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Stark International Security #1
Dómame: Una novela Stark International
La aspirante a actriz Jamie Archer está huyendo de sí misma, de sus costumbres de cría salvaje y de la vida desordenada que ha dejado atrás en Los Ángeles. Y sobre todo de Ryan Hunter, el primer hombre que tiene el potencial para penetrar a través de sus defensas y ver sus oscuros temores y los secretos que esconde.
Ryan Hunter, el Jefe de Seguridad de Stark International, tiene muy en claro una sola cosa: quiere a Jamie. Quiere abrazarla, hacerle el amor, poseerla y reclamarla para sí. Quiere hacer todo lo que sea necesario para hacerla suya.
Pero después de una noche de felicidad, Jamie huye. Ahora depende de Ryan, no solo hacer que vuelva, sino convencerla de que está escapando de lo mejor que le ha pasado en la vida: él.
Ryan Hunter, el Jefe de Seguridad de Stark International, tiene muy en claro una sola cosa: quiere a Jamie. Quiere abrazarla, hacerle el amor, poseerla y reclamarla para sí. Quiere hacer todo lo que sea necesario para hacerla suya.
Pero después de una noche de felicidad, Jamie huye. Ahora depende de Ryan, no solo hacer que vuelva, sino convencerla de que está escapando de lo mejor que le ha pasado en la vida: él.
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First published March 25, 2014
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J. Kenner
188 books10.4k followersJ. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy) and in 2017 for Wicked Dirty in the same category. Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development as a television show.
Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages.
In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy) and in 2017 for Wicked Dirty in the same category. Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development as a television show.
Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages.
In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
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April 14, 2020
Jamie è la migliore amica di Nikki sarà la sua damigella in quanto Nikki sta per convolare a nozze con Damien Stark l’ex campione di tennis. Jamie deve collaborare con Hunter Ryan il capo della sicurezza della Stark International. Jamie vuole diventare un’attrice e sta scappando da se stessa con Ryan c’è sicuro alchimia, lui vorrebbe solo tenerla con se ma lei dopo una notte di passione scappa...
In questo periodo piuttosto difficile per tutti per me è difficile portare a termine un libro ma devo dire che la J. Kenner è bravissima a tenere incollati al libro. Come la trilogia Stark anche questo libro mi è piaciuto unica pecca l’avrei preferito più lungo. Per me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In questo periodo piuttosto difficile per tutti per me è difficile portare a termine un libro ma devo dire che la J. Kenner è bravissima a tenere incollati al libro. Come la trilogia Stark anche questo libro mi è piaciuto unica pecca l’avrei preferito più lungo. Per me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 27, 2020
Jamie è la migliore amica di Nikki, la quale sta per diventare la moglie del miliardario ed ex campione di tennis Damien Stark.
Ma è anche la sua damigella d'onore, e ha il compito di organizzare un sontuoso ricevimento di nozze per gli sposi.
Jamie deve collaborare con Ryan, capo della sicurezza della Stark International, e per diverso tempo si trovano a dover stare a stretto contatto. Diventano amici. Ma Jamie, dopo le nozze, decide di voler altro da lui che, stranamente, si dimostra sfuggevole.
Una volta Nikki le ha detto che non c’è niente che Ryan ami di più che dare la caccia ai mostri. È sufficiente osservarlo mentre cammina, per ammirare i suoi movimenti, un misto di grazia e potenza, e immaginarlo impegnato in un combattimento all’ultimo sangue.
Una novella breve ma intensa, molto hot, che ci permette anche di rientrare, seppur di sfuggita, nella vita di Damien Nikki, che ho tanto amato nella precedente trilogia.
Ma è anche la sua damigella d'onore, e ha il compito di organizzare un sontuoso ricevimento di nozze per gli sposi.
Jamie deve collaborare con Ryan, capo della sicurezza della Stark International, e per diverso tempo si trovano a dover stare a stretto contatto. Diventano amici. Ma Jamie, dopo le nozze, decide di voler altro da lui che, stranamente, si dimostra sfuggevole.
Una volta Nikki le ha detto che non c’è niente che Ryan ami di più che dare la caccia ai mostri. È sufficiente osservarlo mentre cammina, per ammirare i suoi movimenti, un misto di grazia e potenza, e immaginarlo impegnato in un combattimento all’ultimo sangue.
Una novella breve ma intensa, molto hot, che ci permette anche di rientrare, seppur di sfuggita, nella vita di Damien Nikki, che ho tanto amato nella precedente trilogia.
May 1, 2017
La verdad me gusto, fue un libro cortito con una (según mi opinión) mejor historia que la mayoría de los libros eróticos con el chico super rico y la inocente virgen. Ella se acostó con media cuidad pero nunca se lo negó y me gusto su carácter. Él es super lindo con ella y por supuesto no pudieron faltar varias escenas de sexo, pero al menos el libro no gira alrededor de lo erótico.
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January 29, 2014This will be great! I mean Damien & Nikki are gonna live happily ever after but what about the rest? This add-on will definitely finalize the Stark series :) can't wait!
