They're back!" The members of the band "Heaven Sent" are back in the sequel to "Heaven Sent: Heaven and Purgatory."
"Heaven Sent: Hell"
Heaven Sent gets a hell of new keyboardist with a name to match. Hell Witting is an amazing musician and proves to be the answer to a sound that the band was missing. With lavender hair and big violet eyes, he captivates Brent Rose from the start, and not just with his music. Brent knows better than to get involved with a member of the band. That just invites trouble and the last thing he wants is trouble for Heaven Sent. So he'll just keep the attraction to himself. Doesn't matter anyway. Hell couldn't possibly want him. After all, Brent's not gorgeous and flashy like the other members of the band. When Hell makes his interest in Brent all too obvious, Brent is unprepared...and unable...to stay away.
"Heaven Sent: Faith"
Darien's best friends are the other guys in the rock band Heaven Sent. The three-now four-of them are closer than brothers to him and he's happy that they've all found their life mates. He is. He doesn't at all mind that each of those life mates are men. He doesn't. In fact, that's just it. Maybe there's something to this gay stuff. He's never been particularly interested before, but after a short, failed marriage, he's willing to open himself up to new possibilities. Especially if one of those possibilities is the gorgeous lawyer who handled his divorce, Christopher Faith. Trouble is, Chris doesn't seem to want to believe that Darien's serious. Well, sure, Darien's never slept with a guy before, but he's allowed to change his mind. Isn't he?
"Publisher's Note: This book is a male-male love story and contains homoerotic sex acts that may be offensive to some readers.
Jet is a writer of sexual fantasy with a firm belief that all men are at least partially gay, that vampires are just people with a liquid diet and shapeshifters live on every block.
Okay girls, let me tell you that I LOVE this series! Jet Mykles definately knows how to write a VERY satisfying erotic romance. There isn't a book that she has written that I have been disappointed with. Heaven Sent 2 is definately Jet at her best. Now I know what y'all are saying...daisie... I don't read M/M romances! Well honestly this series has made me more interested in this genre. I WANT the main characters to get together. I WANT them to have sizzling HOT chemistry, sizzling sex and a happy ending...irregardless of their gender. Love is love, right? Heaven Sent 2 consists of two stories. Hell and Faith In Hell...Brent Rose is Heaven Sent's guitarist and is the most creative and musical of all of the other members of the band. He has some self-esteem issues. He has been hurt with past relationships, and believes he will always be the the guy who is being used until something better comes around. Heaven Sent is looking for a new sound in their band. They meet Heller (Hell) Witting a very talented keyboardist, who recognizes Brent's talents and he wants to build a relationship with him. There are several issues Hell and Brent must work through. I don't want to get into it too much, because I really don't want to ruin the story for anyone, but I really rooted for Brent and Hell. Hell has to be one of the most interesting characters I have read about in a LONG time. For one thing, he is very sexy. Who can resist a short man(around 5'3 or 4) has purple hair, a sexy german accent, fights for the man he loves(who is over 6 foot by the way) and is very ALPHA in a passive aggressive way. I loved him. Too bad he is a figure of Jet's imagination...damn it!
Faith
Darien Hughes is Heaven Sent's drummer. He has a very Happy-go-lucky attitude about things in general. He is very likable, a little bit of an airhead (not bad though...more innocent than anything) and a born talker. He could talk paint off the wall if he set his mind too it. Which makes him a very realistic character for me (my husband is the same way) Darien wants what the other members have. They have all found love and are very happy. He impulsively marries a friend of his, but soon realizes his mistake because there is no love between them. Deciding that a divorce is the best course of action, he is recommended to Christopher Faith (he is Hell's friend...we meet him BRIEFLY in the previous story Hell) who is a lawyer. Darien has never been really attracted to men. So he is surprised when he finds himself fasinated by Chris. As they work on his divorce, both become friends who are fighting their attraction for one another. Faith was fast paced and I enjoyed the chemistry between Chris and Darien. It isn't easy for them to come together,but when they do I found myself cheering for them. I loved this book. I hope y'all will give this series a chance. Jet also has and AWESOME website! It is filled with all kinds of information, plus you can see the beautiful picture of the Heaven Sent men that has recently been done by P.L.Nunn. Y'all should check it out. www.jetmykles.com I will say I think this series needs to be read in order. I think the character development all the band members develop make it necessary. I definately was sorry to see the book end, it definately earned a spot on my keeper shelf.
