Need
Need Series Part 1
K.I. Lynn and N. Isabelle Blanco
Genre: New Adult, Erotica, Romance
March 3, 2015
The attraction is carnal, all-consuming, and it seems like it’s only a matter of time before Brayden loses control.Everything slams to a halt when their single parents decide to get remarried . . . to each other. Bad decisions and broken friendships make living across the hall from the one person you want above all difficult. Luckily for Brayden, it’s only for a few months before he’s off to college in another state, leaving Kira to face high school alone.
Brayden tries to stay away, to forget her, but it’s an impossible task he fails at time and time again. Kira is morphing from a sexy teenager to an irresistible woman, one that knows what she wants and seems hell-bent on getting it. As Kira’s eighteenth birthday approaches, Brayden has a decision to make. Does he keep running away from the thing he wants the most or does he run toward it? Is it possible to ever be happy without the one person you need? ------------------------------------
"I'm Brayden, baby. The man you've been dreaming about your whole life. And I'm about to fucking show you why." Part 1 of a 2 part series.
If you are a fan of being teased you will devour Need.
They say every pot has a lid. Well I think every book has an audience. I feel that Need is geared to a specific audience. An audience that likes a dirty talking yet somewhat likeable hero. An audience that is up for a lot of back and forth and waiting it out. And lastly, a patient audience. I have mixed feelings about this book. At times I was a bit turned off but at the same time couldn’t stop reading it. I guess it was kind of like a guilty pleasure read for me. This book was full of sexual tension that brewed for years and years. Along the way people got hurt and relationships were damaged. This book takes you on an emotional journey filled with Brayden- a boy with a long sexual history, a fiesty Kira and the brother Ryan. I felt the hunger, I felt the desperation and that is what urged me on to turn the pages…….
“As much as we wanted each other, as desperate as we were, it wasn’t our time.”
I am a huge fan of ANGST. The more the better I feel. I think that’s what kept me invested in this book. I also dig any plot centering on forbidden romance. So you put these elements together and I am glued. I felt that at times the main character was a bit raunchy and bordered on immature. Also what started out as a friendship/attraction/love quickly went south, into hurt and heartache. I wondered if this relationship could ever be redeemed. As these two aged they tried to move on but it only caused more pain and sadness.
“He’s moving away from me. I’ve seen him do it many times before- stow away his feelings. He’s shutting down, an almost palpable wall forming between us, pushing away what just happened.”
Could these two really be destined to be? Or are they better off apart? Book 2 will give us more on where these characters end up. I guess more teasing, more Angst can be expected…….and more of Brayden’s dirty talk!
I think the title is so appropriate the book is based on Need more than Love! But many love the only way they know how and sometimes circumstances are beyond our control. I found the book to be interesting, sexy at times angsty. I give it to 3.5 Stars…. I am sure many will eat this erotic book up.
I think this story may have broken me a little. Just as I was hoping for my happy ending - it ended, not the way I wanted and on a cliff.
Ryan and Kira move next door to Brayden. Ryan is 10, the same age as Brayden. The three of them form a tight friendship right from the start. By the time Brayden turns 15 his parents divorce and he has to make the decision on who he is going to live with: His mom, which would mean moving away or stay with his dad and never leaving Kira. At this point you feel the attachment that is forming between the two of them.
Brayden makes his choice and stays. Just before he turns 18, he decides he wants to try and have some kind of relationship with Kira, knows that he will also have to tell Ryan. Just as they plan to start moving forward they are hit with a "death blow". Brayden's dad and Ryan and Kira's mom are going to get married. This thought twists in Braydens gut because he has been repressing his feelings for Kira all along and wants to be out in the open but feels like it will now be twisted and wrong since they will now be considered siblings.
Right after their parents decision, Brayden tries and reigns in his feelings by pushing Kira away. He and Ryan head to college. Each time he comes home he has an encounter with Kira reeling her in and then pushing her away thinking it is for the best. Each time he does this he breaks her a little more. You see, Brayden is the only guy she loves and wants to love.
His ultimate bad decision was when he decided to have a girlfriend after all the years of telling Kira he never would. Not after seeing what had transpired between his mother and father.
