Title: Charade
Author: Nyrae Dawn
Series: Games #1
Pages: 245
Publisher: Self-Published
Date Published: October 22, 2012
Format: eBook
Source: Bought
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Nineteen-year-old Cheyenne tries to portray the perfect life to mask the memories of her past. Walking in on her boyfriend with another woman her freshman year in college threatens that picture of perfection.
Twenty-one-year-old Colt never wanted college and never expected to amount to anything, but when his mom's dying wish is for him to get his degree, he has no choice but to pretend it's what he wants too.
Cheyenne needs a fake boyfriend to get back at her ex and Colt needs cash to take care of his mom, so they strike a deal that helps them both. But what if Cheyenne’s past isn’t what she thought? Soon they’re trading one charade for another—losing themselves in each other to forget about their pain. The more they play their game, the more it becomes the only thing they have that feels real.
Both Cheyenne and Colt know life is never easy, but neither of them expect the tragedy that threatens to end their charade and rip them apart forever.
I am a huge Nyrae Dawn fan! I loved her What a Boy Wants series, so I was extremely excited to read Charade. It definitely didn't disappoint! I love how well Nyrae does male POV. She nails it every time.
Charade begins with Cheyenne walking in and finding her boyfriend, Gregory, in bed with another woman. She already has abandonment issues because of her mother, so she takes this even harder. She decides that what she needs is a fake boyfriend to make Gregory jealous. When she sees him get into an argument with Colt she decides he's the perfect guy for her charade.
Colt walks around like he doesn't have a care in the world. He's sarcastic and angry, and he can be a real ass. But he's also lonely. In reality, everything is falling apart. His mother is terminally ill, and when she's gone, he'll be alone. The last thing he needs is to play games with a pampered princess, but when she offers him money he can't refuse. He needs it to pay for his moms pain medicine.
I love how both Cheyenne and Colt find each other frustrating and aggravating. They fight each other and how they feel until they can't hide it anymore. The relationship between them starts slow and grows...not rushed, love at first sight. I like this! It makes it more real. Charade is a sweet romance, but it's also a heartbreaking story. Both Cheyenne and Colt have had their share of past hurts, and they lean on each other when things get even tougher. Charade will make you laugh, it'll make you cry, and the romance will make you swoon. It's an altogether great read, and I can't wait to get my hands on Facade.
“This isn’t a fucking game anymore. No charades here. I don’t know exactly what to call it, but whatever it is, it’s ours. I’m going to latch onto it. And never let go.”
Facade is Book #2 in the Games series. Facade is about Colt's friend Adrian, and is sure to be just as amazing as Charade. Check out the amazing COVER REVEAL below!
**FACADE COVER REVEAL**
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No one knows who twenty-one year-old Adrian Westfall is behind his façade. After what he’s done, he deserves to live alone with his pain, even if he’d do anything to forget. Anything for a moment of quiet without his past haunting him.
Eighteen year-old Delaney Cross wants nothing more than to absolve her family from her father’s sins. To keep her suicidal mom off that ledge, and help her brother Maddox get the light back in his eyes. She thinks their road to freedom is through Adrian.
Adrian and Delaney are bound together by tragedy… Only Adrian doesn’t know it.
As their lives intertwine, they find a solace in each other they never knew existed. Laney knows she needs to tell him—to come out from behind her smoke screen, but to say the words could mean losing him.
Two people. Two disguises. True love.
Will it be enough to save them when all secrets are bared?
FACADE is a New Adult book and intended for mature readers.
