AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
J.J. Harper
~ Author Bio ~
I'm a slighty crazy book fiend with an addiction to Kindle and the one-click button!
A very late starter to writing although reading is and always has been a passion of mine.
Writing a book never crossed my mind until being forced to give up work because of a long term illness. I started spending so much time reading that ideas started to grow in my mind for a story of my own, Rising Up developed.
I live quietly in the beautiful South Lincolnshire countryside with my gorgeous husband, who is my biggest fan and provides me with masses of support, and my dog a deeply dippy Dogue de Bordeaux who keeps me amused with her antics.
Life is never boring here.
Reunion ~ Book One
M/M Novella
Because loves deserves a second chance.
After being cast out by his family Nico leaves his home town and his one true love Ryan. A meeting of a fellow outcast leads him down a dark and ultimately dangerous road. Discarded and left for dead Nico is found by a man who helps him turn his life around, but even with success and fame Nico is lost without his love by his side.
The chance sighting of a Ten Year School Reunion on a social media site gives him the excuse to return home. He needs to apologize to the man he still loves, hoping he will accept it. Deep down he wants him back but imagines him married to a man who deserves him, not a coward that ran.
‘The ache for Ryan has been so strong and so real it has taken every ounce of strength I have to keep away, to let him lead his life without me. With me being a deadbeat, a loser and no good for anyone. Or so I’ve been told.’
Ryan retires from the army after the death of his mother, settling again in his home town and his new life as a cop. Still single, his heart has always belonged to the one man he wasn’t able to keep. As the reunion gets closer Ryan searches for his man’s name as the list of attendees grows…
It’s there…Nico Angeles. He’s coming, he’s coming home!
Will they be able to forget the past or has the last ten years apart been too long?
~ Buy Links ~
http://www.amazon.com/Reunion/dp/B01AKXRKO0
Reunited ~ Book Two
The reunion between Ryan and Nico was sweet as sugar and as hot as hell, but after ten years apart can they find true happiness?
When the one man Nico had wished to never see again suddenly appears, is it purely the coincidence it appears to be, or is there a reason he showed up at the exact moment Nico and Ryan found each other again?
I watch the man I love walk back through the doors of the restroom his ass is tight and firm and feels so damn good. How have I lived without Ryan for this long? He is such a good man, a strong assertive and confident man.
Ryan and Nico both discover living with each other is not easy. They know the love they share is real but they're not the same men they once were. The passion between the two men continues to rocket sky high but so does the tension, causing tempers to rise between them.
“I love you Nico, but I hate your past. Or more that I hate how your past has decided to control us.”
When secrets emerge and the past threatens the two men, can they pull together or will it too much for Ryan to cope with?
By the time the puzzle has been solved it may just be too late for one or even both of them.
~ Buy Links ~
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01D3C6IA
~ Other books by J.J Harper ~
My Turn
Book Two in the Finding Me series
A new contemporary romance novel
Reviews from Book One Rising Up
“Lost for words... This book is truly amazing, I didn't think I would have liked this book but once I started reading I absolutely loved it.”
J J Harper you are an brilliant author x angeline shirra
“This book was a lot more than I ever thought it would be. Excellent writing and an amazing story. Imogen and Maddie are great characters Imogen is inspirational to woman out there. An amazing length of book making an excellent read. Highly recommended” By Dawn Quinn
My Turn an erotic romance
If I thought leaving the US the first time was hard, it was nothing compared to this.
Maddie leaves her best friend again and goes back to the UK. Struggling with her feelings for her ex Lake and a broken heart she attempts to turn her life around again.
Months later after a photography course and a final exhibition she manages exactly that.
Nathan - “I would like the chance to know you better and I would like to see if I can stop the sadness inside you. I am enchanted by you Maddie Stevens.”
Bored with his life and hassled by and ex-girlfriend Nathan is drawn to Maddie and a spark between them encourages him to pursue her.
He catches my hand and slips his card into my hand. “Call me, Ms. Stevens. I’d love to see you and more of your work.” I don’t miss the shiver that goes up my arm as the spark from his touch reaches me.
Back in the States Lake battles with the loss of Maddie when he realizes that he does love her but has no idea how to get her back.
But fate steps into both of their lives when a young woman, Tallie enters Lake’s life and the whole world stops for him and he is captivated by her.
“Lake, trust me you’ve just found your girl. You looked at her the way I look at Ginny, you can’t get away from it dude, it’s fate. C’mon I’ll buy you a beer.”
I’m just standing there staring at him, “Fuck off Mason, you know I want Maddie back.”
“All I know is that from where I was standing you fell hook, line and sinker for that girl. So fight it all you want but that girl is your future.”
But I love Maddie. Don’t I?
