REVIEW – SOLID (The Twin Duo, #2.5) by Jettie Woodruff

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SYNOPSIS:

Gabriella
Sometimes you just have to let go of rock bottom, catch the bricks being thrown at you, and build your own foundation. Solid is built on trust, not lies and deceit, and sometimes you have to stop waiting for someone else to build it, and do it yourself.

Paxton
If happiness is the end result, if it’s that single want that matters, if we had to through that to get here, I’d do it all over again. If it’s the love that matters, then why does it matter how we got there? We were the perfect storm of two kinds of crazy.

*****Dee’s Review*****

****4.5 Paxton Stars*****

(ARC kindly provided by author in exchange for an honest review)

I’m writing this review slightly hungover after drinking a whole bottle of wine by myself, courtesy of the emotional roller coaster that is Solid. This novella is short but deadly. We get more Paxton, yumm!!! and of course the always present struggle of not knowing whether you want to slap him or do him.

By now I’m almost addicted to Jettie Woodruff’s writing style. The woman knows how to play with my emotions perfectly. She gives you equal amounts of love and pain in all her stories, and I will always be a sucker for that kind of fun in a book…

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In Solid Gabriella is starting to remember more and every time she gets flashbacks about the past, she compares the very cruel Paxton from before, and the sexy and passionate husband she now loves and adores. It’s very hard for her to continue on with life as if nothing ever happened, knowing what a cruel bastard Paxton used to be to her. As a reader I struggled right along with her, he used to be so mean and callous, but the man can sure charm the pants off of any woman and in the end it’s impossible not to love him.

Gabriella is hiding a few secrets of her own and Paxton is starting to get nervous because he can feel that something is not quite right with his wife. Paxton has never felt as happy and whole as he feels now but he is tired of always having the feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop.

I love how the author keeps you always guessing until the very end, this made me nervous but I honestly crave that kind of angst when reading a book, which is why this series is perfect for me.

This is a story about a very flawed couple. They are very dysfunctional and nothing about their marriage is conventional but they are truly passionate about their family and their love has proven to get even stronger under the worst of situations. If you are a fan of The Twin Duo Series, reading this novella will feel like getting an awesome Christmas present, because it has everything we have come to love about these characters and so much more. I will be purchasing a few of these novellas as gifts to some of my friends. I know they will love to get a little piece of Paxton, perhaps I’ll send the book with a bottle of wine as well, I KNOW they will need it.

 

*****Mel’s Review*****

4 Stars
(ARC provided by author)
(BR with Dee)

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In Solid Paxton & Gabriella Pierce are trying to give their marriage a chance. They both want their family to stay together, & want to build a relationship based on trust & love. We see Paxton fall hard for Gabby & I loved how gone he is over her. They are trying to start over, but letting go of the past is easier said than done, especially when Gabby keeps remembering things she’d rather forget. They still struggle with trust issues & honesty. They both can be a bit volatile, but in the end their love for one another trumps all the crazy, & they just work.

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-I couldn’t fight it, him, this thing between us, none of it. I lost every freaking time. Every time.

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We get some surprises & more answers from their past. We also get some seriously hot hot hot scenes. As usual Pax brings the sexy! I really enjoyed this whole series! It was full of angst, mystery & some crazy, but most important was the love & extreme passion! Look forward to reading more from this author! 😀

REVIEW – SLUT (The Twin Duo, #2) by Jettie Woodruff

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SYNOPSIS:

I thought losing my memory was the worst thing in the world. Forgetting who you are, and where you came from was like driving on a road with only right turns. All leading in the same direction. A direction I wanted to avoid, a dark tunnel that I had to enter if I ever wanted answers.
Losing my memory wasn’t the worst thing in the world. Learning, who I was, and the secrets I had kept was way worse. The unbearable pull and the passion we shared, mixed with the past that I didn’t want to remember, created a whole new storm. The perfect storm of two kinds of crazy. Stupid little fish.

