this book was just not for me. I couldn't finish it, however the sex scenes when it was just with Jax were magnificient but I don't think that a romance where all brothers share the same girl is for me.

Sizzling Debut: Resisting Jax by Calia Quinn"

In Calia Quinn’s debut novel, "Resisting Jax," readers are plunged into a scorching world of reverse harem romance with the irresistible Kane Brothers. With a dark and deliciously brooding Jac at the helm, the tension is palpable as the plot unfolds, leaving readers craving more.

The dynamic between the protagonist and the Kane Brothers is electrifying, with Jac standing out as a captivating enigma. Despite his allure, readers are left wondering what darkness lies beneath his surface.

The one bed trope adds an enticing layer of intimacy, while spicy encounters, including a memorable business meeting, keep the heat turned up high throughout the narrative.

However, amidst the steamy scenes and intense chemistry, there are lingering questions about the mysterious house and the enigmatic man who contacts the protagonist.

Quinn doesn't shy away from exploring kink play, including knife play, adding an extra layer of intensity to the story. The complexity of the characters, particularly the enigmatic bear with his unresolved issues, adds depth to the narrative.

While the story is undeniably spicy, it also delivers moments of heartwarming tenderness, such as the pamper day arranged by the Kane Brothers for the protagonist.

Readers will find themselves swept away by the grumpy sunshine persona of Luca and the possessive nature of the MMCs, all while rooting for the protagonist to find her place among them.

However, amidst the steamy scenes and intense chemistry, there are lingering questions about the mysterious house and the enigmatic man who contacts the protagonist.

Quinn doesn't shy away from exploring kink play, including knife play, adding an extra layer of intensity to the story. The complexity of the characters, particularly the enigmatic bear with his unresolved issues, adds depth to the narrative.

While the story is undeniably spicy, it also delivers moments of heartwarming tenderness, such as the pamper day arranged by the Kane Brothers for the protagonist.

Overall, "Resisting Jax" delivers a thrilling blend of romance, intrigue, and steamy encounters that will leave readers eagerly anticipating the next installment. With its engaging characters, tantalizing plot twists, and scorching chemistry, this book is a must-read for fans of reverse harem and dark romance.

Note: Readers should be aware of potential trigger warnings and are encouraged to express gratitude to the author for this captivating debut.
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This is certainly a steamy romance and not a book for those who don't like reading sex scenes with more than one man in! I haven't read any reverse haram books before and this was a good introduction.
I liked the characters but I didn't feel they were explored enough.
I didn't like the fact that at the beginning of every sentence in the sex scenes they said oh god or oh fuck!
I felt that the sex started too quickly. One minute they were enemies and the next he decided to touch her up at the dinner table!
An okay story overall.

1.5⭐️/5 (rounded up to 2)

I recommend this book if you enjoy:
- VERY frequent spicy scenes
- Reverse harem trope
- DARK themes

I picked up this book because I thought the cover and the description sounded interesting, in addition it being the only book I had with me at the time of reading. I only finished it because I was intrigued by the mystery of Oak Haven and I didn't expect one of the twists but unfortunately, this book wasn't for me and I probably will not pick up the next one.

In the beginning of the book it does say look at the TW's with a link to the author's page but when you actually click on it nothing appears. I think they would've been helpful considering the spicy reverse harem scenes made my eyes bulge out of my head.. because of the brothers being naked in front of each other. I would think that would be uncomfortable as they seem quite close with each other as well.

My point is we hardly got anything about them and more about Cara's friends who are barely in the book anyway. I didn't connect to the characters either even though the FMC has been through a lot which she didn't deserve.

Out of all the brothers, I liked River the most. He gave golden retriever energy and was the sweetest one of them. I'd have preferred for Cara to end up with him if this was a choose one brother and a standalone story. I think the authors writing was good but ultimately not for me.

