Brazen

by Maya Banks

Book Overview

One woman's campaign to win the hearts of the two men she loves.Jasmine left the Sweetwater Ranch and the Morgan brothers, no longer able to bear the painful dilemma of loving them both. After a year... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599988143
• ISBN13: 9781599988146
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

"I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT SUGAR, JUST THIS ONE TIME..."

And Maya so0o0o0o0o0 gave me what I wanted!! Words don't describe how excellent this book was. I can try, but it means nothing standing next to the real thing that is this book. I am still trying to come down off of my high after reading this book, and reading Colters' Woman 2 days after didn't help at aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall! This was my first "non Zane" adult book, and I love Zane, but I have to say, Maya, Maya, Maya, you have won a new fan. I loved the way the characters interacted with each other, wanting to protect Jaz, but also wanting her themselves. When Jaz gets driven home drunk by Zane----------I had to read that 8x!!!!! No coincidence my favorite character was ZANE, just like one of my favorite authors. I must say, Maya has one herself a new DEVOTED, devoted, devoted fan. Don't read this book at work or on the train, ppl WILL stare at you like they did to me on my breaks and on my ride home, b/c I was cheesing and giggling like a motha!!! Maya took my mind to places I don't think any author has with her words. Excellent, excellent story line. Ya, it's smut, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM THE COVER. The book cover is kind of misleading, but in a good way. Hot! Hot! Hot! I may have to buy a new Brazen next year from reading it so much THIS year!

Brazen

Jasmine Quinn has been away from home for a long painful year. She hadn't been able to deal with her feelings for both brothers Seth and Zane Morgan, so she had fled the home she loved at Sweetwater Ranch. She had learned a lot over the past year in Paris, and came to the conclusion that she was going to have them both. There was no reason to force a choice from anyone. Now, the hard part came - convincing Seth and Zane it would be okay for them to both love her. They were both trying desperately to distance themselves from Jaz. Seth and Zane had been taking care of her since she was sixteen, and she had become part of their family. How could animal attraction have cropped up between them now? Seth knew how wrong his feelings were toward her, so he avoided her at every turn, and even went so far as to hurt her deeply by telling her she was not special, but could be any woman to him. Zane tried to keep Jaz at arms length, but it didn't work for him. He was tired of pretending that she wasn't someone he had loved for years, and that he burned to be with her. Jasmine knew she wasn't handling this situation well. Zane didn't seem to have a problem with her loving them both. In fact he seemed to understand how she could love both he and his brother. She couldn't be with just one of them because that would tear her heart in two. For her, unfortunately, it was all or nothing, and Zane was on board, but Seth was another story. He was pulling away from her farther and farther every day. Jaz knew she had to find a way to reach Seth or she would have to leave, and be without them both forever. Highly erotic emotionally charged story that will engage you from the start. Zane and Seth are true Texas cowboys with strength and dominance dripping off them, but they also have a tender and loving side. A combination like that would be hard to resist! Jaz has strength and the conviction that they belong together with the determination to make it happen! Once again a must read from MB.

5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies

A year ago Jasmine `Jaz' Quinn left Texas for Paris in the hopes that she'd find a way to get over her feelings for Seth and Zane Morgan. It didn't work, if anything her love for the two men has just grown stronger over the time she's been away. Thanks to her friend Cherisse, Jaz has come to realize that a polyamorous relationship could work - if she can convince both men to love her as much as she loves them. Seth and Zane Morgan have done their best to view Jaz as a little sister but there's no doubt that they share in a desire for the little minx. What neither of them anticipated was Jazz's returning from Paris with a new seductiveness about her and obvious determination to entice both of them to forgo their good intentions and give into the emotional and physical pull they feel for her. From the moment the plane lands in Texas it's obvious that nothing is ever going to be the same. There's a heightened sense of awareness between Jaz, Seth and Zane that hadn't been present before. Of course the fact that Jaz launches herself into Zane's arms and follows it up with a lip lock leaving no doubt about her desires. Unfortunately while Zane doesn't require a whole lot of convincing to see her as a desirable young woman, Seth is going to be quite a bit more difficult to persuade to give up the `big brother' role. While Jaz goes about seducing each of the brothers individually, tensions build between the men. Seth is becoming increasingly jealous of Jaz and Zane's closeness and Zane is battling is own confusion over his desire for Jaz. Jaz soon realizes that her plans to seduce Seth and Zane are causing major problems between the men she loves. She's going to have to be honest and tell the men exactly what she wants but then she learns that Sean is venomously opposed to the idea of sharing her with his brother. For Jaz it's an all or nothing situation and she's willing to do whatever she has to in order to garner their attention. She loves them both equally and being forced to choose between them isn't an option. Will she be able to convince him that the three of them could be very happy together? Maya Banks presents readers with another of her powerfully written menage stories which will have them riveted to the pages. In addition to the exciting aspects of the relationship between Jaz, Sean and Zane there's a shocking story as to how Jaz originally came to live with Sean and Zane which I found captivating. As with every Maya Banks book I've read the characters are strong individuals with problems and quirks that make them seem very real. For a smokin' hot storyline you won't be able to put down pick up a copy of BRAZEN - you won't be sorry you did. Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)

Joyfully Recommended!

