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Where Lightning Strikes (Bleeding Stars) Paperback – March 1, 2016
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From NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a enemies-to-lovers stand-alone rockstar romance…
She’s a gorgeous nightmare and he’s a wicked dream…
Do you know what it feels like right before lightning strikes? How you can feel the current running through your veins? The trembles of warning that ripple through the air? It was a thrill Tamar King chased all her life until it became the very thing she had to escape.
For the last four years, Tamar King has hidden herself in an isolated world she created. She was safe. No one could touch her. Until Lyrik West walked through her door.
He’s the lead guitarist for Sunder and everything she can never have.
The dark and beautiful rock star becomes everything she craves.
Lyrik’s life has been devoted to his band and that success has cost him. Bitter, hard, and filled with regret, he refuses to lose himself again, but from the moment he sees her, he wants one night with Tamar King.
The gorgeous bartender is more than he bargained for.
Their attraction is consuming. Their desire overpowering. With one touch, they ignite.
But is it worth the cost of getting burned?
- Print length406 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 1, 2016
- Dimensions5.25 x 1.02 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101938404963
- ISBN-13978-1938404962
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- Publisher : A.L. Jackson Books Inc. (March 1, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 406 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1938404963
- ISBN-13 : 978-1938404962
- Item Weight : 1.02 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 1.02 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,205,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #29,415 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
- #36,696 in Romantic Suspense (Books)
- #111,870 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
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About the author
A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.
Her bestselling series include THE REGRET SERIES, CLOSER TO YOU, BLEEDING STARS, FIGHT FOR ME, CONFESSIONS OF THE HEART, FALLING STARS, REDEMPTION HILLS and TIME RIVER novels. Get her latest single mom, neighbors-to-lovers, small town romance stand-alone, HOLD ME UNTIL MORNING, out now!
If she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the pool with her family, sipping cocktails with her friends, or of course with her nose buried in a book.
You can connect with A.L. Jackson on all social media platforms or through her newsletter. Head over to her website for more details!
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Customers find the book emotional and intense. They describe it as heartfelt, passionate, and realistic. The stories make readers feel the pain and loss of love.
"...Her latest novel, ‘Where Lightning Strikes’ is a beautiful, passionate, and completely heart wrenching story of two lost people who are both..." Read more
"...Let me start by saying how much I just love the way this story is told. I lose myself in Amy's words and I never want to come up for air! I. Can't...." Read more
"...A perfect ending to an intense, emotional read. A fantastic story once again and I cannot wait for the other band members to get their turn...." Read more
"...This love story is incredibly emotional, intense, and absolutely breathtaking. It is a must read!!! I can’t wait for Austin, Ash and Zee’s books!!" Read more
Customers enjoy the story quality. They find it heart-wrenching, passionate, and beautifully crafted. The characters are complex and the story is poignant about finding love. Readers appreciate the epic ending and surprises.
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"...A perfect ending to an intense, emotional read. A fantastic story once again and I cannot wait for the other band members to get their turn...." Read more
"...The layers to this man are endless and he is just full of surprises. Tamar is beautiful, tenacious, guards her heart and who she trusts...." Read more
Customers praise the writing quality. They find the prose lyrical and flowing smoothly. The story is intense, emotional, and filled with great dialogue. Readers enjoy the book as much as the previous Bleeding Star novels.
"...With such beautifully written sentiment, I don’t think I have ever read a book before where I have highlighted so many passages or written so many..." Read more
"...But you can see it, feel it, taste it. (No really the writing is so spectacular, descriptive.. I just don't have words - that you feel right along..." Read more
"...Once again AL Jackson totally captivated me with her poetical and lyrical prose and totally submersed me into Lyrik and Tamar’s story...." Read more
"...The writing is amazing and I felt like I was watching a movie unfold before my eyes. I could feel every emotion the characters experienced!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the character development. They find the characters believable and interesting. The story is described as a great read with an emotional storyline.
