A Shameless Little Con (Shameless #1) (romantic thriller)(romantic suspense)

Meli Raine

Jan 2018 · Shameless Book 1 · Meli Raine

About this eBook

 I didn’t do it.

I never betrayed my friend.

Last year, I was kidnapped along with presidential candidate’s daughter Lindsay Bosworth, forced to help her assailants, my mother implicated in one of the biggest political scandals in American history.

I've been cleared of any wrongdoing, but that doesn’t matter. Once you’re tried by the media, you’re guilty as sin. The truth doesn’t get the public’s attention.

But shame? Shame sells.

And everyone assumes you’re tainted.

Now I have my own personal security team, courtesy of the United States government. Not the one you learned about in civics class, though.

I’m being tracked by the deep state. The shadow government. They’ve assigned Silas Gentian to be with me twenty-four seven. He thinks he knows everything about me – all of it bad -- and he does.

On paper.

Like everyone else, he assumes I’m a traitor. A backstabber. A betrayer. Someone who helped a group of violent psychopaths, puppets of powerful men in Washington who made me into a tool.

Yet I see how he looks at me. True desire can’t be faked. 

Or hidden. 

And that goes both ways.

He assumes I’m trying to fool him.

And he might be right.

But not for the reasons he thinks.

A Shameless Little Con is the first book in the Shameless trilogy by USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine.

Topics: political thriller, political romance, contemporary romance, new adult romance, romantic suspense, coming of age romance, seductive story, thriller,  mystery, romantic mystery,  hot romance, women's fiction, women's romance, second chance romance, hacking, california romance, military romance, college romance, contemporary woman, usa today bestseller, intrigue, special ops romance,  romantic thriller, hot romance, action and adventure, military, elections, wealthy, Washington DC, president's daughter romance, politician romance, redemption and revenge, forced proximity, secret baby romance, enemies to lovers romance, action & adventure romance, espionage, psychological thriller, crime thriller, new romance,  Meli Raine, Meli Raine books, Meli Raine Shameless series, A Shameless Little Con, A Shameless Little Lie, A Shameless Little Bet, ebook, ebooks for adults, romance eBook

What readers are saying about Meli Raine:

“This book has it all! There’s action, adventure, romance, suspense, and love. I was captivated from the very beginning. Couldn’t put it down wanting to know where the story was going.” — Reader review

 

“Meli Raine’s absorbing writing sucked me directly in the story with this volume, which was full of unexpected twists and ironic turns. No spoilers here, but the ending brought a welcome sigh of relief, as well as a smile of satisfaction.” — Books and Bindings Blog review

 

“Meli Raine has created a stunning beginning to what promises to be a brilliant series! I am in awe of the ability by this author to weave a tangled tale of mystery suspense and romance! Fantastic!” — Reader review

 

“Wow, this book grabs you almost immediately, and keeps you turning the pages cause you just have to know what happens next.” — Goodreads reviewer

"Omygosh! This series is so intense! Meli Raine has written a superb series. She spins an intricate web of lies, betrayal, deceit, murder, mystery, suspense in this action packed drama with a sprinkle of humour. " — Beyond the Covers Book Blog

Get all of Meli Raine's Books!

Finding Allie (Breaking Away #1)

Chasing Allie (Breaking Away #2)

Keeping Allie (Breaking Away #3)

Return (Coming Home #1)

Revenge (Coming Home #2)

Reunion (Coming Home #3)

A Harmless Little Game (Harmless #1)

A Harmless Little Ruse (Harmless #2)

A Harmless Little Plan (Harmless #3)

A Shameless Little Con (Shameless #1)

A Shameless Little Lie (Shameless #2)

A Shameless Little Bet (Shameless #3)

Ratings and reviews

4.5 stars for a gripping start to a new series. I chose to review an ARC of this book after seeing ads and recommendations for A Harmless Little Game by Meli Raine, all over the internet. It intrigued me enough to go check it out, and if you haven’t read this previous series- (This is kind of a continuation, but standalone at the same time.)- then you should. Book 1 is free at the moment. It’s a 3 parter, just like these will be as well. There was a ton of suspense in this story, there’s alot going on of course and we see the return of characters from ‘Harmless’ while focusing mostly on Jane and Silas’s story. Jane was in the Harmless series, but I’m not going to tell you how or why. Jane is determined to prove her innocence after being smeared with charges she couldn’t defend against before but only one other person is prepared to give her a hearing. Her old teacher, Alice. My head was spinning from all the twists and turns this book took, that left me with my mouth hanging open. There were some lighter moments to that helped to brighten up the story and of course those steamy scenes that were just so hot. The ending came quicker than I expected, although not in the way you’d thing. This IS a Meli Raine novel so it’s got a cliffhanger. A mind-blowing WTH cliffhanger. Can’t wait to find out what happens next.

Wow this story just grips you and does not let go... Emotionally thrilling, action packed, heart pounding twists and turns not to mention the exciting cliffhanger. Jane is the most hated woman in America thanks to a all out media smear complain after she and her best friend (Lindsay) where kidnapped and she was accused of helping the kidnappers. She is broke and has had very thing and every one systematically striped from her life and is only living thanks to Lindsay's father providing her with shelter and a bodyguard. Silas Gentian is assigned to watch her 24/7 and keep her alive, he is also an employee of Lindsay's new husband. Very intriguing and complicated web of danger, deceit and betrayal of the deepest kind. Looking forward to the next story in this promising series.

A Shameless Little Con is a magnificent masterpiece that will devastatingly shatter and deliriously twist your very perception as you journey through the darkest regions of the ambition, greed, and power. You will learn about the exquisite pain and extreme isolation of being forced into the reaches of oblivion and holding onto the strains of sanity in a world turned against you. There is nothing more powerful and utterly debasing than being the center of shame, ridicule, and hate. How far can one person be made into a non-person by those who seek salacious rumors and do anything to feed an atmosphere of oppression and lies? Jane may not have been a key player in the horrific scandal of Lindsay Bosworth, but she is still vilified as one of the monsters who dare infect their poison and filth on civilized society. Information has power and those who wield that information hold absolute power. They crawl through the walls to determine the best way to attack and hold you captive. They never attack you head on instead they hit you sideways and upside down, so that you will ever suspect them. Misdirection is their greatest weapon and they wield it with familiarity and grace. Only when one chooses to truly think about the information before them and weigh the truth from the lies are they finally able to claim a small measure of power. The depth and purity in this story is astounding and breathtaking. There is nothing but the pure baring of the human soul to its very core. All pretention and niceties set aside for the seeking of truth and finding the very secrets of the soul. Only then can you figure out who you really are and what things in life are truly worth fighting for. Meli Raine has captured my heart from her very first series, but this book is something very different and very special. It is pure magic that holds my very soul in its hands. It not only engages all of my senses but it ignites them on fire until they transcend to a new dimension. Raine is a true literary master of words that transform, of heart that feels and of spirit that enlightens. I have not yet found her equal, and I will cherish and savor every work of pure genius that she blesses me with. They make my heart lighter, my feet surer, and my mind freer.

About the author

 USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine writes romantic suspense with hot bikers, intense undercover DEA agents, bad boys turned good, and Special Ops heroes -- and the women who love them. 

Meli rode her first motorcycle when she was five years old, but she played in the ocean long before that. She lives in New England with her family. 

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