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DELAY OF GAME (Game Time 4) by Tam DeRudder Jackson-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 29, 2025

Danny Chambers is back.

I lost my heart to Danny Chambers in high school, even though he parked me in the friend zone five minutes after we met. It’s taken years to stop thinking about him at least once every hour. It helped when he enlisted in the Air Force. But he’s back, and he’s walking onto the football team. He could go to college anywhere, so why does it have to be Mountain State?

Even best friends keep secrets from each other.

When Danny earns a spot playing receiver for the Wildcats, I’m in the clear. I can admire him from the stands and go back to my boring life of finishing my undergrad and resigning myself to being married to my career. After what went down with my one-and-only boyfriend last semester, well, I need to stop dreaming about happily-ever-after. Which makes the head games Danny is playing with me so painful. Why is he acting like he wants something more with me?

Five years ago, I made a colossal mistake.

I need a second chance. Growing up a military brat, the one constant in my life was playing football. Though I met all kinds of people while switching schools on the regular, one look at Taryn Hamilton and she’s my girl. Yet after we met, I discovered quick she was off-limits if I wanted to catch passes on Friday nights. I paid a big price for my bad choice. Now after giving Uncle Sam four years so I could attend college, I’m at Mountain State where I’m taking every opportunity to show Taryn how I truly feel—how I have always felt about her. She is so much more than my best friend.

Football was my first love. Now I’m playing for my only love.

Game Time.

••••••••

REVIEW: DELAY OF GAME is the fourth instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary, new adult GAME TIME erotic, football romance series. This is former US Air Force member Danny Chambers, and Taryn Hamilton’s story line. DELAY OF GAME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty, any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. The events of DELAY OF GAME run parallel to and cross over with all of the previous instalments.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Danny and Taryn) DELAY OF GAME follows the childhood friends to lovers relationship between former US Air Force member Danny Chambers, and Taryn Hamilton. Years earlier, while still in high school, Danny Chambers reluctantly placed his best friend Taryn Hamilton in the friend zone, and Taryn has never forgiven or forgotten about the humiliation. Fast forward to present day, having served his time in US Air Force, Danny has returned and enrolled in the same college as our story line heroine, and was granted a walk on position with the football team. Starting a slow seduction of Taryn Hamilton, Danny is met with trepidation and apprehension, and struggles to uncover the reasons why. Determined to keep her distance, Taryn finds herself distressing about the past, and a former relationship that refuses to let go.

The world building follows several paths including Danny’s growing friendships with his teammates; his need and love for the woman who’s heart he broke; and the determination of Taryn Hamilton to make it on her own.

The relationship between Danny and Taryn is a childhood best friends to lovers relationship that struggles with the demons from the past. Taryn’s humiliation, and the constant reminder of her previous relationship failures continue to beat at our heroine’s ego but Danny Chambers is determined to claim Taryn as his own in the face of her need to push Danny away. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive.

The second and supporting characters include Danny’s sassy teammates and roommates Callahan O’Reilly and Jamaica Winslow, Wyatt ‘Bax’ Baxter, Finn McCabe, Tarvarius Johnson, Tamatoa Hall, as well the introduction of Taryn’s siblings and parents, friend Zoe Lampee, co-worker Hailey, and hometown bully Derek Watson. There may be something developing between Tarvarius and Zoe.

DELAY OF GAME is a story of harassment and vengeance, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is edgy, inviting and engaging; the characters are animated and spirited; the romance is tender and heart warming.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Finding the End Zone
Out of Bounds
Offsides

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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OUT OF BOUNDS (Game Time 2) by Tam DeRudder Jackson-review tour

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OUT OF BOUNDS (Game Time 2) by Tam DeRudder Jackson-review & giveaway  tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 1, 2024

There is only one truth: guard your heart.

