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From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes an edgy, enemies-to-lovers standalone romance about mistakes, forgiveness, and second chances.

He was the talented bad boy everyone wanted.
I was the irrelevant geek everyone hated.

He was the sun...drawing all of us in.
I was a black hole...taking up space.

He was destined to be a star.
I was destined to remain an insignificant no one.

Until he made me believe I was special...

And then he destroyed me.

I never thought I'd see Phoenix Walker again after he broke my heart, but fate had other plans.

One tour. Eight weeks. Forty shows.

Countless opportunities to make him pay.

The world thought he was a God...
But I knew the truth.

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20 January 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B091N9KW8N
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2068 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 676 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09QNWXQBV

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Ashley Jade is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and top 20 bestselling Amazon author who craves tackling different genres and tropes within romance. Her first loves are New Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Romantic Suspense, but she also writes everything in between including erotica and dark romance.

Her characters are flawed and complex, and chances are you will hate them before you fall head over heels in love with them.

She's a die-hard lover of oxford commas, em-dashes, music, coffee, and anything thought-provoking...except for math.

Books make her heart beat faster and writing makes her soul come alive.

If she's not paying off student loan debt, working, or writing a novel—you can usually find her listening to music, hanging out with her readers online, and pondering the meaning of life.

Check out her Amazon page and Facebook page for future novels.

She loves connecting with her readers—they make her world go 'round.

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Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2022

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Look, the storyline was okay, I just despise weak female characters. The idea or revenge was very disappointing and really non existent. For what he did to her, she needed to have more of a backbone but no, she easily caved in to him on every level. I kept cringing whenever she’d think she hated him but it was opposite. You could have made the lead female character a lot more unforgiving and making him grovel rather than her being weak and eating her feelings away. Was disappointed that yet again, another female character caves in way too early.

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Raw and Emotional

Reviewed in Australia on 6 February 2022

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Oh My Rockstar!
This story just hits right, you get all the angst and emotion with such a captivating story. I couldn’t put it down.
I’m always wary of such long books (700pages) because things (for me) tend to drag etc BUT not with this, everything had a reason and I finished way too quickly and wanted more.

Lennon and Phoenix start as friends and slowly becoming more but before it really starts trust is broken and betrayal breaks them.
Their relationship 4years later is one of hate and loathing, Lennon doesn’t want to be around Phoenix but circumstances make it happen.
Their relationship is messy, volatile and raw but full of so much emotion.

I honestly wasn’t sure if Phoenix could redeem himself BUT damn was I wrong, I loved his raw open honesty and his action s to show how sorry he was. His guilt was front and centre and not always delt with in a healthy way.
Lennon is the girl who cares and always helps, her care of her Dad and all they go through together is full of love and can be so hard to watch (he got early onset dementia).

Ashley handled the emotion and care of onset dementia with perfection and it really hit home.

I’m excited for Skylar and Memphis’s story next.

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Jadey

Phenomenal

Reviewed in Australia on 22 January 2022

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This book is phenomenal. The Author has sunk her soul into these characters and the story line and it has you hooked from the beginning.

She’s had a crush on him for years but there’s no way Phoenix Walker would want someone like her. Or does he?
A love hate rock romance. Amazing characters with an epic tale of love and loss.

“He’s like the sun. The energy radiating off him pulls you in and you can’t help but get closer. Aching to feel the heat on your skin. To make contact with something so powerful. So beautiful. Even if it burns you.”

