Showing posts with label Jay Crownover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jay Crownover. Show all posts

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Available Now! Release Day Review: Wayward Son by Jay Crownover

 🖤NOW AVAILABLE​​🖤

 


𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐧 by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is LIVE!!! This is the final book in The Forever Marked series and can be read as a stand alone.

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 What to expect:

✔️Forced Proximity

✔️Racer

✔️Opposites Attract

✔️Friends like Family

✔️Second Chance

✔️Angst

✔️Happy Ever After

 Blurb:

She’s the only girl he’s ever loved.

Zowen Archer has been in love with Aston Wheeler for as long as he can remember.

She’s perfect, except for the glaring fact that she fell in love with his best friend instead of him. For years, he loved her from afar with zero expectation. He told himself that as long as Aston was happy, his feelings for her didn’t matter.

However, Aston isn’t nearly as happy as she seems. And by the time Zowen figures things out, his life takes a drastic turn for the worse.

Now that Aston is single and laser-focused on making up for the lost time between the two of them, Zowen is doing everything in his power to avoid her. He’s convinced that if she never wanted him when he was at his very best, there is no chance in hell she could care about him now that he’s at his absolute worst.

He’s the only boy she’s willing to wait for.

Time has never been on Aston Wheeler’s side.

She spent too long pretending to be someone she was not. She lost herself in a first love that everyone, except her, thought was perfect. She wasted a lot of time trying to convince herself that she should be happy when she was anything but. She watched for years as the one person who made her feel like her true self drifted further and further away.

Finally, when she’s ready to reach out and grab the one-of-a-kind love that Zowen Archer has always silently promised her, it’s too late. Zowen is taken away, and when he reappears in her life, he makes it clear there’s no going back to whatever they might have been.

Good thing for Zowen that Aston is patient and doesn’t mind waiting for him to have a change of heart. It’s the least she can do after all the time he spent waiting for her.

Find more books by Jay Crownover here: https://www.jaycrownover.com


What I thought about Wayward Son

 It's no secret that I am a huge fan of the Marked series and the second generation Forever Marked was a terrific way to revisit the characters in both of these series.  I've loved reading about the children of the Marked and where they ended up as adults.  While I'm sad to see this series come to an end, Wayward Son is a terrific ending to the Forever Marked series.

Zowen Archer has found himself in some serious trouble, and being an Archer and Rome's son, he does the righteous thing and serves his sentence.  He's now released from jail and looking to deal with the next challenge in his life -- to return to being a free man.  However, there is one thing he isn't ready to deal with and that is Aston Wheeler, the girl, now woman that he's always loved.

Aston Wheeler loves Zowen too, so there isn't a lot of conflict there -- and with some help from Daire Archer, Zowen and Aston get their chance. 

I really enjoyed this story.  It's an easy read, not a ton of conflict, just two people finally getting what they both need and want.  I did love the low-key sort of story.  It's just a sweet romance and I thought it was the perfect ending to this series, and wraps up the two Archer generations in a pretty bow for all the fans of the series, and these interesting characters that Jay Crownover has created.  

So, I'm giving this five stars because it's a perfect ending to this series.  I loved Zowen and his deep sense of character, and Aston is just perfect for him.  Great finale! 


 

 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

🖤 COVER & BLURB REVEAL 🖤Wayward Son by Jay Crownover

𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐧 by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover is releasing on January 18th!! This is the final book in The Forever Marked series and can be read as a stand alone. We are thrilled to share the cover & blurb with you!!

 

Photographer: Katie Cadwallader

Cover Designer: Hang Lee

Preorder Your Copy Now! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS17QV46

Universal: https://books2read.com/u/bPzBDY

Add to your GR TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205169455-wayward-son

What to expect:

✔️Forced Proximity

✔️Racer

✔️Opposites Attract

✔️Friends like Family

✔️Second Chance

✔️Angst

✔️Happy Ever After

 

Blurb:

She’s the only girl he’s ever loved.

Zowen Archer has been in love with Aston Wheeler for as long as he can remember.

