BURN
Release
Day: July 23
Tragedy cuts
deep. Revenge burns deeper.
The blood of
their enemies coats the leather of their cuts and a trail of bodies lie in
their wake, but the Forsaken Motorcycle Club isn't done yet. Carlo Mancuso
still needs to pay for his sins. Nobody knows that more than Ian Buckley, the
Treasurer for Forsaken.
Ian prefers his
pleasure mixed with pain and he's only ever at peace when he's doling out
justice. Convinced that he's too unstable and sadistic to take an old lady, he
keeps his trysts, like all of his relationships, brief and anonymous. But with
his club at war, and the stakes being so personal, Ian's feeling the events
around him more deeply than he expects.
Mindy Mercer is
the sweet daughter of Fort Bragg’s most respectable cop. At least that’s how
the town sees her. Very few people know the Mindy who hides her tracks and
battles her cravings by lying to everyone around her. She thinks she has
control of her addiction until she suffers an attack that leaves her searching
for a way out of her own personal hell.
Mindy has never
been more desperately in need of a savior and Ian has never seen a more
beautifully destroyed creature in his life. Their attraction is intense, but
their damage is extreme. Some scars never heal, and some people never get
better.
Love is never
more painful than when it can kill you.
About the author:
As a child, JC was fascinated by things that went bump in
the night. As they say, some things never change. Now, as an adult, she divides
her time between the sexy law men, mythical creatures, and kick-ass heroines
that live inside her head and pursuing her bachelor's degree in English. JC is
a San Francisco Bay Area native, but has also called both Texas and Louisiana
home. These days she rocks her flip flops year round in Northern California and
can't imagine a climate more beautiful.
JC writes adult, new adult, and young adult fiction. She dabbles in many
different genres including science fiction, horror, chick lit, and murder
mysteries, yet she is most enthralled by supernatural stories-- and everything
has at least a splash of romance.
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Excerpt
“I like talking
to you. I want to get to know you.”
“What’s the point
in getting to know me when you’re just going to end up hating me eventually,
anyway?” This is why I don’t want to bond with her. I don’t want to let her in
and to love her the way Ma does, the way Michael does. Even Ryan loves her and
I’ll be damned if Pop doesn’t love her too. She’s squirrelly like that.
“I can’t hate
you. If I can’t hate my father, then I can’t hate you either. I won’t ask you
not to hurt him, and I can’t tell you how I’ll feel when he dies because I
don’t know how I’ll feel. But I can tell you this— he stole you and my mother
from me. My father hurt you, and he hurt me in a different way. He hurt Michael
too, but he might be too proud to admit that just yet. Carlo Mancuso has his
family and I have mine.”
She takes a step
closer and reaches out, grabbing my arm. The tears she was holding back slide
down her cheeks as she stares up at me.
“I don’t like
violence and I hate to see people get hurt, but no matter who I am today, I was
a principessa, a Mancuso. I understand the need for justice and deep down I
know that this war goes back further than last year and that it was only a
matter of time for my father to get what’s coming to him.”
“I don’t want to
hurt you,” I find myself saying. My chest aches and my jaw is tight. I reject
the emotions that make me weak and force myself to think about anything but how
good it feels to get this gift from her. “Every year on your birthday, we have
a party. It used to be just me and Ma, and then when Pop and Ryan came around,
they’d join in. It was always just something we did. Ma never wanted to forget
either of you, and she made sure I never
could. I don’t want to hurt you, but I have to make this better for her.”
could. I don’t want to hurt you, but I have to make this better for her.”
I kept turning the page. Like no way could the epilogue be over. No way Jc won't give us more, right? There was something so dark and irresistible about Ian, that I just wanted more. I couldn't get enough. And Melinda, I mean, her struggles, her strength, her ability to overcome it all. You know that each Forsaken man has to have a strong woman. They just have to. You never realize how strong of a woman Ian needs until you hear what he went through. Until Melinda stands beside him.
