Title: The Plus One Chronicles

Author: Jennifer Lyon

Series: Plus One Chronicles (Boxed Set)

Published by: Jennifer Lyon Books

Date published: Dec. 2, 2013

Genres: Contemporary, Sports, Mystery/Thriller

Book Length: 442 pages

Steam Rating: Steamy/Risque

Main Characters: Sloane Michaels & Kat Thayne

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“The Plus One Chronicles is an emotional roller coaster that gets you panting, sweating, biting your lip and leaves you down on your knees breathless and begging for more!” ~Becca

Don’t miss this bestselling, sexy and emotional trilogy in a boxed set! 

A proposition brings billionaire ex-UFC Fighter Sloane Michaels and beautifully damaged Kat Thayne together in fiery passion, but will a dark and dangerous obsession tear them apart?

**This boxed set is intended for readers 18 and over due to sexual content.**

Book One: THE PROPOSITION:

Rich, sexy and volatile, Sloane Michaels has a dark agenda that keeps his heart on ice. His extreme wealth gives him the control he craves and his skills as an ex UFC fighter the tools he’ll need to extract his ultimate revenge. But when the woman he never believed he’d see again crosses his path, Sloane is caught between the vengeance he needs and a sexual conquest he craves.

Kat Thayne has been in survival mode for six years, hiding behind the sweet creations for her bakery. But when a random carjacking brings her face-to-face with her darkest fears and hottest fantasy, Kat is forced out of hiding and offered a dangerously passionate proposition. One she knows she isn’t strong enough to refuse. 

Book Two: POSSESSION:

Savagely sexy billionaire Sloane Michaels ruthlessly controls his life and everything in it. Even his sex partners are carefully negotiated plus-one arrangements, including his latest, the fiery bakery owner, Kat Thayne. But Sloane’s control is challenged when his mentor becomes seriously ill, and Kat takes over more and more his heart. Sloane is in a desperate balancing act of trying to keep the woman he loves while attaining the vengeance he craves. 

After surviving an attack six years ago, Kat Thayne escaped her fears in the protective world of her beloved bakery. Then Sloane Michaels storms into her life, making her feel beautiful, strong and sexy. Yet as Kat pushes her boundaries and uncovers a dangerous secret in her past, Sloane’s controlling side emerges. Worried that Sloane will possess her mind, body and soul, Kat fights to keep her hard won independence. But just as Sloane demands her complete surrender, she discovers he has a dark side that could destroy them both.

Book Three: OBSESSION: 

In the explosive conclusion to The Plus One Chronicles Trilogy, obscenely rich, jaggedly handsome and still obsessed with love and vengeance, Sloane Michaels must face an impossible choice: lose the woman he loves or betray his twin sister’s memory. 

Watching the man she adores destroy himself for revenge, Kat Thayne knows she should run and never look back. But running isn’t her way anymore. Kat has grown into a fierce fighter, and the man who helped her get there is the very man who needs her strength now. But as the sizzling passion and hard-won love bind Kat and Sloane even tighter together, old secrets and lies explode around them. Danger threatens. And Kat soon realizes that she’s risking more than her heart to be with Sloane…she’s risking her very life.

Okay, I think in order to do this review well, I am going to have to break it down into parts. So here goes:

I hate to admit it, but I only read these books because I read Once A Marine and fell in love with Jennifer’s writing style. When she offered me this series to read I just couldn’t pass it up! Gosh am I glad that I got the chance…this series…just WOW! The characters are exciting, dynamic, deep, real, relatable, lovable, steamy, sexy…umm…so many other adjectives apply here!

The Plus One Chronicles is an emotional roller coaster that gets you panting, sweating, biting your lip and leaves you down on your knees breathless and begging for more!

The Proposition – Book 1: 123 pages

This book totally intrigued me. The cover art, the blurb, the plot line are all so unique and captivating that I just KNEW that I had to read it! I haven’t read an erotica book in a while (This is no 50 Shades of Gray but it is definitely Erotica!) and was super excited to get my hands on this one…I mean come on, who doesn’t love a little erotica in their book from time to time?

Let’s get to know our characters a little, shall we?

