This short, easy read draws you in immediately. The instant attraction between “Jack” and “Nolan”/Isaac makes this story. This hot and steamy story will leave you wanting more; I can’t wait for the rest of the story!
The author has an engaging writing style and the beginning of the development of these characters is strong. After reading the first generation Hawke series, I can’t wait for the continued development of the next generation and this prequel was a great start.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jessica Condrahttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJessica Condra2023-01-07 20:37:442023-01-14 08:01:53Night Hawke (The Hawke Family Second Generation Prequel) by Gwyn McNamee – Review by Jess Engel
Jasmine (Jazzy) Hayes is a dedicated business woman in her event planning company, Divine Events. Her business partner, Cadence, is also her best friend. It’s never good to mix business with family or friends and Jasmine is learning her lesson pretty quickly.
James Conner is a bad boy and Jasmine kicked him out of his own parents’ anniversary party. James is incredibly attractive though and keeps coming on to Jasmine. However, he’s engaged to be married to another woman. It’s a crazy business deal, this pending marriage. He’s engaged to Cadence and Jasmine is responsible for planning the wedding. How is Jasmine ever going to plan this wedding with James coming on to her so much?
This novella was enjoyable. There is a lot of back and forth drama involved in the relationships that form/are forming and it times it seemed a little overdone. But overall, an enjoyable read.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Julie Johnsonhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJulie Johnson2023-01-06 22:32:392023-01-14 07:56:14My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Julie Johnson
I’m giving this book 3.5 stars. I really did enjoy this book, but the characters and toxic relationships have me rating it lower. The “best friend” was one of the worst friendships I’ve ever read. I was wanting to throttle both her and the main character Jasmine the whole time I was reading this book. And the “boyfriend”? He was just as bad as the best friend. The only relationship that wasn’t toxic was the one between Jasmine and her assistant, Carmen. Other than the very blatant toxicity that had me raging at the characters, I did enjoy this book and it was entertaining for what it was.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Rachel Mosshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngRachel Moss2023-01-06 19:15:232023-01-06 21:58:56My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Rachel Moss
Let me start out by saying that I did not love the first little bit of the book. But, I do not DNF books and therefore persisted. And let me tell you how glad I did. I am giving it 5 stars despite the rough start for me. That is how good the rest of the book is. I truly loved all the twists and turns in this book and there were some that completely blindsided me. I LOVED all the characters, even the ones that the reader is meant to despise. I thought that they were all well written and made complete sense for the story line to make sense. I do hope that there is going to be more about Jasmine, James and Cadence. This book left on the perfect note for a sequel. I want to see what becomes of these characters, that is how much I enjoyed this story. I definitely recommend it!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Christinehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngChristine2023-01-06 18:42:422023-01-14 07:55:00My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Christine Baranek
Jasmine is a hard working buisness owner who tends to not have time to mess around. That is when she isn’t corralling her crazy BFF. James is from a well to do family with certain expectations that has made him a very unhappy man. They meet and sparks fly, until the ice bucket that is Jasmines BFF/James’s FIANCÉ causes those sparks to need banked. But sometimes you just can’t put out the fire! Great story!!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Nichole Chrismanhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngNichole Chrisman2023-01-06 18:36:492023-01-14 07:54:46My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Nichole Chrisman
This is an enjoyable and engaging stand alone romance, which kept me happily turning the pages. Jasmine Hayes runs her company, ‘Divine Events’ and organises events for the social elite. Meanwhile, James is a drunk who has a string of bad business decisions behind him, however, he also comes from the rich Conners family, who are the closest thing to royalty in New England. Two years ago he was told to sort his life out, and now James is about to marry Cadence, and then will be able to get the money he needs to start a new venture. The only problem is that when James meets Jasmine, his fiancé’s best friend and their wedding planner, he recognises her as the woman who he has not stopped thinking about since meeting her.
Jasmine, can’t believe the man that her best friend is marrying is the one who kissed her silly and swept her off her feet. What Jasmine does not know is that James and Cadence have a secret contract, which states they will have a mutually agreeable and quick divorce. I loved the main characters, as they are all likeable and relatable in their own ways. Their relationships come across as very realistic, and they all brought something different to the story. The chemistry between James and Jasmine really came through in the narrative, but I also loved the dynamics between all three main characters. This was a lighthearted and heartwarming romance which had a HEA.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jennifer Gordonhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJennifer Gordon2023-01-06 16:34:492023-01-06 21:57:06My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Jennifer Gordon
This was a really enjoyable romance. The author does an amazing job with the characters. The characters are both fun and witty and they have backstories which really make them come alive. This is a story about meeting the one for you but things and circumstances being in the way.
James Conner is know as a drunk. His life has spiralled out of control but now he’s determined to get it back on track and a marriage of convenience seems like a the right idea. Or so he thought. What he didn’t anticipate was meeting the wedding planner and his future brides best friend and sharing a kiss with her that blows his mind.
