Shades of Pearl

Arianne Richmonde

Aug 2014 · The Pearl Series Book 1 · Arianne Richmonde

About this ebook

"If you enjoyed books like  Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared To You, you will LOVE this book. The characters are a realistic & lovable. You'll get hooked on this series." ---LoveBooks

"Scintillatingly sexy." --Nelle L'Amour, New York Times bestselling author.

Documentary producer, Pearl Robinson, is a beautiful and smart forty year-old divorcee but has not had a date for over two years. When she hears about Alexandre Chevalier, a young French, Internet success story, she assumes he is a nerd. But when she bumps into him face to face, she's stunned by his charm, beauty and sophistication, and startled by her strong feelings and desire for a man fifteen years her junior. His looks, wealth and worldwide triumph with his social media site, HookedUp, means he can get any woman he chooses, but there is something about Pearl he finds irresistible... 

The couple begins a passionate affair and Pearl's body is awakened in ways she never imagined possible. She is consumed by him and his magical touch. But secrets, jealous family members and other external forces are threatening to pull them apart.

This is the first full-length novel in a five-part series (all books released). 
#1 Shades of Pearl
#2 Shadows of Pearl
#3 Shimmers of Pearl
#4 Pearl
#5 Belle Pearl

Books 1,2, & 3 also available as The Pearl Trilogy and 4 and 5 as Pearl & Belle Pearl
18+ Sexy strong language and situations.

Ratings and reviews

I have only read this book and I think it is better than 50 shades. I have read the first of that also. The incredible sex and making pearl feel like a princess. Pearl also has her own life, nearing 40 unlike 50 shades. They need to distance themselves from Sophie because even though she is alexandre's sister, she will be their ruin. Because of her, he found out about the interview and pearl thought what they have was a lie. They never talked things out to find what is behind it all.

I would not compare this book to Fifty Shades or Bared. Although, a okay read, it was inconsistent at points. Plus, I found Pearl too weak and insecure for a "mature" woman. However, I am willing to continue reading the series as l hope it gets more interesting.

I couldn't finish it. It seemed to move too fast without the depth I like in my characters. It just couldn't hold my interested although I hung in there for over half the book. Felt too unrealistic.

About the author

ARIANNE RICHMONDE is a USA TODAY bestselling author of suspense and romance. Her Pearl series has sold more than half a million copies worldwide. Her stories are always character-driven and full of unexpected twists and turns. When not writing about the passions and fragilities of human nature, she loves to spend time with her husband and their animals, including a femme fatale Husky with one blue eye and one golden eye. Arianne's a chocaholic and sometimes sneaks off to sunny, exotic locations, all in the name of research. 

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