Turning Back
Turning #2
By JA Huss
Genre: Dark Erotic Suspense
Release Date: April
12, 2017
Synopsis
I lived in the dark for three years. My whole world revolved
around the whims and happiness of three men. It was just a trip into the
forbidden. A way out of a bad situation and forward into nothingness.
Quin, with his easy smile and charming good looks. He was
always there for me... Until he wasn’t.
Smith, and his dispassionate attention. He was never there
for me and he never regretted it.
Bric, the one who listened, but only to himself.
Self-absorbed, self-obsessed, and self-serving. He was never the one I wanted.
And now he might be the only one I have left.
It was good while it lasted, I guess. But it could’ve been
so much more. It could’ve been so much better.
And that’s why I’m turning back.
And that’s why I’m turning back.
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What I Loved
The story begins from Quin’s point of
view and it’s obvious he’s just going through motions of life but not really
living it anymore since Rochelle had left and Chella and Smith stopped playing
the game. My heart just went out to him
like a lost little puppy that needed love and affection desperately. In walks Bric who has discovered where
Rochelle is staying and she has come back to make things right. The three of them agree to start a new game
and become a thriple (I’m more familiar with the term throuple so I will be
using that) and right away this new relationship is on shaky ground. What I truly loved about this story was that
I didn’t where things would go for Quin, Bric and Rochelle. Bric becomes such a central character in this
story and even though I love Quin I fell head over heels for Bric by the
end. The way feelings develop and
characters change, I wasn’t sure how all of this would end. I love reading stories that I can’t predict,
they keep me addicted and I finished this book within 48 hours.
Much like the first story there is a lot
of hot sex involving more than two people that I couldn’t get enough of. Taking Turns was about laying the groundwork
for this series and what kind of games these characters play but in Turning
Back you’re over that hump and because of that the sex was more intense and
wild, they are referred to as “professional players” and the three of them sure
as hell are. I loved the passion and lust that poured off
the pages because no matter who was angry at who they all physically wanted
each other and it was steaming!
Not So Much
Overall this was a really great read
that I couldn’t put down but I did feel like there was a lot of fragmented
sentences and although there was more description than in the first it still
fell short in some respects. When it
came to descriptions of people or places the sentences became very broken and
came off robotic, rather than flowing with the story. Once again, I didn’t feel
like there was entire description of what Rochelle looked like and when
describing Quin and Bric it fell short.
Quin is described as having light eyes and light hair, so does that mean
he’s blonde, or has light brown hair? It
just was just lacking some important details for me to really grasp the entire
picture.
Also, I felt like there were some plot
holes towards the end that won’t be addressed in His Turn. Smith and Chella weren’t in this story a lot
and Smith had a lot of anger towards Rochelle for hurting Quin and it was never
really resolved. It was like he hated
her one moment and the next they were one big happy family with no explanation. I noticed that in some other parts of the
story but I don’t want to give away any spoilers.
To Sum It All Up!
Overall I was so happy for this story to
continue and to see if Quin would finally get his happily ever after with
Rochelle or not. I absolutely loved that
I wasn’t sure what was going to happen with these characters till the end
because it kept me on my toes. When I
wasn’t reading, I was thinking about these characters and all the drama they
were going through showing how emotionally invested I was.
Much like the first story the points of
views changes in each chapter so you get the story from all sides letting the
reader get to know each character intimately.
From the first book I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Bric but my opinion
of him did a total one eighty and I fell absolutely in love with him. All of sudden I was more concerned about his
happily ever after then Quin’s and I loved the push and pull between the two
men. I also loved all the secrets that
got layered on as the story went on and it was suspenseful to watch it all boil
over eventually.
I absolutely love this
series, it has seduced and intrigued me as a reader. I have shied away from erotica recently
because I felt like some stories were more sex than the story but JA Huss
offers up a perfect balance of erotica and emotions. Watching Rochelle struggled to find her new
place in everyone’s lives was hard to read at times because I was so sucked in
and I just wanted her to be happy. I
can’t wait to see what coming in His Turn because I’m going to love it!
Excerpt
“So then
what happened?” Bric asks.
We’re
sitting at our booth in the White Room. Before I left, I’d sit in the middle of
the bench, Quin would sit across from me in a chair, and Bric would sit to my
left.
Bric is
still to my left, Quin isn’t here yet—if he’s coming at all—and Adley is in her
baby seat on my right.
Everything
is familiar—but off.
“Then he
went to bed.”
“What’d you
do?”
“I sat
there on the couch for a while trying to figure out what happened.”
“What did
you come up with?” Bric is looking very intently at me. Like everything I’m
saying is critically important.
“He hate-fucked
me, that’s what I came up with, Bric!”
“Rochelle,”
Bric says, throwing me one of those Don’t overreact looks.
“I’m
serious. There’s no other explanation for it. He hate-fucked me. Revenge fuck.
Whatever you want to call it. That’s what happened last night.” I sigh and try
not to feel depressed and sad. “And then this morning I got out of bed to go
check on Adley when she woke up, and when I came back, he was gone.”
“Gone?”
Bric asks. “Where’d he go?”
“Just
left,” I say. “I texted him. Asked if he’d be here for breakfast. And he never
texted back.”
“He’s just
mad,” Bric says.
“I know.” I
huff. “He told me that last night too. He spelled it out very clearly. He was
worried about me. Sad about my leaving. But then when I came back—”
“Now he’s
just angry.”
“Right.”
“It’s a
pretty typical reaction,” Bric says.
“I realize
that. Which is why I’m not going to make a big deal about this. But I don’t
know if this is going to work, Bric. He might not want me. He might just want
to hurt me. Exactly the way I hurt him.”
“No,” Bric
says, like I’m being ridiculous.
“I’m not
being ridiculous,” I say. “Maybe he’s not out to hurt me. But he’s doing
something, Bric. He’s playing a game, but I’m pretty sure we’re not all playing
the same game.”
“He’s mad,
Rochelle. You have to expect that. He’s gonna come around.”
“What does
that mean? Come around? Do you really think he’s gonna fall back in love with
me the way he was? Because I don’t. I think he’s here for us. Me, you, and him together. And that’s all.”
Bric rubs
his hand across his scratchy jaw as he thinks this over, so I check on Adley.
She fell asleep in the car on the way over here and hasn’t woken up yet. Bric
is still thinking.
“I don’t
want an us, Bric.”
He looks me
in the eye and says. “I do. But I get it. And I’m fine with you and Quin
getting your little happy ending. But I’m telling you, Rochelle, he’s just
trying to protect himself right now and the best way to let him work that out
and ensure you two get back together is to have an us.”
“He said he
doesn’t trust me.”
“He has a
good reason,” Bric counters.
“I know
that,” I say, starting to get angry. “I understand that. But the whole point of
us doing this… game… or whatever it is, was so that you can help me figure this
out. I want him, Bric. You’re supposed to help me.”
But as soon
as the words come out of my mouth I realize how stupid that is. I trust no one
and I have very good reasons for that. I’ve learned over the course of my life
that people are selfish. People are out for themselves. People are liars. I
have a lot of experience in being lied to.
Elias
Bricman definitely fits all those assumptions I have about people. And then
some.
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Releasing July 4, 2017
Meet the Author
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
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Always love your books!! Can't wait to read this. :) Gotta love a good menage.
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