Feverish by Jade Jamison

Blurb:

Clayton “Jet” Smith has enjoyed acting the part of rock star god bad boy since his breakup with rock goddess Valerie Quinn. He’s racking up quite a score playing the field, and he has no plans to settle down anytime soon. His biggest problem these days is meeting his obligations, because he’s so busy having fun, he forgets the important things.

To help him out, he hires recent graduate Emily Brinkman to be his personal assistant, and he quickly finds a fire burning in his belly for her. There are two problems, however. The first is that Emily is engaged to be married, a fact that leaves Jet unfazed. The second problem isn’t so easy to surmount, though. Emily is disgusted and unimpressed by both sides of the man.

Will Clay find a way to persuade Emily to try him out, not just for one night, but for all time?

Feverish moves the Bullet story forward. You don’t want to miss this one!

Jo-Anna's Review:

I got asked to read this book for an honest review.

I love Jade. I love and devour every single thing she writes. This story? I devoured it one day. Jet/Clay?? Holy swoon batman! As I read each book, the sexy scenes get hotter and hotter but Jet's scene's? Definitely THE hottest!!

Emily becomes Jet's assistant and falls for his charms. Her boyfriend is a nob and practically pushes her into his arms and thank goodness for that. She cracks Jet's walls and he finally lets her in and wow...explosion after explosion. I loved it!!

Clay is a gentleman and treats Emily with respect. Takes things slow. The typical gentlemanly type things. While Jet, he wants things hard, fast, messy and wow. Just wow. I can go on and on about how hot Jet is but I'll let you read the book to find out for yourself. So read the book!

One thing I like too is that although this is the 3 book in the series, you don't have to read the other two to find out what's going on. It helps a little bit because Jet mentions Val's name and you see Brad again but you don't HAVE to read every book. But I suggest you do so you get a feel for the characters and it makes it more emotional and why would you not want to read the other books? They are fab.

And sorry Melinda, but Jet is now my fave of this series. I love Ethan but Jet...*THUD*

Angie J's Review:

I received this book from the author for an honest review.

So I am going to make a big time announcement...can someone please hold my fellow blogger
 Melinda back?  Thanks...ok here goes....Should Daddy Brad make me mad and we break up, I am sooo running to Clay/Jet!!!  Again , please keep Melinda still for me ok cuz she is not going to like reading that!!

So I have to admit I was THRILLED to read this book.  I loved Jet/Clay and what he did to help my girl Val out during the book Bullet.  Jet was the perfect "distraction" that Val needed.  He helped teacher her alot about herself and her wants/needs.  So I was thrilled to finally see him get his HEA.

 Clay is a wonderful, sensitive man who uses his Jet persona to hide his true self.  Emily is able to see the "real" Clay and she loved everything she sees in him...she is a smitten girl but she has one big problem.  She is engaged to a DB!!  The crap her fiance puts her through is astounding!!!   I mean just wait til you read the hotel scene!!!  I was livid for her and Clay wasn't a happy camper either.  BUT that scene is what makes the Jet/Clay and Emily connection begin.  I loved him for what he says to her after she fights with the fiancee.....THUD for sure......*fanning myself*

I will say that with every Jade book I have read, I get ready for the high level of angst.  I am ready with tissues and tums. I know I will be mega stressed out.  This book, however, had a totally different vibe.  Don't get me wrong, the book kicked solid ass and I was getting angry at the DB Fiancee but....this book was full of heart.  Now, don't get all crazy on me and say her other books didn't have heart and flowers but Clay and his emotional side REALLY shines through.   He is such a wonderful hero.  I really and truly had a new appreciation and love for him after reading.  When he bares his soul to Emily about his past relationships, I just wanted to hug him.  I wanted to  crawl in his lap and snuggle with him.  He is a man of experience..snickers...but he is soooooo "innocent" at matters of the heart.....SWOON.......

Ok so the naughty times between Jet/Clay and Emily were awesome and hot...like you would expect anything different right?  So if you are a Bullet fan then I really don't need to convince you to read this book.  If you haven't read Bullet, please do and then read Ethan's book Rock Bottom before reading Jet/Clay's book......


Melinda's Review:

I received this book by the author for an honest review.