Jasmine Hayes is a successful business woman. She takes no prisoners and is a straight talker. She runs her business with her best friend so when she gets a call about an emergency she rushes to her aid not realising she would come face to face and lips to lips with the man of her dreams. However there is one problem. He is promised to her best friend and she wants Jasmine to plan the wedding.
So this is where we find our couple. Both feeling the spark between them but unable to do anything about it. Will there ever be a time for them to be together? Will James be able to pull his life back on track and if he can will Jasmine be a part of it? This story is full of laughed and tears which makes it an emotional read that you can’t put down.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kerry Carrhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKerry Carr2023-01-06 12:02:222023-01-06 21:56:00My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Kerry Carr
I loved it! I want it to be a movie! My Pearl Heart was well written and had such a strong female lead. The author wrote her with so much potential, that the growth displayed throughout turned out beautifully. If you enjoy sweet forbidden romance? This book falls right into your wheelhouse. Jasmine owns an event planning business with her best friend. Reality her best friend brings in the clients and she does all the work. Cadence walks all over her and the business, and Jasmine lets her. This book turns into a book of self discovery for Jasmine, as well as to cut the toxic people out of her life. Along the way she meets James, who she wants but can’t have. Why? Because he’s engaged to Cadence. How does one navigate feelings they can’t act on? Reality, by walking on eggshells around one another. However the author broadcast that connection and that concept beautifully throughout the book. Now I’m curious to check out what else this author has written. While I do that, you can read this!!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Beverly Place-Finniehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngBeverly Place-Finnie2023-01-05 21:26:292023-01-14 07:47:48My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Beverly Finnie
Jasmine is running her own business but working all the hours to make it successful, but she has one fly in the ointment which her business partner.
One morning turn her world in a turn, a random stranger coming up to her and rocking her world, the only trouble is that the stranger is the man who is marrying her best friend and business partner, Cadence. As Jasmine is planning the wedding she starts to fall harder for James and sees the nasty side to her so called best friend, but when she learns the reason around the wedding things start to change with Jasmine.
This is a lovely easy read story with a feel good feelings with a happy ending for the main characters. I loved the character of Jasmine she is a loving and a brilliant boss but I did feel she let Cadence use her for longer than she should have, as with her feisty nature did not quite sit well with the character.
Although the progression of the character of James was brilliant to read I would have liked to have seen a bit more of his history and the deal with him and his parents. I think the flow of the story was brilliant but it needed to be longer. I loved the chemistry between the two main characters of Jasmine and James and glad they found the way to each other in the end.
I would love to read more from this author in the future.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Angela Shirleyhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAngela Shirley2023-01-05 05:57:312023-01-14 07:40:43My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Angela Shirley
My Pearl Heart is a really short sweet Holiday romance. JN is an illustrator turned author who is able to easily weave a tale that you won’t forget. The characters are very well written and I fell in love with them. Each with their own backstory to tell that really kept me invested and engaged. There were a few different emotions, highs and lows that moved the story forward. I enjoyed the wit, the banter, the humour as well as the heartache. Jasmine Hayes is a no nonsense brilliant, hot tempered and sassy businesswoman and I liked her straightaway. She has a quirky best friend that is sometimes hard to keep up with. She caters to the social elite and heavens above she found herself in a tangle of tongues (a kiss or two) and swept of her feet. Only those arms weren’t for her. James Conner, once a drunk wallowing in self-pity with no thought of others finds himself with one insane contract and an engagement/marriage of convenience. That was until he met her and that kiss. Now he is determined to get his life in order but will it include her? I can’t wait to see what JN does next.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jenni Bishophttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJenni Bishop2023-01-04 17:59:482023-01-06 21:56:56My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Jenni Bishop
Complex yet sweet contemporary romance that was totally enjoyable.
Jasmine is co-owner of an event planning company along with her best friend Cadence…..mixing friendship and work is not always so easy. Jasmine is feeling some hot signals when she shared a kiss with the handsome James Conner, but turns around and ends up engaged to Cadence. Jasmine is torn between her clients her her friends upcoming marriage that leads her into a downward spiral of emotions, especially being near James while planning a wedding. When the cards are all out and lies become hard to swallow and emotions run high, what happens to Jasmine and James with their sizzling shared kiss? Will James marry Cadence all for money with dreams of his own?