For the last year, Jasmine has been living in Paris. She decides she is ready to come home and calls the two men that mean the most to her: Seth and Zane Morgan. Years ago Seth and Zane rescued Jasmine and took her into their home, thus saving her from a life of drudgery and prostitution. Neither man has ever looked at her as anything but a younger sibling. That is going to change if Jasmine has her way. She wants them to see her as the woman she has become and realize that the young girl they raised and protected is now grown up and knows what she wants - which just happens to be both Seth and Zane in her life, in her bed, forever. Seth and Zane have spent the last year missing the one person in their lives that they both love. The time has passed slowly and is almost unbearable until Jaz calls and asks to come home. Neither man wants to admit that they suddenly see their Jasmine in a new and sensual light. When she left for Paris she was an almost waiflike, innocent girl, she returned as a beautiful woman who entices them at every turn. While each man wants Jasmine, it is going to take a lot of convincing for them to agree to what she proposes. Seth and Zane do not want to give Jasmine up, but they are unsure if they can share - especially Seth and it seems that Jasmine is not willing to settle for less. Like fine chocolate and great coffee, Brazen simply whisked me away to Texas and the ranch of Seth and Zane Morgan. I watched Jasmine as she took the biggest chance of her life and held my breath in anticipation of Seth and Zane's reactions. Out of the two brothers, Zane was more laid back accepted things easier than Seth. My love for Zane's character was almost instantaneous and held fast the entire book. Seth, in true older sibling style, took a bit more convincing and seemed a tad more stubborn. He often times didn't think before he spoke and in one instance I wanted to reach into the pages and grab him by the neck and make him listen to what he was saying to both his brother and Jasmine. In his defense, however, when he made his decision, his true character shined. He was thoughtful, loving, and quite the charmer. As for Jasmine, she had more guts than ten men and I found her love of Seth and Zane refreshing, while it couldn't be termed 'innocent' it was almost angelic in a sense that it was real, true, and unconditional. I could not put Brazen down and have no choice but to highly and joyfully recommend it for this month. Maya Banks is on a roll and I, for one, think that she deserves every great thing that is coming her way. Run, don't walk to Samhain and purchase Brazen. It is truly an outstanding read.

5 Klovers - Courtesy of CK2S Kwips & Kritiques

Jasmine is returning home after a year abroad. Her time in Paris expanded her horizons in more ways than she could ever have anticipated, and she is now ready to return home to the two men she has long loved but thought she could never have. You see, she loves both of the Morgan brothers, but could never have chosen between Seth and Zane. Now she knows she just might not have to. The problem will be persuading the two men - not to mention convincing them to see her as a woman instead of the child they first met all those years ago... But Jaz just may be Brazen enough to do it! If you were to ask me to recommend a great author of ménage romance, Maya Banks would be at the top of my list. Heck, she is at the top of my list of romantic authors, actually. But back to the ménage. LOL Banks has a knack not only for writing some pretty intense M/F/M love scenes, but for delivering compelling reasons for the ménage relationships. Rarely are her trios simply a fling; they almost always end up together for the long haul, with the heroine legally married to one of the men but bound to both (or all, in the case of Colters' Woman.) Jasmine is a great match for the two Morgan brothers - sassy and strong-willed with a determination to match their stubbornness and overpower their reluctance. Of course, it just might be their deep-rooted love for her that helps her case just a bit... J Jasmine pulls out all the stops to seduce the men she needs in her life, and demands all or nothing. Seth and Zane are enough to make any woman's knees wobbly. A couple of honest to goodness cowboys, they bear all the traits you'd expect in a sexy alpha male hero - nobility, strength, tenderness, possessiveness, and an ability to love to the depths of their souls. It is easy to empathize with why both men fight their desire for Jaz, but oh boy is it hot when they finally start to lose that battle!!! Brazen has it all - enough titillation to heat you all the way through even on the coldest winter night, and so much love that you know you'll never feel cold again if you could just be in Jaz's shoes. If you crave wonderfully spicy romances with a ménage theme, you will want to buy your copy of Maya Banks' Brazen tonight!