An epic, forbidden MM romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Ella James… You think you know me. That’s the way I want it. Making you feel like we know each other–like we could go grab a beer sometime–is part of my job. Maybe the most vital part. It doesn’t hurt that I’m easy on the eyes, single at 35, and born richer than sin. My aesthetic matters much more than it should, but all the … should, but all the better for my worthy cause.
And it’s a worthy cause.
I’ve made an art out of making you feel good, and my influence makes you want to be good. Good like me. You think you know me, but you don’t.
Everyone has secrets. Mine could cost me everything.
So I’m a fortress. No one’s ever even gotten close.
Until tonight.
See that man, the tall guy dripping on the bow of my yacht? The one I just pulled from the ocean?
He’s the one who’s going to cost me everything.
***Book two, Adore, will release November 11th.
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Wow this is a hot read that will have you loving this series.
omg this raw and steamy story of forbidden love has left me demanding more! Vance and Luke have an unexpected encounter when Vance is stranded on a tropical island. Luke is his savior, transporting him to safety. Their fiery attraction from the start causes them to have a night of smoking hot passion. They can’t get enough of each other and it leaves them wanting more. But circumstances and secrets separate them, not knowing anything about each other, including their names. Later, when Vance finds out who Luke really is, he can’t help but try to find out more about him. Soon he sends Luke private messages and they reconnect across the miles. Their clandestine connection is filled with indecision, want, guilt, and passion. Both Vance and Luke are wonderfully intriguing and so complex. I loved the flashback moments that reveal Luke’s early years, helping us to understand him more. The ending of this steamy story left me stunned, and needing more! I can’t wait to find out what happens next with Vance and Luke in Adore!
Definitely a 5 Stars for the Duet! I would have given it a 5+ Stars but there were too many errors .
I absolutely loved this duet with Vance and Luke. I loved the rollercoaster ride, it kept me reading that’s for sure. My emotions were up and down too. I kept rooting for them and their HEA. Great story, great writing, great characters, great hot sex scenes…so Amazing. Love all the hot scenes!!
This was a new author for me and I’ll definitely will be reading more from this author and adding her to my favorite MM authors.
Worship by Ella James broke me beautifully and then healed me, leaving me is an emotional mess. This story is more than romance. This is a holy experience of epic proportions.
MM romance is not my most favorite trope. But Ella James made me an addict successfully. Luke and Vance’s relation is couple goals and one of my most favorite in 2019. They meet in the deep blue sea by accident and have a feast of passion and ecstasy. They go on their separate ways knowing they will never meet again and they won’t forget this night either. When Vance, an intense and emotional artist finds out the identity of his obsession from social media; he realizes he and Luke McDowell can never be together. Because Luke’s life and duty binds him. But love is love is love.
This story is the pinnacle of forbidden and angsty romance. I am divided. I cannot decide who is my favorite. I love Vance with her easy going and all in attitude. I love how he loves with everything. He knows his heart is set for destruction but he still needs, craves and worships Luke. And Luke made my heart go confused and crazy. I can’t help but ache and bleed for this tormented and tortured guy. He has so many limits and boundaries set by society’s expectations. He is torn between his love and his responsibilities. The reality is crushing his soul and I want nothing but his healing. My major issue with MM romance always has been my inability to connect with the romance. But their chemistry grabbed my heart from the very beginning. And I am obliterated. The pain, the angst, the heartache, the steam and the intensity are almost too much to handle. And I literally finished the story on my knees.
Worship by Ella James is one unforgettable and life changing story. Her words were pure brilliance. They created something extraordinary and mindblowing.
Received ARC for Honest review
Wow! Just loved this book! Talk about scorching hot with plenty of drama and chemistry! Taboo romance and all!
Oh my…
This book took me on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. I love me a forbidden romance and this had me all worked up! Luke and Vance are HOT! Like oh my gosh, the steamy bits…
Can’t wait to read Adore after that little cliffy
Vance and Luke meet when Vance is left behind by his cruise ship. Sparks fly and they give in to that desire for one night… so they thought. But Luke is fighting an internal battle that doesn’t allow himself to give in to his desires for Vance, except during weak moments. And those moments are HOT. You feel for Luke and understand why he fights it but still a little fustrating. But he just worms his way into your heart so you cheer for Vance not to give up and ease the torture in Luke’s soul. It does end with a cliff hanger but worth reading to enjoy the emotional ride the MCs take you on
OMG! I’m loving this story! It’s hot, sad, romantic, beautiful and just everything! Luke needs Vance and I swear I could have reached into my iPad and slapped him silly! Luke is so far in the closet, Aslan is his best friend. I can’t wait to see how this turns out.
This book broke my heart. I fell in love with Vance almost immediately. His heart was so good, and his patience was beyond belief. The way he allowed himself to be vulnerable to Luke over and over, hurt me and made me so angry with Luke.
Luke was a good man, and he truly believed the choices he made were right. He had good intentions, but he was willing to hurt both Vance and himself – and potentially someone else – for what he felt was his calling. I wanted to shake him so many times. Why couldn’t he see Vance as the true gift that he was?
The interaction between Vance and Luke was sexy, smart, and painful in turns. The ending left me hurting and anxious for more. I can’t wait for book two, Adore, and the conclusion of this emotional and heart wrenching love story. I need it right away!