"...With such incredibly complex characters, I could feel the deep anguish and torment of Lyrik and Tamar and wanted to cheer them on in hope they..." Read more
"...and soft interior - it all just combines to make a fabulously interesting person! And Lyrik... oh Lyrik. Lyrik just got inside me and made me swoon...." Read more
"...Tamar is beautiful, tenacious, guards her heart and who she trusts. No matter how hard they try to deny it they are drawn to each other – pulled...." Read more
"...door, I promise you, it's going to hurt." The supporting characters were so wonderful in this book..." Read more
Customers enjoyed the book's beauty. They found the story inspiring and beautiful to read. The cover and blurb drew them in with their appealing imagery. Readers appreciated the bold font style and color palette.
"...Also beautiful and contradicting, she was the perfect complement for Lyrik with her tough girl demeanor, equally devastating past, and soft heart...." Read more
"...When they come together it is both explosive and beautiful...." Read more
"...To see the changes in these two was intense and beautiful to read, you could see little splinters of armour being chipped away with every..." Read more
"...This love story is incredibly emotional, intense, and absolutely breathtaking. It is a must read!!! I can’t wait for Austin, Ash and Zee’s books!!" Read more
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"...And I just adore Tamar - her sass, her vulnerability, her insecurities, her hard exterior and soft interior - it all just combines to make a..." Read more
"...This story made me laugh, cry, I mean really cry, stole my breath at times and feel pure joy at other times...." Read more
"...I hurt for Tamar and I loved the fierce protectiveness that came out in Lyrik. He didn't run away...." Read more
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Customers find the book engaging. They find the story tender and comforting, with Lyrik and Tamar finding each other. The characters have a soft exterior and a hard interior that complement each other well. The book gives readers a good feeling of warmth and makes them feel emotional.
"...Lyrik with her tough girl demeanor, equally devastating past, and soft heart...." Read more
"...sass, her vulnerability, her insecurities, her hard exterior and soft interior - it all just combines to make a fabulously interesting person!..." Read more
"...really step back and look at me." When these two loved, they loved so hard. And when things got rocky, my heart broke into pieces...." Read more
"This book!! Holy moly!! The feels, the angst, the secrets, the lies of love. They grip you from the start and don't let you go!!..." Read more
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"...Tamar Gibson Beautiful Red Head, killer body and can kick your ass in a minute. All a front to cover her painful past...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016A.L. Jackson is an amazing author who continues to captivate me with her eloquent words and touch me deep in my soul with her stories. Her latest novel, ‘Where Lightning Strikes’ is a beautiful, passionate, and completely heart wrenching story of two lost people who are both completely hardened from their past and trying to protect what is left of their damaged souls.
Lyrik West is the lead guitarist for Sunder – the band in which he has sacrificed everything for. Very complex and completely tattooed in the love and pain of his past life and mistakes, he knows that he will never open himself again and he doesn’t deserve to be loved. Tamar King is running to escape her past – even if she has to recreate herself into someone else. With her shield fully in place, she is determined to do whatever she needs to protect herself from being hurt by another man again – especially a man like Lyrik West. Every time she is around him there is an electricity between the two that even she cannot deny, but she will fight against it at all costs.
‘Tingles lifted in stark awareness and the breath punched from my lungs. Want. Need. Like the boy held the power to expose every weak spot in my armor. I hated he had this effect.’
Lyrik is determined that he will have her – even if only for a night - but what he doesn’t realize is that deep down Tamar is just as broken as he is. Could they possibly find freedom from the strings that hold them down in loving each other?
Seriously, I think I fell a little bit in love with Lyrik in this story. He had such a deep torment inside that the only way he could truly express himself was through his music – the most painful parts in which he could not even find the words were for himself alone. So afraid of completely losing or forgetting the only bit of good from his past, he continued to torture himself in his mistakes and grief as a constant reminder. Yet, the tattooed bad boy had such a contradicting demeanor with so many endearing qualities of sweetness inside as well… ‘Make it if you want it to matter.’ My goodness, could he be any more adorable? I think I died a little bit when he shared his story with Tamar. It. Completely. Broke. My. Heart. When he finally expressed his feelings to Tamar with his words, ‘You are everything I never expected. Never anticipated. Everything I never knew I’d need.’ and ‘Blue, you sing my soul.’, it was so absolutely beautiful and touched my heart as well.
