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Devil's Rock #3
Fury on Fire
When you live next door to the big bad wolf . . .
After years in prison, North Callaghan is finally free. But the demons haunting him still make him feel like a caged beast. He loses himself in work and hard living, coming up for air only to bed any willing woman to cross his path. So when his new neighbor snares his interest, he decides to add another notch to his bedpost. The only problem? Faith Walters is a white picket fence kind of girl.
Prepare to be devoured.
Faith’s new neighbor is the rudest man alive. He’d rather grunt at her than speak and he takes her “welcome-to-the-neighborhood” scones without a thank you. She knows she should run for the hills from the ex-con. If only he weren’t so smoldering sexy…if only the sounds of him with other women didn’t drift through their shared wall and fill her with longing…and if only he didn’t look at her like they were a collision waiting to happen.
After years in prison, North Callaghan is finally free. But the demons haunting him still make him feel like a caged beast. He loses himself in work and hard living, coming up for air only to bed any willing woman to cross his path. So when his new neighbor snares his interest, he decides to add another notch to his bedpost. The only problem? Faith Walters is a white picket fence kind of girl.
Prepare to be devoured.
Faith’s new neighbor is the rudest man alive. He’d rather grunt at her than speak and he takes her “welcome-to-the-neighborhood” scones without a thank you. She knows she should run for the hills from the ex-con. If only he weren’t so smoldering sexy…if only the sounds of him with other women didn’t drift through their shared wall and fill her with longing…and if only he didn’t look at her like they were a collision waiting to happen.
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First published January 31, 2017
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Sophie Jordan
83 books8,989 followersPseudonym:
Sharie Kohler
Sophie Jordan took her adolescent daydreaming one step further and penned her first historical romance in the back of her high school Spanish class. This passion led her to pursue a degree in English and History.
A brief stint in law school taught her that case law was not nearly as interesting as literature - teaching English seemed the natural recourse. After several years teaching high school students to love Antigone, Sophie resigned with the birth of her first child and decided it was time to pursue the long-held dream of writing.
In less than three years, her first book, Once Upon A Wedding Night, a 2006 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Nominee for Best First Historical, hit book shelves. Her second novel, Too Wicked To Tame, released in March 2007 with a bang, landing on the USA Today Bestseller's List.
Sharie Kohler
Sophie Jordan took her adolescent daydreaming one step further and penned her first historical romance in the back of her high school Spanish class. This passion led her to pursue a degree in English and History.
A brief stint in law school taught her that case law was not nearly as interesting as literature - teaching English seemed the natural recourse. After several years teaching high school students to love Antigone, Sophie resigned with the birth of her first child and decided it was time to pursue the long-held dream of writing.
In less than three years, her first book, Once Upon A Wedding Night, a 2006 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Nominee for Best First Historical, hit book shelves. Her second novel, Too Wicked To Tame, released in March 2007 with a bang, landing on the USA Today Bestseller's List.
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February 11, 2019
2.5 Stars
This was okay, I guess.
The heroine is anannoying uptight social worker. All prim and proper. She’s been shielded from men by her overprotective father and two brothers her whole life. So no boyfriends. She goes to work. And she bakes.
Her neighbor (the hero) is an ex-con. Of course, he’s hot as hell. He’s also a manwhore.
She can’t sleep at night because his headboard keeps slamming against her wall. So they become enemies.
He wants her.
And she wants him.
But she doesn’t really want him.
Although, she does want him.
On second thought, she just doesn't want to want him.
Surprisingly, they become lovers.
THE END.
Okay, so the storyline is not very original but that doesn’t mean that this book is a total disaster. It's pretty entertaining, actually.
This was okay, I guess.
The heroine is an
Her neighbor (the hero) is an ex-con. Of course, he’s hot as hell. He’s also a manwhore.
She can’t sleep at night because his headboard keeps slamming against her wall. So they become enemies.
He wants her.
And she wants him.
But she doesn’t really want him.
Although, she does want him.
On second thought, she just doesn't want to want him.
Surprisingly, they become lovers.
THE END.
Okay, so the storyline is not very original but that doesn’t mean that this book is a total disaster. It's pretty entertaining, actually.
September 6, 2017
I'm completely stunned, STUNNED!!!! This book was amazing!!! I freaking loved it. I WAS NOT expecting this book to be sooooo great. I didn't realize it was the 3rd book in the series, I'll be looking into this author's other books.
February 6, 2017
Oooooookay... I'd read so many negative, harsh reviews for this book. I liked it. *shrugs*
***Review posted on The Eater of Book! blog***
Fury on Fire by Sophie Jordan
Book Three of the Devil's Rock series
Publisher: Avon
Publication Date: January 31, 2017
Rating: 4 stars
Source: eARC from Edelweiss
***Warning: this is an adult book, and for the eyes of mature readers***
Summary (from Goodreads):
When you live next door to the big bad wolf . . .
After years in prison, North Callaghan is finally free. But the demons haunting him still make him feel like a caged beast. He loses himself in work and hard living, coming up for air only to bed any willing woman to cross his path. So when his new neighbor snares his interest, he decides to add another notch to his bedpost. The only problem? Faith Walters is a white picket fence kind of girl.
Prepare to be devoured.
Faith’s new neighbor is the rudest man alive. He’d rather grunt at her than speak and he takes her “welcome-to-the-neighborhood” scones without a thank you. She knows she should run for the hills from the ex-con. If only he weren’t so smoldering sexy…if only the sounds of him with other women didn’t drift through their shared wall and fill her with longing…and if only he didn’t look at her like they were a collision waiting to happen.
What I Liked:
I have to admit - I was really excited about this book, after finishing Hell Breaks Loose. Heck, I was excited to read it after only reading All Chained Up. I knew this third book would be about North, and I really wanted to read his story. While my favorite book of the series remains All Chained Up, I think on comes in second.
Faith is moving into her own place - finally. At twenty-six, she's either lived in school dorms (in undergrad and grad school), or at home with father. Her father is a retired sheriff and her older brother Hale is the current sheriff, and her other older brother is an Army Ranger. With these three men in her life, she hasn't had a lot of privacy, or a personal life. Living alone will allow her to have both. She doesn't anticipate her sinfully attractive neighbor, North. North has been out of Devil's Rock for several years, and he just wants to be left alone. He has one-night stand after one-night stand, and avoids his older brother Knox and wife Briar. But he can't seem to avoid his prim and proper neighbor, who gets under his skin within days of her moving in next door. As much as he'd love to stay far away from this good girl, he can't help his curiosity - and she can't help hers.
I honestly really liked the structure of this story. It's definitely a romance story and the romance is at the forefront, but it's different because the lust factor doesn't hit immediately as the story begins. Faith and North "meet" early in the book (they don't have a formal, traditional introduction), though they don't go face-to-face for at least 10% of the book. The first 10%-20% of the book focuses on Faith's newfound independence, and North's terrible loneliness, which he tries to fill with beer and sex and avoiding his brother.
I liked how this began! It wasn't instant lust or the couple having sex (or almost) within the first chapters, which is definitely different. North gets on Faith's nerves almost immediately, for constantly making a racket (well, his guest of the night), for parking his motorcycle in her half of the driveway (they share a driveway), and things like that. Faith gets on North's nerves for constantly telling him to keep it down, or move his vehicle, or things like that. The tug-of-war is huge, in the first half of the story. We've got a hate-to-love dynamic happening. But then there is also the flirtatious texting that starts, which I thought was cute. The back-and-forth texting was different too. And there is lust too, once they really start interacting. But my point - this chemistry is different. It's there on a physical level, but North and Faith get under each other's skin long before they even touch each other.
I definitely see why some readers complained about this. They don't get physical in the first 50% of the book?! What?! That's crazy! BUT it totally works for the story. Given the dynamic between North and Faith that Jordan builds, this lack of touching (in the first half) really makes sense, and fits well.
And the touching in the second half? Makes up for the lack of touching in the first half. Believe me. While I love that North and Faith get under each other's skin and irritate each other and infuriate each other and eventually trust each other, in the first half of the book... I love how they collide and crash and explode together. They are a really hot pair! I love the opposites attract dynamic of this series (bad boy, sweet and innocent girl).
I liked seeing so much depth to North. It's been years since he left prison, and he's minding his own business and being very lonely, in his house. He's a convicted felon and a murderer, and he's not hiding. He hides behind his walls (physical and emotional), and he does not let Faith in easily. He is hardened and lonely, but he's definitely an alpha and a "bad boy". The appeal is very much there.
Faith... I admire her and like her a lot. She grows up a lot in the book. She moves into her own house, faces her father and her overprotective brother Hale, especially when Hale meets North (he meets him as the next-door neighbor, not a boyfriend or something). Faith is an inherently nice person, a prim and proper, hardworking young lady. I thought she and North fit each other very well.
I have one complaint (which I'll detail in the next section). One deals with the ending, so I won't specifically say much about that here. But in general, the ending is a happily-ever-after, and a sweet one. I absolutely love the epilogue especially - at first you think it's one thing, but then it's another. I loved it but I really hope it's not the end of the series!
What I Did Not Like:
I really have only one complaint. Throughout the book, you can tell that Hale (Faith's older brother) is extremely overprotective and he doesn't want her anywhere North (or North anywhere near Faith). I thought it was interesting, and a little strange, that Faith's father and Hale are not a part of the "ending" (before the epilogue), in which North and Faith finally get together for real (this isn't a spoiler, we all know this is going to happen). Perhaps it's to show that Faith is completely independent and no reactions from/interactions her family is necessary, since they have to accept her decision no matter what (to be with North)? It's just a little odd because Hale's over-protectiveness is a part of this story, not a big part, but significant enough for me to have expected it to circle back at the end of the story and play a part in the climax.
