The connection we share has always been bigger than both of us.KatianaAs a girl, I craved Ryder Evans. My every desire was about him. My every fantasy revolved around him. In his eyes, I was a teenager, a daddy’s girl. Way too young. I vowed that when I grew up, I’d make Ryder see me as a woman. But fate cruelly took him from me. Now I’ve lost my father, too. While performing my final solemn duty … cruelly took him from me. Now I’ve lost my father, too. While performing my final solemn duty to him, I crashed during a blinding blizzard. I expected to join Daddy in the afterlife. Instead, I woke to find my rescuer—a burly, bearded mountain man who ignites me as only Ryder ever did.
Ryder
Four years ago, I left cage fighting and civilization because I had too much blood on my hands and too much darkness in my soul to risk destroying the only female I ever loved. If I hadn’t, Katiana would have guessed how badly I ached to steal her innocence and make her mine, though it was forbidden. Now that’s she’s crashed into my life again—and all grown up—can I convince her heart to take one last chance on me?
(Originally published in the Alphas Confess All anthology)
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No one writes a better hero than Jenna Jacob. NO ONE!
It is a short read but so fun! The dynamics of Ryder and Katiana’s reunion are sad but once he reveals himself all bets are off and they have some melt the snow heat!
I really hope to see them again. Their past together gives the relationship strength. And the bond is tightened as they peel away the secrets they have held for years.
Innocence Uncaged BY JENNA JACOB
is a sizzling age-gap read that’s got a back from a dead twist. The steam that comes off the pages is hot enough to melt snow 10x over. So good!! The plot, the characters, the feels and the heat makes this one amazing story that must be read!
My Rating: 4.7 stars ****
I read this originally in the Alphas Confess All anthology in 2019. It just got better the second time around. Jenna Jacob always delivers great characters involved in terrific stories that have heartfelt emotions and sizzling sensuality.
The man she’d mourned for the past three years is back from the dead and just saved her from dying in a blizzard. Ryder had fallen in love with Katiana when she was fifteen and she with him. She was too young and yet he wanted her. Having her was not an option so he disappeared from her life. Maybe saving her was all the reason he needed to rise from the ashes and start living again.
A short but very steamy and emotional novella.
Ryder and Katiana meet again after several years. `years that have been filled with heartache and loss. Will a snowstorm bring them together and start healing?
You have to read it to find out.
I love second chance stories and this one by Jenna Jacob was really good. Ryder left the world of cage fighting to be alone after events made him rethink his life. Leaving also meant leaving behind Katiana who was too young for him. He knew he had feelings for her and though he never acted on them, he felt guilty about it. Years later, Katiana is fullfilling her father’s last wishes when fate brings her back to Ryder. She’s a woman now but he still feels guilty and she still wants him as bad as she did all those years ago. What’s holding him apart? Can they make it work? Love, love, love this story!
This was quite an emotional, and hot, short story about unrequited love, and what some will do to protect the ones they love. I completely loved this story!! Ryder, the big mountain man, hiding from his past, once again saving Katiana. Only now, secrets will be revealed, feelings will be expressed, and lives will be changed. And you’ll love it!!
Jenna Jacob wrote an excellent second chance love story. Innocence Uncaged was full of steaming hot sexy feels. Katiana and Ryder fell In love a long time ago, but she was too young. They are reconnected, andRyder accepts that she is all grown up. A love story full of trust unfolds. Jenna Jacob captures the personalities that lead to a great story. My only complaint is that I wished it had been longer.
Kindred Souls
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable – Mark Twain
Ryder Evans is a tortured soul. He carries feelings of guilt that is almost too painful to bear. One being his torment of loving and wanting an innocent that is off limits. Ryder knows it is wrong, but tell that to his heart. Katiana is the only one forhim and that will never change.
Katiana did everything a teenager could do to catch the attention of Ryder. He had a strong impregnable force about him and to her she felt protected and safe when he was around. When he was fighting in the Cage, nothing would stop him from conquering eachand every opponent. That is until catastrophic events happen to each of them leaving them to make difficult choices.
A fateful night collides Ryder and Katiana bringing them together again after being apart for years. But the years apart were like seconds. They both feel the same attraction and desire for one another. Ryder does not want to miss his chance with Katianaagain and Katiana needs to face her recent heartache and embrace the man she has always yearned for. The question is can they each let go of the past and come together as one for the future.