Absolution
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The debut novel! A provocative, sexy, sometimes sad, and witty all-night-read about three women and Beau, their gay male roommate. The four friends call themselves Cohorts, and believe their friendship is near perfect...until one of the women betrays beautiful, buff Beau, by cavorting with his man. Then oh the drama!
Amidst, one of the Cohorts winds up with a deep dark secret. It is a truth that will further hurt everyone --if indeed it comes to light...
Book I of The Cohort Trilogy. Riveting; laugh out loud funny one moment, tense and jolting the next!
Drama piled on top of drama... OOSA Online Book Club
Touched my heart... Tamela Quijas, Romance Author
April Alisa Marquette
April Alisa Marquette, Author Adult Fiction - Her website has a new home! www.aprilalisamarquette.netGifted with the uncanny ability to draw a reader in and enthrall from any point in a story, April, a native New Yorker, was delighted with the Creative Writing and Literature electives offered in college. She who was also a successful tutor for young people that others had given up on is committed to the craft of writing. The creator of captivating adult fiction, she offers drama, love, laughter, angst, erotica, heartbreak and so much more in her stories. If a reader loves the journey as well as arriving at a designation, then she is your author. If a reader wants out-of-the-norm; stories that encompass alternative lifestyles and truly complex relationships, then she is a must read! Emotionally-jolting, read her but be prepared to substitute laughing out loud for shedding a tear from one moment to the next. Her beautifully detailed sagas depict smart, sexy, multi-cultural characters and the seemingly twisted people who either love or are fatally attracted to them.
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Reviews for Absolution
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Ugh!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I don't tend to read this genre but I must say I really enjoyed reading the book. Once I got passed remembering who was who, I found the book a nicely flowing, entertaining read, feeling the friendship between the characters enabled you to easily step into the story and feel the love, laughter, drama and tears of the close group of friends. The story follows a group of four friends, Val, Ronnie, Kismet Staar and Beau, they call themselves the Cohorts and apart from Kistmet Staar, all share an apartment together. Val, who found true love only for it to be taken away from her so brutally, will she ever find love again? Ronnie, seeking so much the attention she desires but not in the right way, can she be honest about what she really desires? Kismet Staar is Beau's cousin who is always there for him, keeping a watchful eye on him. Which then leaves Beau himself, who could have any lady with his looks and charm, but sadly for them he prefers the opposite sex.Then one friend crosses the line of friendship the whole group falls to pieces and you almost feel annoyed with them for making it happen. A sad and hurtful time for them all, leading to a shock discovery. Can time heal the pain they caused? Can they learn to forgive before it's too late, realising that love should never leave.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Absolution is the provocative, sexy, fun, sometimes sad, first novel in a trilogy. Available from April Rain Books, Absolution is a true page-turner about four friends, three women, and Beau, a homosexual male. The four live together and call themselves Cohorts. They believe their friendship is near perfect … until things start happening. Ronni, a female Cohort betrays Beau her homosexual male Cohort—by cavorting with his man! Beau and Ronni fight. Their home is shattered, and the Cohorts are forced to choose sides. Amid the drama, Ronni, the betrayer winds up with a terrible secret. However, someone is nosey. Will the betrayer’s business get out? If it does, was the Cohort’s friendship strong enough that one or all of them can exercise absolution … can they forgive?