May 8, 2020
3,5⭐️
Bello ma peccato che, trattandosi di una novella, è tutto un po’ affrettato.
Breve ma intenso... e soprattutto molto hot 😏🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bello ma peccato che, trattandosi di una novella, è tutto un po’ affrettato.
Breve ma intenso... e soprattutto molto hot 😏🔥🔥🔥🔥
June 26, 2016
Great short story
“I regret the way I ran from him. I regret even more the nights I lost with him.”
“I regret the way I ran from him. I regret even more the nights I lost with him.”
December 5, 2014
I was looking forward to this novella. There was some smokin' hot chemistry in Complete Me between Jamie, Nikki's bff and Ryan Hunter, Damien's head of security.
Jamie has a plan. She's determined to get her life together. She has stopped sleeping around and she's leaving for Texas to move back in with her parents and for a job in television as an entertainment interviewer and reporter. As soon as she gets her act together she's hoping to make her way back to L.A. to continue acting.
After Nikki and Damien's wedding Jamie and Ryan are left to see the guests off and make sure cleanup is underway. Jamie wants Ryan so bad that she thinks one last fling won't hurt. But Ryan isn't that easy. Even though he gives Jamie the impression he wants her, he tells her no. He doesn't want just one night, he wants everything. Jamie is afraid that Ryan is the kind of guy that will make her throw her plan out the window but that doesn't stop her from telling him yes, he can have everything. However, after multiple orgasms and some sleep she thinks better of it.
Can Ryan make her see things his way?
This novella was so disappointing. Jamie and Ryan deserved a full-length book. Everything happened so fast that it came off as cheesy. And I'm sure you can guess Jamie, in fact, did throw her plan out the window for Ryan which made me roll my eyes. Also, Ryan had the same sexual proclivities as Damien but it just came off as second-rate, a cheap carbon copy. I really wanted to like this novella but...no.
Jamie has a plan. She's determined to get her life together. She has stopped sleeping around and she's leaving for Texas to move back in with her parents and for a job in television as an entertainment interviewer and reporter. As soon as she gets her act together she's hoping to make her way back to L.A. to continue acting.
After Nikki and Damien's wedding Jamie and Ryan are left to see the guests off and make sure cleanup is underway. Jamie wants Ryan so bad that she thinks one last fling won't hurt. But Ryan isn't that easy. Even though he gives Jamie the impression he wants her, he tells her no. He doesn't want just one night, he wants everything. Jamie is afraid that Ryan is the kind of guy that will make her throw her plan out the window but that doesn't stop her from telling him yes, he can have everything. However, after multiple orgasms and some sleep she thinks better of it.
Can Ryan make her see things his way?
This novella was so disappointing. Jamie and Ryan deserved a full-length book. Everything happened so fast that it came off as cheesy. And I'm sure you can guess Jamie, in fact, did throw her plan out the window for Ryan which made me roll my eyes. Also, Ryan had the same sexual proclivities as Damien but it just came off as second-rate, a cheap carbon copy. I really wanted to like this novella but...no.
July 20, 2014
3.5 Stars
We've met the hot-mess that is Jamie and we've seen a sliver of tension between her and Ryan Hunter (Stark's Lead Security), but now we get the explosion.
Following Damien and Nikki's wedding, Jamie and Ryan are left with the task of ensuring that the reception is all closed down. Jamie has returned from Texas for the event and is bound to return in an attempt to put her life back together. Giving up men and the lifestyle that living in LA brings, Jamie has a plan... one that Ryan is about to Shatter.
Ryan has always seen Jamie, wanted her - but he wanted something beyond just a good time. He wanted all of her. One night suddenly turns into more even as Jamie struggles to realize what she wants.
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This was hot little read that I think gives you just the right amount of Jamie. She was originally a character that I didn't fully connect with, but was still intrigued by her. Seeing her little story in a span of 80 pages was just enough for me since I still am not sold on the idea that her story was interesting enough to really warrant more in the way of a full length novel.
Ryan was a bit sweet and all kinds of instant-love-falling hero. This kind of instant love does not bother me. 80 pages is not enough to have a long drawn out romance, you could tell that he clearly had feelings for her from a distance for some time - so falling quickly was just fine. I was a little put off by the turn from romantic to kinkster that took place a few times. I wasn't sure what to make of him, he seemed far more kinky than he let on, or maybe he just enjoyed being adventurous. I would have liked a bit more of Ryan's story to bring this full circle though.
In the end, I enjoyed this little treat.
We've met the hot-mess that is Jamie and we've seen a sliver of tension between her and Ryan Hunter (Stark's Lead Security), but now we get the explosion.
Following Damien and Nikki's wedding, Jamie and Ryan are left with the task of ensuring that the reception is all closed down. Jamie has returned from Texas for the event and is bound to return in an attempt to put her life back together. Giving up men and the lifestyle that living in LA brings, Jamie has a plan... one that Ryan is about to Shatter.
