Author: Claire Contreras
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Being pulled in different directions, Amara must choose what she wants to believe and whom she'll trust.
EXCERPT #1:
EXCERPT #1:
The squeak of the
bedroom door opening alerted Amara
of his presence. She’d learned to sleep lightly, always expecting his
unannounced visits. Squinting her eyes as unwanted light from the living room
seeped in, she propped herself up on her elbows.
“What
now?” she croaked, as Colin’s figure approached her bed.
He thought it was
his prerogative to visit her at any time he liked. According to him, he could do with her as he pleased. He
hadn’t touched her, though. Even after a full week, he still hadn’t touched
her. She wasn’t sure if she should be upset or thrilled about that, but the
uncertainty didn’t last very long. Amara had bigger things to worry about, like
her mother’s health and the fact that she still had to go to Wicked, Méchant’s
American company, without Colin finding out.
It wasn’t the
fairytale she’d dreamed up for herself when she’d imagined being with him
again…probably because she wasn’t with him at all. It felt more like she simply
existed in his world, but nothing more.
“Just checking to see if you’re still
here,” Colin responded, as he reached the foot of the bed and sat down heavily.
“Where would I
go?” she asked, leaning up on her elbows to look at him. Even though she
couldn’t see him clearly in the dark, she saw his shrugging movement.
“I don’t know. I’m
not sure what women who sell their bodies for money are in the habit of doing,”
he said. His tone was lighter now, but still had a bite to it that made her
cringe.
“Maybe you should
go home and ask Molly.”
Colin was quiet
for a while. “Why did you do it? Why didn’t you ask me for help if you needed
it?”
Amara sighed and
plopped back onto her pillow. She could smell the alcohol and cigar smoke on
his breath. The only time he wasn’t hostile toward her these days, was when he
was drunk, often enough now,
especially at night. She probably didn’t owe him an answer—it’s not like he actually cared—but
she spoke nonetheless.
“Things aren’t always what they seem,
Colin. You of all people should know that.”
He shook his head,
exhaling loudly. “We used to tell each other everything, Amara.”
“Not everything. Not really.”
“I did.”
I have said it once and I will say it probably a thousand times… Claire Contreras is the queen of romantic suspense! She knows how to intertwine a story that leaves us in knots and our hearts crushed and smashed to a million pieces! The ending of The Devil’s Contract left me speechless! Literally without words and I am have waiting… sometimes impatiently for The Sinner’s Bargain and wow! The roller coaster never lets up! The conclusion of Colin and Amara’s story will definitely take you on a ride that you will not want to get off!
If you have not read The Devil’s Contract, stop right here and go buy it! I don’t want to spoil anything for you. I am going to try my hardest to keep this spoiler free just in case you don’t listen to my warning! So… We know that Amara is loyal to her family. She will do whatever needs to be done. She sacrifices herself to ensure her Mother receives the best healthcare as she is battling cancer. The secrets that are exposed in The Devil’ Contract are about to catch up with Amara. As she has been hiding something from the one person she loves. She soon finds out he has his own secrets he’s been hiding.
Like Amara, Colin has his own family obligations he must uphold. But not being close to Amara is killing him. He wages a deal to have her work for him. Let the fireworks begin! With Colin engaged to someone else, he still cannot hide his feelings for Amara. For his family business to be intact, he must make his own sacrifice.
When Colin and Amara are together, neither can hide their passion for each other. But with Colin engaged to someone else and Amara obligated to her father’s debt, their road to a happy ending is anything but smooth. The chemistry they share is off the charts! We definitely get lots of steamy, sexy, and hotness going on! But at the same time, Amara continues to struggling with the relationship with her Father and her Mother’s declining health. She feels like she is losing herself in the world she never wanted to be in. There are so many twists and turns she doesn’t know who she can trust and who is conspiring against her. Will she be able to follow her heart or will her family’s secrets be her downfall?
The Sinner’s Bargain is one of those edge of your seats suspenseful, but sexy and steamy book that leaves you holding your breath until the very last page! I would highly recommend this series as it is a huge 5 star read for me!
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I have to say I read about 6 or more books and week and I can honestly say I am thrown for a loop with some of them and some are ok and some completely blow my mind. This book I highly anticipated after reading the first book The Devil's Contract and with the cliff hanger ending that made me curse out loud I would have to say this one definitely blew my mind. The Sinner's Bargain is 100% one of the best follow up books to a story I have read this year and I would give it a huge 5 stars! This book like the first had so many twists and turns it left you not knowing who to truly trust until the very end. Oh and how I missed the fireworks of Colin and Amara there steam and sex are even better in this book.
Without getting into to much detail about the first book as you know from reading Devil's Contract its more of Amara's struggles in leaving Colin to fulfill a contract her father made with a man that Amara calls the devil himself. We are left with many questions with the whirlwind ending cliffy, but don't worry all your answers will be resolved and you will not be able to figure out the ending until it happens. The Sinner's Bargain will pick up right where it left off in Devil's Contract and this time you get to see more of Colin and what struggles he went through losing Amara and having to find out what she was doing by inheriting his fathers companies. But what happens when Amara becomes his property now?? Will she finally tell him the truth or will she not be able to trust Colin either?? But Colin gets what he wants no matter how dirty he has to play and he wants Amara all to himself and his willing to put his own life on the line to get it. Will he be able to make the biggest bargain of there lives to save Amara from her contract with the Devil???
Pick up this series now! I am a huge fan of Claire Contreras and her stories never disappoint! Thanks for a crazy fantastic ride and I will be looking forward to so much more from this author!
If you haven't read the beginning of Colin and Amara's story, grab The Devil's Contract now!
Title: THE DEVIL'S CONTRACT
Author: Claire Contreras
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
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Claire Contreras graduated with her BA in Psychology from Florida International University. She was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Miami, Fl, where she currently resides with her husband, two boys, and two American Bulldogs.
Life is short, and it’s more bitter than sweet, so she tries to smile as often as her face allows. She enjoys stories with happy endings, because life is full of way too many unhappy ones.
