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"I need you to keep me from turning into something I hate, but I can't ask you to give yourself to the streets, to this life, if it's not what you want.
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Better When He's Bold is the second book in the Welcome to the Point series.
While it is technically a standalone, there is a lot of crossover from the first book so I highly recommend reading that one first.
Brysen is your typical college girl, She goes to school, works, and studies hard, Except for the fact that her home life is falling apart, Her mom is a depressed drunk, her dad appears to be oblivious and Brysen has a sixteen year old sister to take care of.
And, it appears Brysen has a stalker,
Race is the King of the Point and former rich boy from the Hill, Collecting bets and loaning money, he's exactly the kind of guy you stay away from, But Race has had an eye on Brysen for some time, and he can see through her ice queen facade.
After a series of circumstances bring the two together, their chemistry is off the charts and the two decide to make a go of things.
But can they fit into each others different worlds
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The whole premise to the series is the main guys being bad.
And yes while they are men who do bad things for a living, I as a reader don't consider them bad guys.
Case in point, they don't treat the women they love like shit, 
For the boys from the point, if they love a girl, family or not they'll do anything not to hurt them.
I've read so many books where the main guy isn't "bad" yet I found awful because he treated the main girl horribly.
And that's the relief of reading an author like Jay, is that I can trust her not to disappoint me by giving the reader an nonredeemable asshole that all the girls sigh over.
"I'm glad you're not absolutely physically perfect, Race, Trying to handle all the obvious perfection is distracting and hard as it is, Knowing there are parts of you that aren't flawless makes you so much more human, "
I loved the development of Race in this book, In the first book he was mostly in the background, talked about but not seen, In this book we get his perspective of events that went down and justifiable reasons for his previous actions.
Race may do bad things, but he doesn't murder people and he treats his sister and Brysen well, Plus, he's a hot blonde, what more can a reader want
Brysen was an interesting character because of how strong she was.
She held everything together for her family and worked hard to do it, The stalker plot surrounding her was engaging for me because she wasn't being stalked based on how pretty she was or a dark obsession, it was literally someone wanting to fuck with her life.
And that was some scary shit happening to her,
"Life is a mess, I have someone trying to kill me and you're right in the thick of a war on the city.
What better conditions could you think of to fall in love"
My only nitpicky thing about this book was Karsen, the sixteen year old sister.
She was way too damn perceptive for someone her age, and any time she opened her mouth I honestly couldn't see her existing in real life.
Hopefully she grows up in the series soon because then I would believe the things that came out of her mouth.
I'm crossing my fingers that Booker and Stark get their own books! Hot scarred bodyguard and tattooed computer geek I can't decide which one I want more!
ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review He's BOLD alright STARS
Race and Brysen
Its like being in love with
a loaded weapon and youre the safety.
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First things first, . WHAT ON EARTH IS UP WITH THAT COVER
NOT FEELING THAT AT ALL.
If this was starring in that cover I'm sure it would have been more enticing and a great image while reading!
Aside from that cover.
. the story was enjoyable! I love me a bad boy and Race, . I didn't think
I adored Race and Brysen together, . PERFECT match! I loved these two characters, the intensity and chemistry they had was UNDENIABLE and they were bound to act upon it.
I would recommend as it is a nail biter and does leave you questioning as to what will happen next! I'm looking FORWARD to the next one and they can't be read as standalones so I would suggest reading from the beginning YOU WON'T REGRET.
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My first ever Jay read was Better When He's Bad.
I loved Bax and Dovie so much, Now I'm hooked and I went into Race's story excited and nervously awaiting Jay's reveal,
Privileged Race Hartman walked away from all his wealth on the Hill the day he found out his father put a hit on his half sister.
Realizing what the rich would do to hide their mistakes and not risk losing everything, Race turned to The Point.
Learning and running the illegal trades, he soon becomes the new King Pin of The Point, Rolling in the gambling, prostitution and other illegal trades, Race knows what The Point offers and he's molding it into everything he can make and gain from it.
Then there's sweet innocent Brysen Carter, A young woman too innocent to be touched by The Point, She's had to give up everything for her family, Leaving behind her college days, Brysen returns home to aid her struggling and downward spiraling family, while trying to raise her sixteen year old sister , maintain a steady job and stay clear of trouble, stay clear of Race Hartman.
Race and Brysen have always had this star struck attraction,
"To keep Race and those traitorous feelings at bay, I was awful to him, . . I mean really, really awful, I was cold. I was disinterested. I was rude, and sometimes I was flat out mean, "
Brysen has lusted after Race since forever and Race knows to stay away from the icequeen that is Brysen Carter.
She has always been indifferent to him and acted like he's a villain, Besides, he's never wanted a woman for more than one thing, What can he offer her either way other than a good time, Pain and the uncertainty of The Point! But his attraction tells him differently and soon one kiss is all it will take to unleash the passion.
"Brysen Carter was a good girl, A pretty blonde from the right side of town, but man, could she kiss like a dirty girl,"
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As the plot thickens and danger becomes imminent, we start to see a different side of Race.
He protects his own.
“Seems to me that when you add a pretty girl into the mix, thats when you give a dangerous man something to be dangerous for.
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Race is such a good guy, Even though he has this tough guy persona, and needs to also portray that, he loves those he holds dear.
He would do anything to keep them safe, Even if it means drawing blood,
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When the troubles of The Point and Brysen's past starts to haunt her, Race and Brysen find themselves struggling to get to the surface.
They entrust themselves to each other and hope that it doesn't crush them as they race to the top.
"It isn't always easy, You aren't always easy, but I have yet to regret any of it, Race, "
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Bax and Dovie will always be my best book so far in this series.
I can't wait for Titus's story! Hopefully Jay can give me a new favourite,
ARC provided by InkSlinger PR on behalf of the author via Edelweiss for an honest review Thanks!.