This a great conclusion for the Heaven Sent series (unless Jet Mykles doesn't think to write the story of Darien, the only not bisexual guy of the group).
Brent is a very talentuous guy, handsome but not beautiful, and not an alpha male. He is happy to lve among his friends and to let them drive his life. He was also the Luc's fuck buddy before push him to Reese, the real love. And he is happy for his friend, but old memories still prevent him to have a real story for himself, memories of girls first, and guys after, who walk across him to reach Luc and Johnnie. He really can't think that someone could love him when he has the change to meet the others.
But then arrives Hell, a cute guy with a cherub face and a demon behaviour. He is short and slim, but has a strong attitude. Even if Brent is greater in body, is Hell who lead their relationship. He doesn't accept a "no" and doesn't want nothing less love. And wants Brent, only for him. And what he wants, he gets.
These are two wonderful characters, who play with the yaoi rule of cute=bottom, tall=top. Hell, believe me, is not a bottom at all, and when he bottoms, he is a pushy bottom! Brent instead is like a real artist, good in his art, his world, but feared by the outside world: he needs someone who drives him and who feels him important and unique.
Faith (Heaven Sent 4) by Jet Mykles
Bingo! The last story (I really hope not) in the Heaven Sent series tells us about Darien. He is an hearthy guy, kind and funny, a real next door boy. He wants make no harm, but he feels pretty alone among all his paired friends. So he suddenly decides to marry. But he puts no heart in the matter and obviously thing goes wrong.
Helping him in dealing the divorce there is Christopher Faith, a good friend of Hell. Chris is openly gay, but he doesn't flaunt it around. He is pretty sure of his own and is a quite and handsome guy. Darien is fascinating. He has ever admited that a guy could be handsome, like Johnnie or Luc, but he has never felt something near sexual for them. But Chris is another matter. Darien wants him and can see that also Chris is attracted... so no harm to noone if they enjoy themself, isn't it?
But when things go further than a sexual fling, it is time for Darien to read really inside himself and for Chris to admit that it is not only sex with Darien. With trust and faith they can build something together.
Darien is really tender character. He has not bad feelings, he is really a good boy. Everyone likes him, and I'm no different. You can't dislike him, it is like hating a puppy or a kitten. He looks at you with big eyes and you are smitten. Like Chris.
Chris is a surprise. Giving that Darien is a straight guy that for the first time approaches a man, you expect him to be attracted by a cute and submissive type. Instead Chris is like an old strong oak tree: steady and protective. He can meld with the background but he is impressive. And has a firm hand.
Jet Mykles' stories are really simple and enjoyble but they hook you completely: you can't close the book unless you have finished it. Even if you know that you will find you happily ever after, you have to reach it and enjoy it in a rush and then immediately turn back to reread it!
I even loved this book and couldn't put it down. that prove this is an author I should really think about investing money in. Gawd what a wonderful fluffy series!
Almost identical in style to the first volume: not at all deep, but fun
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
"Hell" - 6/10
PROS: - Brent’s character traits are established very early on, and the “abused puppy”ness of his personality makes the romance that much sweeter when Hell starts paying attention to him. - Hell is tiny--a full head shorter than Brent--but he’s very much in control of the relationship, which I found cute and different. Not only is he the top sexually, but he also is the seducer rather than the one who is pursued. This relationship turns the traditional yaoi roles of seme and uke on their heads.
