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Beware of Bad Boy #2
Danger! Bad Boy
Caleb and Gianna went from being enemies to friends to falling for each other. They hid their new relationship from the one person who would try to keep them apart. But now their secret was out and they were fighting to stay together. Running away wouldn't solve their problems, but it allowed them a break from real life. Unfortunately, new problems arose. Caleb still fought giving all of himself to Gianna and Gianna tried to hide the hurt it caused her. When opposition becomes too strong and they are forced apart, will Caleb be able to win Gianna back?
164 pages, Paperback
First published May 31, 2014
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April Brookshire
11 books789 followersAuthor of romance and urban fantasy. Her works include the Young Assassins series, Beware of Bad Boy series and Dead Chaos series. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado.
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February 10, 2017
Re-read: 06.09.15.
The ending still kills me.. The pain and heartbreak Caleb and Gianna go through are..horrific and, well, heartbreaking!
My casting:
You know, ending a book like that shouldn't be allowed... Just sayin'..
The most that bothers me with this series is actually their age.. Should have made them older, April.
Rate: 4/3 stars.
The ending still kills me.. The pain and heartbreak Caleb and Gianna go through are..horrific and, well, heartbreaking!
In this moment, I knew without a doubt that I loved her because I could feel my heart being ripped apart in my chest.
My casting:
Deciding to surprise her, I filled her slowly, causing her to finally wake up. “Caleb?” she murmured sleepily.
“Who else were you expecting?” I teased her.
I was holding still inside her, letting her get used to the intrusion. “What is this? Open season on my vagina?”
“Yours?” I asked in mock disbelief. “It’s mine now.”
You know, ending a book like that shouldn't be allowed... Just sayin'..
The most that bothers me with this series is actually their age.. Should have made them older, April.
Damn gotta love a tamed bad boy. Best of both worlds, sweet and wild.
Rate: 4/3 stars.
January 20, 2017
Edit #1: I just finished this and I'm so mad right now!! What the actual fuck?! Caleb doesn't deserve this! And neither does !! I gained so much respect for him in this book. Caleb as well. And that's what they get? For protecting Gianna? Ahhh. Unfair.
Ok, deep breath. Rant over. For now.
Pre-release: I really really really need this book! I've read Beware of Bad Boy for the second time today and loved it just as much as the first time! Gianna and Caleb are awesome. So were is book 2 dammit? :( I'm dying over here!
Ok, deep breath. Rant over. For now.
Pre-release: I really really really need this book! I've read Beware of Bad Boy for the second time today and loved it just as much as the first time! Gianna and Caleb are awesome. So were is book 2 dammit? :( I'm dying over here!
March 12, 2018
what's taking so long for this book to come out? still waiting come on already!!!!!! anyone no when this book is coming out ????????
September 11, 2015
Romance and Fantasy for Cosmopolitan Girls
"Damn gotta love a tamed bad boy. Best of both worlds, sweet and wild."
Ecco a voi il secondo capitolo della serie Beware of Bad Boy: Danger!Bad Boy di April Brookshire. Per chi non conoscesse questa serie, ecco a voi il link della recensione del primo libro, che vi consiglio di leggere per non incappare in spoiler sgraditi.
Avevamo lasciato i due protagonisti, Gianna e Caleb, in viaggio per Las Vegas al fine di sfuggire alle invettive della madre della ragazza, furiosa per aver scoperto che sua figlia e il fratellastro si sono messi insieme. Soli e spregiudicati, si sentono liberi di esplorare più a fondo questo sentimento che li ha legati, portando lei a sentirsi finalmente onesta con se stessa e sicura della sua personalità, e trasformare radicalmente la visione dell'amore di lui, womanizer senza scrupoli.
"Everyone ended up miserable when love was involved I cared about Gianna more than anybody and anything else in the world. If I told her that, would it be enough?"
Nonostante Caleb si senta incredibilmente legato a Gianna, non può fare a meno di provare insicurezza e paura per la loro relazione, domandarsi dove li porterà e i cambiamenti che dovrà fare per far si che la loro storia funzioni.
"Gazing down at Gianna, I realized nothing had ever been precious to me before. Now this beautiful girl had become the most preciuos and important thing in my world. "
"This relationship stuff wad hard. Being a player had been so simple. I just hit it and moved on the next avaible and willing girl. Things were more complicated now. The way I was feeling at that moment, I didn't think I'd ever want to move on from Gianna".
