The Seductors Series Vol. 2
Hunger
by B.L. Wilde
Cover
Design: Jo Matthews
Genre:
Romance/Erotica/Suspense
Expected
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Summary:
When
Jade walked out on Oliver six months ago, she left her heart behind. Little did
she know her mission was far from over. Given a new mission—to secure a secret
nuclear power core—she’s thrown back into his world and has to earn his trust
once more. The only problem is that she’s competing directly with another
Seductor that she despises, who has already been on the mission for two months.
Oliver
was devastated when he discovered Jade had left him, so he closed himself off
to the world, focusing solely on his job. Everything is thrown into chaos when
she resurfaces, working for an old friend of his.
Will
Jade be able to win Oliver back while fighting her jealously that another
Seductor might steal the mission from her? Consumed with love, controlled by a
hunger she has never known, can she protect her heart a second time around if
Oliver takes her back?
***Contains
mature content meant for 18+ years of age.***
Review:
Hunger (The Seductors Series Vol. 2) by B.L. Wilde
Review by Jennifer Ballam
Author and Character Interviews:
Excerpt:
I HEART BOOKS REVIEW
Review by Jennifer Ballam
Stars: 5
The premise for this series is one that I
have not come across before which makes it unique. With so many romance books
flooding the market this is an incredibly good thing! The idea upon reading the
blurb for the first book in the series didn’t have me convinced, to me it
sounded a lot like high class hooker playing James Bond, which to a certain
degree it kind of is, however you cannot help liking the seductors, well most
of them anyway, Alicia is definite exception!!
This part of the review contains spoilers
for book 1. After Jade has completed her mission from the 1st book
and retrieved the blueprint for the nuclear weapon that Oliver’s company was
producing she walked away from Oliver. She knows that she loves him but to walk
away was the only way she could save him, and possibly herself. That is easier
said than done so when Oliver becomes a target for the Seductors again Jade
once more has to step into Oliver’s life, something that goes against all the
Seductors rules.
I couldn’t wait to see how the pair were
going to reconnect after Jade walked away from him at the end of the last book
and I really wasn’t disappointed. Oliver I fell in love with in the 1st
book and that didn’t change at all in this instalment of their story. What did
change in this book was that I actually managed to like Jade. I will be the 1st
to admit I kind of hated her after she turned her back on Oliver at the end of
book 1. She won me over in this book. Completely.
Alicia is a character that you cannot help
but hate, trust me she is a first class…..you get the idea!! I really want Jade
to give her what she truly deserves, a huge, hard slap!! The sex in the book
(fanning myself) is as hot as the 1st book but means more as you
know they love one another.
I can’t help but worry about the secrets
that Jade is keeping from Oliver and being concerned about the clause in her
agreement with the Seductors to be able to assume her Jade Gibbs identity and
go to Oliver at the end of her contract. You can tell I love the characters the
way I worry about them like a friend.
All in all I love the book, the series, the
characters and the author even more for writing these books! I cannot wait to
see how this mission will pan out and am now waiting with baited breath for the
next instalment.
Please note I was given a copy of this book
in exchange for an honest review.
Author and Character Interviews:
I am incredibly pleased to be here with not
only B.L. Wilde but with Oliver Kirkham and Jade…Gibbs.
(Everyone says hello and shakes hands, me
swooning on shaking Oliver’s hand much to Jade’s displeasure!)
I’m
going to launch straight into a personal question for you I’m afraid Oliver,
how did you feel when Jade walked out on you and what did you do in the time
you were apart?
Oliver:
That’s okay Jennifer, Jade and I have talked this
through. I’m sure she doesn’t mind me talking to you about it.
It was a difficult time for me. At first, I
was convinced that she had been kidnapped. It didn’t make any sense after what
I had just confessed to her. Then when my uncle brought me the footage of her
leaving in the middle of the night, it crushed me. I didn’t move from my master
suite for three days, which is so unlike me. Considering I’m a pretty smart
man, I just didn’t get it. I understand now, I’d put too much pressure on her,
and she ran scared.
Jade:
I was partly to blame too, I should have been
stronger. I was so stupid.
Oliver:
None of that matters now, Beautiful.
Once I realized she had ran, I set about trying to find her. It was
wrong, and Jade has scolded me for this, but I put a tracker on her bank
account. I needed to know she was safe. Looking back now, I know I shouldn’t
have done it, but I was going out of my mind.
I think it took me a month to return back
to work fully. My uncle enjoyed taking over the reins a little too much. I
needed a distraction and work was the answer. I became much like the man I had
been before Jade—solely focused on my
job, using it to block out any feelings. She was always at the back on my mind,
though.
B.L.Wilde:
Hey, (looking at Oliver and Jade) stop with the
doey eyed looks toward each other. We have an interview to do!
Jade
& Oliver in unison: Sorry, Bee.
