Dominic: A Short Story

Regretfully Yours #4

by Maya Alden

She trusted him with her heart—he turned it into intel.

Dom Delacour is a covert operative on a high-stakes assignment to expose a powerful diplomat suspected of colluding with foreign agents. After recon, he decides the quickest way in is to seduce the man’s overlooked, soft-spoken daughter, Enya Cahill.

For Dom, this is supposed to be a means to an end and nothing more. But Enya isn’t what he expected. She’s sweet, kind, and hopeful. And what starts as a cover becomes real…until Enya learns the truth.

Heartbroken and humiliated, Enya decides to raise her surprise pregnancy without the man who deceived her. Dom refuses to let her do that, not when he’s finally admitted to himself that he’s in love with her.

To win Enya back, he’ll have to burn every bridge, even the agency he serves…

Dominic is part of Regretfully Yours, an angst-filled short story series about heartbreak, redemption, and groveling heroes who fight for their happily ever after.

Tropes
💖 Secret Identity
💖 Fake Relationship (though she doesn’t know that)
💖 Surprise Pregnancy
💖 Betrayal & Grovel
💖 Novella

Genres: Second Chance, Novella, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Second Chance Romance, Family Drama

230 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 9, 2026

About the author

A top 20 Amazon Bestselling Author, Maya Alden pens angsty contemporary romances.

Reviews

[aira · Rating 2 out of 5]

girly, why did we settle for bare minimum? come on, you can do better than that lol. 😭

[Snafuzled · Rating 3 out of 5]

This author is a hit or miss for me. Usually a miss, but I keep reading them because I’m an angst whore and this woman can deliver some serious angst. Unfortunately, her fmc’s are typically doormats and it drives me batty.

I’ve really liked this short story series by Maya. It’s collectively my favorite work by her. This one was pretty good, but probably my least favorite one.

Spoilery thoughts…

At 25% I was close to a DNF. In the beginning the FMC is quite the doormat and I was getting annoyed. Fortunately, she turns it around and I’m glad I persevered. At one point she goes to lunch with her bitchy sister and serves her a ‘give no f’s attitude’. It was pretty awesome.

The MMC was a bastard for his original betrayal. But by the end I got over it. I mean a spy is going to spy. That was literally his job. National security and all. It sucked but he was genuinely smitten and felt awful. I also appreciated that he quit and changed his life for her before knowing about the baby. His grovel worked for me.

It did end incredibly abruptly. I would have liked a final smack down with the wanna be OW and her awful family. An epilogue would have been appreciated, but alas i guess that’s what you get with a Maya-style short story.

Overall decent read. 😎

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

WELCOME TO THE ANNUAL INTERGALACTIC DOORMAT AND FLOOR-MAT OLYMPIAD 🏆🏆🏆, WHERE MAYA ALDEN'S FEMALE MAIN CHARACTERS HAVE ALREADY SWEPT THE ENTIRE GODDAMN PODIUM BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY EVEN FUCKING STARTED!!! 🥇🥈🥉

SERIOUSLY, DO NOT EVEN FUCKING BOTHER ENTERING!!! IT IS A GODDAMN BLOODBATH!!! HER HEROINES ARE TAKING HOME THE GOLD, THE SILVER, THE BRONZE, THE FOURTH PLACE RIBBON, THE FIFTH PLACE PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE, THE "THANKS FOR EXISTING" HONORABLE MENTION, AND THE "MOST ABSORBENT MATERIAL UNDER A MAN'S MUDDY BOOT" TROPHY!!! 🥾👢 MAYA DIDN'T JUST WRITE A COUPLE OF SPINELESS CHARACTERS; SHE ENGINEERED A WHOLE FUCKING UNIVERSE OF THEM!!! IT IS A CLOSED ECOSYSTEM OF SUBMISSION!!! NOTHING LEAVES THE FAMILY!!! IT IS LITERALLY FIFTY SHADES OF DOORMATS, AND EVERY SINGLE SHADE IS A DEPRESSING, FADED GRAY!!!

