Sevyn Stephens spent her entire childhood on the outside looking in, watching her father and his family bask in wealth and privilege while she and her mother struggled to make ends meet. But when tragedy strikes, Sevyn is thrust into the opulent world of her father, forced to move into his mansion with her younger sister Ciara and her cold, calculating stepmother. In order to survive, Sevyn tries her best to remember and utilize every piece of advice her mom instilled in her, but will it be enough?
Meanwhile, Nash Knight, the 28-year-old black sheep of a powerful oil dynasty, harbors a dark past that has left his heart frozen solid. Constantly being compared to his older, more charming bother, Marcello, Nash fully embraces his rebel title to the core. Tasked with working at his family’s company, Nash is faced with life-changing information that forces him to confront his demons once and for all.
When Sevyn and Nash are forced into each other’s orbit, sparks fly, but not the romantic kind—at first. They seem to clash on everything, each guarding secrets and nursing old wounds. Yet, as they spend more time together, they begin to realize they share more in common than they could have ever imagined. In a world where trust is a luxury and loyalty is bought and sold, Sevyn and Nash must navigate their feelings and decide whether their growing connection is worth all of the tragedy that may come their way. In this blazing urban standalone, Aleisha Dawn will take you on an unforgettable journey of love, lust, loyalty, and betrayal. You must determine if everything is worth the cost.
Aleisha does it again! I was headed down a terrible reading slump and here comes this entertaining story catching me from falling lol. I enjoyed this story. This was a gentle reminder of how greed and jealousy can ruin everything. And the secrets will always reveal themselves. Nash and Sevyn overcame so many obstacles but I loved them together. Marcelo was awful, as was Cassandra! A small part of me felt bad for Ciara but she wasn’t innocent either. 🥴
OMG OMG OMG!! This book was SO good! The secrets twist just kept on twisting — Aleisha Dawn hit me with surprise after surprise!
Sevyn, you deserve every bit of this happiness after everything.
Nash — I wasn’t too sure about you at first, but you really surprised me in the best way. Love looks good on you!
Teagan and Kane, y’all are my kind of friends!
Still not sure how I feel about Janine,… I need time to process that one 😩
Miss Nina, hands down my favorite! You had me cracking up!
Meanwhile, Preston and Vanessa got off way too easy if you ask me.
Cassandra, pure hell. Ciara, just a baby caught up in all this mess — truly a victim of circumstance. And Marcello? Whew, karma came fast and it was well-deserved! Nasty man!
Aleisha Dawn delivered everything: drama, emotion, family secrets, and love. I couldn’t put it down.
Ok story! Personally I wouldn’t have forgiven my father. Him not paying her mom health insurance is why she died. Honestly Sevyn was a little weak to me. She didn’t stand up for herself or have a backbone.
Also, if you authors are going to write about medical conditions research them first. You can’t have low blood sugar and be on insulin that can kill you. People with high blood sugar is on insulin. This is coming from a diabetic who takes insulin everyday.
It was very quick and predictable but extremely entertaining and it flowed. I enjoyed reading this story and glad karma dealt with all parties involved lol
This was such a messy read… secrets unraveling one after another. Cassandra was pure evil to the point it was annoying and Ciara didn’t deserve that ending!!
I’m not even going to hold you… this one was messy. And not the fun, drama-filled messy I usually live for.
There was a lot going on. A lot. The issue for me is that we were told Nash and Sevyn’s relationship was growing, but we didn’t really get to see it happen on page. I needed more moments. More conversations. More tension. More actual love story.
Instead, the focus stayed heavy on the chaos surrounding the other couple and all the extra B, C, and D storylines. It felt like every few pages something new was getting introduced. And with the book being just over 200 pages, that’s a lot to juggle.
At some point, it started to feel scattered. Like the main relationship got lost in the shuffle. And once that happened, my interest started slipping too.
The potential was there. I just wish the focus had stayed tighter on Nash and Sevyn so we could really feel their connection instead of hearing about it. (2.5/5)
Happy she went to someone who loved her and went to therapy cause a lot of ppl don’t believe in goin get the proper help they need. I like sev and ci relationship. I hope sev and Nash be the ones to get married . God forgive me but sevyn daddy karma caught up to him. I pray sevyn them have a baby before his brother them. I’m so happy that she’s finally getting her happy ending but sad for cici. I love Kane for Teagan. I can’t wait till he finds out the truth and fire they 🍑s. Whew karma done caught up to all of them. Great read I laughed and hopefully we get a spinoff or a update from all of them but mostly Kane and Teagan
Always remember your worth is never measured by how a man treats you.
Sevyn has been dealing with heartbreak after the death of her mom and her aunts murder, she’s forced to move in with her ain’t shxt father. Soon Karma comes for him and she left with her evil stepmother and younger sister Ciara. Sevyn and Ciara have to marry the brother to another oil tycoon to help both families. Ciara marries Marcelo and is happy with her choice until she finds out the grass ain’t always greener on the other side. Sevyn marries Nash who’s an asshole when they first meet and after. Sevyn and Nash falling for each other was too cute. I loved the Disney trip. Kane and Teagan was too cute too. I’m glad everyone who was snake got exactly what they deserved.
