Between Commitment and Betrayal

By: Shain Rose

Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Joe Arden

My father's business partner will do anything for the empire they built together...Even marry me.

Declan Hardy, All-American heartthrob and retired NFL billionaire, is my complete opposite.
He's commanding where I'm cooperative.
Spontaneous while I am deliberate.
Loud when I stay quiet.
The only thing we have in common is that both our names are on my father's will.

He'll inherit the fitness and hospitality empire and I'll keep the one thing I hold dear.
As long as I marry him—with conditions.

One year of a fake marriage.
One year of living together.
One year of pretending I belong in his luxury lifestyle.

But stipulations are never that simple.
Especially when I can't tell if his kisses are fake, or if I'm pretending when I kiss him back.

And as more conditions arise, it's clear there's a fine line between commitment and betrayal, and neither of us knows where that line falls.

Between Commitment and Betrayal is a billionaire, forced proximity, fake marriage of convenience and a father’s business partner novel. It is a complete standalone by Shain Rose.

©2023 Greene Ink Publishing, LLC (P)2023 Shain Rose

Amazing ❤️❤️

Shain rose is a amazing author this was a delightful from beginning to end . Joe Arden and CJ bloom are phenomenals narrators

MY WIFE!!

Hot, alpha male, sexy, fake marriage!

end felt a little rushed but enjoyed the story!

Even Better The Second Time

I read Between Commitment and Betrayal on my kindle, but when I saw that Joe Arden was narrating the audiobook, I immediately downloaded it! CJ Bloom and Joe Arden did an AMAZING job and I fell in love with the book all over again! It was even better the second time around being able yo hear the emotion. Love it, love it, love it!

Love this story.

I loved this story. I have heard it a couple times and I have read the book as well. Narrators did such a great job!

💪🏼🐚🏃🏻‍♀️🌬️💧💍

“he held my hair back and then used a stupid hair tie that he had on his wrist to wrap it up. the gesture brought tears to my eyes, tears of fury and pain and love and hate.”
she always forget her hair ties so he wears it on his wrist for her 😭😭

i am very much in love with declan hardy. no one can change my mind period 🖤

tropes ➞ billionaire / forced proximity / opposite attract / 10 year age gap / arranged marriage / fake marriage of convenience

Great read

Great book overall. But once again the narrators have a completely different book than we as readers do.

Guilty pleasure perfection

Great book per usual by Rose. Solid flip of characters with consistency. Great weekend read or mid day break

Wow

That performance was amazing!! 🥵🔥🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I really liked this book and I’m horrible at writing reviews! Lol

Whew! This was a 🔥 HOT 🔥 one! 🖤

Wowza!! This is the first book I’ve read from Shain Rose, and boy oh boy did she impress me so much! I am a huge fan for life now.
The story of Declan and Everly was just everything! Declan (a cocky billionaire, heartthrob retired NFL star, who now is the CEO of the most exclusive hospitality brand in the country) is instantly attracted to Everly (his business partners estranged daughter). Everly is just one of those characters you just love to root for. Shes had a hard life and just wants to start a new life for herself, in a new town with her dad working in his highly exclusive gym. From the first chapter I was immediately hooked. The super possessiveness that Declan has over Everly is just so hot! Shes just so frustrated with him, but is also attracted to him as well.
When her father passes away, in his will she and Declan have to marry and stay married for one year, so they both can get what they need. This marriage of convenience is so much different and exciting than any other I’ve read, and I freaking loved every second of it. When they agree to this… wow, this is where the story gets really good. There is so much sexual tension between these two. The banter between them is always super sexually charged. Everly is so stubborn and independent, driving Declan out of his ever loving mind with jealousy and lust. All he wants to do is protect her and his need for her is evident to everyone but her. Lines get blurred, and this leads to some seriously hot and steamy encounters between them…. on the hood of his car in the rain…. slight BDSM in the gym that they work in…. and oh my…. dirty deeds under the table while they sit with others! Declan is my kind of man! An over possessive alpha hole with a sweet and caring side. (I love a man with a bit of extra “hardware” if you know what I mean, and knows how to use it!)
There are so many plot twists that are just so shocking! The angst and sadness really gave their story to their eventual HEA a lot of depth.
CJ Bloom and Joe Arden gave very memorable performances. CJ blew me away with all the different emotions and situations that brought Everly‘s character development to life. This woman has a backbone, but also trauma in her life. CJ killed it! Joe as Declan was perfection. He does a fantastic job giving us the many facets of Declan‘s personality. He’s calm, cool collected but calculating at times. Animalistic and unhinged. Joe’s signature whisper rasps, and low menacing chuckles will have your toes curling. He delivers all the praise kink your heart can desire.
This is just one of those books I will listen to again and again … it is just that damn good.

Would have liked an epilogue

The story was good, but also felt a bit rough around the edges. The FMC and MMC portrayed inconsistent emotions and actions throughout the story. They hated each other, but desired each other over anything else. They trusted each other, but wouldn't place their trust in each other. Their steamy chemistry was explosive when they gave in. Joe does really good narration, especially during the spicy scenes. This is the first book by this author that I have listened to or even read. I notice it is tied to another of her series, but I was able to keep up with the characters from that series easily enough in this one. I will very likely listen to the next book in this series when it becomes available.