*****REVIEWS*****

*****Dee’s Review*****

****4.5 Stars*****

(ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review)

Are you ready for the truth? I thought I was, but nothing could prepare me for the startling events that would unfold in this second installment of the Twin Duo.

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Pax and Gabby have a very unique and unconventional type of love. I was at odds with my feelings constantly while reading this book. Because love isn’t always perfect and what connected these characters was something so deep and meaningful, that it’s impossible for the reader not to be pulled under the wave of emotions brought on by this very original story.

Pax is a man who loves and fights fiercely. He is totally addicted to Gabby and more often than not he can’t control himself around her. He adores his family and is willing to destroy anything that might threaten to take them away from him.

Gabby is still trying to make sense of her crazy life and every time she thinks everything is going to be okay after all, something devastating happens that pulls her further away from Paxton. Her priority remain her kids, but it’s undeniable that the power Pax has over her, goes deeper than anything she ever imagined.

The reader goes through the motions together with this couple as they fight and love hard for their future but no matter how hard they try or how far they go, their future seems very uncertain

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Jettie Woodruff is out to get us with this story. She didn’t hold any punches and makes us suffer until the very end but just like the previous book, it felt sooooo good! You will beg and beg for more and she will release the answers but with a dropper and even after I was finished with the book I still craved more. I NEED MORE!!!!!

This story was so memorable and I’m sure it will haunt me forever. I was bewildered by how much I loved Paxton, because his character was so cruel at times. I could palpably feel Gabby’s struggles when it came to her husband. He was so charming and intense and he even almost makes you crave the harshness of his actions and words.

Whether it’s love, hate, lust or any other emotion, I can guarantee that you will feel it with high intensity when you open this book and surrender your mind to this story. I loved it!!!! The question now is, do you dare????

My Slut music playlist:
*Sail by AWOLNATION
*Lost & Found by Lianne La Havas
*Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt
*Black Sun by Death cab For Cutie
*Let Your Tears Fall by Kelly Clarkson
*Mexico by The Staves.

 

 

*****Mel’s Review*****

4.5 Stars!
(ARC provided by author)
(BR with Dee)

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In book two Gabriella Pierce is dealing with the fallout of being accused of impersonating her twin Isabella. She wants to know what happened the day of the accident, but still has no memory. She may never get her memory back, & she doesn’t know who to trust. She’s desperate and alone, and even worse she doesn’t know who she really is. Throughout this book we wonder if she is Gabriella or Isabella???

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She feels betrayed by her husband Paxton, but still wants to be close to her girls. Once she’s around Paxton again she falls right back under his spell. She is powerless to resist him. She is still deeply in love with him & insanely attracted to him. She can’t forget his touch & she craves him.

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Gabriella isn’t the wife Paxton married. He can’t easily mold & control her anymore. He starts to fall for her, & we begin to see a tender side to Paxton that even he is shocked about. This dysfunctional couple grows to have real feelings for one another & realizes they have something worth fighting for, & they try to build a future together as a family.

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We get a lot more of both Paxton & Gabriella’s pasts. We get answers & some shockers. This couple is one roller coaster ride after another, but also oh so delicious! I went from disliking Paxton in the first book to loving him in the second. This hard, intense closed off & often cruel man has it in him to love, & is even funny. There are many layers to Paxton Pierce, & I’ve enjoyed experiencing them all! This series has been a bit of a mind fuck but I’ve loved every minute! ;))

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-I would have followed the man to the fiery gates of hell, and he knew it.

-Paxton was a hard man to love, but he also loved hard when he loved back.

-I was in love with a family I didn’t remember, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

 

REVIEW – SUIT (The Twin Duo, #1) by Jettie Woodruff

*****Dee’s Review*****

***** 5 Intoxicating Stars*****

(ARC Kindly provided by Author)

(BR with Mel <3)

This book was absolutely mind blowing, I mean, WOW!!!
You know that expression, hurts so good? That’s exactly how I felt about this puzzling story. Reading this book was almost like getting high, Suit took me on a powerful and delectable trip, now leaving me strung out and full of emotions.