"My father calls him a killer, Holly calls him dangerous, and Nic calls him disturbed; but to me he's just Ian."
That line quite simply defines our whole story. It defines our characters. It defines how they look past all the pain and darkness and just see each other. And that line, may simple be one of the best placed lines of any book I've read all year. The perfect line, the perfect time, the perfect spot, or a perfect storyline.
Jc went dark with this story. We've learned what horrific things Melinda lived through in previous books. And in this one, we get to see her claw her way through the darkness of that hell to find some light on the outside. The light is in the face of a big, broody, overprotective, Ian. I loved reading their interactions. As I said before, I didn't want it to end. It's surprising, somewhat, for me to say that because I usually need more of the steamy scenes in my books. But this one, I didn't need more. It was perfect. Everything about this storyline, to how it was written, to how Jc executed it, was perfect. If there was more, I feel like it would have taken away from our two main characters and how they came out of the darkness, or half way out, to stand side by side.
I do kind of wish Ian would have finally accepted everything and they would've been official Sooner, but on the other hand, I didn't want to lose any of the story. So I guess next time, JC, write a longer book. ;)
I gave this book 4.5 stars!
Ride #1 (Ryan and Alex)
Thrash #2 (Duke and Nic)
Rev #3 (Grady and Holly)
Crush #4 (Jeremy and Cheyenne)
Vow #4.5 (Ryan and Alex)
Burn #5 (Ian and Mindy)
Thrash #2 (Duke and Nic)
Rev #3 (Grady and Holly)
Crush #4 (Jeremy and Cheyenne)
Vow #4.5 (Ryan and Alex)
Burn #5 (Ian and Mindy)
Ride
Blurb:
Death comes
in Armani. Salvation comes in leather.
Principessa to the Mancuso crime family, Alexandra knows a thing or two about
living outside the bounds of the law. Suffocated by the future her father has
laid out for her, she makes a choice she can't take back, changing the entire
trajectory of her life.
Thrust into the dark and dangerous world of the Forsaken Motorcycle Club for
her own protection, Alex finds herself faced with the last thing she needs
right now: the man of her dreams. He’s sex in leather, the devil incarnate, and
one hell of a kisser. But he’s also off-limits. Ryan Stone can be her friend,
but he’s forbidden to be her lover.
Third-generation Forsaken, Ryan knows nothing other than life on two wheels,
and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He enjoys the many privileges that come
with the patch, and the only laws he recognizes are the ones set-forth by his
club. That is, until who he wants more than anything isn’t allowed on the back
of his bike —or in his bed. Balancing his desire for her body, and need to keep
her safe, Ryan tries to keep Alex at a distance. Finally having made a choice
for herself, she’s done hearing the word “no” and will push boundaries even
Ryan himself doesn’t dare cross.
Thrash Blurb:
Loneliness
suffocates the heart. Acceptance breaks down walls.
As a Lost Girl to the Forsaken Motorcycle Club, Nicole Whelan knows how to
party. She’s not cut-out for relationships and her life is way too complicated
for anything more than casual encounters. But one night when she falls into
Duke’s bed at the clubhouse, he sees something in her that he can’t let go
of—no matter how many times she tries to run.
Having been left to raise her teenage brother, Jeremy, she’s already got her
hands full and isn’t looking for anymore complications. But Duke’s just watched
his best friend fall for the only girl he couldn’t have, and then almost lose
her so shortly after, shaking him to his core. Faced with his own loneliness,
he’s more determined than ever to break down Nic’s walls and show her that he
can be good for her; but he’s got a bad track record and she’s got a bad
temper. Changing his ways isn’t easy when he’s not sure what he’s even changing
for.