All I want is a quiet drink. Guess it is too much to ask. Especially for my ex who will not take a hint when I tell him the seat beside me is taken—by my purse. My gaze snags on the super-hot guy in the reflection behind the bar, the one whose knowing wink should put me off. But my attention keeps straying to him. When football standout Wyatt “Bax” Baxter makes his move, steals the barstool from my purse, and sends my ex on his way, I can’t decide if I’m irritated or intrigued. After I caught my ex cheating, I know better than to trust a man with my heart. Yet when one thing leads to another, Bax becomes the only thing on my mind.

It was supposed to stop at a one-night stand.

Bax is unexpected. I don’t usually date football players. The fact that he listens when I talk is as big a turn-on as his broad shoulders stretching his T-shirt. When we hook up, he rocks my world. But my terrible history with men stops me from giving him my number. One and done, moving on is my motto these days. Though Bax lets me walk away, he refuses to let me go. He finds a way to live rent-free in my head, and to my everlasting shock, I keep seeking him out. Our backgrounds are wildly different. We make no sense together, but I can’t stay away.

She’s out of my league—like that ever stopped me.

Piper Maxwell is the whole sexy package—smart, independent, and the best time I ever had. When I wow the crowd with a pick-six during a big rivalry game, I know exactly where to point the ball—at a purple-haired hottie cheering in the student section. She insists on keeping it casual, but she is too special to let get away. I’m known for my tenacity on the field, something Piper is about to find out extends off the field too.

She thought the game ended in the first quarter, but I play to the final whistle.

Game Time.

••••••••••••

REVIEW: OUT OF BOUNDS is the second instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary, new adult GAME TIME erotic, football romance series. This is college junior / middle linebacker Wyatt ‘Bax’ Baxter, and Piper Maxwell’s story line. OUT OF BOUNDS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Wyatt and Piper) OUT OF BOUNDS follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Piper Maxwell doesn’t do relationships in the wake of heart breaking betrayal but having met Wyatt Baxter allowed Piper a second chance if only a chance at friends with benefits. Wyatt Baxter knew immediately Piper was the woman who would steal his heart but Piper’s secrets kept her heart frozen, and her ability to trust locked down. Struggling to break down Piper’s resolve, Wyatt tried everything including romantic seduction but Piper would have to face her demons or battle the darkness for the rest of her life. What ensues is the romance and relationship between Wyatt and Piper, and the potential fall-out when another perceived betrayal threatens Piper’s ongoing ability to trust.

The world building focuses on betrayal, forgiveness and dysfunctional family dynamics. Piper’s parents are a large part of our heroine’s battle with trust, having lost their support when everything fell apart. Wyatt Baxter’s focus in on playing football and the woman with whom he is falling in love but Piper is refusing to play by the rules.

The relationship between Piper and Wyatt is one of immediate attraction but Piper refuses to accept Wyatt Baxter is anything more than a friend with benefits. Everyone except Piper, sees something more, and in this Wyatt struggles to convince our heroine she is more than the betrayal from the past. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we met in the previous instalment including Wyatt’s teammates, friends and roommates. We are introduced to both Wyatt and Piper’s extended families, as well as Piper’s ex Charlie, and her sister Pippa. As to the extended family, Piper’s parents are oblivious to our heroine’s struggles, only thinking about family reputation, and the people at home.

OUT OF BOUNDS is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The fast paced premise is captivating, dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive; the character are energetic, determined and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

“Your sass is one of your best features—did you know that?” His hand landed on the wall beside my head, his body heat warming my front where only a breath separated us. “Any special reason you’ve been waiting for me?”

More than anything, I wanted to drag his sexy ass out the back door of the pizzeria to spend some quality time in the back seat of his truck. But I’d driven my friends to the bar, and by now, I imagined they were already planning to send a scout to figure out where I’d disappeared to for so long.

Swallowing down my lust, I said, “I wanted to wish you good luck for the game Saturday.”

The corner of his mouth twitched up. “That all?”

“Yes.”

Leaning in close, his warm breath tickled my ear as he whispered, “Liar.”

