LIE TO YOU
by J.C. Valentine
Forbidden #2
Publication Date: July 7, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Erotic, Romance
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Synopsis: Book #2 in the Forbidden series... I thought he was the one. I thought we were headed someplace great. I didn't know anything. My mystery man is no longer such a mystery. He's still commanding and headstrong, playing my body and mind like an instrument, but I'm finding there are layers to him I never could have dreamed. What I've learned since that fateful night in his apartment has me reeling. Now, though, the truth has taken a backstage to other, more pressing matters. While I struggle to make a choice that will determine the direction of my future, lies that I thought had been carefully hidden away are coming to light. My head is such a mess I don't know what's up or down anymore. Will I be able to sort it all out, or will the life I've worked so hard to build come crashing down in a pile of secrets and lies?
~*~ Obsessed by books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
'"Do you know what happens to a bird if you hold on to tight"I ask. "You crush it's wings."'
Continuing from where book one left us with our jaws hanging open catching flies, you really need to read this series in order. Joe three days later is still reeling after the eye opening events of book one. A college student her life is full of secrets. No one knows she pays her way by working as a stripper, no one knows she has been sleeping with a customer after her shift ends and certainly no one knows that she has also been dating her art teacher. The burden of her compartmentalised life and the way it slowly unravels is the main focus of book two in this series. Joe has a choice to make. Knowing that Brody is not for her she carefully realigns the bonds of friendship having made them hazy when her complicated life softened her towards the easy choice. Making things right with her best is also on the agenda before she leaves to move across country to begin a new life with her boyfriend. And yet Joe can't escape feeling torn between her two lovers.
A journey of self discovery, choices and the consequences of their actions are explored in this gripping sizzlingly hot read. We see a different side to the main characters and realise that maybe her choices are not so dissimilar after all...one has embraced his darker side and is proud of his menacing edge using it to his advantage in work and play, whilst the other tries hard to keep those elements hidden so is much more devious his outer demeanor approachable and non threatening. The plot thickens and I do sense some underhand tactics at play to win Joe in the battle for her.
Do they want to love her or own her? Is it the lure of the fight to be the victor and is she putting her heart at risk? Can this be anymore than physical attraction or is this a pretty woman scenerio for Joe and will she find her happily ever after? Oooh so many questions and yes this also ends on a cliffhanger. Just when things seem to be reaching an even keel a major spanner is thrown into the works and I swear I heard Joe's heart shatter. I cannot wait to read the next one, Joe deserves her knight in shining armour, I just can't decide who that may be...yet!
A four and a half star torn between two men read.
'"Do you know what happens to a bird if you hold on to tight"I ask. "You crush it's wings."'
Continuing from where book one left us with our jaws hanging open catching flies, you really need to read this series in order. Joe three days later is still reeling after the eye opening events of book one. A college student her life is full of secrets. No one knows she pays her way by working as a stripper, no one knows she has been sleeping with a customer after her shift ends and certainly no one knows that she has also been dating her art teacher. The burden of her compartmentalised life and the way it slowly unravels is the main focus of book two in this series. Joe has a choice to make. Knowing that Brody is not for her she carefully realigns the bonds of friendship having made them hazy when her complicated life softened her towards the easy choice. Making things right with her best is also on the agenda before she leaves to move across country to begin a new life with her boyfriend. And yet Joe can't escape feeling torn between her two lovers.
A journey of self discovery, choices and the consequences of their actions are explored in this gripping sizzlingly hot read. We see a different side to the main characters and realise that maybe her choices are not so dissimilar after all...one has embraced his darker side and is proud of his menacing edge using it to his advantage in work and play, whilst the other tries hard to keep those elements hidden so is much more devious his outer demeanor approachable and non threatening. The plot thickens and I do sense some underhand tactics at play to win Joe in the battle for her.
Do they want to love her or own her? Is it the lure of the fight to be the victor and is she putting her heart at risk? Can this be anymore than physical attraction or is this a pretty woman scenerio for Joe and will she find her happily ever after? Oooh so many questions and yes this also ends on a cliffhanger. Just when things seem to be reaching an even keel a major spanner is thrown into the works and I swear I heard Joe's heart shatter. I cannot wait to read the next one, Joe deserves her knight in shining armour, I just can't decide who that may be...yet!
A four and a half star torn between two men read.
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DANCE FOR ME
by J.C. Valentine
Forbidden #1
Publication Date: April 7, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
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Synopsis: WARNING: Dance for Me is the first book in a trilogy and ends with a cliffhanger. Due to mature material, it is recommended for ages 17+.
What if the person who stole your heart wasn't who you thought they were?
