Lissette E. Manning

Zoe never imagined how much her life would change after letting Maxime whisk her away. Everything he does goes against her better judgment, yet she can’t seem to stay away from him. Her heart clamors for the love she believes he could give her. It doesn’t matter that his mind and actions say otherwise. Deep inside, he’s become a part of her in ways she’d never imagined. Someday, he’ll probably love her in the same manner she loves him. At least she hopes so.

Diamonds In The Rough picks up where book one leaves off. Zoe’s life isn’t a bed of roses. She’s had to contend with so many ups and downs, many of which are far too painful for her make sense of. Despite the fact that Maxime is nothing like what she’d imagined a man would be like, she finds herself falling for him at every turn.

Charmaine really knows how to make the reader like a character despite the things he or she does. Maxime and Zoe are so different, yet they click in so many ways. One of her dark romances, this is one of those books that won’t be for everyone. I like the fact that it ties into a previous series she’s written. If you haven’t read any of her books yet, I definitely recommend this series, as well as the Seven Forbidden Arts one.

BLURB

A DARK MAFIA ROMANCE

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. Diamonds in the Dust (Book 1) must be read to follow the story. Diamonds are Forever (Book 3) concludes the story and 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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