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Heaven Sent: Extended Remix #2
Purgatory
Extended Remix = same story but more! Re-edited and expanded with scenes from Luc's point-of-view.
Includes the short story Sexy Spring Surprise
Lucas Sloane defines beautiful for Reese. Tall and sleek with gorgeous red hair and deep, dark eyes to drown in, it's no wonder that the famous bass player of Heaven Sent is the hero of many a starry-eyed teenager's dreams.
Reese used to be one of those teens back when Heaven Sent was no more than the house band for the local club, Purgatory. Back then, Reese found the courage to confess his love to Luc...only to be soundly rejected. Luc wasn't gay. Not long after, Heaven Sent left town and skyrocketed into rock and roll stardom.
Now, four years later, Luc is back in town for a visit and more gorgeous than ever. Surprisingly, he not only apologizes for his treatment of Reese years ago, he comes onto him. Luc's discovered the pleasures of being with a man and wants to know what it'd be like between the two of them. But Reese can't. He lives the straight and narrow, teaches middle school... he's even got a girlfriend. He has a normal life. He can't be gay. But it's hard to deny the man who's defined everything beautiful in Reese's artistic mind.
No one has to know about it, right?
Includes the short story Sexy Spring Surprise
Lucas Sloane defines beautiful for Reese. Tall and sleek with gorgeous red hair and deep, dark eyes to drown in, it's no wonder that the famous bass player of Heaven Sent is the hero of many a starry-eyed teenager's dreams.
Reese used to be one of those teens back when Heaven Sent was no more than the house band for the local club, Purgatory. Back then, Reese found the courage to confess his love to Luc...only to be soundly rejected. Luc wasn't gay. Not long after, Heaven Sent left town and skyrocketed into rock and roll stardom.
Now, four years later, Luc is back in town for a visit and more gorgeous than ever. Surprisingly, he not only apologizes for his treatment of Reese years ago, he comes onto him. Luc's discovered the pleasures of being with a man and wants to know what it'd be like between the two of them. But Reese can't. He lives the straight and narrow, teaches middle school... he's even got a girlfriend. He has a normal life. He can't be gay. But it's hard to deny the man who's defined everything beautiful in Reese's artistic mind.
No one has to know about it, right?
316 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 19, 2019
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85 books977 followersJet is a writer of sexual fantasy with a firm belief that all men are at least partially gay, that vampires are just people with a liquid diet and shapeshifters live on every block.
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September 20, 2021
3.5
This has always been my least fave in the series and even the addition couldn’t make me like it more. Reese is still very annoying and stupid.
February 7, 2023
New edition
Its easy to screw something up when you're trying to improve it. This time around, that's not the case. This book is definitely better than the original, which I loved. Getting inside Lucas head is amazing. Even if you have the old version, I highly recommend getting this one too.
Its easy to screw something up when you're trying to improve it. This time around, that's not the case. This book is definitely better than the original, which I loved. Getting inside Lucas head is amazing. Even if you have the old version, I highly recommend getting this one too.
April 10, 2020
I was very surprised that I did not enjoy the remix since this was my fav series for years.
I was never a fan of Luc, didn't hate him or love him. Thought he was ok in a Over-the-top way. But the remix, aka being in Luc's head, actually made me dislike him.
He's so egotistical and narcissistic I was frowning every POV change. And he changed moods so quickly it gave me wiplash. I actually prefer the old vr since it let me imagine that Luc hadn't just gone back to reese for smex but that he was crushing on him during those years apart and thought that after what he did, he didn't have a chance. But now we get clear motivation and it was very lackluster and kind of mean, especially when he tries to get reese fired because HE believes reese shouldn't be living like that.
Another thing that bothered me of being in Luc's head is that I don't get why he thinks reese is this "precious treasure" like we get no motivation for that other than reese looks like a beautiful nymph and he draws(but not good enough to get into art school, but good enough to draw and paint photo realistic canvases? What?! This is insulting to every artist out there. I prefer the old vr where he decides just NOT to pursue his art, that way his talents were ambiguous. Now im pretty sure he draws stick figures but the band says its cool because he's Luc's intended.) So I don't buy the infatuation, and specially since they haven't seen or talked to eachother for years and they're both different people now.
One more thing that bothered me throughout was the unnecessary modernization of the book. The constant mention of Netflix, Lyft, YouTube, social media ect made it seem like it was trying too hard to be modern and relevent. I liked it better with the forums and just normal cable, there was no need to change it other than to add dialogue. Which brings me to my last point.
Was the story better with the added parts? Not really. The smex wasn't steamyer or better. In fact, the added smex scenes were short and quite lackluster with barely any detail, only enough to let us know they're doing it. The other smex scenes are clearly better written. The added dialogue fell flat too since it didn't tell me anything new or made the conversations more interesting. The "not getting fired for being gay" took some of the urgency out since there's no real point for reese to quit or go back to painting.
