked this book even more than the first one. Although they pissed me off in one time or another, their connection felt very real and the development of the story was pretty good.
The supportive characters were also very good and it was great to see more of Chey and Colt and the bond between all of them.
Definitely a series that you shouldn’t miss out on. :)

[Kellie Maddox-Ward]

I love Nyrae!
I loved Charade.
I thought Charades cover was hot

Then I seen this and can't WAIT for Adrian's story to be told!

HAWT cover!

[Monica Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an amazing book! Adrian is such a tortured soul. All the twists and turns and emotions this book made me feel...I can't even begin to describe. I wish it was coming out sooner so I could discuss it with you all. Add this to your bookshelf, pre-order it online and hope like crazy FACADE comes out sooner rather than later because trust me, this book is FANTASTIC.

It made me cry. *sniff sniff* But in a good way. :) :)

[Ash Wednesday · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 STARS

"Let me bandage your heart the way you did my hand."

Yes, that in fact did happen. I kinda wish that was the end all and be all of the things that I didn't like about this story but it didn't stop there. It was like getting assaulted over

""His words are a syringe, injecting a pleasurable heat in my veins."

and over,

"If you need to write, I'll be your paper."
(if you're expecting some Sei Shoganon action from that, you'd be VERY disappointed)

and over,

"I feel your heart," I tell Adrian. He pauses.
"I thought it ran away."

trying to make me feel something for a group of people I can absolutely feel no sympathy over as they try to ingratiate themselves into my feels by over the top dialogue, nonsensical character logic and turns of phrases inserted in the narrative to hoodwink the weak, half-baked plot from the reader.

Delaney's troubled dad ran over a boy so the New Adult-logical thing for her to do is to go find the boy's family and try to fix them up. That's not a spoiler, that's actually the entire plot of this book. Because Delaney is that kind of heroine, the kind that wedges herself into other people's drama because that's supposed to be sweet and unselfish and kind. According to New Adult dogma that is.

And according to that very rule book, the boy's uncle (Adrian) who blames himself for the boy's death has to express his emo through pretentious-sounding poetry because his feels are hurt and there's a shirt involved, oh my. And that very hurt is what draws our heroine to him and the story just stretches endlessly to sex and but oh noes, Delaney still has a secret then sex then oh noes Adrian finds out but he has a secret too!

That plot twist doesn't even make sense as it really didn't do anything for the overall story but render Angel (Adrian's sister) a pointless character together with Maddox the token brother who I suppose will have his own book eventually because,DRAMZ! We haz to moar teh dramz in the world! Think about the llamas! They can't do this alone!



I've heard a lot of good things about the first book in this series and the two characters from Charade did have a lot of scenes here. I'm not sure how the readers who've read the first in this series will feel about that but to me it just exposed this author's penchant for nicknames and lengthy monologues. I'm sorry but I've seen this before and it's not even my favorite weapon in that other author's arsenal.

I'm not really a silver linings person when it comes to books that made the extra effort (and ended up just annoying) to depress me but if I must, the writing's decent. The story, no matter how much I didn't like it, was cut across. A few readers who are new in this genre may appreciate it but having read better more entertaining story similar to this trope Ten Tiny Breaths , I can't say I'm one of them.

"I need some fucking coffee and a time machine."

ARC provided by the publishers thru NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review

[Karen Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I consider myself lucky to have read this. I loved Charade but I love Facade more. Adrian is swoon-worthy. Tough and surly and sexy and soulful and sensitive. His story will break your heart. Laney is his perfect match though she has her secrets too.

Near the end I had to go and hide in my bedroom while I finished reading it because I couldn't stop the tears from falling and I didn't want to worry my kids! Such a great book.

[bibliophile (Romance Addict) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 'I'll fix this' stars! ღ ღ ღ ღ ღ

“Haunt me,
my little ghost,
Posses me
Live inside me,
And scare away my sins
Until there's nothing left.
But You.”

– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —

Book: This is the second book in the Games series by Nyrae Dawn, and it's a companion novel. The first book was about Chayenne & Colt, and this one is about Adrian & Laney. This book has dual POV between Adrian and Delaney, and is a very short read.

Story: Delaney Cross's dad has been put in jail, and in return, she lost her mom. Her life has been going downhill since her dad committed a crime, and betrayed her & her family. She seeks comfort by looking for the family her dad hurt.
Adrian lives in parties. He keeps hiding his pain behind a shield. What happens when meet Delaney? A girl who can't get out of his head?

“She's the fire in my veins, the breath in my lungs, and the glue trying to hold each of my scars together.”

