From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark International series?Entertainment reporter Jamie Archer knew it would be hard when her husband, Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter, was called away for a long-term project in London. The distance is difficult to endure, but Jamie trusts the deep and passionate love that has always burned between them. At … At least until a mysterious woman from Ryan’s past shows up at his doorstep, her very presence threatening to destroy everything that Jamie holds dear.Ryan never expected to see Felicia Randall again, a woman with whom he shared a dark past and a dangerous secret. The first and only woman he ever truly failed.Desperate and on the run, Felicia’s come to plead for his help. But while Ryan knows that helping her is the only way to heal old wounds, he also knows that the mission will not only endanger the life of the woman he holds most dear, but will also brutally test the deep trust that binds Jamie and Ryan together.Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.
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A trip to London isn’t all it was meant to be. While Ryan has been away working Jamie has had things going on in her own career, but missing him she decides a trip to take her mind off that is in order. I enjoyed this twisted story, not wanting to put it down and greedily taking time to soak it up. This couple is just as intense as Damien and Nikki so you still get all that but with a mystery and threat facing them, investigating, confronting and solving the clues is what the focus is on. Well written with some excitement and some steamy action in a fast flow read. Started 1/10/21 Finished 2/10/21
I could not put this book down! The chemistry between Ryan and Jamie is scorching hot! I’m pretty certain I love them more than Damien and Nikki. Along with the obvious physical attraction between Ryan and Jamie, this book had mystery, suspense and and a touch of lightheartedness too. I definitely recommend adding this to the Stark collection!
Tease Me
Stark International # 5
J. Kenner
Ms Kenner certainly has a way with words, I love all of her Stark books, but Jamie and Ryan are right up there nest to Nikki and Damien. It’s never a boring story when Ryan, who is head of Security stars in it, but his wife Jamie, and the book is a page turner full of drama, and sexiness. Jamie and Ryan Hunter steam up the pages.
Tease Me is a whirlwind, it starts as a younger Ryan takes on the role of saving a girl who’s got herself in trouble. Marrying her, and losing her made Ryan the kick ass Security Chris he is today. But years later that past returns threatening to derail his current life and current wife. Jamie sees Ryan as her other half, but discovering his past, brings an unwelcome new drama. What should have been a sexy weekend spent together, turns into a huge story, taking in his past, current and future life.
In typical Stark style, there’s gun blazing, ass kicking, drama that will put everyone in danger!
Loved this story from the first word to the last! I love Ryan and Jamie! So happy to get more of them. Suspenseful and steamy, this story keeps your heart racing and keeps you guessing for a while. J.Kenner can do no wrong continuing to write in the Stark world in my opinion.
Jamie Archer Hunter and Ryan Hunter are two halves of a whole. The love they have for each other is so deep and there is so much trust between the two of them that one can sense when there is something not right with the other.
Jamie decides to go to London to surprise Ryan since he has been there working for weeks now and during their last phone conversation, she felt there was something off with Ryan. Plus she misses him and wants to see him. Ryan is delighted with the surprised but he doesn’t want Jamie get mixed into something he is trying to figure out. When work gets him called away while they were being intimate, Ryan is frustrated because it wasn’t really work and he hated lying to Jamie. Jamie unfortunately see a text on Ryan’s personal phone that sets her into a tailspin. She can’t believe that her husband would do that to her but the text says otherwise.
When they both finally get a chance to talk to each other, Ryan knows he has to totally be honest with Jamie or he will lose her trust forever. When Jamie finds out the truth, she is determine to help Ryan and her friend (maybe?). Ryan won’t let anyone hurt Jamie and will protect her at any cost. I love how these 2 people are so in love with each other and trust each other implicitly even though there are doubts sometimes. And the chemistry is always hot between the two and they know how to work together and read each other. Another great couple in the Stark world!
I enjoyed this expanded version of the newsletter serial, though it wasn’t without it issues.
