He hasn’t been with a woman in five years.She hasn’t been with a real man … until now.VIVIANI’ve had enough of the crap that goes along with living in the city. So, I packed for a weeklong vacation in the mountains. Isolation in a cabin for the next seven days sounds like a good way to recoup and get my life back in order. After getting lost while hiking, I stumble upon a cabin that has me … upon a cabin that has me questioning whether to ask for help, or if I should brave staying the night in the woods.
JAKE
I left everything behind years ago after the woman I was with betrayed me. Now I work as a lumberjack and live my life as a recluse. Being celibate for the last five years says a lot about my self-control, but I’m a man and have needs, and not giving into what I really want is hard as hell. But I can’t let myself get close to anyone, not even for a few hours. Getting close is how I got screwed over before.
As soon as I see Vivian, I know I have to have her. It’s been forever since I’ve had a woman. Because of a storm rolling in, she’ll have to stay with me overnight. We could do a lot of filthy things in that time. I pride myself on my control, but when it comes to Vivian, I don’t know if I can keep my hands to myself.
I know I can’t.
I have needs, and it’s clear Vivian’s in need of a real man to help her unwind. I can certainly help her in that department.
Warning: If you’re looking for a sappy, pull-your-heartstring kind of book … this isn’t it. If you want a short and dirty story featuring an all-around alpha hero who hasn’t had a woman in years, and a heroine who’ll find out what it’s like to be with a real man … this might be for you.
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Jenika Snow is known for her short, steamy reads, and this one is no different. And who doesn’t like a possessive, Alpha lumberjack? Lots of sex in this one, and instal-love, but somehow it all works SO well!
This one is insta-everything, scorching hot and to the point!
Jake’s been living out in the middle of nowhere going on five years. After being betrayed by those closest to him, he needed a fresh start. But five years alone means five years of loneliness – no friends, no woman, no real home. Vivian has been feeling trapped in the city and takes a break in the wilderness. When a hike finds her lost, she happens upon Jake’s cabin and finds a new path. These two shared an instantaneous connection and it may have been lust at first sight, but the author gifted us with plenty of epilogues to show that this lust grew into a beautiful, enduring love. While it wasn’t incredibly deep or evocative, this smut-filled story hit all the right spots!
I think I’ll go for a hike in the woods
I truly enjoyed this fast paced story! How perfect that one ex burned out city boy turned lumberjack and one burned out city girl find each other in a chance meeting. You can truly feel the passion and the love as these two work towards their HEA. I especially enjoyed the multiple epilogues were we get to see a little more into their lives together. I’m sure you will enjoy this hot little tale.
Timber, Jack and Vivian have me falling headlong into lust and love. Vivian wanted to find some peace and comfort away from city and the woefully reminders of her cheating ex and hectic life. A trip to a cabin in the woods sounds like just the respite she is looking for and will give her some much needed clarity. Jack left behind the city and all its painful reminders years ago. After his ex cheated, he knew that finding a bit of solitude was just the ticket. He likes his life as a lumberjack and the quiet it allows for him. He never really thought about what he was missing out on till Vivian. He makes her want things he never thought he would want again, but will she want to join him in the woods?
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book
Jenika Snow’s A Real Man Volume:1 Lumberjack is a great book, I couldn’t put it down. The way she described the characters, how intense the attraction was between the two of them. You knew it would be inevitable but I could hardly wait for them to come together to see how scorching hot they are together!
Nice, shorter read about mountain man Jake who has been living alone as a recluse for 5 years. Vivian gets lost and ends up at his cabin. Not even a few hours later and they’re already gettin it on. And after just a day, she already decides to leave her life in the city to join Jake in the middle of nowhere to live with him.
But hey, the epilogue shows it all worked out for them so it’s all good.
3 for a quickie and I always love me some mountain men.
Vivian and Jake will be your new happily ever again.
Jake is a lumberjack that lives in a secluded log cabin who has chosen to be celibate for five years. To say it was a cake walk all those years is an understatement but nothing prepared him for Vivian. The moment he laid eyes on her, she owned him.
Vivian was a city girl in need of some fresh air out in the woods. After getting lost while hiking Vivian ends up on the doorstep of Jake’s log cabin in need of water and shelter for the storm coming. Lightening wasn’t the only that struck that night. Their undeniably attraction only grows at rapid speed and neither of them were prepared for just how fast it was.
Jenika brought all the sexiness to this incredible little steamy gem. I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. The characters are not just fantasy but rather relatable. Making you feel as though you are one of them. While keeping everything sexy, as well.
I highly recommend this book! I can only hope that Ms. Jenika writes a part two.
Jenika Snow
Loved this book. Filled with passion, heat, possessive sexy strong alpha lumberjack.
Vivian had to get out of the city, after just breaking up with her boyfriend (who didn’t turn out faithful at all in their 3 month relationship). Booked a week stay in a cabin away from the city, away from the stress, away from the noise.
Going for a walk Vivian gets lost and comes upon a cabin, deciding she is better off with a stranger then stuck outside. Due to a storm approaching Vivian had to stay the night with Jake, a sexy smoking hot thick muscled lumberjack.
The attraction had been instant and consuming. Jake and Vivian can no longer control themselves, they give in to what they both really want.
WOW! I am so in love with lumberjacks now……where can I find me someone like this delicious man?!
LUMBERJACK
Jake is a recluse in the mountains and he’s been without a woman for 5 years….Vivian is sick of the city rat race, and after spending 7 days in a mountain cabin, she’s found her happy…….And it’s with Jake…I love Jenika Snow’s Real Man novellas….
Oh wow hotness overload! I didn’t realize going into this story how hot it was going to be between Jake and Vivian but I loved every second of it! The instant connection and possessiveness of Jake and the gratification Vivian felt after one night with him was steamy. I cannot wait to read more by this author!
I like this book
This is a great start to a new series!!
What I liked most about this book was how similar Jake and Vivian was from the beginning before they even met. They both were sick of the fast paced life of city life. They both just wanted piece and quiet.
I liked the character of Jake. I liked that even though he was written as this mountain man type, he was very kind and could understand Vivian nervousness around him at the beginning.
I liked Vivian though I did question her mental state at first. She is this city girl who right when she gets to the cottage, she decides to go for a walk. How did she not think she was going to get lost.
It was short but full of steamy scenes, over the top alpha male and need to protect his mate. Obssesive and sweet romance.
I love this story! Even though the attraction and chemistry between Jake and Vivian is fast, it is so relatable and perfect!
Who doesn’t like a hot insta-lust book that’s filled with a big sexy recluse who works in the woods? Vivian never met a real man until she stumbled upon Jake. Definitely a short sexy read. Loved it!