The violence and turmoil are at an all-time high, and Forsaken is in a
vulnerable place when a twist of fate breathes new life into the club. It’s a
much-needed beacon of hope for the embattled biker family, even if everyone’s
not exactly on board. With Duke and Nic’s relationship already on shaky ground,
and something even more important at stake, the Forsaken Motorcycle Club will
fight like hell to keep their family together and whole.
With the looming threat from the Mancuso Crime Family, the
Forsaken Motorcycle Club is preparing for a war that could destroy them. Grady,
the club’s Sergeant-at-Arms, knows that love makes you weak, and he has zero
interest in adding to his liabilities– especially now. He’s already got his
teenage daughter who keeps him on his toes and a beef within the club that
could fracture his relationship with a fellow brother for good.
For Holly Mercer, her life is finally getting on track and the last thing she
wants is trouble from her hometown’s resident outlaws. Keeping her nose clean
is easier said than done, when suddenly she finds herself embroiled in club
business. Holly might like the idea of being with a real-life bad boy, but even
being in the same room with tough-as-nails Grady flusters her.
When Holly inadvertently finds herself on Mancuso’s radar, she has two choices:
trust that Grady will protect her, or continue to refuse the club’s help. Both
roads are dangerous, but only one has the chance to damage her beyond repair.
Love is never more dangerous than when it can destroy you.
You can find my 5 star review of REV here
You can find my 5 star review of REV here
Young love is always perfect. Until it's not.
Cheyenne Grady is a total daddy's girl to her bad-ass
father, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Forsaken Motorcycle Club. She's funny, and
kind, and she just wants that deep, earth-shattering love like her dad has with
her school secretary, Holly. But Cheyenne's been looking in the wrong
direction, because the only good that can come from the way she looks at Jeremy
Whelan is a lesson in heartbreak.
Jeremy always wanted to prospect for the Forsaken Motorcycle
Club and wear the same patch as his father. When a life-long dream becomes
reality, Jeremy realizes that the outlaw lifestyle is not for the faint of
heart. Nor is it easy on relationships. He wants to be a good man, but
temptation is everywhere.
Cheyenne is beautiful, and strong, and exactly what Jeremy
could have forever. As long as he doesn't screw it up.
Love is never more powerful than the first time.
VOW blurb:
Vow (a Bayonet Scars novelette # 4.5)
HE REFUSES TO GIVE IN. SHE REFUSES TO GIVE IT UP.
Alexandra Mancuso knows all about regrets. She talked to the wrong person and started a war that’s ravaged her newly adopted motorcycle club family and threatens to cost Alex her life. Now, she’s cautious with the commitments she makes.
Ryan Stone, road captain for the Forsaken Motorcycle Club regrets nothing—except putting Cub in danger one time too many. The Forsaken Motorcycle Club has a plan to end the war with the Mancuso crime family and they need everyone’s head in the game. But Ryan can’t focus on the club when he’s so distracted by a certain reckless brunette. She gives him everything except for what he really wants.
Today, he refuses to take no for an answer and maybe, just maybe, this time Alex won’t be able to stand her ground.
True love always defies the odds.
You can find my 4 star review of VOW here
VOW blurb:
Vow (a Bayonet Scars novelette # 4.5)
HE REFUSES TO GIVE IN. SHE REFUSES TO GIVE IT UP.
Alexandra Mancuso knows all about regrets. She talked to the wrong person and started a war that’s ravaged her newly adopted motorcycle club family and threatens to cost Alex her life. Now, she’s cautious with the commitments she makes.
Ryan Stone, road captain for the Forsaken Motorcycle Club regrets nothing—except putting Cub in danger one time too many. The Forsaken Motorcycle Club has a plan to end the war with the Mancuso crime family and they need everyone’s head in the game. But Ryan can’t focus on the club when he’s so distracted by a certain reckless brunette. She gives him everything except for what he really wants.
Today, he refuses to take no for an answer and maybe, just maybe, this time Alex won’t be able to stand her ground.
True love always defies the odds.
You can find my 4 star review of VOW here
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