So the ending was slightly underwhelming, in that sense. No drama (in terms of family) whatsoever - which is a good thing! Sort of. The family drama would have fit with the story and made sense, even if I hate the drama. If that makes sense?
Would I Recommend It:
I liked this series a lot. Especially All Chained Up, which is my favorite of the series. This is probably my second favorite - I loved how different this book was. This whole series "bad boys" and "good girls", and I do like this dynamic; if you do too, definitely check out at least the first book! I never thought I'd enjoy a series about ex-convicts, but hey, Jordan wrote the series well.
Rating:
4 stars. I'm very satisfied with this book! I enjoyed it, even with the seriously lowered expectations and slight dread, before reading the book (some of the negative reviews deterred me a little). I'm kind of hoping that we'll get a book on Hale and Piper (Piper is a young woman in this book), but since neither are ex-cons from Devil's Rock, it's probably not going to happen. Oh well!
Pre-read squees:
I loved All Chained Up and Hell Breaks Loose - now gimmee NORTH!!!!!
Please let this book be North's. Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease...
***Review posted on The Eater of Book! blog***
Fury on Fire by Sophie Jordan
Book Three of the Devil's Rock series
Publisher: Avon
Publication Date: January 31, 2017
Rating: 4 stars
Source: eARC from Edelweiss
***Warning: this is an adult book, and for the eyes of mature readers***
Summary (from Goodreads):
When you live next door to the big bad wolf . . .
After years in prison, North Callaghan is finally free. But the demons haunting him still make him feel like a caged beast. He loses himself in work and hard living, coming up for air only to bed any willing woman to cross his path. So when his new neighbor snares his interest, he decides to add another notch to his bedpost. The only problem? Faith Walters is a white picket fence kind of girl.
Prepare to be devoured.
Faith’s new neighbor is the rudest man alive. He’d rather grunt at her than speak and he takes her “welcome-to-the-neighborhood” scones without a thank you. She knows she should run for the hills from the ex-con. If only he weren’t so smoldering sexy…if only the sounds of him with other women didn’t drift through their shared wall and fill her with longing…and if only he didn’t look at her like they were a collision waiting to happen.
What I Liked:
I have to admit - I was really excited about this book, after finishing Hell Breaks Loose. Heck, I was excited to read it after only reading All Chained Up. I knew this third book would be about North, and I really wanted to read his story. While my favorite book of the series remains All Chained Up, I think on comes in second.
Faith is moving into her own place - finally. At twenty-six, she's either lived in school dorms (in undergrad and grad school), or at home with father. Her father is a retired sheriff and her older brother Hale is the current sheriff, and her other older brother is an Army Ranger. With these three men in her life, she hasn't had a lot of privacy, or a personal life. Living alone will allow her to have both. She doesn't anticipate her sinfully attractive neighbor, North. North has been out of Devil's Rock for several years, and he just wants to be left alone. He has one-night stand after one-night stand, and avoids his older brother Knox and wife Briar. But he can't seem to avoid his prim and proper neighbor, who gets under his skin within days of her moving in next door. As much as he'd love to stay far away from this good girl, he can't help his curiosity - and she can't help hers.
I honestly really liked the structure of this story. It's definitely a romance story and the romance is at the forefront, but it's different because the lust factor doesn't hit immediately as the story begins. Faith and North "meet" early in the book (they don't have a formal, traditional introduction), though they don't go face-to-face for at least 10% of the book. The first 10%-20% of the book focuses on Faith's newfound independence, and North's terrible loneliness, which he tries to fill with beer and sex and avoiding his brother.
I liked how this began! It wasn't instant lust or the couple having sex (or almost) within the first chapters, which is definitely different. North gets on Faith's nerves almost immediately, for constantly making a racket (well, his guest of the night), for parking his motorcycle in her half of the driveway (they share a driveway), and things like that. Faith gets on North's nerves for constantly telling him to keep it down, or move his vehicle, or things like that. The tug-of-war is huge, in the first half of the story. We've got a hate-to-love dynamic happening. But then there is also the flirtatious texting that starts, which I thought was cute. The back-and-forth texting was different too. And there is lust too, once they really start interacting. But my point - this chemistry is different. It's there on a physical level, but North and Faith get under each other's skin long before they even touch each other.
I definitely see why some readers complained about this. They don't get physical in the first 50% of the book?! What?! That's crazy! BUT it totally works for the story. Given the dynamic between North and Faith that Jordan builds, this lack of touching (in the first half) really makes sense, and fits well.
And the touching in the second half? Makes up for the lack of touching in the first half. Believe me. While I love that North and Faith get under each other's skin and irritate each other and infuriate each other and eventually trust each other, in the first half of the book... I love how they collide and crash and explode together. They are a really hot pair! I love the opposites attract dynamic of this series (bad boy, sweet and innocent girl).
I liked seeing so much depth to North. It's been years since he left prison, and he's minding his own business and being very lonely, in his house. He's a convicted felon and a murderer, and he's not hiding. He hides behind his walls (physical and emotional), and he does not let Faith in easily. He is hardened and lonely, but he's definitely an alpha and a "bad boy". The appeal is very much there.
Faith... I admire her and like her a lot. She grows up a lot in the book. She moves into her own house, faces her father and her overprotective brother Hale, especially when Hale meets North (he meets him as the next-door neighbor, not a boyfriend or something). Faith is an inherently nice person, a prim and proper, hardworking young lady. I thought she and North fit each other very well.
I have one complaint (which I'll detail in the next section). One deals with the ending, so I won't specifically say much about that here. But in general, the ending is a happily-ever-after, and a sweet one. I absolutely love the epilogue especially - at first you think it's one thing, but then it's another. I loved it but I really hope it's not the end of the series!
What I Did Not Like:
I really have only one complaint. Throughout the book, you can tell that Hale (Faith's older brother) is extremely overprotective and he doesn't want her anywhere North (or North anywhere near Faith). I thought it was interesting, and a little strange, that Faith's father and Hale are not a part of the "ending" (before the epilogue), in which North and Faith finally get together for real (this isn't a spoiler, we all know this is going to happen). Perhaps it's to show that Faith is completely independent and no reactions from/interactions her family is necessary, since they have to accept her decision no matter what (to be with North)? It's just a little odd because Hale's over-protectiveness is a part of this story, not a big part, but significant enough for me to have expected it to circle back at the end of the story and play a part in the climax.
So the ending was slightly underwhelming, in that sense. No drama (in terms of family) whatsoever - which is a good thing! Sort of. The family drama would have fit with the story and made sense, even if I hate the drama. If that makes sense?
Would I Recommend It:
I liked this series a lot. Especially All Chained Up, which is my favorite of the series. This is probably my second favorite - I loved how different this book was. This whole series "bad boys" and "good girls", and I do like this dynamic; if you do too, definitely check out at least the first book! I never thought I'd enjoy a series about ex-convicts, but hey, Jordan wrote the series well.
Rating:
4 stars. I'm very satisfied with this book! I enjoyed it, even with the seriously lowered expectations and slight dread, before reading the book (some of the negative reviews deterred me a little). I'm kind of hoping that we'll get a book on Hale and Piper (Piper is a young woman in this book), but since neither are ex-cons from Devil's Rock, it's probably not going to happen. Oh well!
Pre-read squees:
I loved All Chained Up and Hell Breaks Loose - now gimmee NORTH!!!!!
Please let this book be North's. Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease...
April 11, 2024
2.5☆ Neighborly seduction via wallbanging and petulant assholery: North's Guide to Ladykilling
I mean that sort of says it all, really. This wasn't a total bust, but the romance aspect was rushed and soured by too much craptastic behavior from North. He makes some funny groveling attempts and they get pretty steamy toward the end. It was fun seeing Faith's brother, Hale, being 200% grumpier pre-Piper--knowing the absolute glory of what's coming for those two kids in the far superior Beautiful Lawman. If I had it to do all over again, I'd inhale Books 1 & 4 and skip the rest.
I mean that sort of says it all, really. This wasn't a total bust, but the romance aspect was rushed and soured by too much craptastic behavior from North. He makes some funny groveling attempts and they get pretty steamy toward the end. It was fun seeing Faith's brother, Hale, being 200% grumpier pre-Piper--knowing the absolute glory of what's coming for those two kids in the far superior Beautiful Lawman. If I had it to do all over again, I'd inhale Books 1 & 4 and skip the rest.
February 25, 2023
1.5 star
I'm so glad I ended up never buying this book.
Miss Peep Through Her Windows
That should be the title of this book.
Miss Uppity Goody 2 Shoes Faith Walters and North Callaghan are next door neighbors who live in a duplex and share a wall. He's an ex-con who is private and keeps to himself but enjoys easy hookups and is making up for his lost time. Faith just moved in next door and can hear his sexcapade romps and things go from there.
Intriguing right?
But instead we get 200+ pages worth of excess B-roll narration of day to day routines & random aimless wool gathering that added absolutely nothing to the story or characters. The heroine is avoiding the hero through the whole damn book for reasons that are unclear, and here I am wondering WTF Jordan was trying to accomplish with this. The pacing is absolute shit with the author focusing more on meaningless throwaway details than the actual characters. You separate your leads for the majority of the story where they mostly communicate through texting and spying through windows for no reason at all. Separation by choice does not equate to conflict or angst of any kind. It's called foot dragging and poor focus. Or to be more blunt:
The hero doesn’t even know what the heroine looks like until page 170, that’s the MIDDLE of the book. This isn’t a star crossed lovers story, no pen pals, no long distance relationship, or online anonymous dating. No. THEY ARE FREAKING NEIGHBORS. How does keeping them apart like this make any sense? What a waste of time and paper. Because of this the relationship was so shallow and extremely underdeveloped. I don’t think I’ve ever read a CR book where the couple spit out ILYs at the end yet they still know nothing about each other other than what the other looks like naked.
