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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Heidi Sturgess

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hello ! How hot is this cover !? By now everyone knows I’m weak when it comes to coverart , what can I say I’m easy to please 😉❣️📚

I got the tail end of this series so I did feel like I missed out but that is no fault of the author it’s all on me 😉 so I’d recommend that you start at the beginning 🫶🏼

So from what I could gather Garrett wasn’t always the nicest guy but everyone deserves a second chance am I right or am I right !? He knows he messed up with Olivia and when she walks back into his life he wants to grab his second chance with both hands 🥰

Olivia tasted Garett’s rejection and she wasn’t going there any time soon but she’s got to put her pride in her pocket and work with to save herself and her company ….

Look make no mistake Olivia is no fading wallflower and she’s got sass and spunk but let’s be honest when it comes to love or love lost we all have kink in our armour and I think Garrett saw Olivia’s kink and went for it 🥰😉

This was more than just a love being rekindled it was about redemption , understanding , compassion and friendship , I loved being part of it all and I’ll be re reading this after I started at the beginning ❣️📚

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Charlene Gonzalez

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tam DeRudder did an amazing job on 4 and reading 5, I love it. The main character has a different setting than the other one. Here we have Garrett chancing dreams and leaving true love and Olivia working hard to become someone in Hollywood but love is not on her list since she does not know to trust him again.
Garrett becomes a rock star and leaves behind love, but sometimes love does have its way to come back but not the same as before.
Olivia looking to make herself well known in Hollywood but fate had different plans for her, of course, love is hard to trust at this point especially when he does not get it.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Brandy Rymer

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a feel-good romance and a perfect ending for The Balefire Series. Tam DeRudder Jackson has done it again in Stay For Me, by writing a very steamy, page-turning story that I could not put down from the second I opened the book. I have not been a big fan of Garrett throughout this series, hating him at times for trying to mess up everyone else’s happiness, since his own romance with Olivia had failed. Well everyone deserves a second chance, don’t they, even Garrett right? This was a great continuation, especially following the famous Balefire band, reuniting with all of our favorite characters and seeing how their own relationships are progressing. I love the spark that ignites between Garrett and Olivia, they are so perfectly matched together, and I am so happy to see the entire band finally get their happily-ever-after. Even if you’ve never read any of The Balefire Series books, they are so amazing that they could stand alone if you started with this book, but I highly recommend you go back and restart at the beginning once you’re done, you wouldn’t want to miss each of the band members stories of love, loss, and reconnections.
@Brandy Rymer 05/2023

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Heather Goodman

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The author has done it again. She draws you in from the very beginning and doesn’t let go until the last page. I feel like this book was a little bit heavier on the sweetness of the ever growing relationship of the main characters and a little less heavy on the romance part. It’s very much a feel good book but has enough mystery to keep you guessing until the end. Be prepared to fall in love with the characters and feel like you are right there with them.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Robin Rankin

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)

I’m in love with each and every guy in Balefire and now I need to find the time go back and read their stories.

Each one of the guys has a different personality and Garrett while not in the band is one of the guys in every other sense of the word.

Garrett has made several mistakes in his life and while working with Balefire, some almost destroyed him, but I think his biggest regret was Olivia.

Olivia is just so cool. I would love to be like her if I were to ever grow up.

I will be looking at Ms. DeRudder Jackson’s current library and looking for more from her in the future.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Michelle Collier

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 5th book in The Balefire Series, but the first one that I have read. Man I was seriously missing out! This book was so good. The characters have so many facets that you just can’t help but be pulled along for the ride. Garrett and Olivia both chose their career over being together 10 years ago. Now when their careers bring them face to face again will the old flame reignite? Ok now I am off to read the first 4 books in this series cause I totally need more of this world.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Ashley Sugar

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love love love second chance romances! I love reading how people can forgive even if they can’t forget. Knowing that just because something didn’t work out the first time doesn’t mean it can’t work out again years later. I love this series so I knew I was going to love this read. I loved the characters and I love this authors writing! Her words just suck me in and I’m only focused on this story! If you’re looking for a rollercoaster ride full of emotions, check this book out! I suggest reading the other books that come before this one!

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars
Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson

Stay For Me is the fifth book in The Balefire Series. This is a Second Chance Romance that is fast paced and hard to put down. I’m a huge fan of Rock and Roll Romance and the persona that comes along with it. This is Garrett’s and Olivia’s story. These two have great chemistry between them even if she has a broken heart because of him in the past. He chose his band over her and she’s been working hard to make a name for herself. He’s got another chance to make things right between but will she let him in again? I don’t want to give away to much. I highly recommend reading this book to find out what happens next. I can’t wait to read more from this Author.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Kerry Carr

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the fifth book in the Balefire Series even though it is part of a series it can be read as a standalone. However I do recommend reading them previous books as the characters are in all of the stories and you will be able to understand all the characters and their stories.

