The Story of Us Trilogy Continues … Elizabeth Parker has been found … Like a falling star she has come down to earth, landing painfully on the debris of a broken dream. What she thought of as love now seems no more than a wish left unfulfilled. Her future lies in the hands of two powerfully possessive men; each desiring her to the point of insanity. Flawless media mogul Ayden Stone oversees her voyage of sexual awakening, introducing her to new experiences and a secret world behind locked doors, away from prying eyes. But … is he Prince Charming or merely the great pretender? With a fighter’s instinct, Dan Rizler continues to box clever; taking his time, waiting for the right moment to strike. He will have his Princess one way or another. Into this twisted triangle enters Elise Richards; a woman with a past and a passion for revenge: hell hath no fury like Miss. Richards. This is a modern fairy tale full of romance, secrets and suspense. Elizabeth Parker is about to be caught, held fast by the hand of Fate; but will she be caught out or caught up in an affair of the heart, body and soul? When nothing else matters … you have to do or die.
I knew that this instalment of 'The Story of US' was going to pack a punch. And boy, was I right!!
It totally grabbed me from the very first page and took me back into the fabulous, passionate world of Elizabeth and Ayden.
Before I go on I just want to say, this series does have a 'Fifty' feel to it. No, the story isn't the same. Not even the characters are the same. It has the depth of feeling to it that I remember having when I read about my favourite Mr Grey. The same kind of intensity and enchantment that you will only experience if you read it yourself.
The twists and turns are ten fold. There are many breath stopping moments for every reason imaginable, some bad and some good. My reactions to this story were extreme and I loved that it evoked such a spectrum of feeling from me. Although I am regularly caught up in the world of make believe, it's not often I feel as though I am actually there. Witnessing every bright Technicolor for myself and feeling every whispered word.
Elizabeth is really starting to find her feet and her voice. She is no longer the timid, shy young lady that we met in 'for play'. She seems to have grown. She thinks and acts like a woman, doing everything she can to keep her chin up and also support the love of her life.
'I'm falling so far and so deep, I may never make my way out of it. If this love of ours should end, my world would crumble. I would turn to dust and i'd be forever lost to the wind.'
Ayden, my sweet, adorable, sexy Ayden. He is so vulnerable, so damaged from his past. BUT, Elizabeth completes him. She makes everything ok, and everything pales into insignificance alongside her. This does not take away from the fact that he is a total god in the bedroom. Ayden Stone is definitely making headway on my list of book boyfriends!
Instinctively I arch my body to press against him, swallowing up his groans with my gasps. "What about self control?" My words are no more than a garbled muttering of broken syllables "Fuck self control Beth. I want to hear you come."
I'm just going to touch on a few parts of the book that have stayed with me.
The incident in the flat-Jeez louise!
This.was.intense. to say the least! Scary, realistic and the longest I have held my breath in a book EVER! There was one good thing to come out of this incident however, Ayden decides Beth must move in with him for a little while. To keep he safe. Keep her close and i'm sure in his mind it was just to keep her! Smooth move Stone!!
Vegas-*swoon* yes, I did just swoon. I LOVED Vegas!!! Until the last bit that is...
The bittersweet reveals- so exciting to see further into the mind of My Stone but heart breaking at the same time.
The final scene- WOW, This is one of the things I could sense happening. Ms Jamesson built up the anticipation for this moment and it was delivered beautifully. Tense, graphic and totally captivating.
Of course we get an insight into the sordid mind of that grubby little man, Dan Rizler. Eugh, that man makes my skin crawl. Getting any little snippets from inside his mind made me feel like I needed a shower, and not in a good way. It made me sick that now he has a grubby two faced little sidekick too. Elise, is obviously a woman scorned and like Dan, wants what she can't have. That isn't going to stop her trying though and she's going with the mind set that if she can't have Ayden Stone then no one else is going to have him either.
Overall, a superb read. This is what you call a page turner, every single page was packed with information, even the little details that you may overlook are significant. Cleverly written and tied together in a web of Love, Adoration, deceit and revenge.