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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FINDING THE END ZONE (Game Time 1) by Tam DeRudder Jackson-review & giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 8, 2023

Never date a player.
Football god Callahan O’Reilly can keep his blazing blue eyes to himself. I have a scholarship to maintain, and I do not have time to babysit a jock through a make-or-break class project. Even if one smoldering glance from him sets my panties on fire.
Time to change her mind.
Jamaica Winslow opens her mouth and spews sass like a volcano. One look at her uptight package and I want to coax the genie from the bottle, unleash all the passion she hides beneath a mop of unruly curls and a smart-ass attitude. She’s not my type, she doesn’t know one damn thing about the game that rules my life, and I can’t stop thinking about her.
Who said anything about love?
Jamaica does her best to keep me at arm’s length, but I’m not a pro prospect because I let the plays come to me. With the game on the line, I always want the ball. When an alum with deep pockets and delusions of grandeur makes demands that threaten my NFL chances and Jamaica’s scholarship, I have no choice but to man up and do the right thing no matter the cost.
It started as fun and games. Now I’m playing for her heart—and my own.
Game Time.

•••••

REVIEW: FINDING THE END ZONE is the first instalment in Tam DeRudder’s contemporary, new adult GAME TIME erotic, romance series. This is college juniors, football tightened Callahan O’Reilly, and RA Jamaica Winslow’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Callahan and Jamaica) FINDING THE END ZONE follows the building romance and relationship between Callahan and Jamaica. Callahan O’Reilly is a college football star, and Jamaica Winslow is a fellow junior dependant upon her scholarship for survival. Forced to work together on a project for English Lit, Jamaica struggles with her attraction to a man she believes is nothing more than a jock and a player, someone she believes is cruising through life but as our couple work together, Callahan slowly breaks down Jamaica’s walls only to discover his own career will be threatened by his love for our story line heroine. Meanwhile, someone else is targeting our story line couple, making good on promises to destroy both of their lives. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Callahan and Jamaica, and the potential fall-out as secrets and lies threaten everyone concerned.

The world building focuses on the growing relationship between our story line couple. Jamaica continues to struggle with her preconceived notions about our story line hero, often becoming jealous and angry at the slightest provocation. Someone else has set their sights on Callahan O’Reilly, and in doing so, threatens his future if he will not comply. As well, the reader is pulled into the competitive world of sports sponsorship, and the threats against players who do not comply.

The relationship between Callahan and Jamaica begins acrimoniously in the face of Jamaica’s inability to drop her preconceived notions about Callahan O’Reilly. Callahan is desperate to prove he is worthy of Jamaica’s love and attention but at every turn, Jamaica is set up to believe Callahan is proving her right. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic and dynamic secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Jamaica’s friend Chessley Clarke, as well as Callahna’s teammates Finn, Axel, Baxter and Drake’ professor Dair, Coach Ainsworth, Tory Miller and her group of ‘jersey chasers’

FINDING THE END ZONE is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating, intriguing and entertaining; the characters are numerous, determined and desperate-the mean girls and spoiled ‘heiress’ are reminiscent of young adult story lines; the romance is provocative and seductive.

But, I do have some questions and concerns: it is never revealed as to why Jamaica dislikes athletes or refuses to date athletes, or has preconceived notions about our story line hero. Jamaica knew nothing about football, yet she was too eager to condemn and paint all athletes with the same accusations. There is also the issue of her extreme jealousy that manifested whenever another woman or female fan acknowledged Callahan O’Reilly. Again, there was no explanation or admissions of past betrayal, in this I felt there were too many unanswered questions.

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Reviewed by Sandy

“Let me guess—you have a 4.0.”

“Lucky you to be paired with me, huh?” I shot him a smug grin.

A naughty smile broke over his features, and I think his voice dropped an octave. “Oh, yeah, but not for your GPA.”

Beneath the table, I crossed one knee over the other and willed myself not to react to that voice. “Exactly what’s that supposed to mean?”

Callahan leaned forward on those delicious forearms. “It means I get to study with the hottest girl in class.”

With a snort, I shook my head. “I don’t get involved with study partners, especially study partners who are also jocks.”

