Jocelynn Drake
Author of Nightwalker
About the Author
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Series
Works by Jocelynn Drake
The Bargain 14 copies
Demon Dating Service 12 copies
Two Thousand Tears 11 copies
The Complication 8 copies
Angel Wings 7 copies
Two Thousand Blades 6 copies
Only One Bed — Contributor — 6 copies
The Arrangement 5 copies
The Interview 5 copies
Two Thousand Shadows 5 copies
The Temptation 4 copies
Two Thousand Promises 4 copies
Unti Asylum Tales Part 3 4 copies
Unti Asylum Tales Part 2 4 copies
A Heart of Gold and Glass 3 copies
Broken Prince of Ice 1 copy
Rowe and Noah 1 copy
No Boyfriends Allowed 1 copy
Associated Works
Voyager: A Science Fiction and Fantasy eBook Sampler From Harper Voyager US (2014) — Contributor — 7 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Koi, G.
- Birthdate
- 1977-10-07
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Northern Kentucky University (BA - Literature, Journalism)
- Occupations
- stock market analyst
financial writer
novelist - Organizations
- Romance Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - Agent
- Jennifer Schober
- Short biography
- Jocelynn Drake, dark urban fantasy author of the New York Times bestselling Dark Days series, was born and raised in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati, Ohio region, where she still lives. After gaining her bachelors in the literature, she pursued a career in the financial industry, where she currently writes articles regarding the stock market on a regular basis. She is a member of both the Romance Writers of America and The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. When not at her desk, she is most likely to be found playing video games, watching movies, or hunting down hidden treasures.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Kentucky, USA
Florida, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Two assassins meet, don’t kill each other, and fall in love. It’s happily ever after, right? Not so fast. Reformed mercenaries Justin Mallory and Gabriel Prescott have taken the big leap of living together. They’re even working together. But “one last job” has them taking a falsely accused man and his young son into their home for safe keeping. While dodging bullets and fellow hitmen out for the $27 million bounty, Justin and his G Love realize that falling in love was the easy show more part. Building a life together might be more than they bargained for.
Justin And Gabriel have bought a house and have settled down...well...settled down as far as these two will ever be. They still take contracts, but they're working on the side of the "good guys" now.
The book starts out with a rather humorous scene where our heroes are taking out killers, in all their glorious fashion, in order to get to a drug dealer they need to kill...if that sounds harsh to you, that's what they do...or rather did... all the while they're killing bad guys they're discussing the renovations they want to make on the second bathroom in their new house. This may seem to you as a tad "unusual"...but if this isn't your first read in this series you know that this is just "normal" for them and it sets just the right "tone" for the book. They once discussed the merits of meatloaf vs. chicken while taking out a cartel.
While our two heroes are also discussing putting an end to this contract, they get a call about a man in trouble. There’s a $27 million price on his head, he’s on the run with his six year old son, and his husband has already been killed. Someone very much does not want him to finish his revolutionary research in alternative energy. Gabriel and Justin need to find him, keep him and his son alive, keep away any other assassins and figure out who took out the contract, to serve justice and make sure the man and his son stay safe. All a days work to these two...beat of all they're doing it all>i>together.
As usual, Jocelynne Drake does a fantastic job of setting the scene and developing the characters. Even the secondary characters get a sufficient level of development to make you feel like they really are an integral part to the story. If you have read the second book, you know our guys talked about buying a house...well, in this one they have bought the house and they now have, not one, but two...two dogs and two cats with very definite personalities. I love what this author has done with our two sexy heroes. Her writing is so clever. As always the story moves along well and there is a good blend of action, humor, emotions and feelings...everything a good romantic suspense story should have.