I mean North doesn’t find out what Faith does for a living until the 70% mark and that happens by accident. There are 100 pages left and the hero doesn’t know anything about the heroine. I, the reader don’t even know what Faith looks like. North may, but Melody doesn’t. That’s a big problem. And not something new for Jordan. She keeps doing this and it makes me want to pull my hair out.
What frustrates me the most is that Sophie Jordan has all these really interesting fun ideas but she takes it and makes the most ridiculous, bizarre ass, clunky, questionable writing choices. You have all the ingredients right. there. Why the hell waste it like this?
I mean this is the same writer who wrote a couple on the run from the law and the heroine is the freaking President's daughter and yet she did nothing with it (Hell Breaks Loose). Aaaaack! You want to write opposites attract ok fine, but don’t waste 80% of your story with your hero and heroine barely seeing each other and hiding in their own apartments texting each other like 2 awkward teenagers simply cause your heroine is such a dry ass tightwad. It just doesn’t make any sense. You have a hot hero who was released from prison, with all this pent up sexual frustration, dying to see the face of his new neighbor aaaaaaand instead………...you talk about the heroine grocery shopping, cooking and binge watching tv by herself??
How many times do I need to read about Faith's bedtime rituals or how she likes her wine?
Do I really need to know about the heroine's dentist's daughter who used to be the High School bully and how many kids she has now?
Or the amount of fucking almonds Faithy needs to put in her perfect delicious croissants that she eats all by herself?
Meanwhile in North's apartment.....
It’s like she’s not even trying with her characters, and I’m sure that’s not the case but that’s really really how it comes across. I just find it so strange and aimless.
As for the (faceless) heroine herself, she's an uptight prissy bore who’s as exciting and interesting as dried paint, and as deep as a shallow puddle. Jesus. I found her so martinet which is the biggest buzzkill imaginable. I don't think this girl ever knew how to let her hair down or have fun. She just came off so dated with the way she acted and talked it was strange. She didn't feel like a CR heroine at all and that was the strangest part. She came off sounding much older than she is. She's a snooty tightwad 26 year old who seemed to obsess and stress over the dumbest shit yet show zero emotion on things that mattered. Again another SJ writing trait that drives me nuts, the complete lack of emotional depth to her characters, her heroines especially. It's like Jordan doesn't know how to write less experienced sheltered heroines with personalities who aren't prickly frigid dingbats. They do exist Jordan.
Faith is either indignant, huffy, scowling, stomping, sniffing at everything to the point it's distracting. And fucking annoying as all get out. She’s the biggest priss imaginable that I had a really hard time believing what bad boy North found intriguing about her other than she’s a good girl with killer legs. She thinks and reacts like someone three times her age and it just was such a buzzkill. She lived a sheltered life but please GMAB with the huffy misjudgements, lecturing and "fornication" comments. It's not cute. I felt like I was reading about my school Dean from Middle School who would blow her whistle and send girls to detention for wearing flip flops and short skirts.
And how closed off commitment-phobe North goes from "I don't do relationships" to "omg I love her!" is laughable. Considering that these two only share 2 lengthly conversations at best through this entire book , their miraculous HEA is extremely hard to swallow. He thinks he’s not capable of love and keeps pushing her away but the minute he finds out she’s planning to move out of the duplex?......
It's a miracle!!!! The fact that this all happens in a matter of 10 pages is so ridiculous it’s comical.
And the fact that Jordan took it to the point of creepster-stalker vibes in one scene didn't do this mediocre story any favors. I mean WTF? Come on Jordan, that's not sexy!
I'm not even sure if I will bother with the 4th book since Faith's older brother Hale didn't really impress me in this. I mean look at his first observation of his future heroine:
“She’s a good girl.”
“You know her well then.”
North heard the judgment in his voice. “Well enough.”
The sheriff grunted. “Right. Seems like if you have that tasty piece on the line, you can leave my sister alone.”
........
“She’s too good for you.” He gestured around the room. “Why don’t you stick with your strippers and bimbo waitresses and steer clear of her.”
Tasty piece and bimbo waitress huh? Wow. What a winner.
Jordan sure knows how to pick 'em. Let me guess this will be the reason "sassy spunky" good girl Piper will spend her whole time sneering and sniffing at the Sheriff through the majority of their book right??
So riveting.
I'm so glad I ended up never buying this book.
Miss Peep Through Her Windows
That should be the title of this book.
Intriguing right?
But instead we get 200+ pages worth of excess B-roll narration of day to day routines & random aimless wool gathering that added absolutely nothing to the story or characters. The heroine is avoiding the hero through the whole damn book for reasons that are unclear, and here I am wondering WTF Jordan was trying to accomplish with this. The pacing is absolute shit with the author focusing more on meaningless throwaway details than the actual characters. You separate your leads for the majority of the story where they mostly communicate through texting and spying through windows for no reason at all. Separation by choice does not equate to conflict or angst of any kind. It's called foot dragging and poor focus. Or to be more blunt:
The hero doesn’t even know what the heroine looks like until page 170, that’s the MIDDLE of the book. This isn’t a star crossed lovers story, no pen pals, no long distance relationship, or online anonymous dating. No. THEY ARE FREAKING NEIGHBORS. How does keeping them apart like this make any sense? What a waste of time and paper. Because of this the relationship was so shallow and extremely underdeveloped. I don’t think I’ve ever read a CR book where the couple spit out ILYs at the end yet they still know nothing about each other other than what the other looks like naked.
I mean North doesn’t find out what Faith does for a living until the 70% mark and that happens by accident. There are 100 pages left and the hero doesn’t know anything about the heroine. I, the reader don’t even know what Faith looks like. North may, but Melody doesn’t. That’s a big problem. And not something new for Jordan. She keeps doing this and it makes me want to pull my hair out.
What frustrates me the most is that Sophie Jordan has all these really interesting fun ideas but she takes it and makes the most ridiculous, bizarre ass, clunky, questionable writing choices. You have all the ingredients right. there. Why the hell waste it like this?
I mean this is the same writer who wrote a couple on the run from the law and the heroine is the freaking President's daughter and yet she did nothing with it (Hell Breaks Loose). Aaaaack! You want to write opposites attract ok fine, but don’t waste 80% of your story with your hero and heroine barely seeing each other and hiding in their own apartments texting each other like 2 awkward teenagers simply cause your heroine is such a dry ass tightwad. It just doesn’t make any sense. You have a hot hero who was released from prison, with all this pent up sexual frustration, dying to see the face of his new neighbor aaaaaaand instead………...you talk about the heroine grocery shopping, cooking and binge watching tv by herself??
How many times do I need to read about Faith's bedtime rituals or how she likes her wine?
Do I really need to know about the heroine's dentist's daughter who used to be the High School bully and how many kids she has now?
Or the amount of fucking almonds Faithy needs to put in her perfect delicious croissants that she eats all by herself?
Meanwhile in North's apartment.....
It’s like she’s not even trying with her characters, and I’m sure that’s not the case but that’s really really how it comes across. I just find it so strange and aimless.
As for the (faceless) heroine herself, she's an uptight prissy bore who’s as exciting and interesting as dried paint, and as deep as a shallow puddle. Jesus. I found her so martinet which is the biggest buzzkill imaginable. I don't think this girl ever knew how to let her hair down or have fun. She just came off so dated with the way she acted and talked it was strange. She didn't feel like a CR heroine at all and that was the strangest part. She came off sounding much older than she is. She's a snooty tightwad 26 year old who seemed to obsess and stress over the dumbest shit yet show zero emotion on things that mattered. Again another SJ writing trait that drives me nuts, the complete lack of emotional depth to her characters, her heroines especially. It's like Jordan doesn't know how to write less experienced sheltered heroines with personalities who aren't prickly frigid dingbats. They do exist Jordan.
Faith is either indignant, huffy, scowling, stomping, sniffing at everything to the point it's distracting. And fucking annoying as all get out. She’s the biggest priss imaginable that I had a really hard time believing what bad boy North found intriguing about her other than she’s a good girl with killer legs. She thinks and reacts like someone three times her age and it just was such a buzzkill. She lived a sheltered life but please GMAB with the huffy misjudgements, lecturing and "fornication" comments. It's not cute. I felt like I was reading about my school Dean from Middle School who would blow her whistle and send girls to detention for wearing flip flops and short skirts.
And how closed off commitment-phobe North goes from "I don't do relationships" to "omg I love her!" is laughable. Considering that these two only share 2 lengthly conversations at best through this entire book , their miraculous HEA is extremely hard to swallow. He thinks he’s not capable of love and keeps pushing her away but the minute he finds out she’s planning to move out of the duplex?......
It's a miracle!!!! The fact that this all happens in a matter of 10 pages is so ridiculous it’s comical.
And the fact that Jordan took it to the point of creepster-stalker vibes in one scene didn't do this mediocre story any favors. I mean WTF? Come on Jordan, that's not sexy!
I'm not even sure if I will bother with the 4th book since Faith's older brother Hale didn't really impress me in this. I mean look at his first observation of his future heroine:
“She’s a good girl.”
“You know her well then.”
North heard the judgment in his voice. “Well enough.”
The sheriff grunted. “Right. Seems like if you have that tasty piece on the line, you can leave my sister alone.”
........
“She’s too good for you.” He gestured around the room. “Why don’t you stick with your strippers and bimbo waitresses and steer clear of her.”
Tasty piece and bimbo waitress huh? Wow. What a winner.
Jordan sure knows how to pick 'em. Let me guess this will be the reason "sassy spunky" good girl Piper will spend her whole time sneering and sniffing at the Sheriff through the majority of their book right??
So riveting.