This story follow the bands manager Garrett and Olivia.
Garrett and Olivia have a past. They were young loves but their relationship fell apart when Garrett choose to follow the band as their manager instead of staying with Olivia. Olivia was left hurt and heartbroken but she pushed forward in her life.

Fast forward and Garrett made his dreams come true, he manages one of the most successful bands ever but he can never get Olivia out of his head.
Olivia has done well for herself too. Her determination means she owns her own production company. When Garrett contacts her to produce the next music video for the band she is filled with loads of emotions. Why does he want to see her now?
As things progress Garrett realises she is the one for him and he is determined to win her back. But is it too late? Can Olivia forgive him for what happened all those years before? Even though the attraction between them is still there and strong can too much have happened for them to work through it?

This story is a steamy read. I wasn’t a fan of Garrett in previous books but after reading this i can understand the things that lead him to be the way he is today and the way he was with the members of the band and their ladies. I can understand Olivia’s reluctance and determination to not be hurt by Garrett again. It took her so long to rebuild herself after he broke her heart the first time.
This story is a rollercoaster full with past heartbreaks, trust issues and hope that they can overcome all the odds to get to their happily ever after.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Kerry Baker

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Although this book is the 5th in the series it can easily be read as a standalone story. This is a second chance romance that is fast paced and quite exciting. This is the kind of story I really like and I have to say I loved the part the band had to play within this.
Initially, I didn’t fully connect with the characters. However, as the story went on I found myself warming to them much more. I enjoyed watching their development throughout the book and by the end I was fully engaged with them. This was a great story that I thoroughly enjoyed.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Stay for Me is Book Five in The Balefire Series that is focused on the rock band, Balefire. It is a contemporary romance novel that tells the story of Garrett and Olivia who broke up ten years prior. Garrett chose to leave Olivia to pursue a career in the music industry managing a rock band. He has always regretted breaking it off with Olivia so when fate gives him a second chance, he does not want to do anything to mess it up. Olivia has worked hard over the past ten years to become a Hollywood music video director and has moved past her breakup with Garrett. When her studio is hired by rock band Balefire fate brings Garrett back into her life and Olivia is not happy about it. She does not trust Garrett to not hurt her again.

This book was well written and told from both Olivia and Garrett’s POV, so we can experience what each character is thinking and feeling. The characters are well written and relatable, and it is easy to empathize with both. Garrett comes across as a bit of a jerk at times, but we can see but we are able to see him grow and mature. He knows that he made a mistake ten years ago by walking away from the best thing that happened to him and he is willing to do whatever it takes to win her back. Olivia is smart, hard working and driven to succeed. Garrett hurt her immensely and she has worked hard to put that part of her life behind her. When he reenters her life, she is naturally wary of him and does not want to get hurt again. This was a well written second chance romance with passion, love and loss, drama, angst, chemistry, and a second chance at love.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Jennifer Gordon

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An enjoyable and engaging contemporary romance which had me gripped from start to finish. Although it’s part of a series it can be read as a standalone story, however the characters do crossover as each book focuses on a different member of the Balefire rock band. This is manager Garrett’s story with a second chance at love theme, with Olivia. Ten years ago Garrett chose “his boys” over her, now she’s a Hollywood music video director, and her next client is the biggest rock band on the planet – Balefire. If her studio wasn’t loosing money then she would turn it down rather than have to work with the man who broke her heart.
For Garrett managing Balefire has come at personal costs, especially loosing Olivia, the one women he’s ever loved. Seeing her again brings back memories and he’s determined not to loose her again. Garrett is trying to convince Olivia that he’s a changed man and knows what he wants, her. However, Olivia is not convinced that it can work, or that she can trust him to choose her this time. The chemistry between Garrett and Olivia sizzles off the page and leads to some steamy scenes. I loved how their relationship developed throughout the story, and the descriptive narrative brought the world of rock band Balefire vividly to life!

