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Deadly Black Roses
Bea’s world is tipped upside down when she comes home from her gap year to find her father newly married and with step siblings in tow.
Eli is a budding rock star and is shocked that his new stepsister bares a resemblance to his first true love that was tragically ripped away from him. So he sets his sights on getting some payback.
There is instant hate/lust crash between these and the action heats up quickly.
Eli’s tragic past comes back to haunt him and puts an expected spin on ...more
Bea’s world is tipped upside down when she comes home from her gap year to find her father newly married and with step siblings in tow.
Eli is a budding rock star and is shocked that his new stepsister bares a resemblance to his first true love that was tragically ripped away from him. So he sets his sights on getting some payback.
There is instant hate/lust crash between these and the action heats up quickly.
Eli’s tragic past comes back to haunt him and puts an expected spin on ...more
Holy smexy rockstar on a cracker.
Elias. Bea.
He’s the frontman of a up and coming rock band.
She’s the only daughter of a doting single dad with a career in law mapped out since birth.
The TENSION from their first interaction is palpable…
Guys it’s so good. SO FREAKING GOOD.
I have so many memorable moments - the tradie scene, the shower scene, the bar scene - jeepers creepers, JL just gets better and better!!!!
As book one in the Forever Summer Series this promises some high heat, especially w ...more
Elias. Bea.
He’s the frontman of a up and coming rock band.
She’s the only daughter of a doting single dad with a career in law mapped out since birth.
The TENSION from their first interaction is palpable…
Guys it’s so good. SO FREAKING GOOD.
I have so many memorable moments - the tradie scene, the shower scene, the bar scene - jeepers creepers, JL just gets better and better!!!!
As book one in the Forever Summer Series this promises some high heat, especially w ...more
2025:
It feels like this book has it all - spice, drama, mystery, love.
The very first book I've read from JL Skye and I'm happy to report that all the great feedback I've heard from her books was indeed true and well deserved.
Tainted Love was quick and easy to read.
The characters - both main and side - were deep and well rounded and took you so far into the story, you felt like you were reading about your own friends.
I will definitely be continuing the Forever Summer series to what the characters ...more
It feels like this book has it all - spice, drama, mystery, love.
The very first book I've read from JL Skye and I'm happy to report that all the great feedback I've heard from her books was indeed true and well deserved.
Tainted Love was quick and easy to read.
The characters - both main and side - were deep and well rounded and took you so far into the story, you felt like you were reading about your own friends.
I will definitely be continuing the Forever Summer series to what the characters ...more
Stop whatever you're doing right now because I need to scream about Tainted Love by JL Skye! 📚✨
Listen, when I tell you this rockstar, step-brother romance absolutely CONSUMED me... I'm talking dark, gritty, and spicy in all the best possible ways. The MMC? Imagine Jon Dretto levels of broody hotness (yes, I said what I said 😏), but make him a rockstar who happens to be her stepbrother. He starts off absolutely despising our girl Bea, but the way this man evolves into someone who would literally ...more
Listen, when I tell you this rockstar, step-brother romance absolutely CONSUMED me... I'm talking dark, gritty, and spicy in all the best possible ways. The MMC? Imagine Jon Dretto levels of broody hotness (yes, I said what I said 😏), but make him a rockstar who happens to be her stepbrother. He starts off absolutely despising our girl Bea, but the way this man evolves into someone who would literally ...more
4.75 ⭐
3 🌶️
When I say I devoured this book I mean it, I started reading at 6pm and COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN until I finished it at 11pm.
I loved this book! The story had so many elements that all meshed together so well and that reveal! 😱
Eli and Bea were a bit of a toxic, red flag beginning, but as the story went on the red flags began to be removed, and in the end Eli actually encouraged Bea to stop doing what others expected of her and focus on what she wanted. It concluded Eli and Bea's story so w ...more
3 🌶️
When I say I devoured this book I mean it, I started reading at 6pm and COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN until I finished it at 11pm.
