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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9781416564447
ISBN number: 1416564446
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: June 17, 2008
Publishing house: Pocket
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The author of Skin and Good Girl Gone Bad pens another sizzling tale of sex, scandal, and high-stakes corruption when a hard-hitting cop investigates the sultry, secretive hostess of an upscale 'gentlemen's club' in the wake of a brutal murder...
It takes more than a red-hot body and stunning sex appeal to manage a club like Callahan's successfully. Jade Devereaux hides whip-sharp smarts and cold calculation behind her sleek facade. She's come a long way from the frightened teenage girl who was once prey to a brutal man. Now, in the cat-and-mouse game of sexual escapades, Jade makes sure that the men are her prey.
When a wealthy businessman is viciously murdered mere yards from Callahan's, cynical cop Jase Vaughn turns to the exclusive private club for answers. Luscious Jade Devereaux sends his masculine desires into overdrive the moment he sees her, but he has plenty of experience with both women and crime suspects, and he can tell Jade has secrets to hide -- secrets that are somehow connected to this twisted killing.
Jase is determined to strip away the pretense and expose the real Jade Devereaux, even if that means getting closer to her than the love-them-and-leave-them playboy has ever been to a woman. If she's guilty, Jase has sworn to see her behind bars. If she's innocent, then she could be the killer's subsequent victim. But whether Jade is guilty or innocent, Jase realizes to his dismay that they are both falling victim to something neither has ever known -- the power of love.
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this one is another hit for me by karin tabke! skin is still my favorite but this one is high on my fav list
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I loved the two previous books Good Girl Gone Back and Skin. I liked this book but didn't think it was as good as the other two. My one complaint is a big one: the two main characters names are Jade and Jase. This constantly confused me while reading the book. I think it would have been better if their names weren't so similar. All in all it was a good book and worth the read.
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Karin's latest erotic suspense was surprising flat and boring. I was expecting more after her dark, gritty Good Girl Gone Bad. Jaded was more mainstream romantic suspense and as such, all the erotic talk and atmosphere was more hindrance than anything else.
May not be Karin's fault but her publisher's for giving this book an erotic romance-type cover. Covers ARE important as they influence our idea of what the book is going to be about and hence, our buying decision.
But even if Jaded had a less erotic cover and was marketed as a mainstream romantic suspense, it still falls short. It isn't erotic if it was meant to be an erotic thriller because all the sex talk and surroundings were mere props and never quite followed through. As a romantic suspense, it wasn't gripping or stylishly done.
For a truly erotic suspense with romance, get Nikita Black's Slave To Love. That one's a scorcher.
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I enjoyed this book very much. I loved the hero and heroine, they were both likeable characters. The sexual chemistry was hot, and exciting. For a change I did not figure out who the bad guy was until it was revealed.
This is my 1st book by this author and definitely not my last. I loved Jase, he just sounded so sexy and real...if that's possible. Hot cop indeed....
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Jade Devereaux is the manager of the exclusive club Callahan's. The clientele were once the cream of the crop--rich, connected, debonair men who wanted to enjoy the company of a beautiful woman without any romantic entanglements. Jade, and her harem of sultry employees fit the bill, but there was nothing else on the table but conversation and some helpless flirting. Jade is neither a madam nor a prostitute--much to the chagrin of her clientele. When Callahan's is purchased by a less discriminating proprietor, the membership takes a turn for the worst, and Jade's comfort zone is challenged by the gritty, low class gropers who are now given free reign in her club. Jade has everything that men want--brains, beauty, and sex appeal--but she doesn't let any man get close to her--let alone sleep with her. When one of the new members won't take no for an answer, Jade threatens to cut off his baby-makers and shove them down his throat. Accordingly, she's the very first suspect when he's murdered in that exact manner.
Jase Vaughn is a hardened cop who is smart enough to know a dirty establishment when he sees it. When he walks into Callahan's to investigate the murder, he knows the manager is giving up more than polite conversation to her customers, and the very idea makes him angry. He wants a sexy, alluring woman like Jade, who exudes class and culture, to be more than just a prostitute. But she's the number one suspect in his investigation and he refuses to let personal attraction get in the way of doing his job. The more time he spends at Callahan's--and in the company of the lovely Miss Devereaux--the more he begins to suspect that she's not what she seems. And as new murders keep occurring, all killed in the same manner, and all members of Callahan's who rubbed Jade the wrong way, Jase is determined to get to the bottom of things.
Jaded is romantic suspense with a bit of erotic romance. It was also a bit tedious to read and almost a waste of my time. Jade is a walking contradiction--a woman who oozes sex appeal yet is cold as ice, yet turns into a warm puddle in the vicinity of the hero. There was no slow build to the melting of her icy exterior, and it comes back up when convenient, which was difficult to tolerate. I liked her in theory. What's not to like about a strong heroine who knows that men want her, knows that she's sexy, and isn't afraid to use it to her advantage? It's the fact that she lacked a spine at some times and was so rigid at others that I found hard to tolerate. Then there's Jase. (I won't even get into how annoying it is that the hero and heroine's names are only one letter apart, which makes for some confusing reading to say the least). Again, in theory I liked him. I like alpha heroes. I like his protective nature. But I don't buy that any cop worth his salt who thinks that a woman is a prostitute--and abhors her for it, thinks she is the lowest of low creatures--would then turn around and sleep with the same woman, no matter how smoking hot she is. I just can't suspend disbelief that way. And the fact that he tells her that he thinks she's doing this vile, disgusting thing, and she takes it and hooks up with him anyway was a problem for me. I liked each of these characters separately. Together, they didn't do it for me.
If you want spicy romantic suspense where the hero and heroine work well together, check out something by Lisa Marie Rice or Cynthia Eden if you're into paranormals. But this book had too many problems for me to forgive, and it took a lot of effort to make myself finish it.
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