Gold Lust by is the third installment in the exciting and explosive Sin series by Aleatha Romig. It continued from where Green Envy left off and kept me engaged with drama, suspense, twists, and romance. Read on and see my reasons for recommending this series. A word of caution: the books need to be read in order of release.
Sexy, mysterious, with secrets hiding in the darkest of shadows, Donovan Sherman has stopped at nothing to achieve success. No one was immune. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale.
Title: Gold Lust
Author(s): Aleatha Romig
Series: Sin Series #3
Also in this series: White Ribbon, Red Sin , Green Envy, Black Knight
Published by Romig Works on April 5, 2022
Pages: 300
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Suspense
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Format: eArc 
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One snowy night, his world and his life changed when he found Julia McGrath at the side of the road. Finders keepers.With Julia’s happiness as his new goal, he must keep his past hidden. Unfortunately, the casualties he’s left in his wake are back to threaten what he never thought he’d have. Will Donovan’s sins destroy their future?Can Julia navigate the unfamiliar landscape where lust is more precious than gold?
From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new age-gap, family saga, chance meeting, contemporary romantic-suspense novel in the world of high finance, where success is sweet and revenge is sweeter.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
*GOLD LUST is a full-length novel and book three of the Sin Series that began with RED SIN, continued with GREEN ENVY and GOLD LUST, and concludes with BLACK KNIGHT.
Gold Lust picked up exactly from where Green Envy ended. With an heightened curiosity about the turn of events, I flipped the pages of Gold Lust, eagerly seeking to learn how it would all unfold.
Donovan Sherman’s secrets were slowly unravelling The question, though, was what other secrets were he hiding and will it be as explosive as the others? Secrets formed the foundation of his relationship with Julia. The revelation of each secret, places Julia in harm’s way.
Julia showed courage and resilience throughout the story. Having all the information in relation to Donovan’s history, would’ve better equipped her to handle the repercussions from his actions in the past.
Throughout the series, Donovan piqued my curiosity. I admired him for his business acumen. However, the more I learnt of his personal side, I recognised this was not a man to trifle with. But his actions from his past came back to bite him where it hurts the most. Now, I must admit, despite my admiration for Donovan, I did not agree with his decision to keep secrets from Julia. Also, his reaction at the start of this book confused and angered me , seeing that it was his penchant for keeping secrets that landed everyone in their current situation.
The story delivered suspense and a dose of romance. I have to admit, though, this installment provided no challenge in figuring out the who, the why and the what. However, the nail biting moments came from figuring out when and how the other shoe would drop – and drop it did with an explosive cliff-hangar. Now I am in anticipation of the release of the final book, Black Knight.
Gold Lust is filled with suspense, mystery, secrets and passionate moments. Overall, I found it to be a satisfying continuation to the series.
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About Aleatha Romig
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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His secrets seem to be building up to something big. Looks like a series that will make one reach for the next one in the series as soon as possible.
Yeas they are. Yes, at the end of each of the books you are definitely going to want to grab the other one.
I’m glad you enjoyed this, Nadene.
Thanks Wendy.
This sounds like it is a really strong series. I am so glad that you enjoyed it!
Yes it a strong series.