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Gabriella wakes up in a hospital after being in a terrible car accident. She was in an induced coma for a few days. Now she’s opened her eyes to face the physical pain of broken bones and a reality of having a husband and two kids, she can’t remember, no matter how hard she tries. Her husband Paxton is very handsome but his mood changes every five minutes, making Gabriella confused and afraid about the life that is waiting for her outside the hospital doors. Even though the doctor explained to her that it’s not unusual to have memory loss after suffering such a traumatic accident, she’s desperate to remember, because she can’t understand how she married such a beautiful monster.

Gabby comes back to a beautiful beach front house where she has everything a woman can wish for. She has two gorgeous daughters and a sexy husband and even though she can’t remember anything about her life, she seems to have done well for herself, except her husband acts as if he hates her.

Her husband Paxton is controlling and very cruel, but he makes her skin tingle with lust with just a smirk and grants her the most explosive orgasms. He gives her immense pleasure through pain and she can’t understand why her body enjoys something her brain can’t comprehend, but she’s become addicted to Paxton.

Gabby is not weak in any way. She stands up to Paxton and thrives in the punishments he gives her, making him crazy because he likes to dominate every aspect of their relationship. He craves control but this woman is not the submissive wife she once was; everything about her is different now. He’s going crazy with need for her. Gabby is turning his once systematic world into a decadent chaos.

Gabby’s mind still doesn’t remember anything about her marriage or children, but every time she goes to sleep she has dreams about her sister and her mother. Her memories are bittersweet events of a difficult childhood. But it seems that life has been buried deep, because not even her husband can give her any answers about her estranged family.

Gabriella and Paxton are the best and most loving parents to their little girls, and from the outside they seemed like the most perfect couple. But behind closed doors they battle with a love/hate relationship that has them both close to the edge of a very dangerous cliff, and scared that neither of them will be able to survive the fall.

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I really loved hating, Paxton. One minute I wanted Gabby to kick him in the balls and the next I was so excited to see even the tiniest hope in his eyes, for a better future with her. This book is a total mind-fuck. It made me crazy and desperate with need to find the answers that would give me a clearer picture of what was going on. I must admit that this is my favorite type of reads, the ones where the author is constantly playing with my emotions, leaving me breathless and desperate for more… I’ll be counting down the days until I get the next book.

To Purchase Suit:
http://www.amazon.com/Suit-Twin-Duo-J…

My Suit music Playlist:
*The Hills by The Weekend
*Gang Bang by Madonna
*Unwanted by Avril Lavigne
*Let Me Go by Avril Lavigne
*It Takes Two by Katy Perry

*****Mel’s Review*****

5 Live In The Moment Stars!
(BR with Dee)

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Gabriella Pierce is a 25 yr. old woman living in Florida with her husband Paxton & her two girls. She lives a life that is not really her own. Controlled by a husband that views her as his property & play toy, everything about her life is decided for her. An accident will soon change everything. Gabriella wakes up from a coma with amnesia. She has a hot as hell husband & two children she doesn’t remember. She quickly learns she has a messed up marriage where her husband has all the control. Even though she doesn’t feel like she belongs, she tries her best to please him & make the most of her situation. She feels this undeniable attraction & pull towards Paxton & can’t help how her body reacts to his touch. For whatever reason, she didn’t want to be anywhere else, & began to feel safe in his arms.

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-I was so confused. One second this guy was a threat, and the next he was intoxicating.

-Paxton told me what to do. I did it. Paxton told me to jump. I asked how high. Paxton made my decisions. I let him. Paxton owned my body. I was his slut.

-Paxton was the most difficult man on earth, and I was fascinated by him.

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After the accident everything changed, & Paxton wants things to go back to how they were. He wants his robot, his yes girl, & this wasn’t the same Gabriella. She didn’t seem to fear him, or conform to his rules. He just didn’t know what to do with this new version of Gabriella. The way she responded to his touch drove him wild. This Gabriella without any memories couldn’t get enough of him & everything he did to her.