It almost dropped the suspension of disbelief for me since it turned into one of those stories where everything just "works out" and there's no real stakes or problems. Which is fine in some books but the way this one was structured was that such a thing was the biggest issue of them sneaking around, so it cheapened it for me a bit that after the school drama reese didn't get fired. (And the added dialogue made Luc even more of a jerk. Like seriously, i was starting to think Reese is a gold digger because other than money and smex, why does he like Luc, like realllllly? What redeeming qualities does Luc have? What are reese's that make him such a diamond and so spectacular that it makes Luc wax woeful tragic fishcakes of poems in regards tohaving almost ruined Reese's magnificence?)
So yeah, rating this 3 stars and not lower since I loved the original.
I haven't read the other remixes yet. But I will. Hoping they will be better since Hell and Tyler are my fav characters of the series.
I was never a fan of Luc, didn't hate him or love him. Thought he was ok in a Over-the-top way. But the remix, aka being in Luc's head, actually made me dislike him.
He's so egotistical and narcissistic I was frowning every POV change. And he changed moods so quickly it gave me wiplash. I actually prefer the old vr since it let me imagine that Luc hadn't just gone back to reese for smex but that he was crushing on him during those years apart and thought that after what he did, he didn't have a chance. But now we get clear motivation and it was very lackluster and kind of mean, especially when he tries to get reese fired because HE believes reese shouldn't be living like that.
Another thing that bothered me of being in Luc's head is that I don't get why he thinks reese is this "precious treasure" like we get no motivation for that other than reese looks like a beautiful nymph and he draws(but not good enough to get into art school, but good enough to draw and paint photo realistic canvases? What?! This is insulting to every artist out there. I prefer the old vr where he decides just NOT to pursue his art, that way his talents were ambiguous. Now im pretty sure he draws stick figures but the band says its cool because he's Luc's intended.) So I don't buy the infatuation, and specially since they haven't seen or talked to eachother for years and they're both different people now.
One more thing that bothered me throughout was the unnecessary modernization of the book. The constant mention of Netflix, Lyft, YouTube, social media ect made it seem like it was trying too hard to be modern and relevent. I liked it better with the forums and just normal cable, there was no need to change it other than to add dialogue. Which brings me to my last point.
Was the story better with the added parts? Not really. The smex wasn't steamyer or better. In fact, the added smex scenes were short and quite lackluster with barely any detail, only enough to let us know they're doing it. The other smex scenes are clearly better written. The added dialogue fell flat too since it didn't tell me anything new or made the conversations more interesting. The "not getting fired for being gay" took some of the urgency out since there's no real point for reese to quit or go back to painting.
It almost dropped the suspension of disbelief for me since it turned into one of those stories where everything just "works out" and there's no real stakes or problems. Which is fine in some books but the way this one was structured was that such a thing was the biggest issue of them sneaking around, so it cheapened it for me a bit that after the school drama reese didn't get fired. (And the added dialogue made Luc even more of a jerk. Like seriously, i was starting to think Reese is a gold digger because other than money and smex, why does he like Luc, like realllllly? What redeeming qualities does Luc have? What are reese's that make him such a diamond and so spectacular that it makes Luc wax woeful tragic fishcakes of poems in regards tohaving almost ruined Reese's magnificence?)
So yeah, rating this 3 stars and not lower since I loved the original.
I haven't read the other remixes yet. But I will. Hoping they will be better since Hell and Tyler are my fav characters of the series.
October 3, 2025
Read January 2024
2.5 stars
I read the original and rated it 2-stars. This extended book was a little better, mainly b/c of getting Luc's POV. But I still found Reese to be very annoying, and I disliked how the ending was painfully dragged out. I had to skim the last couple chapters to finish it.
🚨 Spoilers Below
This is a second chance romance. Reese fell in love with Luc when he was 20. Luc, the bass player for Heaven Sent, rejected him. Heartbroken, Reese spiraled into a dark place, giving up his art and turning to drinking, drugs, and casual sex. He eventually settled into a dull job as a teacher, came out as straight, and started dressing more conservatively.
Four years later, Heaven Sent returns to their hometown for Reegan's wedding—Reese's twin and Luc's ex-girlfriend. Luc realizes what he lost all those years ago, apologizes, and works hard to win Reese back. Their insta-love develops in a single week. They mostly have sex, while talking off-page, making it feel like sex equals love.
How Luc worked Hard: Reese was stubborn and refused to believe Luc truly loved him. He pushed him away repeatedly. Yes, Luc made mistakes too, like outing Reese at the club and at work. But Reese was stuck in his boring life and afraid to take a chance on Luc. Something had to happen to push him toward making positive changes.
😡 I hated that Reese refused to go with Luc on tour, and the MCs were apart for weeks. During that time, Reese moved on with his life, even getting a boyfriend he was planning to sleep with. If Luc hadn’t come back then, Reese would have done it.
So, Luc again starts chasing after Reese, trying to make him see his love. Reese had been avoiding him, refusing to answer calls or texts. Honestly, I have no idea why Luc was so in love with Reese. He could've done better and avoided much heartache.
