Synopsis:
Hallen Jansen has it all. At 28, he has a flashy
car, a great apartment, and a job he’s good at and that he loves – as an escort
– working at your beck and call.
His life is easy, with no emotions or
attachments slowing him down – choosing to keep moving, always running from the
past.
But when a new client awakens unfamiliar
feelings, all bets are off. Can he convince a recently divorced woman twenty
years older to trust men again – to trust him? Can Hallen trust himself not to screw
things up?
Surrounded by people who choose to judge them,
will they make their relationship a reality, or is it heartbreak for both?
Not all services
are professional.
Review
This is my first book by Jane. And I can easily say that by the time the first chapter of this book was finished I knew I would be addicted to her writing!
This book was like anything I have ever read before. Told from the males point of view which in itself is weird but add to the mix that he is a male escort and you got yourself a drama packed book!
The book starts off with Hallen going on one of her numerous 'Dates'. This is where you first see his male escortness(Yes its a word LOL) kick off. He has been doing it years at this point so its not his first Rodeo. He could do this blind and know what to do and what to say. Like an actor reading from a script. He gives the woman just what they want and says just what they wanna hear.
After that he goes back and shows you his story, and boy is it some story he has to tell us! Years of been an escort has gathered some tales to tell.
My god some of the stories he has is UNREAL! Some of the women are bat shit crazy! Others are just lonely housewifes or just fed up been dateless.
Some parts of this had me so sad. The low self esteem Hallen has is so sad. There was bits in the book where I wanted to take him in my arms and tell him to f**k what everyone else taught! This job has him horrified with himself. He hates himself more then society does. And he shouldn't because he truly is an amazing person and one in a million.
After 7 or so years Hallen is fed up, does he really want to be doing this forever?
Then one woman really makes him look at what he wants. Of all the woman he's been with and yes he's been with ALOT why her? Don't worry she asks herself this REPEATEDLY.
Laura is SO different from the girls he's been with. He doesn't just want a date or even sex with her. He wants forever's with her,making love, holding hands watching sunsets.....*Sigh* Everything...
But there are some things standing in there way.... Kids....ex husbands.....*Cough* Twenty year ages gaps*Cough*...... So there start is not plain sailing, far from it. And wanting to try to be with a male escort is hard enough when you think your living in the shadow of over 1,000 other woman. It tends to send a girl a LITTLE crazy.....
But Hallen's story, and then Laura when she joins in one that will keep you begging for more. This book is scorching hot, how Jane got into the mind of a male escort and done it so well I would love to know! Maybe there's a story there..... ;)
EXCERPT 4
She opened the door and hesitated, her eyes alight with humor,
lust and something darker.
“I want two orgasms,” she stated, matter of fact, “or I want my
money back. And I have to tell you—I am not multi-orgasmic.”
She folded her arms.
“You sure about that?”
“Very.”
I leaned against the doorpost. “Guess I’m going home then.”
Her face fell, and I couldn’t help smiling.
“You are such a tease!” she snorted.
I closed the door behind me. “That’s the idea.”
“You have one hour,” she insisted.
“Are you timing me?” I joked.
“Um, no, it’s all I can afford,” she muttered, fiddling with her
purse.
I immediately felt like shit, and she must have seen it because
she shrugged apologetically.
“One hour,” I said. “Time me.”
At that point I didn’t really care whether she got her money
back or not. I’d already earned half of $1600 for the evening so I had nothing
to lose. And she’d issued a challenge.
I shrugged out of my jacket, draping it over the back of a
chair. Slowly, I bent down to untie my shoes and pull off my socks. I caught
her eye as I glanced up.
“Did you want me to leave my socks on?”
“Um, no!” Then she realized I was teasing her again. “Hallen!”
“Anything else I should know about your preferences? You know,
apart from your sock fetish?”
Her laugh turned into a breathy sigh as I walked toward her.
“That’s a pretty dress, Audrey.
I think it should come off—it would be a shame to spoil it.”
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Author Bio:
I started writing contemporary
romance two years ago. Before that, I didn’t think I could write a sex scene.
Turns out I can!
My lucky number is 13 because I
was born on the 13th and
live near a haunted castle by the ocean. My number one past-time is watching
hot surfers get changed into (and out of) their wetsuits.
My husband doesn’t read my
books. My mother does.
Writing is my love, my hobby,
my total addiction. All my characters are important to me and whisper their
stories, even when I’ve finished writing their books. That’s why you’ll often
find bonus chapters/out-takes from various books, because those voices just
won’t be quiet.
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