February 7, 2017
This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance
Summary
North Callaghen has spent years in jail. He and his brother while trying to protect their sister, ended up killing a man and North has paid for what he did and suffered while in jail just trying to survive. But now he is out and trying to get back to a normal life But its not as easy or simple as it sounds. Despite his brother's interest, he is paving his own way despite the way he feels like he will never get a semblence of a normal life. Until he meets his next door neighbor. Faith isn't picky about her neighbors, but her next door neighbor is driving her crazy. And she knows that her family wouldn't approve living so close to an ex con. However she sees something more in North, and wants to explore despite the risk of losing her heart...
Plot and Story Line
Fury On Fire the last of the Devil's Rock series (at least that I know of) and we finally get to open up North's story here. I have to say that this book packs a punch and I enjoyed seeing North get his story. We see the adjustments he has to make as he gets back to a normal life. We also see the complex issues that are involved for ex cons adjusting to real life again. Faith is from a family of law enforcement, her family were the ones that made the arrest on North and his brother. So there are some complications to their relationship. What really kicks this story into gear is the fireworks that these two have with each other. Their bantering, and the flirting and the sexy way these two fall for each other is fantastic. I did admire the way this author introduces us to the hardship ex convicts face, especially when they want to make a fresh start and change their lives. The romance between North and Faith was quite explosive and yet mixed in with moments of tenderness. I love the way these two fight for each other.
The Cover
LOVE this cover, I like the sexy pose here, and I like the way his shirt melds to his skin with his bike on the side.
Overall View
Fury on Fire is a emotionally pivoting romance that will bring out some laughs, some tears, and some swoonworthy moments worth your time!!
Click To Buy On Amazon
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Summary
North Callaghen has spent years in jail. He and his brother while trying to protect their sister, ended up killing a man and North has paid for what he did and suffered while in jail just trying to survive. But now he is out and trying to get back to a normal life But its not as easy or simple as it sounds. Despite his brother's interest, he is paving his own way despite the way he feels like he will never get a semblence of a normal life. Until he meets his next door neighbor. Faith isn't picky about her neighbors, but her next door neighbor is driving her crazy. And she knows that her family wouldn't approve living so close to an ex con. However she sees something more in North, and wants to explore despite the risk of losing her heart...
Plot and Story Line
Fury On Fire the last of the Devil's Rock series (at least that I know of) and we finally get to open up North's story here. I have to say that this book packs a punch and I enjoyed seeing North get his story. We see the adjustments he has to make as he gets back to a normal life. We also see the complex issues that are involved for ex cons adjusting to real life again. Faith is from a family of law enforcement, her family were the ones that made the arrest on North and his brother. So there are some complications to their relationship. What really kicks this story into gear is the fireworks that these two have with each other. Their bantering, and the flirting and the sexy way these two fall for each other is fantastic. I did admire the way this author introduces us to the hardship ex convicts face, especially when they want to make a fresh start and change their lives. The romance between North and Faith was quite explosive and yet mixed in with moments of tenderness. I love the way these two fight for each other.
The Cover
LOVE this cover, I like the sexy pose here, and I like the way his shirt melds to his skin with his bike on the side.
Overall View
Fury on Fire is a emotionally pivoting romance that will bring out some laughs, some tears, and some swoonworthy moments worth your time!!
Click To Buy On Amazon
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September 8, 2017
Se lee rápido y no está mal, el toma y daca entre ellos es entretenido, me ha gustado el regustillo a novela 'tradicional', hermanos machistas y sobreprotectores, y todo eso. El chico es un dramallama rotundo y a ella no dejaba de imaginarla como una miss Marple en mono. Habrá novela del hermano sheriff y la camarera?
edito; ajá! he encontrado la que viene detrás XDDD
edito; ajá! he encontrado la que viene detrás XDDD
December 31, 2017
I wanted to give this a 4 as the premise was interesting but the ending was too abrupt for me. 30-40% of the story was about North (H) and his hookups. It took a very long time for North and Faith (h) to get together and they only had sex towards the end. I felt that there was not enough relationship building and couple time between the H/h.
December 23, 2016
I actually don’t know why I know why I keep reading books by Sophie Jordan. More often than not, they are just plain disappointing. Even so, I was quite eager to pick up Fury on Fire because I did like the first book, and I have been waiting for North’s book since we met him in that one. But alas! If I had to describe Fury on Fire in one word it would be rushed. The progression of the romance made zero sense to me. For one, they don’t actually physically meet until the 40-50% mark, which ugh, annoying. Secondly, they go from hating each others’ guts to loving each other, and I have no idea how that transition happened – that to me, isn’t a sign of a good romance. I just didn’t believe in the connection that Faith and North had, and ultimately that led to me not being able to root for them as a couple. I guess the one thing I did enjoy in this book was the appearances from Knox and Briar. Other than that, this book was not memorable in a good way for me. I think with this book, I’ll be taking a break from Sophie Jordan’s books.
February 7, 2017
There wasn't anything so bad about this book but there wasn't anything so great either I guess. I got to the end and sort of wondered how so little could happen on so many pages. 354 pages and I barely felt I knew either of them. The story seemed all over the place. At first I thought the author was going for amusing what with all the headboard banging through the shared wall but that never really panned out. There was a modicum of easily resolved danger that I saw coming from a mile away. There was some peripheral family involvement on both sides. Some texting, some brooding, some misunderstandings but nothing really clicked. They didn't really spend much time actually in each others presence getting to know each other. All in all, something was just missing for me.
March 18, 2017
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Fury on Fire is the third story in Sophie Jordan’s Devil’s Rock series in which each of the heroes has spent time as inmates in a maximum security prison for assorted crimes (all with explanations that make them still acceptable as hero material). The first two stories, All Chained Up and Hell Breaks Loose are action packed, intense and sexy reads. In contrast, this story is much calmer without the action scenes that characterize the previous novels. The title refers (in my opinion) to the antagonistic relationship between two neighbours, with a build up of sexual tension that eventually explodes into some very heated encounters. It’s a more introspective look at the aftermath of a prison sentence and the reality of an ex-inmate trying to live a normal life in a small town where everyone knows his history. While I admit I was expecting a more action packed tale, the conflict and tension between the two main characters kept me fully engaged in the story.
North Callaghan has served his time – twelve years to be exact – after he and his brother Knox were sentenced following the beating death of a man who had physically assaulted their cousin. The last four years in prison were particularly hard after his brother was paroled, and he’d had no one to watch his back. Without the added protection of Knox or his friend Reid who’d escaped following a prison riot, North couldn’t afford to get involved in internal politics, having to turn a blind eye to the injustices around him in order to survive. For two years now he’s been out of jail, rebuilding his life. He’s got a job working at a garage, he makes metal sculptures in his spare time, and he engages in sex as often as he can to relieve stress. After twelve years of celibacy, the smorgasbord of women looking for easy nights with a tattooed ex-con makes for a buffet of carnal delights. That changes though, when Faith Walters moves into the other side of his duplex. She’s the ultimate girl next door – the kind of woman who bakes you scones to introduce herself as the new neighbour, who leaves polite notes on your windshield when you park in her space, and who blushes when she mentions that your night time activities (the wall banging in particular) are rather loud; in short, she’s the kind of woman who is way too good for a man like North.
Faith Walters finally has her own place. After her mother died a few years earlier she’d stayed with her dad, the retired sheriff of Sweet Hill (a job now taken over by her brother Hale) but she’s been itching to live on her own. Her job as a social worker is challenging but she feels she’s making a difference in the lives of the children she helps, even if their parents sometimes vocally disagree. But her neighbour is trying her patience. His casual sexual encounters, his scoffing at her friendly overtures, and his general rudeness make her happy to strike him off her Christmas list. But the night she sees more than she bargained for breaks the ice that’s built up between them, a text message initiated then answered. Faith finds out who her neighbour is, but isn’t scared off by his record (though she’s careful not to reveal his identity to her family, knowing they’d insist she move). When a heated argument brings strong emotions to the surface, it also sparks the sexual desire that’s been simmering under the surface since they first laid eyes on each other. But when they give into those feelings, will it quench the flames between them or just make them burn hotter?
This is a slow burn romance, with the first half of the story establishing the characters and detailing their initial interactions as neighbours. I like how this is done, with North clearly still adjusting to life on the outside. He went into jail as a teenager, and spent so many years there that he still feels like a stranger to his life outside. He’s an intelligent man who would have gone to college if things hadn’t turned out differently. He sees his brother Knox, married now and expecting a baby, and it makes spending time together uncomfortable because North doesn’t see himself ending up in that type of relationship. He has one night stands or easy hookups with the girls from the local burlesque club who have no expectations of him. He certainly wants nothing to do with the good girl next door. Faith is in total agreement. She’s happy to be out from under the thumbs of her male family members. Living as the Sheriff’s daughter, and now as the Sheriff’s sister has definitely cramped any dating style she might have had, so her experiences with men are few and far between. She’s not a virgin, but North’s obvious hookups make her uncomfortable (though she’s not averse to wondering what it would be like to sleep with a man who obviously takes a woman’s pleasure seriously). They have this dance around each other, taking each other’s measure in which they are quick to judge based on what they see. But the sexual chemistry between them makes them delve deeper and see what’s really under the surface.
The second half of the story picks up, with neither of them being able to keep their hands off each other. The sex scenes are intense and super sexy. Things start to happen around them too. Faith’s family and her job have some major impacts on the story and her burgeoning relationship with North. Because of the slower movement of the first half, the speeding towards the finale and the declaration of their feelings for each other at the end feels somewhat rushed. They get their happy ending, and we get a sweet epilogue that brings things for North and his brother Knox full circle. After knowing how these young men ended up in jail and what they went through, it’s nice to see them with their lives back on track. Fury on Fire‘s slow burn sexual tension and opposites attract romance make it a page turning read.
Note: a copy of this story was provided by the publisher for review.
