Her elusive past didn’t worry me,
Her heartbreaking scars never made me cringe,
And her haunting demons only made me a stronger man.
But the day Blake Martin was stolen from me,
I was scared to death.
Prepared to do anything necessary to get her back,
Little did I know it just might cost me my life.
My name is Madden Decker, and this is my story.
Michel’s Review
Transparent by Erin Noelle is the epic ending to the dynamic dark thriller, the Luminous Duet. This book cannot be read as a stand alone novel. It is continuation of Translucent, book one of the Luminous Duet.
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Translucent ended with a suspenseful cliffhanger that left readers stunned. Blake Martin has disappeared and it appears that she has been kidnapped. Who kidnapped her? How did they find out her new identity? Is she going to come out of this alive ? Will she come out of this more scarred than she already is? Is Madden going to have any clue how to find her? So many questions! Transparent has all the answers and they are not what readers are expecting. Everything about this conclusion was a complete surprise. Erin Noelle gave the story twists and turns that readers would not see coming. She introduced new powerful dark players to the mix. She upped the danger level to an all time high. She also added more sensuality, romance, and gave the characters an epic love story.
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Transparent picks up right where Translucent left off. Blake has been taken hostage. Her new identity has been exposed to her enemies. Not only do her old enemies know who and where she is, she has a new set of enemies that have their own agenda. What her captors didn’t count on was her inner strength and will to survive. This time around she has something worth fighting for. A future that offers endless possibilities. A chance to step out of her nightmares and start living the real dream. What happens during her captivity will astonish the most seasoned reader.
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Madden Decker is shocked when he learns about Blake’s past. He’s horrified but at the same time determined to save his sweet girl. She has become the most important thing in his life. He will put his life in danger, alienate himself from his family and friends, and defy the FBI to save his woman. When the truth about her abductors comes out, he is fearful that he may not be able to save her life. The game has turned in deadly proportions.
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The stakes are high. The captors will win at any cost. It may be the end of Blake’s life. It may be the end of something that was beyond special.
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Erin Noelle did a superb job with this entire story, from the beginning to end. I was glued to the pages.
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I highly recommend the Luminous Duet.
Sometimes you reach a point where you just can’t take any more — a breaking point, some call it.The day I watched my husband murder the woman who was
pregnant with his child, my point didn’t just break, it exploded like a full
magazine’s worth of hollow points firing through the barrel of a
fully-automatic AK-47.
pregnant with his child, my point didn’t just break, it exploded like a full
magazine’s worth of hollow points firing through the barrel of a
fully-automatic AK-47.
Literally.
I am no longer his American Princess, nor am I his slave.
Now, I’m a murderer in hiding. My name was Bryleigh Carter Oliveira, and that was my story.
Translucent is one woman’s story of breaking free, starting
over, and learning to trust again through willful submission.
over, and learning to trust again through willful submission.
Erin Noelle is a Texas native, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. While earning her degree in History at the University of Houston, she rediscovered her love for reading that was first instilled by her grandmother when she was a young child.
A lover of happily-ever-afters, both historical and current, Erin is an avid reader of all romance novels.
Her titles published include the Book Boyfriend Series, the Dusk ‘Til Dawn Series, Translucent, Conspire — co-authored with SE Hall, Surviving Us, MILF: Wrong Kind of Love and Spark.
Her books have been a part of the USA Today Bestselling list and the Amazon and Barnes & Noble overall Top 100.
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