“I prefer football player.” He winked. “And those were your rules before you met me.”

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 27, 2023

I needed redemption.
She needed a sure thing.

Garrett

I’ve made a few mistakes over the last decade, but the one I regret most was letting Olivia Carter go. When I see her again, the past crashes over me, reminding of everything I ever wanted and gave up when I let our dreams separate us.

Managing Balefire into the world’s biggest rock band came at a personal cost—walking away from my only love. When fate brings her back into my life, I’m determined not to screw up again. After Balefire hires her studio to produce their next music video, I have a second chance to rewrite our song—if I can convince her I’m a changed man.

Olivia

Ten years ago, Garrett Phillips chose to go with “his boys” and leave me in the dust of a ratty old tour bus. Now I’m working my ass off to make a name for myself as a Hollywood music video director. Unfortunately, my fledgling studio is bleeding money, and my only hope of saving it is to make a video with the biggest rock band on the planet. Too bad that means working with the man who tore my heart out of my chest when he chose his rock ’n’ roll dream over me.

He says he’s grown up. He says we can make things work. But can I truly trust that this time he will stay for me?

••••••

REVIEW:STAY FOR ME is the fifth (and final ?) instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary, adult BALEFIRE rock band, erotic, romance series. This is thirty-six year old, Balefire band manager Garrett Phillips, and thirty-three year old, producer/ director Olivia Carter’s story line. STAY FOR ME can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as Garrett’s story with the band begins in book one.

Told from dual omniscient first person perspectives (Garrett and Olivia) STAY FOR ME follows the second chance relationship between thirty-six year old, Balefire band manager Garrett Phillips, and thirty-three year old, producer/ director Olivia Carter. Ten years earlier, Garrett Phillips walked away from a heart broken Olivia Carter as he went on to pursue a career managing the rock band Balefire. Olivia had her own ambitions, and fast forward to present day wherein the two will work together on Balefire’s latest video, a video that is hoping to garner the group an Oscar nomination but all was not well between Garrett and the band, and Olivia would soon discover Garrett’s rocky road to stardom came at the expense of the members of the band. As Olivia and Garrett work together to ensure the perfect video production, threats from another source threaten to take down Garrett, once and for all. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Garrett and Olivia, and the potential fall-out as Garrett walks away before his the band reacts to his latest screw-up.

The relationship between Garrett and Olivia is one of second chances; a rekindling romance in which Olivia struggles to let go of the past, and Garrett is hoping for a second with the woman he has never stopped loving. Throughout his years on the road, Garrett never forgot about Olivia Carter but his actions behind the scenes almost destroyed the band he pushed to the top. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include all the members of the band including their significant others, as well as Olivia’s assistant Jeremy Rowland; Garrett’s assistant Landon Berg, as well as trouble maker Jennifer Hartwell.

STAY FOR ME is a story of betrayal, forgiveness and acceptance; family and friendships, love and understanding. The premise is edgy and entertaining; the romance is tender and seductive; the characters are broken and dynamic.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Play For Me
Sing For Me
Wild For Me
Hot For Me

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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ROGUE (Talisman 6) by Tam DeRudder Jackson-Review & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 28, 2022.

Baz Cormac never intended to be a rogue, but fate had other ideas.

Being forced to pledge loyalty to the evil Morrigan is its own kind of hell. So when Baz discovers the lie she’s used to keep him and his band of rogues under her power, he concocts a plan to force the goddess’s hand, which drops him in the center of a cosmic tug-o-war. No matter which way he leans, someone is going to lose-and it looks like that someone may be Baz.

A talisman fights her fate…and her fatal attraction.

Delaney Ferrell has spent her life trying to live down her uncle’s choice to turn rogue. As a warrior-talisman hybrid, she’s done her best to serve the warrior community as a protector. But a cryptic letter sends her to an abandoned home where she encounters a lone rogue with fighting skills no rogue should possess. Instead of killing her, he kidnaps her and takes her to his lair. He presents a terrible danger to the community, one she must neutralize.

So why does he have to be so damn charming?