Fury on Fire is the third story in Sophie Jordan’s Devil’s Rock series in which each of the heroes has spent time as inmates in a maximum security prison for assorted crimes (all with explanations that make them still acceptable as hero material). The first two stories, All Chained Up and Hell Breaks Loose are action packed, intense and sexy reads. In contrast, this story is much calmer without the action scenes that characterize the previous novels. The title refers (in my opinion) to the antagonistic relationship between two neighbours, with a build up of sexual tension that eventually explodes into some very heated encounters. It’s a more introspective look at the aftermath of a prison sentence and the reality of an ex-inmate trying to live a normal life in a small town where everyone knows his history. While I admit I was expecting a more action packed tale, the conflict and tension between the two main characters kept me fully engaged in the story.
North Callaghan has served his time – twelve years to be exact – after he and his brother Knox were sentenced following the beating death of a man who had physically assaulted their cousin. The last four years in prison were particularly hard after his brother was paroled, and he’d had no one to watch his back. Without the added protection of Knox or his friend Reid who’d escaped following a prison riot, North couldn’t afford to get involved in internal politics, having to turn a blind eye to the injustices around him in order to survive. For two years now he’s been out of jail, rebuilding his life. He’s got a job working at a garage, he makes metal sculptures in his spare time, and he engages in sex as often as he can to relieve stress. After twelve years of celibacy, the smorgasbord of women looking for easy nights with a tattooed ex-con makes for a buffet of carnal delights. That changes though, when Faith Walters moves into the other side of his duplex. She’s the ultimate girl next door – the kind of woman who bakes you scones to introduce herself as the new neighbour, who leaves polite notes on your windshield when you park in her space, and who blushes when she mentions that your night time activities (the wall banging in particular) are rather loud; in short, she’s the kind of woman who is way too good for a man like North.
Faith Walters finally has her own place. After her mother died a few years earlier she’d stayed with her dad, the retired sheriff of Sweet Hill (a job now taken over by her brother Hale) but she’s been itching to live on her own. Her job as a social worker is challenging but she feels she’s making a difference in the lives of the children she helps, even if their parents sometimes vocally disagree. But her neighbour is trying her patience. His casual sexual encounters, his scoffing at her friendly overtures, and his general rudeness make her happy to strike him off her Christmas list. But the night she sees more than she bargained for breaks the ice that’s built up between them, a text message initiated then answered. Faith finds out who her neighbour is, but isn’t scared off by his record (though she’s careful not to reveal his identity to her family, knowing they’d insist she move). When a heated argument brings strong emotions to the surface, it also sparks the sexual desire that’s been simmering under the surface since they first laid eyes on each other. But when they give into those feelings, will it quench the flames between them or just make them burn hotter?
This is a slow burn romance, with the first half of the story establishing the characters and detailing their initial interactions as neighbours. I like how this is done, with North clearly still adjusting to life on the outside. He went into jail as a teenager, and spent so many years there that he still feels like a stranger to his life outside. He’s an intelligent man who would have gone to college if things hadn’t turned out differently. He sees his brother Knox, married now and expecting a baby, and it makes spending time together uncomfortable because North doesn’t see himself ending up in that type of relationship. He has one night stands or easy hookups with the girls from the local burlesque club who have no expectations of him. He certainly wants nothing to do with the good girl next door. Faith is in total agreement. She’s happy to be out from under the thumbs of her male family members. Living as the Sheriff’s daughter, and now as the Sheriff’s sister has definitely cramped any dating style she might have had, so her experiences with men are few and far between. She’s not a virgin, but North’s obvious hookups make her uncomfortable (though she’s not averse to wondering what it would be like to sleep with a man who obviously takes a woman’s pleasure seriously). They have this dance around each other, taking each other’s measure in which they are quick to judge based on what they see. But the sexual chemistry between them makes them delve deeper and see what’s really under the surface.
The second half of the story picks up, with neither of them being able to keep their hands off each other. The sex scenes are intense and super sexy. Things start to happen around them too. Faith’s family and her job have some major impacts on the story and her burgeoning relationship with North. Because of the slower movement of the first half, the speeding towards the finale and the declaration of their feelings for each other at the end feels somewhat rushed. They get their happy ending, and we get a sweet epilogue that brings things for North and his brother Knox full circle. After knowing how these young men ended up in jail and what they went through, it’s nice to see them with their lives back on track. Fury on Fire‘s slow burn sexual tension and opposites attract romance make it a page turning read.
Note: a copy of this story was provided by the publisher for review.
November 6, 2025
Faith finally has a town style home of her own, breaking away from living with her all cop family, it has been a hard-won independence. The only problem with her new abode is her neighbor’s rude ways and the crazy woman he brings home that scream on the other side of her bedroom wall.
North is an ex-con, the last thing he needs is his attraction to his neighbor. Driving Faith away seemed like a good plan, but when chemistry ensnares there really isn’t anything either one of them can do…
North is crude and just plan nasty as a neighbor, so I didn’t completely buy Faith’s interest.
Faith is interesting and complex with a strength and humor that was unexpected but quite enjoyable.
It’s a bad boy ex-con meets cop’s good girl daughter. Sparks fly, hearts break and uber alpha bad boy male must save the day.
In the end, I enjoyed the tale but felt the relationship was pushed into an insta-love.
I received this ARC copy of Fury on Fire from Avon in exchange for a honest review. This book is set for publication January 31, 2017.
My Rating: 3.5 stars
North is an ex-con, the last thing he needs is his attraction to his neighbor. Driving Faith away seemed like a good plan, but when chemistry ensnares there really isn’t anything either one of them can do…
North is crude and just plan nasty as a neighbor, so I didn’t completely buy Faith’s interest.
Faith is interesting and complex with a strength and humor that was unexpected but quite enjoyable.
It’s a bad boy ex-con meets cop’s good girl daughter. Sparks fly, hearts break and uber alpha bad boy male must save the day.
In the end, I enjoyed the tale but felt the relationship was pushed into an insta-love.
I received this ARC copy of Fury on Fire from Avon in exchange for a honest review. This book is set for publication January 31, 2017.
My Rating: 3.5 stars
August 26, 2020
This is an excellent entry in Ms. Jordan's outstanding Devil's Rock series!
February 7, 2017
This is book #3 in the Devil's Rock series.Finally,Norths story,the one I was waiting for,I skipped book #2,but do plan on reading Reid's story soon.North is now 2 years out of prison for killing the man who brutally raped his cousin ,he was sent to Devil's Rock Prison as an 18 year old along with his brother.His brother was released before him and made a new life for himself as well as being a married man mow with a baby on the way.North feels that he does not deserve the "good life" with a " good girl" so all he has is meaningless sex and ons.Change happens when Faith moves in next door.Right from the beginning he has the hots for her even though he had not seen her face.When Faith hears his sex partner of the night loudly yelling while they are doing the mattress mambo,she wonders if this is going to be a nightly occurance with him and his lovers.From here on the story picks up the pace till the fireworks between the two combust and they have sex.There was a lot of push pull between these two that was frustrating at times.I saw a potential couple in her brother and Piper,North's friend at the stripper club.
While I liked this entry into the series I did not love it.Something was missing for me.
While I liked this entry into the series I did not love it.Something was missing for me.
April 25, 2018
This one is the best of the bunch so far. But while everything was going so well in this hate-to-love I-cannot-be-redeemed romance, the rushed resolution just overbalanced the whole thing and it put the kill in my buzz. That being said, this was a quick little bit of a steam that I was able to fit in between reads. I'm sure I'll read the last two at some point to fill that same kind of void.
October 22, 2020
This book is a M A S T E R. C L A S S. in how to build dramatic, romantic tension between characters even if they aren't on page. This is probably one of my favorites in this series, but reading this one again makes me want to go back and read the whole thing.
January 16, 2017
OMG THIS BOOK. I love all of Sophie Jordan's books but this one was extra hot and entertaining!
Since the beginning, I've LOVED North. He was the nice kid who loved his cousin so much that when he found out she was raped, he and his brother Knox went and found the kid responsible and beat him to death. But after he was sent to prison and his sentence was made even longer, he hardened his heart and allowed no one in. Not Knox, who settled down and especially not a good girl like Faith Walters.
Faith bought a duplex after moving back in with her father after college. She felt like she had to take care of him and her older brother ever since her mother passed away. After both her father and brother begged her to not move out on her own, she did anyway because she wanted the independence. But what she didn't expect was to move in next to North Callaghan, an ex-convict with a record for murder.
The first day she moves in, she hears him having wild rough sex. It both annoys her and excites her at the same time even though she hadn't even met the man yet. She left notes but he ignored them until finally they met but he never saw her face because she had a facial mask on.
Their spark was instantaneous even though they both tried to deny it. North was too stuck in his own head and Faith acted like she had a stick up her butt. Walls start to tumble down but when Faith's brother shows up and realizes North spent all of his adult life in prison, North finds out that Faith already knew even though he didn't tell her. After that, he ignores Faith and tries to never be home when he knows she's around.
But when someone threatens Faith's life, it's North who is there and it's him who she begs to stay the night with her because she was too shaken up. But can they push past all their problems and find themselves in each other's arms?
I seriously love North but I wanted to smack him around a few times throughout the book. Faith wasn't much better considering she wants the "boring" type when deep down she wants to experience what it's like to be with a man like North. I loved the back and forth bantering between the two. It was a great build up to when they realized they wanted more from each other. The entire Devil's Rock series rocked and I wish I could reread them for the first time again. When I first heard it was about cons I wasn't sure I'd like it but when I realized they weren't actually bad guys I decided to read them AND I'M SO GLAD I DID. If you love a good romance with some suspense then you need to check this book out!
Since the beginning, I've LOVED North. He was the nice kid who loved his cousin so much that when he found out she was raped, he and his brother Knox went and found the kid responsible and beat him to death. But after he was sent to prison and his sentence was made even longer, he hardened his heart and allowed no one in. Not Knox, who settled down and especially not a good girl like Faith Walters.