Ryan has always seen Jamie, wanted her - but he wanted something beyond just a good time. He wanted all of her. One night suddenly turns into more even as Jamie struggles to realize what she wants.
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This was hot little read that I think gives you just the right amount of Jamie. She was originally a character that I didn't fully connect with, but was still intrigued by her. Seeing her little story in a span of 80 pages was just enough for me since I still am not sold on the idea that her story was interesting enough to really warrant more in the way of a full length novel.
Ryan was a bit sweet and all kinds of instant-love-falling hero. This kind of instant love does not bother me. 80 pages is not enough to have a long drawn out romance, you could tell that he clearly had feelings for her from a distance for some time - so falling quickly was just fine. I was a little put off by the turn from romantic to kinkster that took place a few times. I wasn't sure what to make of him, he seemed far more kinky than he let on, or maybe he just enjoyed being adventurous. I would have liked a bit more of Ryan's story to bring this full circle though.
In the end, I enjoyed this little treat.
April 6, 2016
I am so freakin excited! I saw the book last night on facebook and I can't wait to read it!
Jamie and Ryan were great together.
I wanted to see Jamie get her happy ending and she did. She and Ryan were great together. I wanted more of their story because for me things happened too fast. I have no idea whose story is going to be next but I am sure it will be good
Jamie and Ryan were great together.
I wanted to see Jamie get her happy ending and she did. She and Ryan were great together. I wanted more of their story because for me things happened too fast. I have no idea whose story is going to be next but I am sure it will be good
April 12, 2015
Tame me
3.5 all I want is you stars
Sometimes how I feel at the end of the book is different from how I felt reading the book if that makes sense. I had this one on the back burner for over a year because I love Stark and didn’t want my series tarnished by possibly a bad spin off.. I have to say I like the spin off and that each book thus far follows side characters. For 80 pages Kenner put her heart and soul on the table and tried to give us an HEA for Jamie in 80 pages. Jamie and Ryan needed their little HEA and they got a sweet and saucy one… but 80 pages for anything by Kenner is not enough. There is a whole story told in 80 days.
Ryan says everything a man should say and he is so swoon worthy I think I even started dating him in these 80 pages
running is going to make you smarter. It just puts more distance between you and the problem
if Manhattan is your snooty stepmother and LA is your hippie brother Las Vegas is your crazy ass cousin who doesn’t know what to be when he grows up
Your parents are your first conception of love, the first object of your love. You love them wholly and unconditionally, and expect that back. And when you don’t get that in return, it colors everything
No matter how much we love them, we all grow up surrounded by our parents shit. Youll either be buried in it and suffocate, or use it for fertilize and thrive. (these lines hit close to home)
I wanted more than insta love from these two characters they had so much promise and at times I think Ryan was a cheesy version of Damien and Jamie went from slut from the block to forever love really fast!
3.5 all I want is you stars
Sometimes how I feel at the end of the book is different from how I felt reading the book if that makes sense. I had this one on the back burner for over a year because I love Stark and didn’t want my series tarnished by possibly a bad spin off.. I have to say I like the spin off and that each book thus far follows side characters. For 80 pages Kenner put her heart and soul on the table and tried to give us an HEA for Jamie in 80 pages. Jamie and Ryan needed their little HEA and they got a sweet and saucy one… but 80 pages for anything by Kenner is not enough. There is a whole story told in 80 days.
Ryan says everything a man should say and he is so swoon worthy I think I even started dating him in these 80 pages
running is going to make you smarter. It just puts more distance between you and the problem
if Manhattan is your snooty stepmother and LA is your hippie brother Las Vegas is your crazy ass cousin who doesn’t know what to be when he grows up
Your parents are your first conception of love, the first object of your love. You love them wholly and unconditionally, and expect that back. And when you don’t get that in return, it colors everything
No matter how much we love them, we all grow up surrounded by our parents shit. Youll either be buried in it and suffocate, or use it for fertilize and thrive. (these lines hit close to home)
I wanted more than insta love from these two characters they had so much promise and at times I think Ryan was a cheesy version of Damien and Jamie went from slut from the block to forever love really fast!
March 27, 2014
I'm sorry J Kenner, i loved your Damien Stark trilogy, and i swooned and swooned while reading those books. But this, this is very disappointing, i loved Jamie in the Stark trilogy, so i was really excited to discover you were writing about her. But i have just finished, and i found that there was no depth, no feeling to the characters of Jamie and Ryan. I really wanted to discover what makes them tick, but i didnt achieve that, and that makes me sad.
I really wish you had written something more substantial, and not a novella, if that meant waiting a couple of years to discover the reality of the characters, then so be it.
The two stars i have awarded, are for the red hot sex between the two, and you certainly know how to get my blood pumping, the only thing i didnt like about their physical relationship, was the fact that he dominated her. I got the feeling from the stark trilogy that ryan was mysterious, but a softy, not a dom, and that also disappointed me.