5 Super Sexy Stars *****
So who’s Sydney Jamesson? Seldom does a writer appear out of the mist, fully formed and equipped to introduce the world to their ‘perfect’ prose. More often than not it has taken years and, in the case of Sydney Jamesson, decades to come to the point where she can say: “I’m ready. This is it, I’m done!” Now is that time. She has always scribbled things down; in her home is one enormous waste paper basket full of discarded phrases, opening lines and pieces of dialogue that have hit her like lightening in the middle of the night or whilst parked up at a set of traffic lights. She has worked in Insurance, Fashion and in advertising as a Copywriter and Commercial Journalist and loved every minute of it. For the past 15 years she has been an English Teacher. But, for as long as she can remember, she has lived with The Story of Us in her head. The fact Elizabeth Parker is an English teacher should come as no surprise: novelists write, initially, about what they know … Yet, she confesses, Elizabeth is not her but rather that young, sensitive and naïve woman we all were or still are. So that’s her, furiously typing away until the early hours, creating an epic tale that covers an 18 month period; taking three novels to unveil the intricacies of a 21st century fairy tale.
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EXCERPT
Chapter
7 – Extract
He concludes our moment
of quiet serenity with a smile. “Let’s get you in this bath before it gets
cold. Lift up.” I lean over him, resting my weight on his shoulders and he
pulls down my panties. I have to resist the temptation to spread my legs; I’m
saturated and sticking to the toilet seat, aching for his touch. From the way
I’m breathing, it’s quite apparent, there’s no disguising it. He’s been
listening to my body since day one and is fluent in the language of sexual
arousal.
I have to speak. “You
smell like you and sex, it’s a powerful aphrodisiac, Ayden.” He pretends not to
have heard. Does he want me to beg? Because I will. There’s no shame in desire,
not when the focus of my desire is standing naked before me and looking like
this.
Once I am seated, he
lifts up my legs in turn to inspect my feet. “The cuts were only superficial
and they’re healing.” He glances back at me. “But you won’t be doing any
dancing for a while.” I smile back, too busy looking at his perfect body to
construct a sentence. “You gave me quite a scare. When Lester said you were
bleeding, I thought you’d ruptured something, internally…”
I can’t remain silent
any longer, I have to engage before he becomes morose again. “Or I could have
started my period with the shock. I’m due this week.”
There, that’s made light of the ordeal.
He’s surprised. “Of
course, there’s that, but that was unlikely to cross my mind under the
circumstances.” He brushes back my hair. “When you’re up to it we’ll go
somewhere, take a trip. Put it all behind us. Up!” He lifts me into the bubble
bath, bottom first.
“Ouch! It’s hot.”
“Too hot?” He lifts me
out.
“No, just right. Take
it slowly. Don’t want to burn my derrière on top of everything else.” I watch
him roll his eyes, making me laugh. The bubbles part and then come together to
swallow me up until only my head is visible. “Aren’t you joining me?”
“Not today.” He looks
anywhere but at me and, on his knees, busies himself applying expensive body
wash to a flannel. “Hands.”
I lift up my right hand
obediently. “What about your mistress? Won’t she feel neglected again if you go
off somewhere with me?”
He’s nodding no. “Leave
her to me – I can handle her. Hand.”
I swap hands. “The way
you handle me?”
His broad smile tells
me we’re in for some fun. “Oh, no, you’re much more trouble. You can be a very
bad girl sometimes. Lean forward.”
My chin hits the
bubbles. “Does that mean you still want to take me in hand?”
“Always.” He has opened
the flannel and is skimming it against my bruised back with so much gentleness;
it’s more like a whisper than a stroke.
“Tell me …”
“No, not now. Didn’t
you get the email? I said I wanted to take care of you. Can’t you just sit back
and let me?” He places his hand under my hairline and inches me backwards.
“I suppose so but just
because I’m being good, doesn’t mean I’m not thinking about doing naughty
things with you.”
“Beth.” He gives me a
stern look. “You’re only making things worse for yourself. We’ve got plenty of
time for that. I want you to get better and I won’t settle until that fucking
arsehole is caught or killed.”
