Bane, the highly-anticipated next standalone in the Sinners of Saint Series by L.J. Shen is LIVE I l

Bane, the highly-anticipated next standalone in the Sinners of Saint Series by L.J. Shen is LIVE I loved the way Bane took Jesse under his protection and I loved the way he loved her.  I loved Bane - full stop!   ~JGBlurbBaneNaked surfer. Habitual pothead. A con, a liar, a thief and a fraud.Last I heard, he was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living.Which is why I’m more than a little surprised to find him at my threshold, looking for my friendship, my services, and most puzzling of all—looking humbled.Thing is, I’m on a boycott. Literally—I cut boys from my life. Permanently.Problem is, Bane is not a boy, he is all man, and I’m falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies.Jesse CarterHot as hell, cold as ice.I wasn’t aware of her existence until a fat, juicy deal landed in my lap.She’s a part of it, a little plaything to kill some time.She is collateral, a means to an end, and a side-bonus for striking a deal with her oil tycoon stepdad.More than anything, Jesse Carter is a tough nut to crack.Little does she know, I have the f****** teeth for it.ExcerptBaneThen.A liar.A con.A godless thief.My reputation was a big wave that I rode, one that swallowed everyone around me, drowning every attempt to fuck with what’s mine.I’d been known as a stoner, but power was my real drug of choice. Money meant nothing. It was tangible, and therefore easy to lose. See, to me, people were a game. One I’d always known how to win.Move the rooks around.Change the queen when necessary.Guard the king at all fucking times.I was never distracted, never deterred, and never jealous.So, imagine my surprise when I found myself being all three at once.It was a siren with coal black hair who robbed me of riding the biggest wave I’d seen that summer. Of my precious attention. Of my goddamn breath.She glided from the ocean to the beach like nightfall.I crouched down, straddling my surfboard, gawking.Edie and Beck stopped beside me, floating on their boards in my periphery.“This one’s taken by Emery Wallace,” Edie had warned. Thief.“This one’s the hottest masterpiece in town.” Beck had chuckled. Con.“More importantly, she only dates rich bastards.” Liar.I had all the ingredients to pull her in.Her body was a patch of fresh snow. White, fair, like the sun shone through her, never quite soaking in. Her skin defied nature, her ass defied my sanity, but it was the words on her back that made my logic rebel.It wasn’t her curves or the way she swayed her hips like a dangling, poisonous apple that warranted my reaction to her.It was that tattoo I had noticed when she swam close to me earlier, the words trickling down the nape of her neck and back in a straight arrow.My Whole Life Has Been Pledged to This Meeting with You Pushkin.I only knew one person who went gaga over the Russian poet, and, like the famous Alexander, he was currently six feet under.My friends began to paddle back to shore. I couldn’t move. It felt like my balls were ten tons heavy. I didn’t believe in love at first sight. Lust, maybe, but even that wasn’t the word I was looking for. No. This girl fucking intrigued me.“What’s her name?” I snatched Beck’s ankle, yanking him back to me. Edie stopped pedaling and looked back, her gaze ping-ponging between us.“Doesn’t matter, bro.”“What’s. Her. Name?” I repeated through a locked jaw.“Dude, she’s, like, way young.”“I will not repeat myself a third time.”Beck’s throat bobbed with a swallow. He knew damn well that I didn’t mess around. If she was legal—it was on.“Jesse Carter.”Jesse Carter was going to be mine before she even knew me.Before I even knew her.Before her life turned upside down and her fate rewrote itself with her blood.So here was the truth that even my lying ass wouldn’t admit later on in our story—I wanted her before.Before she became business.Before the truth caged her in.Before the secrets gushed out.I never did get to surf that day.My surfboard broke.Should have known it was an omen.My heart was going to be next in line.And for a small chick, she did one hell of a fucking job obliterating it.LinksDownload today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2rqvtiIAmazon Universal: http://mybook.to/BaneLJShenAdd to GoodReads: http://bit.ly/2BVlUPyStart the Series of Standalones Today!ViciousAmazon US: http://amzn.to/2xdCsQ6Amazon Universal: http://mybook.to/ViciousLJShenAdd to GoodReads: http://bit.ly/2hUo31fReview5 of 5 StarsThere is something about LJ Shen’s writing that is inherently captivating and I can’t help but fall victim to each and every one of her novels.  Bane, although a complete standalone within the Sinners of Saint Series, was equally as rewarding and another strongly written book.  The characters were deeply flawed though circumstance and yet they fit together like the perfect pieces of a jigsaw.  Bane is a surfer with a dark and damaging reputation.  Women love him and men fear him, and yet he falls deeply in love with the one girl he can’t and shouldn’t have.Jesse is a shadow of the girl she once was and is now hiding away from everyone who has wronged her.  When her stepfather enlists the man-whore who is Bane to befriend Jesse, the duo immediately strike up and unlikely friendship.  Bane struggles with his feelings for Jesse and as she reveals her story to him, his feelings only grow stronger.  Not one to be told what to do, however, Bane does what Bane does best and that’s pleasing himself.The story has highs and lows and takes readers on an emotional journey throughout the minds of two troubled youths who, despite their inner fragility, are outwardly very strong. I loved the way Bane took Jesse under his protection and I loved the way he loved her.  I loved Bane - full stop!  Such a good book, such a great series, and such a tremendously talented author.  Highly recommended!About LJ Shen:L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.Connect with LJ Shen:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorljshen/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lj_shenPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorljshen/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorljshen/Stay up to date with LJ Shen by signing up for her mailing list:http://bit.ly/2umcYPghttp://www.authorljshen.com/ -- source link

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