The struggle and angst in this was raw and real. It started to feel repetitive and some of it could have been cut out. Regardless it was a hot read.
Just as Brayden decides to hell with the consequences and to get her back and finish what they started Kira has decided to move on with her life.
Need is a book that will leaving you feeling frustrated in multiple parts. It does make you have the feeling at times of needing more, but I feel there were some parts that were a little repetitive which in turn frustrated me a bit and because of this I would rate this book a 3.5 stars. There were really good parts about this book so I won't give up on this series completely and neither should you because you need to meet the dirty talking Brayden.. so I am looking forward to seeing where this story goes in Take.
Brayden and Kira grew up together because they were neighbors. Brayden is best friends with Kira's brother and he is a few years older than Kira. He finds himself very protective over Kira and its stems from childhood into adulthood. Kira has always had a crush on Brayden but he never reciprocated her feelings. She always thought of herself as the stupid girl that fell in love with a man that will never her want her the way she wants him.. when Brayden makes a move to show Kira how wrong she is and to make her his girlfriend a wicked twist will throw it right out the window.. but will there feelings go right out the window too or will they do the impossible of sneaking around?
There are quite a few twists and turns in this book and I don't want to giveaway much at all because if I do I feel like it will spoil the book for you.. just remember when your world gets crushed by a man to many times there is no picking up the pieces and letting him back in... but when a man is determined to right his wrongs there may just be hope.
This is the first book I have read by these authors and I look forward to the next installment Take.
She tenses against me and gasps. Melting into her, I place my hands on the wall next to her head, bracing myself, and set in, tonguing her neck over and over. Right on my mark. I bite it, fighting the urge to go hard, make it deeper, larger. Kira fists my T-shirt, but she doesn’t push me away. She seems stuck between pulling me closer or keeping me where I am. A small whimper reaches my ears. This is what I’m going to do to every inch of you one day, I think as I swirl my tongue around her skin.
But not today. Not. Today. I feel like someone is purposely poisoning me, slowly killing my life force one cell at a time. I told myself I’d wait, but how do I do that when her body is fucking screaming for me? I’ll find a way. I’ll find a way. I’ll find a way. Damn this shit. Somehow, I find the resolve to place a soft kiss on her cheek and move back to look at her. Her big eyes are uncertain. They gut me. Make me wonder how I could deny this to myself for so long. “I didn’t go off with anyone last night,” I repeat, speaking slow so that my words sink in and she gets what I’m telling her.
She still doesn’t seem to believe me. It pisses me off that her eyes doubt me, more than I can properly describe in words. Curling my hand around her jaw, I stare into her eyes. “I don’t want anyone but you, Kira.” I want to give her some time to assimilate that, for it to sink into her head. But I can’t wait anymore. I lean down and press my lips to hers, yelling at myself to take it easy this time. To not go at her like some beast again. One feel of her lips, the taste of her gasp against my mouth, and my plan gets shot straight to hell. Holy God, this girl drugs me, her scent, her heat, the wet lushness of her mouth. Kira melts into me, her small arms wrapping around my neck, pulling me closer. Greedy. Just like last night. I fucking love it. Want more. I part her lips with my tongue, and my cock swells, jealous. I remind myself to take it easy, but her little mouth is so hungry for me, her tongue finding mine and demanding everything from me.
Before I can even think of stopping this, we’re fucking each other’s mouths, my hands sliding down her back, cupping her sweet ass and bringing her in close so she feels how damn hard she makes me, how much I want her. Every time she licks at my tongue, it makes me want to fall to my knees in front of her, pull down her pants so I can get her clit into my mouth, slide my fingers in at the same time. Can’t think like that. Can’t help it. Kira groans and presses her small tits into my chest. Runs her hands all over me. Like she’s been dying for it as much as I have. I suck on her upper lip, bite on her lower one, and when she gives me this sexy, needy little moan in return, I make myself a promise right then, right there. I can’t have it now, but one day, I’ll have her naked. One day, I’ll have her tits in my hands.
