Chasing Bliss

CHASING BLISS is the seventh instalment in Lexi Blake’s (aka Sophie Oak) contemporary, adult NIGHTS IN BLISS, COLORADO erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women of Bliss, Colorado. This is mechanics and best friends thirty year old Jesse McCann and Cade Sinclair, and thirty year old attorney Gemma Wells’ story line. CHASING BLISS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary. NOTE: CHASING BLISS is a re-release of the author’s 2012 release originally written as Sophie Oak. CHASING BLISS is an M/F/M romance and contains graphic sexual ménage situations that may not be suitable for all readers. Told from three third person perspectives (Jesse, Cade, Gemma) CHASING BLISS follows in the wake of attorney Gemma Wells discovering the to whom she was engaged in bed with someone else. Heading home to Bliss, Colorado following a mental breakdown wherein she lost her job and her self-respect, Gemma’s reputation as a hard-nosed, take no prisoners attitude precedes our heroine arrival to town. Meeting mechanics Jesse McCann and Cade Sinclair stirred something deep within our story line heroine, something she never expected but was hoping to uncover. Several threats against Gemma places our heroine in the direct line of fire, threats that will target the men with whom she is falling in love. What ensues is the building relationship between Gemma, Jesse and Cade, and the potential fall-out as Gemma’s past comes seeking revenge in an effort to destroy and hide any information she may have uncovered. Jesse and Cade have been best friends since their days in the foster care system but meeting Gemma Wells gave the men thoughts for a future, a future Cade believes he doesn’t deserve. Hoping to prove herself worthy of both men, Gemma struggles with her own attitude and history, and her ability to turn on a moments notice. The relationship between Gemma, Jesse and Cade is one of immediate attraction but Gemma’s acerbic personality leaves something to be desired. Seeing Gemma as something more than the sum of her attitude and strong-willed emotional outbursts Jesse is determined to prove she is worthy of love but Cade is determined to prove he is unworthy of both. Heart breaking childhoods push Cade to walk away while Jesse struggles to keep everyone together. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense with M/F/M sexual situations. There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we have met in previous instalments. Bliss, Colorado is a town whose residents tend to find happiness in polygamous relationships, relationships wherein everyone gets his and her and his own happily ever after. CHASING BLISS is an intriguing story of betrayal and vengeance. The character driven premise is inviting and imaginative; the romance is encouraging, spicy and raw; the characters are energetic, animated and flirty. CHASING BLISS is a spirited, sexy and sassy story of love, drama, and intrigue.

5 Star Review Chasing Bliss (Nights In Bliss Colorado# 7) by Sophie Oak Running from a scandal that she hasn’t gotten over, Gemma Wells , an attorney, has settled in Bliss with her mother. She has put up walls and is determined to not let any man in again, let alone two. Jesse McCann and Cade Sinclair were introduced in the previous book and they captured my attention from the first moment they were mentioned. Initially arriving in Bliss to seek revenge (which they achieved) they now appear to have settled in Bliss for the time being. All that changes when Jesse meets Gemma. He is besotted and believes that he has finally found “the one”. Cade is equally enamoured but his dark past means that he is more standoffish as he feels he doesn’t deserve her. When Gemma’s fiance comes to town, danger abounds. Can Jesse and Cade keep the women they have come to care for safe or will the walls that she has surrounded herself with cost her, her life? Chasing Bliss is a fun, smoking hot read with plenty of emotions and heartache which will keep you captivated. It is always great to revisit Bliss because you get to see glimpses of previous characters and catch up on their lives. I love the quirkiness of the characters who call Bliss home and I cannot wait for the next adventure in Bliss.

Gemma, Cade, and Jesse pack an emotional punch. Not because they are woebegone, but because they appear to have it all together. On the inside though, they have the same crippling moments of anxiety most people do. They face it alone, and when they finally realize they can rely on each other, everything falls into place for them!