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Date read: August 30, 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
11.5. Good Girl
12. Talon - Kindle
12.5. Party Girl
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
First Contact…Thoughts on House of Payne: Talon: I have a very VERY hard time saying goodbye to a beloved series. Endings are always bittersweet for me and it's only the tease that we'll see the next generation of the House of Payne crew that's keeping me from becoming a soggy mess. (Yes, my cold, black heart has fully embraced the men and women from House of Payne and I DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE. So don't leave me hanging, do you hear me? GIMME THE KIDS' STORIES!)
When ambitious journalist Zenni Greer snuck into a House of Payne charity event, she’d hoped to discover what made the famous tattoo studio tick. What she found was a furious tattooist who didn’t appreciate her snooping around in his booth. When he threw her out the door—literally—she vowed to never cross paths with that terrifying man again.
First Impressions…
Talon Levesque, former military police officer and tattooist at House of Payne, isn’t thrilled to be landed with the task of babysitting Zenni when her paper assigns her to profile him and his fellow tattooists. But his first impression of the nosy reporter changes when he sees Zenni in action. Her intellect, her compassion, her sharp wit, her pixie-like perfection—all that and more make for one sexy riddle he’s only too happy to solve.
Lasting Consequences
No way can Zenni write a profile on Talon. He’s too dominating, too arrogant, too pushy… and too damn hot to be legal. She can’t resist his dirty-talking seduction, but she also can’t resist his mysterious past the military has labeled “classified.” When clues to a secret rescue mission that Talon was involved in fall into her lap, she has to decide what’s more important—her career, or Talon?
Anywho. Enough about my issues. Let's talk about Zenni and Talon. These two don't have the best first meeting. In fact, Zenni tries EXTREMELY hard to stay away from the House after that explosive encounter. But an article's an article and she's going to have to face her demons and enter the hallowed grounds of the House of Payne to get the info she needs to get this article written.
Zenni's personal demon in this instance is Talon-shaped and has an intimidating glare. He's surly and intense and he scared the pants off her in their first encounter. But he's not a bad guy. And when he finds out why he was assigned to escort Zenni around, he lets Payne know IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS that it was not cool. Then he does his level best to show Zenni that he's not a big, scary bad guy despite how it seems.
Guuuuys, Zenni and Talon are everything I love about HoP couples. He's intimidating and intense, but he's willing to own up to his mistakes. She's straightforward and painfully honest and she isn't one to back down easily. She also has a past that's given her some trust issues. So these two butt heads and throw off some serious sparks and soon they're tangling the sheets as they figure things out.
A rough first meeting, a few secrets, a woman who has a hard time depending on others, and a man who sees into her heart. Talon and Zenni fit right into the hard-loving, hard-working, driven men and women that Payne has gathered under his roof. It's hard to say goodbye, but BOY did their romance hit it out of the park.
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