THE MEN IN THESE BOOKS TREAT THESE WOMEN LIKE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE!!! THEY WILL DRAG THEIR DIGNITY THROUGH THE MUD, STEP ON IT, SPIT ON IT, AND THEN ASK FOR A SANDWICH 🥪🍞!!! AND WHAT DO THESE DOORMATS DO??? THEY STAND THERE DROOLING BECAUSE THE DUDE HAS A JAWLINE AND A BANK ACCOUNT!!! LIKE, OH WOW, HE HAS CHEEKBONES AND MONEY, SO I GUESS IT'S TOTALLY COOL THAT HE USED ME AS A HUMAN FUCKING KEYCARD AND THEN GHOSTED ME!!! 🤑💀 IT IS P A T H E T I C!!! 💀💀💀

TAKE THE HEROINE FROM TRUTH AND TINSEL!!! THIS ABSOLUTE AMATEUR ACTUALLY MANAGED TO HOLD ONTO HER SELF-RESPECT FOR ONE WHOLE DAY!!! TWENTY-FOUR FUCKING HOURS!!! SHE IS THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE ALDEN UNIVERSE NOW!!! A TOTAL DISGRACE TO THE LEGACY!!! HOW THE HELL ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO WIN THE INTERGALACTIC DOORMAT OLYMPIAD WHEN YOU ARE OUT HERE EXHIBITING A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF SPINE??? THE REST OF THE ROSTER IS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED IN HER!!! YOU DO NOT GET TO LOOK AT A MAN WHO DOES YOU DIRTY AND THINK FOR A SINGLE SECOND THAT YOU DESERVE BETTER!!! THAT IS SIMPLY NOT HOW MAYA BUILT YOU!!! YOU ARE BUILT TO BE WALKED ON, AND YOU WILL STAY ON THE FLOOR WHERE YOU FUCKING BELONG!!!

NOW LET'S SHED SOME FUCKING LIGHT ON ENYA CAHILL, THE CURRENT REIGNING QUEEN OF THE DELUXE "PLEASE WIPE YOUR FEET" DOORMAT DIVISION!!! 👑🧹 THIS WOMAN IS NOT JUST A DOORMAT; SHE IS A WHOLE WELCOME MAT SET, INCLUDING THE LITTLE "HOME SWEET HOME" SIGN THAT HANGS CROOKEDLY ABOVE IT!!! HER SELF-RESPECT HELD ON FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE PARAGRAPHS AND ONE PHONE CALL FROM HER SISTER BEFORE IT THREW ITSELF INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!!! 🚗💨 SHE FINDS OUT THE MAN SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH WAS A SECRET AGENT WHO USED HER AS A HUMAN KEYCARD, AND HER IMMEDIATE INTERNAL REACTION IS NOT RAGE OR REVENGE OR EVEN CURB-STOMPING HIS BABYMAKER —IT IS EXISTENTIAL DESPAIR OVER WHETHER HE FOUND HER BORING!!! LIKE, GIRL, HE WAS LITERALLY TAKING NOTES ON YOUR DAD'S GOLF BUDDIES WHILE YOU WERE PICKING OUT YOUR WEDDING DRESS!!! 👰💍 HER FIRST INSTINCT IS NOT TO BURN HIS THINGS; IT IS TO WONDER IF HER BREASTS WERE PART OF THE MISSION!!! BOOBS ARE NOT INTEL, SWEETHEART!!! THEY ARE BOOBS!!! 🍈🍈

THE BOOK'S BLURB SAYS THE GROVELING HERO "BURNS EVERY BRIDGE" TO WIN HER BACK!!! 🔥🌉 BITCH, WHAT BRIDGES??? HE DIDN'T HAVE TO BURN SHIT!!!

HIS "BURNING BRIDGES" WAS JUST HIM QUITTING HIS JOB AND SHOWING UP AT HER DOOR WITH A HARD-ON!!! 🍆🚪 HE LITERALLY JUST WALKED AWAY FROM THE NSA AND WAS LIKE, "WELL, I GUESS I'LL GO WORK FOR A PRIVATE FIRM THAT PAYS THREE TIMES MORE, WHAT A SACRIFICE!!! 😭💸"

OH NO, HE LOST HIS GOVERNMENT PENSION!!! 🙀 HE MIGHT HAVE TO SURVIVE ON HIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FAMILY FORTUNE AND HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW'S POLITICAL CONNECTIONS!!! 😱💀 THE HORROR!!! HE IS SO BRAVE!!! 🦸‍♂️

HE DIDN'T BURN BRIDGES; HE STROLLED ACROSS THEM, TIPPED HIS HAT, AND THEN MADE THE NSA OFFER HIM A CONTRACTOR GIG BECAUSE HE'S JUST THAT FUCKING SPECIAL!!! 🌉🚶‍♂️ THE ONLY THING HE BURNED WAS HIS EX-COLLEAGUE KIERA'S EGO WHEN HE TOLD HER HE DIDN'T WANT TO FUCK HER ANYMORE!!! 🔥😂 AND THAT'S NOT BURNING A BRIDGE; THAT'S JUST GOOD SENSE!!!