Ovviamente la madre della ragazza non poteva farsi i fatti suoi, doveva mettersi in mezzo minacciando di portare Gianna lontano da lui, precisamente a Houston dove vive il padre, se Caleb non lasciasse per sempre Gianna. Deve ovviamente far sembrare sia tutta opera sua e non costretto da altri. Totalmente in panico di perdere l'unica ragazza che abbia mai amato, non trova soluzioni e cede al ricatto.
"The unselfish thing would be to let her go. She'd lose nothing except what we had, in this moment I knew without a doubt that I loved her because I could feel my heart being ripped apart in my chest."
Far finta di non amarla e voler prendere strade diverse è la cosa più brutta che Caleb abbia mai fatto ma si è sacrificato per lei, sapendo che non avrebbe mai potuto separarla dai suoi amici e dal ballo. Ma vederla a scuola tutti i giorni, essere ignorato, non poterla baciare o tenerla per mano, lo distrugge.
Troveranno un modo per poter stare insieme nonostante tutto il dolore provocato a vicenda ?
La cosa che più mi infastidisce delle serie è il modus operandi che le contraddistingue:
1 libro: i due protagonisti si incontrano e si innamorano
2 libro: i due protagonisti vengono allontanati da motivi provocati da terze persone
3 libro: i due protagonisti si rimettono insieme e happy ending
In tutto questo io friggo nell'attesa che esca il romanzo successivo per vedere come andrà a finire anche se è facilmente intuibile come sarà il finale.
Non voglio generalizzare, ci sono alcune serie che mi hanno sorpreso e non si sono concluse come prevedevo, cosa peraltro non gradita, ma nella maggior parte dei casi è in questo modo che si svolgono i fatti.
C'è stato un momento in cui mi ero ripromessa di non leggere più serie, infatti, come scritto nella mia recensione precedente, ero convinta che il primo capitolo fosse uno stand alone. Dopo aver conosciuto Caleb non ho potuto esimermi dal continuare a leggere la loro storia.
A livello stilistico confermo quanto detto nella review del primo romanzo, trama avvincente e dialoghi abbondanti e divertenti. Inglese a portata di tutti.
Il terzo capitolo dovrebbe essere pubblicato entro l'anno....mancano pochi mesi ormai, teniamo duro!!
"Like an emotional dam that'd been broken, I was saying against her skin, her lips, her cheek, over and over again: I love you, I love you, I love you."
"Damn gotta love a tamed bad boy. Best of both worlds, sweet and wild."
Ecco a voi il secondo capitolo della serie Beware of Bad Boy: Danger!Bad Boy di April Brookshire. Per chi non conoscesse questa serie, ecco a voi il link della recensione del primo libro, che vi consiglio di leggere per non incappare in spoiler sgraditi.
Avevamo lasciato i due protagonisti, Gianna e Caleb, in viaggio per Las Vegas al fine di sfuggire alle invettive della madre della ragazza, furiosa per aver scoperto che sua figlia e il fratellastro si sono messi insieme. Soli e spregiudicati, si sentono liberi di esplorare più a fondo questo sentimento che li ha legati, portando lei a sentirsi finalmente onesta con se stessa e sicura della sua personalità, e trasformare radicalmente la visione dell'amore di lui, womanizer senza scrupoli.
"Everyone ended up miserable when love was involved I cared about Gianna more than anybody and anything else in the world. If I told her that, would it be enough?"
Nonostante Caleb si senta incredibilmente legato a Gianna, non può fare a meno di provare insicurezza e paura per la loro relazione, domandarsi dove li porterà e i cambiamenti che dovrà fare per far si che la loro storia funzioni.
"Gazing down at Gianna, I realized nothing had ever been precious to me before. Now this beautiful girl had become the most preciuos and important thing in my world. "
"This relationship stuff wad hard. Being a player had been so simple. I just hit it and moved on the next avaible and willing girl. Things were more complicated now. The way I was feeling at that moment, I didn't think I'd ever want to move on from Gianna".
Ovviamente la madre della ragazza non poteva farsi i fatti suoi, doveva mettersi in mezzo minacciando di portare Gianna lontano da lui, precisamente a Houston dove vive il padre, se Caleb non lasciasse per sempre Gianna. Deve ovviamente far sembrare sia tutta opera sua e non costretto da altri. Totalmente in panico di perdere l'unica ragazza che abbia mai amato, non trova soluzioni e cede al ricatto.
"The unselfish thing would be to let her go. She'd lose nothing except what we had, in this moment I knew without a doubt that I loved her because I could feel my heart being ripped apart in my chest."
Far finta di non amarla e voler prendere strade diverse è la cosa più brutta che Caleb abbia mai fatto ma si è sacrificato per lei, sapendo che non avrebbe mai potuto separarla dai suoi amici e dal ballo. Ma vederla a scuola tutti i giorni, essere ignorato, non poterla baciare o tenerla per mano, lo distrugge.