Discovering Delaney is his fated mate throws all of Baz’s plans into chaos. And when the goddesses come calling, Baz has to choose between a rogue’s freedom and a talisman’s love.

Will they have a chance at love, or will they be torn apart?

•••••••

REVIEW: ROGUE is the sixth instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary, adult TALISMAN erotic, paranormal, Celtic mythological romance series. This is thirty-one year old, warrior turned rogue Kieran ‘Baz’ Cormac, and Warrior-Talisman Delaney Ferrell’s story line. ROGUE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Centuries earlier, the Morrigan cursed the male descendants of the Sheridan family- if they haven’t found their mates by their twenty-eighth birthday, the warrior may turn to the dark side, essentially going rogue, fighting against the people he once friended and loved. The curse had the potential to be broken with the mating of a warrior and his fated mate, a mate who would be his protector and his guardian. Desperate to prevent the breaking of the curse, Morgan and her sisters Macha and Maeve set into motion a series of battles that will pull the Sheridan family into a war where family and friendships will be tested. Morrigan is part of Celtic mythology representing the cycle of birth and death, but is also the patron of magic and revenge, prophecy and night.

Told from third person perspective ROGUE focuses on Kieran ‘Baz’ Cormac, a warrior who chose to turn Rogue on his twenty-eighth birthday, a choice he made in the face of having not found his fated mate but a chance encounter with Delaney Ferrell, an unattached Talisman, forces Baz Cormac to face the possibility that turning rogue may have been a little too hasty. Baz Cormac is the leader of a group of former warriors turned rogue, a group that is about to go to war with our story line hero. To prove he is ready and willing to change allegiances, the Morrigan sets into motion a battle between Baz and Delaney, and the rogues Baz once trained, and the zombie warriors resurrected to fight the war. What ensues is the building romance and fated relationship between Delaney and Baz, and the fall-out as Baz and Delaney must prove they are worthy of their own happily ever after.

Baz Cormac and his fellow rogues ‘acquire’ unmated warriors to build an army for the Celtic goddess Morgan but Baz never expected to come face to face with Delaney Ferrell, a woman he thought never existed but a woman he knows to be his fated mate. Delaney Ferrell finds herself forced to choose between her mate, and her friends, a mate who may not be accepted because of sins from the past.

The relationship between Delaney and Baz is fated by the gods and goddesses. Baz gave into the dark side too early and too easily, Delaney never expected to fall for a man whose reputation is tarnished and black. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters many of whom we have met in previous story lines. We are introduced to Baz’s fellow rogues Jamie and Rory, as well as Baz’s Druid Partland aka Party.

ROGUE is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, fate and love, forgiveness and family. The premise is detailed, encouraging and entertaining; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are energetic, determined and charismatic.

