Her past was devastating. His future was shattered. Will two lost souls merge for the life they both deserve?Zane Shaw needs a fresh start. After his fiancée called off their wedding, he left his failed relationship to run the family restaurant back home. And just when he thinks he’s sworn off emotions for good, a former fling residing in Cliffside Bay reignites his broken heart.Honor Sullivan … broken heart.
Honor Sullivan thought she had escaped her abusive background. But the terror returns when she learns the man who hurt her is out of prison. And when a dead bunny appears on her porch, she turns to her old crush Zane for the protection she so desperately desires.
As his repressed instincts bubble to the surface, Zane swears to do whatever it takes to keep his tormented friend safe. But with mysterious figures shadowing her every move, Honor may not live long enough to confess the feelings she’s hidden for a decade.
Can the wounded couple escape their painful histories and find their own forever?
Jaded: Zane and Honor is the third standalone book in the suspenseful Cliffside Bay romantic women’s fiction series. If you like second chances, sweet love stories, and a healthy dose of danger, then you’ll adore Tess Thompson’s breathtaking tale.
Buy Jaded: Zane and Honor to outrun yesteryear today!
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I’m reviewing Deleted and Jaded together because I couldn’t stop reading this series! Tess Thompson’s characters in the small town of Cliffside Bay are intriguing and charming! Each has their own history and story but the author has merged their pasts into present lasting friendships and love stories that any reader of contemporary romance would love to be a part of! All of the books in this series have been wonderfully quick reads with just enough romance to keep you interested but not so much as to make you blush! I also felt these could be stand alone novels.
Ready for #4!
With each of Tess Thompson’s Cliffside Bay books, I feel that “surely, this one can’t be topped!” But Thompson proves me wrong time and time again as each book I read becomes my favorite! So is the case with Jaded: Zane and Honor (Cliffside Bay #3). The depth of these characters makes them so real to me. I wish I could be a member of their sacred friendship circle! This book has intrigue and dreamy romance. I cannot wait for the next book in this series!
Tess Thompson does it again! The third book in this series continues the story of “The Dogs” and how love conquers all. I thoroughly enjoyed Zane and Honor’s journey and can’t wait to read then next one!
Jaded is the third book in Tess Thompson’s Cliffside Bay series. If you haven’t read the other two, no worries, she keeps you informed on what has gone on in previous books, but you will fall in love with the characters and want to go and read the ones you have missed.
Ms. Thompson is known for developing rich characters in her novels. You will feel like best friends or members of the family when you are finished with her books.
Jaded is about Honor Sullivan and Zane Shaw. Both have a Jaded look on life because of childhood experiences. Neither trust anyone enough to open up their hearts easily. After years of fighting the attraction they feel for one another, can they put aside their pasts so they can trust and love again?
Honor has secrets in her past that makes her feel unworthy of love from anyone, let alone a man to spend the rest of her life with.
Zane was engaged to a women who called off the wedding at the last minute. Will he be able to open up his heart and be vulnerable again?
Though both characters were in previous books in the series, Ms Thompson develops the characters so by the end of the book you can’t help but be on in love with both characters Jubie is a new character introduced in this book. She is a 7 year old girl who shares a lot in common with Sullivan and things Sullivan went through as a child. She might be just what Zane and Sullivan need to heal from their past wounds and move on with their lives. They will most certainly help Jubie deal with the hardship she is in the middle of.
If you have already read Traded and Deleted, you will find all of your favorite characters in Jaded and get an update on what is happening in their lives. At the end of the book you will likely want to look for the hidden town of Cliffside Bay live in this beautiful well loved coastal town.
It is very hard for me to write book reviews because i am always afraid I will give away too much of the story. Trust me and give Zane and Honor a chance. You may fall in love like I did and like they did.
Another winner from Tess Thompson and “The Dogs”! Jaded follows the story of Honor & Zane, with characters from the previous 2 stories playing a large role as well. Like Traded & Deleted, Jaded is a “clean” romance-steamy enough to keep you reading but clean enough not to be embarrassed to be seen reading or share with your mom. Much of the steaminess, I think, comes from the anticipation.