ENYA WATCHED HIM "BURN BRIDGES" AND WAS LIKE, "OH MY GOD, HE QUIT HIS JOB FOR ME, HE MUST REALLY LOVE ME!!! 🥺💕" GIRL, HE QUIT HIS JOB BECAUSE HE GOT SHOT IN PARIS AND WAS ALREADY HALFWAY OUT THE DOOR!!! 🔫🩸 HE JUST USED YOU AS AN EXCUSE TO LEAVE WITHOUT ADMITTING HE WAS SCARED!!! BUT SURE, THINK HE SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR YOU!!! 😂💀

HIS GRAND GESTURE WAS LITERALLY JUST BRINGING YOU FLOWERS EVERY DAY UNTIL YOU GAVE IN!!! 🌸 LIKE, HELLO!!! ANY MAN WITH A CREDIT CARD AND A PHONE CAN DO THAT!!! 📱💳 HE DIDN'T BURN BRIDGES; HE BOUGHT A BOUQUET!!! 🤑🌺 AND YOU FELL FOR IT!!! YOU LET HIM BACK INTO YOUR BED BECAUSE HE REMEMBERED YOU LIKED DAHLIAS!!! 🛏️💐

HIS "BURNING BRIDGES" IS THE ROMANCE NOVEL EQUIVALENT OF A GUY SAYING, "I WALKED THROUGH THE RAIN TO SEE YOU" WHEN HE ACTUALLY JUST TOOK AN UBER!!! 🚗☔ BUT HEY, YOU ARE A DOORMAT, ENYA!!! SO YOU ATE THAT SHIT UP LIKE IT WAS A FIVE-STAR MEAL!!! 🍽️💩

IF THAT IS BURNING BRIDGES, THEN I'M THE QUEEN OF FUCKING ENGLAND!!! 👑🇬🇧 HE DIDN'T BURN A SINGLE BRIDGE; HE LEFT A FEW SMOLDERING TWIGS AND CALLED IT A BONFIRE!!! 🔥🌿 AND YOU WERE SO IMPRESSED THAT YOU GAVE HIM A BABY AND A SECOND CHANCE!!! 🤰💍

CONGRATULATIONS, ENYA!!! YOU ARE THE REASON DOORMATS EXIST!!! 🧹👏 YOU WON THE OLYMPIAD WITHOUT EVEN TRYING!!! 🏆🏆🏆

P.S. - AFTER TWO BACK TO BACK FIVE-STAR READS, I WAS FUCKING GETTING RESTLESS, LIKE WHY AM I NOT JINXING IT??? AND GOD, I DID IT RIGHT NOW!!! BECAUSE EVEN WITHOUT ACTUAL CHEATING, ONLY MAYA ALDEN CAN MAKE ME WANT TO KICK BOTH THE MALE AND FEMALE CHARACTERS OF HER BOOK!!! 😤🔪 LIKE, CONGRATULATIONS MAYA, YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THE IMPOSSIBLE!!! YOU MADE ME HATE EVERYONE!!!

[LaBlue · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just don’t like this author’s work. She has dozens of books and I’ve read maybe a quarter of them and started but DNF’d quite a few more. She has great chops for betrayals and the ones I’ve completed are usually the ones where the betrayal is right at the beginning. So I finish them to see what happens but I’m usually left unsatisfied.

This one I can’t even categorize. The book starts off with the FMC’s sister revealing that the MMC was a secret NSA agent but it reads like it all happened past tense. Maybe because we don’t she their relationship before he ghosts the FMC in any part of the book except a couple of lines he uttered during past sex they had in the FMC’s thoughts. Idk.

Either way, the entire book is surface level emotion wise. We are told the FMC cries for one day and then goes about her life supposedly heartbroken. But she’s working and doing family functions like a sad little puppet, but still doing it nonetheless. Then she realizes she’s pregnant and she just embraces that with no real horror at her situation, being pregnant by someone she doesn’t know the real name of or being a single mother in a family that regards image over support and love. Nothing. Not a single blip of concern for anything.

Then conveniently the MMC wants the FMC back and sacrifices his career and gets a job that sounds like he would hate up until a small part towards the end when he was excited about a meeting over decisions for all the little people who don’t get to be “in the rooms where it happens”. Smdh.

Basically he shows up and bulldozes his way into the FMC’s life and that’s all that happens in this book. BBS, convenient pregnancy and bulldozing, what a romance, smh. It was okay for how shallow and short and lacking any real character growth that it was.

Also, the actual story ends at the 65% mark. The rest is filler for all the other work by this author. 35% of wasted page time that I paid for. Didn’t authors used to get banned for this on Amazon years ago?? Not only that, you have to hunt down a bonus chapter on this author’s website to see the characters a few years down the road. I hate it but did it and it was just pointless fluff that could have been in the book that I PAID FOR. Just saying.

Anyway I always end up feeling like I wasted my time with this author’s books.