She’s perfect, except for the glaring fact that she fell in love with his best friend instead of him. For years, he loved her from afar with zero expectation. He told himself that as long as Aston was happy, his feelings for her didn’t matter.

However, Aston isn’t nearly as happy as she seems. And by the time Zowen figures things out, his life takes a drastic turn for the worse.

Now that Aston is single and laser-focused on making up for the lost time between the two of them, Zowen is doing everything in his power to avoid her. He’s convinced that if she never wanted him when he was at his very best, there is no chance in hell she could care about him now that he’s at his absolute worst.

He’s the only boy she’s willing to wait for.

Time has never been on Aston Wheeler’s side.

She spent too long pretending to be someone she was not. She lost herself in a first love that everyone, except her, thought was perfect. She wasted a lot of time trying to convince herself that she should be happy when she was anything but. She watched for years as the one person who made her feel like her true self drifted further and further away.

Finally, when she’s ready to reach out and grab the one-of-a-kind love that Zowen Archer has always silently promised her, it’s too late. Zowen is taken away, and when he reappears in her life, he makes it clear there’s no going back to whatever they might have been.

Good thing for Zowen that Aston is patient and doesn’t mind waiting for him to have a change of heart. It’s the least she can do after all the time he spent waiting for her.

Find more books by Jay Crownover here: https://www.jaycrownover.com

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 ABOUT JAY CROWNOVER:

Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, The Saints of Denver Series, The Point Series, Breaking Point Series, the Getaway Series, the Loveless, Texas Series. and the Forever Marked Series. Her books can be found translated into many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy-haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.

 

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

Release Week Review: Son of a Gun (A Marked Men and The Point crossover novel) by Jay Crownover

 

𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐧
by
NY Times & USA Today bestselling author
Jay Crownover
is LIVE!!!


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What to expect:

✔️Crossover Novel

✔️Runaway Heroine

✔️Road Trip/ Forced Proximity

✔️Anti- Hero

✔️Good Girl Gone Bad

✔️Journey of Self-Discovery


Blurb:


Heavy is the head that inherits the crown.

The only thing on Daire Archer’s mind when she pulled a disappearing act on Christmas was proving she was worthy of being her father's daughter. She was born an Archer, which was a blessing and a curse, and Daire was determined to show everyone she deserved to carry the legacy that came with her name.

 

There is power in a name, and being an Archer meant Daire needed to do better, to be better. At least, that’s what she thought she needed, until a boy from nowhere—with a name that meant nothing—showed her that she was already pretty great just the way she was.

 

Campbell has always rejected everything concerning his maniacal father and his troubled past. When he left Nowhere, he was certain he wanted a nice, quiet life free from the only things he'd ever known: violence and bloodshed. He thought he needed to be a better man. He wondered if there was a kinder, gentler version of himself under his thick armor of scars and tattoos.

 

It wasn't until he started chasing Daire Archer all over hell and back that Campbell realized he needed to be a man who was better at being bad than everyone else in his troubled world.

 

Because now, he had a problematic princess to protect. One with an uncanny ability for finding trouble. Where Daire is concerned, being a good guy isn't necessary.

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What I thought about Son of a Gun

 

The Archer family is the cornerstone of the Marked Men series from Jay Crownover, so I was really excited to get my hands on this book especially when I heard it was going to be a crossover with The Point series, another of my favorites from Jay Crownover.


When Daire Archer runs away from her family, the mysterious Campbell is asked to go find her by "Uncle Benny." Thanks to a tracking tag, Campbell locates Daire in the middle of a snowstorm and whisks her away from everything, including her troubles and her family. That causes some major drama for parents Rule and Shaw.


Daire and Campbell end up chasing down some of Campbell's demons in the process and he's got quite a few. I was totally intrigued by his story and background. I wasn't quite sure if he was a good guy with a bad streak or a bad guy with a good streak and I really liked that about this character. 