When Vance and Luke end up on a luxury yacht together, the tension and the chemistry is sparking all over the place. But, it cannot happen cuz reasons. So many (not really, just one) reasons. But the first third or so it does happen. Many, many, many times. And it’s so freakin hot I think my brand new Kindle melted after catching fire!
But there’s a big separation, then a reunion, then bam, the end. And now I’m left with a cliffhanger and I’m dying because I have to have Adore on my Kindle, STAT!
Vance and Luke are a study in contrasts. I’m still not sure if I actually like Luke, but I really like Vance. And I”m definitely all in for their story. I need the conclusion now!
5+++ stars Vance and Luke
Oh, my freaking goodness! That was freaking awesome !! Great to get surprised by an author! I didn’t expect this, not in a thousand years.
Oh boy, one fine intriguing story. I was thrilled by its content! Hot hot af!
So determined, so focused, so passionate. I found it quite sensational!
“H S . I’ve been annihilated”
On one side it was kind of gritty on the other it was so bright, almost blinding bright.
Forbidden and so wanted, it was everything!
It was so sooo intense what they did with each other. So insanely hot to watch them.
They meet in an unexpected way. Drawn to each other. They have the most intense sexual encounter. My knees couldn’t hold me up by its intensity.
They can’t be together, even if they wanted to, they can’t. The position they are in will never allow it.
I can’t and won’t get into the content because I don’t want to spoil. But believe me, it is stunning and I was completely floored!!
I was extremely excited about the content. I’m soooo happy tomorrow part two will be out.
I can’t wait!!
I can’t praise it enough! Highly recommended
This is a smokin’ hot & sexy story of two men who meet by accident and ignite. One night, that’s all it was supposed to be. But they can’t stay away from each other and for one of them it may mean the end of the life he knows. I can’t wait for the conclusion to the story.
Dear Lord!!! (Pun intended!)
OMG!!!!!! Worship was AMAZING!!!
When I first read the novella in Spring Fling, I was enamored, so when I heard it was being rewritten into a full novel, I was ecstatic.
The story itself is unique, and I loved both Vance and Luke. It is such a heartbreaking story as it is most definitely a taboo relationship since Luke is a TV evangelist. I loved Vance’s character – he is a go-with-the-flow type of guy and didn’t give a crap what people think.
Luke, on the other hand, doesn’t have that luxury.
I cannot wait until Adore comes out and thankfully there isn’t much of a wait!!!!! I highly recommend this book if you like taboo stories and/or M/M
I recieved this ARC for my honest review
The chemistry between these two is insane and I can’t believe how they live their lives without each other for so long! Looking forward to Adore to watch them figure it ALL out 😉
Holy scorching angsty hell this book! How could it leave me hanging so!
The author tells a engrossing tale of two men and the powerful, magnetic attraction between them. She also explores topics such as sexual identity and freedom, and mental health. Luke and Vance are drawn together by fate and circumstance, and they keep getting pulled together by choice and chance. And the chemistry between them could burn them both and the world down. Seriously, someone get this girl a glass of water.
My only complaint would be that it ended too soon. There’s book 2 yet, but I need way more of their backgrounds and motivations, and just more. And I could read about their chemistry all day.
I loved this book so much! An instant five star for me. I was wrecked after reading this book and am impatiently waiting the sequel!
Dang, that was SOOOO HOT!! Ella really out did herself with this M/M story. That ending, I can’t wait for book 2.
What’s hotter and more beautiful than the Caymans? I will tell you. Two incredibly sexy men who draw you into their story line right from the very beginning.
From the moment I met Vance and his captain I wanted, no NEEDED more. Who are these guys, what will they mean to each other? Ella James successfully pulled me into Worship and kept me there until the very end. When these two men are together your Kindle will heat up. When they are apart, you are silently begging the author for more.
“Then I curl my hand into a fist and pull him down to his knees.” This sentence brought me to my knees and has me praying that November 11 will come quickly with Adore, Book Two in the On My Knees Duet.
Holy Batman!
I have never read a book with so much tension and so well written!
The narration is everything here and every emotion radiates from the pages! Brilliant!
You think you know me. That’s the way I want it. making you feel like we know each other-like we could go grab a beer sometime-is part of my job. maybe the mot vital part. It doesn’t hurt that I’m easy on the eyes single at thirty five, and born richer than sin. My aesthetic matters much more than it should, but all the better for my worthy cause. And its a worthy cause. I’ve made an art out of making you feel good, and my influence makes you want to be good. Good like me. You think you know me, but you don’t. Everyone has secrets. Mine could cost me everything. So I’m a fortress. No one’s ever even gotten close. Until tonight. See that man, the tall guy dripping on the bow of my yacht? The one I just pulled out of the ocean? He’s the one who’s going to cost me everything.
Worship is the first book in the On My Knees Duet. You should expect a cliffhanger. I loved this book!!! It is a story about religion and being who you are. You are going to fall in love with Luke and Vance. This book is dark and dirty and I loved and I do mean loved every second of it. It is so freaking hot your kindle will be smoking. I do not want to give anything away about the story as I went in blind. It is after all a Ella James book and I read those no matter what they are and don’t usually read the description of the book. There is a huge twist in this book your not going to see coming and I guarantee you you are going to want Adore, the second book, in your hands right that second. Thank goodness that November 11 is not that far away. I can not wait to see what happens with these two next.