I find that lack of honesty between characters, or secret holding, is a lazy way of creating tension between characters. I haven’t always felt this way, but over the years yelling at characters to “tell them already!” just becomes tedious. (Also, my cats start to look at me funny.) It’s especially frustrating when the characters think “I need to tell him/her before they find out from someone else”, because you know that there will be an inevitable delay and thus someone else will share the information. (Thus causing tension and just … ugh.)
What I did like about this story was that once Ryan starts being completely honest with Jamie, they work together to solve the problem. He just needs to stop trying to “handle” her, and treat her with the respect and love that he claims he has for her.
The author does know how to write steamy intimate scenes, though. Titillating and a bit on the kinky side of things. And enough time had passed between the end of the serial and the expansion that I’d forgotten who the “baddie” was, though it was a bit obvious as the story unfolded.
Overall the story was a steam-filled and enjoyable read.
Oh yes! What happens when your past collides with your present? That is what we find out with this newest Stark book. After that prologue we are left with assumptions and then we move into the present and Ryan has been working in London and getting texts from someone who he thinks is playing a cruel game. Jaime misses her husband and surprises him in London where they also come face to face with his past. Will their love be able to survive this? This one was so good! Full of steam and danger and sexy, alpha ways, along with all the things we enjoy in the Stark World. Definitely a keeper!
“Tease me” is a great more in-depth continuation of J.Kenner’s newsletter story featuring Jamie & Ryan. I did read all the newsletter story for Jamie and Ryan, but this was so much better. There is a lot more details into Felicia & Ryan’s past. I feel the Jaime & Ryan scenes were more detailed and not as rushed as the newsletter. Much better story overall for one of favorite Stark world couples!
Tease me was amazingly perfect. I love Jamie and Ryan! Inside these pages are a perfect balance of romance, sexy times, danger, mystery, and everything else to give you the feels. I will never get tired of the Stark world.
Thrilling, suspenseful and HOT!
Ryan and Jamie are back! Another amazing book in this series. So many twists and turns you are not sure where this will end. J. Kenner does amazing things with her characters and pulls you along with them. This book will have you laughing, crying and loving every minute of it.
A definite must read in my book!!
This is Book 3 of the Stark International Security Trilogy.
This is Part 3 of the story of Ryan & Jamie. This whole story is a couple of puzzles that need to be put together. It’s also a very steamy story. Both Ryan & Jamie each have their own puzzles to solve. Ryan solves Jamie’s, but they come together as a unit and solve the bigger one together. There is lots of action going on. I love Ryan and Jamie as a couple. They compliment each other magnificently. I really enjoyed this story. Looking forward to more Stark books. They are one of my favorite series. Kudos to you J. Kenner, for making such a great series that you keep adding books to.
Do you like suspense, sex & twisty plots? Tease Me has it all!! From the opening chapters tense escape and HOT seduction until the nail biting conclusion, it was one roller coaster of a ride! Jamie & Ryan are always an exciting & passionate couple to read but this story turned up the heat, action & intrigue full blast! Can definitely be read as a stand-alone.
All the thrills and more with what you would expect in a Kenner novel. Loved the concept of a estranged relationship between one our favorite couples within the series and to see the push and pull and then the journey in which they overcome… or will they through the story?!
Besides Nikki and Damien, I have really enjoyed Jamie and her fiery personality and to see her and Ryan on the fence with their relationship; really spruced up my heart and at times I had to encourage myself to breathe. Loved the turn of events with this novel.. way to go Julie!
