Meet SHANE, the newest of the Damage Control Boys, set in the world of the bestselling series Inked Brotherhood. This is New Adult Contemporary Romance.
Once upon a time, my life was good. I had a family, I had a girlfriend, and hopes for the future. That was long ago, but I remember it. A hazy dream of what could have been.
That’s gone now. I lost it all. Life fucked me over, and now I’m scared … over, and now I’m scared of my own damn shadow.
I’m training to be a tattoo artist, but I bet I’m not good enough. I have a roof over my head, but every morning I’m scared shitless that I’ll find myself on the street again – or worse, back in prison.
And every time a pretty girl looks at me, every single time, I know I can’t be with her. Not only because she’ll find out I’m an ex-con and run the other way, no. It’s more than that. I just can’t. The thought of anyone touching me, the thought of getting aroused from that touch brings back every damn nightmare from my past to swallow me whole.
Can’t do it.
Not even if it’s the prettiest girl on earth – Cassie. With her long blond hair and her pretty tits, her short skirts and high heels, she’s all my fantasies rolled into one. See, the fact she kissed one of my buddies? That’s good. The fact she looks at me like I’m a bug under her shoe? Even better.
Because it means she’s not interested in getting hot and sweaty with me, and that I can keep living that fantasy.
The fantasy that she wants to be with me as much as I want to be with her – even though I know it will never happen.
** WARNING ** If you have issues reading about abuse (physical or mental), then please DO NOT read this book. 18+ for sexual content, language and violence.
SHANE is book 4 in the series Damage Control – a series set in the same world as Inked Brotherhood. The boys of Damage Control were taken in by Zane Madden and Rafe Vestri and offered apprenticeship and work in the tattoo shop Damage Control.
Next in the Damage Control series: OCEAN (Damage Control 5).
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I love this series more and more with each book. I was so curious about Cassie after her snafu with Jessie! She always made it seem like she never meant to do what happened, and it really confused me! And Shane, he was always the super quote and broody one. His reaction to Cassie was so awesome! I love that she made him smile, when no one ever got a reaction out of him before. This was one of the first couples that had really liked each other from a distance. Really one of the first girls that was brought into the group from one of the girlfriends. I think that made this a little more special coupling.
After reading Seth’s story we got a little glimpse into the life that Shane had led, but we didn’t know everything. I love that we really got to dig deeper into what happened to him. Shane had gone through so much in his past life, I love that Cassie had become his angel. She had become his light. I really loved this story so much!
Cass and Shane have a lot of baggage they are dealing with. Cass has for years been masking the pain of losing her brother following in her mother’s footsteps of drinking and promiscuity. Those decision have alienated all of her friends and have made Cass feel empty alone and ultimately worthless. Shane has been destroyed by the horrible atrocities he suffered while he was unjustly imprisoned. These memories now haunt him and keep him from the one person he really wants in life….Cass. Cass sees how hard Shane is struggling and wants to help and cannot stop from growing to love him in process. But when nightmares become reality can love really conquer all?
This is book 4 in the sexy men of Damage Control series. Each book is a standalone but is so much better read in order.
I listened to this book on Audible and what a great, believable performance by the narrators!! Shane is a gorgeous young man, with a traumatic past. He was able to deal with his stressful triggers but recently theyhave gotten really bad.
Cassie has a tragic past, she tries to get close to Shane. They each have had a crush on each other for awhile, but they do not know it.
This has to be the most intense and sad book that I have read/listened to. It’s such a tear-jerker and also had me guessing at stuff in this well written storyline. It has really hot sex scenes, and romance. It also trigggers, read Authors blurb before reading this book.
This is Shane and Cassie’s story. I wasn’t sure if I liked Cassie in previous books, but I think she was dealing with a lot from her messed up mom. Shane had a good life until he lost his mom. He felt lost without her and then he went to prison at age 17 for something he didn’t do. He doesn’t believe anything good will last and he doesn’t think he can have love. He and Cassie begin a friendship of sorts that turns into something more. Will they be able to navigate through their problems to be together? Seeing Shane struggle was heartbreaking. I think he and Cassie were good for each other though. All the books in this series end more abruptly then I would like. I feel some things are left unfinished, but still a very good read.
Jo has done it again! This one has got to be one of my favourites of this series! Loved the story of Shane and it made me fall even more for him. Shane, a broken guy with a broken past and Cass, a misunderstood girl with a not fortunate past collide into one. We already met them in a previous book but finally got their story. I loved that even though both of them were broken they tried to put each other back together. I really felt for Cass and this story explained more about her background. Shane was just the right guy to come along for her and in all of the right ways Cass was for him too. loved this story so much and couldn’t put the book down. it had all the right ingredients once more: love, romance, heartbreak, hot scenes and a past trying to forget by getting on with the future.
I would give it more than 5 stars if I could! definitely worth the read!