Book Descriptions:
End of Day (Jack and Jill #1)Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in the sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life.
Four caskets. Two bodies.
Jessica and Jude Day witness their funeral and that of their parents a few yards away from mourning family and friends. Stripped of the only life they’ve ever known, the Days say goodbye to San Francisco forever.
Six months later, two thirty-year-old misfits with elite self-defense skills and penchants for alcohol, sex, and trouble arrive like an earthquake to Peaceful Woods, a retirement community in Omaha, Nebraska, that thrives on rules and gossip. Welcome home, Jackson and Jillian Knight.
Jackson celebrates his new beginning by embracing his job and wiping his cavalier past clean with a temporary oath of celibacy. But Jillian’s past is branded into her soul—the deaths, the insanity, Dr. Luke Jones, and the need to make her lovers bleed. Her chance for redemption comes in the form of a next door neighbor, one Senior Master Sergeant Monaghan. He’s sexy, dangerously alluring, and riddled with emotional issues from years of service. He’s also … So. Damn. Grumpy.
Their mission is simple: Let go, start over, don't kill anyone, and pray that nobody wakes the dead.
Middle of Knight (Jack and Jill #2)A first love.
A last breath.
A haunting past.
Armed with a sinful past and an equally sinful body, Jackson Knight absolves his vow of celibacy to pursue Sergeant Monaghan’s unsuspecting—older—housekeeper.
Ryn Middleton, on the cusp of turning forty with a snarky daughter, a killer dog, and an abusive ex-husband, finds Jackson’s advances humorous and unbelievable. After intense negotiations including Vera Wang, Ed Sheeran, and sex four times a day, Ryn accepts Jackson’s marriage proposal on their first date.
What could possibly go wrong?
While struggling to lay claim to the woman of the dreams he never had, Jackson is forced to deal with a grief-stricken Jillian trying to hold on to her past without letting go of her future—the doctor who took her heart and the Sergeant who gave her a new one.
Beyond the hope for light, lies the middle of darkness, the illusion of truth, and a haunting past.
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End of Day
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Middle of Knight
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Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 4.5 stars
“Because everybody needs
somebody.”
These books will have you crying with laughter one minute
and crying with sadness the next.
These twins are hysterical, yet tragic.
This is a suspense type read, yet it is a romance, oh and
could even be a comedy.
These are books of contradictions.
“So, a kiss is an RSVP to your
vagina that says: I. Will. Be. There.”
It is really hard to say anything about these books without
giving too much away so this is going to be one of those vague reviews, but I
will say that these books are as equally thrilling as they are emotional and
equally serious as they are funny. As you know I love my emotional reads and
these two books definitely quenched that thirst, but in equal measures my thirst
for fantastic dialogue was also met.
Jackson and Jillian Knight are twins that have had to relocate
because of their past and have left their real identities of Jude and Jessica
Day way behind in their wake. The powers that be have set them up in an ageing
district called Peaceful Woods. Mostly surrounded by people twice their age you
just knew that life for these residents was about to change when these two
rolled into town, peaceful would probably be a distant memory. With a past that
needs to be read to be believed these two have a chance at a new life, whether
they want it or not. Sometimes though the past has a habit of coming back to
bite you on the bum and really, when you think about it, you can never really
forget.
“I apologize for being too sexy
for this neighbourhood.”
With a past that haunts and has left emotional as well as
physical scars Jillian struggles to adapt to their new life. Missing her soul
mate and her anchor Dr Luke she really has to dig deep to find the motivation to
do anything. With a past that is eked out throughout the books you are slowly
treated to glimpses of her past and this gives you a better understanding of
the reasons the way Jillian is the way she is.
“I went from trusting to fearing
to an unavoidable distrust. Now I trust very few people and the person I fear
the most is myself.”
Jillian was an amazing character; she was incredibly strong,
not only mentally but physically and could put the biggest of men on their
asses. She was badass, she was sassy, she was witty, but she was also vulnerable
in her own way. She was plagued by night terrors that made relationships an
impossibility and to be torn away from the only man that understood her and
loved her was extremely hard on her.
“They made me love him…then they
made me leave him.”
Jackson, like Jillian was also badass, these two would fight
each other for shits and giggles and stress relief. But the bond that these two
had was impenetrable. The only people they trusted were each other, they loved
each other intensely but the need to protect was even fiercer. They were inseparable.
But on the other hand their banter, humour and intense teasing of each other
will have you laughing out loud and really brings a lighter element to what is
otherwise an intense, serious read.
“Love is reckless because true
emotions are immune to logic. The most beautiful love stories are often the
most tragic.”
Jackson was a computer geek as Jude, but he was no geek in
the looks department and was a total manwhore.
Jackson is intent on taking this opportunity to reinvent himself and the
first thing he wants to stop is his manwhoring ways. Jackson wants to find “the
one.” With a penchant for the older ladies, he is certainly in the right community
but will he be tempted or stick to his guns?
The way this book was written was genius, we have the
present as Jackson and Jillian and then flashbacks to the past as Jude and
Jessica and it is through these that we get to understand the predicament that
they find themselves in today. You really get to understand the sacrifices that
they have had to make, especially Jillian, who left her biggest one at her
gravesite. The pain was portrayed fantastically and Jillian really embedded herself
into my heart and head.
“I’ve had too many opportunities
to contemplate death. I think it’s different for everyone, but for me… when my
time comes, I won’t ask any questions. I’ll simply say thank you.”
Jillian captures the attention of the cantankerous sergeant
major next door and it seems that she may be able to find someone to make her
forget, but it soon becomes obvious that they have a lot more in common than
they first realised. I loved AJ, for all his belligerent ways he had a heart of
gold and as much as he was unwilling to admit, he had feelings for our Jillian.
“Beneath your hardened exterior
and need for self-preservation, I saw a painful vulnerability – one that you
would never show. Some days when I look at you if feels like I am seeing my
reflection.”
I also have to mention Dr Luke; while we are only treated to
this man in the past flashbacks this man helped bring Jillian back to life.
While his argyle sock wearing, OCD ways will also have you in stitches, this
man had a heart of gold and loved Jessica/Jillian with everything he had. Jessica
and Luke were chalk and cheese but their bond was incredible. I felt their love
for each other radiate off the page and I could totally understand Jillian’s
pain at having to leave him behind. I was distraught myself.
“She hated Luke for making her
love him. She hated Jackson for making her live. She hated AJ for making her
care.”
I loved the writing style and the author’s voice really captured
Jackson and Jillian’s story. With an air of mystery, thriller and suspense these
books could also be a romantic comedy and it is this mix that makes these books
perfectly balanced and a totally captivating read. While I felt in the
beginning this story was a little slow, once the momentum builds these books
really come into their own and will hold you hostage until the very end.
“God gave you a gift of 84,600
seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you? ~ William Arthur
Ward”
Throughout these books I found myself on the edge of my seat
frantically trying to read between the lines for any morsel of information that
could help me piece together this almighty puzzle. This is a book that demands
your undivided attention as you tiptoe your way through some intricate plot
lines but will ease that pain of concentration with that ever present wit and
banter. I cannot wait for book three, like seriously cannot wait.