One other gripe I have with this author is that her characters whine and moan about how horrible their families have treated them and how miserable there lives are with them in it but she almost never gives any of them any comeuppance or cuts them out of the main characters lives. They are almost always still there just muted or low contact. Like what is the point? The main characters find love and they have each other against the world? That’s the answer to everything?? No it’s not and it’s not realistic to stay with toxic people in your life like they won’t infect your relationship. I find everything this author writes leaves a frustrating lack of resolution to her stories.

Good luck.

[Chase A M · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read at your own risk. Doormat MFL and obnoxious alphahole MML

DNF. Enya is a doormat and Nick/Dominic is an obnoxious alphahole who bulldozes his way back into Enya's life.

I'm not sure why contemporary authors insist on writing horrible betrayals and with one dimensional characters and have cliche doormat weak female leads. Internalized misogyny runs deeps with this author.

[Pinky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Trigger Warnings: Shot by gun in the past, manipulation, deception, death of loved one recounted, attempted kidnapping

This felt more like a comedy than anything
“And I want to have Angelina Jolie’s lips,” she snarks. “We can’t all have what we want.”
I narrow my eyes and study her face. “Why would you want her lips? Baby, your lips are gorgeous and⁠—”
“Ah!” she cries out.


This is the fourth book in the Regretfully Yours series. The first book is Ansel, then it's Basil, then Cain. You don’t have to read all the books, but they’re short, so give em a shot. I was craving something angsty, and this didn’t scratch the itch. The characters aren’t memorable, and the story isn’t too detailed since it is a nouvella. This wasn’t angsty since most of the heroines in this series, forgive the MMC easily or are still in love with them. Even though the MMC, Dominic, committed a huge betrayal, everything was easily resolved. Do I care for the MMC or FMC? Nah. And the grovelling wasn’t that great since the FMC, Enya, wasn’t mad enough for me. She was still in love with Dominic, even if she tried to be mad. And since there were so many jokes in this story, it took away from the angst. So while this was a quick way to pass time, it was a meh read.

Enya’s relationship with Dominic was a lie. He was secretly an agent who used her to get intel. After she finds out, she is surprised to find out that she is pregnant. Enya doesn’t want Dominic in her life after what he did. But Dominic has his regrets and wants to win Enya over.

Now for spoilers


Dominic told Enya that he would text her when he was back from his business trip in Paris. That’s when Enya’s sister Maggie tells her that Dominic actually works for the NSA as a spy. Enya’s relationship with Dominic was a lie; he told Enya that his name was “Nick Smith.” Since Enya’s dad deals with shady business, Dominic went undercover and got close to Enya to complete his mission. Dominic didn’t expect to fall for Enya and even had sex with her. I thought it was fucked that Dominic had sex with her when she didn’t know his real identity. And what got to me was that this guy even slept with previous targets. He brushed over this by saying that Enya was the only one he properly dated, but I still think it’s fucked up. The man used women to find out more intel and then discarded them. The girl he previously targeted could’ve also been a main character since she went through the same betrayal. The difference with her was that Dominic didn’t fall in love with her. Anyway, Enya is heartbroken, and Maggie yells at her for bringing an NSA agent to the family. Enya is used to being treated like shit by her family. Maggie and Enya’s dad always put Enya down. Enya doesn’t even feel attractive since Maggie is the attractive one. Dominic was the first person to make Enya feel wanted and valued. But now she finds out that it was all a lie. Dominic was in Paris interrogating Lowell, who works for Enya’s dad. Lowell was under arrest and took the fall for things.


“God, you’re so naïve. You never ask questions. You think life is one big Hallmark movie.”
I agree with Maggie

Enya is called in for questioning, and Dominic is watching from the other side of the glass where Enya can’t see. His coworker Ruiz asks Enya how she knows Dominic. Enya says they used to fuck, and Dominic is shocked at how crude Enya is talking. Enya knew Dominic was on the other side of the glass and wanted to show him she was strong. Meanwhile, Dominic is on the other side with his coworker Kiera, whom he also used to fuck. He stopped when he met Enya, and I found that so stupid. This man couldn’t keep it in his pants with any woman. Ruiz asks more questions about her dad, Lowell, and how well she knew Dominic. Enya says that she forgives Dominic for what he did, but she is done with him. Kiera asks Dominic if he’s okay, and he isn’t. He hates that Enya is sad and that he did this to her. He can tell she is hurt, but he thinks that he had no choice. Like no, you did not have to sleep with her. Enya realizes that Dominic never tried to get to know her friends. He was only around to figure things out about her family. Dominic feels terrible, and Kiera says that he should just go fuck someone. She even offers to go to a hotel with Dominic, and he says no. Like girl please stop.


