Drawn Together

Brown Family Series, # 5

Tattoo artist Raven Smith is blunt and hard, broken and jaded, dark and beautiful. While she doesn't hide her painful past, she does keep a wall around her heart. She's free, sexually - but no one gets to the real Raven beneath the prickly exterior.

With a voice like smoke, Jonah Warner is a smooth-talking, highly successful attorney, with a body that should never be hidden by a suit. He's the kind of man who never takes no for an answer and always gets what he wants. And what he wants is Raven. She's a survivor, and he finds that incredibly alluring.

Jonah gets under her skin in a way Raven has never experienced. He makes her break all her rules - including her no-monogamy rule.

But when a figure from Raven's past shows up at the tattoo parlor and drops a bomb into her life, their relationship will face the ultimate challenge.

©2013 Lauren Dane (P)2013 Tantor

AN EMOTIONAL & POWERFUL LOVE STORY

Phew, what an emotional addictive ride as finally we hear about Raven's story whose always been misjudged (by me too in previous books) she's a straight talking, brash, strong, bisexual tattoo artist. But, as we listen to this story. we slowly find out that underneath her hard exterior she's damaged by a troubled past, vulnerable and can love deeply as seen in the small close friends she has.

She needs a strong man to understand her ways - in walks Jonah a handsome, rich, successful, Alpha male and a great father who's instantly drawn to Raven and soon the sexual chemistry between them starts to sizzle and this leads to passion and hot sex as he likes to be dominant in the bedroom. But before long he wants far more than just sex from Raven but he has to be patient, understanding, and take things slowly because he may just scare her off. Slowly Raven cautiously lowers her barriers then eventually they come down and this allows trust to develop between the lovers. Then, when her past comes to haunt her, she can slay her demons from her past and her healing can finally start, along with acceptance as to who she is and this, happily, leaves room for love to blossom and grow.

Lauren Dane has written a powerful, emotional, intense, funny, heartwarming, super sexy book which includes characters from the previous books and adds new ones to further entertain us in this riveting powerful love story.

Worth a credit? I have a feeling this is the last in the Brown series but I'm just not really ready to say goodbye to all the characters I've grown to know over time along with all the highs and lows of their lives so I may have to re-visit them again if there isn't a No. 6. Any romance lover, that likes a sexy listen, will find this series creditworthy as I did - so it's a YES from me.

Whole new look at Raven

Absolutely understand Raven now and fell in love with her character...great story about this unique clan

better than I expected.

I want sure how is feel about Raven's story. I absolutely thoroughly enjoyed her and Jonah. I binge listened to this in basically a day.

OMG!!! Raven, you were sooooo misunderstood!

I hated Raven and now I LOVE her! This is a wonderful story. Jonah is a wonderful guy for her, loving and sweet but understanding. I absolutely love catching up with the crew of both the Brown's and Tarts. I love the indepth of Jonah's family and some of the ins and outs there. Raven's story is monumental and so sad but like a phoenix she picks up her mess and makes something beautiful! Good Job Lauren Dane on the end of this series! (I assume) Absolutely love it! There was plenty of drama, surprise , sadness, a little crying and lots of hotness :) and some joy too. Well rounded book. Left me feeling satisfied.

So Awesome

I loved Lauren Dane's method of slowly developing Raven into a character that is so much more than she appears. It was interesting to hear her be a complete b...h to certian people, but she is a marshmallow deep down. Lilttle by little throughout each of Lauren Dane's previous books you learn how important children, friends, and family are in Raven's life. Bravo to the author for giving one of her most popular characters in the Brown Family Series a most interesting, sexy, stubborn, supportive, encouraging, and most divinely exciting boyfriend a woman could ever ask for. The narrator has a natural talent to switch into the right tone for each individual character. I really loved this story and the wild a crazy character theme. Bravo to the author for giving Raven such a sweet ending