Troveranno un modo per poter stare insieme nonostante tutto il dolore provocato a vicenda ?
La cosa che più mi infastidisce delle serie è il modus operandi che le contraddistingue:
1 libro: i due protagonisti si incontrano e si innamorano
2 libro: i due protagonisti vengono allontanati da motivi provocati da terze persone
3 libro: i due protagonisti si rimettono insieme e happy ending
In tutto questo io friggo nell'attesa che esca il romanzo successivo per vedere come andrà a finire anche se è facilmente intuibile come sarà il finale.
Non voglio generalizzare, ci sono alcune serie che mi hanno sorpreso e non si sono concluse come prevedevo, cosa peraltro non gradita, ma nella maggior parte dei casi è in questo modo che si svolgono i fatti.
C'è stato un momento in cui mi ero ripromessa di non leggere più serie, infatti, come scritto nella mia recensione precedente, ero convinta che il primo capitolo fosse uno stand alone. Dopo aver conosciuto Caleb non ho potuto esimermi dal continuare a leggere la loro storia.
A livello stilistico confermo quanto detto nella review del primo romanzo, trama avvincente e dialoghi abbondanti e divertenti. Inglese a portata di tutti.
Il terzo capitolo dovrebbe essere pubblicato entro l'anno....mancano pochi mesi ormai, teniamo duro!!
"Like an emotional dam that'd been broken, I was saying against her skin, her lips, her cheek, over and over again: I love you, I love you, I love you."
June 27, 2014
4 solid stars
I liked this book better than the first! Typical NA read with the usual NA drama and angst though the story itself kept me engaged. I didn't expect the story to end up as it did in the last 10% of the book but I'm intrigued enough to want to follow through with the next instalment. I just hope the author doesn't take another 10 months to release it as she did with this book! Like the first book, this ended in a cliffhanger. No cheating.
I liked this book better than the first! Typical NA read with the usual NA drama and angst though the story itself kept me engaged. I didn't expect the story to end up as it did in the last 10% of the book but I'm intrigued enough to want to follow through with the next instalment. I just hope the author doesn't take another 10 months to release it as she did with this book! Like the first book, this ended in a cliffhanger. No cheating.
May 29, 2015
Love this book! The series continues with this second book and it was just as good as the first. I wish Caleb had told Gianna what he knew
June 23, 2014
FINALLY!!!!! THANK YOU MRS. BROOKSHIRE!!!! I JUST LOVE CALEB AND GIANNA! BUT 10 MONTHS APART REALLY?!?!?!?! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK! PLEASE DON'T MAKE US WAIT AS LONG, IT WAS EXCRUCIATING! !!!
July 6, 2014
Ok totally LOVED it!!!
Damn her mom is a psycho !!
I couldn't put this book down, and damn that ending !! I can't wait for the next book to come out !! I hope I don't have to wait long ...
I highly recommend this book!!
Damn her mom is a psycho !!
I couldn't put this book down, and damn that ending !! I can't wait for the next book to come out !! I hope I don't have to wait long ...
I highly recommend this book!!
January 25, 2016
Could not put this book down. Oh my did it break my heart. And if I was 16 I would be in love with Caleb!!
November 5, 2014
In the second book, Gianna and Caleb don't spend the majority of their time together as there are lots of twists that come in the way and try to destroy their relationship. I didn't like the fact that their relationship built up so quickly. Gianna confessed that she loves Caleb whilst in Vegas. For me this was too quick. However, it got prolonged by the fact that Caleb didn't love her. However, I didn't like that he described their relationship as "just having fun". After this, Caleb takes Gianna back home to her mum since she threatens to send her away to live with her dad. Gianna's mum is crazy. I can see why Gianna's dad divorced her. Caleb was threatened by her and told to break up with Gianna. I was surprised that he didn't try to find a way out of it and inform Gianna so that she knew it wasn't his choice. However, I didn't like the fact that because Caleb dumped her, she started going on the wrong path. I didn't take her a day before she got another boyfriend. Even if she wasn't happy with him, I didn't see the reason why she needed one.
I have to say this book made me cry. Towards the end of the book, Gianna was sexually and physically assaulted by her psycho ex-boyfriend. Even after Caleb beat him up so many times, he never stopped going after Gianna. In the end he went too far. Gianna ended up in hospital because her had beaten her so much that she needed stiches, broke both her wrists, damaged her ribs, cracked her jaw and worst of all, instead of raping her which was his initial plan, he used a flashlight. This is what hit me. Caleb beat him to protect her and I guess to get him back, even though beating him up will never make up for the damage he did. In the epilogue of the book, Caleb was the one who was being punished by the court and sent of somewhere for 10 months! This was unbelievable. I totally agreed with what he did, hell I didn't think it was enough and for him to be punished is wrong. so yeah, this book also end on a CLIFFHANGER!