Enya goes to her flower shop called Lucille’s, which was in a building inherited by her grandma on her mom’s side. Her grandma passed away, and the flower shop is named after her. The shop was on the ground floor, and her home was on top. She sits there and cries, and Dominic watches her from outside the windows. He feels terrible for what happened since he loves her. Even Ruiz says that Dominic made a mistake. Dominic says he was just doing his job. Cass, an artist who is nearby, visits to ask what is going on. Enya tells her, and Cass tries to cheer her up. She was actually funny, made me laugh a couple of times. Dominic has a nephew named Kai, his sister is Daisy and Daisy’s husband is Forest. Daisy is a celebrity and helps her family with money. Dominic got the job as an agent thanks to Forest, I think. Dominic calls Daisy for advice and admits he loves Enya. So Daisy says that he needs to fight for her if he really loves her. So Dominic goes to his boss, Director Han, and quits the job. Director Han is chill; she knows that the job with Enya affected Dominic. She drinks with Dominic and says to enjoy his time away. I will say that I liked that Dominic decided to quit his job before he found out Enya was pregnant. If it had happened that way, it would’ve felt like he was only doing this for the baby. But when Kiera finds out Dominic quit, she starts bothering Dominic. She asks why he quit since he is such a great worker, but it was clearly cuz she liked him too. Dominic told her to back off, and Kiera asked if it was cuz of Enya. She starts being pushy with Dominic, and he tells her to leave him alone. This girl had no self-respect.


This old man visited Enya’s shop, and it felt like he was Sandro from The Unwanted Wife. He said his wife was Theresa, the love of his life, and he was buying lilies. I was like Sandroooo?

Enya feels nauseous and realizes she hasn’t gotten her period in a while. She tells her friend Cass, who tells her to take the pregnancy test. It was funny seeing Cass bother Enya, she made me laugh a coupla times.
“Do you want me in there?” she calls.
Sheesh! “No.”
“Do you want me halfway in there?”
“No.”
“Okay, I’ll stand outside and radiate moral support.”
“I can pee without moral support,” I snap.”


Lo and behold, Enya is pregnant. She feels longing for Dominic since she still loves him, but she is hurt that he betrayed her. See what I mean about it not being as angsty? There were many funny moments, and Enya never stopped loving Dominic. Sure, she cried, but she was still longing for him. When Enya’s dad invites Enya to an event, she has no choice but to go. Her dad wanted to show everyone that their family was unified despite the news of his worker, Lowell, being arrested. Maggie and Enya make rounds socializing while acting like everything is fine. When Enya runs into her asshole ex, who tries to make fun of her flower shop, Dominic puts his arm around Enya. Turns out Dominic is now the Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations at Sentinel Group. Enya’s ex is flustered, and Dominic introduces himself as Dominic instead of Nick. Enya tells him to leave her alone, but Dominic says that he wants to be with her. Enya calls him out for betraying her, but he says that he quit his job. He wants to win her back since he made a mistake in hurting her. Even though Enya is hurt by him, she still dances with him at the event when he asks. She couldn’t cause a scene in front of everyone. Dominic follows her around, and Enya is tired. She didn’t want to tell Dominic that she was pregnant. Enya’s dad is happy that Enya is with Dominic because of his new position. When Enya’s dad tries to talk to Dominic, Dominic says he isn’t there for him; he is there for Enya.

Dominic visits Enya to give her flowers. Enya says she owns a flower shop and tells him she doesn’t need him around. While they are arguing, Enya gets sick. Dominic is concerned, and Enya admits she is pregnant. She says she doesn’t expect him to be around, but Dominic is so happy. Now he has an even better reason to stay by Enya’s side. He tells her that they can get together, but Enya refuses. Seeing Dominic joke around with Enya made this book less angsty. When Enya tells Maggie she should marry Dominic if she is pregnant, Enya tells her that she will do what she wants. Maggit comments on Enya’s eating habits, and Enya doesn’t care. Dominic waited outside for her while this happened since he knew Maggie gave Enya a hard time. Dominic starts to visit Enya even more, and Enya asks why he isn’t working. He says he took a break to win the love of his life back. When Dominic is out, Kiera bothers him again. She’s been following him around, and Dominic is tired of it. He tells Kiera to back off, or he will tell their boss. Then he starts to help Enya more, and goes to the doctor with her. He tells Enya he wants to stay with her to take care of her. Enya says no at first, but once he insists, she says he can sleep on the couch. But the couch is very uncomfortable, so Dominic says something, but then he says he will sleep on the ground. He is hurt that he didn’t go to the first appointment to see their baby since Enya didn’t tell him. So he plans to stick around for future appointments. While Dominic stays at Enya’s place, he is always monitoring her and making sure she is taking care of herself. They hired a part-time employee so Enya can rest. Dominic would cook and do chores for Enya. Whenever Enya is annoyed and asks him why he is around, Dominic calmly says he will stick around to take care of her. He refused to leave the house in case she needed him. Enya was horny for Dominic, and when Dominic could sense it, they made out. The grovelling was kinda brushed over as a retelling, but I didn’t care cuz Enya was never really mad. She was sad but not sad enough for me to care. Anyway, even though Enya wants to fuck, Dominic says they can’t since she needs to rest. Enya lets him sleep in the bed with her and lets him cuddle her. After a couple of weeks, Enya realizes that Dominic has mail being sent to her address. She asks if he’s moved in, and he said his lease at his place was done. Enya says she doesn’t want him living there, and Dominic doesn’t really care. He says he will leave if she wants. But Enya lets him stay, and there’s no point in the grovelling.


