From #1 Amazon Best Selling Author Emma Jaye, the second heart rending tale of the boy who couldn’t sit still.Chris Bacon is dead. Long live Chrisander Baccioni?Unable to walk or talk after a hit and run attack, Chris finds himself on the other side of the world with Jase in babysitting mode. Pity and betrayal, even if it was for ‘his own good’ wasn’t something Chris tolerated from anyone, … babysitting mode. Pity and betrayal, even if it was for ‘his own good’ wasn’t something Chris tolerated from anyone, least of all from an ex-lover who was hanging around only out of a misguided sense of duty.
The barely breathing battered boy Kathleen Baccioni found in London clearly hadn’t made an intelligent decision in his life, just like his dead mother. This was a chance to wipe the past away; to write a new chapter in the Baccioni dynasty. Chrisander was young enough to be guided and moulded into a shining public example of a modern business man, loving husband and father. It didn’t matter if he was a mess in public, her protégé Stephanie would be running the company and their family anyway. The only fly in the ointment was Chrisander’s annoyingly protective boyfriend Jason Rosewood, but a twenty something, dirt poor, ex-army sergeant couldn’t possibly be a match for the owner of an international business empire, could he?
Blank Slate is the second book in the new dark M/M romance series ‘Paint’ from Emma Jaye. Scroll up to buy or borrow for free on Kindle Unlimited to start reading now.
Paint #1: Optical Illusion
Paint #2. Blank Canvas
Paint #3. Invisible Ink, Coming summer 2018
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What happens, when a boy, who never had anybody in his life to rely on and no money to buy even a piece of bread suddenly gets everything he could wish for? Money, relatives, huge house with his own bed, helicopter and even a young and pretty “wife to be”.
What else could a person wish for?
But the fairytale about a Cinderella, in what almost everybody could find their “happily ever after” turned out to be a nightmare for Chris Bacon, who has no manners, no tolerance for hypocrisy and lies and actually already has a boyfriend.
Confused, damaged and is in a constant need of love, he tried so hard to be the person he could probably never be – Chrisander Baccioni only because his newly found grandmother wishes that. But after seeing the true colors of everybody around him and that no brands could ever cover rotten hearts, he wishes no more but to get back to his small apartment, chip clothes and honest people who loved him for whom he really was.
This book doesn’t have that edge as a first part. It is very different – sometimes sad, sometimes funny, but it gives you time to think about what really is important in life and if everything is really worth worshiping when you don’t have the most important thing – the true love.
I would highly recommend this series.
I truly don’t know what to say. The emotional rollercoaster this book took me on blows me away. I loved getting to know more about Chris and his estranged family. Seeing Jase be so protective truly made me love him more.
At the end of Optical Illusion, Chris was almost killed in a hit and run. His American grandmother showed up and insisted that he be taken back to the States for treatment – and to learn how to behave as the wealthy heir he was meant to be. Jase was going, too, since he wasn’t letting Chris out of his sight.
I have to say, there were quite a few Americans in this book that I didn’t like at all. It seemed that everyone wanted to manipulate Chris, and they didn’t care about Chris’s opinions or wants. Jase had to leave when he had a family emergency, and that led to things falling apart for Chris. The time period when Chris was stressed and pliant was hard for me to read about. Thankfully, as his healing progressed, the real Chris came out again, and his antics made me happy.
I love Chris and Jase, and I hope this series goes on for several more books so I can keep spending time with them.
The continuing story of Optical Illusion… it was different, I almost couldn’t handle this one. The homophobic family, Chris indoctrinated by everyone around, the separation…the way he was held ‘prison’. My dear heart almost couldn’t handle it.
But I did go on reading because I owed it to Chris and Jase.
Everybody wanted to control Chris.. for the good or the bad… it made me so antsy and angry!
With Chris his complexity it was even for me as reader sometimes difficult to understand what was good or bad for him…
Optical Illusion ended with a cliff and Blank Canvas continued it from there… The harsh life for Chris is not over…he is more dead than alive. Jase tries very hard to make it all bearable but even for him it is hard.
Then there is someone from Chris his past who has a lot of power… and everything changes. I think I broke a nail in my already bloody palm while reading.. ghaawd, not good -not.good.at.all-
There is a lot going on in this read and all written in a steady pace, no rush. It was a broad and entertaining story and even sometimes tedious, because how it all went for Chris.
There are some individuals who I wanted to strangle… but thank goodness there were also personalities I wanted to embrace or cuddle (hiiii Nate 🙂
I was constantly forgetting Chris is only eighteen… with al he’s been through… luckily he did something that belonged somehow to his age… I laughed out loud, he was refreshing, endearing and he just lit up his whole environments with his attitude.
Throughout the whole story there was Jase, in the background or on the front, nearby or far away… Jase was there… always.. unconditional… strong, caring, thoughtful, sturdy, grumpy and at times very horny!!
I loved this story even with the parts I absolutely didn’t like…
My next read…? Invisible Ink Paint #3!!
amazing second book to this series. couldnt stop reading it i love it and im still speachless about the series. i so hope other people love this book at least pick it up and read it
I enjoyed book 1 but absolutely fell in love with book 2. I appreciate Emma Jaye’s ability to show how complicated a relationship can be and not provide a false sense of perfection. This book was a struggle of emotions reflecting the complexity of the story.
The character development is intense. I loved seeing the characters stay true to their personas and yet grow as well. Emma Jaye continued to pour that same amount of dedication into the secondary characters. This book really hits stride with world building. It made me feel as if I were right there with the characters.
Best of all that storyline had me hooked the entire time. There were moments I held my breath, moments I cried, and even moments I laughed. For a book to elicit such strong emotions makes it a must read. I love how the author did not minimize anything and often broke from tradition by really focusing on the realistic nature of relationships.
5 stars for a captivating, emotional and realistic journey! Highly recommend!
This is the second book in the series and it starts where the last one ended. I can’t say a lot about the plot because I don’t want to spoil the fun but I can say that it was unexpected and interesting and I really liked it. Chris was just as amazing as he was in the first book but my heart ached for him. He just can’t get a break. This book was really intense and to be honest some scenes were hard to read. The situation was just so unfair I wanted to yell. I was so mad on Chris’s behalf.
Jase and Chris feel very real. They disagree and they don’t always understand each other perfectly but they have love and they try and they did better in this book. I loved seeing their relationship grow. They’re beautiful together.
And I’m super excited for the third book!