CONS: - When I read another reviewer’s comment that she found it annoying when Brent refers to Hell as “imp,” I thought surely it couldn’t be that bad. But it is. Because he does it ALL through the book. Brent thinks of his small lover as either “imp” or “cherub” at least every 3 pages or so, and although Brent wonders at one point when he started thinking of that body type as sexy, those constant references to baby-faced woodland creatures kept me from ever seeing Hell as sexy rather than childlike. - There are a lot of missing periods (“He opened his eyes to stare wide-eyed into Luc’s concerned face[.] His friend”) and quite a few double periods. It’s like the story has the correct NUMBER of them, but they were just thrown in here and there and no one checked to make sure they were positioned correctly. - I found Brent’s refusal to acknowledge his feelings for Hell a little tiresome. - Again, I’m agreeing with another reviewer here: Hell’s name is problematic, not (just) because of the slap-you-in-the-face obviousness of the symbolism, but because sometimes it seems like a character who is addressing Hell by name is actually using the word as a mild curse. For example, “Well, Hell, how was I supposed to know that?”
"Faith" - 7/10
PROS: - Darien’s loneliness and longing for a mate are well-portrayed, right from page 1. - Both of the stories in this volume are told from the band members’ perspectives (as opposed to the two stories in the first book, which were from Johnnie and Luc’s partners’ POVs), which gives some insight into the famous characters’ lives. Each story is from the bottom’s POV, which is--again--consistent with yaoi. - Chris’s pet name for Darien is annoying at first, but as soon as Chris explains it, it’s intimate and sweet. - I love the constant appearances of the characters from the earlier stories. By the end of this final story, I had a good idea of how close the four-now-five band members really were.
CONS: - Darien’s decision to try sleeping with a guy seems sudden; we’re not shown much of the thought process that leads to his decision to go for it. - Chris’s reactions are abrupt at times. He’s shocked and puzzled and resisting one minute, and then the next minute he’s throwing himself into the seduction with everything he has, predatory eyes and “little cat grin” and all. - Chris does and says some things early on that I took as hints that he was a bit of a Dominant--calling Darien “pet,” being very calm and specific when explaining to Darien exactly what is about to happen to make sure Darien’s sure about having sex, asking Darien to talk to him the first time Darien is being penetrated so Chris knows he’s okay--and then nothing else comes of that. Vanilla sex is not a bad thing; I just felt that I was being set up for a particular development and then was puzzled when it didn’t materialize.
Overall comments: The angles on the relationships in this volume are a little different than those used in Volume 1, but this is very similar in style to the first book. You don’t have to read Heaven Sent first to understand this one, but if you don’t, you’ll miss out on a lot of the camaraderie in this book.
Two more great installments to a fantastic series about the band Heaven Sent. I thought nothing would top Purgatory, but I was wrong. Book three, Hell, was fantastic. And I must note here before I forget, I love that the titles directly relate to some aspect of the book. Brent and Hell's story was great, even though I thought at first I wouldn't like it. I couldn't have been more wrong. I liked that Brent was not all he appeared to be, and how insecure he was.
Book four was probably the best of them all. Darien was adorable throughout, and I just loved his enthusiasm. Chris being skeptical made the book even more amusing to me.
I started reading Heaven Sent 1 and liked it so much that I picked up the Heaven Sent 1 & 2 set before I would let myself continue. I love the way Jet Mykles makes everything topsy-turvy if you will (those who have read it will know what I mean). There's a lot of drama here but it doesn't interfere with the eroticism and romance. Jet Mykles weaves a great story and creates believable and likeable characters. I recommend if you get into this read HEAVEN SENT 1 & 2 together!
Complation contains Heaven Sent: Hell; and Heaven Sent: Faith. I found Hell to be the stronger of the two works and Faith needed to be fleshed out some more (no pun intended).
I keep begging amazon to kindle this series only so I can download into my iPod so I don't have to be without it. Love the series. The characters are great. Lavendar hair...oh my!!!!!!