Kat Thayne is a woman that is determined to reach a place in her life where she is independent, strong, and, most of all, safe! She is the ultimate survivor. I LOVE the fact that Kat refuses to do the typical romance novel chick thing and “swoon” for the sexy Mr. Sloane (Okay maybe she swoons a little…but who wouldn’t?!? What I mean is that she doesn’t just change everything about herself and jump into a situation with blinders on. She thinks things through and makes smart choices! Dang it, we need more books like this with STRONG SMART women characters! Not every chick that gets the hot rich guy needs to be ditzy!) Kat may be afraid of just about everything, but she manages to stand her ground and get past it. 

Sloane Michaels, the dark and seemingly dangerous and sexy business man, is the owner of SLAM Gyms and an ex-UFC fighter that has some major commitment issues. In order to make sure no woman ever gets too close, Sloane has this crazy (and yet totally awesome) Plus One deal that he makes. When Sloane first showed up, I honestly wasn’t sure if I was going to like him or if he was just going to be an ass. Over time, I figured out that it is a little of both!

There are a TON of background characters that I quickly fell in love with! I can honestly say that I would PLEAD, BEG, BORROW, STEAL AND STALK for a book about these background people! Seriously…I NEED to know what happens with Ethan! Come on, you can write another book right? I became so attached to the characters that I cried just as much because of them as I did for Sloane and Kat!

What about romance? I know one of the biggest complaints that come up about erotica books is that they are all wham-bam-thank-you-mam and not enough in the sweet and lovey in between. Even us deviant freaks like a little lovey dovey once in a while! Jennifer Lyon manages to find the perfect balance between spankings and sweet-nothings! I never once felt like something was missing from the romance or that the story line went in some random direction just to fit in a new sex scene. I also never thought that the story line was simply added in to get from one sex scene to the next, as I often thought with 50 Shades! Some erotica books seem like the author sat down and wrote out EVERY sex scene and then said “Hmm…how can I make it seem like this legitimately happened…”.  Not so with The Plus One Chronicles! All three books flow well, have a balance of mystery, action, romance and naughty!

Kat and Sloane have CHEMISTRY! The sex is explosive, emotional, and bonding; even if that’s not what they had in mind when they set out on this Plus One journey. I swear, these two can’t keep their hands off of one another, no matter where they are! Some of their public displays of affection definitely left me blushing and I wasn’t even a part of it! This couple is absolutely the HOTTEST I have ever read! They are 100% MFEO (Made For Each Other) and the angst, yearning, and sexual tension left me breathless!

Possession – Book 2: 148 pages

It’s 3 days later…and now that the initial Plus One agreement has been made and things are well on their way to uncharted territory, the story really gets interesting! It’s supposed to be all about the pleasure, the sex, the passion….they aren’t supposed to care about one another! Some how the lines have started to blur and the consequences are monumental!

Possession provides us with a TON of back-story and helps to fill in a lot of blanks. It really solidified my connection with the characters and my need for them to be happy and safe. We get a new character….Drake. Drake quickly became a HUGE part of the story and came to mean a lot to Kat as well. Seeing Kat with Drake causes Sloane a lot of issues. He isn’t sure how to feel or what to do about it. 

Sloane spends a great deal of time training Kat, trying to help her fight her inner demons as well as those that can physically harm her. Kat isn’t alone in having things from her past to over come. Sloane’s past is quickly coming to meet his present and he knows that it will most likely change, if not end, his relationship with Kat. Watching Kat’s inner strength meet up with Sloane’s outer strength and merging into one as a couple…just DAMN…I want more please!

The chemistry we got a taste of in The Proposition grows to immense proportions in Possession! I still can’t get over how perfect these two are for one another. They compliment one another, they fill the darkness with light, they make them want to strive to be a better person. Now we just have to hope that neither Kat nor Sloane does something that they will regret!

The flow of the character development is totally realistic and believable. The suspense and sexual tension is mind blowing! I am still drooling over the amazing secondary characters! Every single one adds something to the story and manages to enhance my feeling of being a part of the story. 

I will warn you…this book ends with one HELL OF A CLIFF HANGER! I was definitely happy that I had the books as a boxed set because if I had had to wait to know what happened…I may have thrown my Kindle against a wall and yelled at people randomly in the street!

Obsession – Book 3: 171 pages

I’m not sure whether to be thrilled about reading the last book or sad that it’s over! I have become so attached to these characters that I’m just not ready for it to end! It’s hard to review this book without giving away a ton of spoilers for the series…but I’m going to try!

