Tempted by Deception: A Dark Marriage Romance (Deception Trilogy, Book 2)

I'm starting to feel like a broken record, but I genuinely love Rina's books and they all coincide with each other, starting from Cruel King onwards. If you read them starting from there you'll understand exactly what I'm saying.Regardless of that lets talk about this book and what we feel of think about it!!Well the truth of the matter is it's nothing short of brilliant. This book answers all the questions brought up in Vow Of Deception and even answers those questions that you didn't realise you needed to ask!! It keeps a thorough pace throughout the book and draws you in until you feel invested within the relationships and the trials that are constantly being thrown in their way.You become so drawn in that you can't help but ache and want to cry along with Lia, when the "accident" happens. You really want to reach in at times and bang their heads together to just stop, then talk and listen to each other.That's how brilliant Rina's writing is. She knows how to bring you into the book, until you can't help but want to reach out for them and the pain they're causing each other.So to the daft question.....would I recommend.Hell yes I'd recommend and you'd be a fool not to buy this book and the audio, as listening to it while reading the book, REALLY brings it to life!!So what are you waiting for?? Stop reading the reviews and get the book 🙄🙄🙄🙄🤦🤦

I am feeling all sorts of emotions right now… sadness for Lia, anger towards her. Anger for Adrian and frustration towards him.Don’t know how their gonna come back from this, I’m on the edge to see how it all comes together in the climatic ending of book 3.

The STORY TELLING is absolutely immaculate. I just NEED them to be happy PLEASE. I’m about to make a cup of tea and then I am inhaling book 3. P.s. I love yan I hope nothing happens to him in the last book 😭

I’m confused to how this will conclude but again brilliant and can’t wait to run to the last one! Must read

I enjoyed the first book and although this was good, I think some parts could have been shorter and maybe this series could have been done in two books. I like Rina Kent’s writing style and she delivers very powerful stories, but this book didn’t tick all the boxes for me. The story goes backwards from the first book, starting with how Adrian and Lia met. Adrian is very dominant, knows everything, doesn’t miss anything and the way he treated Lia, no wonder she wanted out, unfortunately she failed in her attempt to leave him. I am looking forward to the final book and hopefully it will not drag on like this one. Still a good series.

So this book is how it all came to be. It’s a good tale with twists and turns, it’s a little dark but still good.Really nice quick read.4⭐️

I have never read a series like this. Wow so many twists and turns my mind is blown and going crazy. This book was the backstory and wow it was so good. I can't wait to dive into the last book now. That ending was brutal and i can't wait to see how this series ends. Amazing five star read.

You, Rina Kent have left me speechless and left me with sooooo many more questions than answers. I absolutely love the dark and depraved Adrian, wow that man is sadistic but I sure do love him ( even slightly more than big daddy Jonathan and that’s saying something). Now I sit here in despair counting down the days for the final book......Basically people, go and buy everything this awesome lady has written, you will not be disappointed. 😈❤️😈❤️

“That’s why I don’t do it anymore. That’s why I want to get used to pain, so I won’t need to cry.” - Adrian never stood a chance.- Monsters are made from monsters, it’s no wonder, Adrian is who & the way he is.Adrian takes what he wants without a second glance & without remorse. He answers to no one, doesn’t care what or who gets in his way, he will have it.- Beyond obsessed & possessive- Demands her submission & attention solely on him, no matter how he gets itI had the wildest range of emotions from chapters 19 & on; anger, fury, frustration & pain. I wanted to pluck, Lia, from the pages so many times.- The “trump card” makes so much sense nowLenochka.. Lia was caught in Adrian’s web from the start, trapped, with nowhere to go. It was too late when she realized Just how monstrous Adrian really is & couldn’t escape his clutches.Each are so blinded and consumed by one another they can’t see what’s right in front of them, amidst the chaos surrounding them.- Adrian, couldn’t see he was indirectly ki**ing her & one of the major reasons she was falling into her mind- Lia, blinded by the truth found her strength & taking back what little power she had even if it cost her, herself.“I took your hand before, Adrian, and you smothered me with it.”Tempted by Deception is devastatingly beautiful. It’s heavy, truly powerful & a chaotic mix of raw emotions🖤

