The thrilling conclusion to the Naked Trilogy. He came into my life. He took me off guard, consumed me. Claimed me. But there is more to Jax North than meets the eye. There is more to this man than the way he makes me tremble, sigh, and even smile when I didn’t believe I still could smile. And as it turns out the two of us together are far more than fire and passion. The two of us together … threaten to expose a secret about Jax, and our families, that not even we know. A secret that someone doesn’t want exposed. A secret that someone will do anything to hide.
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“Whatever else happens, we’ll figure it out. Two together, remember?”
Lordy, I wasn’t sure if I’d survive till the final page of this suspenseful trilogy. So many secrets and shocking surprises. Too many players in the game for the villain to be obvious. The author made me work for it, and even then I didn’t get it right. After each new revelation, I reconsidered my suspicions and the possibilities grew instead of being narrowed down.
There are Norths and Knights, king of a castle, death, and betrayal, and of course, there’s whiskey. That’s all I’m gonna give you so that you can enjoy going in blind and anticipating the big finale.
The passion between the couple is explosive. If you weren’t a virtual voyeur going in, you will be after reading this book. “I’m not going to make you a promise I can’t keep either. Which is why I will never promise that I won’t touch you again. Because we both know I will.”
Another treat that is never missing in a Lisa Renee Jones book is the witty banter between characters. I especially enjoyed Savage, a colorful support character that I was very excited to learn will be getting his own trilogy in the future. I can’t wait! The line forms here…
Spectacular finale to this intense suspense romance.
I couldn’t wait to read the third book as this story is so gripping.
Jax North and Emma Knight are battling the biggest war of their lives. The plot is riddled with little mysteries that keep popping up and piling into a mountain of dread and superb intrigue.
Fathers and mothers and brothers who have kept secrets forever, dangers from unknown sources, and endless strings of speculation and investigations rally to pull them apart. However, this couple fights and thinks and resists to save this relationship that sheds so much light into their battered hearts.
I loved the deepening intimacy between them, the burning passion that really heats up the pages at the right time, and the clever reasoning they engage in along with Savage and the Walker Security team in order to identify culprits or solve the twisted knot of secrets around their companies and families.
It’s true that there is a huge amount of heavy – thinking dialogue, yet I feel it’s an asset to create a taut, tension-filled pace. I am hooked.
There are so many lines of action opened up with business deals, disappearances, ghosts, women in red, murder, enemies and conspiracies, that it’s like diving in and not coming out for air. Big, ugly surprises rain on Emma and Jax that had my heart in a fist. I absolutely enjoyed the thrill and scare of it, and how all the characters handled it and confronted each other.
Savage is sinfully addictive as always, Emma’s relationship with her brother is both intense and moving, and Jax has remarkable moments about his brothers too. I also loved this couple’s way to protect each other.
Then, while I was expecting a powerful ending, what really happened was extremely tragic and painful. Wow. Thankfully, the closure chapters were wholly satisfying. Magnificent end of a trilogy.
Lisa Renee Jones writes some of the best romantic suspense I’ve ever read and I read a lot. Two Together is incredibly fascinating, filled with mystery, intrigue, deceit, treachery and danger. I did a lot of breath-holding as I read and I know that I gasped out loud several times as events unfolded. The action is fast paced as Jax and Emma unravel the intertwinings of their family’s lives. There are lots of deep emotions at play in this book which, to me, gave a real air of authenticity to the feelings it evoked. I was completely captivated by this entire series.
The finale is here! Yes!
The passion between Jax and Emma is explosive! And the relationship between Jax and Emma is highly erotic..So much emotion!!
The Norths and Knights, the castle, the hotels, wiskey, death, and betrayal,
so many secrets and shocking surprises and all the ends were tied up..
I really enjoyed the appearances of the Walker Security and Grayson and Eric.
I love to see past main characters!
I hope this won’t be the last we will see of Jax and Emma!
thank you again Lisa, loved your book so much…again..