Jaded had a few dramatic twists, great characters and an good pace-fun summer reading!
This is the third book in the Cliffside Bay series, and it was just as good as the first two. I was so glad to see the two main characters get their happily ever after. One of my favorite things about this series is the touch of suspense in the stories. It really grabs me and keeps my attention!
I can’t wait to read more!
This is one of the very best series I have ever read. Each book is told from a couple’s view.
Some of my favorite quotes in this book are: Honor Sullivan, I’m so madly in love with you I can’t eat or sleep or think. I want you next to me, now and for the rest of my life.
Last night, as she fell asleep in his arms, he swore right then and there that no one would ever hurt her again. Not if he could do anything about it.
Don’t chase after something that’s already gone. Don’t chase after what never belonged to you in the first place.
“‘Don’t let fear of loss keep you from loving with your whole heart.’ I’d forgotten that,” Zane said. “I should’ve had that one tattooed on my forearm.”
“It’s terrifying to be a human because of our capacity for love,” Maggie said. “So, we can only do what Hugh told us t odo. Cherish our relationships. And have on hell of a good time while we can.”
He looked directly into her eyes. “Honor Sullivan, you’re my destiny. We were brought together through a force greater than ourselves, far beyond our understanding, because we belong together. Nothin can pull us apart now. Giving love to someone who needs it will only make our love stronger.”
She would do this girl justice. For Hugh. For Ronny. For the little girl she once was. The girl no one wanted. Jubie would never have to feel unwanted or unloved.
“Lavonne never forgot her because she was good to him when seh didn’t have to be. An abused little girl tried to protect a little boy who couldn’t protect himself. It’s easy to be benevolent when your life has been filled with love and abundance. To give kindness to others when no one’s been kind to you- to protect someone else when your’re hurting and scared- this is the measure of a great person.”
Yet, without your own suffering, it was nearly impossible to understand others’ pain.
This is my family. I am alive.
All of those have special meaning to me and made this book so touching, emothional and wonderful.
Jaded is Zane and Honor’s story. A love that took a while to come. Not because they didn’t love, but because they were both afraid of love.
Zane has abandonment issues. His mother then his fiancé left. He is afraid if he gives his heart to Honor that she will hurt his too. He’s not rich like the other dogs. But he is a hard worker. A smart and very good looking man. He has a heart of gold and is willing to give his all. He loves Honor with every ounce of love in him.
Honor is a very broken young woman. She’s been through so much in her life. Going from foster home to foster home. Then group homes. Abused, abandoned, told she was never going to be loved. She believed it. So many things were taken from her yet she still found the capacity to love and be loved. To give love to others in such an unselfish way.
This book was so full of emotion. So filled with love, pain, heartbreak and the glue to bring two people together who had so many fears. They have the capacity to give love to everyone, even a stranger who needs them more than they will ever know. I loved it from start to finish.
Thank you Tess Thompson for writing this series, this book especially. It touched my heart in so many ways. Now I can’t wait for the next book in this sweet, heartfelt series.
Another 5 stars for Tess Thompson
I am in awe at how good this series is! I am totally involved in the lives of the characters in these stories. I want to know what’s going to happen to each of them and how their HEA comes about.
Jaded is the story of Zane and Honor. I believe that the word I would use to describe them is “overcomers”. They each have come from a past that has haunted them for years. Zane has to overcome his fear of abandonment and rejection. Honor has to overcome her fears of abuse, brokeness, and self doubt that she could be loved by anyone.
There are so many kinds of tears to be cried. I believe I cried every kind of tear that can be cried reading this book. So many kinds of emotions I felt while I was “living” this story with Zane and Honor. My heart was in anguish at times and my tears were streaming. I had joy at the “overcoming” moments and rejoiced with the characters.
I love that each book includes all the Cliffside characters…which I hesitate to call characters because I have become so attached to them all. I am so looking forward to the next book which will seem like a long time because I want to read it now! I am so anxious to continue reading the story of the Cliffside Bay family!