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Beverly Finnie

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stay for Me was good. I enjoyed it. The yo-yoing back and forth between band and manager was a little much. But then again that’s what happens when one jumps into a series during book 5 vs at the beginning. Did this book work as a standalone? Absolutely! However I might’ve understood the animosity more if I read the other 4 first. Which is something I know I’m going to look into.
Walking away from the one he loved destroyed Garrett, and despite the animosity between him and the band, they wanted to make it right. However all they could do is get Garrett and Olivia into a room together, the rest was on them. To find what they left behind 10 years earlier. Of course no romance comes without some sort of painful drama. Which the empath in me brought a tear to my eye. It felt over. It felt final. Of course it wasn’t the end of the book yet, so I knew anything could happen. It just pulled at the heartstrings.
When an author can make you feel, doesn’t that show they wrote something wonderful?
Start right here, or start at the beginning. But don’t question that this author has something worth exploring. A take on things to make reader’s emotional. Which to me makes reading all that more enjoyable.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Michelle Austin

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a good 4 star read. I am really enjoying this series and this book pulled me right in. I really enjoyed the characters. Garrett had to make some choices early on in his career that were not easy. Years later he starts to realize what he gave up. Fate steps in and he runs into Olivia, the one that he destroyed with his choices. Olivia has a great career directing music videos, of course her new video is for the band that Garrett manages. Will Garrett be able to capture Olivia’s heart again? Or will he lose her again?
Overall I really enjoyed this read. My emotions were all over the place. The author does a great job of pulling you in with her writing. You can read this book as a stand alone but I suggest reading from the start so you are familiar with all of the characters. If you’re looking for a great series to read, 1-click and get started today.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Kiana Corley

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was an amazing read and a hard book to put down. Tam did an amazing job at developing the characters throughout the story. I do suggest that you read the other books in the series first but can be read without reading them.

This book follows the story of Olivia, a career-driven and determined woman. She relies on no one but herself and does not need a man. Enter Garrett a ghost from a past that she has tried hard to forget. As the manager of one of the most famous rock bands, Garrett has a lot on his plate. When by some chance they are brought back together a lot happens.

Garett is a man trying to make the band he works for stay relevant. This leads him to the chance of a lifetime. Meeting up with the woman who got away and took a piece of him with her. One thing about managing a rock band from before they were a household name has made him relentless.

What happens when the past comes back to haunt them? Can you forgive someone that destroyed a part of you that you never gave anyone else? What happens when stubborn meets strong-willed and hard-headed? Is he too late and she has found someone new?

Read this book to find out what happens between these two lost loves. Don’t forget to grab a glass of water in case things heat up between the old flames.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Michelle Mulvey

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m such a sucker for a second chance romance. This book is number 5 in the series and can be read as a stand alone. ( I wonder if I would’ve liked it better if so didnt know about the characters ) I had a strong dislike for Garrett from the beginning. Here he is living the life he always wanted when a blast from his past is right there in front of him. It’s 10 years later
And now they are expected to work
Closely. Can it be done? Garrett definitely regrets how everything ended. Olivia knows the gang well has known them since before they were a huge rockband.
Garrett spends a lot of time regretting his decisions he made almost 10 years ago. This book had plenty of heat and happy moments. I just dont like the character of Garrett
There are plenty of the same characters in this book as the previous ones.
This is another great book in the series.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Candice Estes

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ten years ago, Garrett and Olivia were in love, but parted ways because they were both focused on their careers and their paths took them in different directions. Garrett was the manager of a band, Balefire, and decided to focus on making them the megastars he knew they could be. Olivia wanted to start a video production company, and needed to be in a place that work could be found, which was not Denver, Colorado, where the band and Garrett were located. When Garrett and Balefire suddenly want to work with Olivia, after her skillful work with the Oscars, Olivia is uncertain at first, but she cant turn down the work, because her company needs the money, desperately. Working with Garrett and the band again, reminds Olivia of what they had, but when Garrett’s mistakes from the past, where the band members and their relationships are concerned, comes back to haunt him, Olivia must decide rather she can get past the distance in their relationship and Garrett’s past choices, to find the love they shared. This book is a part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone book, though now that I’ve read this one, I am adding the rest of this series to my summer to be read list.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Trish Ann

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book and it was a quick read. Garrett was a little frustrating in the beginning of the book for me. It took me a while to get invested in the story but once I did, it flowed pretty well. Garrett and Olivia’s chemistry was good. I always love a good second chance story. I would read others by this author.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Angelina Frazzini

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is book five of the series. While this book can be read as a standalone, there are reoccurring characters and it would be good to read from the beginning. I didn’t read in order and I don’t feel like I missed anything major. It was a good book though and I’m sure the rest of the series is so I need to go back and read the others.

Garrett did what he thought he needed to do for his career. He is managing Balefire and ten years ago, building his career meant giving up Olivia. Now the band is all settling down and Garrett realizes what he’s missing. Like the universe knew it was time, he runs into Olivia. Only now, he’s not giving up. Garrett walking away just about killed Olivia. Now though, she’s making it or at least trying to. Directing music videos is her passion. The only problem is her studio isn’t doing so well. Directing a video for Balefire would make a world of difference. The only problem with that is Garrett. Will these two put the past behind them? Will Garrett choose Olivia this time?

