Following the events in Reckless and before Triple Threat the band, Paulie and Crystal find themselves very much in love and think nothing in the world can or will tear them apart. An unexpected gift lands in their laps. But, they soon find that it's an opportunity that will tear their world apart. It means moving across the country, and Chad, still very much in love with Crystal, wants no part of it. Soon Crystal must make a choice that she thought she would never have to do. Letting her first love go proves to be the hardest thing she's ever done. Months later her destiny is put to the test when she and Chad join a brand new band. Sparks instantly fly between Crystal and Spikes, the rhythm guitarist. Can he replace Paulie? Will Paulie keep her heart and soul hostage? Will she ever be able to love again, or will she forever be haunted by her regret? Is she a tragic soul destined to misery?
If you love Fifty Shades of Grey, you'll love the sexy Rock & Roll world of Bella Jeanisse!
Bella Jeanisse lives for rock music. Addicted to concerts, Avenged Sevenfold, fictional rockers, and blasting music in the car, she can’t get enough. After her father turned her on to Queen, there was no going back. Of course, it didn’t stop there. Playing guitar became a pastime, which didn’t turn into a career… until she started to pen her fantasies and publish them.
Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, she grew up with access to clubs like L’Amour and CBGBs, hung out in Greenwich Village, as well as had plenty of friends in bands. No wonder rockers stayed on her mind. Bringing her ideas to life was a long time coming.
She is now living near Tampa, FL with 3 kids and 2 grandkids, as a single mom. Her family supports her writing even when it seems to take up more time than they feel is necessary. Can’t stop the muse, ya know!
Besides erotic rock star romances, Bella also writes about wild bikers, hot college men and more.
WOW! This is by far the most emotional of all her books. We follow Crystal and Paulie through their journey in their relationship and the success of Reckless. Chad has always been a part Of Crystal's life as her best friend (even though he wants more) and in this book all three of these fantastic characters have decisions to make and you have to read it to see the outcome of these decisions. Each book Bella writes exceeds the previous one. Her books are geared toward a mature reader with very open views. I believe that this book will find her winning new readers since the storyline here indepth yet still gives us the hot sex scenes we crave. Tears will fall.,hormones will go into overdrive ....and decisions will change souls and futures.
Yeah...so, I'm hooked! Now I have to find out what happens (before and next)! I loved Crystal, Paulie and Chad's story. I'll admit, it took me awhile to catch on, since I haven't yet read Reckless. (In order to really appreciate their relationship, I think I need to read that one). By the end of Tragic Soul, I loved these characters. Paulie and Crystal... wow, what a great way to say goodbye.
I really enjoyed Tragic soul. Another great book by Bella! This is a very sexy read! And, this is Crystal's & Paulie's & Bradley's & Chad's story (the men in her life) Sounds confusing but, if you read this book you will know what I am talking about. Crystal is definitely full of angst! I fell in love with Crystal's men Paulie, Chad & even Bradley! Each man brings something different to this book.
At one point Bella Jeanisse had me in tears and when you read this you will know why. I can't tell you because I don't do spoilers. But, when authors bring out emotion like that you know it is a good book.
I loved the ending and with that ending you know that more is to come. I can't wait to read more from this author. She writes sexy reads or at least books that have a lot of sex in them. :) Read her warning:
I give Tragic Souls 4.5 OOOOo's (O's for Orgasms) I received this ARC for an honest review. I love my job as a blogger it allows me to read books like this!
I was sad Paulie and Crystal split up because Crystal truly loves him and he clearly loves her. I realize that it is important in Crystal's story but it is still hard to watch. I actually wonder if she loved him as much as she thought she did because she stays with Chad instead. It is once she finally gets passed Paulie leaving that she really starts to become the real Crystal. Where she starts to slowly explore herself and what she wants in life, while still holding Chad at arms length. This leads perfectly into Triple Threat and I absolutely loved the book. Crystal and Chad pre-Triple Threat is something you don't want to miss!!!
Amazing story. be prepare for hot sex scenes, tragic events and friendships put to the test. While reading make sure you have a big box of tissues near by. I love how Bella can bring her characters to life. Follow Paulie and Crystal as they explore a new love that they feel will last forever. As Bella brings Paulie, Crystal and Chad into our hearts she adds a few more for us to fall in love with. Great Job Bella. Can't wait for more.
I’m really confused about this series. I’m not sure if this author is amazingly talented or completely talentless. I mean I’ve no other way to explain how one writes such a... Skanky mess of a heroine, while trying to portray her as Snow White. With a straight face! Don’t get me wrong I’m believe a woman has a right to be a ho if she wants to, her vagina, her business. But claim it Honey. ‘I’mma Ho!’ End.
This takes me to the sex. There’s lots of it and about as erotic as cold rice pudding. I know that writing sex scenes isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do but if they aren’t your forte don’t write a erotica series, it’s as simple as that.
This book/series is mess, and the only constructive criticism I can give it is that it an addictive mess. Why? I have NO clue. See? Confused. Talented or talentless? All I know is when I’m done I’m never going to admit to reading it to AnYoNe. In fact if we were later in the year and I didn’t have 100 books to chalk up I’d not even log it.
I met the author online and she warned me that her stories were 18+... After reading Reckless, I decided to find out where the story went with this one.
Unfortunately, even though there were some deeper issues going on, this one was too extreme for me and I found Crystal to be a strange woman that allowed herself to be treated by men like a toy. Because of this I had to give the low rating. Sorry, it's just not for me.
On a positive note, I have rarely seen an author integrate meals into a plot as well as Bella does! It's fantastic to see men cooking and taking pride in it... Quite rare in novels. Chad is also an interesting character that has many layers. I hope he meets the right girl eventually.
Overall, I am a romantic at heart, and like to believe that men judge women by more than just looks. Without respect, relationships are doomed in my opinion.
I decided to rate my own books, just to tell you what I feel about them.
Reckless is back again. I did my best to bridge this series with the original Triple Threat book here. The first book didn't tell you how things changed so that Triple Threat was even possible. I explained that here, while I showed you what their life was like during the process.
If I didn't think this was worth 5 stars, I wouldn't expect my readers to enjoy it.
Not a fan of this book. It felt like a run on sentence that would be something a very young teenager would write. No real content to the story and the relationships were dysfunctional at best. Usually love a good rock star book but this was not it.
This was a really good addition to the series. Huge decisions were made. The sex scenes were hot! I still think she needs to get with Chad understandable why she's not but would still like it to happen. Thanks Jamie Nibarger Ellis