One Week by Roya Carmen
Title: One Week
Author: Roya Carmen
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance (standalone)
Release Date: June 21, 2018
A troubled marriage. A one week hall pass.
A troubled marriage. A one week hall pass.
Gabriella Moore has it all; a beautiful husband, two adorable children, and a dream home. Yet, when, by chance, she befriends Eli online, she falls fast. And hard. She knows she must let him go, and saying goodbye is one of the hardest things she’s ever done, but she resolves to move on and forget about her beautiful stranger.
But then… she makes an unexpected discovery, and it shakes her perfect world to its core. Rules don’t apply anymore. An arrangement is made, and her husband gives her just one week with Eli. The rules are clear: One week. Sex only. No contact thereafter. Seems simple enough, but it’s never simple when it comes to love.
Here's the thing with Roya Carmen - none of her books are remotely alike, no matter if they belong to the same series or not. The first time i read one of her books was her Rule Breakers series and it was fascinating. I mean, i rarely meet an author that will tackle the subject of swingers and how their relationship works for them. From there, my like for this author has increased tenfold. Then Roya Carmen delivers One Week.
There will be readers who will have a problem with this book. Why? Because here we have a married woman who starts speaking with a man halfway across the world and she fantasizes about him. After a while, when things get too personal, she makes the decision to not speak to this man. That is, until she finds out about her husband's affair with another author and she makes the decision that if he can spend 5 months with another woman, she can spend a week with another man, and then maybe, their marriage can heal and move on. That's where many will have a problem. Personally, i had no such qualms.
This woman is relatable. She's a stay at home mom and her husband, while he's not actively disrespecting her or makes excuses not to be with the family, forgets the small things and makes her feel alone. I get that. I get the pain, and sorrow and the decisions to quit working and spend more time with the children. I connected with Gabriella in more ways than one. This was an emotional book. It was an eye opening story that makes you realize that things can break long before the crack swallows you whole. It's also about making decisions that are for your best interest and that of your family.
This author delivers this story with beauty and passion and with dignity - affairs can be messy, and they can be judgemental. But the way this story was written makes you realize that not everything is black and white and that there are some gray areas that you need to pay more attention to before you can judge. I commend Roya Carmen for how and what she wrote and i truly look forward to reading more from her in the future.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Here's the thing with Roya Carmen - none of her books are remotely alike, no matter if they belong to the same series or not. The first time i read one of her books was her Rule Breakers series and it was fascinating. I mean, i rarely meet an author that will tackle the subject of swingers and how their relationship works for them. From there, my like for this author has increased tenfold. Then Roya Carmen delivers One Week.
There will be readers who will have a problem with this book. Why? Because here we have a married woman who starts speaking with a man halfway across the world and she fantasizes about him. After a while, when things get too personal, she makes the decision to not speak to this man. That is, until she finds out about her husband's affair with another author and she makes the decision that if he can spend 5 months with another woman, she can spend a week with another man, and then maybe, their marriage can heal and move on. That's where many will have a problem. Personally, i had no such qualms.
This woman is relatable. She's a stay at home mom and her husband, while he's not actively disrespecting her or makes excuses not to be with the family, forgets the small things and makes her feel alone. I get that. I get the pain, and sorrow and the decisions to quit working and spend more time with the children. I connected with Gabriella in more ways than one. This was an emotional book. It was an eye opening story that makes you realize that things can break long before the crack swallows you whole. It's also about making decisions that are for your best interest and that of your family.
This author delivers this story with beauty and passion and with dignity - affairs can be messy, and they can be judgemental. But the way this story was written makes you realize that not everything is black and white and that there are some gray areas that you need to pay more attention to before you can judge. I commend Roya Carmen for how and what she wrote and i truly look forward to reading more from her in the future.
Wrapped Up in Reading Book Blog - “One Week is a sexy, exhilarating, all-consuming, raw, romance story.”
EscapeNBooks - “One Week was so much more than an affair. It was an awakening in the universe, coming alive with the knowledge that life is for living and loving, not just existing.”
Brittany’s Book Blog - “This was one great story that will have you in complete shambles.”
Roya Carmen is a busy mom, romance writer, designer, bookworm, chocoholic, and hopeless romantic. There’s nothing she enjoys more than making up stories about love, and sharing them with her readers.
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