“You reminded me what it feels like to love. You made me fall in love and, fuck, I don't want to lose that. I don't want to lose you.”

– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —

Characters: Adrian & Laney were both very interesting to read about. I liked the fact that they were both strong against the tragedy. Delaney is very courageous and brave. She met Adrian knowing who he is, and she didn't even give p on the task. The characters have their own flaws which made them more relatable to the reader.

Books Like this: Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker. I enjoyed both of them but it also has the same idea & plot. Both characters were in the same tragedy & one of them seeks the other for either forgiveness or to 'fix' whatever happened.

“I think when love sneaks up on you, when it grabs onto you when you least expect it, maybe that's more of a sign that it's real. That it's meant to be and nothing could stop the two of you from falling for each other.”

“...and now I just keep running. Maybe not physically anymore, but my mind and heart are backpacking through the darkest corners of the world trying to get farther and farther away.”

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Why Five Stars?

I enjoyed this book a lot. I was in a reading slump, and I needed a quick read. So I saw this book in my iBooks, and I decided to give it a try since it would be easy to go through it. However, when I started reading this, it gripped me. I was hooked from the start till the end and I wanted more.

The plot twist was very good, and yes as I said before, I cried. The book was short but had so many emotions that made me like it more and more. The characters weren't perfect and they had flaws but I still liked them, and I didn't find anything they did annoying even though huge mistakes were made. All in all, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's a book that wrapped so many things in a package, and I loved that package a lot! It's sad, sexy, funny, and cute.

The writing: I really enjoyed Nyrae Dawn's writing. It's easy to get through, and her words aren't coated. I didn't feel exhausted reading her story, and I'm looking forward to read the third book in the series Masquerade.

Recommendation : I recommend this book to Contemporary Romance lovers who want their books to be emotional, and surprising.

[Viri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ya está la reseña completa en el blog, una historia simplemente increíble.
Puedes leer toda mi opinión aquí.

Un libro triste, emotivo y conmovedor. Y como me pasó con el libro anterior me ha dejado un muy buen sabor de boca. No creo poder leer el tercer libro ahora porque quiero un libro más bien feliz. Pero seguro me lo leo y hago una mega reseña en el blog jaja.
Muy recomendable.

Esta autora tiene unos cierres y finales tan desgarradores como espectaculares. No me esperaba lo de ASH pero es lo más lógico, para como se sentía el prota.

[• Lisa • · Rating 4 out of 5]

*ARC generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

[Geri Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm, I'm kinda torn as to how to rate this book, so I'll settle for 3 to 3.5 stars.

This book wasn't bad but after falling in love with Charade, Facade was somewhat a disappointed for me. I say somewhat because there are parts of this book that I really loved. Sadly, there were also parts that I didn't love that much. To be honest, I almost gave up halfway through the book because it just got too depressing and I got really bored waiting for something to happen. I'm glad I hang on though because I would have missed the last 25-30% of the book, which was really great.

I thought Adrian was a wonderful character in Charade. I was intrigued with him and I wanted to know him more. But we didn't really get to know him in this book either. Yeah, there was that big twist near the end that left me stunned but other than that, I really didn't more out of his character.

Delaney was okay. I didn't love her but I like her enough. I definitely understood her need to please everyone even if it ended up destroying her but I thought she was a strong character. The best part about her character was her relationship with his brother, Maddox and her mother. Although, I never understood why her mother hated her. I know that her mother hated her because Laney's father was paying more attention to Laney than her mother but I just felt like there was more to it that. But there wasn't.

Still, I would definitely recommend this book to NA readers. Nyrae Dawn is great author and she always writes interesting characters.

*ARC provided by Forever (GCP) via NetGalley.

[Aimen · Rating 5 out of 5]

That is the best way I can describe this book. Laughing my head off one minute and crying my eyes out the next. I didn't realize how much of a tear-jerker this book would be but it was. It was amazing, refreshing, dark and light all at once. It's my new favorite.

Delaney


Adrian


Facade was easily one of the best books I've read in 2013. It was so ridiculously powerful that I went and told a good 10 people about the story line and they all loved it! While I enjoyed book one, it didn't give me the same "wow factor" that book two did. I kid you not Goodreaders, after finishing the book, I went inside my bathroom to cry. And cry and cry and cry.

