Jackie's Book World: 🌟BLOG TOUR:🌟 Take Me In the Night by R.L. Kenderson {REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!}

Take Me In the Night by R.L. Kenderson

Release Date: September 21st 2018 by R.L. Kenderson

Pages: 261

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

First, he took my heart.

It started in high school. I was his girlfriend…he was the love of my life.

We had plans for after graduation. We were going to escape—he from his family’s reputation and me from my father’s control.

But all that changed the summer before college. Charged with a crime he hadn’t committed, he was whisked away from life, never to be heard from again.

Then, he takes my body.

Twelve years later, he’s back. He’s bigger, he’s tougher, and he’s harder around the edges. He’s no longer the boy I fell in love with.

But I’m no longer the girl who gave him her heart.

Everything’s changed between us. Anger, resentment, and bitterness have replaced happiness, love, and trust.

Except for when darkness falls. That’s when he comes to me at night, taking what is still his.

Now, he’s going to take my soul.

When the lines between our old love and our new hate begin to blur, I know that, this time, I might not survive if he leaves.

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My Review:

Not having read any other works by the author before, I didn’t know what to expect before reading the book, but needless to say I was impressed with the overall story. Take Me in the Night is a story about second chances at love and new beginnings.

They were in high school when they met and Maddox promised Addison that they were going to run away together and start a new life. Their lives were different then, she was the daughter of a powerful man in their small town of Brook Creek and he was the son of an alcoholic. They were opposites in the eyes of many, yet they found love in each other. But a tragedy torned them apart and she never saw him again after he went to prison for a crime many thought he committed. Now it’s been twelve years since the incident and Addison has become a lawyer and a respected person in town. She is the person everyone goes to when they are in need, but she wasn’t expecting to represent Maddox after so many years. She is shocked when she sees him back to their small town, but he is attitude toward her is nothing but cold and uncaring. She doesn’t know why he is suddenly mad at her, but when darkness falls it’s when he changes to a tender man. A man that takes her body in the night and as the two of them start to reconnect again they find out what truly happened all those years ago that pulled them apart. Yet, there is one person that does not want to see them together and that could threaten their future forever.

Maddox never planned to go back to Brook Creek, but it’s been years since he has seen his family and it’s time for him to go back. Never in a million years he would imagined to get arrested right away, but he does and his brother doesn’t tell them that he called Addison to represent them. But the minute he sees her he is in shocked and angry. She is representing people, trying to help him while she didn’t help them all those years ago when he needed her the most. He promised himself to stay away from her, but all bets are of the minute he sees her and he has to make her his one more time. But that doesn’t end up working out because he wants her even more. But just when they’re starting to get back together, there are a series of events that could damage his relationship with Addison if he doesn’t do anything about it.

I was hooked from beginning to end. Take Me in the Night was a sexy read filled with romance and steamy scenes. I loved the interaction between the characters and how we discover what truly happened all those twelve years ago. Maddox was sweet and protective towards Addison. It’s very clear from the start that he will do anything to protect her even though there is some type of resentment in him after all those years. On the other hand, even though Addison grew up wealthy that didn’t make her a brat. If anything she is trying to stay away from her past and create a new one for herself, where she is respected in town for doing good things for the community. She truly cares for her small town and it’s evident in the story. It truly comes full circle at the end, though I wish we could have gotten the issue with her father resolved. All in all, the story had a great ending and I would highly recommend checking it out. Will definitely be reading more from the author in the future.:)

***ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.***

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About the Author:

R.L. Kenderson is two best friends writing under one name.

Renae has always loved reading, and in third grade, she wrote her first poem where she learned she might have a knack for this writing thing. Lara remembers sneaking her grandmother’s Harlequin novels when she was probably too young to be reading them, and since then, she knew she wanted to write her own.

When they met in college, they bonded over their love of reading and the TV show Charmed. What really spiced up their friendship was when Lara introduced Renae to romance novels. When they discovered their first vampire romance, they knew there would always be a special place in their hearts for paranormal romance. After being unable to find certain storylines and characteristics they wanted to read about in the hundreds of books they consumed, they decided to write their own.

One lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and the other in the Kansas City area where they’re a sonographer/stay-at-home mom/wife and pharmacist/mother by day, and together they’re a sexy author by night. They communicate through phone, email, and whole lot of messaging.

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