First off I have to say I fell in love with Clay/Jet from the first time we were introduced to him in Bullet.  There was something about him that just stole my heart.  I have been waiting for his story ever since.  My fellow TT blogger girls have their own favorites but I’m not too happy to hear them tell me if their guy messes up they are running to Clay/Jet….NOT COOL ladies NOT COOL.  

Clay is the kind hearted wants to help you if he can kind of guy.  In order to protect his heart, that has been torn to shreds on occasion, has Jet who is his bad ass don’t care what you think kind of guy.  Emily was just graduating with her masters in business and wanted to find a job little did she know it was going to be getting a rock star organized.  I loved seeing how Clay and Mary, his housekeeper, interacted one of my favorite quotes from her was when he decided he needed to hire a PA and he assumed she would be doing the interviews and hiring her response:

                “NO, tonto. You’ll do the interviews.”

I could just see the look on his face, the look of really she isn’t going to do this for me I’m going to have to. 

Emily was engaged to one of the biggest DB around.  You will see for yourself the hotel scene had me fighting mad right along with Emily.  If I could have jumped into a book and took someone out it would have been him.  After it all went down this is what Clay had to say:

                “That guy has no idea how to treat a lady.”

How can you not love a guy like that? I love that Clay can be all heartfelt and loving one second and then unleash Jet and be well JET the next.  Just read and you will see.  From there Wow did things heat up!  Jet did not disappoint that is for sure.

Can I say I knew he was in love with Val in Bullet but I had no idea he was that in love with her.  I wanted to crawl in to the book and curl up next to Clay when he laid his heart on the line and told Emily his story about his past loves. Here is one of my favorite realizations that Emily came to:

“her blood hadn’t boiled with him (Bryce). The hair on her arms hadn’t even stood on end, hoping to feel his touch.  Hell, she hadn’t dampened many panties with the guy even; Clay, on the other hand, had infected her with deep desire, and she couldn’t deny it.”

I loved the fact that Clay tried to bring Jet forward to protect himself but somehow Clay always came thru.  He couldn’t fool Emily, her dad, or Mary for that matter they always seem to see what was going on.  Just proves my initial thought of Clay/Jet was right on.  Y’all can have your Daddy Brad, Ethan, and whoever else but I will stick with my Clay/Jet no matter what.  He is a kind loving sole with the a little bad boy in him, I get the best of both worlds. 

Author Information:

Jade C. Jamison was born and raised in Colorado and has decided she likes it enough to stay forever. Jade's day job is teaching Creative Writing, but teaching doesn't stop her from doing a little writing herself.

Unfortunately, there's no one genre that quite fits her writing. Her work has been labeled romance, erotica, suspense, and women's fiction, and the latter is probably the safest and closest description. But you'll see that her writing doesn't quite fit any of those genres.

You'll have to discover Jade's writing for yourself to decide if you like it.

**RELEASE DAY TOMORROW** Soar (The Empire Chronicals book 1) by Alyssa Ivy Rose

 Blurb:
 In the city that never sleeps the Chronicles continue…

Serving coffee is temporary, just like Casey's year off from school. She’s going to come up with a plan to stay in New York City and go back to college, and that plan does not involve dating a paranormal creature—let alone two.

Running the supernatural society of New York is not as fun as it sounds, especially when you still have to answer to your ex-girlfriend’s fiancé. Toby doesn’t mean to bring Casey into the chaos of his life, but he can't resist the girl who makes him smile when he thought no one else ever could.

Jared's in New York checking out a security risk for his best friend, the king. He plans to return to New Orleans quickly, but not if it means losing his chance with the brunette who pretends she wants nothing to do with him.

In over her head with a bunch of winged creatures who most definitely are not angels, Casey has to figure out who to trust with her life and maybe her heart.


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“So, Casey, did you get a chance to see any of the city last night?” My eyes zeroed in on her face, she’d have to look up at me eventually. “No. We came right here from the airport and it was already late.” She looked up, and for a split second, our eyes met. “That’s too bad. I’ll have to remedy that tonight. Let’s plan on dinner at eight and go from there.”“We’ll be back by then?” Nice, she hadn’t completely shot me down.“We’ll be back tonight.” Toby put his arm around her waist. “Where did you want to do dinner?”“You weren’t invited.” “I wasn’t?” His smile said it all. He wasn’t going to play dead and roll over. That just made it better.“No. Casey’s never been here. I’m giving her the special treatment.”“I heard your dad owns this place, Allie. It’s gorgeous.” Casey glanced around the lobby. Her eyes stopped on the chandelier with dangling crystals. “I think so too. It’s got a lot of character.”I couldn’t resist that opening. “I’ll show you lots of places with character…”“You are a character, Jared.” Allie nudged my shoulder.I ignored Allie and focused all my attention on Casey. “I promise, Casey. It’ll be a good time. She bit her lip, and I knew I was in.
“Eight sound good?”