Was
it hard to accept Jade back in your life and how did you feel upon seeing her
again?
Oliver:
After the initial shock of seeing her, no. I knew I
wouldn’t be able to let her go again. I love her—that has never changed. I did,
however, have to learn to trust her again. I was guarded that first month when
she returned.
Jade:
You barely touched me in that time.
Oliver:
But I’ve more than made up for it since. (Raises
his eyebrows suggestively)
Jade:
Behave, or Bee will tell us off again.
Oliver:
Trust is a big issue to me. In my position, with
all the power I have, it’s important.
So, going back to how I felt when I first
saw her again. I thought I was dreaming at first, that perhaps I had finally
gone crazy. When you spend so long praying for something to come back and it
does, well…it’s hard to explain. I was angry that first night when the
realization hit me. I may have used my PA a little to make Jade jealous, which
was wrong of me.
Jade: Yes it was!
Oliver:
Jade doesn’t like my PA. She’s off sick at the
moment. Jade is filling in for her, and doing a much better job, if I’m being
honest.
Once I was over the anger of seeing her
after so long, I knew what I had to do. I can’t live without her. She’s deep in
my soul now. There is no going back for me.
Jade
how hard was it for you to walk away from Oliver and were you thinking about
seeing him again regardless of everything when you eventually were free to?
Jade:
(She looks a little dazed from Oliver’s last
answer) Walking away from Oliver was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I’ve
never been truly in love before—I guess you could say it spooked me. I’m not the kind of person someone can depend
on. I worried that I’d let him down.
Oliver:
You could never let me down, Beautiful.
Jade:
You don’t know that for sure, Oliver.
When we were apart, I yearned for him every
single day. I’d never known a pain like it. It consumed me. It even haunted my
dreams. It would have broken me eventually. I wouldn’t have been able to stay
away from him forever, and then fate had a different plan and brought us back
together.
Oliver
does the line of business that you are in make you wary of forming personal
relationships and Jade do you not worry that his line of work will eventually
be the reason for you to have to split for good (raising eyebrow at her because
I know!)?
Oliver:
Definitely, I have many enemies in my line of
work. That was one thing that my father taught me—to have trust, respect,
and love from your partner. I trust Jade with my life. I know she’ll never let
me down.
Jade: I don’t like to think about that, but I do sometimes still worry that I’ll get lost in
his world. He’s a very powerful man, and I’m just a small town interior
designer. What can I really offer him?
Oliver:
I’ll never let
you get lost in my world, Sweetheart. You are my world.
Jade: I’m just being silly…ignore me. It’s just my insecurities showing
again. (Oliver and Jade start whispering to each other)
(I
turn to B.L. Wilde at this point taking her to one side and asking)
How
did you come up with the idea of the Seductors and with Oliver? Should anyone
be worried that you base your characters around them!?
B.L.Wilde:
LOL, no I never base any of my characters on anyone
I know. It all comes from my crazy brain.
The Seductors, well, where do I start? I
loved James Bond as a child, and as I got older, I wondered what a female
version would be like. Jade was born from that idea. Of course, when you have a
feisty female lead, you need a hot dirty talking alpha male, so in comes
Oliver. He kind of wrote himself. I have no idea where his dirty mouth came
from. ;)
I’ll let you in on a secret, though—my
original plan for The Seductors Series was to have a different Seductor for
each book, but well, Jade and Oliver’s story kind of expanded as I wrote it,
and now they are the main characters for the whole series. But don’t let them
know that. They are big-headed enough as it is. ;)
When
do you envisage Jade and Oliver getting their HEA (it is going to happen
right), will it be in book 3 or will you make us, and them, wait?
B.L.Wilde: Devotion does
come to a conclusion in a way, but Oliver and Jade have a bit more of their
story to tell. After book 3, there will be a novella in a different point of
view than Jade’s, then the final book will be out after that. So, that’s four
novels and a novella for Jade and Oliver’s story.
I may do a few novella’s from sideline
characters in the future, too. I do have a soft spot for Drew and Georgie, but
I have other writing projects that will come before that.
The bottom line is that Oliver and Jade
will get their HEA in the end. You’ll just have to wait and see when. ;)
Excerpt:
“I
heard you were back.” I groaned internally as Mario spoke from behind me in the
laundry room a little later. “Did Miss S put you on lockdown again?” he mocked.
“You’re
not funny, Mario.” I didn’t even look up at him as I continued to fold my
clothes.
“I
really thought I’d break you while you were cooped up in here. I was hoping
you’d take your frustration out on me.” By the level of his voice, I could tell
that he was right behind me. I turned around quickly, pushing his chest before
he laid a finger on me.
“How
many times do I have to tell you, this isn’t a game? I’m not fucking
interested!” I seethed, barging past him. Mario grabbed my waist, trying to
pull me toward him.
