The City of Sin holds more than secrets. He doesn’t remember me.But, I remember him.The mysterious and brooding Jay McCall.His touch. His kiss. His hands on me.It’s burned into my mind.The one incredible night we shared. But, that was before…Before I lost my brother.Before grief held me hostage. He’s back, and it has nothing and everything to do with me.The secrets he’s keeping are tangled with … to do with me.
The secrets he’s keeping are tangled with my brother’s death.
My heart. My body.
At war over a man I barely know.
A man who knows the truth.
He wants me to trust him.
I want to.
But to survive in a place where demons hide,
I must trust no one… not even myself.
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This book has a little bit of everything! It has mystery, suspense, love, and steam! I loved Blaise from the start. She is a grieving young women who keeps going everyday through her pain. Jay is the new mysterious stranger who she instantly connected with. She soon learns her brother was murdered and she can’t trust anyone. Everyone becomes a suspect to her. She begins to doubt everyone including her friends that are like family. The book is nonstop action with twists and turns everywhere.
“The City of Sin holds more than just secrets.”
Where Demons Hide was my first book by the author A.M. Brooks. I was so excited to start this book because the cover and blurb was so amazing. And I found this book overall to be a enjoyable romantic suspsense. However the first 35% of the book was a bit slow for my taste. I understand the sadness was needed for the situations that had happened. But it was a little overkill on Blaise’s emotions and her continually pushing people who cared away. However after all that I found the book picked up and kept your interest well. I will give the author Kudos for keeping you guessing until the very last page. I found myself constantly guessing only to change my mind again after a few more pages read. I enjoyed Blaise and Jay together. At times I felt their was a disconnect between their characters but overall they definitely knew how to scorch up the pages of your kindle. I did find myself wishing there was dual POV’s at time. I simply wanted me some more Jay.
“For not doing feelings you sure had some flowery phrases in there.”
Blaise was a mix of emotions throughout this book. I liked her character, she wasn’t your normal heroine. She was sad, lost, and alot broken. My heart broke for the little girl haunted by her broken childhood, and the women haunted by her brothers death. You spent the majority of this book just wanting to hug her. But what I admired most about Blaise was her will. What you seen was what you got with her. She kept her head high and refused to let others walk over her. No matter what happened she did not go down without a fight.
“I guess I overestimated my worth, my mistake. No, your mistake was underestimating mine.”
Jay knew how to keep you on your toes from the very start. It took me awhile to warm up to his characte. I wasn’t sure if I could trust him right away or not. He had being secretive down to a science. There was just so much where Blaise was concerned I felt he could have executed a little differently. There was just so much he could or wouldn’t say when I felt he should have. However by the end of the story his character had me totally won over. That’s why I think he would have benefited from having his own POV. It would have helped form that connection with him much faster.
“Trust no one. Not even the ones you feel most loyal to.”
*4 STARS*
Well earned for this emotionally charged romantic suspense. Where Demons Hide was a perfectly spun wed of deceit, betrayal, and lies. With all the right twists and turns.
That was a rollercoaster read. Full of so many emotions. The highs and lows of Blaise’s life were many. No father figure, a drunk for a mother, but at least she had her baby brother. That was until an accident took her beloved brother away from her.
Told in the first person, Blaise tells us all about her feelings, numbness at the loss of her brother, anger at him leaving her, his friends who abandoned him and her at after the funeral. She was going to leave this small town, her and her brother, start a new life in Vegas. But now she doesn’t want that life, if her brother isn’t there to share it with her.
The couple first meet as an explosive one night stand. The passion between them is off the charts, Blaise needs to feel something, then she will go back to her cold and empty life.
Jay is a cop, he needs to see a young woman by the name of Blaise, he needs to give her certain information about her brother, and to ask if she’s seen a member of the group they both ran with. He’s taken by surprise at the woman he meets, she’s the one he had sex with. He needs to stay professional, but there is something about her that just draws him in.
When Blaise finds out her brother was murdered, a whole range of emotions play out. Fear and rage, concern for the rest of her “family” these boys that ran with her brother mean the world to her. But one of them is missing!! Did he have something g to do with Blake’s murder, or has something happened to him?
I liked this book, I’m hoping for more in the series. It was well written and thought out. The emotions Blaise felt were thoughtfully written. The passion between jay and Blaise was tastefully done.