“A part of me is giddy at the idea of being tethered to him for life—and another is scared out of her wits for the same reason.”


It threw me off at how casual Dominic was about fucking his targets before betraying them. I wasn’t a fan of that. They try to make it seem like Enya is different since he went on dates with her, but I didn’t like it.
I’ve had sex with a target before. It’s not a big deal.


Enya meets Dominic’s sister Daisy, who is sweet to Enya. Daisy tells Enya that she knows Dominic betrayed her. But Dominic cares about her and will take care of her. She becomes friends with Enya, which makes Dominic happy, and takes over taking care of Enya. Enya tells Dominic she wants the gender to be a surprise, so he says okay. He tries to build furniture in the nursery for Enya, but is struggling. So Enya tells Daisy, who sends Forest over to help. Cass helped out, too, which was sweet. Enya asks Dominic if she is big, and he says no. To prove he still loves her, they have sex, and Enya is happy. Then Dominic gets a call from Director Han that a Russian might be after him. Dominic is more concerned about the guy going after Enya. Dominic runs home, but the Russian is already at Lucille’s, where Enya is. When he is approaching Enya, Enya grabs her gun. But the guy grabs her, and she manages to get away. Dominic is right there and takes over. They tie the guy up, and Dominic proposes to Enya right away. Enya is shocked, but she says yes. When Enya is standing, Dominic asks the question again and puts a ring on Enya’s finger. Then he puts her hands on the counter where he can see them while they fuck. A couple of weeks later, Enya’s water breaks. They all go to the hospital, and Dominic’s parents visit. Enya isn’t in touch with Maggie or her dad as much as before. But she is so happy to be surrounded by the love of many. They have a son whom they name Zephyr. In the bonus epilogue, Dominic and Enya have another kid named Rose. They’re on vacation on a beach where Zephyr is making sand castles. When Enya’s dad messages Dominic for help, he sends a picture of the kids to tell him to give him time. Enya’s dad loves his grandkids, so he lets it be. Enya and Dominic are still in love, and he is happy they got married.

Stay safe folks!

[Amy Garringer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Morally reprehensible is right

This woman was forced into Stockholm Syndrome, and the man was totally fine with it. This entire story gave me the ick. Absolutely no redeeming qualities about Dom. Yuck.

[Tmstprc · Rating 3 out of 5]

We don’t get the build up to the betrayal. He’s an NSA agent investigating her diplomat father. He goes above and beyond in his investigation and they both fall in love. The story starts after the investigation is finished.

He’s in love. She’s hurt, in love and pregnant. They have semi-interfering families, his family is supportive, her’s is interfering and try to control the narrative..

3 he wears her down stars.

[Melanie Clark · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hate how much of a doormat the FMC was. I also hate Dominic. I felt like there were so many loose ends

[D C · Rating 1 out of 5]

At this point I’m curious about who actually enjoys a book that the FMC forgives any betrayal just cause someone said sorry lol

[Bev · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many loose ends and zero build up to the betrayal. Disappointing

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love Maya’s novellas! They’re perfectly written; straight to the point!

I really loved Dom and Enya! The surprise pregnancy was written well! Overall, great novella!

[Penny · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an ok quick read. Some characters from previous books featured. Dominic is an undercover special agent who forms a relationship with Enya in order to investigate her father. The betrayal is huge, he sleeps with her and claims to love her just to get information about her father. She finds out from her sister that he was an agent and the whole relationship was fake, he doesn’t even explain it to her. She then discovers she is pregnant. He decides he loves her and turns up at her florist shop and starts to visit daily to try and win her over. She just lets him move into her life and forgives so easily. No angst, he doesn’t suffer for his betrayal. Although he gives up his job it’s not really for her, he was discontented anyway after being shot a year earlier. He also immediately gets another high profile role, so no hardship caused by his resignation. It’s not ok to lie to someone for 6 months, to use them and manipulate them. This book needed real resistance from Enya, Dominic needed to feel the pain he had caused and there should have been much more grovelling. Enya was a pushover and needed some backbone. It was readable but forgettable.

