Synopsis
She’s
innocent. He’s not.
After
Olivia Brown’s parents unexpectedly die, she’s forced to leave a promising
career at the United Nations and return home to take care of her younger
brother and family home, the historic Rutherford Mansion Bed & Breakfast.
The
last thing she expects is to encounter the sexy and seductive Jed Carson, a
notorious playboy with a dark past who is bored with his life and in search of
a fresh start and new pleasures. He
secretly wants to buy the Mansion, and once he meets Olivia, he wants her.
What
begins as a lesson in sex and seduction turns into more after a seemingly
harmless therapy turns Jed’s life upside down, and a custody battle, pregnancy
and murder bring the pair closer together and change them forever.
In
the sequel “Side Effects”, Jed and Olivia are forced to flee the country and their
relationship heats up and takes an unexpected turn. From Jamaica to Brazil to New York, their
journey is packed with surprising twists, dark revelations and more erotic
encounters, and Jed’s decadent past tests their love and one secret will remain
buried forever.
Told
from the perspective of both the seducer and the seduced, “The Vitamin D
Treatment Series” will leave you wet with anticipation and asking “who’s
seducing who?”
Strong
sexual content and language.
Excerpt
“You should know, Olivia, I heard everything,” he
murmurs, his voice low and silky.
Olivia glares at him, panic in her eyes. She places the drink on the coffee table and
drops to the sofa, lowering her head and covering her eyes with slender
hands. Can she be any more
miserable? Everything? Shit!
Jed sets the drink on the side table, rises slowly
and moves to the sofa. He sits close and
drapes an arm over the backrest behind her.
He cups her chin and forces her to look at him. “There’s nothing to be ashamed of, Olivia,”
he says softly, cocking his head to the side and smiling a knowing smile.
“I’m not,” she breathes, feeling that delicious
pull, her belly muscles tightening.
“Good. So
have you ever had an orgasm?”
Olivia blinks.
Jeez. She can’t believe
he’s asking–mentioning–saying it out loud.
She wants to be offended by the extremely inappropriate question, but
she can’t muster the emotion. Her brain
has left the building.
“Well?” he persists.
“No,” she mumbles miserably.
His eyes soften and he frees her chin. “What about when you’re alone, Olivia?” he
asks seductively, nuzzling his nose in her neck.
Jeez. Can she be more embarrassed? How can he sit there and calmly talk about
orgasms?
Jed rises slowly and moves back to the chair. He sits, picks up the drink, crosses a leg
over a knee and rhythmically runs an index finger back and forth over his lower
lip, his eyes locked on her. Although
seemingly cool on the outside, his insides are churning. Pure lust rages within him–combustible, overwhelming
desire. Fuck. He
has never felt like this before and he knows he’s playing with fire.
Olivia peeks up at him, her green eyes guarded. She will not admit to him that she
has never had an orgasm. Jeez. She gulps the rest of the drink and waits for
the fire to spread through her. “I bet
you can change that,” she says bravely, smiling a shy crooked smile.
Jed spits a mouthful of cognac back into the glass
and his eyes widen.
“You don’t know what
you’re saying, Olivia,” he warns harshly, his eyes black and impassive.
Olivia arches a brow–questioning him–daring him.
“You don’t know me, Olivia,” he smirks, continuing
to rub a finger over his lower lip, his brows furrowing.
“You don’t want me?” she squeaks, her heart in her
throat.
Olivia’s sweet innocence tugs at his heart and he
nervously rakes a hand through his hair.
He wants her bad.
“I
want you, Olivia. But I can’t promise
you anything,” he sighs.
“Can you promise me an orgasm?” she baits, her voice
quivering and she can’t believe the words came out of her mouth.
Excerpt
Jed waits for her in their bedroom, running his
hands through his hair and pacing anxiously.
He has a lot to do and ticks through the list in his head, but when
Olivia enters the room, peeking shyly at him with those beguiling green eyes,
he is overcome by a primitive desire–an overpowering need–and he wants to fuck
her–hard, his
cock hardening with anticipation. He
decides the plan
can wait, turns on the TV, sets the volume low and approaches her
slowly.
“Olivia,” he murmurs, backing her against the wall
and sniffing her hair. “You’re so
beautiful…”
Olivia’s pulse races and she locks eyes with
him–dark chocolate magic–and her insides tense.
