🔖 BLOG TOUR 🔖 The Truth by Stella Gray {REVIEW}

The Truth by Stella Gray 

Release Date: May 25th 2021

Series: Charade #3

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Mafia

My family has given everything to salvage the Zoric name and reputation from my father's tarnished legacy.

I only needed a moment to destroy it all.

Along with two hearts.

It was supposed to be a simple charade. I never thought Ford and I would fall in love.

But I can't take back what I've done.

He can't change the past.

And what we've done changes everything.

But only if I stop running.

Someone has to lose either way. But when the truth comes out, it might just be all of us. 

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My Review:

Stella Gray delivers an emotional and shocking conclusion in The Truth, the third and finally book in the Charade Trilogy.

Learning the truth is always hard, especially if it involves those closest to us. When Emzee Zoric finds out what Ford has been hiding from her all this time, she is hurt and betrayed. He was the one that caused all the bullying in high school and she can’t seem to understand why. Emzee used to consider him her savior and best friend, until he broke her trust. Now she must keep something close to their hearts a secret from him or she’ll lose the chance at helping her family deal with Russian mob. But no matter how much distance she puts between them, she is reminded of just how sweet and caring her husband is even if he did hid the truth from her all this time. Emzee will have to decide if she is willing to walk away from the love of her life or give him another chance.

Ford Malone never expected to face the consequences of his actions when he was a teenager. But there is so much more that Emzee doesn’t know and he has to find a way to prove to her that he is sorry for his actions before he loses her for good. When new obstacles come their way, new truths are revealed that can threaten his chance of a future with her. 

I throughly enjoyed reading The Truth, we finally get to find out more about what made Ford react the way he did in high school. He truly loves Emzee and it was nice to see him constantly prove to her that he can be sweet and thoughtful. We get to see a new and better version of him in this book that I liked a lot better than when we first meet him in the first book. Ford makes the most changes in the whole trilogy, he finally puts his foot down when it comes to his parents and he has Emzee’s back. Emzee in this book finds what she is good at and is willing to take risks. What I wish the author could have incorporated a bit more was some other type of interaction with the Russian mob, they are always mentioned in the book but the character never really have a face-to-face interaction with them. That would have made the book so much better. Nevertheless, the story was still steamy and swoon worthy. We get to see the characters bond again and the ending truly fit with their story. I would highly recommend checking out the trilogy, I cannot wait to read more of the author in the future! :)

**I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.**

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About The Author: 

Stella Gray is an emerging author of contemporary romance. When she is not writing, Stella loves to read, hike, knit and cuddle with her greyhound. 

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