EMBRACE ME (Stark Ever After Novella) by J. Kenner-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 30, 2021

Growing up, I never expected to have so much love in my life. My childhood had been a nightmare, but despite our challenges, my life now with Damien and our daughters is nothing short of miraculous. Even better, we have a baby boy on the way, and I’m walking on clouds as I await the big day.

These final weeks should be magical, but when my mother appears on our doorstep with a promise that she has changed and a plea for us to welcome her back into our life, I’m suddenly adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Now, I’m floundering once again, tossed back into the nightmare of my past. And as the whirlpool of memories and fear once again tries to suck me under, I can only hope that Damien’s strength is enough to pull me back again.

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REVIEW: EMBRACE ME is the latest instalment in J. Kenner’s contemporary, adult STARK EVER AFTER series of novellas focusing on Damien Stark, and his wife Nikki Fairchild-Stark.

Told from first person perspective ( Nikki) and third person EMBRACE ME follows in the days before the birth of their first son. As Nikki’s associate begins interviewing potential interns to work during Nikki’s maternity leave, Nikki and Damien must consider the possibility of another nanny for their growing family but all is about to come crashing down with the reappearance of Nikki’s mother, a woman who is looking for more than a family reunion.

EMBRACE ME is the continuing story of Damien and Nikki, their relationship, their friendships, their undying love, and their building family. Both Nikki and Damien’s childhoods have been marred by abuse and power, and dysfunctional family dynamics. J. Kenner give the reader another peak into the lives and loves of the Stark-Fairchild relationship, a relationship that has blossomed like a rose on a support of thorns. The love between Nikki and Damien is envious and palpable. The premise is wonderfully romantic; the characters like a welcoming family reunion.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Anchor Me
Play My Game
Seduce Me
Unwrap Me
Hold Me
Please Me
Lost With Me
Damien
Indulge Me
Delight Me
Cherish Me

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Reviewed by Sandy

J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over seventy novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.

Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.

JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A five time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy). Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development with AwesomenessTV/Awestruck.

Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages.

In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.