BROKEN PROMISE (Men of Severn 1)/ THE GIFT (Gypsy Bastards MC 5) by Jade Marshall-review

BROKEN PROMISE
Men of Severn 1
by Jade Marshall
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic,romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 22, 2024

Wesley Blake is my brother’s best friend.
He has been a part of my life longer than I can remember.
He’s seen it scrapped knees, birthday parties, and the worst moment in my life.
But I’m just a little sister to him.

To me, he is so much more.
He is all I have ever wanted.
I have never even considered anyone else.
But now that I am older, it’s time for me to make a decision.

Do I continue to wait for a man that doesn’t want me?
Or is it time for me to grow up?

Maybe it’s time for me to leave Severn and everyone I know in the rearview mirror.

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REVIEW: BROKEN PROMISE is the first instalment in Jade Marshall’s contemporary, adult MEN OF SEVERN erotic romance series. This is bar owner Wesley Blake, and Karmen Jones’ story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Wesley and Karmen) BROKEN PROMISES follows the tempestuous relationship between our story line couple. Approximately six years earlier Karmen’s brother, and Wesley’s best friend Tommy died, and Wesley made a promise to protect our story line heroine. Fast forward to present day, the relationship between Wesley and Karmen is at a stand still, and after Karmen professes her love for our story line hero, Wesley continues to push Karmen out of his life but another tragedy brings Karmen back home, soon to be followed by threats against the people she loves.

The world building is fast and furious as we are up closed and personal with grief and death, madness and mayhem, and the difficulty of letting go.

The relationship between Wesley and Karmen is a best friend’s sister; a story of rejection and pain in the face of a promise meant to keep everyone safe but a promise that will be broken when the heart finally awakes. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.
We are introduced to the dynamic Blake brothers: Shane and Adam; Karmen’s best friend Lenor, and brother and sister duo Jacob and Charlotte Wilson .

BROKEN PROMISE is a story of love and loss, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is fast paced, entertaining and captivating-the novella packs a ‘lotta punch’. The characters are desperate and charismatic; the romance is fated and provocative.

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THE GIFT
Gypsy Bastards MC 5
by Jade Marshall
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, MC romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 4, 2024

I’m not too fond of Christmas.
Even as a kid, my family never celebrated. What makes it worse now, is my friends, my club, trying to make me fit into a lifestyle that doesn’t suit me.
I’m not a nice guy.
I don’t like people.
Instead of feeling welcomed, their affection makes my skin crawl and sends me running on Christmas Eve. I find myself in the only place where people like me are the norm—From Dusk Til Dawn, the strip club owned by the Gypsy Bastards MC.
I’m here to drink, watch a few girls dance, and escape from everything my life has become.
That is until I lay eyes on Allegra.
All my plans are shattered as the brothel manager for the Cammareri family entices me. She is the one absolutely off-limits woman. She is the one woman I can’t stop thinking about.
How much damage can one night of fun do?

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REVIEW:THE GIFT is the fifth instalment and novella in Jade Marshall’s contemporary, adult GYPSY BASTARDS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is twenty-two year old, brothel manager Allegra, and thirty-five year old, MC member Bishop’s story line. THE GIFT crosses over with the author’s Cammareri Family series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Allegra and Bishop) THE GIFT focuses on the one-night stand between twenty-two year old, brothel manager Allegra, and thirty-five year old, MC member Bishop. Both Allegra and Bishop despise the Christmas holidays, and find one another at the Gypsy Bastards MC owned strip club on Christmas Eve. One night together ends with Bishop disappearing from Allegra’s life, and in the ensuing time, our heroine will discover her life is about to change in many ways.

The world building reveals some of the background of our story line couple How Allegra met the Cammareri Family; and Bishop’s introduction to his life with the Gypsy Bastards MC.

The relationship between Allegra and Bishop is a friends to lovers in which a mutual disdains, and loneliness on Christmas Eve ends with only a good bye. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

The secondary and supporting characters are limited except for hotel and bar employees.

THE GIFT is the introduction to our story line couple. Some of the background of who and what they are but an introduction that ends with Bishop walking away, wanting no more than one-night together. The premise is entertaining and intriguing; the characters are sassy and sexual. THE GIFT ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous reviews

The Wolf
The Pope
The Dog
The Beast

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