Kingdom Come (Underworld Kings) by Aleatha Romig-Review tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 16, 2021.
They say the price of freedom is learning that you have nothing left to lose.
There was a time when I had it all. Money. Power. Love. And in the blink of an eye, it was gone.
Along the road to my new life, I have a chance meeting with Cecilia Abernathy. Born to greatness, this American princess is out of my league. That doesn’t mean I don’t see her for the woman she is behind the headlines. In a rare glimpse I see not only her outward beauty but her inner determination. I’m moved by her in ways I don’t allow myself to ponder.
Time passes and I’m moving forward, persevering beyond my loss, and making a new name for myself. And then I’m given an assignment.
One job.
One quest.
If I succeed, my kingdom will be at hand.
If I fail, there will be no more chances.
Men like me aren’t saviors, and that isn’t my assignment. My mission is to find the daughter of one of the most powerful men in New York, in the country, and maybe the world. Find her and deliver her to her family’s rival.
Cecilia Abernathy has been kidnapped. All I have to do is exchange her current hell for another. And then I can walk away and claim my reward.
Has my taste of freedom made me willing to sell my soul for a kingdom?
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REVIEW:KINGDOM COME by Aleatha Romig is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, criminal underworld romance story line found in the multi-authored UNDERWORLD KINGS. This is twenty-nine year old Dellinger hotel heiress Cecilia Abernathy, and Greyson Ingalls aka Kyle O’Brien’s story line. KINGDOM COME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Kyle O’Brien was first introduced in the author’s DEVIL’S DUET duology.
WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Greyson and Cecilia) KINGDOM COME follows in the wake of the kidnapping and abduction of heiress Cecilia Abernathy. Hired by a business and powerful rival of the Abernathy family to locate and rescue our heroine, Greyson Ingalls finds himself in the middle of a war for control, and Cecilia is the ultimate prize but as Greyson digs deeper, with Cecilia by his side, a fractured family dynamic comes to light, and Greyson knows that to hand over Cecilia is the proverbial frying pan into the fire. On the run, their every location compromised, and their possessions destroyed, Greyson and Cecilia turn to one another for comfort until it is time for Cecilia to return home. What ensues is the building relationship between Cecilia and Greyson, and the potential fall-out as the truth behind the abduction reveals the dangerous and dark world for the women in the Dellinger-Abernathy family.
Greyson Ingalls is an enigma; a proverbial ghost; a fixer of sorts, hired by the rich and powerful when discretion is required, and danger is a given but Greyson is not the man he presents to the world-that man is long dead and buried, and Greyson walks the fringes of society where the dark and dangerous secrets have yet to be revealed. Cecilia Abernathy works for her grandfather’s chain of Dellinger Hotels but never expected to find herself the victim of a kidnapping, assault and humiliation. Believing her family would do anything to get her back, our heroine will quickly discover that her life is more valuable as an asset than anything else.
The relationship between Cecilia and Greyson begins as a rescue; a forced proximity affair wherein time spent together brings our couple closer together. Both experienced in the world of IT and backdoor espionage, Cecilia and Greyson must work together to uncover the truth, a truth in which Cecilia is the ultimate pawn. The $ex scenes are passionate, erotic and intense.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and questionable secondary and supporting characters: bartender/former spy Josie Romero, Cecilia’s parents Barron and Elizabeth Dellinger-Abernathy, grandfather Lorenzo Dellinger, her uncle Dante Dellinger, underworld business rival Maxwell Tiller and his son Jethro. The requisite evil has many familiar faces.
KINGDOM COME is a story of betrayal and abuse, power, money, greed and control, manipulation, revelations, determination and love. The premise is dramatic, dark, gritty and haunting; the characters are edgy and tragic; the romance is provocative and intense.
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Reviewed by Sandy
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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha’s twisted style with an increase in heat.
In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.
In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.
Aleatha is a “Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
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