4.25 stars–TWO TOGETHER is the third and final instalment in Lisa Renee Jones’ contemporary, adult NAKED erotic, romantic, suspense trilogy focusing on thirty-four year old, billionaire financial planner for North Whiskey Jax North, and twenty-eight year old hotel heiress Emma Knight. TWO TOGETHER should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two ONE WOMAN.
NOTE; TWO TOGETHER deals with issues of suicide, and may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Emma and Jax) TWO TOGETHER follows the ongoing relationship between thirty-four year old, billionaire financial planner for North Whiskey Jax North, and twenty-eight year old hotel heiress Emma Knight but all is not right in their less than well-ordered worlds when issues of trust, betrayal, and lies pit family against family revealinga devastating secrets that tore two families apart. As Jax North continues to search for his brother Hunter’s killer, Emma finds herself the target of more than one man.
Emma Knight refuses to believe her brother had anything to do with the death of Hunter North but all paths point to her family’s involvement. From her brother Chance, to her absentee mother, Emma struggles with the possibility that family secrets have pushed too far forcing our heroine to walk away from the brother she loves.
Meanwhile Jax North battles for control of Emma’s heart in an effort to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love but secrets and lies, and dysfunctional family dynamics threaten everyone concerned including their future, going forward.
The relationship between Jax and Emma is highly erotic; a sexually aggressive romance wherein our couple demand everything from one another in an effort to stabilize their loss of control. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.
TWO TOGETHER is a story of family, betrayal, vengeance and love; of secrets and lies; of mistakes, morals, grief and forgiveness. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the character are colorful, energetic and strong; the romance is passionate, seductive and hot.
Once again this author had me guessing until the very end. I really wasn’t expecting that ending at all. I really was banking on one specific person, and I do feel like he deserved more in the end, but everything else came to a smooth close. All the ends were tied up and a beautiful picture was presented for Jax and Emma’s future. I’m hoping we will get a spinoff from this series. Those who will read this will know who I’m talking about. I also really enjoyed the appearances of the Walker Security guys, Grayson and Eric. It’s always fun to see past main characters do a pop in to other series. I’m sure this won’t be the last we will see of Jax and Emma.
Just as thrilling, suspenseful, and exciting as the first two books. This was an exhilarating trilogy. At times it did seem repetitive, and there was a lot of back and forth but overall it was entertaining.
Whiskey and Women….. no wait…its Jax and Emma. Talk about sexy and full of twists and turn. The suspense in this story will have you hypnotized and you will not want to be woken. The heroine Emma Knight is spellbound and falling for the ever sexy, dominate, North Whiskey man himself Jax. He has been fighting to find out who killed his older brother while falling himself for the one woman is in not suppose to touch….. A knight the arch rival from the Knight Hotels.
At the close of One Woman Emma receives a envelope that had Emma spinning out of control seeking the Lady in Red or the Ghost of the Castle. The North Castle…. A castle that brings no good and only bad things come from there yet it is the home of Jax’s family and his inheritance.
Two Together left me with The Naked Trilogy showing me what its like to want something so bad you can taste it literally but ultimately it is the Ruthless Power that will ruin you if you allow it to dominate you…but when love is in the mix…. the power and unity of Two Together is all you will ever need to overcome all the roadblock and stumbling!
“Whiskeys in my blood baby, not hotels”
“Two together, you and me, baby. You and Me”
We are not about our families” “She my light in a year of darkness”
These two tainted characters are endless, no matter how many roadblocks they stumble upon they will conquer each “together”. Emma has been mistreated by so many men in her life she was wanting to find trust in Jax and she had.
“I find this humbleness in him so very human, so very real. He doesn’t know that me walking away from him is no longer possible. He doesn’t know that I can no longer live without him. To let him know such a thing makes me vulnerable. To be vulnerable means to give trust, and I trust this man , the way I love him. With all that I am! Heart be still….. from a woman who has been tormented and cast aside from her own father. Now to find the man of her dreams only to others try to tear them apart.”