There is one good thing and one bad thing about a trilogy…YOU KNOW THAT IT’S OVER! For me, this is a toughie! For a series that I have come to love that is filled with characters that I am utterly attached to…I’m just not sure if anything can stand up to the expectations that I have developed. I know where I think the story should go…where I want it to go…and now I get to find out if it does.

Unlike the first two books, Obsession seems to focus more on Sloane and his insecurities and issues instead of Kat. Kat does an outstanding job of showing Sloane what love is. Even when things aren’t going so wonderfully, she is still there, still providing him with support and still caring. Kat shows Sloane what true love and acceptance really mean, now the only question is if he can accept it or not.

While Kat’s demons and past take a backseat to Sloane’s, she does get the chance to face her biggest fears and get a bit of pay back. I was so damn proud of her for how she handled things, I can’t imagine what must have been running through her head…let alone Sloane’s!

Obsession has quite a few twists and turns. It had me crying out, gasping, crying a bit more (I’m sorry, but if you don’t cry during this book then you have no heart or SOUL! LOL) and then laughing when I least expected to. The unexpected is just around the next page and no matter how much you think you know what will happen…think again! Jennifer Lyon pulls out some awesome surprises that left me dying for more!

We learn a little bit more about Drake and Ethan, which just makes me want Ethan’s story even more! That boy/man deserves to be happy and dang it I want to be there when it happens! **HINT HINT HINT** Pretty please with a sexy as sin alpha male on top write Ethan’s story?!?!?!?

This book answered all of my questions and then broke my dang heart! I still haven’t gotten over how flawlessly this book completed the series. The amount of puzzle pieces that were tangled with others and still managed to fit perfectly…the mystery unraveling at an agonizingly slow and yet perfect pace…the romance that blooms and grows from an erotic Plus One to an amazing and undeniable love…EVERY LITTLE THING about this book was amazing! I cried tears of joy, sadness and acceptance. I laughed. I screamed. I pleaded for things to be different…but the story had to play out the way it was meant to.

Overall:

I was utterly captivated and entranced by this series! The main characters and secondary characters are all so special, so well developed, so REAL that I felt like I was a major player in the book. I felt as if I could help things develop…change the out come…maybe if I could just find the right doctor…but, we all know that isn’t how it works! Jennifer’s writing style submerges the reader into a world that seems so real and believable that at times we forget that it’s not. Sometimes we find ourselves so deep in the story that we cry, we jump, we laugh out loud, we get frustrated, we get mad, we get excited…we may even get quite hot and bothered with a few scenes! I have never read a book that flowed so perfectly and kept me wanting more until the very last page as The Plus One Chronicles did. I never once felt like I was reading an erotic novel…I simply enjoyed it immensely and delved deeper to connect with the characters and enjoy their times together.

Simply put…if you haven’t bought The Plus One Chronicles, I highly recommend that you do it now! Make sure you set aside the time to sit down and read it…focus on it…bond with the characters and become a part of the story! I guarantee that once you start you will not want to stop!

Jennifer Lyon/Apodaca is an award-winning author and an unrepentant coffee-and-book addict. She’s written mysteries, romances, paranormals and grocery lists under the names of Jennifer Lyon and Jennifer Apodaca. She loves creating powerfully sexy alpha heroes and the heroines who tame them!

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Jennifer Lyon is giving away a $15.00 electronic Amazon gift card and electronic copy of The Plus One Chronicles Boxed Set.

Do you like to read about hunky UFC guys?

Author: Jennifer Apodaca/Lyon

Gere: Contemporary/Military

Steam rating: Steamy

Books currently in the series: 2

Sexy Marines dealing with a range of issues find the women that challenge them to be better men.

Jennifer Apodaca is generously giving away $10.00 electronic Amazon Gift Card and a digital copy of THE BABY BARGAIN and HER TEMPORARY HERO !