Definitely read and find out. This book was hard to put down, I just wished Jasmine would see what I was feeling all along with mixing friendship and work and whom is really there for her when she needs it the most. Great read and highly recommended.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Lorralei Hoernerhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLorralei Hoerner2023-01-04 16:54:212023-01-14 07:28:33My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Lorralei Hoerner
This book has so much more to it than infiest expected it would. I started this book expecting a enjoyable second chance romance but found that it was much more emotionally charged than I anticipated. I connected quickly and easily with the characters, becoming invested in their journey. When I read the blurb I expected the story to go a certain way but the author managed to keep it interesting. The characters have a strong chemistry and really draw you in to what is going on. This is a great book and I really enjoyed each and every page.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kerry Bakerhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKerry Baker2023-01-04 16:02:112023-01-06 21:55:32My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Kerry Baker
Jasmine Hayes has been running Divine Events for years, she is proud of the growth of her business but now she is questioning if she can maintain a professional stance. Kissing James Conner is everything she has been looking for but when she finds out the man of her dreams is engaged to her best friend, she vows to stay away. Easier said than done when she is planning their engagement party and wedding. Everything is not as it seems though, and Jasmine needs to decide if she can go along with the wedding which is on the surface only or let go of the man meant for her.
Good story. I liked Jasmine she is trying to wrap her head around the circumstances of James and Cadence wedding. She tries to move on, but James keeps staying close. If you are looking for a fun short story this is one to pick up.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Emily Heislerhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngEmily Heisler2023-01-04 12:54:432023-01-06 21:57:17My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Emily H
I enjoyed reading this romance story. This is not my first book by this author but it is one of my favorites by them yet. This is a well written story about James and Jasmine. Their journey is one that is hard to put down. She thinks that he is what she wants until he says he is going to marry her best-friend. What happens next you don’t want to miss. I enjoyed how the characters pulled me into their world from the start. They have great growth and their chemistry is off the charts. They made the story easy and entertaining to read. This is a fast paced story that is engaging and just a great story to read. Will James and Jasmine find a happily ever after? I highly recommend reading this book to find out James and Jasmine’s fate.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Bobbi Wagnerhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngBobbi Wagner2023-01-04 08:54:462023-01-14 07:27:46My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Bobbi Wagner
This book turned out to be a wonderful surprise. A protagonist with a chance to take revenge but takes the high road. A sexy man of her dreams betrothed to another in a marriage of convenience but wants her. An antagonist who is a “witch.” This book had me laughing, and experiencing many other emotions as I read Jasmine’s story of love and betrayal. This is a fascinating story that will engage you from the start. You will find yourself on the emotions roller coaster as you read. I am a big fan of Jasmine as she came into her self-confidence and stood up for herself. I found the characters well-developed. You knew who the protagonists and antagonists were. It’s a quick read. I read through it on New Year’s Eve. Great read for snowy night’s with a comfy blanket and hot chocolate. Good read.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Shelly Kittellhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngShelly Kittell2023-01-04 08:39:562023-01-14 07:27:37My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Shelly Kittell
My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats is a stand-alone story that follows Jasmine, co-owner of event management company Divine, which she shares with her best friend, Cadence. Jasmine falls for James, who just so happens to be engaged to Cadence. This sets Jasmine off on a journey to explore herself and what she wants from life. I recommend this book as the stakes are high but the love is bigger, and I love a happy ending. My only wish is that Jasmine had that courage she had at the end, all along! “Live your life for now. Do whatever you want, you more than earned that, and I’ll catch up with you later.”
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Maisiehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngMaisie2023-01-04 06:42:432023-01-14 07:27:07My Pearl Heart by J.N. Sheats – Review by Maisie Dickinson
Jasmine Hayes has been running from her memories for years, throwing herself into school, friends, and her business, Divine Events. Quick witted, hot tempered, and a brillaint businesswoman, Jasmine divides her time between organizing events for the social elite, and catering to her best friend’s extreme personality. Life is as it should be, until James Conner sweeps her off her feet. Literally, kissing her silly before announcing his engagement to her best friend.
James Conner comes from a family full of rich and successful people. The Conners are the closest thing to royalty in New England, but James isn’t like the rest of them. A drunk with a string of poor business choices, he used to spend his days wallowing in self-pity. That was two years ago, now he’s determined to right his life. First step, marry Cadence. Second, get the money he needs to start his new venture, and a quick–mutual–divorce per their contract, but there’s an unforeseen problem–Jasmine–the spicy redhead that set him straight two years ago. The woman that has been on his thoughts ever since she kicked him out of his parent’s anniversary dinner.
Can James wait that long to have Jasmine? What will she think about his and Cadence’s insane contract?
J.N. Sheats is an artist turned author. Living in Maryland with six wild cats, and her husband, J.N. spends her days designing book covers and teasers for other authors. At night she is at the mercy of her demanding characters, and their wild fantasies.
Dark Paranormal Fantasy is her preferred genre of writing, but anything is game. Maybe even a lovely romance novel or two in the near future.
When not writing, designing, or drawing, J.N. spends her time doing a host of other activities. Including: gardening, jewelry making, cooking, and watching far too much television.
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Night Hawke by Gwyn McNamee
