Review Tour : House of Payne: Max by Stacy Gail

Title: House of Payne: Max

Series: House of Payne

Author: Stacy Gail

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Release Date: October 16, 2017

TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains flashbacks of violence and drug abuse, and the impact of these factors on family members. If you have issues with these elements, this book is not for you. Chicago’s premiere tattoo studio, House Of Payne, is across the street from the Mad Cow diner, but it might as well be on another planet as far as waitress Paradise Simone is concerned. She’s a good girl from Waukegan with a past she’d rather forget, and a future that goes only as far as the next day. What does she know about superstars and paparazzi? But Pari does know danger when she sees it, and tattooist Max Kulagin has it written all over him. A proper Waukegan girl should know to steer well clear, but she can’t resist Max when he leaves beautiful, intimate art sketched out on cheap diner napkins. Beautiful, intimate art…of her. Max knows ugliness. He was born in it. Raised in it. Had it shoved down his throat every goddamn day. So when he stumbles across true beauty, he worships it. There’s a deep sensuality in the waitress who likes to suck on her pen whenever he’s around, and he’s just the man to bring that beauty out in her. She might be a lady in the street, but one look at Pari tells him she’s going to be a freak in the bed. And in the shower. And while he’s driving with her head going to town in his lap. The life Max leads might be in the spotlight, but it’s Pari who gets caught in the glare. When her past catches up to her, it’s her life that holds all the excitement, and not in a good way. But there’s no force on earth that can take Max’s beautiful Paradise away now that he’s finally found it. 93,000 Words ***This standalone, mildly erotic contemporary romance contains a woman with an oral fixation and a man who’s happy to encourage it. There are multiple sex scenes that include oral sex. No cheating, no love triangles, no cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed. Due to adult language and sexual content, this book is not intended for people under the age of eighteen***

A competitive figure skater from the age of eight, Stacy Gail wrote stories between events to pass the time. By fourteen, she told her parents she was either going to be a skating coach who was also a romance writer, or a romance writer who was also a skating pro. Now with a day job of playing on the ice with her students, and writing everything from PNR and cyberpunk to contemporary romance at night, both dreams have come true.

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*********MY REVIEW***********

This is book 6 in the House of Payne series , MAX. Paradise Simone (Pari) came to Chicago to escape her painful and tragic past but never thinking her painful loss would lead her to find love. Max Kulagin is a sexy and highly temperamental Russian tattoo artist who works for House of Payne tattoo shop. He has been fascinated with the waitress at the Mad Cow, the diner across the street, since he first saw her. When Max saw Pari for the first time, he knew he found his forever mate but knew he would have to take his time because of the pain in her eyes. Max himself didn’t have an easy childhood in Russia, but he made his way to the states and made his mark with his tattoos. He feels at home at Payne. Max takes his time wooing his soulmate because he sees the damage of the past left in her and he wants her to trust him. When Pari’s past comes back to haunt her, Max steps in to make sure she knows he will always be there for her, no matter what. Is she willing to let him in, to take that chance?
I love how easy these two are together, like they come together like breathing but being honest, it wasn't. Max had to prove himself, he did more for Pari than any other woman and I liked that he had to work for his woman while Pari spent that month secretly falling for him too and secretly keeping the tokens he left for her. The passion and angst in this story was great. I loved how the author built up the backstory on Pari as to show why there was the struggle and the reward that came. It really made this so much more special for Max and Pari.. Max and Pari are total opposites which make them so very workable. Max is a dirty mouthed artist who says anything- like no filter and it makes him so sexy . I can image him saying it with a twinkle in his eyes while Pari is his total opposite. She doesn’t curse, is proper and is a sassy woman. She is locked up tight due to her past but opposites make the best relationships. I found this to be another fantastic installment in the House of Payne series and a must read!!!

My Rating: 4.8 stars *****
"I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book at no cost for an honest review***