Delaney is a girl who's father has committed a terrible, terrible crime. One she is ashamed of and can't bring herself to look upon. So she and her brother Maddox, (who I LOVED and will get to later), move and attempt to start a new life. And where they move is crucial. Delaney's main goal is to fix. Fix people's lives, fix everybody but herself. Her good intentions define who she is as a person. All she wants to do is make things right so hopefully, she finds peace within her self. So Delaney goes about trying to fix her brother, her father's mess, her hot mess of a mom, and everything else. She manages to snag a job as a waitress. While working there one night, a customer comes in. A very hot customer who's got his eye on Delaney and the innocence that seems to radiate off of her. Enter Adrian.

Adrian has an even bigger past of his own. Four years ago, tragedy struck him and his family. Now, he doesn't even talk to his sister and the only person he even wants to rely on is himself. Oh man, I really felt for Adrian! When you find out about his past, well, let's just say you wish you could give your heart to him. I hurt so much for is character and what he had to go through. But it also made me appreciate how strong he was as a person. When Adrian walks in, Delaney immediately recognizes who he is. And that's only because Delaney is a part of his past. She knows more about Adrian than he knows about himself. Confused? Read and find out.

Delaney needs to tell Adrian about his past; what she's heard , what she's seen, why he's so well-known. But it becomes harder and harder to tell him the truth because she starts falling for him and doesn't want to risk losing him either. Adrian can tell that Delaney's fighting some kind of internal battle. He calls her "Little Ghost" because she's the girl with ghosts in her eyes.

“Haunt me,
my little ghost,
Posses me
Live inside me,
And scare away my sins
Until there's nothing left.
But You.”

The connection between these two was off the charts! Both of them weren't willing to entirely give in, knowing that they're pasts could easily drive one other away. What they don't realize is they're pasts connect and that's what they have to fight for.

“She's the fire in my veins, the breath in my lungs, and the glue trying to hold each of my scars together.”

The entire book had me engaged but it's the ending I'm gonna have to applaud. I didn't see any of it coming, whatsoever. That's what made it so much better. When you find out the truth, keep tissues near by because it was a real tear-jerker! I loved how Delaney and Adrian worked together. They're feelings for each other were so strong and I felt I really connected with them. It took a while but in the end they realized exactly how much they needed one another.

“You reminded me what it feels like to love. You made me fall in love and, fuck, I don't want to lose that. I don't want to lose you.”

All in all, fantastic read and one I would highly recommend!

I can't wait for book three, Maddox's book. Oh my god, I loved him! He was overprotective, alpha, and all hot male! As a side character, I found myself wanting way much more of him than this book had. I'm very excited to see how he coped with his past. He had a harder time than Delaney did so this is gonna be a good one. So yeah, read the series! It's definitely a favorite of mine!

“I think when love sneaks up on you, when it grabs onto you when you least expect it, maybe that's more of a sign that it's real. That it's meant to be and nothing could stop the two of you from falling for each other.”

Enjoy!

[M.]

We've met Adrian in Charade? Who the hell is Adrian? God, no wonder I gave 2 stars to the first book in this series. I can't even remember the names of the characters any more, they were so forgettable.

[Jolene Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

GORGEOUS BOOK.
Will break your heart and put it back together again.
And, yanno... make you swoon...

[AJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“She’s the fire in my veins, the breath in my lungs, and the glue trying to hold each of my scars together”

Another ‘WOW’ book from Nyrae Dawn!

The first book in this series, Charade, completely blew me away when I read it, and I am happy to say that Façade is an incredible follow up that packs just as much of an emotional punch. After reading the first few pages, I knew this book was going to be something special!

We met Adrian in Charade - he is the constantly stoned, manwhoring party boy, and best friend of Colt. But from the very beginning of this book, we see that this is a front he puts on while he struggles silently with huge demons. Incredibly damaged following a devastating tragedy four years ago, he is crushed by guilt and living a meaningless life which is just enough to get him by, and my heart instantly hurt for all that he is suffering with.

Delaney has also endured unimaginable pain, and suffers terribly because of it, but she is looking for a way to move forward. And so, wanting to atone for the past, she tracks down Adrian, a man she has never met, but who unknowingly shares a devastating link with her.

Even though he doesn’t know it, we’re tied together. Like there’s this thin thread connecting us that Adrian can’t see. He’s been bleeding for years because of something my father did and I can’t let that go.

From the moment they meet, there is a spark of attraction between them. But where Adrian sees a gorgeous girl that he can lose himself in, Laney sees the brokenness in him, wanting nothing more than to make it better.

Darkness lingers in those eyes and the set of his jaw. One look at him and you can tell he walks around with a bruised soul.

As they get to know each other, their connection deepens as they recognise a kindred soul in each other - both of them putting on a façade for the rest of the world while suffering soul shattering pain that they fight to keep hidden.

