Beauty in the Stolen: The Complete Trilogy

A Diamond Magnate Series

By: Charmaine Pauls

Narrated by: Adara Stevens, Lee Turner Smith

Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

A dark romance series

Ian Hart is the most wanted fugitive in the country. His gang is linked to the riskiest and biggest heists in the history of the continent. His identity is an enigma to everyone except me. Because, the night he robbed the casino, he set his sights on a different target. He took something other than money and gemstones. He took me. He stole my lust and then my life. All I have left is my love. I would’ve given it freely, but thieves will do what thieves do best.

©2021 Charmaine Pauls (P)2021 Charmaine Pauls

Beauty in the Stolen Trilogy

This Audo book was a great listen. I was sick in the hospital and this audio book kept my mind off the pain. The characters are believable, and Adar’s Stevens, and Lee Turner has made me a fan. Now I want to use my points for anything with Charming Paul’s . It’s so worth it!

PHENOMENAL

I could never have expected how much this would draw me in. I laughed, I sobbed, I hyperventilated a little bit, it was amazing. 10/10 would recommend.

Amazing series

This is the second series with this author and I enjoyed every moment. Lots of crying with book 3. I highly recommend....

Dare I say? Top 5 favorite heroines??!?

Review written near the end of book 2 Desperately hoping it stays as good as it has been.

This is series is the catalysts of multiple firsts for me. For example anytime I've gone on a lengthy, wordy, inarticulate rant, it's never because of how much I loved a book. So be forewarned, below is a jumble of super wordy paragraphs and run on sentences. I may come back and edit after I've gotten my thoughts in order, but it's unlikely.

OMG, this is the rarest of the rare kind of heroines you will EVER find in any subgen of rom. Smart. Strong. Brave. Prideful. Confident. Sexually experienced and has zero shame about her sexuality. Doesn't beg and grovel at the heros feet. She's not some doormat who makes you scream and cringe, allowing the H to walk all over her while she pours her heart out acting completely pathetic. While she's strong and prideful (AS ALL WOMEN SHOULD BE) it's not stubborn or arrogant. She doesn't stand up to people just for the sake of doing it coming off immature. She picks her battles and While there were some times I wished she pushed harder, she pushed more than 99.9% of all other hs in roms. She stands up for herself. She's also extremely independent, self reliant, kind, loyal, and empathetic. One of those people who wouldn't hurt a fly, but for the right reasons, she'll broke your f**king face...as our H always says just my kind of girl. She doesn't fall in love instantly the minute she gets some good D and has a sweet phrase whispered into her ear. Her love has to be earned and isn't thrown at the feet of our H from the word go. Once she loves though, she's all in. Also, she's beautiful and H is just breathless anytime he looks at her. So often, when a heroine is strong and has a solid character, the author is sure to write her physical description as plain or just downright unattractive, meanwhile in every single one of those cases, the H is constantly described as the most beautiful man on Earth. A God. It makes me lose my mind with there's such a gap in MCs dynamic. It just seems that H always have one up in the h in roms whether it's physical or mental, we always see H upstaging h in some way. Not in this one! They're are equally matched in every way. So incredibly refreshing!

I looove this h so much, that every single other part of this story could be awful and I'd still be absolutely in love with it just because of her. It's exceedingly rare we get to see amazing heroines. I don't know if I've ever read a book in which the h checked off every box. I've read a handful where the h has enough good that I don't loathe it, but the fact that nearly every single author writes such weak heroines in romances when the majority of romances are written by women really disgusts and enrages me. This author is NOT one of those women. I want to sent her fu**ing flowers just for finally writing an excellent representation of humans with vaginas. THANK YOU!

The H is great as well, but the h stole the show for me. Normally the H has to carry the story, because (not to sound redundant) the heroines typically have some major flaws or weakness. Not our Cass. You will not find her begging or groveling unless she's wronged someone in such a way that they're worthy of her groveling.

Charmaine Paul's is my new favorite author on the premise of writing this strong, kick ass, lovable heroine. The incredible side characters and story is just a bonus.

Beauty in the stolen

I purchased this trilogy on one of the audible sales. I didn’t realize it was linked to other trilogies. This, in fact is the 3rd trilogy. If you follow series’ from the start, be aware of this. That being said, it stands alone well. There’s just a passing mention of the previous characters in the first 2 books. The 3rd book brings the brother, Damien and his wife (who were the focus of the first trilogy) more intricately into the story. You may have a much fuller experience in this third book if you read the first 2 trilogies. The focus of this trilogy is Ian and Cass. Ian is a criminal and Cass was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and caught Ian’s eye and became his obsession. The story flows well and has a good amount to action and story building. It is a unique story set in South Africa and Zimbawe. Adara Stevens is difficult to listen to because she narrates in a choppy way. Lee Turner smith is fantastic, his narration of Ian is very well done. The 3 stars are because of the female narration. The male narration I would have given a 5 to.

Beautiful

I loved it! I felt the love for progressive and traditional Africa. A beautiful blend of both worlds that coexist in the continent. A realistic depiction of love, in its people and nature that's so alive around them. A true pleasure to loose myself in this exotic paradise so well depicted for a blooming and enduring romance.

Fantastic Story

I was immediately caught up with these characters and their story. I constantly snuck time in my day to listen to the audiobook. when the first book ended on a cliffhanger, there was no pausing to start the next book. I definitely recommend this series!

Love

Loved this story! It was a little slow at first but hold on for a crazy ride!

Love it

Wasn’t sure about the narration when I started listening. But I kept going and after I realized it was an accent it was better. New author to me and I’m hooked!

Beautiful Book!!

This is an amazingly well written book. You have to listen to every word. This author doesn't get tedious, repeating a situation over and over from different points of view only to increase the word count. She writes a very concise story and you can't miss a word. It's all important information.

And I love the accents and performance of the narrators. They speak clearly, not over dramatizing the situation. I actually wept during parts...and for me, that means it's the real deal.

Read it or, in my case, listen. I'm now a big fan of Charmaine Pauls.