Faith bought a duplex after moving back in with her father after college. She felt like she had to take care of him and her older brother ever since her mother passed away. After both her father and brother begged her to not move out on her own, she did anyway because she wanted the independence. But what she didn't expect was to move in next to North Callaghan, an ex-convict with a record for murder.
The first day she moves in, she hears him having wild rough sex. It both annoys her and excites her at the same time even though she hadn't even met the man yet. She left notes but he ignored them until finally they met but he never saw her face because she had a facial mask on.
Their spark was instantaneous even though they both tried to deny it. North was too stuck in his own head and Faith acted like she had a stick up her butt. Walls start to tumble down but when Faith's brother shows up and realizes North spent all of his adult life in prison, North finds out that Faith already knew even though he didn't tell her. After that, he ignores Faith and tries to never be home when he knows she's around.
But when someone threatens Faith's life, it's North who is there and it's him who she begs to stay the night with her because she was too shaken up. But can they push past all their problems and find themselves in each other's arms?
I seriously love North but I wanted to smack him around a few times throughout the book. Faith wasn't much better considering she wants the "boring" type when deep down she wants to experience what it's like to be with a man like North. I loved the back and forth bantering between the two. It was a great build up to when they realized they wanted more from each other. The entire Devil's Rock series rocked and I wish I could reread them for the first time again. When I first heard it was about cons I wasn't sure I'd like it but when I realized they weren't actually bad guys I decided to read them AND I'M SO GLAD I DID. If you love a good romance with some suspense then you need to check this book out!
March 23, 2017
Crass, crude and an absolute bastard of a neighbour to have, North Callaghan is tortured by his own demons, slaying them with getting in his one-night stands and in turn, torturing his new neighbour with his shenanigans. Faith Walters will not take it lying down—not literally at first—and her efforts to get him to behave are infuriatingly futile at best.
Like Knox or Reid in Sophie Jordan’s previous books, North strictly belongs in the category of the mighty having fallen a distance—a distance that he never really closes by the end of the book, except to realise that he wants what Faith can offer him: some kind of redemption perhaps and a true shot at love. Yet in ‘Fury on Fire’, we aren’t really given the depth of North’s transformation from happy prince to angry arse, only that the four years he’d had to survive without his brother had been difficult. Throughout, there’s only this constant reminder that he isn’t good for anything except for the peace he craves and the women he uses to silence the pain and noise inside. As a result, I was left wondering about the demons he professed to have but don’t really see manifested - except for his abominable actions towards Faith that made him look like a self-absorbed and self-indulgent character.
That said, I do like Jordan’s very edgy take on ex-felons who so badly need their second chances. They aren’t quite heroes in any overt way; instead, they’re broken, hardened and so difficult to get through and perhaps, the ultimate bad boys who have honed their bodies and skills in one of the harshest battlefields of all as they did their time. But none have hit me that hard as much as Knox’s book, which I find the best of the lot with its brutal, claustrophobic prison scenes and the wire-tight tension between him and Briar.
‘Fury on Fire’ didn’t quite scale those same heights or plumbs those same depths, but there are parts I liked about it: the injection of humour and Faith’s snappy, no-nonsense attitude with North, her hard stance with North’s unforgivable behaviour only to have them backfire on her, North’s efforts to sabotage her date, his grovelling efforts for instance. Faith herself, is easy to like, in contrast to North, whom I felt hardly deserved her because of his own cowardly ways. Yet while there are moments between them, there didn’t seem to be anything that meaningful in their meetings. Most of their initial interactions are tangential almost, revolving around the women he brought over and what she heard of their bedtime activities; these later evolved a little to flirting and banter but nothing quite much deeper, so when a moment of passion led to an admission of love which jumped abruptly to an epilogue, my scepticism remained.
I’m still glad I accidentally stumbled across this series nonetheless. The impression that 'All Chained Up’ made on me was huge and even if Jordan’s last 2 books didn’t have an impact on me as much as the first did, Devil’s Rock will remain a prominent memory among the sea of forgettable series I’ve come across.
*ARC by Edelweiss and the publisher
(thrillingly grateful as always)
Like Knox or Reid in Sophie Jordan’s previous books, North strictly belongs in the category of the mighty having fallen a distance—a distance that he never really closes by the end of the book, except to realise that he wants what Faith can offer him: some kind of redemption perhaps and a true shot at love. Yet in ‘Fury on Fire’, we aren’t really given the depth of North’s transformation from happy prince to angry arse, only that the four years he’d had to survive without his brother had been difficult. Throughout, there’s only this constant reminder that he isn’t good for anything except for the peace he craves and the women he uses to silence the pain and noise inside. As a result, I was left wondering about the demons he professed to have but don’t really see manifested - except for his abominable actions towards Faith that made him look like a self-absorbed and self-indulgent character.
That said, I do like Jordan’s very edgy take on ex-felons who so badly need their second chances. They aren’t quite heroes in any overt way; instead, they’re broken, hardened and so difficult to get through and perhaps, the ultimate bad boys who have honed their bodies and skills in one of the harshest battlefields of all as they did their time. But none have hit me that hard as much as Knox’s book, which I find the best of the lot with its brutal, claustrophobic prison scenes and the wire-tight tension between him and Briar.
‘Fury on Fire’ didn’t quite scale those same heights or plumbs those same depths, but there are parts I liked about it: the injection of humour and Faith’s snappy, no-nonsense attitude with North, her hard stance with North’s unforgivable behaviour only to have them backfire on her, North’s efforts to sabotage her date, his grovelling efforts for instance. Faith herself, is easy to like, in contrast to North, whom I felt hardly deserved her because of his own cowardly ways. Yet while there are moments between them, there didn’t seem to be anything that meaningful in their meetings. Most of their initial interactions are tangential almost, revolving around the women he brought over and what she heard of their bedtime activities; these later evolved a little to flirting and banter but nothing quite much deeper, so when a moment of passion led to an admission of love which jumped abruptly to an epilogue, my scepticism remained.
I’m still glad I accidentally stumbled across this series nonetheless. The impression that 'All Chained Up’ made on me was huge and even if Jordan’s last 2 books didn’t have an impact on me as much as the first did, Devil’s Rock will remain a prominent memory among the sea of forgettable series I’ve come across.
*ARC by Edelweiss and the publisher
(thrillingly grateful as always)
September 15, 2017
Fury on Fire is book 3 in the Devils Rock series by Sophie Jordan. I did not read books one or two, but I didn’t really feel the lack. It seems the series surrounds three guys who served time together in prison. The hero of this book, North, was there for 12 years. His crime? Accidentally killing the man who raped his cousin.
As the story begins, North is two years out of jail and hasn’t truly recovered from his time there. He thinks he’s damaged goods and doesn’t see any hope for living a normal life. He does not consider himself relationship material. But he has sex with a new woman every night and apparently he’s so hot and so good, no one minds that there are no strings attached.
Faith is our heroine. She is the good girl to North’s bad boy. Her dad is the retired town sheriff; her brother is the current town sheriff. Both are overprotective and even though she’s 26 years old and a professional, they think there is something wrong with her getting her own place. She’s basically trying to spread her wings for the first time.
The set up between these two is your standard good girl/bad boy troop. She hears him having dirty sex through the walls, etc. etc. You know he is the one who is going to rock her world and she is going to be the one who convinces him that he is worthy of real love and not just hot sex.
There were parts of this book that really hit the mark. There was some good self loathing going on with North. I’m always a fan of a guy who doesn’t think he’s good enough for a girl. The problem is, in a lot of ways he’s not good enough for Faith, but that’s of his own making. He’s generally a butt and he is more the love ‘em and leave ‘em type of guy.
The over-protectiveness with Faith’s brother and dad is ridiculous. There’s this thing that goes on about Faith and North not seeing each other’s faces which was kind of trite and went on for a little too long. Though it takes forever for these two to initially come together, I did not mind that slow burn. It actually kind of worked. But what did not work was the fact that it took so long to get to that point, that afterward, the love was way too fast. I guess the author only had so much time to get to the end of the story and with the slowburn on the front the back end was basically Insta.
The sex scenes were pretty good. The actual sleeping scene was great. I guess, the pacing was just a little off. And I would’ve liked more time to feel that these two were actually in love with each other.
Rating B-
*ARC provided by publisher
As the story begins, North is two years out of jail and hasn’t truly recovered from his time there. He thinks he’s damaged goods and doesn’t see any hope for living a normal life. He does not consider himself relationship material. But he has sex with a new woman every night and apparently he’s so hot and so good, no one minds that there are no strings attached.
Faith is our heroine. She is the good girl to North’s bad boy. Her dad is the retired town sheriff; her brother is the current town sheriff. Both are overprotective and even though she’s 26 years old and a professional, they think there is something wrong with her getting her own place. She’s basically trying to spread her wings for the first time.
The set up between these two is your standard good girl/bad boy troop. She hears him having dirty sex through the walls, etc. etc. You know he is the one who is going to rock her world and she is going to be the one who convinces him that he is worthy of real love and not just hot sex.
There were parts of this book that really hit the mark. There was some good self loathing going on with North. I’m always a fan of a guy who doesn’t think he’s good enough for a girl. The problem is, in a lot of ways he’s not good enough for Faith, but that’s of his own making. He’s generally a butt and he is more the love ‘em and leave ‘em type of guy.
The over-protectiveness with Faith’s brother and dad is ridiculous. There’s this thing that goes on about Faith and North not seeing each other’s faces which was kind of trite and went on for a little too long. Though it takes forever for these two to initially come together, I did not mind that slow burn. It actually kind of worked. But what did not work was the fact that it took so long to get to that point, that afterward, the love was way too fast. I guess the author only had so much time to get to the end of the story and with the slowburn on the front the back end was basically Insta.
The sex scenes were pretty good. The actual sleeping scene was great. I guess, the pacing was just a little off. And I would’ve liked more time to feel that these two were actually in love with each other.
