Cruel Marriage - K.A. Linde

Cruel Marriage

By K.A. Linde

  • Release Date: 2020-07-21
  • Genre: Contemporary Romance
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 208 Ratings

Description

A sexy stand alone arranged marriage romance from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde...

I signed on the dotted line. A marriage contract to seal my union with the devil.

I thought I knew what I was doing. His money and name were mine for the taking. But Camden Percy always gets exactly what he wants. And what he wants is me—my body, my obedience, my surrender.

He wants to break me.

But I’m Katherine Van Pelt. I’ll never break. I’ll never beg. I’ll never give in.

Except I promised him one more thing—a baby. A Percy heir.

There’s no way out of this one. Either I comply or lose everything. Do I risk the husband I’m just learning to love or will I finally breakdown in this cruel marriage?

Reviews

  • MUST READ!!!

    5
    By amandac3
    This book gets ALL THE STARS!!! It’s been one of my most anticipated books for quite some time now. And it absolutely did not disappoint. In fact, it’s now my favorite K.A. Linde book! I hated Katherine in the beginning. Like, loathed her. Same with Camden. But they both intrigued me to no end, so I was dying for their story. Gah! I don’t even know what to say. The journey that I was taken on from complete loathing to utterly in love with these characters was simply amazing. If you’re a fan of this series, then you’re in for real treat. And if you haven’t read this series yet, what are you waiting for. This definitely goes down as a top read this year. Really, it’s a top read ever for me. It’s a must read!
  • Villain & Her Dark Prince 🖤

    5
    By D1210RandallThomson
    Truth be told, I wasn’t looking forward to this villain story. I couldn’t imagine how to love these two. As always K.A. Linde turns my world upside down. You can read this as a stand alone but I highly recommend reading the others to help tell the rest of the story. What I loved most is that you truly got to know Camden. He became real to me with almost relatable issues minus the billionaire status and arranged marriage details. He was a man who wanted something but didn’t know how to achieve it. He was so used to getting what he wanted that he didn’t truly know how to just be him. He had to wear the mask of a business man and do just that, create business deals. The business deal was Katherine. She didn’t know what she was in for. Neither did he. There were times where I wanted to yell at the characters and then others where I wanted to cry for them out of happiness. It wouldn’t be Kyla’s style to not put me on an emotional roller coaster through one of her books. So many details in this story that make their whole world come alive. I felt we saw more of the progression of their relationship than the other Seasons. We got to know about their families, friends and best of all we watched them grow into the most amazing couple out of this series yet.
  • Favorite of the series!

    5
    By Wookiee 45
    4.5 stars for - The Breaking Season -book three in the Seasons series by KA Linde. This has been my most anticipated book in the series and Kyla did not disappoint when mean girl Katherine and a-hole Camden finally get their say in this arranged marriage romance that has sworn enemies falling in lust among other things. I absolutely hated Katherine from the very beginning of this series so for the author to be able to have me routing for her to find a happily ever after says so much about how far she has come over the last few books. This girl has been through so much and has to endure even more to make it out the other side but trust has never been something she gives lightly. Camden has been content being labeled the “bad guy” by his wife’s friends but it’s time they understood exactly how far he will go to get what he wants. He has never been more sure about what he wants from his wife and he’s willing to put everything on the line to prove it. I absolutely LOVED this book! Camden and Katherine came together in an explosion of what they thought was hateful sex and rage but all it really did was mask their intense feelings for one another. This is Linde at her best and a book I highly recommend!
  • She does it AGAIN!

    4
    By turtlegirl1022
    HOW DOES SHE DO IT?? How does she make me like the JERKS?!? I hated Katherine and Camden, but K.A. Linde worked her voodoo magic and I loved this story! Bravo!
  • The Best!

    5
    By Amynoelle
    I have a confession to make. In the books leading up to Katherine and Camden’s story, I did not care for either of them. They played the villains, so to speak, in the previous books. I was very interested to get their story and see what made them tick. What a great story this was! My favorite of the series and they are now my favorite couple. Katherine and Camden both seem to have it all and their arranged marriage was not something either of them wanted. But they slowly fall in love and the chemistry between them sparkles. Katherine grew so much in this series. I won’t get into any spoilers but she does suffer through something that i also went through and K.A. Linde wrote that so beautifully. Just an absolutely amazing book!
  • Emotional and agnsty! Loved it!

    4
    By Virna Thompson
    The Breaking Season by KA Linde is an arranged marriage romance where all the lines begin to blur. The marriage between Camden and Katherine was on paper only, right? However, there was something more there as well. Camden was surprising in this book. We got to see a different side of him and how much he truly cared. Katherine has always seemed so callous much of the time, but as we got to know her, we saw other sides as well. We also got to see what made her the woman she is. I was swept away with the characters in this story and their journey. Neither would admit what they felt for the other, but we could feel it jumping off the pages. The Breaking Season by KA Linde was emotional and angst filled and I could not stop reading. Happy reading!
  • Review: Seasons 3: The Breaking Season

    5
    By LisaHines711
    The Breaking Season by K.A. Linde is the third full-length book in her Seasons series. This is the story of Katherine and Camden and their arranged marriage and all the layers of their personalities, background, relationship and more. My first venture into books by this author was with this series so I was unfamiliar with the fact that some of these characters are introduced in previous series and are shown under a different light. That being said, I was desperate for this story from everything I read in the previous Seasons stories. The arranged marriage has already happened and these two have already had their falling out. They are both so stubborn that neither will give an inch nor will they let the other one know what they expect from them. It is a tragic recipe for disaster that just keeps repeating until itself until they finally call a truce on vacation with their friends. But even then, their past gets in the way of everything they were feeling. As Camden and Katherine work through their own issues separately and eventually together they have a lot of suppressed emotion and trauma to deal with. Allowing the other to be there for them is the key component in making things better but it's a hard journey for them. Loved it! Enjoy!
  • Love the Villains!

    4
    By Stephromig
    I love Camden and Katherine! Throughout this series I have always wanted more of their story and now that it’s here.. totally worth the wait. This is my favorite from this series. Rise of the villains!
  • Whoa!

    5
    By Snellyville22
    Whoa!! Somehow I have gone from not being able to stand a character to loving them so much! There is so much depth to this book and it really shows that what we see on the surface is never the whole story of someone’s life. This book has the romance we all love but so so much more. Oh and Jem.... she’s the best character I’ve read in a long time. You’ll have to read it to find out who that is!
  • Camden & Katherine are perfection!

    5
    By Daydream Believer Book Blog
    The book I was waiting for all year and it EXCEEDED my expectations! Gahhhhh Camden and Katherine! You sure gave us a run for our money! You both had to be complex and difficult, but I loved every angsty, agonizing step of it! I soaked up every emotion that K.A. Linde made me feel in this book and I could not put it down until I read the last word. Camden and Katherine each had deep-seated issues they to work through that made it difficult for them to really be who they were with each other. They finally got there and I loved every minute of the rollercoaster of emotions that only a K.A. Linde book can give you!

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