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The Judgement Books #1
Judge and Jury
Christian Judge doesn’t want to kill. He has to. His relationship with his family is non-existent, he has no friends to speak of and his long list of one night stands is meaningless. Judge’s strongest relationships are with drugs and alcohol and his knife. Oh, yes – Judge loves a sharp blade more than anything and anyone.
Enter Steven Jury, the privileged son of Judge’s employer. Judge is meant to be showing Steven the sights, but the attraction is instant and Steven makes it clear he wants more from Judge than a tour guide.
All Judge has to do is keep his murderous impulses under control – not easy when his estranged brother is trying to blackmail him and a mysterious stalker wants to stake his claim - and he might finally have found the place where he belongs.
Enter Steven Jury, the privileged son of Judge’s employer. Judge is meant to be showing Steven the sights, but the attraction is instant and Steven makes it clear he wants more from Judge than a tour guide.
All Judge has to do is keep his murderous impulses under control – not easy when his estranged brother is trying to blackmail him and a mysterious stalker wants to stake his claim - and he might finally have found the place where he belongs.
- GenresLGBTM M Romance
238 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 18, 2018
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About the author
Kay Ellis
31 books12 followersKay Ellis lives in rural Oxfordshire with her two daughters. She has written stories from an early age, starting with an epic adventure penned at primary school which sadly had to end when a hard-hearted teacher refused to supply any more writing paper.
Over the years Kay’s style has changed as she has grown more confident in her writing, developing a relaxed and informal style. She has also become braver in content, turning her hand to writing gay and straight erotica.
Kay writes for the love of writing and from a fear her head will explode if she doesn’t have a release for her vivid imagination.
It’s only now Kay has found the courage to submit work for publication, having recently finished in the top three of a national writing competition.
Kay Ellis can now be found on Facebook.
Over the years Kay’s style has changed as she has grown more confident in her writing, developing a relaxed and informal style. She has also become braver in content, turning her hand to writing gay and straight erotica.
Kay writes for the love of writing and from a fear her head will explode if she doesn’t have a release for her vivid imagination.
It’s only now Kay has found the courage to submit work for publication, having recently finished in the top three of a national writing competition.
Kay Ellis can now be found on Facebook.
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November 6, 2021
3 stars
Judge and Jury. What a coincidence, eh?
I was a bit hesitant to start this book. I’d never read this author before and she doesn’t have the best reviews. But it was an enjoyable read. It kept my interest, anyway.
A couple things bugged me, though. Mild spoilers————-Judge (to himself) often stated how he should get rid of Ste Jury because Ste was too good for him. However, it was also stated if Ste ever found out what Judge DID, Ste would leave him. So, those two line of thoughts were frequent in this novel. And Judge DID push him away—multiple times AND after he’d called or begged Ste to come to him. Judge was all over the place.
Ste, however, wanted Judge from the get go. He was adamant. He didn’t like what Judge did. But he always overlooked it. I’ve never read a book where the HEA was so tentative. It was basically a maybe HEA—we’re not really sure how long it will last.
Judge and Jury. What a coincidence, eh?
I was a bit hesitant to start this book. I’d never read this author before and she doesn’t have the best reviews. But it was an enjoyable read. It kept my interest, anyway.
A couple things bugged me, though. Mild spoilers————-Judge (to himself) often stated how he should get rid of Ste Jury because Ste was too good for him. However, it was also stated if Ste ever found out what Judge DID, Ste would leave him. So, those two line of thoughts were frequent in this novel. And Judge DID push him away—multiple times AND after he’d called or begged Ste to come to him. Judge was all over the place.
Ste, however, wanted Judge from the get go. He was adamant. He didn’t like what Judge did. But he always overlooked it. I’ve never read a book where the HEA was so tentative. It was basically a maybe HEA—we’re not really sure how long it will last.
November 26, 2021
The only thing against this story is the missing words that seemed to pop up quite a bit and would distract me from the story, however, with that said, I continued to read because I wanted to know what was going to happen.
I enjoyed the characters, especially Christian Judge. He and Ste Jury were interesting, and fleshed out, characters, and I will be reading the others in the series. I'm intrigued enough to know what else happens to these guys. One of the things I loved the most about this story was the gay representation. Bravo!!!
I enjoyed the characters, especially Christian Judge. He and Ste Jury were interesting, and fleshed out, characters, and I will be reading the others in the series. I'm intrigued enough to know what else happens to these guys. One of the things I loved the most about this story was the gay representation. Bravo!!!
August 24, 2025
Opposites attract
Judge and Ste (jury) could not be more different from each other, yet the chemistry and sparks infinite from the first meeting. Haunted by deeds done, both past and present, Jury struggles to find even a shred of happiness. Enter Ste, who also happens to be the bosses son. All sunshine, happiness and proper. The battle to be together is a long one.
Judge and Ste (jury) could not be more different from each other, yet the chemistry and sparks infinite from the first meeting. Haunted by deeds done, both past and present, Jury struggles to find even a shred of happiness. Enter Ste, who also happens to be the bosses son. All sunshine, happiness and proper. The battle to be together is a long one.
December 5, 2021
Love it
Ooooo this story is great full of action and is lgbt which I really liked about this book. Had me hooked from the very beginning.
Ooooo this story is great full of action and is lgbt which I really liked about this book. Had me hooked from the very beginning.
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January 23, 2020DNF with no rating.
The MC was a complete and total a-hole. I wanted no part of it.
The MC was a complete and total a-hole. I wanted no part of it.
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