When my parents passed away, I grew up fast. Learning to stand on my own two feet has been a challenge, but I'm making it... my way. I make no apologies for the path I've chosen. My choices have served me well, but no one knows the real me.
Except one man.
He's a mystery to me. He's controlling, demanding, and he has me wrapped around his little finger. Anything he wants, I'll give it to him. The hours we share together aren't about love. It's just sex. Hot, dirty, passionate sex. It was never supposed to be anything more than that.
Until everything changed.
Now, I'm more confused than ever. The more I learn about him, the less I seem to understand. What I do know is that I'm falling, and I have the feeling when I land, it's going to hurt.
~*~ Obsessed by books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
"Whatever happens tomorrow or the next day, I will be okay...because I have to be. I am Josephine Hart, and I was built to stand on my own."
Joe is an orphan, abadoned to fate and raised by disappointment. Her father retreating into himself when her mother passed away when she was right, taking ten years to slowly fade away and stop existing by her eighteenth birthday. Her half childhood has taught her how to survive, how to move forward and how not to rely on another soul. Joe has only let her friends Annie and Brody in partially, never revealing the while truth of her life to them. Escaping into an alter ego as Pussycat, Jo owns the floor, holds the power and is lost to the beat of the music. Feeling in charge and empowered stripping not only pays the way through college but feeds her darker desires and she revels in her duality. Embarking in a sex only relationship with Him, a shadowed mystery man has her longing for more. Bringing out the wanton woman that loves to be dominated and dirty he is her addiction. Her secret.
Commencing her final class to earn her degree Joe's carefully segregated life collides. Professor Ransom is dark, dangerous and oh so edible. A cat and mouse game begins between teacher and student, secrets are hard to keep when feelings become involved. Can Joe fathom the implications of her true heart's desire? At times Ransom is kind, thoughtful and passionate yet others he is brooding, harsh and cold. How does he feel about Joe?
Thrown into this intriguing tale is a backdrop of college characters and their life dramas Annie has relationship issues and Brody is struggling with his true feelings for Joe. Ransom is always in the shadows to swoop in and save the day, but is he really Joe's prince charming?
Without spoilers all I can say is this was a well written take on a teacher/student romance. I hope we see more of Brody and learn the secrets between Joe and Jason, I think it will be a jaw dropper. I would also love more time in the club as she started strong as Pussycat and became more Joe towards the end of the story...you'll know what I mean once you've read it ;) I did guess the twist in the end but the delivery and the way the characters reacted had me breathless...I won't lie I also flicked back to earlier passages to re read it once my suspicions were confirmed! Loved it, I'm diving straight into book 2...
A four star teachers pet read.
"Whatever happens tomorrow or the next day, I will be okay...because I have to be. I am Josephine Hart, and I was built to stand on my own."
Joe is an orphan, abadoned to fate and raised by disappointment. Her father retreating into himself when her mother passed away when she was right, taking ten years to slowly fade away and stop existing by her eighteenth birthday. Her half childhood has taught her how to survive, how to move forward and how not to rely on another soul. Joe has only let her friends Annie and Brody in partially, never revealing the while truth of her life to them. Escaping into an alter ego as Pussycat, Jo owns the floor, holds the power and is lost to the beat of the music. Feeling in charge and empowered stripping not only pays the way through college but feeds her darker desires and she revels in her duality. Embarking in a sex only relationship with Him, a shadowed mystery man has her longing for more. Bringing out the wanton woman that loves to be dominated and dirty he is her addiction. Her secret.
Commencing her final class to earn her degree Joe's carefully segregated life collides. Professor Ransom is dark, dangerous and oh so edible. A cat and mouse game begins between teacher and student, secrets are hard to keep when feelings become involved. Can Joe fathom the implications of her true heart's desire? At times Ransom is kind, thoughtful and passionate yet others he is brooding, harsh and cold. How does he feel about Joe?
Thrown into this intriguing tale is a backdrop of college characters and their life dramas Annie has relationship issues and Brody is struggling with his true feelings for Joe. Ransom is always in the shadows to swoop in and save the day, but is he really Joe's prince charming?
Without spoilers all I can say is this was a well written take on a teacher/student romance. I hope we see more of Brody and learn the secrets between Joe and Jason, I think it will be a jaw dropper. I would also love more time in the club as she started strong as Pussycat and became more Joe towards the end of the story...you'll know what I mean once you've read it ;) I did guess the twist in the end but the delivery and the way the characters reacted had me breathless...I won't lie I also flicked back to earlier passages to re read it once my suspicions were confirmed! Loved it, I'm diving straight into book 2...
A four star teachers pet read.
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