I really enjoyed this book. It was a good read. I was a little annoyed with Garrett at the beginning because he seemed very whiny that the guys were all settling down and actually took their women’s opinions into account. The annoyance does fade though and I’m glad I gave the book a chance. It was a good read and I enjoyed following Garrett’s development as a character.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Allison Davis

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m am so happy Tam Derudder Jackson decided to give Garrett his happy ending. This is the fifth book in this series but can be read as a standalone.

In this book you get to see a side of Garrett you haven’t seen in the previous books. Now… if you have read the previous book, the urge to give him a good whack still happens, ha, but you really start to understand him in a different way.

Olivia is trying to get her production company off the ground after an amazing Grammy show. When Balefire wanted to do a music video with her, she is forced to see Garrett for the first time in a decade. This second chance romance is hot, steamy and full of drama!

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Cindy Mayberry

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Olivia has had her share of heart break. Garrett left his one true love behind, to follow his musical managing career, and his up and coming band. Now, while both of them fight the second chance for romance. There are still heartbreak feelings. Can the two people work through their delima? Is romance salvageable for them? This was a fast paced romance. It will open many emotions and leave you wanting to read more of this series. This story is a stand-alone but, reading the series only opens your feelings and those we try to avoid. This author is no longer new to me. Her love for rock music is what makes this story fun and easy to follow. I enjoyed reading this story and will be going back to read the others.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Angela Shirley

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Garrett has managed the biggest Rock band for almost ten years, but over the past few years he has done things he is not proud of which has made his trust with the band shaky at times but he excuses have always been for the good of the band. Garrett has loved the lifestyle and enjoys the single, young guy status but Garrett has had his regrets and one was the woman he left behind all those years ago to manage the band, but he has never really loved anyone else but her.

Olivia is at the top of her career, getting the gig of directing the Grammy’s is a once in a lifetime thing and she has to pinch herself, the only thing is she will see the man who walked out on her ten years ago and took her heart with him, choosing a group of young rock stars instead of her, hurts more than he will ever know. But, when Olivia gets a request to direct the new video for Balefire is he prepare to see Garrett and will all the old feelings come back. She has learnt to hide things can she hide the love still burning in her heart for this man.

OMG, I am not the biggest Garret fan but I loved this story of love and lost and the fairy-tale that can come true. Did he deserve to get Olivia back into his life, NO but to be fair the more I read of the book the more I actually warmed to Garrett and you get to understand the reasons behind all the things he did. I loved the characters of Olivia with her sassy, kick ass side to her but underneath all the glamour and armour still was still that lost girl hurt by the love of her life.

This was a brilliant well paced and written story, which if you have not read the series from the start can be read as a stand alone story but I recommend reading the whole series as you get the full view of Garrett and what he has done and how everything fits in. The relationship between him and the band in the end was lovely to read and how they understood his sacrifices that he took at the beginning and was a great end to the story.

Thank you for a brilliant series and a fitting ending to this series and pulling Garrett out of the idiot section to the AHHH section.

Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Bobbi Wagner

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is an author that I never hesitate to pick up. I enjoy her writing skills that make her stories come to life and her characters pop off the pages. This book is no different. I found this book to be well written and hard to put down. The characters pull you into their world with ease and keep you there until the end. They are strong, supportive characters that have great growth and chemistry. They add so much to the story. This is a fast paced, easy and entertaining romance story where Garrett and Olivia have a second chance at love. Their story is one of healing and forgiving. I found myself hoping they would get their happy ending. You don’t want to miss what happens with these two for sure. I highly recommend this book and this author.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Tonya Merritt

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tam Derudder Jackson has such a way with pulling you into the book. She’ll have you falling in love with the characters and the situations as the characters are spending their time falling in love. It is always nice to have a standalone book but it’s even better when you get the references from other books in this series. The Balefire series always has you coming back for more. Will Garrett and Olivia finally be together and happily? Read this great story and find out what you are missing.

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Shelly Kittell

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Stay For Me (The Balefire Series Book 5)Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Garrett and Olivia get the second chance at romance that they should have had. Garrett has gotten a reputation for being a putz with the ladies in the band (the guy’s gals). They aren’t too fond of him. Now Garrett has found Olivia and is wanting to win her back. It’s a long road for them but to watch them work on it is kind of a redeeming road. You are glad to see what happens. A romance that will have you feeling the emotions and enjoy seeing old faces in the story. Entertaining and fun, serious and romantic, a definite must-read.

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