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Trouble Times Two
Sinfully sexy yacht builder and photographer Jace Savage has lived an explosive, reckless life, playing by his own high-voltage rules. When he met Zoé Dubois, his life came to a scorching stop – until trouble re-surfaced. How much trouble can a "life on the edge" and all around bad boy take?
He's about to find out. Trouble comes knocking when the well-being of the child in his care hangs in the balance, thanks to sudden interest from her grandparents, her once disinterested father and Jace's obsessive ex-girlfriend, Kate.
Determined to give Zoé the passionately intimate life she deserves, as well as sexy exploration on a daily basis, choices have to be made. Will Jace be man enough to make them? Couple his desire to change with his constant urge to run, and you have the gut-wrenching Trouble Times Two.
He's about to find out. Trouble comes knocking when the well-being of the child in his care hangs in the balance, thanks to sudden interest from her grandparents, her once disinterested father and Jace's obsessive ex-girlfriend, Kate.
Determined to give Zoé the passionately intimate life she deserves, as well as sexy exploration on a daily basis, choices have to be made. Will Jace be man enough to make them? Couple his desire to change with his constant urge to run, and you have the gut-wrenching Trouble Times Two.
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First published January 14, 2015
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Calinda B.
56 books344 followersWhen it comes to writing sexy contemporary romance books, supernatural romances, or an erotic paranormal romance series, New York Times bestselling author Calinda B purrs with excitement, just like her fine Abyssinian cat. She's got a life full of adventure and stories, a head full of imaginative realities, and a willing partner to help her with "research." What more could an author ask for?
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January 15, 2015
Jace Savage continues to find trouble in this second book of Deuce is Wilder. While in the first book you find out all about Jace and his sister's difficult past, this story continues to unravel the consequences of their prior actions. Calinda B pulls at your heart strings through the whole book. The characters pull you back into their story. You worry about them, and want the best for them, and it seems at every turn there is a twist that is so unexpected but perfectly plausible in the world we live in today.
Zoe has her hands full trying to figure out how to help and yet have her own life and dreams too. Jace is going to have to learn to let go or he'll lose her. Trust hangs in the balance, will he be able to trust her to come to him on her own. His past taints his vision. Both characters grow so much in this book. It's amazing how their journey leads them to the point where hope is hanging on by a thread, willing to comfort each other.
The ending is outstanding... enough said.
Zoe has her hands full trying to figure out how to help and yet have her own life and dreams too. Jace is going to have to learn to let go or he'll lose her. Trust hangs in the balance, will he be able to trust her to come to him on her own. His past taints his vision. Both characters grow so much in this book. It's amazing how their journey leads them to the point where hope is hanging on by a thread, willing to comfort each other.
The ending is outstanding... enough said.
September 20, 2017
This book picks up where Looks Like Trouble To Me Left off. Jace and Zoe are still head over heels and their chemistry is over the top. Lots of steamy sexy scenes and more. Trouble still follows Jace where ever he goes. Jace is determined to make a life with Zoe and to get full custody of his sister's daughter Marni. But trouble comes knocking in the way of his drug addicted sister's ex and father in law who have just now decided to get involved in Marni's life. This book is a roller coaster of emotions just like book #1. Lots of twists, surprises and trust issues , sex and bad language. Was a great book to read and I advise that you read book #1 first so you will get to know the characters. A great read. I received an advance copy and voluntarily chose to review it.
September 20, 2017
Wow! I loved the conclusion of Zoe and Jace's story. I enjoyed watching them grow and learn from their mistakes. They took on everything thrown at them. A story full of twists, lots of trouble, learning to work together, passion, and Love. A great read!
January 12, 2018
This is a great bad boy romance. The storyline is well-written and the characters are developed, realistic and relatable. The chemistry is smoking hot. This is an entertaining read and I enjoyed it. I voluntarily read an ARC and this is my honest review.
January 29, 2015
ANOTHER GREAT STORY BY CALINDA....AND I CAN'T WAIT TO READ MORE., January 25, 2015
I WAS GIFTED THIS BOOK FOR AN HONEST OPINION AND THIS IS MY HONEST OPINION
18 AND OVER DUE TO SEX CONTENT
Well this continues Jace , Marni and Zoe story. :
Jace Savage lived a fast paced explosive, reckless , living by his own rules, traveling the world until going into a restaurant one night. There he met waitress Zoe Dubois where he came to a screeching halt, till trouble returned. No matter how hard he might try , he is still a trouble magnet it seems. This time though in involves his niece who is in his care.Just how much trouble is a guy who has lived his life on the edge, an all around bad boy able to take. He is fixing to find out.