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Angie J's Review:

I received this book from the author for an honest review.

*Slams the book closed and screams* OMG OMG OMG!!!! She did it again. Alyssa has blown me away! I am stressed and hurt and even angry!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!!

So I loved the Crescent Chronicles and was stoked when I found out there was a spin off. I totally hated Toby in that series but actually grew to feel sorry for him at the end of book 3. When i discovered this book was about him, I was happy to see hin get an HEA...or does he??? Then in the CC I fell in love with player player Jared. He acts like he has zero interest in falling in love...until he meets Casey who is dating Toby...or is she??? People the tension is awesome and the back stabbing is perfect in the story and poor Casey is caught it he middle.

I loved seeing Allie and Levi again and seeing their relationship is thriving. Allie is really a caring person and really wants to see Jared and Toby settled but with which guy is the question? Levi enjoys seeing other guys getting their butts kicked by the love bug too now that he HAS his queen.

The plot is awesome. The shifters are thinking that young King Levi isn't good enough so they are causing problems and hurting innocent humans. So Toby and Jared have to work together to find out who is involved. Along they way they learn who some of the bad guys are and man oh man are they BAD!!! We also know that there is something special about Casey...another enchantress????? but when you find out I screamed "OH HELLS NO!!!" So believe me when i say that secret twists and turns are epic.



About Alyssa Rose Ivy:

Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.

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Saving Alexander - Susan Mac Nicol - Blog Tour

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Saving Alexander

Susan Mac Nicol



Synopsis

Punishing himself for a horrific past that is not his fault, bestselling author Alexander Montgomery seeks redemption and love—and perhaps he will find it.

Famous author though he may be, Alexander Montgomery is not someone you take home to meet Mother. Seriously flawed, damaged by a horrific past, he’s trying hard to claw his way back to normality. But how can anyone respect what he truly is? His therapy involves regular sessions at Study in Scarlet, an exclusive S&M club.

Then comes Sage. Tall, with black hair and blue eyes, an up-and-coming actor with impossible charm and boy-next-door good looks, he’s the perfect choice to play the leading man in a TV adaptation of Alex’s last best-seller. Even more, he is a man you introduce to your family. Which Alex would do—if he weren’t taken by another man who offers the punishments Alex prays will wipe away the past and make him the person he wants to be. Yet, perhaps there is another path to redemption. If only the solution would reach out and touch him.

Twinsie Reviews:

Twinsie Talk welcomes Guest Reviewer Marivett Vilifane!!!!  <insert applause here>

Marivett's Review

"Please don't give up on me."-Alex

Where do I begin with this book? I finished reading Saving Alexander four days ago and I still have a book hangover. I needed to gather my thoughts so that I could do this book justice. Let's start with Alexander.

Alexander is a well known author whose books are about to be made into a TV series. He's a damaged man. HIs past life is horrifying, a tortured soul, who when you keep reading you ask yourself "how did he survive?" He's a quiet man who keeps to himself. At 22% my heart was breaking.  I felt his angst, I felt his pain, I felt his anguish. I just wanted to reach out to him and hug him and tell him everything would be okay.

Then we meet Christopher Sage. He is chosen to play  the lead role in Alexander's TV series. He's gorgeous, sexy, funny and loyal. When they met on set, you can feel the energy between them, even though Alex comes across as somewhat rude. Alex doesn't do relationships because he thinks he doesn't deserve true happiness.  He see's himself tainted, dirty, weak. Thank goodness for Sage who doesn't take no for an answer and goes after what he wants, which in this case is Alex.

They begin dating and little by little Alex starts letting his walls down and lets Sage in.  When Alex tells Sage about his past and everything he went through, he thought Sage would run in the opposite direction, but not only does Sage stay, he tells him he's there for him and will do everything he can to help him and stay with him. Sage has a huge heart, not everyone is willing to put up with what Sage had to, I don't even know if I could, but he loved Alex so much that he put his issues aside for the sake of helping Alex. The connection between these two men is palpable, you can feel it.

