All he knew was pain and betrayal. All he wanted was revenge. Until he found her… everything I had—my innocence, my heart, my soul. And I regret nothing.
Bronson
When I was locked up for a crime I didn’t commit, I let my need for revenge consume me. It was all I needed, all I wanted. Until I saw her. Sweet, intelligent, sexy as hell…and on my enemy’s arm. Seducing her was the key to my revenge. But one night was all it took to bring me to my knees. Now I need to protect her, possess her, keep her forever. Hell, I’ve even started thinking maybe she’s not the key to my revenge. What if she’s my redemption?
But it’s not long before ghosts of the past are unleashed. Dark secrets loom. And the real question is, was it divine fate that brought us together…or something far more dangerous?
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Take My Heart by J. J. Sorel is the story of Ava and Bronson.
Bronson was serving a jail time for something he didn’t do but he knows his ‘brother’ is the true person that set this up. So when he gets out he wants to find his real family and get revenge on his brother. Some of that revenge is the girl that is in his brother’s life, Ava. But what starts out as a plan with her as the pawn starts to be the most important person to him.
Enjoyed their story.
Take My Heart by J.J. Sorel is hot, steamy and just the right kind of book to dive into for a fantastic reading diversion. This book has it all from steamy sex scenes to fun characters like Aggie, and even a mystery thrown into the mix. Bronson, the gorgeous alpha male lead wants to find his birth parents, Ava is a recent graduate, and has just been hired by the eccentric woman Aggie, and at the same time Ava is dating Justin, who happens to be Bronson’s brother. Seduction, revenge, and mystery all figure prominently in this tale, and certainly are not new elements in the romance genre. However, the author’s writing takes center stage, weaving a compelling tale that not only pulls at your heartstrings, but keeps you on the edge of your seat, waiting to see what happens. Aggie is the most fun character around in this book, kind of stealing the show from the others. A fantastic blend of romance and mystery with tantalizing sex thrown in for good measure. Highly recommend.
Take My Heart here by JJ Sorel is a book to read when it’s snowing outside and you’re in need of something to cuddle with and to sate your need for warmth. Well, that’s what I got from this book as I was taking in its steamy plot and irresistible characters. We have the heroine as a woman in her twenties by the name Ava Rose who gets invited to her best friend Cassie’s boyfriend’s party at his home. Ava has her own stud muffin by the name of Justin who is a cousin of Cassie’s boyfriend. Well, the story goes on to reveal that Justin has an adopted brother by the name of Bronson who is a constant enemy of Justin’s. In fact, Justin did a terrible thing to Bronson that got Bronson to be jailed. Ava gets to meet and become seduced by Bronson at this party when she laid her eyes on him for the first time. Anyway, there’s another subplot in this book where Ava gets a new job as an assistant to a wealthy loner by the name of Aggie where Ava goes to her apartment during the day to read to her and to serve her martinis, a favorite drink of Aggie’s.
I found myself drawn to this book because it is not like most erotic stories. This book has a solid plot that involves Bronson trying to look for his biological parents and that the relationship between Ava and Aggie is so dear that I guess this book does have substance to it. The steamy, sexual scenes seem kind of innocent even though the descriptive words used about it were graphic and filled to the brim with lust and animalistic sexuality. Don’t let me fool you, it’s readable and even for someone like me who finds sexual intercourse in books to be raw and obscene, this book is an exception. The sexual scenes start and then they end without any damage done. After all, it is a work of erotica and the author does have a clear warning at the beginning, telling straitlaced people like me to walk away from it if one does not appreciate great amounts of sex in a book and that the characters are both consenting adults. I figured alright, why not give this book a chance and do the author a favor for once, you know? The four stars I give this book is because there was a term in it that I found to be offensive. All in all, it is a great book and I enjoyed the triumphant feeling I felt when I exited it on my kindle.
I would recommend this book to the female bookworm who is looking for a mild work of erotica and who loves a solid storyline without the usual annoying formula where guy and girl fight and then guy and girl fall in love and you know? This is a great work and I enjoyed it so much. Just some word of advice: read with caution. There are some terms that you may find some offense with. Have a great day and best regards!
“I am more concerned that he’s using me as a weapon.”
Australian author J.J. Sorel is a professional dancer, flamenco being her specialty. She earned a certificate in Writing Romance with the Australian College of Journalism and began to follow her passion – writing steamy contemporary romance novels of the sort that entice those who love the Chick Lit genre.
One of the reasons JJ’s novel TAKE MY HEART is so successful is her fine tuned sense of mixing mystery and suspense with erotica. She creates characters that are wholly credible – a beautiful lusty female Ava whose entry into the story is her launching into a new job as a sitter and reader for an elderly, multi-faceted lady (Aggie – one of the better characters in contemporary literature!), her nebulous boyfriend Justin, and the alpha male erotic figure Bronson. The manner in which JJ interweaves these disparate types is what makes the novel ring true.
There is a hint of the classic, classy writing form JJ uses in Ava’s initial encounter with the bizarre Aggie – ‘All it took was one step into that beguiling, time-trapped room for an eerie sensation to flash through me. It was a feeling similar to déjà vu, or entering a museum filled with the pungency of decay. Not that the room stank; if anything, it smelled like roses.’ That is how JJ pulls open the proscenium curtain for this erotically charged mystery.
The synopsis is seductive – ‘After being arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, Bronson, a dark, stormy figure, is driven to take revenge on the person responsible. Apart from clearing his name, his other mission is also to find his real parents. Ava is not only dating the guy responsible for Bronson’s incarceration but is also employed by a wealthy loner, who has a heart trapped in secrets, some of which relate back to Bronson. Driven by revenge, Bronson seduces Ava, who, captivated by his considerable masculinity and brooding aura, finds herself unable to resist his charms. And while he attempts to quash desire, Bronson soon finds himself falling hard for the sassy-spirited Ava, which only complicates things considering that was never his intention. Adopted at the age of five, Bronson unravels hidden secrets about his beginnings stored away in a penthouse on Fifth Avenue guarded by Ava’s eccentric employer. Conflict soon sets in, and a mystery starts to take shape, for it seems as though history’s repeating itself. Is Ava and Bronson’s connection a setup? The answer to this turns out to be far more complicated than either of them could have imagined. Just as Bronson surrenders to his heart’s desire, he stumbles upon a gruesome clue to his birth hidden in a closet, which opens up all kinds of questions. Mainly… was his meeting Ava a coincidence, or a plot to lure him there in the first place?’
This is one finely scribed novel that is rich in steamy erotica and yet goes beyond the usual Chick Lit realm because of the fine mystery that ties it together. Recommended.