Killed …
Dream Cast
TouchStone
for giving: my Dream Cast …
Firstly, let
me say thank you for inviting me to share my day dreams with you. Initially I
thought this would be a difficult task but, in actual fact, it’s been more fun
discussing this topic with my friends and my readers than I thought it would
be. Everyone has their opinion, it seems. But, right now, only mine counts. Ha!
So, here goes … the leading man
has to be Henry Cavill for obvious reasons, not least of all for the fact that Ayden Stone is based on him; the way he
looks, behaves and even speaks. If you’re a fan of Mr. C, then you’ll smile
every time he raises a brow or massages that cute dimple in his chin or speaks
with that boyish playfulness that touches your heart. If that wasn’t enough,
then his smile will bowl you over and when he kisses, well …
You’ll have to find that out for
yourself.
Elizabeth Parker has been Mischa Barton from day one. She is naturally intelligent
and beautiful in an understated kind of way. She has a quiet dignity about her
and a wicked sense of humour that she has kept under wraps for years. Ayden
affects her on so many levels: emotionally, psychologically and viscerally. As
she declares on their first date,
I inhale
deeply and breathe him in. "’I ... I’m nervous around you because you’re
so handsome and I’m not used to being around men like you." I pause
timidly, unsure of myself. “You’re very charismatic and the things you say to
me and the way you look at me is intense." I’m losing my nerve. "Y
... you make me sweat and I imagine doing things with you, but I know I can’t
have you, and that makes me think you’re being cruel by playing a game I have
no hope of winning. That’s how I feel." There, I said it.
Another male character who makes
his presence felt is Ayden’s sparring partner, in and out of the boxing ring, Jake Harrison. He and Ayden go way back
and like Ayden he’s 32, handsome, ambitious and used to getting what he wants.
He differs from Ayden in that he still has that playboy mentality, is
flirtatious and happy to play the field. He is happy to remain in Ayden’s
shadow, for now. Who better than Greg Vaughan? He’s just the right side of
sexiness and savvy to pull it off.
The next member of this cast is
Dan Rizler, a former boxer with a chip on his shoulder the size of Manhattan
Island. He’s 39 and ruggedly handsome; made grotesque only by his depraved
thoughts. He has an obsessive love for precious Miss Parker that is neurotic in
nature and terrifying in the extreme. His tormented soul reaches out to her
with merciless hands: he must have her. Who better than Gerard Butler to play
the part of this ferocious fiend? He has the body for it, and could conjure up
the craziness to portray him.
Then there’s Elise Richards. Hell Hath no fury like a woman scorned … they say.
She is the proverbial biatch. She is 30, with blond hair and a fuller figure.
She’s striking in a no frills kind of way and intensely driven by ambition and
revenge. Wouldn’t Elisha Cuthbert be perfect, with a few extra pounds added for
effect? She could play the crazy ex to a T.
No story would be complete
without the loyal best friend. Charlie
Miller, is just that. She is described as an, “urban firecracker,” who
works hard and plays hard. She always makes an entrance and leaves a trail of
destruction in her wake, much like a whirlwind. She is fiercely protective of
Beth and less than enamoured by Ayden, who considers her a little brash for his
taste. With fiery red hair she is a
force of nature; all fire and no smoke. It has to be Emma Stone.
Last, but by no mean least, comes
Alenka. She’s a striking auburn
haired siren of almost six foot who spend more time on the catwalk than the
sidewalk. She is strikingly beautiful and of eastern European descent which
makes her exotic and alluring in every sense. She’s Beth’s counterpart and a
former lover of Ayden’s. Her Theology Degree only serves to intensity her
appeal: she has brains and beauty and is so self-assured Beth considers an act
of violence, “She’s smiling so sweetly, I
honestly think I may have to hit her over the head with a blunt instrument
before I leave. Just to satisfy my need to knock that smug smile off her face.”
It has to be Gisele Bundchen.
So, there you have it, my dream cast. Now all
I have to do is contact a film agent … Ha!
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