SAY MY NAME is the kind of contemporary romance that I love to find. Well developed main characters along with a clear and organized storyline without lots of dangling secondary stories that only serve to clutter what should be the main focus of the book. While reading SAY MY NAME I definitely encountered moments that were high on the seriously erotic scale and that is in no way a bad thing! Kenner is great at bringing a believable story with well written and descriptive sexiness that did not feel contrived to simply push the envelope. The erotic scenes actually fit very well into the building of the story.
Sylvia is determined to push her career forward while burying her secrets and pain as deeply as possilbe. When she is offered the opportunity to oversee a project that can change her career she is determined to see that it is a success. However a huge hurdle is placed in the way of getting her first big project for Stark Industries off of the ground and Sylvia has to make a very uncomfortable decision. Sylvia needs to reach into her past and ask for help from the one person that will turn her world upside down but could also save her project; Jackson Steele.
Jackson is a well respected an renowned architect who also happens to be a part of her past that Sylvia had hoped to never revisit. Jackson is the man that she asked to turn away from her five years ago with the hopes of saving herself what she felt would only lead to further emotional harm. Now that she needs Jackson to help save her project she knows that convincing him won't be easy and will come at a high emotional price. What Jackson demands of Sylvia in exchange for helping is steep but it's a price that she is reluctantly willing to pay.
SAY MY NAME has plenty of drama, secrets, sexiness, and intensity that kept the story moving. There is a cliffhanger at the end but it felt like a good place to end without making the reader quiver with anxiety because of the ending. SAY MY NAME is a well written contemporary romance and a great beginning to a series that I will definitely continue reading.
Happy Reading!
Monica
**I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**
Book Description:
New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner kicks off a smoking hot, emotionally compelling new erotic trilogy that returns to the world of her beloved Stark novels:
Release Me, Claim Me, and Complete Me. Say My Name features Jackson Steele, a strong-willed man who goes after what he wants, and Sylvia Brooks, a disciplined woman who’s hard to get—and exactly who Jackson needs.
I never let anyone get too close—but he’s the only man who’s ever made me feel alive.
Meeting Jackson Steele was a shock to my senses. Confident and commanding, he could take charge of any room . . . or any woman. And Jackson wanted me. The mere sight of him took my breath away, and his touch made me break all my rules.
Our bond was immediate, our passion untamed. I wanted to surrender completely to his kiss, but I couldn’t risk his knowing the truth about my past. Yet Jackson carried secrets too, and in our desire we found our escape, pushing our boundaries as far as they could go.
Learning to trust is never easy. In my mind, I knew I should run. But in my heart, I never felt a fire this strong—and it could either save me or scorch me forever.
Say My Name is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences.
About the Author
J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and International bestselling author of over seventy novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
Though known primarily for her award-winning and #1 international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, Victorian-era thrillers (coming soon), and paranormal mommy lit.
Her foray into the latter, Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner, has been consistently in development in Hollywood since prior to publication. Most recently, it has been optioned by Warner Brothers Television for development as series on the CW Network with Alloy Entertainment producing.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for him.” A three time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy).
Her books have sold well over a million copies and are published in over over twenty countries.
In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
Love J Kenner's books and can't wait to read this one!
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