“Why Casper?” I ask.
“Because you’re the girl with ghosts in her eyes.”

He’s not perfect, but he’s sexy and beautifully broken, inspiring and passionate and everything at the same time.

They recognise that the other is suffering, but they also see beyond that to what lies behind the secrets and the pain, and instead of using their issues as a way to push each other away, they grab hold. They both realise that they have found somebody that they can open up to, somebody that understands and gives them exactly what they need, and they recognise how incredibly special that is. They may keep the true nature of their demons hidden, but they are open about their feelings for each other, and the attraction between them soon blossoms into something so much deeper.

“You know if you go with me, there will be no escaping me anymore? That I’ll make you mine.”
…
“What if…” Say it, say it, say it. “What if I don’t want to escape?”
“You should,” he tells me. “But I’m bastard enough to want you to stay.”

I love these characters! The dual POV gets you right into the heart of both Adrian and Laney, and at times it’s truly devastating. Dawn’s writing is absolutely sensational, she not only shows you how the devastation of their pasts has shaped their present reality, but I could feel it right alongside them, and I understood their actions and the reasons why they did the things they did. And the connection between them is built beautifully! It’s well paced and realistic, and clearly shows the love and the profound impact that they have on each other’s lives.

Haunt me,
my little ghost,
Possess me.
Live inside me,
And scare away my sins
Until there’s nothing left.
But you.

And just when I thought I was dealing with the emotion really well, along comes the big moment that turned me into a sobbing mess! Seriously, the emotion absolutely floored me! I thought it was amazingly done though, and just thinking about it even now is making me tear up.

Colt and Cheyenne from Charade are both a big part of the story, and we also get to know Laney’s protective (but also damaged) older brother, Maddox (hero of the next book – really excited to see more of him!). Again, the relationships between them all are beautiful, and I love how supportive they are of each other, yet it’s all kept very real as well.

This book completely swept me away. It may be heartbreaking at times, but it’s not all darkness and gloom – it’s a story about forgiveness, about hope, and about finding a way to make peace with the past and move forward. Adrian and Laney’s story is truly beautiful.

4.5 stars.

[Wendy Higgins]

GAAAAAHHH!!!! SO glad this got picked up for publication - it totally deserves it and NEEDS to be on shelves! I loved the tension and raw emotion. Can't wait for people to read it! :)

This is NA - new adult, not YA.

[.Lili. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was just:

I'm going to keep it short. Writing was good. Synopsis was good. Twist was unexpected. For some reason though- I was bored. I feel bad because I loved the first book in this series and I loved Adrian in it. I just never felt connected to the story. I would still recommended it because I can guarantee the story will work for others. I also very much look forward to reading more work from this author despite this story not meeting my expectations. 3 stars.

[.chel. · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5

Two broken people whose lives are intertwined and connected through circumstance would seem like the perfect recipe for an angst driven love story, right? Unfortunately, it was all just a façade.
A tragic past links Delaney and Adrian together. These two characters are as broken as they come. With all their demons being laid out for the reader, but not to each other, it got depressing and honestly, boring. After the loooooonnnnnnng dragged out build up for the big reveal, there was nothing but disappointment. The ‘supposedly’ twist in the storyline was no big shocker as it was quite predictable. As the majority of the story depicted how damaged these two characters were. It was frustrating to see how rushed everything ended. It would have been good to see their road to recovery.
For the most part, the story seemed to go at such a slow pace that it barely held my interest. By the time the story picked up, sadly to say it was just too late to change my opinion.


ARC provided by Net Galley

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nobody writes a broken bad boy like Nyrae Dawn. I fell so hard for Adrian! I’ll be honest, I didn’t think much of him in Charade. He kind of seemed like a pothead and a manwhore. But, OMG, once I heard his story, my heart broke for him.

I’m not going to get into the story much here, because I don’t want to give anything away. You need to read it yourself!! Adrian and Delaney are two damaged individuals who are connected by an unimaginable tragedy. They find comfort in each other’s arms, but will their love be enough once all their secrets are revealed??

I loved Adrian. He’s a writer at heart and the poems he wrote for Laney melted me into a big pile of goo. I loved this book and will definitely read the next in this series. I’m hoping it’s Maddox’s story :)

ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Items ticked off: 16

Quick review.

Façade is the story of Delaney and Adrian. Delaney seeks out Adrian due to her father's involvement in the death of Adrian's nephew. She does this in hope to find some closure. Except, instead of telling Adrian the truth about who she is, they grow closer and are soon in a relationship. None of this is a spoiler as it is the whole plot.

