The second book in the dangerously sexy Naked Trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones
Emma and Jax came together in the midst of secrets and lies, but in a castle in Maine, they seek passion and sanctuary. What they find is a mystery that could stretch beyond all their expectations. And what Emma finds is danger.
One Woman begins where One Man ended, with Emma one step from death and Jax the only man who can save her.
Jax’s jaw tenses, he cuts his stare, and that says all I need to know. “What are we doing Jax?” I demand. “We’re poison to each other.” I turn away and charge toward the bedroom, and I don’t stop at the door. I already found my suitcase and took it to the bathroom. I had to brush my teeth because I imagined myself kissing Jax. I imagined all these wonderful things with him, but that can’t happen now.
I hurry through the room, and I’ve made it halfway to the bathroom, just past the bed, when Jax catches my arm. Heat rushes up my arm, and it’s not all about anger. It’s about this man touching me. It’s about this man and how much I want him, how much I even feel as if want has transformed to need. I whirl around, intent to confront him, but I fail. He drags me against him, all those hard muscles absorbing all the softer parts of me, and the words linger on my tongue, but never leave my mouth.
“What are we doing?” he demands, and he doesn’t give me time to reply. “This.” His mouth closes down on mine, and I try to fight, no, I tell myself to fight, to push back, to save myself before I go down and never find my way back up. But I don’t fight. I don’t even try to save myself.
His mouth closes down on mine, and the taste of him, all man and demand, undoes me. I sink into his big, powerful body, as my tongue meets his. I’m all in, kissing him like there is no tomorrow, and maybe there isn’t, maybe there can’t be, but right now, right now, I reject that idea. I drink him in the way he’s drinking me in until his mouth is gone, his breath a warm whisper, as he says, “That. Over and over again, with no end I want to imagine. We’re not bad for each other. We’re not poison. Say it. We’re not poison.”
But I can’t say it.
How can I say what I’m not sure I believe?
One Woman by Lisa Renee Jones
Tanya Rae’s rating: 4 of 5 stars
One Woman is the second book in the Naked Trilogy. I love that this author gives a little recap at the beginning of this book as to what happened at the end of One Man. This book starts where One Man left off.
Jax saves Emma after Brody has Emma hanging over the ledge high up in the castle. He believes that either she or her family was involved in the death of Hunter. (Jax and Brody’s now deceased brother). Jax has fallen in love with Emma despite who she is, a Knight and he’s a North.
No really wants Emma at the Castle in Maine other than Jax himself. There are so many secrets and lies to uncover. Emma is torn between her brother and Jax. Jax is also torn as to whom to believe, his woman or her family had something to do with the death of his brother.
Of course, since this is the second book I expected that cliffhanger! It still doesn’t help knowing that there will be one. Fortunately, not to long of a wait for Two Together Book 3.
ONE MAN (book one) – Available Now
ONE WOMAN (book two) – Available Now
TWO TOGETHER (book three) – November 19th