I really wish you had written something more substantial, and not a novella, if that meant waiting a couple of years to discover the reality of the characters, then so be it.
The two stars i have awarded, are for the red hot sex between the two, and you certainly know how to get my blood pumping, the only thing i didnt like about their physical relationship, was the fact that he dominated her. I got the feeling from the stark trilogy that ryan was mysterious, but a softy, not a dom, and that also disappointed me.
March 26, 2014
Wow, I love Damien, but in less than 100 pages, Ryan sure gave him a run for his money! I hope Ryan and Jamie get a full novel in the future. I loved watching them get to know each other and Jamie breaking down her walls some. Letting someone else be in control. Not to mention their sex and chemistry was hawt!! I loved the dominate side of Ryan, yet he was so caring at the same time. Hope to see more of their story again.
March 27, 2014
Should not have purchased this one…
This reader is not sure what to make of this one. Having read many books including and reminiscent of 50 Shades which were enjoyed this reader is not a prude. It would have been nice if there had a warning, stating that there is anal sex, bondage, a collar and a leash. This reader would then have passed on this one and not felt obliged to write this review. As for the story it is novella length and there is no depth just a lot of sex and wanting sex. The story is fast paced, the ending hard to believe, instant-love.
The heroine is not very likable; she has spent years sleeping around and is very indecisive. She can’t stick to decisions that she makes that are in her best interests. We are given the reasons why she needs to leave and find herself but then she turns around and gives everything up for a man. This reader doesn’t think she found herself she just gave up trying to.
The hero though likable likes to collar his women and put them on a leash something which this reader can’t abide though I blame the woman more for allowing it than the man for doing it.
So readers make what you will of this book. There are many novellas out there with more depth and better story lines. I can say that this one was fairly well written, only 2 errors. Perhaps it might have made a difference if this reader had read the Stark Trilogy from which these characters originated.
This reader is not sure what to make of this one. Having read many books including and reminiscent of 50 Shades which were enjoyed this reader is not a prude. It would have been nice if there had a warning, stating that there is anal sex, bondage, a collar and a leash. This reader would then have passed on this one and not felt obliged to write this review. As for the story it is novella length and there is no depth just a lot of sex and wanting sex. The story is fast paced, the ending hard to believe, instant-love.
The heroine is not very likable; she has spent years sleeping around and is very indecisive. She can’t stick to decisions that she makes that are in her best interests. We are given the reasons why she needs to leave and find herself but then she turns around and gives everything up for a man. This reader doesn’t think she found herself she just gave up trying to.
The hero though likable likes to collar his women and put them on a leash something which this reader can’t abide though I blame the woman more for allowing it than the man for doing it.
So readers make what you will of this book. There are many novellas out there with more depth and better story lines. I can say that this one was fairly well written, only 2 errors. Perhaps it might have made a difference if this reader had read the Stark Trilogy from which these characters originated.
March 31, 2014
“I’m going to make you very happy,” I say.
“Kitten,” he says. “You already do.”
Yay!! Jamie and Ryan finally together!! Love it :)
“Kitten,” he says. “You already do.”
Yay!! Jamie and Ryan finally together!! Love it :)
May 19, 2014
Firstly, Jamie Archer has too many issues for it to be summed up in a novella, even if it is only part 1. There was no background or base to their relationship from our POV therefore, I didn't believe their intense feelings for each other in the end, which then led to me being bored. I fell asleep 3 times reading this novella and one of those times was 1/2 hour after waking from a full night's sleep.
It's not that I don't think that they could make a good couple, it's just that I need to see it begin and develop, or at the very least, a flash back to where the feelings began. I am sure it wasn't from seeing Jamie semi-naked and masturbating on Damien's chaise. I understand lust and a good old roll in the hay but the deep feelings that followed seemed abrupt and unbelievable (Not in the good way). They could work as a couple but show it to me. A quick sex in LA and bet in Vegas does not a relationship make.
Jamie was confident and I love that. Damaged or confused, she knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to take it. Literally. I don't know who was getting tamed though because she never once put up a fight.
I'm sorry but I can't see Ryan as a dominant and it's not only because he works for another dominant alpha male but there were times when he felt like he was in control and Jamie was actually leading the whole scene. The illusion of him being a dominant is just that. An illusion.
We never met them but the mention of Jamie's parents had me wanting to meet the couple that was so in love that they disregard everything around them inclusive of their daughter. I also don't feel sorry for Jamie's logistics because regardless of her parents infatuation with each other she should know love and is the catalyst for all her insecurities. Your mad at the world because they take you at face value? How about you show them that there is more to Jamie Archer? If anything I am looking forward to is Jamie gaining some confidence in her own confidence.
Ryan is a male lead that was needed in a story. It's his story and the man still takes a back seat to everything. Sometimes I even forgot he was the one she was with. He doesn't do much for me in this installment as he was more a bodyguard than a lover.