Garth, the owner of Purgatory, paid Reese to paint a mural, which helped launch his art career. It turned out that Luc was the one who paid for the mural. When Reese finds out, he says, "I don't need you to help me." Are you serious?! Ugh, he should've been grateful! 😤
(90%) Luc is frustrated b/c foolish Reese is still not willing to work things out. I felt Luc's frustration!
After Luc says some very sweet words, Reese FINALLY admits his feelings. But I didn't care about their HEA, b/c Reese didn't deserve one. 😤
I rated this a bit higher than the original, but overall, it wasn’t a very satisfying romance. My favorite part was the friendship between Luc and his bandmate, Brent. Brent seems like a good guy, and I plan to read his story next—I’ve never read the original. Hopefully, it turns out better than this one.
🔥 A Positive: The well-written, steamy sex scenes.
★ Book 1 (Johnny and Tyler) remains my favorite in the series. I enjoyed the scene at Purgatory, when Heaven Sent plays on stage. J & T are shown together, still very much in love. 😍
✘ Enough writing errors that even I noticed them.
✘ The MCs drink a lot of alcohol.
✘ Luc smokes cigarettes regularly.
✘ 143 F's (compared to 51 in the original)
2.5 stars
I read the original and rated it 2-stars. This extended book was a little better, mainly b/c of getting Luc's POV. But I still found Reese to be very annoying, and I disliked how the ending was painfully dragged out. I had to skim the last couple chapters to finish it.
🚨 Spoilers Below
This is a second chance romance. Reese fell in love with Luc when he was 20. Luc, the bass player for Heaven Sent, rejected him. Heartbroken, Reese spiraled into a dark place, giving up his art and turning to drinking, drugs, and casual sex. He eventually settled into a dull job as a teacher, came out as straight, and started dressing more conservatively.
Four years later, Heaven Sent returns to their hometown for Reegan's wedding—Reese's twin and Luc's ex-girlfriend. Luc realizes what he lost all those years ago, apologizes, and works hard to win Reese back. Their insta-love develops in a single week. They mostly have sex, while talking off-page, making it feel like sex equals love.
How Luc worked Hard: Reese was stubborn and refused to believe Luc truly loved him. He pushed him away repeatedly. Yes, Luc made mistakes too, like outing Reese at the club and at work. But Reese was stuck in his boring life and afraid to take a chance on Luc. Something had to happen to push him toward making positive changes.
😡 I hated that Reese refused to go with Luc on tour, and the MCs were apart for weeks. During that time, Reese moved on with his life, even getting a boyfriend he was planning to sleep with. If Luc hadn’t come back then, Reese would have done it.
So, Luc again starts chasing after Reese, trying to make him see his love. Reese had been avoiding him, refusing to answer calls or texts. Honestly, I have no idea why Luc was so in love with Reese. He could've done better and avoided much heartache.
Garth, the owner of Purgatory, paid Reese to paint a mural, which helped launch his art career. It turned out that Luc was the one who paid for the mural. When Reese finds out, he says, "I don't need you to help me." Are you serious?! Ugh, he should've been grateful! 😤
(90%) Luc is frustrated b/c foolish Reese is still not willing to work things out. I felt Luc's frustration!
After Luc says some very sweet words, Reese FINALLY admits his feelings. But I didn't care about their HEA, b/c Reese didn't deserve one. 😤
I rated this a bit higher than the original, but overall, it wasn’t a very satisfying romance. My favorite part was the friendship between Luc and his bandmate, Brent. Brent seems like a good guy, and I plan to read his story next—I’ve never read the original. Hopefully, it turns out better than this one.
🔥 A Positive: The well-written, steamy sex scenes.
★ Book 1 (Johnny and Tyler) remains my favorite in the series. I enjoyed the scene at Purgatory, when Heaven Sent plays on stage. J & T are shown together, still very much in love. 😍
✘ Enough writing errors that even I noticed them.
✘ The MCs drink a lot of alcohol.
✘ Luc smokes cigarettes regularly.
✘ 143 F's (compared to 51 in the original)
May 6, 2020
Good, but not as good as Heaven
I didn’t like Purgatory as much as Heaven. It’s really a well-written book, but didn’t check enough of my boxes to be considered a re-read—or for me to continue on in the series. It was a lot more angsty and serious than Heaven and a fair bit longer. While there was an HEA for the characters, it felt like it took forever to get to that point and by that time, I found myself less invested in the main characters and outcome.
I didn’t like Purgatory as much as Heaven. It’s really a well-written book, but didn’t check enough of my boxes to be considered a re-read—or for me to continue on in the series. It was a lot more angsty and serious than Heaven and a fair bit longer. While there was an HEA for the characters, it felt like it took forever to get to that point and by that time, I found myself less invested in the main characters and outcome.
July 23, 2019
Can’t be helped, I’m biased, not saying this isn’t that good, but I can’t put the fan girl that is me away with this series. Saying this, this was never my fav book, but the remix, what was added, changed, made it so much better
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