I had to stop a few times in between to catch my breath. Alex made me cry, but then Sage would come in and make me feel better. There are twists and turns with the secondary characters. This was like a roller coaster ride.

I loved the ending. Alex and Sage got the HEA they both deserved. I was hooked from the very first page.  The author did a wonderful job at keeping the reader engrossed with the story, that you actually forgot you had a life and had things to do. I ignored my family while reading this book. If you haven't read it, I recommend you go one click right now.  Do. Not. Wait.

Brenda's Review

When Susan told me she was doing another book I was excited.  I had reviewed her book Stripped Bare and loved it and loved the characters.  So I knew I would be in for a real treat.......... I was NOT prepared for how much I was going to get sucked into this story!  O.....M.....G.....  I had a few people warn me because was mention of rape and some other not so nice things.....I prepared myself.  I didn't watch or read any reviews, I wanted an open mind.  I went in with an open mind and I am so glad that I did.  I immediately loved Alex, and I knew that he had a lot of secrets and "something" must have made him be so withdrawn from society and for feeling.  And SAGE..... how can anyone resist the hot actor who is openly gay!?!  I was loving it and then I got to a certain part (I won't spoil it by telling you which chapter..) but I was in the car traveling with my hubby.  First there were tears...I dabbed them with my shirt sleeve...then I found a tissue in my purse.... then I needed another.... THEN the sobbing started.  Hubby asks if I was OK and if he should pull over.  I was sobbing and could not speak...I pointed to my kindle....and then he once again, shook his head.  My daughter (7 yrs old) says, Mommy are you OK?  Are you hurt?  I could only shake my head and continue to read and cry to myself......I felt like I needed a hug at that point!!  I wanted to jump in the book and just hug him!  JUST....HUG....HIM.....  oh my!!!! 

And like Marivett said....there were twists and turns to this story that I was not expecting.  I was trying, all along, to guess "whodunit"!  I kept changing my mind, but eventually I was right.  But it still took me for a loop!!

So if you love M/M books with a great story and romance...this is your book!  keep an open mind and you will love this book as much as I did!!!  I was definitely having a book hangover.  It took me a couple of days to prepare myself to write this review.  Every time I started, I would start crying again.  I better quit now, or I'll be crying again...  GREAT READ -- GO ONE-CLICK!!

Melinda's Review:

I loved this story and will be reading more books by Susan Mac Nicol.  I am a sucker for a good love story with some suspense and this did not disappoint. I was drawn in from the beginning and didn’t want to put it down because I had to know what was going to happen next.  Although there were times my heart hurt so much I had to put it down.   I had to have a box of tissues close by and it was difficult reading this one while at lunch at work. You know co-workers tend to think you are a little crazy when you are crying while reading a book in the lunch room.

Like I said this one drew me in from the first chapter. Alex has had a tortured, messed up life and goes to an exclusive S&M club as one of his forms of therapy.  I wanted to know more about Alex the famous author whose book is about to be made into a TV series.  Alex decides he wants the one and only Christopher Sage to play the leading role.  The attraction between these two is apparent from the first meeting.  This is where the roller coaster ride began taking that first big climb up the hill all that tension and then whoosh down the hill, around some sharp turns, then the corkscrew making things feel like they are spiraling out of control, add in the loops where you have no idea which way is up, and then easing back into the station.

 

I loved the dynamics between the other individuals in this book also. Sage and Miles I loved their father/son type relationship, the way they took care of each other and worried about one another just like a father and son would.  Then you had Sage and Dan’s brotherly type relationship, they knew when they needed to be there for each other, when to back away, and got into their share of predicaments together just like brothers would.  Alex and Melanie I just loved how in tune she was to him, I know being a therapist you would think she would have to be that way but there seemed to be more to me almost like she was an older sister.  This was a great book and if you are ready to go on a roller coaster ride you need to get a copy of this book. 
 

    

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About Susan Mac Nicol

Susan Mac Nicol was born in Leeds, UK, and left for South Africa when she was eight. She returned to the UK thirty years later and now lives in Essex. Her debut novel Cassandra by Starlight, the first in a trilogy, was published earlier this year by Boroughs Publishing Group in the US. Sue’s latest story, Saving Alexander is her second m/m romance.