Also, what's up with him tracking her every where she goes like a jealous boyfriend? I am not even gonna touch on the James Bond ending he starred. I just wanna know if Damien knows how company resources are being used o.O
Ryan is a nice guy but tell me more. He is too forgettable as he literally and figuratively fades into the background like an every present shadow. He plays security detail very well.
The sex was in a good time frame from amount to length. I was already falling asleep reading them so I can't imagine them any longer. I did enjoy the story outside of the sex and inner rants of Jamie and I think that watching them build a relationship and life in LA would be a good and interesting story as the base of this one left me bored and looking to give up on everything Stark related.
This novella had it's moments but they were few and far between. It seemed very chopped and summarized and not because it's a novella. You could literally feel and see the massive jumps especially in the end. I had to skip back a page to find out what happened between she sinking the gas and him jumping out of helicopters.
I don't believe their level of connection right now, but I think with a better story line, focus and progression I could be persuaded to read the next copy. In the interim, I was left bored, uninspired and ecstatic for the the end of a 80 page novel. I swear it felt like 400!
It's not that I don't think that they could make a good couple, it's just that I need to see it begin and develop, or at the very least, a flash back to where the feelings began. I am sure it wasn't from seeing Jamie semi-naked and masturbating on Damien's chaise. I understand lust and a good old roll in the hay but the deep feelings that followed seemed abrupt and unbelievable (Not in the good way). They could work as a couple but show it to me. A quick sex in LA and bet in Vegas does not a relationship make.
Jamie was confident and I love that. Damaged or confused, she knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to take it. Literally. I don't know who was getting tamed though because she never once put up a fight.
I'm sorry but I can't see Ryan as a dominant and it's not only because he works for another dominant alpha male but there were times when he felt like he was in control and Jamie was actually leading the whole scene. The illusion of him being a dominant is just that. An illusion.
We never met them but the mention of Jamie's parents had me wanting to meet the couple that was so in love that they disregard everything around them inclusive of their daughter. I also don't feel sorry for Jamie's logistics because regardless of her parents infatuation with each other she should know love and is the catalyst for all her insecurities. Your mad at the world because they take you at face value? How about you show them that there is more to Jamie Archer? If anything I am looking forward to is Jamie gaining some confidence in her own confidence.
Ryan is a male lead that was needed in a story. It's his story and the man still takes a back seat to everything. Sometimes I even forgot he was the one she was with. He doesn't do much for me in this installment as he was more a bodyguard than a lover.
Also, what's up with him tracking her every where she goes like a jealous boyfriend? I am not even gonna touch on the James Bond ending he starred. I just wanna know if Damien knows how company resources are being used o.O
Ryan is a nice guy but tell me more. He is too forgettable as he literally and figuratively fades into the background like an every present shadow. He plays security detail very well.
The sex was in a good time frame from amount to length. I was already falling asleep reading them so I can't imagine them any longer. I did enjoy the story outside of the sex and inner rants of Jamie and I think that watching them build a relationship and life in LA would be a good and interesting story as the base of this one left me bored and looking to give up on everything Stark related.
This novella had it's moments but they were few and far between. It seemed very chopped and summarized and not because it's a novella. You could literally feel and see the massive jumps especially in the end. I had to skip back a page to find out what happened between she sinking the gas and him jumping out of helicopters.
I don't believe their level of connection right now, but I think with a better story line, focus and progression I could be persuaded to read the next copy. In the interim, I was left bored, uninspired and ecstatic for the the end of a 80 page novel. I swear it felt like 400!
March 22, 2014
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Tame Me is the first Blue Box Special in the 1,001 Dark Nights Series as well as the first story in author J. Kenner’s Stark International series, a spin-off of her Stark Trilogy. Talk about kicking off a series with a sexy and steamy bang. This novella was incredible!
Jamie Archer has decided it was time for a new plan. Her current situation wasn’t working for her anymore and she really needed a change. She was tired of not being happy with the girl looking back at her in the mirror. She wanted to ditch her sex-as-a-temporary-fix-for-a-permanent-problem ways. She wanted to mean more to herself and find out who she truly was. The first step in her plan was leaving L.A. and heading back home to Texas. With her mind made up and just about ready to set out on the road there was on thing that she hated thinking about leaving behind. Ryan. Deliciously sexy, he was the only man she had wanted, but never acted upon. Now he’s the one thing keeping her on the fence as to whether she should leave or stay.
Ryan Hunter has watched Jamie for quite some time now. He knows her habits, her ways, her inner fire…he knows her. He also knows he wants her with a desperation that he has never felt toward any woman before. The only problem was she wasn’t used to keeping a guy around past a romp or two between the sheets. And if there was one thing Ryan was sure of, it was that he took her to his bed, he would be staying around. For a very long time. Now, he just had to convince her to stay. Not just here in L.A., but with him.
Ryan and Jamie have an undeniable chemistry and one that cannot be ignored…with a little bit of convincing; Ryan just may be the only “plan” Jamie needs.
