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Jaded Hearts (2000)

by Olivia Linden(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Via Linden Press

series

The Jaded Hearts Club

review 1: This story was wonderful. When I think of a true love triangle, I think of something like what Ms. Linden has written. Where true love is involved, and so is the stress of indecisiveness.She absolutely shocked me with the action/adventure ending. I didn’t see it coming and that made it more enjoyable.Here is what you should expect: passion galore, sweetness abounding, a make you want to slap him ex, a brother you will adore, action that will surprise you, and a heroine who isn’t afraid of change, but is unsure of her heart.I’m off to read book 2 in the series.
review 2: Jaded Hearts was a read that I really enjoyed. The female lead, Jade Spencer, is a woman who has had a rough go at life. She has dealt with a battery of emotions, mainly detachment, leavin... moreg her ultimately jaded. Starting with her mother abandoning her and her brother at a very immature age, leaving them to be raised by family, made Jade realize that trust and loving a person with all her might, could not stop them from hurting her or taking a piece of her spirit with them as they left. Knowing all this, Jade found it easier to be comfortable by not investing too much of herself into her intimate relationships with men.At the beginning of the story, she is at a crossroads where she decides to leave Miami and her fiancee Evan, who happens to be participating in some questionable activities (possibly infidelity), and head to the big apple, New York City, to work for a company that promotes all types of ventures ranging from musical artists to boutiques. She grew up in the city and had close family residing there, so it was not much of a leap of faith. The first client Jade is introduced to presents her first problem – not the business promotion aspect but a hot, Spanish stallion of a man named Julian aka Jules.With the first vision of her, Jules sets his sights on conquering Jade by any means necessary. Jade tries to resist his temptation but to no avail she is no match from the allure that is Julian. After a night of Jules creating a lustful sexual friction between the two so big it leads them to having a 'meeting in the ladies room' allowing Jules to stake his claim on Jade. After professing his love for her soon after, Jules immediately leaves town for circumstances unknown to Jade setting the familiar feeling of abandonment in Jade's heart.It does not take her long to find a friend in her new attorney John who also wants to take his time getting close to Jade eventually falling in love with her. After a little intra-personal convincing, Jade reciprocates Johns feelings finding that she trusts him, knowing he has her best interest at heart. The only issue that haunts Jade is Julian who has been missing in action for months at that time. With Julian constantly on her mind, the distraction allows her to make a detrimental observational error ending her relationship with John leaving her alone again.In the end, Julian conveniently reappears but with his fiery passion for Jade he brings danger and almost death to her life. The confusing part is John had a connection, not necessarily a savior, in the events that ended the book on cliffhanger.I must say, I had my reservations about the story in the beginning. The writing style by this author was excellent, I could relate to Jade's thought processes and the events that took place in her life through the author's writing; however, when the first sex scene began between Jade and Julian, I felt slightly uncomfortable. Something just wasn't connecting for me – I understood the passion and the lust of the sex but it just was not authentic to me. By the middle of the book, I was convinced that the '4 star read – due to the sex passages' would be perfect if those troubling, extensive scenes were deleted until something changed. The sex scenes with John were amazing, reassuring me that the writer could convey an appropriate scene of intimacy in her writing. At that point, I was flying through each page yearning to see what was on the next until my world was destroyed – the book ended.I cannot – CANNOT – wait until the next installment is finished. I loved this book. I started on 'Team John' but by the end, I did not know what or whom to believe. Great suspenseful read and build. less

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