Sue has written since she was very young, and never thought she would see herself being a Romance writer, being a horror/psychological thriller reader all her life. But the Romance genre is now something very close to her heart and she intends continuing the trend.

Sue is a member of the Romance Writers of America and the Romantic Novelists Association here in the UK.

To learn more, visit Susan on her website and blog on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads and Pinterest.

Susan Mac Nicol is also author of The Magick of Christmas, Confounding Cupid, Cassandra by Starlight , Together in Starlight and the best-selling Stripped Bare.

Rock Bottom by Jade C. Jamison

Blurb:

The much-anticipated sequel to Bullet.

Ethan Richards has fought depression and a host of other demons all his adult life, and it’s caused him to lose everything—his wife, his son, his friends, and he almost loses the one thing that means the most to him—his band. He hits rock bottom and believes there is no way out.

Enter Jenna McCormick, a feisty drug and alcohol counselor, a woman with her own share of troubles. She finds Ethan intriguing but keeps him at a distance while trying to help him face life without crutches. She feels a spark but denies it, knowing that a relationship with unstable Ethan could be dangerous for both of them.

Ethan knows what he wants, though, and isn’t used to being told no. Jenna isn’t willing to risk Ethan losing his tenuous grip on sobriety, however, and is prepared to deny her deeper feelings to help Ethan climb out of his hole, but he learns how to let go of his pain when he finds that someone is prepared to walk with him through the shadows. Can he convince Jenna that they should take a chance on love or will they forever deny their feelings in an effort to keep Ethan on the straight and narrow?

Jo-Anna's Review:

I got asked to read this book for an honest review.

First off, I have to say that I absolutely LOVED BULLET! Angie J got me hooked on the wonderful writing world of Jade's and I'm so forever grateful for it.

This story is Ethan's story. You meet him in Bullet. You love him and then hate him but I loved him all the way through. Now in Rock Bottom we hear his side.

I loved this story because it's real. It portrays what rock stars go through, their addictions, their inner demons and turmoil. It's heart breaking but Jade wrote it in such a way that left you wanting more. I wanted to fix Ethan. I wanted him happy and I was so glad that he met Jenna.

Jenna is a counselor and has demons of her own. I think she's perfect for him.

Personally, I lost a lot of respect for Val. I liked her in Bullet but by the end of that book, I wasn't a fan anymore. I understand that she had a difficult time dealing with Ethan and his issues but...yeah...still not fond of her.

One thing I liked about this book as well is that I felt like I was there. We got so deep into Ethan and Jenna's heads, it was like we were a part of them.

Jade is a fantastic writer and I can't wait to read Jet's book!!

Author Information:

Jade C. Jamison was born and raised in Colorado and has decided she likes it enough to stay forever. Jade's day job is teaching Creative Writing, but teaching doesn't stop her from doing a little writing herself.

Unfortunately, there's no one genre that quite fits her writing. Her work has been labeled romance, erotica, suspense, and women's fiction, and the latter is probably the safest and closest description. But you'll see that her writing doesn't quite fit any of those genres.

You'll have to discover Jade's writing for yourself to decide if you like it.

The Collaring Ceremony : His POV (Brie) by Red Phoenix

*** UNTIL AMAZON MAKES THIS FREE, THE COST IS 99 PENNIES AND ALL THE MONEY GOES TO A CHARITY***

 
Blurb:
 Short Novelette from the Dom's Perspective

Note from the author:
Warning - Do NOT read unless you have read the novel Brie Learns the Art of Submission in its entirety.

This chapter is taken from my novel, Brie Learns the Art of Submission. Fans have been begging for this particular scene written from Master's point of view. Although this is Brie's story, I cried when I wrote the collaring ceremony knowing how he felt. It is my pleasure to share his side of the story with you now.

It is with a full heart that I give this FREE gift to you:

Another chapter written from Master's POV


You know love you, peeps! ~Red Phoenix

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About the Author:

I am a happily married woman who believes (based on personal experience) that love conquers all. It is a running theme in my writing.

One thing you will notice about my work, I'm all about variety. If a character beseeches me to write his/her story, I willingly give myself over no matter the genre or subject ~ as long as it includes hot, steamy sex. ;)

Direct Amazon Link:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Collaring-Ceremony-His-Brie-ebook/dp/B00GNQW24W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384709268&sr=8-1&keywords=the+collaring+ceremony+by+red+phoenix