Unfortunately Façade misses the point greatly. It suffers from bad pacing and not to mention it doesn't handle the topic at hand gracefully. For all Delaney swears she only wants closure, it takes her forever to confess her true identity to Adrian, even though she has many chances. And Adrian wasn't fleshed out enough for me to truly connect with his character. The ending felt forced as it did not give room for exploration of the psychological impact on Adrian of learning the truth about Delaney. Instead of choosing this the story's main focus, once again, love heals everything.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to say that it pains me to give this book only 3 stars. I have LOVED all of Nyrae's books in the past. I LOVED Charade, but for some reason this one fell a little short for me. I really liked Adrian in Charade and was excited to read his story. For some reason Adrian seemed different in Facade. I can't really put my finger on exactly what it was but I just couldn't connect with him and Delaney. I guess what I really wished to see from Adrian would've been what he was like in Charade or the last 10% of Facade. I wanted to see the nicer side of Adrian. I realize that he was a bad boy with a lot of problems but I know somewhere down there he was a gentle and caring person. I guess I just wish he would've taken off his mask a little sooner. I did like Delaney a lot...with all the crap she was handed she still just wanted to help everyone and make things easier for all of them to get through life. I did have trouble connecting with her and Adrian as a couple, but I think that was more because of Adrian.

With that said I did like the book and story of Adrian and I will definitely continue on with the Series and read Masquerade (Maddox's Story).

[Autumn Review · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, it's safe to say that I was a blubbering mess while reading this book. I knew going into it that I was going to fall for Adrian. In Charade, I just felt like there was something about Adrian that would completely draw me in. Adrian is one of the most beautifully broken characters I've read about.

Adrian, oh Adrian. When you first meet him in Charade, you think he's just this guy who likes to get stoned and have killer parties. But, I knew that there was something deeper about Adrian. Of course, I wasn't sure what it was until this book. Adrian has suffered tremendously. He masks his pain by partying. He manages to get by in his life, but he's not happy and he's still mourning his loss. Not to mention the fact that he feels wholly responsible for it. Now, I don't really want to say much more about him or the actual plot, because there is so much about this story that would simply be spoiled if I reveal too much. Just know that Adrian is haunted by his past and it isn't until Delaney comes into his life, that he starts to feel again.

I really liked Delaney, but I felt sorry for her too. She's also dealing with her own share of pain, but she's trying to find a way to move forward in her life. She's searching for peace for herself and her family. When she meets Adrian, the feelings that surface are surprising and unexpected. One of the things I loved about them as a couple, was the fact that they really were there for each other. They didn't exactly know all the details, but they both recognized he fact they each had their own pain to hide.

Overall, I loved this book. It was emotional and there were parts of the story that were a surprise. I thought I knew exactly what was happening and then the author hit me with a brick. I love it when that happens. I'm also loving the whole cast of characters. We get to see Colt and Chey again, but we also meet Delaney's brother Maddox. I have to say that I am extremely anxious to read his book!

FACADE was heartbreaking, but I also felt like despite the heartache they each carried, there was a beautiful simplicity about the love they found with each other. If you're looking for sexy, deep, and thoughtful books, check this series out. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Quotes:
~I think it's too late. Too late to walk away and too late to pretend there's not more to my reason for being around him. There's something about him that I don't want to deny. Something that speaks to me, me. -Loc 1499/ARC

~"You like to be touched. Anywhere. Skin to skin makes you smile." Adrian traces a path down to my hips. "Or blush. I bet it makes your heart race too. I feel you shiver very time I touch you."-Loc 1520/ARC

~"It hurts too much to let myself bleed." Those words are more than I've given any other girl. They're a truth I wouldn't share with anyone, but yet I gave them to her.-Loc 1742/ARC

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

’Space,
I asked.
She agreed.
It wasn’t what caught my attention.
Hey eyes.
Me too,
They seemed to say,
I need space too

Thank you.’

This book was amazing, maybe even better than the first. I think I'm still in shock to be honest. The huge revelation completely knocked me off my feet. Everything just all of a sudden made perfect sense. It was incredible.

Adrian is such a memorable hero. I don’t think I will ever forget him.
He’s deep, dark and brooding. He’s thoughtful and sensitive, honest, incredibly talented and beautiful. The more we got to see of him, the real him, the harder I fell in love.

’Adrian drops to his knees in front of me, putting us at eye level. ”I don’t know what it is about you that makes me want you so fucking bad.”
They might not be the words a girl longs to hear, but I cherish them. Because they’re real and real is better than a pretty lie.’

