With This Woman
This Man - The Story from Jesse (Book 2)
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4.6 • 71 Ratings
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- $6.99
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Publisher Description
The Manor—the heartbeat of hedonism and pleasure, the place where Jesse Ward lost himself for years in women and alcohol, escaping his past—was his life. His everything. Until the day Ava O’Shea walked through the doors and Jesse discovered something else to live for.
Her.
Their love affair was passionate, intense, and all-consuming. She became his heaven. His escape. And eventually, his downfall. When Ava walked away from him, he was destroyed, even more broken than before.
But she’s come back, and Jesse vows never to lose her again.
Except Ava’s only scratched the surface of his broken soul, and as their relationship intensifies and their love deepens, Jesse’s pushed to the brink of insanity when his past creeps into his present and risks destroying everything.
They will never survive his truths, and Jesse will never survive losing Ava again.
So he’ll do anything to shield her from his dark, soul-destroying past.
Absolutely anything.
Customer Reviews
Jesse doesn’t disappoint
Once again Jodi has outdone herself with the storyline of With This Woman. Yes, we all know it had been told from Ava’s POV in Beneath This Man but, I can tell you that there is so much more to this story from his POV. The complexity, and intricacies that are Jesse Ward have left my mind blown. Honestly, it was genius. I can only imagine how hard it was for JEM to write it because this one was a rough one.
From the beginning, we see the roller coaster that is Jesse. He is super raw, and vulnerable. He’s complex, unhinged, all consuming, all encompassing but also struggling with his demons, and the ghosts he runs from. He’s so broken, the pain emanates off the pages and it’s gut wrenching. We see flashbacks and interactions with his loved ones from his past, and some not so loved ones. Some of the truths we learned, wow! The truth and heartbreaking past make him want to protect his future. Making him closed off, and not being his true authentic self with Ava. We continue to see Jesse’s struggles with addiction and co-dependency. But, we also see him trying to be a better man, and his road to redemption. Loved that we got see see more of his relationships with Kathy, John, Drew and Sam. I can’t say that I was his number one fan in this book and much as the first. Ava always seems like the triggering one, but he took the cake in this one. I also give Ava alot of credit. It takes a strong woman to be with a man like Jesse Ward. I see that more so now than in the previous books. Of course, JEM doesn’t leave out the sassiness, the spice or the angst in this one. I will say, I read and listened to the audiobook. Shane East doesn’t disappoint, his devotion to this character came through so hard. Especially in the last 10-12 percent of the book. CP 46-47 were rough to listen to. At the same token I couldn’t stopped getting trampled by Shane, JEM and Jesse MF Ward. Amazing read and listen. Can’t wait to read and listen to This Woman Forever, book 3 in the series. Expected release date 5/14/2024.
Jesse’s
I so wanted Jesse’s POV in the original series but omg if we got the duets for each book I am afraid it would be super duper long. But wow! The ending of 2023 is being out all the wonderful romance books. With all the feels. I loved reading Jesse”# pov after A a left him and how he got her back. Bravo!