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-Everything spun around me while erotic endorphins submerged my mind, body, and soul. The devil’s drug. Powerful. Exhilarating. Passionate. Potent. And addicting. Extremely addicting. I was hooked on Paxton.

-There was no way in hell that Paxton could deny this. This searing pull between us. My glitter danced in his heart. I knew it did.

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Paxton was often this cruel, cold, detached man, but when he began showing glimpses of a softer side it hit Gabriella right in the heart. Slowly things became real between them, & Gabriella was breaking through Paxton’s hard shell & causing him to feel things he doesn’t want to feel. She begins to feel like she matters to him, & when she gets one of his beautiful smiles, she melts. This wasn’t your hearts and flowers kind of romance. This is one of those books where I couldn’t stand the guy at first & probably shouldn’t like him, but OMG I couldn’t get enough of the sexy, arrogant, controlling Paxton Pierce! He is absolutely DELICIOUS!!! I really don’t think any woman with a pulse could resist this man. He can be a total ass, but definitely has potential. ;)) His bark is worse than his bite, & when he was with his girls he was positively dreamy! This was such a fabulous book! It had me guessing throughout & we get a lot of mystery surrounding Gabriella & her twin Isabella. Can’t wait to see what happens next! 😀

-We had an agreement. This was never supposed to be this. Whatever this is between us.

-“You’re too busy trying to make me someone I don’t remember to enjoy what we have here.”

-There was something there. Something neither of us could deny. If Paxton didn’t feel what I felt when we touched, when we kissed, and when we made love, there was something seriously wrong with him. It was there. He had to feel it, too.

LIVE – “Suit” by Jettie Woodruff

RELEASE BLITZ
Suit (The Twin Duo)
Best Selling Author Jettie Woodruff
SUIT Release Date: September 21st
SUIT Synopsis:
Identical twins, Gabriella and Isabella, separated at the age of eleven. Reunited after thirteen years. One horrible accident tears them apart again. One wakes up married to a man with a dark side, and two little girls. One is missing.
Once upon a time I was Gabby Delgardo.
And then I wasn’t…
I was Gabriella Pierce.
Stepford wife.
Soccer mom.
Paxton’s trophy.
PTA parent.
Housekeeper.
Chef…
And the slut…
We were the model couple. Picture perfect in the eyes of the beholder. A beauty created by our observers.
A flawless marriage with a lifetime agreement. One made to suit both our needs.
I signed my name on the
dotted line. My marriage certificate.
Lies. Regrets. Secrets from the past.
I was Gabriella Pierce.
And then I wasn’t…

 

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“I’m not sure you want me cooking for you, or anyone else. I feel like you kidnapped me and you’re trying to give me this life that’s not really mine. I don’t feel like the type to be controlled.”
Paxton placed a finger over both my lips and shushed me with a quiet, “Shhh, hush now. I assure you with everything in me that you are the type to be controlled. That’s why you suck my . That’s why your legs fall apart whenever I come near you. You’re a slut. My slut. I own you,” he said in a dry, sultry tone, fingers gliding down my neck. The dry swallow stuck in my chest when his fingers wrapped gently around
my throat. His grip tightened and his lips met mine. “Shhh, don’t talk, baby girl. Turn around and go take a shower like you were told”
My name is Jettie Woodruff. I am from Ohio. I don’t know what genre I write in. People tell me I have my own genre. I write whatever I feel, because that’s what makes me happy. I don’t want to be in that box where I can only write one genre. I tend to like my bad boy’s, taboo; the touchy subjects that make you want to throw your kindle. Usually at said hot alpha male. Sometimes the female lead as well. My motto is life is short. Very short. If it doesn’t make you happy anymore then why do it? Move on. Some of my favorite things, besides writing are, friends, family, and the beach. Music, although my interest has changed after forty, I like the new stuff. Happy Reading.