Title: The Baby Bargain (Once A Marine #1)

“The story is simple and yet powerful. After a passionate night together after his parents funeral Adam walks away and says he isn’t coming back…little did he know he was leaving a part of himself with Megan.” ~Becca

Title: Her Temporary Hero (Once A Marine #2)

“The amount of trust, bravery and acceptance displayed in this book is amazing. I was so attached to both Becky and Logan, not to mention little sweet Sophie, so quickly that I almost got whiplash!” ~Becca

Title: Her Temporary Hero

Author: Jennifer Apodaca

Series: Once a Marine

Published by: Entangled: Indulgence

Date published: July 14, 2014

Genres: Contemporary, Military

Book Length: 242 pages

Steam Rating: Steamy

Main Characters: Becky & Logan

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“The amount of trust, bravery and acceptance displayed in this book is amazing. I was so attached to both Becky and Logan, not to mention little sweet Sophie, so quickly that I almost got whiplash!” ~Becca

Former beauty queen Becky Holmes and her baby are on the run from her dangerous ex. With her dreams of love and marriage destroyed, she’ll do anything to protect her child…even agree to hide out in her boss’s cousin’s house while he’s away.

Wealthy, sexy, and emotionally haunted Logan Knight needs a temporary wife to get his land, per his dad’s rules. No wife, no inheritance. But when that wife lands on his doorstep and comes with a baby, his darkest memories are triggered. He tries to keep his distance, but his efforts are shattered when he starts to have real feelings for his fake wife and child.

Just as Logan begins to think he may have a future with Becky, his attempt to have it all backfires into a betrayal that forces Becky into a heart-wrenching choice no woman should ever have to make.

I started reading this series YESTERDAY…I’m not sure that you understand the gravity of this…I literally couldn’t put the books down! I finished both in just over a day! If there were more of them I would still be locked in a room somewhere praying for quite time and endless charge on my Kindle! I can honestly say that while I enjoyed Adam and Meg’s story…Logan and Becky’s blew me away! I was on the edge of my seat, in tears, yelling, screaming and begging for more all at the same time!

Warning…DO NOT pick up this book if you don’t have the time to read it…probably all in one sitting! Seriously, I couldn’t stop! There is a big chance that you won’t be able to put this book down so make sure that you plan accordingly! You know…call in sick to work…get a baby sitter…cancel dates…that sort of thing??

Umm..second warning…this book is HOT, HOT, H.O.T! Be prepared to become quickly attached to a sexy cowboy/marine (OMG what could be hotter right???) and a down to earth ex-beauty queen whose smart and witty banter cause you to want more!

Know that there is an extremely high chance that you will fall in love..probably more than once with more than one character! No worries, it’s totally okay! Logan is simply amazing and the glance we get at the other guys in Once A Marine Security reminds us that they are all…well just yummy! (We even get a glance into what is going on with Adam and Meg!)

Her Temporary Hero brought out some insane and contradictory responses from me – respect, protectiveness, loyalty, disgust, admiration, amusement, anger, frustration, love, lust, worry…so many things! Just go with it…I did!

Now on to the story! Becky is an ex-beauty queen who is on the run from her ex with her 3 month old daughter. Logan is an ex-marine turned security guy cowboy (What a drool worthy combo!)with PTSD and a family name and money that could provide Becky with the help she needs. Both Becky and Logan are so emotionally scarred from their pasts that they struggle with their relationship and watching them bond and help one another is so gut wrenchingly sweet that I found myself in tears soooo many time during this book.

What about the chemistry? The romance?

The amount of trust, bravery and acceptance displayed in this book is amazing. I was so attached to both Becky and Logan, not to mention little sweet Sophie, so quickly that I almost got whiplash! hehe Seeing them bond and grow in their trust and accepting their love for one another was tough to read. They were so hard on themselves and put each other in some pretty tough spots and both make a few bad decisions throughout the book, however, the way the story flows is so real and heart warming that I couldn’t help but love it!

The connection these two have is undeniable and super sweet and sexy! 

Unlike the first book in the series, Her Temporary Hero didn’t hold a lot of surprises or mystery. However, the romance is so sweet and touching that I didn’t miss it one bit! This series just seems to be getting better and better by the book! I can’t wait to see what comes next!