I have to say this book made me cry. Towards the end of the book, Gianna was sexually and physically assaulted by her psycho ex-boyfriend. Even after Caleb beat him up so many times, he never stopped going after Gianna. In the end he went too far. Gianna ended up in hospital because her had beaten her so much that she needed stiches, broke both her wrists, damaged her ribs, cracked her jaw and worst of all, instead of raping her which was his initial plan, he used a flashlight. This is what hit me. Caleb beat him to protect her and I guess to get him back, even though beating him up will never make up for the damage he did. In the epilogue of the book, Caleb was the one who was being punished by the court and sent of somewhere for 10 months! This was unbelievable. I totally agreed with what he did, hell I didn't think it was enough and for him to be punished is wrong. so yeah, this book also end on a CLIFFHANGER!
January 5, 2017
People like josh doesnt have the right to live. "Look what you made me do, i never wanted to hurt you" true word from a psycopath, trying to blame the victim, fucking disgusting.
The worst thing is that this happens all the fucking time, Gianna was lucky (believe it or not) that ian and caleb came, too bad that they didnt had the chance to kill the bastard. There are tooooo many victims of sexual assult and not everyone get what they deserve, it makes me sick.
The worst thing is that this happens all the fucking time, Gianna was lucky (believe it or not) that ian and caleb came, too bad that they didnt had the chance to kill the bastard. There are tooooo many victims of sexual assult and not everyone get what they deserve, it makes me sick.
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February 24, 2014I need book two (and three) April. Please.
April 3, 2015
>Book Review – Danger! Bad Boy -
>I received this book from the author and Paranormal Romance and Authors that Rock. I am an independent reviewer. This is the second novel in the Beware of Bad Boy series and ends in a cliffhanger.
>Gianna and Caleb run away for a weekend to Vegas. Normally, I'd think that would be fun, but these must be the oldest looking 16 year olds ever. They go clubbing and finally sleep together. Everything is really romantic until Caleb decides relationships are all about having fun and not love. It was amusing to see Gianna use those words against him in the strip club. Their fights are very immature, which actually fits 16 year olds.
>Being forced apart, Caleb and Gianna have the typical relationship angst, until they finally are honest with each other. Once more, adult situations for young kids don't make sense. Gianna works as a semi exotic dancer? Her weird mom doesn't know? Doesn't quite ring true.
>The assault was horrible, but probably the most realistic thing in the story. I am reading all 3 books in this series together, but if the third book wasn't out yet, the cliffhanger would have ticked me off.
>This book is appropriate for an adult audience due to sexual situations and a brutal assault.
>I received this book from the author and Paranormal Romance and Authors that Rock. I am an independent reviewer. This is the second novel in the Beware of Bad Boy series and ends in a cliffhanger.
>Gianna and Caleb run away for a weekend to Vegas. Normally, I'd think that would be fun, but these must be the oldest looking 16 year olds ever. They go clubbing and finally sleep together. Everything is really romantic until Caleb decides relationships are all about having fun and not love. It was amusing to see Gianna use those words against him in the strip club. Their fights are very immature, which actually fits 16 year olds.
>Being forced apart, Caleb and Gianna have the typical relationship angst, until they finally are honest with each other. Once more, adult situations for young kids don't make sense. Gianna works as a semi exotic dancer? Her weird mom doesn't know? Doesn't quite ring true.
>The assault was horrible, but probably the most realistic thing in the story. I am reading all 3 books in this series together, but if the third book wasn't out yet, the cliffhanger would have ticked me off.
>This book is appropriate for an adult audience due to sexual situations and a brutal assault.
March 1, 2017
This book is also riddled with poor editing. Despite that, I enjoyed this book more than the first one because we finally get to know Caleb better. We get to know his vulnerabilities and how much he has grown to love Gianna. This endears him to the reader. While the first half of the book gives us the falling in love and shared intimacy, real life ugly awaits this couple when they return home. Bliss turns to devastating heartbreak for both MC's as they are forced to be apart and move forward without each other. But as true love will find its way...another evil awaits just around the corner. This book ends with a horrific attack and devastating consequences for all parties involved. Onward to the grand finale in book 3.
