Respect by Aleatha Romig
Series: an Infidelity standalone novel
Genre: romantic suspense, organized crime
Publisher: Romig Works LLC
Publication Date: January 23, 2018
Rating: ★★★★✰
When we met Oren in The Infidelity series, of course I was intrigued and wanted to know more about him. When I found out he was getting his own book I was very excited.
Oren and Angelina’s love story was a rough one, from love to heartache and betrayal, but there was so much love and passion between them.
In the times I was frustrated with Oren I needed to remind myself he was trying to impress Angelina’s family and trying not to disappoint his wife at the same time.
I love mafia books and I believe Aleatha Romig did the mafia would justice and not only am I glad she wrote Oren’s story, but I am extremely glad I read it!
4 Stars!
~Alison
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Synopsis:
“The making of a man”
An EPIC mafia love story not to be missed.
From New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a stand-alone novel, a spin-off from her beloved Infidelity series. With classic Aleatha Romig twists, turns, deceptions, and devotions, this new epic mafia love story/ thriller will delve into a world where family takes on new meaning, and even the inhabitants are suspicious of the next chapter.
“Standing at what I believe is the precipice of my life, I, Oren Demetri, was too young to understand that it wasn’t and too old to imagine that it couldn’t be.
The already hefty accumulation of my successes and failures, bravery and fears, and rewards and suffering, had brought me to this point. It was hard to contemplate the things I’d done, and yet in reality, I’d only begun to learn the possibilities.
I suppose that’s how it was for me at twenty-nine years of age on the brink of all I’d ever wanted without fully realizing the price I would pay. Yet in that moment, I knew there would be no cost too great or sacrifice I wouldn’t make. I had no idea how far-reaching that moment of self-discovery would be because as the congregation’s murmurs quieted, bleeding into silence and allowing the thump of my heart to be the only sound I heard, I was a man filled with love and adoration, emotions in stark contrast to those I needed in the world I’d built or the one I was about to enter.
Angelina Costello was my dream and now my reality. I’d worked diligently to move beyond the actuality of being a dockworker’s son to becoming a self-made, successful entrepreneur, all in an effort to earn the right to call her my own. I’d overcome servitude to others, collecting their paychecks and lowly praises, to become the one who signed the paychecks and offered the accolades when they were rightfully earned.
The world was my oyster and walking toward me on the arm of her uncle was my pearl. I’d found her amongst the empty shells life had offered. There was no need to pry open another possibility. Angelina was all I wanted. Yet my path was uncharted. There was more for me to earn, lose, and willingly give.
The top of that list was respect.”
This stand-alone novel may be read without reading the Infidelity series.
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