Dear all things hot and holy…this story was scorching! I devoured it in one sitting and was so sad I read it that fast. I will definitely need to go back for a re-read. The heat between Ryan and Jamie is blazing and builds at a delicious and delectable pace. Ryan is 100% alpha and makes no bones about telling Jamie exactly what he wants from her and hot damn, it is wonderfully detailed and beyond super sexy. I admired Jamie and her quest to find out more about herself. She is also a witty and sassy gal, which I loved. She gave Ryan quite a run for his money and the chase was indeed a whole lot of the fun. Together they make a scrumptious pair and totally balance one another out both in the bedroom and out. Hard and soft, stubborn and yielding…they really are a beautifully equalized couple.
Thank you, Julie for one hell of a steamy and sexy read! I can’t wait to see what the Stark International Series has in store for us.
Tame Me is the first Blue Box Special in the 1,001 Dark Nights Series as well as the first story in author J. Kenner’s Stark International series, a spin-off of her Stark Trilogy. Talk about kicking off a series with a sexy and steamy bang. This novella was incredible!
Jamie Archer has decided it was time for a new plan. Her current situation wasn’t working for her anymore and she really needed a change. She was tired of not being happy with the girl looking back at her in the mirror. She wanted to ditch her sex-as-a-temporary-fix-for-a-permanent-problem ways. She wanted to mean more to herself and find out who she truly was. The first step in her plan was leaving L.A. and heading back home to Texas. With her mind made up and just about ready to set out on the road there was on thing that she hated thinking about leaving behind. Ryan. Deliciously sexy, he was the only man she had wanted, but never acted upon. Now he’s the one thing keeping her on the fence as to whether she should leave or stay.
Ryan Hunter has watched Jamie for quite some time now. He knows her habits, her ways, her inner fire…he knows her. He also knows he wants her with a desperation that he has never felt toward any woman before. The only problem was she wasn’t used to keeping a guy around past a romp or two between the sheets. And if there was one thing Ryan was sure of, it was that he took her to his bed, he would be staying around. For a very long time. Now, he just had to convince her to stay. Not just here in L.A., but with him.
Ryan and Jamie have an undeniable chemistry and one that cannot be ignored…with a little bit of convincing; Ryan just may be the only “plan” Jamie needs.
Dear all things hot and holy…this story was scorching! I devoured it in one sitting and was so sad I read it that fast. I will definitely need to go back for a re-read. The heat between Ryan and Jamie is blazing and builds at a delicious and delectable pace. Ryan is 100% alpha and makes no bones about telling Jamie exactly what he wants from her and hot damn, it is wonderfully detailed and beyond super sexy. I admired Jamie and her quest to find out more about herself. She is also a witty and sassy gal, which I loved. She gave Ryan quite a run for his money and the chase was indeed a whole lot of the fun. Together they make a scrumptious pair and totally balance one another out both in the bedroom and out. Hard and soft, stubborn and yielding…they really are a beautifully equalized couple.
Thank you, Julie for one hell of a steamy and sexy read! I can’t wait to see what the Stark International Series has in store for us.
March 26, 2014
4.25 stars
ABOUT THE BOOK: March 25, 2014
Aspiring actress Jamie Archer is on the run. From herself. From her wild child ways. From the screwed up life that she left behind in Los Angeles. And, most of all, from Ryan Hunter—the first man who has the potential to break through her defenses to see the dark fears and secrets she hides.
Stark International Security Chief Ryan Hunter knows only one thing for sure—he wants Jamie. Wants to hold her, make love to her, possess her, and claim her. Wants to do whatever it takes to make her his.
But after one night of bliss, Jamie bolts. And now it’s up to Ryan to not only bring her back, but to convince her that she’s running away from the best thing that ever happened to her--him.
REVIEW: TAME ME is the first storyline in J.Kenner’s contemporary, adult, erotic Stark International novella spin off series. This is Stark International’s chief of security Ryan Hunter and Jamie Archer (Nikki Fairchild Stark’s best friend’s) storyline. Ryan and Jamie have been dancing around one another for awhile and now that Nikki and Damien have left for their honeymoon, Jamie takes the opportunity to make a move-in more ways than one.
The novella focuses on the sexual attraction between Jamie and Ryan-one that is hot, sensual and off the charts. As Jamie prepares to move back to Texas, Ryan will make Jamie an offer she cannot refuse. In the end, Jamie will do what Jamie does best-she will run not once but twice-and Ryan will be waiting each and every time.
J. Kenner pulls the reader into a sexually graphic storyline where two people who have wanted one another for a very long time test the waters of sex, sin and a little bit of BDSM. Jamie is no stranger to the allure of her sexuality but she may have met her match with the alpha male Ryan Hunter-a man who knows what he wants; how to get it; and when to let go. In this, Ryan is a man determined to keep Jamie Archer-all to himself.
The world of Stark International has been previously established through the Stark Trilogy and continues with the SI novellas. We learn Ryan and Jamie’s backstories-their sexual history; their wants and needs and, what they want is to find love and be loved. They are mature adults who give in to the exotic allure of each other’s bodies.