This is my first read by the author and I was not disappointed. I was hooked from the opening to the ending. The characters were interesting and developed enough to keep me invested in their outcome. The flow was good and I’m not mad at the way the author chose to do a time jump to wrap things up.
The situation with Nina’s house I am assuming it was you know who. All in all, this was a great way to be introduced to this authors work. I do hope that Kane and Teagan as well as Nina get a story.
3.5⭐️🌶️🌶️ Money is the root of all evil, and karma really is a bitch. If those aren’t the truest statements for this story, I don’t know what is. I think that the author did a very good job with the flow of the book, but not for nothing. All the backstabbing in the drama was too intense, and some of the bombs that were dropped, really, I didn’t see coming. I would’ve loved to have an epilogue, but I know lots of authors. Don’t write them, Nash and Sevyn. Really deserve to be happy because of all the trauma, trials, and tribulations that they faced in their childhood, and they really were good people.
This was interesting. In all honesty, this wasn’t the book I was trying to check out. But because I wasn’t paying attention to my search results. The story was enjoyable.
Sevyn, Nash, Ciara, Marcello…whew! It’s definitely dramafied….lots of surprises and secrets. Many parts could’ve been more detailed and more developed. Ending is fairly satisfying. All the loose ends were wrapped up.
This is my 1st book by this author and won't be my last. This book was full of drama, secrets and lies. What's done in the dark will always come to light.
The MMc was mean and took some time to come around but I did enjoy all the twist in this book . A lot happened but it didn’t feel overwhelming. The story flowed smoothly.
I finished this book in one sitting and let me tell you, I was NOT disappointed. It really was enemies to lovers with a touch of humor hehehe. Would definitely read again when I have time.
From start to finish, there was DRAMA. More than half the characters were trash people who did trash things or were catch up in trash people. Once Nash put his on his big boy pants and stopped being a butt, he was cool. I’m happy Sevyn got the love she deserved.
Felt like I'm reading a Novella. Everything was just rushed through. The storyline could've been a solid 5 stars if we got the intricate details because how did Sevyn and Nash end up at the OBGYN's office to check on their baby when the pregnancy was not even introduced? 3 stars and even that is generous❗
Now this had potential but baby it fell flat in unimaginable ways. Arranged marriage trope usually don’t bother me but this one was unsettling for a number of reasons. My biggest issue is MMC was unbearable, judgmental and rude. Like from the first meeting between him and Sevyn he was moving off pure assumptions. Then it’s noted that he has his homie pull her background info yet he can’t find much other than her mama is dead. With this info in mind he still keeps going with the snobbery and rude remarks. Sevyn had it rough but she was so flip floppy throughout the story that by the end it was just like whatever. The author did a TERRIBLE job of creating that spark and romance and love between the two. Like I promise the man was mean for 10 chapters and said two nice things and Sevyn was ready to buss it wide. Like dang have some self respect lol. Marcelo and the baby sister story was horrid and ended with a bang literally. Overall this story was a quick and disturbing read, that felt rushed and underdeveloped. It lacked true romance and believable passion. It was filled with weird familial ties, tension and drama the wrapped up too quickly to even be worth mentioning.
The drama in this book was real my heart went out to Sevyn that Cassandra was a stepmother from hell. I'm so glad Nash entered the picture he was crazy but was the perfect fit. Don't want to give the story away definitely a page turner Ciara grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth sheltered and naive and Marcello was the DEVIL 😈 everything that glitters ain't Gold Ciara learned the hardway..... I would definitely say go read this story you will not be disappointed.
Nash and Sevyn had some pretty hard knocks in life. It seemed like those hard knocks we never gonna end. Marrying each other was supposed to be a sad situation but it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to them both. Secrets were revealed time and time again. Ciera was a lot like Cassandra and Vanessa. Weak and conniving. But everyone eventually got exactly what they deserved.
This book was sooo good. This book was filled with family secrets, lies, and drama. Nash found out that his grandfather was really his father and the housekeeper was his mother. He was raised as a twin and he wasn’t even a twin. Not only that according to the will he is supposed to go through an arranged marriage. Sevyn the lady he married finds out secrets about her family as well..This just too much but you got to just read it and get the tea for yourself.
Sevyn had the patience of Job!! Everyone that she loved left her in some capacity and it turns out the common denominator was Cassandra! CiCi got just what she deserved, but i do think she could have suffered more 🤷🏽♀️ Nash was too cool!! He was a mean but loved harder! I think he and Nina were my faves!
Karma came through and did more damage than a hurricane. Cassandra was one evil despicable human being. She underestimated Sevyn, but she learned. Poor Ciara thought she had a diamond in Marcello. He was nothing but a piece of crap. I didn’t like what happened to her due to her being gullible, but she got her revenge.
You have to be careful how you treat people. Nash and Sevyn were treated like underdogs and look how everything turned out for them. Cassandra tried ruining Sevyn life and instead she single handily destroyed her daughter’s life. So many secrets were revealed in this book, definitely a page turner
Man this was a really goood stand alone. Omg I am at a lost here. Boy that Karma don't play do it!! I was to throwed when I was reading all the secrets in this book!! Whew . Things ended up just the way that it should. Even the stepsister was wrong for what she did but she did not deserved what Marcello gave her.