Temptation Trials Revolution (The Tempted Series #1)By B Truly
Genre: Dystopian Romance
Age category: New Adult
Release Date: July 13, 2018
There are always two sides to a story. Can love withstand the ultimate temptation?
A new Regime has arisen from the havoc and destruction of World War III.
Society now has to follow the strict mandates, reign under the dictatorship of His Highest Eminence or suffer the consequences.
Tobias and Kincade are part of a cryptic organization that’s trying to uncover the secrets behind the Regime. Something is suspicious with the new world order—why else would they want to control the most powerful emotion of love? With mandatory arranged marriages at the age of twenty-one, the only way to fight for love is through the Temptation Trials—a government-sponsored reality TV show.
Kincade and Tobias know the rules, but after they meet the women of their dreams, they face a difficult decision. With their impending birthdays around the corner, the guys have to decide if they will bend to the Regime’s will or fight for their relationships.
Lust, mistaken for love, will lead down a treacherous path. They soon learn that the spirit may be willing, but the flesh is weak.
Can love redeem them or is lust too tempting?
This book can be read before or after Temptation Trials Part I. Find out the guy’s POV in a new story that unravels through the Trials.
Excerpt - Chapter 4
The show’s host called the temptresses individually to do
one-on-one interviews. Lead Enforcer Gonad had informed them when they arrived
about the rules and how the set-up of the show would go.
During the first three weeks, the six chosen male candidates
had to choose three temptresses to go on dates with. After that, they would
choose one to spend the remainder of the Trials with. There were ten
temptresses, so four would get sent home.
After the Trials were over, the six chosen original couples
had to decide if they still wanted to stay together—to be Soul-bound, as they
called it. Both people had to be in agreement. If one person in the
relationship didn’t want to reconcile, then they had to marry their final choices
from the island. As for the tempters and temptresses, they didn’t get a say.
Being chosen as a contestant on the show gave everyone more
of a choice than the rest of the nation got. By law, at the age of twenty-one
every citizen had to fill out a marriage application, and then, viola—the
regime chose your spouse and you were married for life. Divorce was no longer
allowed.
Their host, Zimmerman, bounced on his heels as he approached
Sahara. She took in his appearance not knowing what to think. His silver-blond
hair was pulled back in a ponytail. He wore similar shades to the enforcement,
but his were slightly thinner. His black suit looked like it cost the monthly
income of someone in the almost non-existent middle class.
Showing his immaculate white teeth, he clasped his hands
together. “Ms. Fenty, aren’t you a beauty. I’ll be your Temptation Trials host
for the duration of the show. I will be traveling back and forth among the
three islands, hosting the episodes.” Sahara nodded. “Follow me to my office.”
Once inside, he directed her to have a seat in a plush chair
across from his huge wooden desk. An enforcer walked over to stand in the
corner of the room. Sahara swallowed hard, spotting a cameraman prepared to
record their discussion.
Plopping down in his large leather chair, Zimmerman began.
“This is an interview used as an intro into episode one.”
“What will you be asking me?” Sahara wondered.
“That’s a good question.” Zimmerman’s smile widened. “Just
standard stuff—similar to your answers on the Trials application.”
Sahara cringed, recalling filling out her Trials app for the
show. Those questions were gruesome. They claimed that the app sought personal
criteria to match your compatibility, but as the application went on, the
questions got very intimate.
“What do these questions pertain to?”
“Look at it as a way for the nation to get to know you.”
“I thought I was here for the guys to get to know me.” Since
Zimmerman wore sunglasses, it was hard to be sure, but Sahara swore that he was
smirking at her.
“That’s true, but since the nation is watching, we’d like
for them to get to know you, too.”
“Are these yes or no questions?”
“The questions will allow you to explain your answers.”
Great! This sounded
like more probing.
“Well now, let’s begin. The first one is for general
character. How would you describe yourself in one word?”
“Only one word?” Sahara shifted in her seat. Zimmerman
nodded. “I would say determined.” He chuckled, but Sahara didn’t see what was
amusing.
“Determined about success in life or fulfilling your
dreams?”
“Both.”
Zimmerman clasped his hands together, then he lifted a small
black electronic tablet. “Let’s get to the more intriguing questions. If you
married your soulmate and your spouse died, do you believe that you could ever
fall in love again?” He leaned back in his chair, waiting for her reply.
“Well, that’s kinda hard to say. I don’t believe in
soulmates.”
He raised his platinum eyebrows. “Really?
