Title: High Stakes (The Kingdom, #2)
Author: Nikki Groom
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Blurb
The last words I heard before the darkness took me and my dreams were shattered.
I was on my way to having it all.
Friends, family and a future.
Everything I had wished for but never thought possible.
Denham King showed me just how good life could be. A life where love and happiness were within reach.
Almost.
I should have known it would never last.
My past is a dark, damp cloud, that has seeped into my skin and left a cold promise.
A promise of hurt and pain.
A promise of a long, hard fight, where the stakes are high and the risks threaten lives.
When your world gets thrown in all directions, and your dreams for the future are torn from your grasp; how do you go on?
Can I fight the demons that haunt me?
Can love save me from fate’s cruel path?
My Review
After being a part of the Blog Tour for Nikki's Debut book Holding Aces, I was eagerly awaiting this book. And it didn't disappoint. This book is amazing. I couldn't put it down. I read it in one go.
As with Holding Aces This one comes with a warning
*** You need supplies ***
High Stakes starts were Holding Aces finished. I think I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Let me tell you I was shouting at the book the whole way through. There was plenty of OMG, NOOO, you now the moment in a film when you think the person is going to walk into something or away from someone and you think if you shout run or something they can hear you, well there are plenty of moments like this the whole way through.
I love the characters in this book Ari and Denham are my favourite. All of the characters fit together seamlessly. The plot is stunningly enthralling. It the book you read through your fingers. It's exceptionally written. It's difficult to remember that this is only the second book written by Nikki Groom, you would think she was a seasoned writer. I can't wait to see what's next.
I give this book 5/5 stars. And 5/5 for movie moments.
As with Holding Aces This one comes with a warning
*** You need supplies ***
High Stakes starts were Holding Aces finished. I think I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Let me tell you I was shouting at the book the whole way through. There was plenty of OMG, NOOO, you now the moment in a film when you think the person is going to walk into something or away from someone and you think if you shout run or something they can hear you, well there are plenty of moments like this the whole way through.
I love the characters in this book Ari and Denham are my favourite. All of the characters fit together seamlessly. The plot is stunningly enthralling. It the book you read through your fingers. It's exceptionally written. It's difficult to remember that this is only the second book written by Nikki Groom, you would think she was a seasoned writer. I can't wait to see what's next.
I give this book 5/5 stars. And 5/5 for movie moments.
Excerpt
I stand tall, trying not to be intimidated by her, trying to stand my ground in my apartment, but instantly feeling threatened by the way her body reacts to me, and the way her gaze makes me feel cold and uncomfortable.
She lifts her hand toward me, and tucks a long, red, predatory nail under the collar of the white shirt I am wearing, lifting it between her fingertips and gently brushing against my collarbone through the fabric as she does. It sends chills through me. She’s cold. Her aura, her demeanor, and her intentions are all icy and it radiates from her in steady pulses.
“I bet he likes you in this. I bet he asked you to wear it, am I wrong?”
Of course, she’s not wrong. She’s pretty much as correct as can fucking be. I swallow hard. Shards of her persona stick into me like little icy pins. Her words, like little needles of reality, stab into my veins. She knows him better than I do. She knows what he likes, and what he doesn’t. Has he asked her to wear his shirt for him?
Has he told her to dress in nothing but heels and diamonds for him?
The thoughts make me feel sick. But, I know that she’s playing me. I've seen Denham’s reaction to her. I’ve seen the contempt in his eyes when her name is mentioned, and I’ve felt the tension radiate from him when he encounters her. She’s a bitch. Pure and simple.
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