TAME ME is a quick read; a fast paced novella that explores the sexual relationship between two people who want, who need, who demand it all. J. Kenner writes a provocative story of lust, love and passionate desire.
www.thereadingcafe.com
ABOUT THE BOOK: March 25, 2014
Aspiring actress Jamie Archer is on the run. From herself. From her wild child ways. From the screwed up life that she left behind in Los Angeles. And, most of all, from Ryan Hunter—the first man who has the potential to break through her defenses to see the dark fears and secrets she hides.
Stark International Security Chief Ryan Hunter knows only one thing for sure—he wants Jamie. Wants to hold her, make love to her, possess her, and claim her. Wants to do whatever it takes to make her his.
But after one night of bliss, Jamie bolts. And now it’s up to Ryan to not only bring her back, but to convince her that she’s running away from the best thing that ever happened to her--him.
REVIEW: TAME ME is the first storyline in J.Kenner’s contemporary, adult, erotic Stark International novella spin off series. This is Stark International’s chief of security Ryan Hunter and Jamie Archer (Nikki Fairchild Stark’s best friend’s) storyline. Ryan and Jamie have been dancing around one another for awhile and now that Nikki and Damien have left for their honeymoon, Jamie takes the opportunity to make a move-in more ways than one.
The novella focuses on the sexual attraction between Jamie and Ryan-one that is hot, sensual and off the charts. As Jamie prepares to move back to Texas, Ryan will make Jamie an offer she cannot refuse. In the end, Jamie will do what Jamie does best-she will run not once but twice-and Ryan will be waiting each and every time.
J. Kenner pulls the reader into a sexually graphic storyline where two people who have wanted one another for a very long time test the waters of sex, sin and a little bit of BDSM. Jamie is no stranger to the allure of her sexuality but she may have met her match with the alpha male Ryan Hunter-a man who knows what he wants; how to get it; and when to let go. In this, Ryan is a man determined to keep Jamie Archer-all to himself.
The world of Stark International has been previously established through the Stark Trilogy and continues with the SI novellas. We learn Ryan and Jamie’s backstories-their sexual history; their wants and needs and, what they want is to find love and be loved. They are mature adults who give in to the exotic allure of each other’s bodies.
TAME ME is a quick read; a fast paced novella that explores the sexual relationship between two people who want, who need, who demand it all. J. Kenner writes a provocative story of lust, love and passionate desire.
www.thereadingcafe.com
February 18, 2017
Jamie finds her HEA with Ryan Hunter. Short, sweet story true to Jamie's character. I liked it a lot but would have preferred a full length novel.
April 14, 2014
I was really looking forward to this novella. Ryan and Jamie deserve their own HEA and they seemed to have something going on in the Stark series. However, I was kind of disappointed with this novella. It was too short. Everything was rushed to the point that it wasn't believable anymore. Ryan has the same dominant streak as Damien but it wasn't presented as well and as thoroughly as Damian's so it came off as a cheap imitation. Jamie obviously was troubled, had some shit to work through as evidenced by The Plan and so forth. But all it took was 20 pages and poof all of it was gone. Her quest to 'find Jamie' was abandoned and she decided that Jamie is Ryan's period. I didn't like that. I didn't like that she just abandoned her job even though she did great and she had no other job prospect. Honestly, I thought that a novella for them would have been enough. But after reading this, I feel like it didn't do them justice at all, it should have been a full length novel so as a reader I can get the chance to know the characters, sympathize/empathize with them, love them or hate them you know.
Anyways, it was a good try but it didn't work for me.
Anyways, it was a good try but it didn't work for me.
March 27, 2014
I loved it!
It was just way too short - and this extreme 'Insta-Love' between Ryan and Jamie felt a bit weird - way too fast! Yeah, I know that they knew each other already from the previous books, but things happen reallllly quick here ☺
But it was really cute and extremely sexy!
I just wish Julie had given Ryan and Jamie a full novel - or maybe even a whole seris!!!
March 28, 2014
I have envied Jamie from the beginning, but now I am in awe. Hopefully, it's not too good to be true, I don't think Jamie could take it, I mean to open up her heart to Ryan, when she is not the one in charge, so it would probably break her. I would love to have a man like that, to just know what you want even if you don't know yourself, it would be wonderful. Julie, you have done it again, I have been a fan since the beginning of The Stark Trilogy and I am glad you have found a way to continue it, in a way. I look forward to your next book. I encourage anyone that reads this review to start at beginning with Release Me!
March 25, 2014
LOVE THIS BOOK FROM STARK INERNATIONAL!!!! WELL DONE I EXPECTED NOTHING LESS ROM THE WOMAN THAT BROUGHT ME DAMIEON STARK!!!1 THE WRITING WAS GREAT AND THE STORY WAS AMAZING!!! I LOVED THAT THE CHARCTERS IN THIS BOOK WERE THE MAIN IN THE STARK TRILOGY !!!! GREAT JUST GREAT!!1 IM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT EVER IS AFTER THIS !!! J KENNER YOU ROCK FOR BEING ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS AND BRING BOLDNESS STRAIGHT TALKING CHARACTERS AAND DAMIEON STARKS THAT WILL FORVER AND ALWAYS BE GOODREADS AND REREADS FOR ME!~!!!!