Even when we knew that Adrian was putting on a front, being fake and pretending that he was a ladies man and always would be, he was charming and sexy. But when we got the real Adrian, the poet, the guy haunted by his past… He could make me weak at the knees.

’I back her against her car, cup her cheeks in my hands, and say, ”We’re still dancing around this. I want you. Come home with me.”

Delaney… She is great. I did like her, but she isn't very memorable. I had a few little things that bugged me about her. Her need to fix everyone and to make everything right started to annoy me after a while. I know she had the best intentions, but I still found it a little naïve. Sometimes people just can’t be helped, don’t want to be helped. I wish she had accepted that sooner. But she got there in the end.
I hated that she let Adrian fall in love with her, before she told him about who she was. The connection they shared. It was awful he’d already been through enough! But again, she wasn’t trying to hurt him. She knew what she was doing was wrong but she was afraid of losing him. Even though I didn’t like it, I understood her and her reasons.
She and Adrian really are perfect for each other.

Maddox was such an enigma throughout this book. We got glimpses of his past, what he went through with his sister, but we never got the whole story. I loved the little snippet we got from his book, and I cannot wait to read it.

[All Romance · Rating 4 out of 5]

MICHELLE'S REVIEW
Nyrae Dawn has done it again. I don't even know what to do with all of these emotions. I seriously spent the last few chapters in tears. Just crying like a crazy person.

The story of Delany and Adrian is a beautiful one. It is one of healing and love and forgiveness. But it's not as simple as it sounds.

Without giving too much away, Delaney's father commits a crime that deeply effects Adrian's family. And even with all the information that Adrian shares in the story- you cannot even begin to predict the way the story will wrench your heart.

Adrian is immediately attracted to Delaney and she fights it knowing that in her rational mind, being with Adrian in that way is a not a good idea. She knows who he is and she knows she needs to let him know why she is really there. She longs to be in his life, though for reasons he could never predict. No matter how hard they fight, the attraction pulls them in and soon enough they are lost to it and giving into it.

And it's beautiful. Breathtakingly beautiful. Stop your heart beautiful. I give you this example: "I feel your heart," I tell Adrian. He pauses. "I thought it ran away." COULD. YOU. DIE. I'm dead. I mean it's stuff like that throughout the whole book.

I can't even stand it. I was rooting for them so much because it was just so right and so perfect. Until it wasn't. At which point I started crying. And I stayed a wreck until the end. Sometimes I was a wreck because of Adrian and Delaney, sometimes for Adrian and sometimes just for Delaney. But no matter what I was an emotional mess. And again I was like:


And I loved it.

Read this book. Nyrae Dawn is an amazing writer. She will make you feel invested in her characters in a way you can't even imagine. She gives you the HEA but she makes you work for it. You have to go through about a million emotions before you get there. Kind of like real life. It happened in Charade, it will happen in Façade and I can just bet it will happen again in Masquerade. Thank you for a wonderful story!

[Hazel *Craves the Angst Reviews* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread! - Just did a reread of this one and WOW! Powerful and angsty. I loved it just as much the second time around as I did the first. AMAZING READ!!

Find This and Other Reviews At Craves The Angst.

Facade is book two in the Games series and is a New Adult, Romance written by Nyrae Dawn. I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review by Forever (Grand Central Publishing) through NetGalley.

4.5 Woeful, Angsty Stars!
Break Out The Hankies! You’re Gonna Need ‘Em...

The Review:
I love a good heartbreaking, angst read. I love tortured characters that are so filled with misery, its hard to see how they will overcome it to become the hero and heroine you know they need to be by the end of the read. I love a book filled with passion and tension and a real story with real characters I can connect with. And if it has an unexpected twist, all the better!

This book? Gave me all of that from the beginning of this tragic story to the very end and its beautiful conclusion.

Characters...
Adrian is completely messed up. Something horrible happened to him four years ago and instead of staying and dealing with it, he ran. Living only a few hours away from the horrific events that unfolded that fateful day, he couldn’t quite bring himself to leave the state and the only family who ever loved him. He visits once a year but stays hidden and watches from the sidelines. Besides running, his only way of coping comes from a pipe filled with weed and losing himself in sex. He puts on a mask and hides behind quippy pick up lines and fake friends who he never has to explain himself to.

The only real people in his life are Colt and Cheyenne (from book one, Charade (Games #1)) who have found their own path out of the darkness and know enough to let Adrian run when he feels the need. Adrian is a deep thinking, soulful character and his story is filled with loss and heartache so strong, it consumed me while I was reading this book. A sadness creeped in and has yet to leave me. I felt so bad for him as his pain bleed all over the pages and as his story unfolded bit by bit, a dark cloud hovered over him with bits of sunshine in between. The sunshine? Delaney. But she has her own shadows to overcome and her own story to tell.

