Flower by Jaclyn Combe
Genres: Contemporary, High School, New Adult, Romance, YA
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Format: eBook
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AvaI am the pretty blonde cheerleader adored by all.The popular girl, living that so-called perfect life.But when my childhood sweetheart betrays me in the worst possible way, my entire world comes crashing down around me.They say you should always expect the unexpected in life. But the one thing I never expected… was him.
MasonI am the high school nerd.The ghost in the shadows who is invisible to everyone.I’m the guy who doesn’t get the girl.For years, I have watched her from the sidelines. My obsession and need for her growing and obliterating all rational thought. When our two worlds collide, I finally bring myself into her line of sight, capturing and claiming her for my own. But with the sweet comes the sour.Her ex-boyfriend is determined to win her back and will stop at nothing to tear us apart. An enemy I didn’t even know I had, emerges, threatening to destroy everything I have built. But I’ve never been one to back down from a fight.No one will take my Flower away from me. No one will take what’s mine.
***Flower is book one in The Kryptonite Series. It is a full-length standalone novel with a HEA guaranteed. It contains graphic sex scenes, violence, bullying, substance abuse, and foul language. Recommended for readers eighteen years and over.
If you’re into nerdy alpha-males who tend towards stalking and/or manipulation–thennnn, this is the book for you!
Luckily for me, this is exactly what I enjoy in a main character. Mason comes off as so unassuming, you’d never know that he’s been pining for Ava for years. And then he has his chance… This handsome, shy, quiet hero.
I won’t divulge more because that would give away a lot of the plot, however, I can say this book was equal parts steamy, sweet, and full of angst.
Ava was a girl that needed to have her bubble popped a bit–and I feel like Mason did that for her. She was better by the end… And so was Mason.
This is Jaclyn Combe’s first novel–and I believe first in a series that revolves around some of the characters we meet in this one… And here I am, sitting here, waiting anxiously for the next book!
About Jaclyn Combe
Jaclyn Combe is an author of young and new adult contemporary romance. She lives on the coast of Western Australia with her husband, three children and four fur babies. Being an avid reader her whole life, she finally decided to put pen to paper and write her own stories. When she is not reading, writing or drinking coffee, she can be found at the beach with her family searching for dolphins.
Great review, Christine! In real life I would never like men who tend towards stalking or manipulation but in books I love it. Gimme gimme gimme!
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