S h o n e l J a c k s o n
I fell in love with romance novels as a teenager. Throughout my life, I have consumed them ravenously. I started writing my own a few years after reading my first. Nothing could stop me after that.
I love to write strong female leads, primarily women of colour. My ladies are vibrant, worldly and not afraid of a challenge. My male leads are irresistible and smouldering and will stop at nothing to win their prize.
You'll laugh, maybe shed a little tear and drown in the worlds I like to weave.
OUTPLAYED
Era Capoeira, Book 3
Willow Blake is a viper by nickname in the Capoeira arena, but perhaps she should've also been a viper by nature in other aspects of her life too. If she had been, she'd have sniffed out her ex-husband's antics before it was too late. Willow has been burned, but not broken, and she's determined to keep her guard up next time in Outplayed, Book 3 and the finale of the Era Capoeira series.
Dominic Made is going through his own version of hell at the moment, and tonight, he's in the foulest mood imaginable. He'd like nothing better than to shut the world out. But he can't. Not tonight. So, he just sits at the bar with his gaze pointing downwards, nursing his top shelf bourbon.
Then, something makes him look up. What, or rather who, he sees, guarantees that he won't look down again. In fact, she causes him to keep a very keen eye to see what will unfold. Blink, and he would've missed it.
Tonight, Willow wants to drink... drink until she forgets where she has to be in a week. The bar is packed, but she wants to speak to no one. Fate, however, has other ideas. Fate sends her two 'someones'.
The first, she has no other choice but to introduce to her alter ego, Viper. And the second, well... let's just say he not only wants to get to know all of Willow, but he also seems to be the type of man who doesn't want to play games. But what does she know? Her instincts about men have done her no favours of late.
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I really enjoyed this story of Dominic and Willow. Having read the author's other two books in the series, I was really excited to review this as an ARC.
I always enjoy how the author reveals the world and structure of Capoeira to us, the readers, and how she weaves in the love stories. Her books keep you captivated and eager to read what happens next. Her characters and surrounding cast of characters are likeable - except the villains! - and have you rooting for their success.
I always appreciate getting an education while I read. An author who can teach me new words and meanings gets my adoration. Words that I thought were typos or poor word choices, turn out to be exactly the term the author meant to use. I appreciate an author who does not write to the lowest common denominator, but requires the reader to expand their knowledge base. Thank you, Shonel, for this addition to the series. My only question? Will there be more?
- Amazon review
Praise & Reviews
I read the previous books in this series and I enjoyed them all. This author’s writing style and story lines have truly developed. The story freely flows through from beginning to end. I definitely recommend this book and the entire series.
- Goodreads review
She very skillfully includes many aspects of the art of capoeira and explains them very well, at all times enhancing the story without the martial arts moments taking anything away from the main characters and their personal drama. She also strikes a very well crafted balance between Dominic and Willow's emotional relationship journey and their physical encounters. Willow and Dominic were wonderful well-rounded characters that I could imagine meeting somewhere if they were real people. The road to their eventual relationship was not completely smooth and I was completely engaged in seeing how they worked things out.
- BookBub review
