Stay with Me - J. Lynn

Stay with Me

By J. Lynn

  • Release Date: 2014-09-23
  • Genre: New Adult Romance
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 416 Ratings

Description

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wait for You and Be with Me comes a daring tale that pushes boundaries . . .

At 21, Calla hasn't done a lot of things. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should.   She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona—secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends.

But the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit card debt in her name. Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she thought shed left behind and clean up her mom’s mess again. Of course, when she arrives at her mother’s bar, Mona is nowhere to be found. Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and keeping the place humming.

Sexy and intense, Jax is in Calla’s business from they moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her search for Mona. And the way he looks at her makes it clear he wants to get horizontal . . . and maybe something more. Before Calla can let him get close, though, she’s got to deal with the pain of the past—and some very bad guys out to mess her up if she doesn't give them her mom.

Reviews

  • AMAZING!

    5
    By Bailey Sa.
    I couldn’t put it down! I was on a rollercoaster of emotions; smiling, giggling, laughing, crying, etc. This has easily become one of my favorites! You can’t help but fall in love with the characters.
  • Not as good as I thought it would be.

    2
    By ffnxl
    Not worth how much it costs.
  • Classic J. Lynn with great romantic suspense!

    5
    By CSingh84
    I should know by now I'm going to fall in love with the characters in a Jennifer Armentrout (J. Lynn) book by the end of the first chapter. It's inevitable. Calla won me over first, but Jax wasn't far behind. Not only are the characters wonderful, but the story always is too. She always manages to do justice to the situations and challenges the characters find themselves in. It was really easy to fall in love with Calla and Jax. I fell for Calla first and her I-will-find-a-way-out-of-this-mess attitude her mother dropped her in. I don't know if I would be that strong if it happened to me. I would be a mess, but she only let it momentarily phase her before she went looking for answers. Of course she didn't find the ones she was looking for but instead found more questions and lots of trouble she didn't deserve or need. Thankfully Jax was there to help her out with the mess she found herself in. I loved how he saw all of Calla and liked what he saw. Calla had lots of issues to deal with and the way he helped her work through them was totally swoon worthy. I liked how honest and upfront he was with her when it came to his attraction to her. I mean it totally shook her up, but it was good for her. It goes without saying Jax and Calla had amazing chemistry. You could see it and feel it whenever they were together. I loved how the book portrayed the importance of family, both blood and that forged by life and friendship. Whether it was Katie, Roxy, Uncle Clyde, Avery, Teresa, Cam, and Jase being there for Calla or Reese and Nick for Jax, it really felt like these two who'd always been outsiders found people who cared for them. I've got to say the romantic suspense aspect was written really well. There was hardly a dull moment in this book. Scratch that, there were no dull moments in the book. There were lots of surprises and heart pounding moments though. From the first page to the last page, I was hooked. I think I read the book in just under three hours. I couldn't help myself. And let me talk about the feelings for a moment. You know how when you're reading and you're into the story, certain reactions become instinctive? Well I had plenty of those moments where I either burst out laughing or was in tears. Neither Jax nor Calla have had easy lives and as they shared their painful pasts, it was often impossible for me to hold back my tears. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book with Roxy and Reese. Their chemistry in this book was palpable and I have no doubt Jennifer Armentrout is going to blow my mind once again. She's managed to keep each book in this series fresh, independent of each other, and yet closely bound as well. Like I said, the woman has mad story telling skills. Pick up Stay With Me and see for yourself.
  • Love, Love, Love

    5
    By Lele 011
    I don’t really write reviews but I truly loved this book. It gave you something to think about and brings about the lesson that beauty isnt just what you see on the outside its about the inside. Bravo J.Lynn
  • Stay with me

    5
    By Big bull Akita
    Totally loved it!! Characters were awesome!! Calla and Jax were great!!!! Loved hearing from other characters but liked how she brought all this for new characters. Jax... Man oh man!! He's awesome!! Def ranks up there with Cam and Jace!! For sure !! Great book!!!!
  • Love this author!

    5
    By Jmclaug3
    I love this series, and did not hesitate when I saw this one was available. Calla and Jax....who-eeee....some smokin' chemistry there! But what I especially love is the way the author wrote Calla's internal dialog. There was some funny stuff going on in her head, and I felt like it was me saying it. Kudos to Jax for helping Calla re-train her self image. I have found that my hubby helped me do that when we first got together. The power of someone loving you for who you are is incredible. Which is what I love about these characters and their stories.
  • Wonderful story!

    5
    By LatersBaby7
    Jennifer never disappoints! What a wonderful and moving story. Love the characters of Calla and Jax, hoping Roxy gets her own story. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
  • SO SO GOOD

    5
    By Jordiepordgie
    This book was slightly different from the others in the series, different place, new people. It was so good though, it held the same amount of drama and steaminess between the main characters as the other books. This book was just the right amount of suspense and kisses! I love j. Lynn's writing, and I loved this book.
  • LOVED IT!!!!

    5
    By Pg416
    I soooo enjoy reading J Lynn, she is a fantastic writer. I am looking forward to more books in this series, maybe Roxy and Reece's story.
  • Really liked it

    4
    By Champagning
    I absolutely love all of your stories. They are interesting and deep, not overly dramatic or made up. I can definitely connect with the characters in some way shape or form. Only thing I didn't really like about this one in particular is the few times where the writing is overly casual and just seemed a bit... Teenager-y. Great story overall and enjoyed it but I just couldn't seem to let go of some of the words and phrases used. Really threw off the flow of the story with the overly casual expressions of her "thoughts".