• 28 August 2018
New readers should/need to start with Nikki & Damien's first book #ReleaseMe ☺ You should ... BUT you don't have to - a lot is explained in this little book!
★★★★★
4.5 Stars
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. Kenner comes a new story in her Stark Ever After series…
Each day with Damien is a miracle, each moment with our children a gift. And yet I cannot escape the growing sense that a storm is gathering, threatening to pull me away, to rip us apart. To drag me down, once again, into a darkness to which I swore never to return.
I have to fight it—I know that. And I am waging the battle with of all my heart. But it is Damien who is my strength, and we both know that the only way to push away the darkness is for him to fold me in his arms and claim me completely. And for me to surrender myself, once again, to the fire that burns between us.
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EEEEEP!!! Nikki and Damien Stark are back with another little Novella!
I hope this will keep on happening until the end of times! ☺
In this little book we have Nikki busy with a new App and with the kids. And something is troubling Damien - he tells Nikki it's work, but she doesn't really believe it.
She's surprising him with a little weekend getaway to San Francisco - but things will not go they way she planned!!! ☺
This was the perfect little addition for all fans of Damien and Nikki!
I hope we'll get a new one every other month for ever and ever and ever!
This one was realllly short - only 70% of the book was the story, the rest was other stuff - but it was a sweet, sexy, adorable and exciting little thing! I just adore D+N as parents! I want more of that - and we'll get more of that. There's a full-length novel coming soon and another one and a novella next year! YESSSS!
We also meet someone again in PLEASE ME who will be part of the new Stark Security Trilogy!!!
I never ever want to say goodbye to the Stark world!
I hope we'll get a new one every other month for ever and ever and ever!
This one was realllly short - only 70% of the book was the story, the rest was other stuff - but it was a sweet, sexy, adorable and exciting little thing! I just adore D+N as parents! I want more of that - and we'll get more of that. There's a full-length novel coming soon and another one and a novella next year! YESSSS!
We also meet someone again in PLEASE ME who will be part of the new Stark Security Trilogy!!!
I never ever want to say goodbye to the Stark world!
PLEASE ME was another adorable & sexy & exciting little #MustRead about Nikki & Damien!! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Damien - this one is MINE! ☺
ARC received for an honest review
Yessssss! I love diving back into Stark World. I just can't get enough of Damien, Nikki and their brood.
Please Me is a short, quick read that I devoured in no time at all. I will take every scrap of N & D that Ms Kenner will give us.
I love seeing our darlings with their growing family, their extended family and friends. (I neeeeeed more of Ryan and Jamie ASAP!)
There is more great set up for the Stark Security Series- which I can't wait to get my hand on.
There was only one thing wrong with this novella - it was still too short!
To quote Britney - give me more, give me give me more!
• EXCERPT •
I’ve just popped a cube of Wisconsin Cheddar into my mouth when my phone chimes, signaling a call from Damien. “Hey,” I say through a mouthful of cheese. “Are you in the car?”
“Actually, I’m stuck here. It’s been one of those days.”
“Oh.” Disappointment crashes over me, along with the fear that my plans for a long weekend are going to be swept away in a flood of work crises. I draw in a breath and catch Jamie’s eye, her expression sympathetic. “Well, Jamie’s here. She can watch the kids, and I could come stay the night at the Tower Apartment.” Stark International is based in Stark Tower, one of LA’s downtown high rises. Damien’s private office takes up half the top floor, and his—now our—private apartment takes up the other half of the space.
“That’s tempting, but no. I need…”
As he trails off, that knot of worry in my stomach starts to tighten. “What?” I whisper, hoping that now, finally, he’ll tell me what’s the matter.
“I need to deal with this.”
“Damien, please—”
“I’ll be home as soon as I can. I promise. I love you. Kiss the girls for me. And I’ll see you later tonight.”
I hesitate, waiting to hear those familiar words: Until then, imagine me, touching you. But there’s only silence, and I swallow rising tears. “I love you, too. Do you want to talk to La—” I begin, but he’s already clicked off.
I draw a breath and stare at my phone before lifting my head and meeting Jamie’s eyes.
“I’m sorry,” she says. “But honestly, Nicholas, the man pretty much runs the entire known universe. Of course there’s stuff on his mind.”
• TRAILER •
↓ LiNKS TO THE BOOK AND AUTHOR ↓
#PreOrder the next Nikki & Damien books:
#PreOrder the next Nikki & Damien books:
#StarkSeriesReadingOrder
1 - RELEASE ME getBook.at/ReleaseMe
2 - CLAIM ME
3 - COMPLETE ME
3.5 - TAKE ME
3.55 - TAME ME - Jamie & Ryan 1
3.6 - HAVE ME
3.7 - PLAY MY GAME
2 - CLAIM ME
3 - COMPLETE ME
3.5 - TAKE ME
3.55 - TAME ME - Jamie & Ryan 1
3.6 - HAVE ME
3.7 - PLAY MY GAME
3.8 - SEDUCE ME
3.9 - UNWRAP ME
3.10 - DEEPEST KISS
4.2 - PLEASE ME3.10 - DEEPEST KISS
5 - LOST WITH ME - 23 October
6 - DAMIEN - Damien's POV - 8 January 2019
6.1 - INDULGE ME - 9 July 2019
Of course there are a few connected Spin-Off trilogies happening here and there...
First the Heated, Wanted, Ignited - very slightly connected!
Then it's Jackson Steele's trilogy, very connected:
Say My Name, On My Knees, Under My Skin
And then it's Dallas Sykes with
Dirtiest Secret, Hottest Mess, Sweetest Taboo.
And this year we'll have the Wicked Spin-Off which features a few guys we already met and see again in Anchor Me:
Wicked Grind, Wicked Dirty, Wicked Torture.
J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and 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, Victorian-era thrillers (coming soon), and paranormal mommy lit.
Her foray into the latter, Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner, has been consistently in development in Hollywood since prior to publication. Most recently, it has been optioned by Warner Brothers Television for development as series on the CW Network with Alloy Entertainment producing.
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 swopn for him.” A three 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 books have sold well over a million copies and are published in over over twenty countries.
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.