As Maddie and Lake come to terms with the idea of not being together their lives become full of new love and potential. So when the wedding invitation arrives Maddie is forced to make a decision.
Disaster hits when Maddie’s dark past catches up with her and the consequences nearly break both her and Nathan. Her mind is no longer confused she knows who her future lies with.
Will Lake and Maddie be able to be friends together, or do their past feelings for each other ruin their chances? Will Nathan and Tallie cope with the past history of the ex-lovers? Will Maddie ever get her turn?
My Turn is a follow on story and although it can be read as a standalone Book one ‘Rising Up’ introduces Maddie and Lake and will enhance this second story.
This contemporary romance novel contains strong language, sex and scenes of violence. Therefore is recommended for readers aged 18 and over.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010ED9BT8
Missing Pieces
A contemporary romance novel
This is the third book in the Finding Me Series.
Five years ago Lucas found Cassie hiding from her violent boyfriend, in his closet. He always wondered what had become of the scared and frightened young girl, after having to leave her still bruised and broken. As hard he looked for her he could find trace of her anywhere, and he was damn good at searching for and protecting people, hell, he’d made it his career.
Cassie had to hide away after being almost killed by her boyfriend, then hounded and bullied by her mother. She escapes and slowly recovers, but knows she will always be the same weak girl if she doesn't let go of her past. So she reinvents herself, becoming a new stronger woman. She keeps one moment locked inside her, one moment of kindness. Proof that there are good, kind men out there, somewhere. Keeping a tight rein on her heart, as Tamsin she grows and moves on.
Always a player Lucas is confused when he finds himself drawn to a stunning, but shy girl, who shows up not just in his home town but is living in his building. Something stirs his memories, and images of the lost girl come back. Could this be her? How can he find out? Will she even remember him? Will she want to remember him?
“Hey Sweetcakes, early morning walk of shame, what would your mother say?” I know it’s a crappy thing to say but it gets her to stop, she doesn’t turn around though to let me see if the face is as good looking as the legs and ass.
“Bite me Asshole!” Is her reply as she walks up to her door and with her head down she opens it and starts to walk inside.
“Anytime Sweetcakes, anytime. I’m Lucas by the way, one of your neighbors. I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot of each other.”
Will they have changed too much? Are they able to forgive themselves for their past actions? Will her frightening past catch up with her?
Lucas and Tamsin have more than one fight on their hands, is their love going to be enough to save them?
Missing Pieces takes place between Book 1, Rising Up, and Book 2, My Turn.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MZWLCK
Rising Up
The first romance novel Rising Up by J J Harper
The new romance series - Finding Me
“What a touching story of someone broken, "rising up" and becoming the beautiful, loved woman she truly was! ” Melissa J. Johnson
“Such an intense background, with so much love through it all…This is such an amazing book! Definitely a must read! I hope there is more!” Damaris Zepeda
Rising Up. A romantic erotic novel
‘Looking at myself in the mirror and trying to clean my broken skin I realize that I no longer recognize myself. What happened to me, when did I become this battered and bruised wreck?’
Heidi has to change not only her name but the country she lives in to survive, with the help of her best friend they flee. As Imogen, she tries to start her life again, away from the constant abuse that had become her life. She takes her first steps as a new woman and when she stumbles on a man that has the power to heal her, and help her overcome the horrors of her past her is she brave enough to let him?
After catching his girlfriend cheating on him Mason hides away to lick his wounds and injured pride.
I reflect back on the wasted years and reiterate to myself ‘No more women’.
Until an unnerving feeling to get out again overwhelms him, so for the first time in six weeks enters his local bar and watches as two girls walk in for the first time.
The connection that flows between Imogen and Mason is physical as well as emotional. So as their body’s called out to each other, she hesitates. Has the violence from her past taken away her ability to trust and to desire again? Or can this handsome stranger reawaken her dormant passion?
‘How can my body react to somebody like this? I don't even know him, but hell my skin feels like it's singing out to him.”
‘I notice two girls walk in, and just like that the twitchy feeling in my gut is back and a shiver runs down my spine.’
As they embark on their new relationship Imogen begins to feel free of her past demons and embraces feelings she thought lost as Mason explores her body.
Then when her past catches up with her, Imogen and Mason have to find out if is she strong enough to not only face her old demons but be brave enough to fight for her new life.
Is she tough enough to rise up from her past and follow her heart to a new brighter future? Will the man sent to save her wait while she finds her strength again?
“How can I be a part of you when I can’t even find any part of me?”
This is a contemporary new romance novel, please be aware this story is not always a pretty one. It involves violence and scenes of non-consensual sex. Therefore is recommended for readers aged 18 and over.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00W4D1SJ8/
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