“Another
few weeks and I would have had you. You wouldn’t be a Seductor if you weren’t
addicted to sex like me. You’re only holding back because you don’t want to get
attached. We’d be good together and you know it. I could give that sweet pussy
of yours a real good beating if you just let go.” I lost it, slamming the heel
of my shoe hard into his foot. Me get attached to Mario’s cock? I was
wrong—this guy was hilarious. “Oww…you fucking bitch!” he yelled, hopping
around while clutching his injured foot. I didn’t even try to hide my snigger
as I walked past him. You deserved that, Mario!
I
was still chuckling to myself when I bumped into Molly in the hallway.
“Sonia
is ready to see you now.” She had a worried look on her face.
“What’s
wrong?”
“Alicia
came to get you.”
“She’s
back? I thought she wasn’t due back for a progress report for another few
weeks.” My mind was racing. Why the hell would Alicia come to get me? It didn’t
make any sense; Sonia knew I hated her.
“Sonia
wanted her back early. I’m not sure things are going too well with the
mission.” Molly followed me back to my room. “What if your theory is right and
Alicia has been with Oliver these last few months?” I dumped my clean clothes
on my bed, trying to compose myself. I was making Molly paranoid now, and that
wasn’t good.
“Why
would Oliver become a target again? It doesn’t make any sense. You and Georgie
have been telling me that for months.”
“I
don’t know, but it all seems a little strange to me.”
“You’re
really not helping. You’re supposed to say that I’ve gone crazy. Do you know
how ridiculous this all sounds?” I threw my arms up in the air in frustration.
“Go
and see Miss S and finally put your mind at rest. Georgie and I know it’s been
eating away at you. You need answers, Jade.”
“I can’t hide anything from
you two, can I?” I sighed, grabbing my phone. Molly was right—I couldn’t put it
off any longer. I needed to find out what was going on.
Alicia
was standing outside Sonia’s office, talking on her phone when I arrived.
“No,
really, it was me. I was clearly reading the signs wrong. I can’t apologize
enough.” Alicia’s eyes gleamed with smugness when she caught sight of me
entering Sonia’s office. What was all that about? “We’ll forget it ever
happened. I shouldn’t have crossed my professional boundaries. I don’t want
this to come between us…” I didn’t bother to listen to the rest of her
conversation as my eyes caught Sonia.
“Jade,”
she said as she stood up from behind her desk. That was new. Sonia never stood
up for anyone. “You can close the door.” I closed it with a puzzled look on my
face. “Alicia doesn’t know I’m bringing you in on this mission yet.” It was
a mission! Thank God! No, wait…if Sonia was bringing me in, it could only mean
one thing! Damn it!
“The
mission involves working with Alicia,” I groaned, taking a seat in front
of her desk. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad this is a mission, but do I
have to work with her? Can’t someone else do it?”
“Jade,
I’m afraid you’re our only hope. I’m about to go against everything I’ve ever
done while running the Seductors, but I can’t see any other way around it.
Alicia has been on this case for almost two months and has gotten nowhere.”
“You
want me to take over Alicia’s mission?” I frowned. Since when had Alicia had a
problem seducing a man? Everything started to dawn on me then, and I clutched
the arms of my chair tightly.
“I need the two of you to work together. This
steal…it’s asking a lot. We aren’t even sure if it exists.” Now Sonia was
losing me. “If we secure what we’ve been hired to find, our clients are willing
to pay over one hundred million dollars. Maybe even more. There is no real
price for it.” I was sure my mouth fell to the floor. One hundred
million dollars? What the hell was the steal? “Jade, I’m asking a lot of
you here, but I’ve hit a wall. If Alicia can’t work her magic, it can only mean
one thing.” With bated breath, I was hanging on her every word. “He isn’t over
you.”
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About B.L.
Wilde:
B.L. Wilde is a British
author obsessed with many things, including heated love stories. Supported
fully by her husband, she can often be found at her desk working on her next
project.
Her journey into the
world of erotica began when she started writing online stories over three years
ago, and she hasn't looked back since.
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Author:
The Seductors
Series Vol. 1
Desire
Summary:
Jade has worked as a Seductor in a secret organization for
five years now. Her main job? To earn the trust of her targets and secure the
object or information her company was hired to steal—by any means necessary.
She’s damn good at it, too.
With five years left on her contract, she is handed an
assignment that turns her world upside down.
Oliver Kirkham is the attractive, young CEO of Kirkham
Industries, a weapons manufacturing company, and is currently in possession of
some very important blueprints—blueprints that could change the way war, as we
know it, works. He’s extremely focused and doesn’t have time to date, at least
until he comes to the rescue of a shy but very alluring Jade Gibbs.
What happens when one night of passion turns into more? Will
Jade allow her feelings for Oliver to get in the way of her mission? Or will
she do what she was hired to do and secure the steal?
***Contains
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