Reading order and Previous Reviews
Talisman
Warrior
Prophetess
Bard
Druid

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Reviewed by Sandy

“You’re either the bravest woman I’ve ever met—or the stupidest,” Baz growled as he pulled his sword from its scabbard.
“Save your breath, Rogue. You’re going to need it.”
Delaney stepped to her left at the exact second Baz landed where he would have had the advantage of prodding the small of her back with the tip of his sword again. The man needs to work on his opening move, maybe vary it some, she thought with a smirk when she spun around to face him. As she pirouetted, she swung her claymore in a half arc, catching the tip of his on the upswing and knocking him off-balance. He staggered back a step then steadied himself. A feral gleam came into his golden-green eyes, turning them molten, and Delaney’s heart stuttered a beat in her chest.
“You’re definitely intelligent.” He thrust and she parried. “Still not too sure about smart.” He executed his own spin in the center of the floor where the three parts of the trinity met directly beneath the hub of the wheel of life in the ceiling. The execution of the move coupled with where he landed it intensified his roguish aura, making him appear larger than he already was.
“Impressive.” She feinted then thrust, nicking the back of his hand, drawing first blood. “But my brother has you by a couple inches and probably twenty pounds. I’m not afraid of you.”
His riposte had her backing up fast. When her ass encountered the edge of the bar, she ducked, tucked, and rolled to her left, coming back to her feet toward the middle of the room again. One raised brow was his only response before he feinted to his right and lunged. A series of thrusts and parries left both of them panting, but instead of wearing him out as she’d intended, he seemed to be enjoying himself.
“This is better than training with my boys,” he said, his tone conversational.
Narrowing her eyes, she waited on the balls of her feet.
“You’re giving me a workout like they do, but you’re much more fun to look at.”
Gritting her teeth, she lunged and thrust at the same second he stepped aside. As she flew past him, struggling to maintain her balance, he smacked the flat of his sword on her ass, and she sprawled flat on her belly on the floor. She had no time to fume at the indignity of his antics. Instead, she scrambled to her feet and faced her opponent with a two-handed grip on her claymore.
“This. Is. Not. A. Game,” she stated through clenched teeth.
Baz laughed.
She couldn’t believe he laughed. Judging from the way he tried to cover his outburst with a cough, he was as surprised at his laughter as she. The rich sound of amusement echoed through her, simultaneously arousing and irritating her.
Mimicking her stance, he faced her. “If you think about it, it’s all a game. You’re trying to wear me out so you can force me to give up the code to the door. I’m trying to wear you out so you won’t skewer me in my sleep.” He sheared the blade of his weapon along the blade of hers, a metallic whir ringing through the room. “Neither of us has any intention of killing the other.”
“What?” She blinked. “You don’t intend to kill me?”
“If I’d wanted to kill you, you’d be bleeding out on the driveway next door.”
Delaney started sidestepping, drawing Baz to follow her in a circle. “I might have been down then, but I was far from out, Rogue.”

Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 27, 2022

Adam

A bonafide pop diva, all sass and scandal, Cristy Valor commands headlines wherever she goes. The tabloids love her—and love to hate her. From the first time her sexy alto voice rolls over me, she has all my attention. When she joins Balefire on our latest tour, she sashays across the stage in her wild-ass costumes and parties hard enough to keep up with my boys and me. She drives me batshit crazy—and I love every second of it.

Sex on stilettos.

Pure trouble.

Our sizzling chemistry could shoot a rocket into space, and it’s not long before I crave her. For the first time in my life, I want to share everything with a woman. But Cristy is hiding something, something that holds her back from giving me all of herself. She’s about to find out that I’m a patient man—and I always get what I want.

Cristy

Adam Tron is the poster boy for tall, dark, and sexy. His bass rhythms are enough to make me cream my panties every time I hear them. Flirting with him during our live shows is a rush but nothing compared to what happens when I finally give in to my lust and share his bed. The problem is, sex isn’t all he wants.

For my entire career, I’ve set the narrative, teased the tabloids with scandals that kept them too busy to look into my past, too busy to discover the secret that could end the party for good. Adam Tron could wreck me, steal my heart—and my music. I can’t let him in. I can’t let him discover the secret behind the nightmares I have nearly every night. He thinks he can slay all my monsters, and it would be so easy to let him. But if he finds out the truth, will he still be hot for me?

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REVIEW: HOT FOR ME is the fourth instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary adult BALEFIRE erotic, rock romance series focusing on the members of the rock band Balefire. This is bass guitarist for Balefire Adam Tron, and pop singer Christy Valor’s story line. HOT FOR ME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storyline is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: The events of HOT FOR ME run parallel to, and over lap with the events of book three WILD FOR ME.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Christy and Adam) HOT FOR ME follows the building romance and relationship between bass guitarist Adam Tron, and pop singer Christy Valor. Adam Tron is a fan of Christy Valor, and insisted that their manager offer Christy a spot on their upcoming tour but our heroine had no idea it was Adam who pushed for her presence, a push that would ultimately pull our couple together.As the tour picks up steam, rumors begin to surface about a possible break up , a break up caused by the appearance of Christy Valor but all is not well in Christy’s past, a past that is about to reveal a secret she has hidden for close to ten years. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Christy and Adam, and the potential fall out as Christy struggles with the demons from her past, demons that refuse to let go, forcing Christy to walk away from the man that she loves.