June 24, 2014
So, this was basically a sex book. There really wasn't much of a story but lots of sex. I had forgotten Jamie and Ryan met in the other novels in the Stark Trilogy not just the novella. So technically they had history, but if you don't know their back story it really feels like they met and within two days they were going at it. I really like Jamie. I was hoping she'd get a full novel. I can't imagine the entire series will be like this, so at this point I'm really wondering what this series will be about.
July 1, 2024
Hubba hubba.
I've already read Tease Me which is book three in this series and I knew I was going to love this book. I was not wrong. This was such a sweet and sexy novella and though, I usually HATE the insta-love trope, this one didn't seem to bother me. For only reading parts of the Stark Series I found that I wasn’t missing anything or felt lost by reading this book. Also, pet names melt my heart, so you bet I was in a puddle anytime Ryan called Jamie, ‘Kitten’. If you are looking for a quick read with lots of romance and a little drama this is for you!
⭐⭐⭐⭐
I've already read Tease Me which is book three in this series and I knew I was going to love this book. I was not wrong. This was such a sweet and sexy novella and though, I usually HATE the insta-love trope, this one didn't seem to bother me. For only reading parts of the Stark Series I found that I wasn’t missing anything or felt lost by reading this book. Also, pet names melt my heart, so you bet I was in a puddle anytime Ryan called Jamie, ‘Kitten’. If you are looking for a quick read with lots of romance and a little drama this is for you!
⭐⭐⭐⭐
April 4, 2014
Holy hotness
Holy hotness
Every time I read one of Kenner's books I fall more in love with her writing.
Jaime has been a character whose story I've wanted since the first book. What drove her to act the way she did? I knew it would take a certain kind of man to tame her and oh boy does Ryan Hunter get her. He understood her fears and he loved her through them. Of all the books in this series this one just might be my favorite.
Holy hotness
Every time I read one of Kenner's books I fall more in love with her writing.
Jaime has been a character whose story I've wanted since the first book. What drove her to act the way she did? I knew it would take a certain kind of man to tame her and oh boy does Ryan Hunter get her. He understood her fears and he loved her through them. Of all the books in this series this one just might be my favorite.
March 30, 2014
I enjoyed this story of Jamie and Ryan. It was quick and steamy! I love that we know that Damien and Nikki got their HEA and now we see what happens with her best friend Jamie. There wasn't a lot of depth to this story just the quick connection between Jamie and Ryan and of course the incredible sex scenes that J. Kenner does so well.
May 15, 2017
Ryan Hunter es malditamente perfecto!
Todas esas palabras y actos que le da a Jamie son tan... Bellos. El como la hace especial y el que ella se aprecié a si misma es único!
Me encanto esta mini historia, concisa y precisa.
Todas esas palabras y actos que le da a Jamie son tan... Bellos. El como la hace especial y el que ella se aprecié a si misma es único!
Me encanto esta mini historia, concisa y precisa.
March 31, 2014
zip zap zoom...whirlwind fairytale. enjoy the read.its cute.
April 13, 2016
LOVE IT!!!! Good read . The entire Stark Trilogy is for anyone that likes 50 shades of greyish type books.
April 22, 2024
Tame Me is the first of four novellas in a spin-off of the Stark International series by J Kenner. These 1001 Dsrk Nights stories are about Nikki Stark’s best friend, Jamie Archer, and Damien Stark’s best friend and Head of Security, Ryan Hunter. Aspiring actress, Jamie Archer, was on the run from herself, her wild child ways, and most of all from Ryan Hunter - the first man who had the potential to break through her defenses. Ryan Hunter knows only one thing for sure—he wants Jamie. Wants to do whatever it takes to make her his. But after one night of bliss, Jamie bolts. And now it’s up to Ryan to not only bring her back, but to convince her that she’s running away from the best thing that ever happened to her--him. I loved this novella. I first read it in 2018, and reread it recently in preparation for the ARC of a new addition to the series. Jamie is a woman who is full of life and whose life was a mess. What she needed was someone to ground her and that is what Ryan is for her. Ryan had been drawn to Jamie since meeting her, but he didn’t want to be just another notch on her bedpost. He was absolutely compelling, a gorgeous alpha-male who was willing to support all of Jamie’s aspirations while giving her the safety, ability to let go, and acceptance she craved. Their story is perfectly paced and exquisitely written and left the reader hungry for more of their story. These novellas can be read on their own or interspersed between other Stark International novels in chronological order. I highly recommend this novella for readers who enjoy spicy, contemporary romance. You cannot go wrong with this author. I would like to thank 1001 Dark Nights and J Kenner for this ARC. This honest review was written voluntarily and the opinions expressed are my own.
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