I am a hopeless romantic and watching these to damaged people fight for one another and trust in the end, only made my heart constrict that much more….. BEAUTIFUL JOB Lisa Renee Jones.
Closure and redemption and it’s definitely bittersweet. Finally after getting some answers you would think that would bring some much needed closure and yet it only left the door open to ghosts of the past for both Jax and Emma. Now they have to prove their love can endure through all of it and where it leaves them and their future.
What an awesome read!! Suspenseful and exciting! Sensual and passionate! Fantastic ending!!
Lisa Renee Jones writes some of the best romantic suspense I’ve ever read and I read a lot. Two Together is incredibly fascinating, filled with mystery, intrigue, deceit, treachery and danger. The action is fast paced as Jax and Emma unravel the intertwinings of their family’s lives. There are lots of deep emotions at play in this book which, to me, gave a real air of authenticity to the feelings it evoked. I was completely captivated by this entire series.
Fabulous Series! Go get it now. You Will Not be Dissappointed !
Thrilling, intense conclusion to the Naked Trilogy. In Book #3, secrets are exposed. It picks up where Book #2 left off. You do need to read the first two books in the trilogy to understand what is going on. LRJ takes us on a thrilling, heart-pounding, twisted ride with danger, secrets, lies, passion, and action. The story continues with Jax and Emma and their all-consuming love and passion, but will that be enough to hold them together?
Jax is so swoony. He is alpha and protective and will do anything to keep Emma. Emma is a strong woman. She is sure in her love for Jax but family secrets threaten to tear them apart.
I loved every minute of this book! It was non-stop action. It was intriguing and held my interest from start to finish. Savage is up next and I cannot wait to see what LRJ has in store for him! I highly recommend reading this book.
****ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.****
~~ 4.5 BREATH-STEALING STARS! ~~
“Two together, you and me, baby. You and me.”
WOW. JUST WOW. Lisa Renee Jones delivered a SENSATIONAL finale to the Naked Trilogy that left me riveted! After devouring ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN, it’s all been leading up to TWO TOGETHER, and with this epic conclusion, this author proved once again that she is A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH!
THE PREMISE:
Throughout the series, Jax North and Emma Knight have been smack dab in the middle of a mounting war between their feuding families that threatens to swallow them whole. He was born into the North Whiskey Empire, which often has done business with her family hotel franchise business, but recent tragic developments have pitted their filthy rich, high-powered clans against each other.
Now as book three opens they are faced with shocking, life altering revelations, betrayals, treachery, secrets and lies, and bombshell after bombshell that could not only decimate both their companies but tear them asunder forever! And as tension between their families reaches a fever pitch and they continue to wage a full-scale investigation into their families’ checkered pasts and Jax’s brother’s untimely death, they are not sure whom they can truly trust. Except each other. For with each and every twist and turn, things get more and more volatile. But through it all, as Jax and Emma vow to stay the course, refusing to back down from uncovering the devastating, dangerous truths that’s threatens everything that they hold dear, their love burns brighter than ever and their passion reaches EXPLOSIVE heights! But can these TWO TOGETHER survive the catalytic fallout when the danger and mayhem reach a shattering crescendo?
MY MUSINGS:
Once again, Lisa Renee Jones intertwines breath-stealing romance, thrilling excitement, high octane emotion, nail-biting suspense, witty banter and edge of your seat intrigue into one POWERHOUSE story!
One of my absolute favorite aspects of this trilogy is the star-crossed, forbidden love story that’s at the epicenter. Emma and Jax’s gothic-tinged romantic odyssey is INTENSE. INTOXICATING. HEART-SHATTERING. TANTALIZINGLY TORRID. AND OH SO SOUL CONSUMING! Watching Jax and Emma fall deeper in love, and witnessing the growing intimacy between them as they forge a united front against all the danger and suspense, treachery and uncertainty swirling around them, is truly a beautiful thing to behold. Their chemistry is beyond combustible, and despite all the adversity they continuously face, it’s truly these two AGAINST THE WORLD!
