JACKSON'S DESTINY by C.A. Harms
Series: Sawyer Brothers #2
Genre: Contemporary Western Romance
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Release Date: October 20, 2015
- SYNOPSIS -
Shaken to his core, the loss was excruciating…
Jackson Sawyer was strong, confident, cocky, and arrogant, but when he loved, he loved hard.
The Sawyer family was faced with a tragedy that rocked their foundation. Jackson, however, was hit the hardest. He’s the one who can't seem to rise above the grief.
It has overtaken him…
Until he finds Bailey Whitmore. She also has a darkness she just can't shake. Yet she hides it well—tucking her sadness away, and shadowing it with a spunky attitude.
But those demons have a way of showing up when you least expect it…
Love is intense.
Loss is inevitable.
Pain and anger are unavoidable.
Will they find the strength to rebuild their tainted hearts together?
Or will it go against…Jackson’s Destiny?
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- EXCERPT -
I heard Olivia’s laughter just before the front door opened. “I did not,” she said.“Oh yes you did,” Jackson insisted as he dropped his keys onto the table next to the couch. “Thank God it wasn’t Bailey’s Jeep. Hell, she would flip her shit if it was.”
That comment caught my full attention. “What happened?”
They both turned to face me, and Jackson grinned. Pointing toward Liv, he continued to taunt her with his orneriness. “Little Miss Speed Demon here wrecked my truck.”
Olivia’s eyes widened, and she looked like she was panicking. “You liar. You said you’d never tell.”
I couldn’t help but laugh. The two of them were always so funny together. They would pick and prod at one another, always trying to get under one another’s skin, even over little things.
“Bailey is different,” Jackson said as he walked around the counter and placed his hand on my hip. “She’s the cool aunt who’s with the cool uncle, and she ain’t gonna say shit. Are ya, babe?”
Before I could answer, he leaned forward and placed a kiss against my lips. Not one of those soft, sweet kisses but one of the hard, loud ones that was playful and full of silliness.
“Besides, I need her to run into town and pick up the tire after Booker gets it mounted and balanced.”
“Tire?’ I asked.
“Yep. Never yell ‘squirrel’ when a teenage girl is behind the wheel.” Jackson widened his eyes. “I should have just let her hit it.”
“There was no squirrel, you fool,” Olivia fired back, crossing her arms over her chest.
“I know. It was a reflex test, and darlin’, you failed that shit,” he told her with a chuckle.
I was so damn lost at this point. “Wait, what happened, exactly?”
“This dumbass yelled ‘squirrel,’ and I freaked out. But there was no damn squirrel; he just wanted to see how I would react.” She looked away from me and narrowed her eyes at Jackson. “He scared the hell out of me, and I ran off the road.”
“‘Ran off the road,’ hell,” Jackson barked. “She went down in the ditch and blew out my tire. Bent my rim to shit and crushed my running board.” He leaned over the counter, placing his elbow on the marble top. “Oh, and let’s not forget about the hood and windshield.”
“What happened to the hood and windshield?” I asked.
Jackson stared at Olivia, and she stared back at him. They were waiting for the other to explain.
“Fine,” Olivia huffed. “I hit Mr. Burk’s irrigation equipment. Well, just the side of it. It scraped the hood and cracked the windshield. But in my defense, it’s the dumbass’s fault for yelling ‘squirrel.’”
I could no longer hold back my laughter. I bent at the waist, and tears blurred my vision as I howled. Jackson was right; I wouldn’t say a word, but I sure as hell was going to take a few minutes to be amused by the situation he and Liv had found themselves in.
- EXCERPT -
“Damn,” he groaned as he pushed farther inside. His head tipped back as he thrust forward, taking that last inch. I felt so full, so consumed by Jackson. That realization overwhelmed me and left me feeling so raw. I closed my eyes tightly, concentrating on the pleasure alone, willing away the emotions it brought on.“Eyes,” Jackson demanded. “I need your eyes on me.”
I looked at him as he lowered his body over mine, placing his arms under my shoulders, keeping himself extended above me. “When I’m inside you, I need your eyes on me,” he whispered. “I wanna know what you’re feeling, know you’re with me completely.”
“I’m with you,” I assured him as I wrapped my legs around his waist and pulled him against me.
He lowered his lips to mine as he began to thrust inside of me. Our bodies moved in perfect rhythm as his tongue in my mouth mimicked the motion of his cock inside me. I could feel myself building to a climax once more, and I knew Jackson could feel it too as he lifted his head and looked at me. My eyes fluttered shut from the intense orgasm cresting inside me.
“Eyes on me, baby,” he commanded.
I didn’t hesitate to obey, and our eyes locked on one another. “When you hit that peak, I need to see you.” Jackson lowered his hand to where we were joined and began rubbing his thumb over my clit, applying just enough pressure. I moaned as I began to fall over the edge.
“Yes.” I bit down on my lip and focused on his lust-filled eyes.
“Beautiful,” he whispered. And in that moment, I did feel beautiful. Jackson made me feel a whole lot of things I hadn’t before. He gave me everything I had been missing but had never demand because I didn’t think I was worthy of happiness. And now that I’d sampled what being his was like, I knew nothing would ever compare.
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
CA HARMS
C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn't always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.
C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn't always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.
She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/charms0814
Limitless Publishing: http://www.limitlesspublishing.net/authors/c-a-harms/
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My Review::This is book 2 in the Sawyer
Brothers series. We met Jackson Sawyer and Bailey Whitmore
in book 1 , Ryan’s Love. In this book, the book starts off on a dark note when
Jackson is hit with a devastating lost. He is overcome with grief and having a
hard time coming to grips with his loss. Everyone Is extremely concerned about
Jackson and how he is taking this loss. He isn’t working or is he really sleeping.
Its like he doesn’t care about life.
Bailey is Amber's best friend.
She knows all too well about grief and she is just as concerned about Jackson
as everyone else. Another layer to her concern is that she and Jackson almost
slept together a few months back and since then, they have been dancing around
their feelings. When they see each other, they act like they have been too busy
for one another. Now, she wants to be there for him but is afraid he will
reject her. Bailey herself has a lot going on—her own family issues- she and
her family are dealing with the death of her brother and due to how he died,
the toll it took on her parents’ marriage and her mother’s heath and her
hatred, yes hatred for Amber’s mother. Let me add, after reading about this
woman, I totally wanted to take her down too.
So Bailey had so much on her plate yet with what Jackson is going thru,
she wants to be there for him but with all that is going on, this brings back
painful memories. The turning point for Jackson and Bailey’s relationship comes
when Bailey is having a hard time
and she takes off in her jeep and gets overcome
so she pulls over and just loses it. Noah finds her and takes her back
to his place. He calls someone on his cell , tells them about Bailey’s
situation , adding that he{ Noah} would be taking her to his place . The person
that rescued Bailey’s car and showed up ay Noah’s was Jackson –he got the kick
he needed.
The story does go one with more twists and turns and it shows how
Jackson and Bailey’s relationship continues to ebb and flow. Bailey has damage
done to her by her parents failed marriage and things done to it and her past
will be reveled in this book. My heart broke for her just as I was so glad to
see Jackson grow and come to realize what and who was important to him. I have
to say, Bailey and Jackson have some wonderful ,sexual , and inventive hot sex.
In together with the emotional storytelling of the story of two people who have
tragic loss in their lives and end up together, well this was a terrific story
of being able to fully appreciate that love and holding on tight to the love. I
enjoyed this story and cannot wait for book 3 in the Sawyer brothers book.
My Rating: 4.6 stars *****
***A gifted copy was provided by the author for my honest
review****
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