Embraced
The Eternal Balance #2
Jus Accardo
Publication Date: November 16, 2015
Genre: Young Adult, Supernatural
A new adult romance from Entangled’s Embrace imprint…
To gain a chance at heaven, they’ll need to embrace hell…
Descended from Cain, the world’s first murderer, Jax Flynn is destined to spend his life making others suffer. To shield the world from horrific chaos, he was forced to sacrifice the one and only thing he loved. Samantha Merrick.
Sam is special. She doesn’t know how–or why–and she hasn’t had any luck finding out. But there’s a bright side to her life. She finally has Jax back. Sort of. They’re living life on a strict look but don’t touch policy, but with the explosive chemistry between them, keeping their hands to themselves is getting harder every day.
Unfortunately, keeping their libidos in check isn’t Jax and Sam’s biggest problem. When an enemy from the past resurfaces with an ultimatum–complete a simple task or Sam dies–they’re backed into a corner. The goal? Kill a demon called Malphi. The problem? Jax’s demon, Azirak, has no intention of letting that happen…
This series just keeps getting better. Jus Accardo takes the reader on a high action and adrenaline laced adventure starting right where we left off in Ruined, the first of the Eternal Balance series. Everything has been thrown into a type of chaos and the way things ended in the first book sets everything up for a whole lot of chaos to unfold. When the book begins, we see Sam and Jax fighting their attraction for each other, attempting to find a balance to keep everything in order. Their connection is deep. There is no denying that. These two will do absolutely anything for each other, no matter the cost. When people start showing up trying to grab Sam, questions arise and everything just goes crazy.
The reader is introduced to a lot of new information about what is happening but it all paces so well, building a world that is fascinating. Chase shows back up and you know that life is about to take yet another turn for the worse. The tension between Sam and Jax is very well written. As you read, you understand that tension and feel the heaviness of what they are expected to do. I love how this story shares both POV, allowing the reader to see Jax and his internal struggle and Sam’s brilliant resilience and fight. These two are strong but they can only go so far before they snap.
Jus does a great job of sharing their struggle and balancing the scales between hope and despair. These two would never make it without each other and the more you read and observe them in this book, the reality is that they will not live without each other. That sounds dramatic, but it is so well written in this story that it is perfect. You don’t know who you can trust and what needs to be done, but as you read, you know that if anyone can accomplish the impossible by the looming deadline it will be Jax and Sam. I am so excited to see what happens in the third book! I am nervous about what comes but ready to know what happens.