I haven’t read that many books by J. Kenner But the ones that I have read have all been in the Stark series. I really forgot how much I enjoyed her writing and the characters she writes. I have not read many of the Stark series books, Especially any with this couple in it. I didn’t mind reading this as a standalone, it read very well and I liked that their story had already been established. As the description says I definitely think this can be read as a standalone. I really wasn’t that confused or annoyed with the story because I hadn’t read their previous books. It was like I was streamlined into their relationship and it felt like I knew them for years. I understood what their dynamic was and overall I really like this couple. Jamie and Ryan have such great chemistry. You’d have to be crazy to think that they didn’t. There’s so many parts in this story that I loved and I wish I could name them all but I won’t give anything away. If you’re looking for a quick read, something mysterious, with action, a little bit of danger, lots of steamy scenes and you’ve enjoyed the Stark series before, this book is for you! I guess I should go back and read some more from the Stark world
I received an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Jamie and Ryan have my heart. I love these two and can read 50 million books about the chemistry and love between them. I could not put this book down! I love the Stark Series!
J. Kenner knows how to write a prologue – one that sheds light on Ryan Hunter’s past, bringing into focus just what he might be up against when someone from said past finds a way into his present, reminding him of things that went wrong, of a life he couldn’t save. But while it’s clear that Ryan is struggling with his demons, what’s not quite transparent is the why and how of what happened so long ago merging with the here and now. And in true Kenner fashion, the unraveling of those answers, not only create more questions, but also force characters to realize that things were not and are not what they seem, which makes it a tenuous time for all involved.
Jamie has always been this bright light in Nikki’s life, so the fact that she, too, found the guy for her – someone who loves her unconditionally and gives her everything she wants and more – is all she’s ever wanted,
but Jamie’s lost a bit of her shine with Ryan being out of the country for an extended period of time as well as the changes she’s noticed in his demeanor as he struggles with who he was and who he is,
There’s quite the tangled web of lies, false truths, and deception, which creates a dangerous and suspense-filled story line – one that takes a significant amount of twists and turns as the reality of the situation is slowly exposed. But while that means that Ryan and Jamie have to endure a litany of difficulties, I never once questioned Ryan’s loyalty to his wife or his need for her, which I greatly appreciated because, in some ways, these two have seemed untouchable in that respect, so even if they were tested with this precarious but intriguing situation, I knew they would fight through it and come out just as strong as they were when Ryan left for London.
Jamie and Ryan’s connection is palpable and when their feelings and the intensity of their emotions come into play as well as Jamie’s insecurities, there’s no telling what will happen, especially when Ryan’s past becomes his present and he has to combat his conflicted feelings about the one person he couldn’t save with the one person he would truly die for and more.
I never want to leave J. Kenner’s Stark World; it’s one of my absolute favorites and hopefully the author has no plans of stopping stories set here for an indefinite timeframe.
4.5 Poison Apples
Yet another winner from J. Kenner! This one will have you squirming in your seat with all the heat in her words! 5 flaming hot stars!
Jamie & Ryan are happily married, but he’s been away for work for what feels like too long so she decides she’s going to visit him in London. When she gets there, they can’t keep their hands off each other! It’s hot and just what they needed! Until he’s called away to check something out, and she see’s his personal cell phone with the message as to why he was called away, or rather who called him away!
J. Kenner will take you on an adventure in this book, that will have you trying to figure out who’s responsible for whats going on. Make sure you grab this one asap!
Tease me is amazing! I have enjoyed catching up with Jamie and Ryan thru the stark books but, I am so glad to have a just Jamie and Ryan book again. It is very well written and I seriously read it all in one setting. Great job J Kenner!!!
A steamy compelling tale I couldn’t put down. Great story with plenty of plot twists. This book definitely had my attention. The author created an erotic romance that swirled around an intriguing mystery. I really liked the characters. If you are familiar with the Stark series then it will feel like catching up with old friends. Only this time we learn there is more to our friends than we thought. And we know hidden stories always come to light. An incredible tale you don’t want to miss!
Wow – this story is loaded with surprises, suspense, and lots and lots of sexy times. While Ryan is away on an assignment in London, his wife Jamie decides to surprise him. Soon the past collides into the present and I was so caught up in all the action and steam of their story I could not get enough. This book kept me a the edge throughout!