Thank you, Tess Thompson, for a fantastic and wonderful story and the opportunity to read it. These books are page turners, hard to put down, can’t stop reading and I believe they are more than five star reads.
My plan was to read only a few chapters when I sat down in my backyard this afternoon to begin reading, “Jaded: Zane and Honor”. From the very first page, I was transported back into the lives of the characters that I have come to know and love in Cliffside Bay. Each book as this series progresses brings the reader deeper into the lives of all those living there. Book #3 in the series didn’t disappoint. My emotions of joy, sadness, excitement, fear and love were intertwined throughout this wonderful book that I just couldn’t put down. Before I knew it, I had spent the afternoon finishing this outstanding novel. I never want the Cliffside Bay series to end. This is Tess Thompson’s best attempt at writing yet. So excited for the next to be published!
Jaded is an inspiration. Honor and Zane are not victims, but survivors. From ugliness blooms beauty. Tess Thompson shines a light on subjects that many choose to ignore. She tackles heartbreak with the strength and grace of a snowflake. The impact lives on, but never defines. There will be tears, but out of the sorrow is where the hope begins. Thus the healing power of love.
This 3rd book in the Cliffside Bay Series was a little harder for me to get into, but once I did, I really enjoyed it. With the help of their friends, the Dogs, and their ladies, Zane and Honor learn how to love in spite of their past hurts. Ms Thompson is the best author of this genre. I have read all of her books, and totally enjoyed them all!
Come read Jaded and fall in love with Zane and Honor!! Tess Thompson just keeps outdoing herself with every book that she writes! Her Cliffside Bay Series are absolutely a must read and Jaded Is the best one yet! I have fallen in love with Zane and Honor and there’s something special about this one that pulls you in and makes you feel like you’re part of the story and makes you not want to ever leave, you’ll find yourself rooting for these two from the beginning! It’s touched home with me on so many different levels and I even shed a few tears cause it touched me so deeply! There are quotes in this book that makes your heart melt! I was mesmerized by this book! Tess, you’ve outshined yourself and you should be proud of this series!!
What an absolutely wonderful read. This series just gets better and better.
This is Zane and Honor’s story and one I have been eagerly awaiting. Despite pasts that were less than ideal, both Zane and Honor approach life with a positive albeit wary attitude.
I am so in love with Cliffside Bay, the Dogs and their ladies to the point that I am totally unable to take my time and savor the read. Once started there is no stopping until I’ve reached the end of the book. Thankfully I love to reread books, so that the savoring can come with the second read.
Look forward to smiles, laughs and even tears as these two work toward their HEA.
For now, I’ll be eagerly awaiting Kyle’s and Violet’s story.
Book 3 in this series is equal to if not better than the first two. Zane and Honor, oh my gosh what a love story ! Just when you thought they’d never get together, but of course it could not be smooth sailing. I loved this book and I love this series. I cry at every one. No one writes this genre quite like Tess Thompson, so genuine and so beautiful. Haven’t read this yet ? You should. You can read them stand alone but to get the full effect, the full beauty pick up Traded & Deleted, then read Jaded !
And this is the 3rd installment in the Cliffside Bay series, and although it works as a stand alone, I do recommend reading the books in in order , so you can fully enjoy meeting all the wonderful characters. This story is Honor and Zane’s. And each of their stories touched parts of my own, in many different ways, which made it all the more emotional for me. More than a love story, it’s filled with the harsh realities of life, with love and loss, sweetness and sorrow. This book made me long to live there, to have friends who stick together through thick and thin, who lift one another up and dig in when things get tough. Thompson is a wonderful writer, her characters are unique and expressive. Hugh’s storyline nearly did me in, although not maudlin, it was grimly realistic. Quite contemporary and extremely compelling. I have a warning though….be careful when reading this in public. I was at my desk and the uncontrollable snuffling made someone ask me if I was ok, with a look of alarm on his face. Yes, I’m fine…just enjoying this fantastic trip to the Pacific Northwest…sigh….