Title: Diamonds in the Rough
A Diamond Magnate Novel
Series: Diamonds are Forever Trilogy #2
Author: Charmaine Pauls
Genre: Dark Romance
A Diamond Magnate Novel
Series: Diamonds are Forever Trilogy #2
Author: Charmaine Pauls
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: July 14, 2020
Blurb
Girls like
me, we know how to survive.
We each
have our own little ways, but we acquire those skills at the same tender age.
If you ask
me how many times a person can die, I’ll tell you many times. As many times as
a man stabs you in the stomach with betrayal and wrings out your heart with
lies.
Girls like
me, we live.
We don’t
get a choice.
We step
over the cliff and fall.
Eat, sleep,
die, and repeat.
(Diamonds
in the Rough is Book 2 of the Diamonds are Forever Trilogy and ends
on a cliffhanger. Book 1, Diamonds in
the Dust, must be read to follow the story. Book 3, Diamonds are
Forever, which concludes the story, will be released on 15 September 2020.)
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Author Bio
Charmaine Pauls was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. She obtained
a degree in Communication at the University of Potchestroom, and followed a
diverse career path in journalism, public relations, advertising,
communications, photography, graphic design, and brand marketing. Her writing
has always been an integral part of her professions.
After relocating to Chile with her French husband, she fulfilled her passion to
write creatively full-time. Charmaine has published over twenty novels since 2011, as
well as several short stories and articles. Two of her shorts have been
selected by the International Literary Society for an anthology from across the
African continent.
When she is not writing, she likes to travel, read, and rescue cats. Charmaine
currently lives in France with her husband and children. Their household is a
linguistic mélange of Afrikaans, English, French and Spanish.
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Rough like uncut Diamonds, dull in appearance like the pain of unrequited love, but brilliant nonetheless, cause Diamonds Are Forever ! Charmaine pulls no punches and doesn't slow down on the turns. The story careens at breakneck speed towards the impending crash, leaving treadmarks on Zoe's heart. What started as an act of meticulous planning in book 1 soon turns to a mangled mess in book 2.
"He’s a hardened criminal with a dark heart, and I’m a naïve romantic with an abandoned princess fantasy. Somehow, we work together. Somehow, we’ve rubbed off on each other. We’re diamonds in the rough, cutting our edges together."
Just like the gems, the story is packed with compressed heat of passion shared between Maxime and Zoe hart. She's the quintessential Stockholm Syndrome victim and a girl with virginal, impressionable heart.
"He made me dependent on him in every sense—materially, physically, and emotionally. There’s nowhere else to turn to. There’s only this house now, this beautiful place I both love and hate, and him. Love and hate."
Maxime remeins true to his form of being a cold-hearted, cold-blooded killer with an agenda. He has obligations and doesn't let his emotions tamper with his destiny.
He doesn't change his tune, only Zoe and me fell for this stone cold mafia don-in-the-making. Only nobody discounted for the emotions that silently creep between them and cage their hearts
“I’m still the pathologically lying, manipulative, coldhearted prick with the versatile criminal behavior and lack of moral judgment.”
“And high intelligence,” she adds, “not to mention ruthlessness.”
Zoe just wanted to be cuddled and loved and my heart just broke for her.
It's awash with tears, very heavy on the sentiments and takes a toll on the heart.
I never saw the twist coming and got a whiplash from the slap in the face.
Exactly like book 1, the ending is on a major cliff ie and my heart legit died crying.
Cannot wait for book 3 now
4.5 stars for hearts in the wrong places
"He’s a hardened criminal with a dark heart, and I’m a naïve romantic with an abandoned princess fantasy. Somehow, we work together. Somehow, we’ve rubbed off on each other. We’re diamonds in the rough, cutting our edges together."
Just like the gems, the story is packed with compressed heat of passion shared between Maxime and Zoe hart. She's the quintessential Stockholm Syndrome victim and a girl with virginal, impressionable heart.
"He made me dependent on him in every sense—materially, physically, and emotionally. There’s nowhere else to turn to. There’s only this house now, this beautiful place I both love and hate, and him. Love and hate."
Maxime remeins true to his form of being a cold-hearted, cold-blooded killer with an agenda. He has obligations and doesn't let his emotions tamper with his destiny.
He doesn't change his tune, only Zoe and me fell for this stone cold mafia don-in-the-making. Only nobody discounted for the emotions that silently creep between them and cage their hearts
“I’m still the pathologically lying, manipulative, coldhearted prick with the versatile criminal behavior and lack of moral judgment.”
“And high intelligence,” she adds, “not to mention ruthlessness.”
Zoe just wanted to be cuddled and loved and my heart just broke for her.
It's awash with tears, very heavy on the sentiments and takes a toll on the heart.
I never saw the twist coming and got a whiplash from the slap in the face.
Exactly like book 1, the ending is on a major cliff ie and my heart legit died crying.
Cannot wait for book 3 now
4.5 stars for hearts in the wrong places
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