But, alas, they have many dragons left to slay before they can ride off into the sunset together….and a doozy of a mystery to solve! Who is the lady in red? A ghost/vision or a real flesh and blood woman? Who really killed Hunter and did Emma’s brother Chance play a role in his demise? And how does ownership of the Castle tie into it all? So many riddles left to solve! Yet throughout it all, as they fight valiantly to extricate themselves from the web of lies and danger consuming their lives, their love and devotion burns impossibly bright.
Sigh! Can we bask in our scrumptious hero, Jax North, for a moment? He is pure ALPHALUSCIOUS perfection! So magnetically sexy, strong and protective, fierce and tender, loving and loyal—a true dynamo who commands each and every scene he’s in. And the way he adores and shelters Emma just made me swoon and shiver with delight. Is it any wonder that Emma is so completely enraptured with this magnificent man? And his devotion also extends to his family and friends, coworkers and employees. This is truly a stand-up honorable guy that will always have your back, provided you don’t cross him. Cause if you do then the gloves come off!
As for Emma, she sure has a lot to grapple with in this book. Her dedication and loyalty are also put to the ultimate test as jaw dropping revelations about her family and their involvement in the North family tragedy come to light, which also could put her romantic future with Jax in peril. But as much as he is determined to protect her, she is equally as determined to safeguard the man she cherishes as well!
AND HOLY HOTNESS! The erotic interludes in this book are steamy and scintillating and charged with so much raw aching emotion it nearly brought me to my knees. And as their love escalates so does the unraveling mystery, which is chock full of suspense and subterfuge, cunning conspiracies and dangerous showdowns between bitter family rivals, all leading up to a chilling, gut-wrenching climax you NEVER SAW COMING! I am not going to divulge any juicy tidbits but courtesy of this author’s brilliantly crafted, intricate suspense plot, the unveiling of the true culprit might not be as cut and dry as you might think because there are red herrings galore thrown into the mix!
But one kernel that I WILL spill? The big reveal is guaranteed to leave you REELING and have you reaching for the tissues because there is more heartache to come. And while I was totally stricken by the big twist at the end, which paved the way for a gut-punching resolution that was more than a little bittersweet, this unexpectedly shocking turn of events just proved once again that Ms. Jones is an unpredictable storyteller who takes huge risks and keeps upping her game! But rest assured that the HEA is still deeply gratifying and plays out BEAUTIFULLY!
Before I sign off, I must also give a shout out to the supporting players— Gray, Eric, Brody, Chance and MOST ESPECIALLY Savage. ((Gah! That ferociously badass, wisecracking scene-stealer just OWNED me!) As is LRJ’S usual MO, this stellar cast of secondary characters infused entertainment, heart palpitating excitement and searing emotional impact to the overarching plotline.
BOTTOM LINE:
TWO TOGETHER was SPELLBINDING from start to finish! I giddily embarked on a wild roller coaster ride throughout the Naked Trilogy and this fast-paced, adrenaline pumping finale is truly NOT TO BE MISSED!
I loved the conclusion to Jax and Emma’s story.
Jax has gone from an angry man out for vengeance to a man wholly in love with the woman who is his perfect partner. He’s a man who seeks answers to the death of his brother and wants the guilty to pay. But he won’t do that at the cost of losing Emma. She’s saved him in so many ways.
Emma has spirit. She fights for what is right and works hard, not afraid of working for every dime she earns despite the fact her family has money. She’s as honest as they come. She will protect Jax at all costs.
They’re both willing to walk away to protect each other in the two preceding books. In this one, they realize they are better together. They are stronger together. Truthfully, the hole in their heart, their life would be immense if one walked away. Two Together.
They’re story isn’t over at the end of this book. It’s only begun and they have found family. Family not of blood but of loyalty and respect. And sometimes that’s even better than blood. Two Together was the best series conclusion for Jax and Emma.
