Afterburn: A Novel
By Zane
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When Washington, D.C., chiropractor Yardley Brown goes to his local bank, it isn't only to make deposits into his account. He has long since accrued some interest in Rayne Waters, a bank employee who's too beautiful to be true—and too beautiful to be single. At least that's what Yardley believes, which is why he has never approached her.
Little does he know that Rayne is anything but taken. Not for want of trying, of course. But after barely surviving a dating disaster with her hairdresser's brother and then falling for a member of her church band who, it turns out, is celibate, she's on the verge of giving up. That is, until Yardley—discouraged by his own slew of dead-end romances—finally works up the courage to give her a try.
The true craziness, however, is just beginning, thanks to a cast of characters who seem bent on botching the young couple's relationship.
There's Rayne's erratic mother, who constantly boasts about being a "good whore"; Yardley's playboy buddies, always trolling for sex; and, worst of all, past lovers who make a habit of popping up and ruining things as only old flames (or previous mistakes) can. Weaving the carnal and the comical in true Zane fashion, Rayne and Yardley's struggle to find love in a world gone mad is a timeless talk about everything that can go wrong in the dating game—and a few things that can go right.
Zane
Zane is the New York Times bestselling author of Afterburn, The Heat Seekers, Dear G-Spot, Gettin’ Buck Wild, The Hot Box, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Nervous, Skyscraper, Love is Never Painless, Shame on It All, and The Sisters of APF; the ebook short stories “I’ll be Home for Christmas” and “Everything Fades Away”; and editor for the Flava anthology series, including Z-Rated and Busy Bodies. Her TV series, Zane’s Sex Chronicles, and The Jump Off are featured on Cinemax, and her bestselling novel Addicted is a major motion picture with Lionsgate Films. She is the publisher of Strebor Books, an imprint of Atria Books/Simon & Schuster. Visit her online at EroticaNoir.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read, lots of plot twist. This took 2 days to read because it was so great!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Favorite Zane Nove l Hands Down
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved this book from beginning to end!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was something truly different from Zane's previous masterpieces.The big twist at the end had me crying as if it was all real.I was somewhat disappointed that after all Rayne and Yardley's struggles,and when it seemed like they weathered one of the toughest storms and the sun was starting to shine something so horrible happened.I really did enjoy the story and encourage others to read it.I know in order to grow as a writer Zane needed to shake things up and no matter what we go through there's always a silver lining.I can honestly say if I was in Yardley's shoes,I don't think I would have been able to make it but he persevered.I could go on and on as some people say I have the "gift of gab"but I wont all in all good work Zane love the show and I look forward to reading all of your books.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Wow what a waste of my time. Save yourself from this story. It's garbage.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good book but ending was not cool. That's all I'm going to say about this book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love this book. This book wasnt just all about sex it had alot more meaning.It had more of real live things in to this book. It also had a good unexpected ending.
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