TAKE MY DARE (Stark International Trilogy #4) by J.Kenner-Review and Book Tour

TAKE MY DARE
Stark International Trilogy
by J. Kenner
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 8, 2016

I’ve never been happier than I am with Jackson Steele. But I should know better than anyone that happiness always comes at a price…

My life with Jackson is nothing short of perfection. He is my love, my husband, the one man in all the world who makes me feel alive and whole. Our careers are on track. Our family is growing. And the ghosts of our past have been vanquished – or so I believed.

When a wonderful night of sensuality and passion following a masquerade ball turns dark with the news that haunting, horrible photographs of me have surfaced, my old fears and insecurities threaten to knock me down, and it is only within Jackson’s arms that I find the strength to endure.

But even Jackson’s protection may not be able to save us, because I know my husband well. And he will do whatever it takes—even if it means risking himself—in order to protect our family…

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REVIEW: TAKE MY DARE is the fourth installment in J. Kenner’s STARK INTERNATIONAL series focusing on Jackson Steele and Sylvia Brooks-Steele. The Stark International series is a spin off from J. Kenner’s Stark Trilogy (Damien and Nikki Stark). TAKE MY DARE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the STARK INTERNATIONAL series in order for cohesion and back story as each installment builds upon the previous story lines.

Told from first person point of view (Sylvia) and third person (Jackson) TAKE MY DARE focuses on the days leading up to and after the release of Sylvia’s father from prison. Sylvia’s father killed the man that all but destroyed Sylvia’s life but with his release, old photographs resurface reminding Sylvia about her shameful and heartbreaking past.

TAKE MY DARE is an erotic story line; a quick read; a novella length story that ‘teases’ the reader but never actually reveals the source of the release. TAKE MY DARE builds up the tension and possible source of the threat with two to three potential guilty parties at the helm. There is suspense and mystery; spicy scenes of romance and $ex; family, friendships and love. The premise is intriguing; the characters are passionate; the romance is provocative and intense.

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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.

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