4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
He will give her everything she’s ever wanted . . .
Jack Powell’s confidence is matched only by his intensity. The darkness in him comes from years of secrets and memories he’d rather forget. Lana has an exotic innocence that draws him in and Jack wants a taste of her. She’s a light in the darkness of his world – and she needs help, which he agrees to.
The only rule? He makes the rules.
Lana gives up her control, letting Jack take her body however he needs, while she works her way into his heart. But Jack’s past catches up to them and Lana finds herself wrapped up in a scheme that will expose every secret she’s worked so hard to keep. She clung to Jack once when her world was crashing down, but this time, she loves him. She’ll continue to reach for him – her only fear is if he’ll reach back, or go on his way, taking her soul with him . . .
Addictive and unforgettable, Jack and Lana’s story will seduce, surprise and stay with you. A brand new romance by the #1 bestselling author of Break Me Slowly, this is an emotional roller coaster you’ll want to keep riding forever.
Review
“I wanted more. Wanted to be more. Wanted that powerful heat that started with a look, a kiss, and surged through my veins, leaving me feeling hot and strong. I got a taste of that last week. I needed the heat. Craved it.”
I was asked by a good friend and fellow book lover to give this book a try. Since she and I have similar taste I figured, even though I had never read a Joya Ryan book before, why not? Now, to up the fun even more I decided to go in completely blind and not read the synopsis or any of the reviews for the book. I don’t do this often because I like to know what I am getting myself into but I will tell you I was completely surprised and excited for what I got.
“Stop thinking, there’s nothing to be sorry about. Feeling you come, tasting it, is the highlight of my fucking year.”
All I knew about this book going in was the tagline “Not every love story is meant to last . . . “ Wow, ok now that doesn’t sound HEAish at all so I was a bit worried. I did know that this was book one in a trilogy so I did have some hope for an HEA by the end. I won’t ruin it and tell you how that goes but I survived the tagline.
“On a scale of one to ten how nervous do I make you feel?” “Five,” ” And is it a hot or cold nervous?” “Hot.”
Having read Fifty Shades of Grey, Bared To You, This Man and many others along those lines I will say that this story fits right into that genre. Lana is a young twenty something girl with little experience who because of an event n her past is skittish around men and very innocent sexually. Jack Powell is the CEO of his company, confident and loves control. He does seem to have one weak spot and that is for the young innocent girl he met in a bar and instantly felt a connection too.
“Give me a number.”
While all men make Lana nervous, Jack makes her a new and exciting kind a nervous. As he likes to say it a Hot nervous not a Cold nervous. Soon she finds out that her new summer job happens to be at his company and she doesn’t seem to know if this scares or excites her. These two have amazing chemisty. When Lana is around dominating Jack seems to soften just a bit and Closed off and Innocent Lana opens up and finally starts living life with Jack guiding her.
“Understand one thing: I will push your limits, but I will never hurt you.”
Joya’s writing was exciting and captivating. I read this book straight through in one sitting, much to dismay of my hungry family. I needed to know how all the drama and secrets played out and if these two people who to me felt like they needed to be together could get past it all or if the tag line was true and some loves can’t last. I will say after looking the other books up I am very happy that she is releasing them quickly and I for one will be early awaiting their arrival on my kindle.
“I was his captive. And I liked it.”
~miranda
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