Zoe is trying to figure out how to help and live the life she wants , her dreams. She feels her hand or just so full with all she needs to do.
This trouble starts with Marni's Grandfather showing up at the door. But gets worse with Marni once uninterested father, Jace's twin sister and Jace obsessive ex-girlfriend.
Jace is determined to give Zoe the passionately, intimate life she deserves. To do what he wants, choices must be made. Is Jace man enough to make them? Can Zoe help him make them, will he even let her? And his wishes to change his desired to run.
The characters pull you into the story, you will be on edge trying , wanting to help them , wanting the best for them. But their is always a twist or turn that will surprise you but be completely something that you can believe could happen it the world we live in today.
Jace needs to trust Zoe and let go a little before he ends up alone. Trust her to come to him on her own. His past tens to shape is wisdom. Can he learn to trust her?
Both Jace and Zoe have grown so much though this book that you are surprised when you see that it could all be hanging on by a single thread. Can they and are they willing to comfort each other.
The end is great but I will not say more than " I hope you enjoy the books has much as I have. And I want MORE. ASAP.
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I WAS GIFTED THIS BOOK FOR AN HONEST OPINION AND THIS IS MY HONEST OPINION
18 AND OVER DUE TO SEX CONTENT
Well this continues Jace , Marni and Zoe story. :
Jace Savage lived a fast paced explosive, reckless , living by his own rules, traveling the world until going into a restaurant one night. There he met waitress Zoe Dubois where he came to a screeching halt, till trouble returned. No matter how hard he might try , he is still a trouble magnet it seems. This time though in involves his niece who is in his care.Just how much trouble is a guy who has lived his life on the edge, an all around bad boy able to take. He is fixing to find out.
Zoe is trying to figure out how to help and live the life she wants , her dreams. She feels her hand or just so full with all she needs to do.
This trouble starts with Marni's Grandfather showing up at the door. But gets worse with Marni once uninterested father, Jace's twin sister and Jace obsessive ex-girlfriend.
Jace is determined to give Zoe the passionately, intimate life she deserves. To do what he wants, choices must be made. Is Jace man enough to make them? Can Zoe help him make them, will he even let her? And his wishes to change his desired to run.
The characters pull you into the story, you will be on edge trying , wanting to help them , wanting the best for them. But their is always a twist or turn that will surprise you but be completely something that you can believe could happen it the world we live in today.
Jace needs to trust Zoe and let go a little before he ends up alone. Trust her to come to him on her own. His past tens to shape is wisdom. Can he learn to trust her?
Both Jace and Zoe have grown so much though this book that you are surprised when you see that it could all be hanging on by a single thread. Can they and are they willing to comfort each other.
The end is great but I will not say more than " I hope you enjoy the books has much as I have. And I want MORE. ASAP.
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March 23, 2016
I finished Trouble Times Two by Calinda Be and it took me awhile before I could get all my emotions in check. This book was perfect and I have nothing bad to say about the story and especially the narrator. I know that I've ranted about a particular narrator that Calinda has chosen in two if her other audiobooks but this one along with the book before this one was great!
Narrator Zachary Liebenstein did a fantastic job! He kept me glued to my seat with every word that he poured out. I especially liked when his voice would get softer and quieter. I didn't have any problems with distinguishing each characters voice and accents so it was easy to know which character was speaking throughout the story. I hope to hear more work he's done in the future. Overall, this is a 5 star rating!
I feel that she could push this story into another direction and go ahead and make it a bigger series or do this one as a standalone but I think it will take two stories to complete it. I think she should write a story about Jace's sister. Her life living wild, the drugging, and partying. Then write a second book of her getting her life together and meeting someone special. Basically the exact same thing she did with Jace but a bit different.
I have helped other author's with finding the perfect narrator for their story so if you need a list of narrator's that aren't too high but are great narrator's that will make everyone happy to hear your stories then send me a private message. A great narrator can put away their accent they were born with and become someone, many someone's throughout narrating a story. I have several narrator's, both women and men that you would love to hear. Keep a thought into making a story about Jace's sister. I think, no, I know they will sell.
Narrator Zachary Liebenstein did a fantastic job! He kept me glued to my seat with every word that he poured out. I especially liked when his voice would get softer and quieter. I didn't have any problems with distinguishing each characters voice and accents so it was easy to know which character was speaking throughout the story. I hope to hear more work he's done in the future. Overall, this is a 5 star rating!
