Tuesday, April 20, 2021

House of Payne: Sage by Stacy Gail [Review]

House of Payne: Sage (House of Payne #11) by Stacy Gail
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: January 12, 2021

House of Payne
1. Payne
2. Scout
3. Twist
4. Rude
5. Steele
6. Max
7. Tag
8. Ice
9. Styx
9.5. His Princess
10. Loki
11. Sage - Kindle
11.5. Good Girl
12. Talon
12.5. Party Girl

Related Series
(Find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Scorpio
1. Year of the Scorpio: Pt 1

Men of PSI
1. Luke: The Profiler

Stacy Gail
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Baby steps…
Mads Daniels may have landed at House Of Payne, but she sure as hell doesn’t want to be there. Her tattooist father started out with Payne, and his tales of the boss stealing artists’ work freaks her out in a big way. If Payne ever attempts to steal her art, she’ll have no choice but to unveil him as a fraud. And that could bring down House of Payne itself.

Step by step…
Sage McCormick never had a stable home until he joined House of Payne. It’s such a sweet gig he’s even willing to get involved in events like its annual charity auction. Everything is just about perfect, except for the newest recruit, Mads. She refuses to fit in, and he’s determined to find out why. Getting her sexy ass involved in the auction is only the first step in getting close to her… in more ways than one.

Leap of faith
The cocky charm Sage exudes like a pheromone bowls Mads over straight into his bed. But as Sage tries to coax her into thinking of the House as her new home, she realizes she has a decision to make—listen to the poison her father spews, or put her faith in the man she loves.
Thoughts on House of Payne: Sage: Aww, yeah. We're back in the House and things are just as volatile and sexy as you'd expect a top-notch tattoo empire to be. With all those high-talent individuals under one roof, things are bound to get a little intense at times and the House of Payne peeps don't disappoint.

That said, Mads isn't exactly OTT with ego when we first meet her. She's still a little shell-shocked by Payne swooping her up from obscurity and she's basically braced for all her good fortune to come tumbling down at the worst possible moment. Plus, there's the whole thing with her dad. Not only has she grown up hearing about how Payne is a cheat and a thief, her dad's also...not all that supportive of her abilities.

Like, NOT supportive. Which isn't cool. At all.

On the other hand, Sage is all about the support. He sees her talent and he celebrates it every chance he gets. To be fair, sometimes he's not so great about explaining some of the things he does and that causes a wee bit of friction, but he's still supportive to the max.

I genuinely adore the HoP individuals and Sage and Mads are no exception. They live hard and love harder and YESSSSS. So much yes.

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