“I want to fuck you,” he whispers, his lips grazing
hers. “Can you be quiet? Can you be absolutely silent?”
Her brows crease, doubting that’s possible,
and he braces his hands on the wall and pins her to it.
“If you moan and groan and grunt, I won’t fuck you,”
he warns silkily.
She wriggles against him and protests, “I don’t
grunt.”
He snorts and arches a brow, planting a gentle kiss
on her nose. “Okay, you don’t grunt,” he
says softly, smiling his rare, dazzling spine-tingling smile.
Olivia trembles and every sinew below her waist
aches with want. She wraps her arms
around his neck and her lips seek his, but he pulls back and his dark eyes
scorch into her.
“Can you do it, Olivia? Can you be quiet?” he breathes huskily.
Olivia nods robotically, mesmerized by the wicked
gleam in his eyes, and he cups her face, kisses her soundly and grinds the hard
bulge beneath his jeans against her. She
suppresses a moan, but as his velvety tongue explores her mouth and his warm
hands slip under the robe and burnish her flesh, caressing her breasts and
tormenting her nipples, she doesn’t know if she can keep her promise.
Kota's Review
This version is complete with Books 1 & 2 of the Vitamin D series. The story is centred around Olivia Brown and her brother Ben. Olivia and Ben have recently lost their parents, so Olivia has returned to the family Bed and Breakfast to care for what remains of her family.
Enter Jed Carson, extremely wealthy business man and renowned Lothario. Jed has an agenda when he books into the Rutherford Mansion, but his instalust with Olivia soon has him forgetting his own plans.
Jed and Olivia embark on their own adventures while they get to know each other. The story is made up of many plotlines that keep you guessing what, why and who.. oh and how much can they take?
Its fair to say that Olivia and Ben’s life gets turned upside down, and it is lucky for Olivia that Jed has swept her off her feet. He soon proves himself a trustworthy and loyal companion – or does he?
My thoughts about this book are conflicted. I found the storyline for the most part intriguing, there is murder, mystery, suspense, romance and sex. The characters are reasonably well formed, they have significant complexities, but present as quite likeable personalities. Olivia is a young woman, at only 21 but extremely well-credentialed, and when it comes to Jed, shows some capacity to stand up for her ideals. She defends her family and will do whatever is necessary to ensure their safety, all while appearing somewhat naïve given her young age and ‘life’ experience.
Jed is clearly smitten with Olivia, so all of the traits of his reputation don’t necessarily seem to be at the forefront of his interactions, and therefore he seems to maintains an appeal.
Unfortunately for me, while the instalust was evident the love of the characters took forever to unfold. There was plenty of sex…. Almost too much sex, these two were hot to trot.. but the writing impacted the enjoyment of that storyline for me. The sex scenes almost read like a music track on repeat. The same actions, words and interactions were present throughout most of the book. I understood some of the actions may have been intended to be cute quirks of the characters or to represent a favoured body part (ie: Jed and Olivia’s breasts/cleavage) but they just eventually seemed like a lack of creativity on the part of the author, similarly with words spoken.
I also found the perspectives somewhat confusing. The story would flit between Jed or Olivia’s POV from paragraph to paragraph, sometimes with little explanation at the commencement of the paragraph that we had moved on. I thought this took away from the possible intensity of many scenes in the book, as they seemed rushed to ensure both POV’s could be explored.
I enjoyed the storylines, and the diversity and intellect of the characters. I enjoyed seeing Jed’s transformation and the interactions between the main characters. I was not so fond of the brevity of the plot climaxes, and the apparent superficial nature of some of these dramas. I didn’t quite understand the extent of the depravity in the relationship between Jed and his father… I mean I got it – as far as it was described, but I didn’t understand completely the What’s In it for me theory for the father. The POV’s threw me off a little, and the repetitive use of language was disconcerting.
On that basis I am rating The Vitamin D Treatment Series 3 ½ hearts, it was not bad – it just needed a bit more for it to reach its full potential.
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| 3 & 1/2 Hearts for The Vitamin D Treatment Series |
About the Author
Julia Bramer is the former Executive Director of a
charitable foundation in Colorado. She
has traveled the world with her husband seeking an understanding of different
cultures and gathering stories. For many
years, she has dreamed of writing tales that capture the imagination of people
around the globe. She’s the author of the contemporary erotic romance novels “The Vitamin D
Treatment” and “Side Effects: The Vitamin D Treatment Finale”.
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