Nights At Sea by Nikila Rose
by Nikila Rose
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I’m on dry land, but never felt more at sea.
What if you discovered the vacation fling you fell madly in love with is the boss of a sophisticated crime syndicate?
I thought these things only happen in romance novels. My fairytale fortnight turns into a nightmare when I wake up, drugged and kidnapped with a monster headache.
Where the heck am I? And who would abduct me? Will Tiero come to my rescue?
I find myself risking lives to save my own. Yet amongst the extreme danger and strained relationships are new friends and moments of ecstasy.
Tiero’s world isn’t for me. But for my heart, there is no going back.
No matter what I do, there’s a target on my back. Will I come out of this alive? And what will it cost me?
- File Name:nights-at-sea-by-nikila-rose.epub
- Original Title:Nights At Sea: Book 2 The Triple Flame Trilogy (The Escape Series 3)
- Creator:Nikila Rose
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B09WNBQCJ5
- Publisher:anonymous
- Date:2022-05-08T16:00:00+00:00
- File Size:1.184 MB
Table of Content
- 1. 1. Title Page
- 2. 2. Copyright
- 3. 3. Ella's Trinity Symbol
- 4. 4. Dedication
- 5. 5. Foreword
- 6. Contents
- 7. 6. Chapter One
- 8. 7. Chapter Two
- 9. 8. Chapter Three
- 10. 9. Chapter Four
- 11. 10. Chapter Five
- 12. 11. Chapter Six
- 13. 12. Chapter Seven
- 14. 13. Chapter Eight
- 15. 14. Chapter Nine
- 16. 15. Chapter Ten
- 17. 16. Chapter Eleven
- 18. 17. Chapter Twelve
- 19. 18. Chapter Thirteen
- 20. 19. Chapter Fourteen
- 21. 20. Chapter Fifteen
- 22. 21. Chapter Sixteen
- 23. 22. Chapter Seventeen
- 24. 23. Chapter Eighteen
- 25. 24. Chapter Nineteen
- 26. 25. Chapter Twenty
- 27. 26. Chapter Twenty-One
- 28. 27. Chapter Twenty-Two
- 29. 28. Chapter Twenty-Three
- 30. 29. Chapter Twenty-Four
- 31. 30. Chapter Twenty-Five
- 32. 31. Chapter Twenty-Six
- 33. 32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
- 34. 33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
- 35. 34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
- 36. 35. Chapter Thirty
- 37. 36. Chapter Thirty-One
- 38. 37. Chapter Thirty-Two
- 39. 38. Chapter Thirty-Three
- 40. 39. Chapter Thirty-Four
- 41. 40. Chapter Thirty-Five
- 42. 41. Chapter Thirty-Six
- 43. 42. Chapter Thirty-Seven
- 44. 43. Chapter Thirty-Eight
- 45. 44. Chapter Thirty-Nine
- 46. 45. Chapter Forty
- 47. 46. Tiero's Song
- 48. 47. Afterword
- 49. 48. Acknowledgements
- 50. 49. The Escape Series
- 51. 50. Keep Up To Date
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Side Note: First, let me say that the books in this series have to be read in order. If they aren't, there WILL be some major spoilers ahead for the reader.
Nights At Sea, Book 2 of The Triple Flame trilogy, was about 26-year-old Ella Rose O'Neil, a guide dog trainer, and 32-year-old Gualtiero "Tiero" Leandro De Marco, the CEO of De Marco Corporation, and the Don of the De Marco family empire. This story picked up where Book 1 left off.
The prologue of this book provided some much-needed backstory that was missing from Book 1, and it started with Tiero's POV three years earlier with his wanting to purchase a new yacht. Although the salesman was trying to show him a much bigger vessel, Tiero's attention was drawn to an entirely different yacht, one that he was informed wasn't for sale. Still, he was determined it would be his. Once he was on board, there was a sight that made him recall a recurring dream he'd had as a child. He'd dreamed that Neptune had risen from the sea, pointed to the prongs of his trident, and informed Tiero that, "just like these prongs, there are three of you. Separate yet connected". (Sound familiar? Have you read something similar...perhaps from Book 1? Once again, it's important to point out that this would be a recurring theme in the trilogy. It's something that needs to be kept in mind as the reader digests the series.) He made certain the yacht was his by the end of the tour.
Chapter 1 leaped forward three years to Ella and her waking up after being kidnapped. Once she was able to think somewhat clearly, she recalled how she ended up...wherever she was, and, at the same time, she came to the conclusion she had been drugged and was experiencing her first-ever panic attack. She didn't manage to stay awake for long, the drugs in her system still working their magic on her. But she stayed awake long enough to take in her surroundings and take some precautions for her safety before the drugs pulled her back into unconsciousness once more. That didn't last long, though. Once a maid had provided her with breakfast, she tried to sleep again (without eating. She wasn't stupid enough to eat food that could be tainted.). However, her mind started recalling things that had happened during her kidnapping. Then sleep won out. When she woke up again, she checked the food that was still there from breakfast, only to realize...the omelet and tea were made to her exact specifications. What kidnapper knew her well enough to do that? After looking for her clothes, she found an entire brand-new designer wardrobe in her size. But when the maid returned, she demanded HER things. The maid went to find them, only to go back and tell her "the boss said no," and that he was waiting to talk with her. When she saw who "the boss" was, she realized it was the man who had kidnapped her.
During her conversation with her kidnapper, many revelations were brought to light, although she did not believe half of them. The longer they talked, the more she learned, and she was so determined to escape that she began to plan it out. Although she managed to escape, it didn't last long before she was found, drugged, and returned to her former place of captivity. It was only a short period before she realized her kidnapper had told her the truth about her abduction, and it broke her.
Once again, most of the book was written from Ella's POV, with a few chapters covering Tiero's POV. Unlike the first book, however, there was a third POV that came added to this story which introduced a new character by the name of Aiden Burg, someone who would add a new twist to the plot and change everything the reader thought they knew would happen. With that new twist in mind, it led straight into another cliffhanger, which announced Book 3.
This book was seven chapters longer than Book 1 and 14 chapters shorter than Book 3. It had more angst, drama, and contention than the first story, giving the characters room to grow, backslide, and change in rapid succession. The emotional rollercoaster ride had more twists and turns than its predecessor, and the push-pull between the two main characters upped the ante into the outer stratosphere.
While I believe the two main characters did mature a bit in this book, I have to admit I didn't like the way many scenes played out. It caused this reader to struggle with how I felt towards each one. There were times I wanted to slug both of them (mainly the MMC), and there were times I wanted to comfort each of them. In the end, I still didn't know whether or not to like either of them.
Due to the nature of the ending (another cliffy, right?), I decided to give this book a three-and-a-half star rating, rounded up to four. The book needed a lot of tweaking before it would earn anything higher. Now, I have to prepare myself to read the last book of the trilogy (even though there are three other novellas to follow), which is going to be much longer and hopefully shed some light on the paranormal-ish tones of the first two books. Let's see what it has in store for us...shall we?