REVIEW: Secrets by Aleatha Romig

Secrets by Aleatha Romig: Kennedy was forced to walk away from her past and start over as a teen. She’s since found a best friend and the only family she knows at this point. She’s smart, loyal, creative, and lonely. She has yet to find a man who is a truly good match for her but she also spends a lot of her time working on building their women’s accessory line.

Kennedy’s past is filled with secrets, many of which are unknown by Kennedy herself. She’s shocked to be drawn to Sterling and even more surprised to learn that he knows about her, her past, and her true name, Araneae. Sterling is powerful, sexy, commanding, arrogant, and expects Kennedy to accept his claim over her.

“No,” he said. “I knew you’d do that. I told you. I know your weakness.”
“Yes, so you said. I care. I give a shit about other people. How horrendous of me.”
“That isn’t your only weakness, but it’s the only one I’ll currently admit to exploiting.”

Kennedy/Araneae is no wilting flower. She’s strong willed and meets Sterling with demands of her own. She very much challenges him in a way that no one else does. They battle as Sterling seemingly holds all the cards and most importantly the key to who is she and her past. In spite of the uncertainty of the past, present, and future, she’s genuinely attracted to him and they have palpable chemistry.

His hand went through his hair. “You’re infuriating.”
My eyes popped open wide. “Me?”
“Can’t you just do as I say without ten thousand questions?”
“I think the obvious answer is no.”

Secrets is the delicious beginnings of untangling a dangerous web of secrets with danger, suspicion, lust, games, and a shocking ending. Aleatha Romig spins a dark tale with another commanding alpha who is well-matched to a feisty and independent heroine. Ms. Romig developed interesting characters and leaves you hanging on quite the cliffhanger. Fans of Pepper Winters love enjoy Secrets.
 

Book Info:

Publication: Published October 30th 2018 | Romig Works LLC | Web of Sin #1

The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity is coming back at you with an all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.

I’m Sterling Sparrow. You’ve no doubt heard my name or read it on the top of tall buildings. There’s more to my business—my realm—than what is seen aboveground.

Within the underbelly of one of America’s largest cities lives a world where a man’s word is either his most valuable tool or his most respected weapon. When my father ruled that world and that city, he promised me someone who would one day make my reign complete.

Since that day, long ago, Araneae McCrie has been mine.

She just didn’t know.

My father is now gone.

The city and the underbelly are now mine.

The time has come for me to collect who was promised to me, to shred her life of secrets and make her who she’s always been—mine.

Have you been Aleatha’d?

*Secrets is book one of the Web of Sin trilogy.