May be in reference to Phoenix Walker
May be the book

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the words are powerful

Reviewed in Australia on 13 April 2022

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I kept seeing so many good things about this book and I am so glad I gave it a try !
It’s a highly emotive story starting with exploring how two young people in expectantly fall in love while one is struggling with a learning difficulty and abuse at home and the other struggles with their relationship with food .
Then one breaks the others heart. And they become enemies .
Thrown into fame phoenix lives in a world of debauchery until the unthinkable happens and he spirals further out of control .
His best mate knows the only one with a chance of helping him is Lennon but she doesn’t give in lightly .
The story then explores issues of Alcoholism , grief and loss , more health issues , fake babies and surprise family connections , love and hate , fame vs fortune , lies and deceit , heartache and healing it’s a very full story - one that kept my attention and made me feel.
I loved phoenix storm and Memphis and can’t wait for more from the band . I have to admit Lebanon’s stubbornness frustrated me at times but she was still easy to connect to .
I do have to wonder though there were a few thing left open . And I can only hope the next books of the others will explore these : what happened to George ? Did they replace him in the end ? How does the interview go ? Does lennons plan work for all concerned ? Can they write the next album together ? (Please ) , I guess that’s why I gave it a four . For a stand alone there’s too many unanswered questions for me .
Overall a great story though and a great world the author has created !

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Incredible is an understatement

Reviewed in Australia on 26 January 2022

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OMG, Like I don't think there is another author who can match the level of angst that Ashley Jade has. Her books have this steam and this amazing plotline that never fails to keep me hooked till the very end. She forced me to pull an all-nighter just so I could finish this baby because I COULDN'T STOP ONCE I STARTED!!

Phoenix is love. Like each one of Ashley's heroes are so cold and they are the ultimate bad boys, this was no less. But once they give you these glimpses of pain and their suffering, you can't help but fall for them. Phoenix and Lennon have a story which will pull your heartstrings and before you know it you'll have another book for your top shelf!

Another thing that I loved was her style of twisting the tales of the side characters in between and I couldn't help but obsess over them too! I want their story so bad. I already have the couples made in my head lmao 😂

Definitely recommending this standalone angsty enemies to lovers romance to all the contemporary romance loving people out there. Ashley had me hooked from the very first page and I hope the same happens to you all!

Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2022

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This was one of the most amazing books I have ever read, it was so well written it’s beyond words ( no pun intended) the whole book kept me enthralled and not once did I skip a page. The talent it takes to write something so wonderful and devastating at the same time is astounding. Phoenix and Lennon will live rent free in my head for a long time. I would give this book a million stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Reviewed in Australia on 24 January 2022

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Wow, I couldn’t put this book down. There was so much going on. It was very powerful with intense characters and storylines but evened out with some light hearted moments that made me laugh out.

Excellent plot with many interesting sub-plots and engaging multidimensional characters that I loved or in some cases hated.

The only criticism that I have is that I would liked a bit more at the end. I thought it ended fairly quickly (good but quick) and I wanted to see more of Lennon’s plan roll out and Phoenix’s reaction to it and read a bit more about what happens next for them.

Definitely worth a read. I look forward to reading future stories of the other characters.

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Horrible, selfish, characters and storyline

Reviewed in the United States on 25 January 2022

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Spoilers... This was such a ridiculous and frustrating read. The main character is treated like crap by everyone but her father. The "hero" stole her song and got famous off of it, then proceeded to sleep with hundreds of women, do heroin, and caused an accident where he killed a pregnant woman AND her 4yrs son. In the meantime, the "heroine" randomly reappears in his life many years later and accepts $350k to manage him because she wants revenge. She needs the money to help care for her father, who is suffering from dementia and needs full-time care. She left school to have him live with her because she feels he needs something constant in his life. Anyway, even knowing this she leaves him with a neighbor and goes on tour with the hero. The one rule in her contract is that she can't sleep with him - easy, right?! - because she hates him. Well no think again. She starts sleeping with him even after he hooks up with countless girls in her presence; and after he managed to handcuff her to her bed like the idiot that she is. Suddenly she can't resist him and even follows him to Europe (meanwhile the sick dad who she likes so much that she's abandoned AND risked losing every cent of that money she's promised) is still home with the neighbor). She gets fired, shocker, but then they fall in love and he's there for her when her dad dies. Both characters are selfish and totally unlikable. I never usually write reviews, but I am annoyed that I wasted my time thinking this might get better...when I should have stopped reading early on.