What a story … loved Adrian and Yan. I didn’t like Lia she is too psychotic …Definitely recommend this to everyone

I don’t know where to start with this book, because I honestly loved it so much and it has left me speechless, happy, sad, mad, heartbroken, and confused. So many feelings.Tempted by Deception takes us back in time to where Lia & Adrian first met as we see the beginning of their relationship. At the beginning of the book, Lia is a 24-year-old prima ballerina who is at the peak of her career when she meets Adrian. Adrian & Lia’s first encounter is memorable, to say the least, from the beginning their relationship starts with dark secrets. The push and pull chemistry & relationship between them is captivating to read. Some turnover events cause Lia to lose her ballerina career forever, devastating her. From the very beginning, Adrian becomes interested & obsessed with Lia until they eventually get married. Their marriage starts very rocky as did their relationship. Throughout the book, we get to see the dynamic of Lia & Adrian’s relationship & marriage while we also get an insight of both their feelings. It’s obvious to me, that Lia & Adrian care deeply about each and there is more than the animosity that they often show around each other. Seeing Lia & Adrian as a family with Jeremy was the highlight of the book, I hope we get more scenes of them in the last book. By the end of the book, we get to discover more of how we got to the events of the first books. This book is a step back from the first book (A Vow of Deception) as we see the beginning of their relationship but it’s so perfect as we get to see more into Lia’s & Adrian’s life to help us understand their relationship and persona.I loved Adrian & Lia from the very first book & I loved reading about their past; I think it helps us understand them personally & how they’ve become the person we meet in the first book. All I can say is that Lia is one of the best characters that Rina has ever created. Lia is strong, haunted, and a very real character who has mental health disorder. Adrian is possessive and dark who devotedly cares for Lia & Jeremy.Final conclusion: you need to read this. Such a good read that would keep you wanting more! All I have left to say is, Lia & Adrian please get your act together, I want to read about your HEA in the third & final book, y’all deserve to be happy.

I have no words! Actually that’s a lie!I have a lot to say, but I don’t know how organize my thoughts.The book ends where the first begins, its like I’ve entered in a time capsule and learn all the blank spaces the from the first book.Adrian and lia story are so much complicated and intense that I still can’t believe how Rina do it!There are so many paths and so many connections with prior books and the timeline is perfect!Maybe I’m not making any sense but reading this two book changed my entire perspective off all characters.Lia it’s not this sick fragile woman an d Adrian is far from a heartless machine, they are so the opposite of that!Their love and their obsession are what it’s driving the away and what’s brought them together every single time! They are connected in a level that unmeasurable.Absolutely stunning!Amazing read and completely unimaginable!

This is the second book in the deception trilogy and it’s AMAZING! I loved the first one but I loved this one so much more! We get to know the characters better, like waaaay better. And honestly something I have always loved from Rina’s writing its how everything always makes sense at some point, everything just clicks and you go like oooh that’s why and I love that so much. Not that we get all the answers with this one but we did get some and also a hell lot more of questions lol.I really don’t want to spoil anything for anyone so im going to keep this short. I think one of the things that made me love this book so much were Lia's struggles, I mean don’t get me wrong I don’t like her suffering but she is SO real as a character I cried and laughed with her and I am fully Invested on her journey and her happy ending (well as happy as it can get by being a mobsters wife lol). By this I don’t mean that I didn’t love Adrian because I did, so so so much! He is a difficult and hard man but we get to know him so much better and to feel his pain fully, and boy oh boy those this beautiful men suffers!Honestly the plot is everything! It’s so good and it makes so much sense why Rina made it a trilogy, this two needed the space to tell their history properly. This was another amazing read by the fantastic Rina Kent, the women does not disappoint, you will cry, laugh and want to punch both Adrian and Lia believe me. I wanted to get in the book and slap some sense on those two! I am also so excited for the next book, I can’t wait to see how they get their happily ever after and to recover from the cliffy at the end lol!110% would recommend!