Delaney’s life crumbled four years ago after her father committed the worse sin imaginable and shattered the lives of two families. Her family fell apart, her father went to jail and her mother keeps falling into a deep depression, attempting to take her own life and in a cruel act of jealousy and a warped sense of punishment, she intentionally leaves it so Delaney is the one to find her. Her older brother who she adores is drowning in guilt for reasons she can’t figure out and all she wants is for the pain to stop and a long lost happiness to take its place. Taking it upon herself to try and fix everyone in an effort to find peace as well as give it, she sets out on a mission to make amends with the people her father hurt.

When she meets Adrian, she knew he would be suffering but she never expected to find a man in so much turmoil, it outweigh her own. And she never expected to keep secrets or to fall in love. I really liked Delaney. She wanted so desperately to find a way for them to all get past her father's betrayal and she truly wanted everyone to be happy and to be ok. She fights the pain that would crush most people with a strength that's worthy of the title heroine and you can’t help but love her.

Maddox is Delaney’s older brother and has been trying to take care of her the best he can. But he carries so much guilt over things that couldn’t possibly be his fault that he can’t see past his own anguish. I loved Maddox’s character and thankfully, we will get his story in book three, Masquerade (Games #3).

The only thing I wanted to change...
I loved the drama. I loved the characters. I loved the story. I even loved the misery that consumed me while I was reading this book. But what I could have done without is the nickname Adrian gives Delaney. “Casper” and “Little Ghost”... because she had ghosts in her eyes. I don't know what it was about that name but it made me cringe every time he called her that.

The Wrap Up:
I adored this book and all its angsty goodness. I haven’t read book one yet and didn’t need to in order to follow this series even though characters from book one were in the story. However, I will be going back to read Colt and Cheyenne’s story as well as moving on to book three when it comes out January 2014! I can't wait and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.

Just Some of My Favorite Quotes and Passages

Quote Spotlight...
Space,
I asked.
She agreed.
It wasn’t what caught my attention.
Her eye.
Me too,
They seemed to say,
I need space too
Thank you

Quote Spotlight...
“You’re bleeding,” she says.
....
“I've been bleeding for four years.”

Quote Spotlight...
“...real life isn’t made of happily-ever-afters.”
As Adrian pulls away, I vow to do everything to make a liar out of him. To find a way for us to all have some kind of happily-ever-after, regardless of what we’ve been through.

Quote Spotlight...
“You haunt me.”

Quote Spotlight...
There’s a lot I don’t know about him, but I don’t think that matters. What counts is how I feel and Adrian makes me feel things deep inside in places I didn’t know existed.
And I hope I’m able to reach those places in him too.
Hope that it’s enough to save us.

Quote Spotlight...
Its like she has her heart in her hand and it’s broken. She’s holding it out and showing me me all the little pieces. Or maybe its my heart.

Quote Spotlight...
There’s something about Adrain that feels good. Feels right. I see the pain in his eyes and I want to extinguish it. To fight it until there’s nothing left to hurt him.

Quote Spotlight...
“...Do you want me to tell you another story?”...
“Yes.”...
“There was once this beautiful girl. She was sexy as hell.”... “She met a guy. Of course there was a guy and he wanted her so fucking bad he could hardly stand it.”... “And for one night, she was his.”
...”Tonight she was his,”...

First Read Through - August 14th - 15th, 2013
Second Read Through - July 13th - 14th, 2016

[Laurynne Gouws · Rating 4 out of 5]

** I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review **

I'm not a happy lady right now... I'm so disappointed in this book I can't even think straight. I was so looking forward to reading Facade that the minute I received it - I nearly twisted my ankle to grab onto my Kindle so I could start it up.

So Facade is about a chickie called Delaney who with her brother move to a new town. She's there for one reason and it's not to start a new life. Nope, it's so she can get in contact with Adrian...

Now lets rewind... and you'll understand why the above takes place.

Four years ago something tragic happens. A little boy is killed when he's hit by a car while he's playing in his yard.

Now this tragedy affects two families. One being the family of the little boy and the other, the family of the man who was driving the car that ended up causing the accident.

That was 4 years ago...

Fast forward and its 4 years later where Facade begins.

Anyway, so Delaney has her mind set on approaching the two members of the other family who were hurt by this tragedy... and the last person she needs to confront is Adrian.