I feel that she could push this story into another direction and go ahead and make it a bigger series or do this one as a standalone but I think it will take two stories to complete it. I think she should write a story about Jace's sister. Her life living wild, the drugging, and partying. Then write a second book of her getting her life together and meeting someone special. Basically the exact same thing she did with Jace but a bit different.
I have helped other author's with finding the perfect narrator for their story so if you need a list of narrator's that aren't too high but are great narrator's that will make everyone happy to hear your stories then send me a private message. A great narrator can put away their accent they were born with and become someone, many someone's throughout narrating a story. I have several narrator's, both women and men that you would love to hear. Keep a thought into making a story about Jace's sister. I think, no, I know they will sell.
March 5, 2016
--I was given this audibook in exchange for an honest review
Calinda B brings us another hot, wild ride for Jace and Zoey. The book picks up right where Looks Like Trouble to Me leaves off, so it is recommended that you read book one first. So much trouble follows Jace, it is hard to believe he has turned out as good as he has. You just melt every time he talks to Marni..his "baby girl"..a bad boy with a baby, you can't get hotter than that. Zoey and Jace face many challenges in this book. They work on trust and opening up to each other while juggling real life's struggles. Between Billy and Janna's wrenches that they keep throwing into the mix, and school, work and taking care of Marni, Jace and Zoey are able to pull through. I especially enjoyed meeting Zed, he helped us see some of Jace's past and how he is able to learn to cope and forgive.
Calinda is constantly bringing us great stories of struggle, it's refreshing to have a story where there are real life issues being dealt with.
Zachary Liebenstein continues to narrate this story with his mellow baritone voice. He brings sensuality to the story and emotion. He is the perfect voice for the story from the hot sex scenes to the emotional Zoey breakdowns.
Calinda B brings us another hot, wild ride for Jace and Zoey. The book picks up right where Looks Like Trouble to Me leaves off, so it is recommended that you read book one first. So much trouble follows Jace, it is hard to believe he has turned out as good as he has. You just melt every time he talks to Marni..his "baby girl"..a bad boy with a baby, you can't get hotter than that. Zoey and Jace face many challenges in this book. They work on trust and opening up to each other while juggling real life's struggles. Between Billy and Janna's wrenches that they keep throwing into the mix, and school, work and taking care of Marni, Jace and Zoey are able to pull through. I especially enjoyed meeting Zed, he helped us see some of Jace's past and how he is able to learn to cope and forgive.
Calinda is constantly bringing us great stories of struggle, it's refreshing to have a story where there are real life issues being dealt with.
Zachary Liebenstein continues to narrate this story with his mellow baritone voice. He brings sensuality to the story and emotion. He is the perfect voice for the story from the hot sex scenes to the emotional Zoey breakdowns.
February 15, 2015
This one picks up right where book one leaves off. I definitely recommend reading book one first or you may be really lost.
This was a very emotional, drama filled and pretty frustrating at times read. I really like Jace and Zoe but it seems like all they really do is fight or have really steamy sex. Their relationship has moved extremely fast and both tend to over react at each other and have lots of trust issues. Which is completely understandable where their coming from but at some point if you love each other you have to give them the benefit of doubt and communicate. They are so electric together. The chemistry between them is a lot of fun. I liked that they are both trying to work through their issues more and get to know each other and not just rush through everything.
Overall I really liked it. I had to keep reading to find out what would happen and the ending was rushed but really sweet. I really liked Jace and Zoe's story.
This was a very emotional, drama filled and pretty frustrating at times read. I really like Jace and Zoe but it seems like all they really do is fight or have really steamy sex. Their relationship has moved extremely fast and both tend to over react at each other and have lots of trust issues. Which is completely understandable where their coming from but at some point if you love each other you have to give them the benefit of doubt and communicate. They are so electric together. The chemistry between them is a lot of fun. I liked that they are both trying to work through their issues more and get to know each other and not just rush through everything.
Overall I really liked it. I had to keep reading to find out what would happen and the ending was rushed but really sweet. I really liked Jace and Zoe's story.
January 26, 2015
I was given a complimentary copy for an honest review by author Calinda B. This is from the series Deuce is Wilder: Troubled Book 2.
They say love never runs smoothly but for Jace and Zoe it has almost been an uphill battle. Jace has to deal with his past, his drug addict sister and taking care of her daughter, dealing with his ex and more but with Zoe by his side all things come together for both of them.
