{"id":21509,"date":"2018-07-05T10:42:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T14:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=21509"},"modified":"2022-10-12T22:54:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T22:54:43","slug":"review-you-own-my-heart-by-juliana-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/05\/review-you-own-my-heart-by-juliana-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f You Own My Heart by Juliana Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tall, Dark, and tattooed, FBI agent Hudson Blackwell has come home to Crystal Lake to deal with his dying father and leave. He doesn\u2019t believe in much, other than his brothers, his God, and his country. He likes his life simple and hates complications. So running into the-girl-he-let- get-away is one complication he can do without. Yet the flames of desire still burn hot and it\u2019s not so easy to break ties a second time around. Makes a guy wonder\u2026<\/span>

Can a man who only wants to leave find a reason to stay?<\/span>

Rebecca Draper is hoping second chance at life will get her back on track. With a failed marriage behind her and a young son to support, this former beauty queen has no time for Hudson Blackwell\u2014yet running into him stirs up things. Hot things. Wild things. The man broke her heart once so getting involved with him would be crazy. Yet he awakens a desire and a need so intense she can\u2019t deny it. It begs the question\u2026<\/span>

Can a woman who wants love be brave enough to take a chance on a man who could destroy her?<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jun 22, 2018
Series:<\/strong>\u00a0The Blackwells of Crystal Lake
<\/em>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4
Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot
Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Juliana Stone
Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$3.99<\/p>

The reason for Honey Harrison\u2019s<\/strong> presence in Crystal Lake is evident very early on in the book. And honestly, thank goodness for that. I\u2019m not overly fond of books where there\u2019s a secret that is constantly and obliquely thought about but never made clear or articulated to the reader. I mean there\u2019s only so much one of the main characters can think<\/em> about something while not thinking about it thoroughly enough to let the reader in on the secret. Ms. Stone doesn\u2019t put us through that frustration. Honey is in Crystal Lake working as a bartender with the express purpose of exposing a family connection, although her intentions in doing so isn\u2019t borne out of affection.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Nash Booker happens to be the owner of the bar where Honey works. He\u2019s noticed her. How could he not with her eye-catching tattoos, her porcupine prickly self, and then there\u2019s the fact that she\u2019s sexy as hell. But Nash has a strict rule: no romantic involvements between boss and employee. He\u2019d done it once and vowed it would never happen again. Honey, however, turns out to be the exception to that new rule.<\/p>

I felt bad for Honey. Okay, maybe empathetic is a better word. She\u2019s so alone and her guard is way up. My heart got all soppy and soft when Nash found her in her scarcely furnished apartment above the bar burning Kraft dinner (her Thanksgiving dinner) and commandeered her to his parents\u2019 place. I was afraid she\u2019d stubbornly put up more of a fuss. I was so glad she didn\u2019t. And it was then the ice was broken between them. The boss\/employee wall slowly began to come down. In pretty short order, they were working off the sexual edge that stood between them. A small aside: I love when romantic leads have sex and then shrug it off as a one-off. Of course, we the readers know better.<\/p>

One thing you learn about Nash is he acts first and asks questions later. He does that with his younger brother and he repeats it again in dramatic fashion with Honey. That said, my heart broke <\/em>during the black moment, which was shades of Karen Robards\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>historical romance Loving Julia.<\/em> <\/strong>I wanted to drop kick Nash\u2014in the groin. Man, I wanted him to crawl.<\/em> Grovel like a man has never groveled before.<\/p>

I\u2019m happy to say the ending left me completely satisfied. He and Hudson (one of his best friends and the hero of You Make Me Weak <\/strong><\/a>(it’s FREE)) do a good job of making up for the devastation they caused. And Honey\u2019s transition from the guarded, prickly porcupine with a chip on her slender shoulders to the openly vulnerable, sweet person she tries so hard to hide is complete and beautifully done. Toss in an emotional, heart-squeezing epilogue and You Own My Heart<\/strong> does a wonderful job in owning mine. I can\u2019t wait for the next book in The Blackwells of Crystal Lake <\/em>series.<\/p>