In my mouth. One day, I’m going to claim every inch of her sweet pussy. But not today. And, shit, the thought is actually fucking depressing. “Kira!” I hear Mrs. Roth calling from the foyer. The sound of her mom’s voice makes me fly back away from her. For two heart-pounding seconds, I’m convinced that she’s right outside the pool room, that she caught us going at it. Kira is leaning against the wall, her hair a mess, looking so damn tempting that I almost forget I just heard her mother’s voice. Then, Mrs. Roth calls out for her again. “Kira! Are you up there? Can you tell Brayden to come down with you? Steven is here, and we’re ready to talk to you kids.” What the fuck? Kira smoothes down her hair and raises a finger to her kiss-swollen lips, obviously telling me to be quiet. I move back toward her and whisper in her ear, “Why is your mom here?” She grabs my shoulders, clearly wanting to bring me closer. Despite how confused I am, I can’t help but smile.
“She told me and Ryan that we had to come over. That she and your dad wanted to discuss something with us,” Kira whispers. What the hell could they want to talk to us about? “Kira! Hurry up!” I hear her mother walking back toward the living room. Shit. Whatever it is, it’s going to have to be dealt with first before I can sit down and have my conversation with Kira. The whole thing is odd. My dad and Kira’s mom have barely ever spent time in the same room together, as far as I know, so why the hell would they call a meeting like this? “Ryan’s here?” Kira nods up at me, eyes on my lips. She wants what I want. I raise my hand and run my thumb over her lower lip, already imagining the next time I’m going to kiss her. I want it now, but it has to wait. Fuck them and whatever the hell they want to talk about. The fact that they’re pulling me away from my girl makes me itch to slam my fist into the wall. “Okay.” I tilt her head up and give her one last kiss. A small one. It’s all I can afford to give her without losing control again.
“Don’t forget that we have to talk after this.” No one ever told me that a girl’s smile could be enough to make my year, but the smile that she gives me right then does that and then some. “Okay,” she mouths. I motion for her to head out before me. When she gives me a questioning look, I simply raise an eyebrow in the direction of my crotch, knowing she’ll see how hard I am. Man, the way her eyes drop down and lock on it starts ripping the pieces of my resolve, reminding me that this girl will definitely take it if I decide to give it to her. No. Stop. I shake my head at her and motion for her to go again. But when she turns to go, suddenly I can’t let her, not without one last feel. I grab her hand and caress it one last time before dropping it and letting her leave. Kira smiles at me over her shoulder, happiness literally beaming from her, and it’s infectious. My throat feels thick as I smile back at her.
Watching her leave and not chasing her down now that I’ve made up my mind to have her isn’t easy. I force myself to stay right where I am and think of every cliché in the damn book, anything to try and get my boner to go away. It doesn’t. Not until I hear Kira gasp out a “What?” from the other room and Ryan ask, “What exactly is going on here?” I rush out of the pool room, jumping up the three steps leading out, and storm through the foyer. Strange, just strange. I look around the living room as I enter, trying to figure out why my dad and Ryan’s mom are sitting together on our couch. Kira’s sitting by the window, chewing on her nails, trying to hide how swollen I made her lips. The scarf is readjusted, once again hiding the hickey.
I smirk, not wanting to wait to go at her again. I don’t register the worried look in her eyes until I hear my Dad clear his throat, pulling me back to the confusion of the living room configuration. “We wanted you kids here for an announcement that concerns us all.” My brow scrunches. What the hell is going on? And why the hell is Dad sitting so close to Mrs. Roth? The two of them look at each other, sharing secretive smiles, and my stomach drops. Oh, God . . . “We’re getting married!” Mrs. Roth squeals.
K.I. Lynn
K.I. Lynn is the USA Today Bestselling Author from The Bend Anthology and the Amazon Bestselling Series, Breach. She spent her life in the arts, everything from music to painting and ceramics, then to writing. Characters have always run around in her head, acting out their stories, but it wasn’t until later in life she would put them to pen. It would turn out to be the one thing she was really passionate about.
Since she began posting stories online, she’s garnered acclaim for her diverse stories and hard hitting writing style. Two stories and characters are never the same, her brain moving through different ideas faster than she can write them down as it also plots its quest for world domination…or cheese. Whichever is easier to obtain… Usually it’s cheese.