Daire was a bit harder to get close to, until it became clear how much she was like her father -- impulsive, a bit erratic and yet there is something lovable there too. I liked how Daire was presented to me as a reader. I didn't quite get her at first -- I thought she was a bit self-indulgent and still naive, but as I got to know her, I saw how she was both a product of Rule and Shaw and her own person at the same time. As a long time reader of this author's work, I appreciated those connections. The Archer family still has a whole lotta ego, that's for sure!


I found the action scenes very tense and exciting and I wished there were more in the story, but it was all good. I love it when this author brings a bit of the romantic suspense into her stories and there's some of that here. As a fan of The Point series, I did love how this crossover worked very well for me as a reader. Do check out the book list at the end that shows where these characters were originally introduced. Great for new readers and a wonderful reminder of books to re-read for long time fans.

 

The ending was pretty great, and I adored how Daire and Campbell's story ended with a bit of a hint of the future (yeah, I'd read that) and the teaser for Zowen's story up next. I do like how this series isn't just a rehash of the original series and stands well on it's own.  

 

Overall, I enjoyed Son of a Gun. Campbell is a sympathetic character and matched up very well with Daire. Their love scenes are scorchin' hot. There's loads of interactions between the sons and daughters of the Marked originals, and enough of Rule and Shaw to satisfy established readers of this series. 

 


 
Find more books by Jay Crownover here: https://www.jaycrownover.com

Friday, June 17, 2022

Review: The Best Bad Things by Jay Crownover

  

Vesper Bell is a good girl. At least, that’s what everyone keeps telling her.

 
She was the perfect daughter. A straight-A student. The very best friend. And an adoring potential girlfriend.
 
However, when her life took an unexpected detour into darkness, suffering, and betrayal, Vesper realized being good hadn’t gotten her anywhere. An enthralled audience watched her dramatic fall from grace and clearly wanted her to crash and burn. Those she once trusted the most made it no secret that they wanted her to lose everything…and she did.
 
But all those years of being such a goodie-two-shoes built Vesper some powerful cosmic karma. On her birthday, she begged for a second chance, an opportunity to right all the wrongs and undo all the bad things she was forced to endure. She made a wish, not knowing that sometimes they really do come true.
 
Now, right before her fall, she’s back at the beginning, and she has no plans to be a good girl anymore.
 
Lucky for her, she has the perfect person to teach her how to embrace her rebellious and daring side: a boy with candy-colored hair and eyes as dark as the night sky. They were born on the same day, but that is about all the two of them have in common. Everything about him screams that he is a very bad boy, but Vesper sees the good in him.
 
He doesn’t seem to care if she’s perfect or pitiful. He keeps stepping in to save her, and he always makes her feel safe even when everything else feels uncertain. He feels real and honest when the rest of her life seems to be built on lies on top of more lies.
 
One thing Vesper knows to be absolutely true: the surprisingly sweet delinquent is the very best bad thing to ever happen to her.
 


  

What I thought about The Best Bad Things

First off, I won't be able to go into too much plot detail because that's part of the fun of this mind bending story.  I can't even start this review like I want to because I would totally spoil it for the next readers. 

Vesper is the sole narrator of this story and when the story starts, she is in a rundown hotel in The Point after a serious fall from the opposite end of town known as The Hill. She experiences a tragedy and her life implodes, sending her back in time to when she lived in that wealthy part of town.

Having a second chance means being able to right all the wrongs that were done to the people Vesper loves, and also to herself. There are plenty of juicy villains in this story -- a nasty stepsister, a brutal ex boyfriend, a wicked almost-stepmother and then there's Oscar, the one guy who has been with her from the start of this adventure.

I adored Vesper and Oscar both. Although Vesper is a very unreliable narrator,  she's just so strong and I felt her journey every step of the way.  Oscar is the best of the kind of man Jay Crownover writes and why I adore her stories -- he has a good sense of right and wrong, can walk and talk perfect bad boy, and chooses to express himself with his tattoos and colored hair. There was something about Oscar that I connected with and I just loved him and Vesper together.

I didn't see that ending coming either, and I really liked that about the story.