Rating B-
*ARC provided by publisher
June 30, 2017
Of the three books in the Devil's Rock series, Fury on Fire is the best. North Callahan has been out of Devil's Rock prison for two years and now has a house and job. Faith Walters moves in next door and disrupts his world. Faith has lived with her dad since she finished grad school, but now she wants to be on her own, so she buys a house and moves in. Faith wants to be nice to her new neighbor and get to know him, but everything she tries is met with his rude attitude toward her and her complaints, especially those nights when his headboard is banging into the shared wall of their duplex. More than angry, she finds herself turned on and wondering what it would be like to be the one who is in bed with North.
This story did a good job of showing the insecurities and baggage carried by each character as well as developing their growing attraction and relationship. Overall a well written and satisfying story.
This story did a good job of showing the insecurities and baggage carried by each character as well as developing their growing attraction and relationship. Overall a well written and satisfying story.
February 9, 2017
Rating: 4.5/5
review coming soon!!
review coming soon!!
March 6, 2017
Sweet Lovely Book
February 10, 2017
Originally posted at SmexyBooks-http://smexybooks.com/2017/02/review-...
Fury on Fire is the third book in Sophie Jordan’s Devil’s rock series that revolves around a trio of incarcerated felons and the woman who free them from their demons.
North Callaghan and his brother Knox (All Chained Up) were sentenced to Devil’s Rock for manslaughter after they killed the man who sexually assaulted their cousin. Good men who had their whole lives ahead of them and lost it all with one bad impulsive decision. Each book works as a stand alone through they are loosely linked.
After years in prison for a crime he committed but certainly regretted, North Callaghan is finally free and he more than makes up for lost time by sampling every delectable treat that was forbidden to him on Devil’s Rock. Women, food, freedom…he gorges himself on it all as he strives to keep the demons that haunt him in check. He keeps his head down, working and living day to day, while avoiding family and friends. Sexy, broody, and emotionally dormant, North feels tremendous guilt for things he saw and did to survive in prison and he feels he doesn’t deserve any happiness because of that. When he gets a good look at his new neighbor, he’s more than willing to give her a one-time ride she’ll never forget but it doesn’t take long to see that this woman isn’t like the others. She has committment written all over her and he can’t afford to let down his guard for anyone.
Faith Walters is a social worker who strikes out on her own after spending years taking care of her brothers and father. Her first act of independence is purchasing half a duplex. Her attempts to befriend her next door neighbor are viciously rebuffed, leaving Faith feeling a bit disgruntled. Born into a family of warriors (her father and brother are in law enforcement and her other brother is special forces) she has been somewhat sheltered all her life and is unsure on how to react to such rude behavior. The stereotypical ‘good girl,’ she is intelligent, well bred, has a pleasant personality, predisposed to champion the underdog, and sexually inexperienced.
Faith and North butt heads from the very beginning. She bakes scones to introduce herself-he tosses them back on her front stoop uneaten. He parks in her driveway and she leaves him passive aggressive notes. She complains about his loud bed partners and he begins to playfully tease her with nude walks in his backyard. They go back and forth until a meeting face to face changes everything.
I wish I could say I enjoyed this story but I cannot. The story starts out strong and engaging but loses steam before the halfway mark. I was disappointed to see the elements of suspense and external conflict that energized the first two books isn’t evident in here. Neither is the individuality or sense of anticipation. The story and main characters are predictable and show little development or substance beyond their initial characterization.
Keeping her focus predominantly on the protagonists, Jordan merges their backstories with the present one, intent on building a bridge between these two different personalities. It works in the beginning but then quickly becomes trite and repetitive. Even the few minor conflicts tossed in for depth aren’t enough to save the story. The romance develops very slowly, starting out as a chemistry enhanced physical attraction only to become a tedious tug of war as North and Faith admit to their feelings only to make up excuses and run.
The ending was rushed and both characters acted out in a ridiculous manner that didn’t match up with their personalities. Faith behaves like a spoiled child and decides that if North won’t/can’t return her love then she not only has to sell her house and move but also go out on a blind date. North decides the best way to grovel is to steal the for sale signs and then power wash Faith’s windows during the date. It was all very…odd.
Though I enjoyed the first two books, I felt the story and protagonists in this installment were weak and poorly executed.
Grade: D
Fury on Fire is the third book in Sophie Jordan’s Devil’s rock series that revolves around a trio of incarcerated felons and the woman who free them from their demons.
North Callaghan and his brother Knox (All Chained Up) were sentenced to Devil’s Rock for manslaughter after they killed the man who sexually assaulted their cousin. Good men who had their whole lives ahead of them and lost it all with one bad impulsive decision. Each book works as a stand alone through they are loosely linked.
After years in prison for a crime he committed but certainly regretted, North Callaghan is finally free and he more than makes up for lost time by sampling every delectable treat that was forbidden to him on Devil’s Rock. Women, food, freedom…he gorges himself on it all as he strives to keep the demons that haunt him in check. He keeps his head down, working and living day to day, while avoiding family and friends. Sexy, broody, and emotionally dormant, North feels tremendous guilt for things he saw and did to survive in prison and he feels he doesn’t deserve any happiness because of that. When he gets a good look at his new neighbor, he’s more than willing to give her a one-time ride she’ll never forget but it doesn’t take long to see that this woman isn’t like the others. She has committment written all over her and he can’t afford to let down his guard for anyone.
Faith Walters is a social worker who strikes out on her own after spending years taking care of her brothers and father. Her first act of independence is purchasing half a duplex. Her attempts to befriend her next door neighbor are viciously rebuffed, leaving Faith feeling a bit disgruntled. Born into a family of warriors (her father and brother are in law enforcement and her other brother is special forces) she has been somewhat sheltered all her life and is unsure on how to react to such rude behavior. The stereotypical ‘good girl,’ she is intelligent, well bred, has a pleasant personality, predisposed to champion the underdog, and sexually inexperienced.
Faith and North butt heads from the very beginning. She bakes scones to introduce herself-he tosses them back on her front stoop uneaten. He parks in her driveway and she leaves him passive aggressive notes. She complains about his loud bed partners and he begins to playfully tease her with nude walks in his backyard. They go back and forth until a meeting face to face changes everything.
I wish I could say I enjoyed this story but I cannot. The story starts out strong and engaging but loses steam before the halfway mark. I was disappointed to see the elements of suspense and external conflict that energized the first two books isn’t evident in here. Neither is the individuality or sense of anticipation. The story and main characters are predictable and show little development or substance beyond their initial characterization.
Keeping her focus predominantly on the protagonists, Jordan merges their backstories with the present one, intent on building a bridge between these two different personalities. It works in the beginning but then quickly becomes trite and repetitive. Even the few minor conflicts tossed in for depth aren’t enough to save the story. The romance develops very slowly, starting out as a chemistry enhanced physical attraction only to become a tedious tug of war as North and Faith admit to their feelings only to make up excuses and run.
The ending was rushed and both characters acted out in a ridiculous manner that didn’t match up with their personalities. Faith behaves like a spoiled child and decides that if North won’t/can’t return her love then she not only has to sell her house and move but also go out on a blind date. North decides the best way to grovel is to steal the for sale signs and then power wash Faith’s windows during the date. It was all very…odd.
Though I enjoyed the first two books, I felt the story and protagonists in this installment were weak and poorly executed.
Grade: D
March 10, 2017
Hot and entertaining. I'm still fanning myself over North.
April 29, 2023
Fury on Fire
5 Stars
Two years following his parole from Devil's Rock, North Callaghan works hard and plays just as hard with any available woman. Unfortunately, his new next-door neighbor, Faith Walters, is not the type for a meaningless one-night stand, so why can't he get her out of his head? Faith has no patience for her rude and inconsiderate neighbor, even if he is the sexiest man she has ever seen. So why does she keep thinking about him? North and Faith are on a collision course, and the crash is going to be spectacular.
Series note: There are numerous references to characters and events, most especially North's backstory, from the previous books. As such, the series should be read in order.
This series is improving with each installment. Similar to the first two books, this is a straightforward contemporary romance despite the hero's stint in prison. While there are hints at a potential suspense plot revolving around Faith's job as a social worker, it never really gets off the ground, which is unfortunate. Nevertheless, the story works well with its focus on the opposites attract trope.
It is impossible not to sympathize with North's struggles in returning to life after his experiences in prison. Although some readers may be put off by his womanizing, his actions are understandable and contribute to the realistic portrayal of his guilt and self-reproach. Thankfully, there are also very few details in this regard, and there is no cheating once he meets Faith.
Faith is a sweet heroine. She has the potential to become a Mary Sue, but it soon becomes clear that she is no fair damsel swooning at the hunky hero's feet. She has no problem standing up to North and putting him in his place when it is warranted.
Overall, North and Faith have excellent chemistry and their snarky banter is fun and engaging. The next book revolves around Faith's brother, the local Sheriff, and the sister of North's cellmate. These two totally get off on the wrong foot, so it will be interesting to see how Jordan develops their story.
5 Stars
Two years following his parole from Devil's Rock, North Callaghan works hard and plays just as hard with any available woman. Unfortunately, his new next-door neighbor, Faith Walters, is not the type for a meaningless one-night stand, so why can't he get her out of his head? Faith has no patience for her rude and inconsiderate neighbor, even if he is the sexiest man she has ever seen. So why does she keep thinking about him? North and Faith are on a collision course, and the crash is going to be spectacular.
Series note: There are numerous references to characters and events, most especially North's backstory, from the previous books. As such, the series should be read in order.
This series is improving with each installment. Similar to the first two books, this is a straightforward contemporary romance despite the hero's stint in prison. While there are hints at a potential suspense plot revolving around Faith's job as a social worker, it never really gets off the ground, which is unfortunate. Nevertheless, the story works well with its focus on the opposites attract trope.