I laughed, I cried and I got mad but all in all I loved this book. The interaction of the characters with all the other characters, good or bad just makes this book well worth the time to read it.
This is for mature romance book lovers because of adult language and sexual content. This book starts where book 1 leaves off so it is best to read book 1 first.
They say love never runs smoothly but for Jace and Zoe it has almost been an uphill battle. Jace has to deal with his past, his drug addict sister and taking care of her daughter, dealing with his ex and more but with Zoe by his side all things come together for both of them.
I laughed, I cried and I got mad but all in all I loved this book. The interaction of the characters with all the other characters, good or bad just makes this book well worth the time to read it.
This is for mature romance book lovers because of adult language and sexual content. This book starts where book 1 leaves off so it is best to read book 1 first.
February 18, 2016
A rich family only looking to gain more fame, a family just starting out but with all the right stuff, and a child rejected by her own mother in the center of it all.
Jace is doing everything he can to make it work for his new budding family. Building his relationship with Zoe and making it stronger. And getting soul custody of his sister's daughter. His girlfriend Zoe and his sister's daughter Marni. While Zoe and him know what's at stake the littlest one of the family has no idea what's going on. Besides people that are unfamiliar to her are around her and she don't like it one bit. So when the past comes a knocking on their home again. Neither is happy about it, but they are determined to get through it to the bitter end. Just what will be the verdict? And who is going to prison?
Jace is doing everything he can to make it work for his new budding family. Building his relationship with Zoe and making it stronger. And getting soul custody of his sister's daughter. His girlfriend Zoe and his sister's daughter Marni. While Zoe and him know what's at stake the littlest one of the family has no idea what's going on. Besides people that are unfamiliar to her are around her and she don't like it one bit. So when the past comes a knocking on their home again. Neither is happy about it, but they are determined to get through it to the bitter end. Just what will be the verdict? And who is going to prison?
April 11, 2016
I received this for my honest review. Jace Savage continues to find trouble in this second book, while in the first book you find out all about Jace and his sister's difficult past, this story continues to unravel through their prior actions. The characters manage to pull you back into their story so easily. Zoe has her hands full trying to figure out how to help and yet have her own life and dreams but Jace is going to have to learn to let go or he'll lose her, the trust hangs in the balance between them. Both characters grow so much in this book and how their journey leads them to the point where hope is hanging on by a thread, they are willing to comfort each other.
The ending is amazing, you will not be disappointed.
The ending is amazing, you will not be disappointed.
February 12, 2015
WOW! This book had me feeling so many emotions, some even at the same time! Jace and Zoe pull you into their story where it left off in book 1 and from the first page it hooks you, reels you in, and pulls you along for the ride. The characters are so well written and have so many dimensions that you feel like you know them and get mad at them and cheer for them. Jace's sister is once again included and woven into the story along with some new obstacles. This is definitely a book for mature audiences because of some of the situations and language. Read this on one of these cold winter nights and you won't be cold for long!
January 15, 2015
Trouble Times Two is the continuation of the story of Jace and Zoe. Jace is still a trouble magnet and and has major trust issues. Zoe works overtime to gain his trust while they both continue to care for Jace's niece, Marni. Trouble gets worse when Jace's twin sister, her ex-boyfriend and her ex's father get involved. Trouble Times Two had me on the edge of my seat, wanting to know what comes next.
February 3, 2015
This one was even better than the first book!
As the title indicates there was more trouble, plenty of sexy scenes, drama, child issues, angst, agendas, plenty of emotional ups and downs and romance.
I received an ecopy in exchange for my honest opinion. I thought it was quite good.
As the title indicates there was more trouble, plenty of sexy scenes, drama, child issues, angst, agendas, plenty of emotional ups and downs and romance.
I received an ecopy in exchange for my honest opinion. I thought it was quite good.
December 7, 2017
Book 2
Would highly recommend to read
Looks Like Trouble to Me first !!!!
Jace.....still just himself into situations....
Zoe is the calm to his storm!!!!
Love them together, their chemistry off the charts...
You keep reading just to see what will happen to them next....
Would highly recommend to read
Looks Like Trouble to Me first !!!!
Jace.....still just himself into situations....
Zoe is the calm to his storm!!!!
Love them together, their chemistry off the charts...
You keep reading just to see what will happen to them next....
March 22, 2016
This drama and action-filled erotic tale is a page turner! 3.75 stars
July 1, 2016
& the story concludes. I like how everthing got wrapped up at the end.
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