Tamar had been through so much more than she should ever had to endure. Also beautiful and contradicting, she was the perfect complement for Lyrik with her tough girl demeanor, equally devastating past, and soft heart. She could ‘see’ the real Lyrik deep inside, and her patience with him was to be admired as he continuously opened up to her and then pushed her away. Although she didn’t realize it for herself, Tamar was incredibly brave, and I loved how she evolved in the story to finally see her strength within.
I have to admit that this book got me down deep and completely consumed me. Very few books bring tears to my eyes, and this one not only did that but left me lost in the feels for days after reading it. With such incredibly complex characters, I could feel the deep anguish and torment of Lyrik and Tamar and wanted to cheer them on in hope they would find happiness together. With such beautifully written sentiment, I don’t think I have ever read a book before where I have highlighted so many passages or written so many quotes in one of my reviews. I just had to – it was that amazing!
‘She was every hue of color, reds and blues, the darkest black and blinding white. Energy and life. Boom.’
This is such a great series, and I am anxiously awaiting Jackson’s follow up book with Austin’s story in 2016!
***Definitely a Top Read of 2016 – 6 Stars - Boom! ***
- Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016A.L. Jackson's Where Lightning Strikes! I have been waiting to get the oh so sexy Lyrik in my hands! And it was beyond worth it!
MMMMM.... this book is so delicious! Let me start by saying how much I just love the way this story is told. I lose myself in Amy's words and I never want to come up for air! I. Can't. Get. Enough! Not only is it super hot, but the language is both lyrical and stormy. It brings to mind the flash, heat and burn of lightning striking! I swear Amy is a frickin genius! The story will take you on an emotional rollercoaster that I promise you will be wanting to jump back on again and again.
We have sexy, bad boy rocker Lyrik and sassy, in your face bartender Tamar. But things are never what they seem! So you know there is so much more going on beneath the tattooed surface of their skin. If you have ever read any of my reviews (and it is totally Ok if you haven't ;) not sure if you are missing out) you know that my favorite types of characters are flawed and real. And AL Jackson has produced two amazingly flawed, real people in this book. And she was portrayed them in a way that just gets under your skin.
Let's talk about Tamar first - she is a wonderfully complex character. She comes across tough and pulled together. But if you look closely it is all an act. She is running and she hasn't stopped yet. That is until Lyrik SEES her. And I mean SEES her and EVERYTHING she is. Her past... well you will see, but my heart is still bleeding! She has built up walls now to protect her. But through the book we get to see all of her, just as Lyrik does. And I just adore Tamar - her sass, her vulnerability, her insecurities, her hard exterior and soft interior - it all just combines to make a fabulously interesting person! And Lyrik... oh Lyrik. Lyrik just got inside me and made me swoon. He comes across so hard and for good reason! (No, I'm not telling you! You need to read it, this one caught me completely off guard!) But underneath he is a man full of such love and tenderness. The baking a cake... the patchwork teddy bears... OMG I want me a Lyrik! And to top it all off - we get to see them grow in the book. Both together and as individuals and it is just so beautiful!
OK not only is the story AMAZING, the characters complex but it is HOTTTTTTTT!!! Tamar and Lyrik have this amazing chemistry - like lightning it flashes bright and lights everything up. A bit rough, tumultuous... they have this big push/pull thing going on. Because of their pasts, pasts they hold close to their chests, they can't seem to just pull each other close. But you can see it, feel it, taste it. (No really the writing is so spectacular, descriptive.. I just don't have words - that you feel right along with them.) When they come together it is both explosive and beautiful. And when they start to admit their feelings for one another... *SIGH* <b>You Sing My Soul</b> HOLY SWOON WORTHY MOMENT! These words hold such impact in this book! When you get to this part... AHHHHHH you will wish someone said this to you too. Melted my heart!! So as soon as I heard 'You Sing My Soul' whispered.... I just melted. Like who has a fan to cool me off? Or better yet does someone have a sexy Lyrik for me?
