Book Blurb:
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Parker S. Huntington comes an enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance full of revenge and a dash of fate.
“She could enjoy her pretty, perfect world a little longer. Soon enough, everything she owned would be mine.”
I had a plan to escape the friend zone.
Step one: sneak into Reed’s room.
Step two: sleep with him.
But when the lights turned on, it wasn’t familiar blue eyes I saw.
These were dark, angry, and full of demons.
And they belonged to Reed’s much older brother.
Four years later, Nash Prescott is no longer the help’s angry son.
I’m no longer the town’s prized princess.
At twenty-two, I’m broke, in need of a job.
At thirty-two, he’s a billionaire, in need of revenge.
Who cares if my family ruined his?
Who cares if he looks at me with pure loathing?
Who cares if every task he assigns me is designed to torture?
I need the money.
Simple as that.
I’ll suffer his cruelty in silence, knowing there’s one thing he wants more than revenge…
Me.
Note: Devious Lies is a 145,000-word standalone. If you love banter and angst, this book is for you! Welcome to Eastridge. Enter if you dare.
“She could enjoy her pretty, perfect world a little longer. Soon enough, everything she owned would be mine.”
I had a plan to escape the friend zone.
Step one: sneak into Reed’s room.
Step two: sleep with him.
But when the lights turned on, it wasn’t familiar blue eyes I saw.
These were dark, angry, and full of demons.
And they belonged to Reed’s much older brother.
Four years later, Nash Prescott is no longer the help’s angry son.
I’m no longer the town’s prized princess.
At twenty-two, I’m broke, in need of a job.
At thirty-two, he’s a billionaire, in need of revenge.
Who cares if my family ruined his?
Who cares if he looks at me with pure loathing?
Who cares if every task he assigns me is designed to torture?
I need the money.
Simple as that.
I’ll suffer his cruelty in silence, knowing there’s one thing he wants more than revenge…
Me.
Note: Devious Lies is a 145,000-word standalone. If you love banter and angst, this book is for you! Welcome to Eastridge. Enter if you dare.
I’ve been intrigued by this book ever since it came out, but never got around to reading it thanks to my ever-growing TBR list. Now that I’ve read it, I’m absolutely kicking myself for not reading it sooner. Being a bookaholic means I’ve come across some great books and some not so great ones and this book falls into the GREAT books category. I was absolutely wowed by Nash & Emery's slow burn love story.
Nash and Emery’s lives have been intertwined for over a decade. They met when the Prescott family begins working for her father and live on site. Reed, Nash's younger brother, and Emery have been best friends since the beginning, but at some point, Emery believes her feelings evolve from friendship into love. One night, after receiving news of his and Basil’s breakup, she devises a plan to sneak into his room and seduce him. Once the deed is done and the lights come on, she quickly realizes she accidentally slept with Nash, who is significantly older. Embarrassed, she rushes out of the room and doesn't see him again for many years.
Fast forward four years and Emery’s life is a lot different from what it was before. A recent college graduate, she’s no longer rich and is in dire need of a job. Desperate times have called for desperate measures. Against her better judgement, she allows Reed to call in a favor with Delilah, Nash’s best friend. Emery soon finds herself working for Nash’s hotel chain and squatting in the hotel she is helping design.
When Emery and Nash reunite, it’s explosive. Neither one of them has the full story to the events that destroyed their families so there’s a lot of misunderstandings and animosity between the two. Despite the time that has passed, the chemistry between them has not faded and only continues to grow the longer they are in each other's presence. Despite Nash not typically being overly involved in the design of his hotels, he situates himself in their team so he can keep an eye on Emery. There was a nice amount of suspense interwoven throughout the story that I thoroughly enjoyed, but the best part of this book was the character development and the distinct personalities that they had. Both Nash and Emery are proud people and I enjoyed watching them both realize the errors of their ways and begin to let down their guard.
Emery was such a unique person. She’s obsessed with words and uses them as a safety net. "Tacenda. Arcane. Dern. I mouthed words I loved to calm myself, letting them form on my lips without releasing them into a universe that destroyed." I also loved her T-shirts of the day and how they were her way of coping with the things that happened to her. I was charmed from the opening lines of the book and that didn’t stop even after reading ‘The End.’ This book stayed with me long after finishing it and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. If you haven’t read Devious Lies yet, I suggest you do so soon. You won’t regret it, it’s one of my favorites of the year.
RATING: 5/5 STARS ✰✰✰✰✰
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