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Jennifer Apodaca is an award-winning author and an unrepentant coffee-and-book addict. She’s written mysteries, romances, paranormals and grocery lists under the names of Jennifer Lyon and Jennifer Apodaca. She loves creating powerfully sexy alpha heroes and the heroines who tame them! Find Jen at:

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Title: The Baby Bargain

Author: Jennifer Apodaca

Series: Once a Marine

Published by: Entangled: Indulgence

Date published: March 11, 2013

Genres: Contemporary, Military

Book Length: 142 pages

Steam Rating: Steamy

Main Characters: Adam & Megan

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“The story is simple and yet powerful. After a passionate night together after his parents funeral Adam walks away and says he isn’t coming back…little did he know he was leaving a part of himself with Megan.” ~Becca

Seeing Adam Waters is the last thing veterinarian Megan Young expects. Ex-Marine. Ex-boyfriend. And still extremely dangerous territory. But Adam doesn’t know the secret Megan has been keeping from him. The secret that was created three years ago, after their last night together…

Adam returns to Raven’s Cove to sell his home in a final break with the town and memories that haunt him. The problem is that his attraction to Megan is as blazing hot as it ever was. But when a vicious smear campaign against Megan turns ugly, Adam learns the truth he never knew—he has a son. 

Now the only way Megan can protect her child is to strike a bargain with Adam. And it’s a bargain that looks a lot like blackmail…

I ran across this series by accident and fell in love with the blurbs, I just knew that I HAD to read them! I actually found Book 2 first, but when I realized it was a series I went looking for the first one! I’m glad that I did!

Let’s get the basics out of the way first:

Megan is a veterinarian and a single mom who loves her small town. Adam is a sexy as sin (duh!) ex-marine turned security guy who is determined to never be tied down. When these two get together after 3 years apart sparks fly and things sizzle. The story is simple and yet powerful. After a passionate night together after his parents funeral Adam walks away and says he isn’t coming back…little did he know he was leaving a part of himself with Megan. 3 years have passed since that night and Megan has kept her secret all this time. When her life and career are put in jeopardy she turns to the only person she can think of that could possibly keep her son safe…his father. Needless to say, this did not go over too well with Adam…especially seeing as he had no idea that he had a son!

The chemistry between these two was epic…and not always in a good way. While I felt sorry for Adam and all he was dealing with…he sort of came across as a bit of an ass and a player. He says that it wasn’t just about the sex, which is incredible, but his actions say an entirely different story. After getting to the end of the book and learning about his childhood, well I sort of forgave him. I can’t say a lot about this without adding spoilers, so let’s just say that his parents did one major number on him! I felt like his reaction to Cole was a bit out there and I totally felt bad for Megan, however, she really did screw up by not telling him sooner. I get why Adam was so ticked off…I do…but some of the things he says to Megan are just not okay!

I loved the realism in the book. There wasn’t a big blow out over Cole and then all of a sudden they are sleeping together and things just work out. Oh no, Adam and Megan had to work for their relationship! Adam stepped up quickly and tried to create a bond with his son in some way…even when he wasn’t sure what the future held. I adored reading the parts of the book that showed them building a new relationship that focused on trust and honesty and love.

I am so excited that this is a series! The background characters are so intense and awesome that I cannot wait to see who is next! The suspense and mystery was well done and played out in an interesting manner. I can honestly say that I had no clue who was the guilty party up until the end! This doesn’t happen often for me, so I greatly enjoyed having the chance to enjoy the mystery and watch things unravel!

This is a definite must read! I just finished The Baby Bargain and it has me in tears! I love the characters, the writing, the story…heck all of it!

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Jennifer Apodaca is an award-winning author and an unrepentant coffee-and-book addict. She’s written mysteries, romances, paranormals and grocery lists under the names of Jennifer Lyon and Jennifer Apodaca. She loves creating powerfully sexy alpha heroes and the heroines who tame them! Find Jen at:

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Her breasts bounced, hips swayed, and that smile never once lost its glorious perfection. Total high-fashion model and girl next door rolled into one breath-stealing, hard-on inducing package. She coasted to a stop when her bare toes nearly touched the tips of his boots.

The sultry scent of honeysuckle wafted from her. Tilting her head up she said, “With more than ten years in beauty pageants, I know posing when I see it.”

Sweat popped out beneath his shirt and his dick swelled.

It wasn’t just the sensuality of her walk and pose, but the way she’d just put him in his place. “You win.” His voice came out low and rough. For days they’d been dancing around this desire between them. He could almost see the streaks of electricity arcing between them.

Her flawless smile melted, and her gaze locked onto his. “What’s my prize?”

Those three breathy words fried his brain until all that remained was fiery need. Logan buried his hands in her heavy, silken hair. “A kiss.”

Jennifer Apodaca is generously giving away $10.00 electronic Amazon Gift Card and a digital copy of THE BABY BARGAIN and HER TEMPORARY HERO !

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