I am not sure how to express how much I recommend this book, this series. And no you don't need to read the first 2 to enjoy Where Lightning Strikes. It is a stand alone! But each of these books have shot to the top of my I LOVE THESE FOREVER AND WILL RECOMMEND ALL THE TIME List!
I received a complimentary copy of Where Lightning Strikes in exchange for my honest review.
Top reviews from other countries
- Marijke75Reviewed in Germany on August 13, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Loved this book, very emotional. I’m loving these series and can’t wait to read Austin’s story. Thank you so much!
- Kindle Customer Anna VReviewed in Australia on May 2, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Enemies to Lovers
Lyrik and Tamar. Oh I loved these two. Enemies to lovers. They both of pasts they put up walls to protect or hide from. Slowly they break through the walls without meaning to and when a stranger recognises Tamar she is closer than she relises to facing her demons. They both need to face their demons before they move on. I loved the way this was written and the timeline in which the issues where revealed.
- LynReviewed in Canada on June 30, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING READ!
A.L. Jackson does it again. This book was amazing! Raw. Intense. Emotional. Epic. Beautiful. I could personally relate to Tamar, which made my reading experience that much better because I dove right into the book and didn't resurface until the end. The roller coaster of emotions between Tamar and Lyrik had me always wanting to read one more chapter and never let it end. Beautiful story. One of my favourite books of all time and I recommend to everyone!!
- MLM 66Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars What a Series... Prepare yourself for another emotional and brilliantly written story!!
Here we go again.. A.L. Jackson continues to do what she does best, just like The Regret Series and especially The Closer to You Series we are emotionally bought to our knees!
I've said it before.. I don't know how she does it but she does and I honestly don't know what it is about this brilliant Author she just has this wonderful gift, her stories are never just simply written they are full of depth and so much content and always so poetic.
We know from the second book that Lyrik and Tamar had a little bit of attraction going on between them but that's all it was attraction but it was there simmering.
Where Lightening Strikes opens up with Lyrik hot on Tamar's heels, it's been a while now and Lyrik can't resist anymore but he's about to meet his match.
Just like the previous two books in this series and in fact everything from Jackson you are hooked from the very beginning but you are never quite sure of the full impact until it's too late and before you know it you are drowning in another compelling story.
Tamar and Lyrik both had pasts that held dreadful painful memories and heartache and over the last few years had been living their lives very differently.
Tamar had denied herself of any sort of relationship and Lyrik, well he'd been pretty reckless or so it seemed but there was that attraction again which is now really bubbling or should I say sizzling.!
Tamar and Lyrik's story keeps you on the edge, nothing is revealed about their pasts you can't imagine what they have been through all you can do is guess but when everything comes to light.. You are not even close and as per usual I've spent most of my time in tears but nothing new there!
It takes time we are put through the mill, Tamar and Lyrik work through their issues and eventually it all pays off, it's a really beautiful ending to a really beautiful compelling story.
I remember Austin leaving towards the end of the last book and that was a heartbreaking moment, he didn't feature at all in this book, we know how troubled he is, he's carrying so much guilt on his shoulders and already the anticipation is building ready for his story Through The Storm it's going to be another heartbreaking story I'm sure!
What I love about this series is that every book has been a big read but I think the last series was too, no scrimping on storylines here!
Thank you A.L. Jackson!
- GMRReviewed in Canada on May 28, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
A page turning suspenseful masterpiece filled with emotion angst, heartache and a lot of wisdom. A must read that captivates and captures the readers attention. 👍👍👍