I loved this book! The story had so many elements that all meshed together so well and that reveal! 😱
Eli and Bea were a bit of a toxic, red flag beginning, but as the story went on the red flags began to be removed, and in the end Eli actually encouraged Bea to stop doing what others expected of her and focus on what she wanted. It concluded Eli and Bea's story so w ...more
I devoured this book.
Step sibling romance, rockstar, possessive.
The twists and turns towards to end had me gobsmacked. Expected but also totally not expected and had jaw on the floor. This was incredibly written. Read triggers before going into this book.
The tension between Eli and Bea starts at the beginning of the book.
3 scenes had me absolutely kicking my feet screaming and giggling.
1: Kitchen scene with Tradie 🥵
2: Entry scene with Hunter, Bea & Eli 😂
3: Shower scene. 🥵
Wish we saw more of ...more
Step sibling romance, rockstar, possessive.
The twists and turns towards to end had me gobsmacked. Expected but also totally not expected and had jaw on the floor. This was incredibly written. Read triggers before going into this book.
The tension between Eli and Bea starts at the beginning of the book.
3 scenes had me absolutely kicking my feet screaming and giggling.
1: Kitchen scene with Tradie 🥵
2: Entry scene with Hunter, Bea & Eli 😂
3: Shower scene. 🥵
Wish we saw more of ...more
Rockstar, siblings, stepsiblings, childhood trauma, stalker, sexual scenes including cookies and cream ice cream, psychotic ex’s mentions of mental health, dark romance, dubcon, reverse rags to ritches, different worlds, dark love, forbidden love, forced proximity, lovehate, emotional scars, garage band, mentions of murder and attempted murder.
Eli is a rockstar come home to find his mother has married again and moved him and his sisters into their new home. He sees his new step sister Bea and th ...more
Eli is a rockstar come home to find his mother has married again and moved him and his sisters into their new home. He sees his new step sister Bea and th ...more
OK to start with the playlist to accompany this book before you even start reading is 10/10.
Here is a break down of non spoiler reactions.
Hot.
Cute, love that.
Wtf
Hot.
Hot.
What a dickwad.
HOT.
Omg the tradie.
Oh shit.
Wait what?
*what*
HOTHOTHOTHOTHOT.
That brings us to 30% of the book.
Read it, it's amazing.
...more
Here is a break down of non spoiler reactions.
Hot.
Cute, love that.
Wtf
Hot.
Hot.
What a dickwad.
HOT.
Omg the tradie.
Oh shit.
Wait what?
*what*
HOTHOTHOTHOTHOT.
That brings us to 30% of the book.
Read it, it's amazing.
...more
This book was amazing that I had to even get it for a shelf trophy. A step brother, rockstar romance wasn't on my list of books to read but now should be on everyone's. Enemies to lovers with the spicy scenes being amazing. I mean if you want a certain icecream iykyk
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Actually loved this book - good amount of plot, a little bit of smut i was expecting alot less and finished quite suprised
Jul 11, 2024
Jessica Kane
marked it as to-read
Jul 11, 2024
booksandkelly
marked it as to-read
5 ⭐ 3 🌶️
Bea has just returned from a European gap year, determined to put distraction aside and focus on her legal studies. She however arrives to a big surprise, a new stepbrother who also happens to be the sexy as sin lead singer to the band Forever Summer. His off limits for so many reasons but she just can't get him off her mind.
Eli has a past his worked very hard to keep hidden, he uses music and his band as a way to soothe himself. When his new step sister walks though the door though she ...more
Bea has just returned from a European gap year, determined to put distraction aside and focus on her legal studies. She however arrives to a big surprise, a new stepbrother who also happens to be the sexy as sin lead singer to the band Forever Summer. His off limits for so many reasons but she just can't get him off her mind.
Eli has a past his worked very hard to keep hidden, he uses music and his band as a way to soothe himself. When his new step sister walks though the door though she ...more
Dec 31, 2024
Bec Louise
marked it as to-read
Jan 01, 2025
Murphy
marked it as to-read
Jan 17, 2025
Shari
added it