But then, they end up meeting rather by chance instead of her initial plan to find him and approach him. So when she finds out she's already met the person she's set out to find... things chance a little. She know she's suppose to confront Adrian with the truth, but the longer she waits the deeper their relationship develops and it's never the right time.

I'll end it at that and get onto the pro's and con's:

First off this book is more of a 3.5 rather than a 4 star rating. The only reason I am going with a full 4 is simply because I love Nyrae Dawn's style of writing. I also like the promise of the plot and the twist that took place in Facade. I liked the emotions the tale brought out in me... but that's all really that I liked about the book itself.

What I wasn't majorly pleased with was that I just couldn't find myself connecting with Adrian & Delaney. In fact when I started this review I couldn't even remember their names. I had to go back to read the summary to get those details. That's a huge problem for me. When the characters made such little impact on you that you can't even remember what the main characters names were when you had finished the book... crazy, but that's the God's honest truth.

I also felt that the book took way to long to get somewhere. It was really only at 90% that it reached it's climax and that only left about 5% left for the conclusion. The remaining 5% where used on thank you's and other book marketing.

So really the whole conclusion and wrap-up of this book took place in about five percent's worth of pages. That kind of felt rushed. Suddenly we were going from day to day through majority of the book to skipping over a week, then 2 weeks then 2 months... I really didn't like that at all.

Something was missing here. I don't know what... it could be that I didn't have much character connection or maybe that it ended up feeling as if the author herself became bored with the story... I really don't know... all I do know is, is that it just didn't come together well for me.

This is such a surprise because I really loved Charade. It was one of my favorite books of last year. In Charade I even cried. I fell in love with Chey & Colt immediately. Loved their relationship - Loved the plot and every single part of that book. So yes, I'm a little sad that my enthusiasm for Facade is less than even half of what it was after I had completed Charade... but I know we win some and we lose some. I can't really say if it's just this book that's hit a stone wall. I have yet to read other books by author Nyrae Dawn. However I do know that her What a Boy Wants series had received great reviews, so yeah.

So... (sigh)... I it's disappointing, but I wont say I wouldn't read another book in The Games Series if there is going to be one. I very possibly would. I just don't know if I'll be breaking bones to get it...

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[Siiri (Little Pieces of Imagination) · Rating 4 out of 5]

*A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review*

I remember reading Charade when it has less than a thousand ratings on Goodreads and look where this story has taken itself to! A huge deal with Hachette and mouth-to-mouth word about Nyrae and her talent. I'm so happy for her since she's an incredible author. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to read Facade since I've been waiting for this pretty forever. Adrian was one of my favorite characters in book 1 and his story touched me in ways I didn't expect.


“Your heart beats so strong, I feel it against my chest. You make mine want to catch up, to match the rhythm.”


The story. Adrian is the kind of guy who, at first sight, seems careless, a typical party-boy who is always high. We saw that he has a sweet, caring side, but its hidden behind a facade. He carries a secret with him that explains all of his behaviour and this is where Delaney comes into play--she's connected to this crushing secret that's destroying Adrian every day more and more. The thing is thoug, Adrian doesn't know Delaney's involvement and it may very well be the thing that destroys any chance they have as a couple.

My thoughts. Adrian--my poor baby! I loved him so much in Charade and it pained me to see him waste away his life by being high all the darn time. Having these stupid parties and being with girls, but having incredible pain behind his eyes. I loved his bromance with Colt. I had no idea hidden behind his mask was unimaginable pain. I really thought I had it all figured out since Laney tells us her version of the story, but I couldn't have been a bigger fool! It turned out to be bigger than anything I imagined. It broke my heart and ugly-crying was involved in the healing process.

I liked their sweet, light romance which was actually a beginning of a really deep connection neither of them was expecting. I liked how Laney made Adrian work for her attention and time even though she wanted desperately to meet him, tell him how sorry she is for what kind of pain her family has caused him. It broke my heart to watch them open up and make their woonds worse, but I understand that it was necessary in order for them to heal which was beautiful to watch. The thing that maybe bothered me, was that the writing, while strong in general, for me Adrian's point of view was a little too similar to Colt's. It's probably just me though.

However much I loved Adrian's story, I liked Colt and Chey's more and I have to stay true to myself so the rating is as it is. 4 stars doesn't take away the meaning and amazingness that is this story which was absolutely stunning and painful. I know that Nyrae loves happy endings so I had no doubt that Adrian and Delaney would find their way to each other. I advise you to pick up Charade asap and if you've already read it, give Adrian's book a try. It was gorgeously haunting!

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