Well, enlighten us.”
Sahara sighed, not wanting to go into details about not
being sure if true love existed.
Was love real if it could be ripped away from you so easily?
“I don’t know enough on the subject to speak honestly,”
Sahara said instead.
“We’ll let you throw in the towel on it for now.” Zimmerman
glanced at his electronic tablet, and then back at her. “Do you believe that
you can be in love with two people at the same time?”
Hell, she wasn’t sold on the idea of love at all, let alone
loving two people at once. “Nope, I don’t.”
“Next question, what sin do you think is worse, envy or
greed?”
“I guess it would depend on the extent of someone’s envy or
greed. If a person was envious and wanted revenge, that could be disastrous. Or
if someone was greedy enough to commit robbery or steal, that could also end in
a catastrophe.”
“A point well made.”
“Do you believe that twenty-one is too young for marriage?”
“Yes.”
“Do you believe in giving a person a second chance if they
make a mistake?”
“It depends on what it is they’ve done.”
Taking a quick glimpse at his tablet, Zimmerman asked, “This
is an interesting one. If you had to choose if one child was burned alive or
three adults were stabbed to death, which situation would you choose? Saving
the one child’s life or the three adults?”
This was some sick query shit. What would her answer prove?
Would the nation judge her by her reply? “That’s difficult to answer.”
“Well, try.”
“I’m not sure if I can.”
Zimmerman scratched his temple. “Humm … that’s a shame. The
more questions you answer honestly, the better the chance of the public getting
to know you. It may even help for when you return. I have heard you’ve had a
rough time lately.”
It took a moment for Sahara to register what he was saying,
and then her mouth dropped open. The bastard was trying to throw the past in
her face. Taking a deep breath, she replied, “I would say that all human life
is equal, but in that case, I would choose to save the baby from burning.”
“So you would choose to save one life over three?”
“The three adults have already lived—the baby’s life has
just begun. So yes, in that scenario, I would.”
“Interesting take on the situation.”
Sahara narrowed her eyes. “Will that be all?” She’d
cooperated, and now she wanted to leave. She had just met the man, and he’d
already shown that he didn’t play nice.
“That’s all for now, Ms. Fenty. I’ll see you soon, when it’s
time for the tempting to begin.”
Sahara shook her head as she left the office. She was in for
a tidal wave of drama if this man was any indication of what the Trials held.
Giveaway
Temptation Trials Rebellion (The Tempted Series #2)
By B Truly
Genre: Dystopian Romance
Age category: New Adult
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Can love defeat the greatest temptation ... lust?In a post-apocalyptic nation where the land of the free is now run under a dictatorship, there is one factor that holds the key to keeping world order—love. The new Regime controls the emotions of the heart. It’s their most vital law. At the age of twenty-one, every citizen is forced into an arranged marriage. The only way to escape the arrangement is to enter the Temptation Trials—a government-sponsored reality TV show where the loyalties of the contestants are tested by Tempters and Temptresses who are impossible to resist.Catalina enters the Trials as a Temptress in hopes that she can win the funds to save her brother. Sahara’s been ridiculed in the eyes of the public. By being a Temptress, she’ll be able to have a fresh start. The Regime promises that if she fulfills her role on the show they will wipe her slate clean.The problem is that the Trials are rigged for failure. In all the prior seasons, love’s rival, lust, has proven to be more powerful. No contestant has ever won the Temptation Trials and be allowed to stay with their chosen partner. Lutheran Eminence, the world’s dictator, has shown that he’s the ultimate matchmaker.As the Temptation Ball approaches, conflict is at an all-time high. Most couples are too hurt by betrayal to reconcile. With the odds stacked against them, Kincade and Tobias try to mend their relationships, hoping that the greater good will prevail.Attempting to uncover the true meaning of love may cost the contestants more than they bargained for—it may cost their souls.
About the AuthorB. Truly has wanted to be an author since she was fifteen years old and is grateful to have accomplished this dream. She has very vivid dreams and a wild imagination. She likes to read, watch tons of TV shows, and movies. She’s addicted to romance and gets a thrill out of action and sci-fi. She writes New Adult and Adult, Romance. Sci-fi, Dystopian, and Paranormal genres.
B. Truly likes to explore different elements of sci-fi romance, and create various realms of reality. She also loves creating impossible situations for her characters to grow from and try to overcome.
B. Truly has three wonderful children and a husband who defines the person that she is today. She works full-time as an Ultrasound technologist in Houston, Texas.
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