[Hillary · Rating 2 out of 5]

The kind of grovel where the FMC’s wishes are ignored as the MMC pushes his agenda for “love”

I hated it.

I wish he’d felt even a minute amount of the pain she did at his betrayal. Instead, he seemed to be having the time of his life ignoring her boundaries and relying on hormones to get that body betrayal syndrome.

[Lex Margot · Rating 2 out of 5]

I struggle with this author. They have such interesting/ dramatic plot lines, yet I'm always left wanting more.

[Izzie d]

It started off well.
The Hero and his bud seem to be the type that regularly sleep with their mark.
Other woman drama with colleague who he used to also hook up with.
No intimate details except h/H

[Jane · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing new here

I was excited for the next story , and while the story is ok, there was nothing new, with the story following the predictable framework and felt shallow filled with missed opportunities to give it greater substance.

If you are hoping for a FMC with some backbone who stands up to the pushy MMC then you are in for disappointment. Limited groveling, despite the lies and betrayal he is forgiven without any effort on his part, bulldozing over the pregnant FMC to get his own way. A repetitive storyline, so similar to the other mills and boon approach
stories by this author is writing in another series.
Annoying things throughout the book - the MMC continues to use his fame alias even after be is outed as an agent, the side story of the sister that is important enough to get its own chapter but goes nowhere, just a brief sentence to reference at the end of the book.

Perhaps I’m just over weak women rolling over with a few nice words and forgiving and creating a HEA despite admitting no trust. I need better groveling and FMC who really make them work for forgiveness and trust. (Think Rose and Gray from a Kiss from a Rose)

[Christine Guarnieri · Rating 2 out of 5]

*2.5 short story but honestly too fast even for a novella and i don’t think the girl should’ve taken the guy back like he lowk sucked imo

[Amanda Kalk · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, this was a waste of precious reading time.

[Callie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was ok for a quick read. It did end at 66% on my kindle which was diabolical.

I actually love the trope of an undercover agent working a heroine for a case and falling in love for real. Unfortunately I didn’t feel the angst as much as I wanted, and because it was a short story there wasn’t as much grovel or emotional build up as I wanted.

[Book Junkie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This wasn't your typical romance story. It's short so a quick read. Nick (Dominic) and Enya. Nick is undercover and initially gets close to Enya to get close to her father but he goes and falls for her. The books starts off once they both know he has deceived her so we don't see the development of their relationship. I wasn't sure how Nick was going to earn her forgiveness given the circumstances under which they met but he did and it worked. Another enjoyable and quick read.

[Tessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda boring and some big parts of the plot were left unresolved

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh.
First of all, the book ends at 66%. The rest is excerpts from other books and filler.
Secondly, I was taken in by a facebook ad that was, unfortunately, the best part of the book. The first couple of chapters show such promise, but the rest of the book is quite boring and, despite being short, it drags. Very low spice and zero chemistry on page. We are told they fell in love and he betrayed her (not a spoiler—it’s in the first chapter), but we are never SHOWN that.

[Kiley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dominic, Book 4 of the Regretfully Yours series, was about Dominic Delacour, aka "Nick Smith", a covert operative, and Enya Cahill, a florist and owner of Lucille's Flower Shop, as well as the daughter of a foreign diplomat. (Their ages were never given, but because the typical enlistment age is 21 for certain special operative positions, and the typical cutoff age for special operatives is 37, and he kept saying he had been in the business for 15 years, that would put Dom around the 35-37 age mark. Enya was definitely younger than that, but she was probably in her mid 20s.)

Side Note: The author never showed the reader how the relationship between "Nick" and Enya began. We were only ever shown the fallout and then how things developed afterward.

The story began with Enya learning from her sister that "Nick" was an NSA agent assigned to investigate their father. When she tried to call him, she learned that his number was no longer in service, and the last time she'd heard from him had been three days earlier. For six months, "Nick" had made her feel special, and for the first time in her life, she had been put first in someone's life, unlike her beautiful sister or her charismatic father, both of whom always had the spotlight.

The day after she learned the truth about Dom (not his name, just his job), she was interrogated by a fellow agent, during which she stayed as stoic as she could, and then after she spoke to the window she knew he was standing behind and told him she forgave him, and that when she was able to finally forgive herself for being a naive fool, she would never think of him again. A month later, she learned that she was pregnant with "Nick's" baby. At the same time Enya was learning about the baby, Dom was handing in his resignation to his boss.