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Garden girl

Absolutely fabulous!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2022

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This is one hell of a fantastic read! Filled to the brim with fabulous characters and characterisations, I ate up every single word and lived through every ounce of pain, frustration, anger and love that Lennon and Phoenix experience. From their teens to their twenties these two have a bond that has been stretched, twisted and mangled, but, ultimately, never broken. What a difficult, often heartbreaking journey they both go through. Phoenix is living the full rock star dream, but highs have lows and actions have consequences, often of the severest kind. My heart was particularly torn for Lennon and her father. This is something I know about, and feared it was a possibility from early indications. Handled beautifully and sympathetically, Ashley Jade brings so much of the pain and the joy of life to this book. This results in both heart ache and happiness for everyone between these pages. I have loved all of this author's books, but this one, for me, is a stand out. Absolutely brilliant! Oh, and by the way, I LOVE Quinn!! 💖💖💖💖💖p

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Lucy_loo

absolutely rockin 5 stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2022

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Talk about redemption. I will love you forever Ashley Jade. You have pulled me RIGHT out of the rut I was stuck in.
I have to be in the mood for a rock star trope, but this doesn’t hit like that. You’ve taken me from high school into stardom and fully engrossed me in this story. I was literally saturating in this life.

I am not even sure I know what I will do with my life anymore.

Side characters… main characters.. the whole kit and caboodle. I’m in. All in.

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What a story!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2022

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It’s safe to say I read this book in one sitting!
What an amazing story, I just couldn’t put it down.

The book takes us on a journey that tells the story of Phoenix and Lennon’s trials and tribulations; and how they get their happy ever after.

Lennon blossoms from a insecure young girl to an independent woman who still maintains her integrity and heart.

I enjoyed reading how Phoenix evolves from the fear of his childhood into the man that he knows Lennon deserves.

Piece by piece you grow with these characters. I love how the author grips you in from the start, gives you the right balance of love, lust, angst and detail of about every character (including the supporting casts)!

I’m excited to read Skylar’s story and im hoping there is one on Storm and Quinn.

Go pick up this book! You won’t be disappointed!

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Just. Wow 💜

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2022

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Title: The Words
Author: A. Jade
Hero/Heroine: Phoenix & Lennon
Trope: Second Chance Romance

TW/CW: Abusive parent, parental abandonment, drug use, mention of dementia, death of a loved one,

THE GOOD 😀

No, your eyes are not deceiving you, this is indeed a paperback. I decided to read a book of my mammoth physical TBR, and boy did I pick a hell of a book. This is… there are… I’m literally struggling to form a full sentence to express how friggin amazing this story was. From their initial first exchange through to the moment when they meet again for the first time in four years, Phoenix and Lennon take the reader on one hell of a journey, filled with love, loathing and lust (if you couldn’t already tell, I really like alliteration).
When asked to tutor Phoenix in order for him to graduate, Lennon has absolutely no idea how her life is about to change. Seeing behind the rough exterior Phoenix projects to the world, Lennon soon realises that there’s more to him than she first realised. Then everything goes tits up, for want of a better phrase.
Fours years later and these pair have taken distinctly different paths. One is flying high and living recklessly, while the other is fighting to take care of the most important person in their life.
Throughout the book I was Team Lennon all the way. Her strength, resilience and all round bad-assery meant that she was more than a match for Phoenix. These pair were the equivalent of putting a match to petrol; explosive and willing to obliterate anything that stood in the way of what they wanted. They were also hot AF whenever they were in each other’s vicinity, so much so I thought I’d have to do a Joey and put my book in the freezer.
Lies, deceit and a shit ton of drama, The Words is the type of book that only leaves the reader wanting more. I feel like this review does not do it justice so just go, read it, find out for yourself.

THE BAD ☹️

Just, no.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Incredible. That’s it.
STEAM LEVEL: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
STAR RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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