Christy and Adam’s attraction to one another is immediate and intense, but like in the previous story lines, Balefire’s manager begins to cause trouble for the members of the band. Christy’s manager is constantly running interference with our story line heroine, interference that reveals a much deeper connection and meaning .As two opposing forces work to keep our couple apart, Christy and Adam realize that not everyone is happy with their relationship, going forward, including the fans, paparazzi, and gossip sites. The $ex scenes are numerous, erotic, passionate and seductive, without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, all of the members of Balefire play secondary and supporting characters, as well as the group’s manager Garrett Phillips, and Christy’s best friend and manger Gretchen Hoff; the band’s intern Annabelle Stewart, and Christy’s costumer Steve.

HOT FOR ME is a story of family and friendships, betrayal and jealousy, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is spicy and hot; the characters are energetic, dynamic and engaging.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Play For Me
Sing For Me
Wild For Me

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 18, 2021.

Dakota

Annabelle Stewart, all tight leather skirt and hot lace panties, thundered into my life for one night after a rock show and calmly drove away the next day. She should have been like any other one-night stand I’ve had over the last ten years touring with Balefire. But she wasn’t. At odd moments, I catch myself thinking about her, wondering if I made as big an impression on her as she did on me.

Then I walk into the rehearsal for our drummer’s wedding, and who’s standing with the bride? The hottie who keeps me awake with thoughts of our one night together. Beautiful, smart, and sassy as hell, Annabelle sets me on fire with her kisses and leaves me hanging. But I’ve got plans for her.

Annabelle

I never expected to see him again. Two years after hooking up with Dakota Perri after a Balefire concert, I’d convinced myself that night was a fantasy. But the way he looks at me during Jack and Clio’s wedding, like he remembers every second of our one-night stand, lights me up. Too bad I blew it.

Then I score an management internship with the band, an opportunity guaranteed to land me a scholarship with a top graduate program—if I don’t earn a reputation for sleeping my way to success. Which is a problem. I see Dakota every day. Every time we’re together, the sparks fly faster and hotter. If I want to achieve my goals, I have to resist him. But how can I resist a man as panty-meltingly hot as Dakota Perri when he says he’s wild for me?

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REVIEW:  WILD FOR ME is the third instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary, adult BALEFIRE erotic, rock star romance series focusing on the members of the rock band Balefire. This is twenty-eight year old lead guitarist for Balefire Dakota Perri, and management intern Annabelle Stewart’s story line. WILD FOR ME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Annabelle and Dakota) WILD FOR ME follows the second chance romance and relationship between twenty-eight year old lead guitarist for Balefire Dakota Perri, and management intern Annabelle Stewart. Two years earlier Annabelle Stewart spent one glorious night with our story line hero but walked away the next morning, leaving only her panties behind. Fast forward to present day where Annabelle would reconnect with Dakota at Clio and Jack’s (PLAY FOR ME) wedding, a reconnection that would lead to Annabelle working as a management intern for the band but all is not well when Annabelle suspects a problem with the band’s manager, a problem directed at our story line heroine. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Annabelle and Dakota, and the potential fallout as Dakota becomes suspicious of Annabelle and her unlikely intentions.

Dakota Perri never forgot about the one that got away, and reconnecting with Annabelle meant the stars and planets had aligned. Now that Annabelle had been hired to work with the band, Dakota ‘s attraction to Annabelle did not go unnoticed and in this, behind the scenes jealousy and betrayal were about to destroy our story line couple.

The relationship between Dakota and Annabelle is one of second chances, second chances that will all but be shattered with issues of trust brought on by someone else.Annabelle had fallen in love with our story line hero but neither one would admit to forever or something more. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, we are introduced to the members of Balefire: Adam Tron; Blu Connolly and Ashleigh Baker (Sing For Me 2), Jack Whitehorse and his fiancé Clio Barnes (Play for Me #1), as well as their manager Garrett Phillips,PA Caroline Zanetti; Annabelle’s sister Emma, their parents Alan and Ellie Stewart, and Dakota’s father Rich Perri. The back and forth between band members, as well as their significant others is real and heart warming.