A.M Brooks killed it!! This romantic suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat. Jay and Blaise have great chemistry. The secrets and mystery had me captivated. The author delivered a book that will have you in the feels. I highly recommend this book!
A 4 star romantic suspense that kept me on the edge of my seat with intrigue all through the reading of this story.
I don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to spoil anything for the readers. Let’s say it’s a scorching hot romantic suspense that had twist and turns. I didn’t know who to trust. Beautifully twisted. The plot got thicker and thicker as I read on.
Standalone told in a single POV with an amazing HEA. I recommend this story.
Wowza! This started of with such heartbreaking thoughts then bam! Straight away sexy, sexy man! Lust filled thoughts. I really enjoyed this. The main characters I fell in love with quickly! Stone and the guys had me on edge, except Joey I really liked him….. There are some really shady moments and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. I really want to be a detective to help figure things out!
The sex is steamy and lovely. The fighting is heartbreaking because it comes from dark places and something sad had to happen to cause that! Also can I just say that playlist was the bomb!
Favorite parts:
“For not doing feelings you sure had some flowery phrases in there,” <——— made me laugh. “Blaise, you were his first and last thoughts always. <——- sobbed through this part! Reviewing this for the author, such a privilege to read!
5 STARS
WOW…this was such a riveting read! The mystery and intrigue throughout the story is fantastic. The intense sexual connection between Jay and Blaise is off the charts. If you’re looking for an EPIC romantic suspense, your search is over. Where Demons Hide by A.M. Brooks will join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!
This book draws you in immediately. From the very first sentence, you’re fanning yourself because it is SIZZLING hot!! In this book, you won’t know who’s being real and who is spinning a web of lies. A line-up of characters with more layers to peel back and nothing is the way it seems. You’re going to love it!! I can’t wait to check out more from this author.
Where Demons Hide by A.M. Brooks is a scorching hot, new adult, romantic suspense, that you are NOT going to want to miss! Full of secrets, lies, and betrayals, that will keep you guessing with every twist and turn. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions with this one!
The City of Sin holds more than just secrets…
With an absent father and a mother that was rarely around Blaise Palmer didn’t have much of a family growing up. But she did have her best friend, her brother Blake. Ever since they were kids Blake has been the one to take care of Blaise, no matter the cost he made sure she was taken care of the best he could.
Even making her a little pseudo family when he brought his best friends Joey, Seth, Stone, and Antonio into their fold. They all grew up together and were as close to family as they could be.
Blaise and Blake had big plans. Once she finished school they were going to leave their small town and start a new life in Vegas. Every summer the boys would go to Vegas and work small jobs for quick cash and they all had big plans for life what life would be like there.
Blaise, you were his first and last thought always.
But everything changes when Blake dies suddenly in a tragic car accident. Blaise’s life spins out of control after the loss of her brother.
Not only has she lost her brother but they guys are all dealing with their own grief and aren’t around when she needs them the most.
The night of Blake’s funeral Blaise just needs to lose herself and she does, in an explosive one night stand in the bathroom of the bar with a sexy stranger.
But six months later when that same mysterious one-night stand stranger shows back up Blaise’s world spins out of control all over again.
That stranger turns out to be Detective Jay McCall, and he has evidence that Blake’s accident wasn’t an accident after all.
With all the mystery surrounding Blake’s death, everyone Blaise cares about is a suspect and she has no idea who to trust.
Jay, the newcomer who claims to have known Blake, OR, the four boys that she has grown up with and considers family?
Who is the enemy and who is on my side? I’m on my own and I feel like I’m being pulled in half between my past and my future.
You’ll have to read Where Demons Hide to find out what happens!
Gahhh I am trying so hard not to give away and spoilers! Where Demons Hide is one of those heart-stopping, jaw dropping reads full of suspense that you need to go in blind and reveal the secrets yourself. I always try and play Detective when I read romantic suspense stories like this one and most of the time, I can figure out who to trust and who not to fairly quickly. HA! Up until the very end, I was STILL flip-flopping back and forth on who I thought was trustworthy and who wasn’t.
Trust no one. Not even the ones you feel most loyal to.