Also, what we would expect are great actions scenes...it has them. Snappy dialog...check! Assassin soul searching and a fantastic ending....right on target. Still, I am a bit sad...I hate to see this series come to an end because I really, really love these characters. The ending was a good way to wrap things up...it tied up the loose ends and left us with a sense that Justin and Gabriel will continue to have a wonderful life together while enjoying their well earned "happy ever after". If you want to check these guys out, you absolutely need to read the books in order to completely understand and appreciate the characters and their back stories. I'm happy that I have the books nestled on my bookshelf...so I can revisit them any time I want. show less
Justin And Gabriel have bought a house and have settled down...well...settled down as far as these two will ever be. They still take contracts, but they're working on the side of the "good guys" now.
The book starts out with a rather humorous scene where our heroes are taking out killers, in all their glorious fashion, in order to get to a drug dealer they need to kill...if that sounds harsh to you, that's what they do...or rather did... all the while they're killing bad guys they're discussing the renovations they want to make on the second bathroom in their new house. This may seem to you as a tad "unusual"...but if this isn't your first read in this series you know that this is just "normal" for them and it sets just the right "tone" for the book. They once discussed the merits of meatloaf vs. chicken while taking out a cartel.
While our two heroes are also discussing putting an end to this contract, they get a call about a man in trouble. There’s a $27 million price on his head, he’s on the run with his six year old son, and his husband has already been killed. Someone very much does not want him to finish his revolutionary research in alternative energy. Gabriel and Justin need to find him, keep him and his son alive, keep away any other assassins and figure out who took out the contract, to serve justice and make sure the man and his son stay safe. All a days work to these two...beat of all they're doing it all>i>together.
As usual, Jocelynne Drake does a fantastic job of setting the scene and developing the characters. Even the secondary characters get a sufficient level of development to make you feel like they really are an integral part to the story. If you have read the second book, you know our guys talked about buying a house...well, in this one they have bought the house and they now have, not one, but two...two dogs and two cats with very definite personalities. I love what this author has done with our two sexy heroes. Her writing is so clever. As always the story moves along well and there is a good blend of action, humor, emotions and feelings...everything a good romantic suspense story should have.
Also, what we would expect are great actions scenes...it has them. Snappy dialog...check! Assassin soul searching and a fantastic ending....right on target. Still, I am a bit sad...I hate to see this series come to an end because I really, really love these characters. The ending was a good way to wrap things up...it tied up the loose ends and left us with a sense that Justin and Gabriel will continue to have a wonderful life together while enjoying their well earned "happy ever after". If you want to check these guys out, you absolutely need to read the books in order to completely understand and appreciate the characters and their back stories. I'm happy that I have the books nestled on my bookshelf...so I can revisit them any time I want. show less
The series is a collection of short adventures with some very sexy guys, some are funny adventures, but all are filled with lots of love. This...once again follows Jude and Snow. It was the perfect mix of the sweet and sexy, with a bit of emotion that you've come to expect if you've read any of this series. Each story has shown Jude and Snow falling deeper in love and further solidifying their relationship, but this one shows them finally being solidly there. We also have Jude's mom, some show more serious house hunting, a bunch of upside-down kisses, dancing, tequila, which may not have been the best choice at the time, some camping, mixed in with a lot of emotions and some truths that needed to be said. It's sweet for lack of a better description. The friendship and group dynamic and genuine love and friendship among all these guys is the "glue" of this series. There is such fierce loyalty and deep trust, that you can't help but love them all. show less
Whoo, it definitely got as hot as the Bahamas in my living room while I was reading this. Between the heart-pounding action and steamy moments, I completely lost myself in this book. International intrigue, a sexy spy, and a reluctant number-crunching puzzle solver drawn into being a stand-in for a rogue spy. It's like watching a summer blockbuster unfold around you, so deeply do you get drawn in.
I am in love with Jocelynn Drake's writing style. Westin's Prince (the final book in the Shadow Elite series - I think) fulfilled all my expectations. With well-developed characters, excellent context, an interesting plot, and all surrounded with enough romance to fill the most jaded heart. Must not forget the hot scenes, and then there is the laughter. Can not forget the laughter. A totally enjoyable story that checks all the boxes.
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