Life is supposedly what you make of it, but that’s crap as far as 3D artist, Becks Delgado is concerned. She never wanted her brother to die in a car accident… or to be the one who was behind the wheel. Her external scars are nothing compared to the raw wounds inside, and there are times when death seems to be the only way to find peace.
Sebastian Payne took the concept of a tattoo parlor and transformed it into a sophisticated gallery of living art. House Of Payne now caters to the rich and infamous, has garnered a worldwide following and is run by Payne with an iron fist. He knows Becks is exactly what House Of Payne needs, but there’s a problem. The accident that changed her life left its mark on him as well, and whether he likes it or not, it’s time for Payne to put his House in order.
**This is the first book of the House Of Payne trilogy, but each book can be read as a standalone. Not intended for readers under the age of 18 due to adult language and sexual content**
A competitive figure skater from the age of eight, Stacy Gail wrote stories between events to pass the time. By fourteen, she told her parents she was either going to be a skating coach who was also a romance writer, or a romance writer who was also a skating pro. Now with a day job of playing on the ice with her students, and writing everything from PNR and cyberpunk to contemporary romance at night, both dreams have come true.
2014 releases: DANGEROUS ANGEL, the fourth and final book of the Earth Angels series (3/31); ONE HOT SECOND, book #3 in the Bitterthorn, Texas series (8/4); HOUSE OF PAYNE: PAYNE, book #1 in the HOUSE OF PAYNE series (10/13); WHERE THERE’S A WILL, book #4 in the Bitterthorn, Texas series (11/17).
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TBird’s Review:
5 stars
Immediately the phrase “Oh how I love thee, let me count the ways” comes to
mind with this book. Sebastian Payne had me melting at that first smirk he
made and never let go of my heart. He was the classic, perfect fictional
boyfriend who had a wonderful balance of gentle and alpha traits. Becks
was the female character I would stand up and cheer for because of her
courage and strength and ability to be real. This book quickly became a
top ten for me for the year 2014.
Becks is an artist who does brilliant work for 3D imaging. While her
career is taking off, her personal life is shrouded in pain and regret.
She had been involved in a car accident that killed her brother and she was
severely injured. Without going into more details and spoiling this for
you, just grab the tissues and be prepared to feel intense anger as you
read what her parents did to her after the accident and the guilt and
regret she has lived with since them. She started over with nothing and
finally found the help from her best friend and an old landlord that saw
past her pain and realized the potential she had. Now she is being
propositioned by Sebastian Payne to sell her art work to him so he can
transform them into 3D tattoos.
Sebastian is the owner of the hottest tattoo business around. Celebrities
and royals come from miles around to have him tattoo their body. He wants
Becks art work because he believes it will make him more money, but he also
wants Becks. He pulled a young woman out of a burning car years ago and
after finding out her identity he has been keeping close track of her art
career and now realizes he has feelings for her. Their first encounter is
a fiery one since she is there to make a point and he set it up to force
her hand. Once they got over the egos involved a relationship started to
bloom.
Now is when I am getting excited because things started getting real at
this point. Becks was a firm believer in expirations dates. Nothing or no
one lasted forever, saying I love you only opened the door for rejection
and no one could be counted on in life. She had sex when she wanted and
was never looking towards forever, so imagine her surprise when the sexy
Mr. Payne refused to have sex with her until he had all of her, truths,
secrets, trust and passion. He knew she has been hurt, but he had no clue
how deep that hurt went and what she had endured personally since that
fateful night.
As he became exposed to the truths, he knew he had to set her free from the
guilt and regret and come clean about his involvement that night. Oh sweet
baby Jesus I hoped so hard for a positive outcome from that intense
scene. I wanted Becks to find her voice and Sebastian to find his
revenge. So without risking spoilers I will say READ THIS BOOK. There are
so many scenes that had me melting and falling in love, while other times I
was cheering them on and praying they would make it. The authors are
fabulous with this story and I had it read in one sitting, simply because I
couldn’t put it down. The emotions are so raw and deep I was invested from
the first chapter and had to just sit after I finished it. Talk about book
hangover. I am so ready for the next two books in this trilogy. I want to
learn about Scout, who I might add impressed the crap out of me in this
book. If you love tattoos, art, sexy men, strong women, a love story of
the year with plenty of drama and secrets look no farther than the House of
Payne.
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