I loved seeing Trent again! If you have read A.M. Brooks debut Hearts Duet then you’ll know who I’m talking about. We got a little more of what was going on with him during the end of Hearts and Flowers (Hearts Series) and I am crossing my fingers AND my toes that his story is up next because I am DYING for it!
We’re in deep, and I know I won’t survive if I lose him.
I spent the better half of this book just wanting to comfort Blaise. She had such a shitty childhood, and then to lose the one person that she has ever been able to rely on… my heart broke for her. But she was strong, and no matter what she refused to back down until she got answers about what really happened to her brother.
There is a thin line between love and hate. He took the knife of betrayal and cut right through it.
I wasn’t sure about Jay at first. He kind of came out of nowhere and like Blaise I wasn’t sure if he could be trusted or not. He was so secretive and some of the things he did made it really hard to believe that he was a good guy. But needless to say, I slowly but surely warmed up to him. Even though there were moments I wanted to slap him in the back of the head because if he had just told Blaise this or that, she wouldn’t have had to second guess him. I loved watching everything unfold though, and finding out just how much he cared for Blaise, and that he’s cared about her much longer then Blaise is even aware of. *Sigh* yeah, I still fell for Jay McCall.
I’d die if anything happened to you. I don’t think you fully understand the magnitude of how I feel about you. You’re mine and I can’t lose you.
Blaise and Jay had sparks flying from my Kindle! Jay was a very alpha type guy and even though Blaise was strong-willed and defied him at every turn, the one place she willingly submitted to him was in the bedroom and my oh my… even with all the angst and mystery, this one is scorching hot! From the very first night when they met in that bar the chemistry was explosive between Jay and Blaise. But Blaise is so confused because of all the secrets surrounding Blake’s death that she pushes while Jay continues to pull. I loved the back and forth between them.
That ending… I won’t give away any spoilers but WOW! I just did NOT see it coming. AT. ALL. Like I said, I continued trying to unravel the mystery up until the very end.
My eyes are now open to the demons hiding in plain sight.
A.M. Brooks is a new author, but she’s already proving herself to be a brilliant one. I loved her new adult, Hearts Duet. But she blew me away with Where Demons Hide. The way she wrote the emotions that Blaise goes through after the loss of her brother… beautifully written. I ALMOST gave this one four in a half stars instead of five but in the end, decided it deserved its full five-star rating. That was ONLY because I really, REALLY, would have liked to have Jay’s point of view as well. BUT I understand that to keep the suspense of the story going, the author couldn’t really give us his POV. Brooks knew what she was doing with this one.
If you like your romance filled with twists and turns, suspense and a little murder and betrayal, then I highly recommend checking out Where Demons Hide, MUST READ!!!
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– Where Demons Hide by A.M. Brooks is a scorching hot, new adult, romantic suspense, full of secrets, lies, and betrayals, that will keep you guessing with every twist and turn. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions with this one! If you like your romance filled with twists and turns, suspense, and a little murder and betrayal, then I highly recommend checking out Where Demons Hide, MUST READ!!!
– Blaise and Jay had sparks flying from my Kindle! Even with all the angst and mystery, this one is scorching hot! From the very first night when they met in that bar the chemistry was explosive between Jay and Blaise.
ℂ – Nope, no cliffhanger. BUT we did get to see Trent from A.M. Brooks debut Hearts Duet. We got a little more of what was going on with him during the end of Hearts and Flowers and I am crossing my fingers AND my toes that his story is up next because I am DYING for it!
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My first taste of A.M. Brooks’s writing and for me, it was a bit of a mixed bag. The opening of Where Demons Hide drew me in but shortly after, I found myself struggling to stay invested in Blaise’s story.
I liked Blaise. She was a little sad, a little lost and little broken but not one to go down without a fight. And when Jay storms into her life, it was once again turned on its head. Oh Jay. He had the best of intentions where Blaise was concerned but his execution wasn’t the best. Mainly because there was so much he couldn’t and wouldn’t say.
With more questions than answers popping up at every turn, Blaise doesn’t know who to trust. Torn between the boys of her past, her childhood and the man who has stormed in and set her blood on fire.
It was a whirlwind of lies, lust, betrayal and love.There was so much happening in Where Demons Hide, especially towards the end that my head was spinning. The final showdown where all was revealed had my heart racing. I didn’t expect it to be that twisted but I was glad that Blaise and Jay both got some closure and happiness.