~ Beverley<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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He doesn\u2019t believe in much, other than his brothers, his God, and his country. He likes his life simple and hates complications. So running into the-girl-he-let- get-away is one complication he can do without. Yet the flames of desire still burn hot and it\u2019s not so easy to break ties a second time around. Makes a guy wonder\u2026<br \/><br \/>Can a man who only wants to leave find a reason to stay?<br \/><br \/>Rebecca Draper is hoping second chance at life will get her back on track. With a failed marriage behind her and a young son to support, this former beauty queen has no time for Hudson Blackwell\u2014yet running into him stirs up things. Hot things. Wild things. The man broke her heart once so getting involved with him would be crazy. Yet he awakens a desire and a need so intense she can\u2019t deny it. It begs the question\u2026<br \/><br \/>Can a woman who wants love be brave enough to take a chance on a man who could destroy her?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4_5-hearts-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jun 22, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Blackwells of Crystal Lake<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Juliana Stone<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$3.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The reason for <strong>Honey Harrison\u2019s<\/strong> presence in Crystal Lake is evident very early on in the book. And honestly, thank goodness for that. I\u2019m not overly fond of books where there\u2019s a secret that is constantly and obliquely thought about but never made clear or articulated to the reader. I mean there\u2019s only so much one of the main characters can <em>think<\/em> about something while not thinking about it thoroughly enough to let the reader in on the secret. Ms. Stone doesn\u2019t put us through that frustration. Honey is in Crystal Lake working as a bartender with the express purpose of exposing a family connection, although her intentions in doing so isn\u2019t borne out of affection.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nash Booker happens to be the owner of the bar where Honey works. He\u2019s noticed her. How could he not with her eye-catching tattoos, her porcupine prickly self, and then there\u2019s the fact that she\u2019s sexy as hell. But Nash has a strict rule: no romantic involvements between boss and employee. He\u2019d done it once and vowed it would never happen again. Honey, however, turns out to be the exception to that new rule.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I felt bad for Honey. Okay, maybe empathetic is a better word. She\u2019s so alone and her guard is way up. My heart got all soppy and soft when Nash found her in her scarcely furnished apartment above the bar burning Kraft dinner (her Thanksgiving dinner) and commandeered her to his parents\u2019 place. I was afraid she\u2019d stubbornly put up more of a fuss. I was so glad she didn\u2019t. And it was then the ice was broken between them. The boss\/employee wall slowly began to come down. In pretty short order, they were working off the sexual edge that stood between them. A small aside: I love when romantic leads have sex and then shrug it off as a one-off. Of course, we the readers know better.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One thing you learn about Nash is he acts first and asks questions later. He does that with his younger brother and he repeats it again in dramatic fashion with Honey. That said, my heart <em>broke <\/em>during the black moment, which was shades of <strong><em>Karen Robards\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>historical romance <strong>Loving Julia<em>.<\/em> <\/strong>I wanted to drop kick Nash\u2014in the groin. Man, I wanted him to <em>crawl.<\/em> Grovel like a man has never groveled before.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m happy to say the ending left me completely satisfied. He and Hudson (one of his best friends and the hero of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01L9C1JMK\/\"><strong>You Make Me Weak <\/strong><\/a>(it's FREE)) do a good job of making up for the devastation they caused. And Honey\u2019s transition from the guarded, prickly porcupine with a chip on her slender shoulders to the openly vulnerable, sweet person she tries so hard to hide is complete and beautifully done. Toss in an emotional, heart-squeezing epilogue and <strong>You Own My Heart<\/strong> does a wonderful job in owning mine. I can\u2019t wait for the next book in <em>The Blackwells of Crystal Lake <\/em>series.<\/p><p><em>~ Beverley<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2tYdUbD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/you-own-my-heart\/id1318844068?mt=11&at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/you-own-my-heart-juliana-stone\/1127901017?ean=2940155388425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/ca\/en\/ebook\/you-own-my-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Juliana_Stone_You_Own_My_Heart?id=5xlJDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}