Overall, I thought this book merged romance, mystery and time travel elements very well into a more unique contemporary romance reading experience and returning to The Point for this was absolutely wonderful as the Point series is one of my favorites from this author.

If you are looking for a different sort of romance with a bit of a mystery, time travel and an awesome bad boy hero, you might like The Best Bad Things.




 

 

About the Author
 
 
Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, the Saints of Denver Series, the Point Series, the Breaking Point series, the Getaway series, the Loveless, Texas series and the Forever Marked series. Her books can be found translated into many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
 
 

 






Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Release Day 5 Star Review: Prodigal Son (Forever Marked #2) by Jay Crownover

 


PRODIGAL SON
(The Forever Marked Series Book 2)
by Jay Crownover


Release Date: January 12th

Genre/Tropes: Single Dad Romance/
Childhood Friends-to-Lovers/Destined Lovers

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Blurb:
When she was a little girl, Remy Archer fell in love with Hyde Fuller at first sight. In fact, he was the only thing she could see for a very long time. For Remy, it never mattered to her that Hyde was always too serious and always seemed so sad. To her, he was the very best, and the center of her entire world. She never dreamed he would let her down when she needed him the most.

Now Remy is a semi-reasonable adult, one with a better understanding of why her intense feelings scared Hyde away when she was at her lowest point. She’s moved on, and if anyone asks she's perfectly happy with the chaotic and hectic life she's built. She’s also really proud that she's still around to experience all the best and worst that surviving something deeply traumatic has to offer. The last thing she needs or wants, is Hyde coming back and taking over her every thought and feeling the way he once did. Unfortunately, they picked the exact same time to come home to search for a little redemption.

When he was a little boy, the instant they met, Hyde Fuller wanted nothing more than to protect Remy Archer from everything, including herself. She gleefully took up every moment of his free time, and every ounce of his patience, as they grew alongside one another. He was so intent on keeping her safe, he didn't realize how deeply Remy had worked her way into his heart.

Now that Hyde’s facing the biggest challenge and biggest change of his entire life, he deeply regrets walking away from Remy. She was always the one person who always had his back, no matter what. The way Remy loved him used to terrify him, but now, it’s the way he loves her that scares him to death.

Hyde knows he needs Remy in his life, so he can finally figure out how to be the man she always believed him to be. History has a bad habit of repeating itself, and Remy has a knack for turning even the most simple of situations end over end. This time Hyde is determined to stay by her side no matter what, even though his love for Remy is going to change more than his life this time around.

 
 
What I thought about Prodigal Son
 
I've been a fan of Jay Crownover's characters since the very beginning when Rule winked at me from his cover and lured me in. Ms. Crownover has built a world that I never hesitate to jump into.  There's just something about the Archer family and their friends that just resonates with me.

So I was absolutely thrilled to read Remy's story. What I liked even more was that she isn't some perfect daughter with minor problems -- she's dealing with something very real.  Borderline personality disorder.  I strongly recommend reading the forward and content warning before jumping into this story.  This is one of the few romance novels I have read that deals with mental health in a very straightforward manner and I adored this book for that aspect.

So, the story.  Remy has always loved Hyde, but maybe not in the healthy way, especially when she was younger.  He wasn't ready for her either.  But years later after dealing with where and what they wanted out of life, they are both back together in Denver.  Hyde has a newborn and Remy .. well, both Remy and Hyde find themselves drawn back together under much different circumstances than years ago.

There's a lot of fate, destiny and just good old fashioned love in this story.  It really worked for me.  I think the mark of a good spin off or second-generation story is that reading it will make you nostalgic for the originating series, and the Forever Marked series has me wanting to go back and read the Marked series where it all started all over again. 

I absolutely adored Remy and Hyde's story. I'm so glad the author gave these characters substance and depth they have because that's what makes this series and the Marked Men special.   
 

 

 
About the Author
 
 
Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, the Saints of Denver Series, the Point Series, the Breaking Point series, the Getaway series, the Loveless, Texas series and the Forever Marked series. Her books can be found translated into many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
 
 

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