Now I secretly hope that the one family member siting at the Thanksgiving table with Jax and Emma gets their own story!! Hint, hint!!
TWO TOGETHER is the third book in the Naked series. This series must be read in the order of release.
The end of their story is as real and raw as real life. Some closure is all you hoped to gain, and some is not what you expected. I love the way that Jax and Emma fight together… not against each other, but together against anything and everything that may try to tear them apart.
Yes, I know that I’m talking cryptically, but I really don’t want to be specific. If you are reading this review, then you’ve probably already read the first two books. If you’ve read the first two books, then you know you must finish the trilogy. If you are reading reviews of all three books before you pick up the first, I tell you it is worth every tear, every gasp of surprise, every sigh of joy, every giggle, (and maybe a change of panties or two).
Savage was the main Walker Security man securing the scene for Jax and Emma. His trilogy begins soon and I am looking forward to the irreverent beast being brought to his knees!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Title: TWO TOGETHER
Series: Naked #3
Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: book received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Lisa Renee Jones
I so wanted to know all the secrets thrown up in One Man and One Woman that I binge read this book – while I should have been tucked up in bed sleeping, I was devouring this final instalment of the Naked Trilogy by the fab Lisa Renee Jones….
So many twists, turns, more secrets and loads of revelations were packed into this great read.
I have to admit that again I was just a little annoyed by Emma.. her ‘should / it would be best / what should I do’ waffling at times had me wanting to yell at her – I got that her concern was for Jax, but gods, the man had already told her his thoughts and feelings, was she not listening?!?! (and breathe!!)
Jax, I still think he’s fab. Determined, strong, unflappable (except when his worst nightmare comes to pass), he was the highlight of this series for me.
The biggest secret of the story came to a head and when it was revealed, I wasn’t quite expecting it… and lord, I was really split on how to feel.
A really great read, a good ending to the trilogy and it left me with a bit of a book hangover… I now cannot wait to read all about Savage after seeing so much of him in Two Together
A solid 4.5* read and a much recommended trilogy IMO!!
This trilogy had a lot going on. There were twist and turns all over this story. There was so much deception, I lost track of what was happening on more than one occasion. I was suspicious of everything I read and on edge all the while I read. Honestly, there was so much I just wanted to stop LOL But obviously I didn’t. But I did have to go back to One Man and One Woman on more occasions than I should have had to. The span of time it took for these three books to release was too wide for the amount of conflict we have to deal with. I may never read another trilogy by Lisa before it has all been released. For me, the biggest reason I enjoy reading is to get lost in a story and if that story has me pausing so many times because I can’t recall the who/what/where of what’s happened in the past, then I’m not getting lost in the story. It becomes more than what I want to read in my romance fiction. Don’t get me wrong, I was all-in from the moment I began this trilogy and it was exciting for me but then it just became too much …. And honestly, I’m disappointed in this ending/conclusion. It just felt like bam, it’s done. There’s a lot of but what about …..? going on in my head so I’m not 100% satisfied right now. It’s not my story to tell so *shrug* but ……
Wow!!!! There were so many things that blew me away in this third book to the trilogy. Secrets, threats, kidnapping, business, rescues, and love. The love of family, business, friends, and for Jax and Emma, one another. There were some heart-stopping moments, my jaw dropped more than once, business deals were made, and truths finally came out. Yes, TRUTHS…. Read and see how this trilogy ends with an HEA that does not disappoint.
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Finally the mystery is resolved!!! So many secrets and so many twists I didn’t see coming. Jax and Emma were stronger than ever and were s hard duo to break. Ever since the other two books I’ve been trying to come up with my own theory on who was guilty of doing what. Boy I didn’t expect that person to be guilty and to do the things that they did. It was sad because that person clearly needed help. Regardless it was great love story because you saw the true love between Jax and Emma.
The heart racing conclusion to this emotionally thrilling journey is here! I was on the edge of my seat hanging on with bated breath from beginning to explosive end. Really enjoyed this excellent read!