WILD FOR ME is a story of power and control, jealousy and envy, second chances, misunderstanding, issues of trust, love and forgiveness. The premise is dramatic and edgy with moments of fun; the characters are spirited, energetic and impulsive; the romance is sensual and provocative yet at times, heart breaking and sad.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Play For Me
Sing For Me

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2021.

Blu

My entire life is my music-and all the trappings that come with it. Sex, booze, and rock ‘n’ roll is all I ever wanted. Touring the world as the lead singer of Balefire, I have it all. Until on hiatus, I meet the girl next door.

Ashleigh Baker is nothing like the groupies and celebrities who usually have all my attention. In her cute floppy hat with her knees stained with dirt, she spends her days creating a flowering show piece from her rented yard. She’s the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever met, and she acts like she doesn’t want a damn thing to do with me. But from the moment I laid eyes on her, she’s all I can think about.

Ashleigh

Growing up the only child of an Air Force Colonel, all I wanted was to stay in one place for more than a minute. When I score a pretty little house with a long-term lease, I just want to grow my flowers and my freelancing gig as a music reviewer. Then a loud Harley wakes me from a sound sleep and I discover my neighbor is Blu Connolly. Yeah, that Blu Connolly, lead singer for my favorite band Balefire. With his killer good looks and panty-melting voice, he’s a walking temptation to sin. Though I do my best to avoid him, it seems Blu has other ideas. He’s on a mission to wear me down, let him in, but what happens when he stops wanting to sing for me?

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REVIEW: SING FOR ME is the second instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary, adult BALEFIRE erotic, rock star, romance series focusing on the rock group BALEFIRE. This is Balefire’s lead singer Blu Connolly, and part time school teacher/music reviewer Ashleigh Baker’s story line. SING FOR ME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalment is revealed where necessary .

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ashleigh and Blu) SING FOR ME follows the building romance and relationships between Balefire’s lead singer Blu Connolly, and part time school teacher/music reviewer Ashleigh Baker. Ashleigh Baker is a music reviewer, a big fan of the rock group Balefire, and good friend and neighbour to Balefire’s lead singer Blu Connolly’s mother Diane. With the band on hiatus, Blu returns to his home town to spend a few days with his mother and in doing so meets our heroine, the woman with whom Blu will fall in love but Ashleigh is well aware of Blu’s reputation with woman, and in this, Ashleigh struggles to trust the man with whom she is falling in love. When her career as a music reviewer implodes, Blu invites Ashleigh in Balefire’s new tour, a tour that will see Ashleigh return home with a broken heart, and Blu having no idea what happened or why. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Blu and Ashleigh, and the fall-out as jealousy and obsession threaten the relationship between our leading couple.

Blu Connolly never intended to settle down but meeting his mother’s neighbour stirs something deep within our storyline hero. Ashleigh is a music reviewer whose career is about to be ripped out from under her until Blu offers Ashleigh the chance of a lifetime, and with it, a chance to grow closer for our leading couple.

The relationship between Blu and Ashleigh is a frenemies to lovers as Ashleigh, albeit a fan, struggles with her attraction to, and Blu’s history as a ‘love em and leave em’ kind of guy. Refusing to fall for Blu’s attempts to seduce, Ashleigh continues to push away Blu Connolly but the heart wants something the head refuses to accept. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, we are introduced to the members of Balefire: Adam Tron, and Dakota Perri, and Jack Whitehorse and his fiancé Clio Barnes (Play for Me #1), as well as their manager Garrett Phillips, Blu’s mother Diane, and Rolling Stone reporter Benson Strauss.

SING FOR ME is a story of friendships and relationships, jealousy and betrayal, determination and love. The fast paced premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are energetic, and sassy but it took several chapters before I warmed up to Ashleigh Baker.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

 

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