It is impossible not to sympathize with North's struggles in returning to life after his experiences in prison. Although some readers may be put off by his womanizing, his actions are understandable and contribute to the realistic portrayal of his guilt and self-reproach. Thankfully, there are also very few details in this regard, and there is no cheating once he meets Faith.
Faith is a sweet heroine. She has the potential to become a Mary Sue, but it soon becomes clear that she is no fair damsel swooning at the hunky hero's feet. She has no problem standing up to North and putting him in his place when it is warranted.
Overall, North and Faith have excellent chemistry and their snarky banter is fun and engaging. The next book revolves around Faith's brother, the local Sheriff, and the sister of North's cellmate. These two totally get off on the wrong foot, so it will be interesting to see how Jordan develops their story.
November 14, 2017
I have so many people on my feed hating on this book and all of the reasons they say they hate are the exact reasons why I loved it. Does that mean I'm weird?
I don't know, but I just want to add my two cents and say this: if you like slow-build and your girl-next-door romance, this is for you.
I don't know, but I just want to add my two cents and say this: if you like slow-build and your girl-next-door romance, this is for you.
February 7, 2017
Like your romance a little dirty? Ah, c'mon... I can admit it, I do! Sophie Jordan can write fun historicals but oh, can she write dirty bad boys...
In this third book in the Devil's Rock series, we finally get North Callaghan's happily ever after. North is Knox's little brother, Knox being from book one. North was left behind in prison after Knox was released early. Even Reid (from book two), their old gang leader, couldn't help North get out of prison. This book picks up two years after North has been out of prison. He's 32 years old. He owns a home, he has a steady job, and he's staying out of trouble.
But North is haunted by memories from his time in prison. How he deals with it is not exactly what I would call "healthy". It's legal, just not the best for healing North's psyche.
Enter Faith Walters, doing a little "escaping" of her own as she moves in next door to North. At 26 years of age, Faith is finally moving out of her family's home and out from under (hopefully) her overbearing father and brothers. Faith has been filling in with cooking and cleaning around the house ever since her mother passed. But it's time for her to claim her independence.
I wasn't too sure how these two complete opposite personalities were going to make it to their HEA in time for the ending of the book. True, the romance was slow to get off the ground and start running. But I think for the romance to work for these two, and for North to get a happy ever after he deserves with someone wonderful, it had to be a slow, deliberate build up to the romance. That's why I accepted that Faith and North didn't even really kiss or anything until midway through the story... or there abouts. At the time, I was impatient. Looking back, I'm all smiles and I understand.
Speaking of North getting his perfect match, I wasn't a fan of Faith in the beginning. What?? I know, right?! But after awhile, I saw that Faith really had a backbone and she could stand up to her brothers and her father. Oh, her brother Hale was a complete jerk. I did not like how he never listened to Faith! Because North's story was one I was waiting for, I was expecting a lot from this story. I was NOT disappointed. Faith stood up to her family AND she stood up to North when it mattered. I don't think that's a spoiler... that's just something to look forward to :)
I sat and read this in one sitting on a Sunday afternoon. I really needed the escape and this story delivered that for me. Sometimes, that's all I ask for from a story: deliver me away into a story, just write it well, so I don't get distracted, okay? Ms. Jordan answered that request beautifully... oh, that epilogue :D
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In this third book in the Devil's Rock series, we finally get North Callaghan's happily ever after. North is Knox's little brother, Knox being from book one. North was left behind in prison after Knox was released early. Even Reid (from book two), their old gang leader, couldn't help North get out of prison. This book picks up two years after North has been out of prison. He's 32 years old. He owns a home, he has a steady job, and he's staying out of trouble.
But North is haunted by memories from his time in prison. How he deals with it is not exactly what I would call "healthy". It's legal, just not the best for healing North's psyche.
Enter Faith Walters, doing a little "escaping" of her own as she moves in next door to North. At 26 years of age, Faith is finally moving out of her family's home and out from under (hopefully) her overbearing father and brothers. Faith has been filling in with cooking and cleaning around the house ever since her mother passed. But it's time for her to claim her independence.
I wasn't too sure how these two complete opposite personalities were going to make it to their HEA in time for the ending of the book. True, the romance was slow to get off the ground and start running. But I think for the romance to work for these two, and for North to get a happy ever after he deserves with someone wonderful, it had to be a slow, deliberate build up to the romance. That's why I accepted that Faith and North didn't even really kiss or anything until midway through the story... or there abouts. At the time, I was impatient. Looking back, I'm all smiles and I understand.
Speaking of North getting his perfect match, I wasn't a fan of Faith in the beginning. What?? I know, right?! But after awhile, I saw that Faith really had a backbone and she could stand up to her brothers and her father. Oh, her brother Hale was a complete jerk. I did not like how he never listened to Faith! Because North's story was one I was waiting for, I was expecting a lot from this story. I was NOT disappointed. Faith stood up to her family AND she stood up to North when it mattered. I don't think that's a spoiler... that's just something to look forward to :)
I sat and read this in one sitting on a Sunday afternoon. I really needed the escape and this story delivered that for me. Sometimes, that's all I ask for from a story: deliver me away into a story, just write it well, so I don't get distracted, okay? Ms. Jordan answered that request beautifully... oh, that epilogue :D
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February 7, 2017
3 Stars - 3 Flames
I'm really torn about how to review this book. So I'm gonna go with the best form, honesty. Although I enjoyed reading this installment, I wouldn't be honest if I didn't mention that I'm also pretty disappointed in it. I feel like I've been waiting this entire series to get my hands on North, and it just fell short for me.
North is the brother of Knox from the first installment. The pretty boy. The one who got left in jail while his brother and Reid escaped the hell that was the Rock. Finally free and living under the radar for the past two years, his new neighbor is turning out to be a handful. After trying to avoid her for weeks, it's apparent that she's not going anywhere and coming face to face is inevitable. And when that meeting finally happens, the chemistry is off the hook.
Faith is the Sheriff's sister. She's also the daughter of the former Sheriff. The one who arrested North and Knox all those years ago. Living under her family's protection all of these years has been too much to handle, so she finally steps up to the plate and purchases her own home. Little did she know that her new neighbor (who she shares a wall with) likes to make women scream. All. Night. Long. After many attempts at trying to speak with him (while being avoided), and a peeping tom moment resulting in a form of texting between the two, they finally meet face to face. Chemistry? Oh ya. But is it a good idea to mess around with a former convict, knowing your law enforcement family will disapprove?
After reading the first two installments and enjoying a little criminal suspense in each, this didn't have any "suspense" and left too many wholes in the story line for me. The anticipation of the two of them finally meeting was nice and well done. But then it's like the book needed to end and so it did. We get the HEA for the two of them, but no answers as to Faith's family issues with North. Then I find out that the next installment stars Faith's brother. So maybe that part of the story will continue in the next one? But then the Epilogue throws us a year in to the future. Argh...just frustrating I guess...
*I received this book from the Jeep Diva in exchange for my honest opinion.
I'm really torn about how to review this book. So I'm gonna go with the best form, honesty. Although I enjoyed reading this installment, I wouldn't be honest if I didn't mention that I'm also pretty disappointed in it. I feel like I've been waiting this entire series to get my hands on North, and it just fell short for me.
North is the brother of Knox from the first installment. The pretty boy. The one who got left in jail while his brother and Reid escaped the hell that was the Rock. Finally free and living under the radar for the past two years, his new neighbor is turning out to be a handful. After trying to avoid her for weeks, it's apparent that she's not going anywhere and coming face to face is inevitable. And when that meeting finally happens, the chemistry is off the hook.
Faith is the Sheriff's sister. She's also the daughter of the former Sheriff. The one who arrested North and Knox all those years ago. Living under her family's protection all of these years has been too much to handle, so she finally steps up to the plate and purchases her own home. Little did she know that her new neighbor (who she shares a wall with) likes to make women scream. All. Night. Long. After many attempts at trying to speak with him (while being avoided), and a peeping tom moment resulting in a form of texting between the two, they finally meet face to face. Chemistry? Oh ya. But is it a good idea to mess around with a former convict, knowing your law enforcement family will disapprove?
After reading the first two installments and enjoying a little criminal suspense in each, this didn't have any "suspense" and left too many wholes in the story line for me. The anticipation of the two of them finally meeting was nice and well done. But then it's like the book needed to end and so it did. We get the HEA for the two of them, but no answers as to Faith's family issues with North. Then I find out that the next installment stars Faith's brother. So maybe that part of the story will continue in the next one? But then the Epilogue throws us a year in to the future. Argh...just frustrating I guess...
*I received this book from the Jeep Diva in exchange for my honest opinion.
February 6, 2017
**4.5 stars** Dayum North…you are one hot alpha bad boy. I was so looking forward to his story and it did not disappoint! Smokin’ hot chemistry between North and Faith and I loved the bantering between them too! Even though the characters “technically” meet later in the book, author Sophie Jordan totally makes it work. There’s definitely sexual tension between the characters. This story had me sucked into the storyline from the very beginning. I purchased both the paperback and the audiobook and it was worth every penny! Christian Fox did a fantastic job with the narration.
April 20, 2017
Enjoyed this one better than the last one I read of this series. Faith and North were a cute couple although it took a long time for them to get together in the book.
Good chemistry and a good story.
I think the next book will be Piper and Hale, Faith's sheriff brother. Just a thought. There wasn't any indication she is writing anymore of this series but it wouldn't surprise me if this happens.
I'm not really in the headspace to write a true review but can just say this was a good story and an enjoyable read.
Good chemistry and a good story.
I think the next book will be Piper and Hale, Faith's sheriff brother. Just a thought. There wasn't any indication she is writing anymore of this series but it wouldn't surprise me if this happens.
I'm not really in the headspace to write a true review but can just say this was a good story and an enjoyable read.
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