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August 7, 2014
Very enticing reading. Beautiful characters, though in my opinion Caleb changed all of a sudden in this book. He was such a drama queen. Honestly, i expected him to just tell the truth no matter what. That's what Caleb in the first book would have done. I totally loved Gianna for being so strong during the entire book. I also think it would have been more realistic if the main characters were a little older, like 17 to 18.
The ending was rather nasty. I got sad. Looking forward for the next book and hopefully the last.
The ending was rather nasty. I got sad. Looking forward for the next book and hopefully the last.
November 10, 2014
I CAN'T BREATHE! I need to finish this! It hurts! Where is Toxic Bad Boy?! When will it be released! And i think it would be good to have a book from Ians point of view and maybe even a love story with Ian and another girl! That would be so sweet! April Brookshire, i expect this now. Pleeeeeeeeease!
June 8, 2015
F#%K! You cant leave me hanging with an ending like that! Noooo...! 5-freaking-heart-breaking-Stars!***** it started off slow but it picked up with a vengeance. I love all the characters, from Gianna & Caleb to all their friends. (Except Josh, death to Josh!) ...f#%king Josh! The story was excellent the way it flowed from book 1 to book 2. Now i need book 3 like a junkie!
July 4, 2015
I am seriously hooked!! I finished this book in one day and cannot wait to find out what happens to Caleb.
I love the plot development and I think this book sends a very strong message on violent relationships in teens.
I love the plot development and I think this book sends a very strong message on violent relationships in teens.
July 19, 2015
I have to say I enjoyed this a lot lot more than the 1st book it kept me on the edge trying to figure out if Gianna and Caleb would've fixed their relationship.. Now it's keeping me on edge till I read the 3rd book.
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December 20, 2013Is this out yet?
July 27, 2014
Great, talk about a cliffhanger! Now I have to wait for the next book. BE OUT ALREADY!
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February 9, 2017
Another re-read I felt like I over exaggerated these books a little. Great concept though. Last book of the year!
May 10, 2015
OMG! I just finished the book, I still have fucking tears in my eyes! This is so fucking horrible. I feel so so bad for Gianna.
July 20, 2015
I hate contemporaries. they destroy the human soul.
August 31, 2015
OH MY GOOD LORD!!!! O.O *screams in frustration and horror* NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Poor Caleb and Gianna 3 *sniffles*
August 13, 2014
It did not just end like that. I need the other book ASAP.
July 7, 2015
This series continues to keep me hooked! Loving it!!
May 29, 2018
I tried to enjoy this book, parts of it I did, but I had some serious issues. One being the ages of the main characters, and two the behavior of the hero Caleb.
Ok, so they are supposed to be 16?? Perhaps if they were older it would have been more believable. If he is only 16, how did he have so much experience in life? How did his parents let him roam the streets when he was underage? His mum, who is supposed to be so cool, is never there. If he was supposedly a ‘gigolo’, he was underage. So his supposed older lover is actually a pedophile. It’s not romantic. Maybe if the author had used that angle of how he was so emotionally damaged, by a sexual predator it may have been better. While he never abused a Gianna, he was a very violent aggressive character, very controlling and possessive of her. And it Gianna was supposedly so protected by her crazy Mum, how would she ever let her spend her weekends in the city with no idea what she was up to? And as if she would allow her to get a job dancing in a nightclub. Just no way. I understand the young ages as a Romeo and Juliet keep them apart plot device, but if they were older it would have been much better. Making them older around 19 or so it would have been more realistic. It does have its good points but I won’t be reading book 3.
Ok, so they are supposed to be 16?? Perhaps if they were older it would have been more believable. If he is only 16, how did he have so much experience in life? How did his parents let him roam the streets when he was underage? His mum, who is supposed to be so cool, is never there. If he was supposedly a ‘gigolo’, he was underage. So his supposed older lover is actually a pedophile. It’s not romantic. Maybe if the author had used that angle of how he was so emotionally damaged, by a sexual predator it may have been better. While he never abused a Gianna, he was a very violent aggressive character, very controlling and possessive of her. And it Gianna was supposedly so protected by her crazy Mum, how would she ever let her spend her weekends in the city with no idea what she was up to? And as if she would allow her to get a job dancing in a nightclub. Just no way. I understand the young ages as a Romeo and Juliet keep them apart plot device, but if they were older it would have been much better. Making them older around 19 or so it would have been more realistic. It does have its good points but I won’t be reading book 3.
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November 5, 2017
3.5 stars✨
THAT ENDING!!! SHIT
THAT ENDING!!! SHIT
May 24, 2019
Really good book, enjoyed reading it. Does anyone know who the models on the front are so I can see if they have any other work?. Thanks in advance.
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