When her father demanded her presence at a political ball, she had no choice but to show up. What she didn't expect was for Dom to make an appearance as she was being demeaned by her ex-boyfriend, who seemed to recognize him from his new position as the "Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations at Sentinel Group". He was determined to win her back, whatever the cost. In the following days, Dom kept showing up at her flower shop, and then came the day she got sick in front of him and had to confess to him that she was pregnant.

Unlike the previous books in this series, the MMC in this story wasn't such a prick. Oh, he was one, there's no doubt about that. He just figured it out way earlier than the other MMCs in this series.

The book had plenty of angst, drama, and an emotional rollercoaster to satisfy the biggest critic to some degree. While there was some other woman (wannabe) drama, it wasn't an "in your face" type. She was rarely in the picture, and only a couple of times, during which Dom rebuffed her without it ever crossing any lines. It would have been nice to see her get some comeuppance for her constant pressuring of Dom to leave Enya and return to her, but it was also nice to know it never went anywhere once he had met and been with Enya.

Some other reviews declared Dom to be "an obnoxious alphahole who bulldozes his way back into Enya's life". They also called Enya a doormat. While there was some truth to that, it wasn't 100% accurate. Did he bulldoze his way back into her life? In a way, yes. He wasn't going to let her go, but he didn't bully her into a relationship. He just kept showing up, making her rest, and took care of her during the pregnancy. Was she a doormat? At the beginning, I would say yes to that as well. However, she did find her backbone and learned to stand up for herself. She just didn't push back too hard where Dom was concerned because she truly did love him and want him in her life.

There was some growth done by both the main characters, even though they were already mature and well-developed. Unfortunately, most of that was done in a way that looked overbearing and doormat-ish.

Was this one of the author's better stories? Not really, but it wasn't the worst she has written either. It definitely had a better storyline and plot than some of her books, which was a plus for this reader. I gave it a three-star rating.

[Liz Garcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay...

I know it's a novella, but it felt like it started in the middle of the situation. You didn't get a good glimpse of how things were before they imploded. I also didn't care for Dominic, though I know he tried very hard to take care of Enya. I just felt he did what everyone else did and that was railroad. I know he loved her, but I didn't feel the grovel and she caved pretty quick. Though I know months went by and he wore her down, the writing didn't make you feel that way. It was... it's now x amount of time later and the growth of the characters felt forced. Especially Enya... she was the one with the least growth IMO. She grew a spine for all of 5 minutes and then Dominic just kinda took over. Not Maya's best by any means. Nonetheless, I will continue to read her books... most of them are really quite good, though her FMC's tend to be a little too forgiving or the other extreme where you just want to shout GIVE IN ALREADY. This author needs to find a happy medium with her female characters. I don't mind the OTT alpha male... but I would be happier with a stronger female character.

[I’m a Paula too… Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one, surprisingly…

The 4th in the series, as the heroes are alphabetically named, and this one was actually pretty good. This author writes horrible heroes and doormat heroines. This time there was a bit of difference in her usual style.

The h is definitely an introvert in my opinion, or maybe she just doesn’t like being noticed. The MMC turns out to be an agent with the NSA and his team is after her father. Her father is not the one selling intelligence and the team discovers the actual source. The MMC lies to her and disappears.

She is told, by her sister, that the MMC is an agent, which she clearly didn’t know. So she’s heartbroken because she thought he actually loved her.

And it turns out, he does!

Better than most of her books. This one I can recommend.

[Debbie DiFiore · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the story so much and then...

It stops at 66%! I wanted more. Way more. Nick was a great hero. He really did love her and yes,he messed up at first but he made it right. He always wanted her. I cried a little when her sister told her that he was just using her and she just broke. And then at the interrogation. She tried to be so tough. But he definitely Italy loved her. I liked how he just moved in without asking her. That was funny. then the way he talked to the baby . it was so cute. A bad guy comes for her to get to Nick but she basically saves herself. Nick does an assist though!! Lol. Then the baby and its just over!!! More please!

[Angel W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dom is use to doing whatever he needs to in order to get the job done but that all changes when he falls in love with his latest mark he is unsure what to do with these feelings. He makes life changes moves to prove that she is all that he wants but it's going to be hard. When her father sets her up and Dom is able to corner her at an event and she is upset. When he won't leave her alone and she blurts out that she is pregnant it stamps that he is not letting her go. Its take the help of his family, her friends, and his persistence to get her to take him back even with all the twist that life throws in the mix.

[Ditchwater Sal · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

[Smiler The Avid Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok. I was actually a bit bored towards the end. I didn’t know where it was going as there was 80 pages left, then it ended! The rest of the book was excerpts from future stories.