Thank you the ARC book! I think this book wasn't my kind of book however if if you are looking for a smutty book with RH this would be recommended. I felt there was more spice than there was plot which was a shame, the reverse harem trope was clear but I would of liked to get to know the characters a bit more before they started hooking up. The plot that was there was really good, but I feel it got a bit lost in the smut. I really liked the relationship that Cara had with the 2nd to last brother however this wasn't Jax so I didn't feel like the title didn't quite connect. I did notice a few grammatical and spelling mistakes which may need correcting also.

I couldn't access the trigger warning list so I feel that could be added to the start of the book rather than a link to make it easier for people to access.

Unfortunately I think this genre is personally not for me, might be worth a try if you enjoy darker romance.

To note - was unable to access trigger warnings (the link takes me to a locked website) so would probably be helpful to include in the manuscript.

Cara and the Kane brothers, Jax, Elijah, River and Luca sizzle with chemestry. The story is engaging (though a little repeating) the characters develope overtime and the story is well paced.

Thanks so much for the copy of this book! This book was definitely spicy with some great plot lines and characters. The storyline kicks in about halfway through and builds lots of suspense. I have rated it three stars as it was definitely enjoyable and worth the read however I would like to have seen a little more development of the storyline e.g., more background info, more in depth information about the characters. There were some elements that were a little bit repetitive but this didn’t take away from the story too much and was still an overall good read. Thanks again for supplying me with a copy!!

Overall I somewhat enjoyed the book - plenty of steamy spicy scenes, met my expectations in terms of it being a reverse harm situation, and the 2nd to last brother was THE ONE that I fell in love with! The last quarter of the book as well was so interesting and kept me hooked until the very last page. It was a bit of a twist and not something I expected to be in this type of book, but I loved the dynamic shift of introducing this situation.

Unfortunately I did have some issues. The narrative was quite factual, fanfic style, repetitive wording and also pretty surface level with the characters, not overly fleshing out their descriptions or personality. It was very much focused on the spice and moving the characters quickly forwards towards the final plotline, so I would have enjoyed the pace to be a bit slower and exploring a bit more of the relationships and the people themselves. It seemed to jump very quickly from 0-100 and the different settings, and it was very repetitive with the use of nicknames for the female main character - I feel like this definitely could have been used a bit more sparsely and reflect the deepening growth of the relationships, rather than calling her the nickname every few sentences. There are also some trigger-warning-worthy scenes, which were not obviously displayed at the start of the book (my version had a Content Warning link to a locked website so I had to search for this information).

Also a pretty minor disappointment was the title of the book - it only mentions Jax, when there are three other brothers, and the female main character didn't do much resisting of him, or any of them!

Thank you to NetGalley for an Arc's Copy of this Book..

Please read the book for yourself and get your own opinion before reading a review.
Come back when you rea the book and let me know if you felt the same as me :)

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Resisting Jax: A Reverse Harem Romance

**2.5 Stars for me **

Honestly, I do not know what happened, the Book started off good.
The story was okay, and it was easy to read.
The smut was also great ...

and then ..

Somewhere along the 50% into the book it all just turned 180, the writing for each men became the same
*She is so tight* all the f-ing time -
I have read quiet a few RH and usually like them, I read dark romance so I can stomach just about anything but here some things just turned me off.

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Champagne glass - Naah ( While this can be sexy, the way this was written and explained it was NOT- at least not for me )

I also feel like I couldn't really connect to any of them - the ending was rushed and it just became repetitive.
Some twists I didn't see coming as I didn't know there was any - and when it was revealed I was like , ' Huh What happened here?'

The Idea wasn't bad at all but the execution just wasn't for me.
If you enjoy RH and a lot of S*x - sweet, overwhelming and sometimes even questionable - Give this book a try :)

A very enjoyable read, tension was built between the two main characters from the offset. Hooking me as a reader from the first few pages. A very well written dark-romance. The cliche of boss and employee was fun but felt a little too similar to others at points. Until it’s not, and I won’t spoil it but let’s just say the boss is not the only one romancing over cara. A very good balance of hot and sexy and dark. Overall a good read with some amazing characters who I connected with easily and plenty of romance.

If you're looking for a why choose read that has lots of hot and steamy scenes , laughter and suspense then you need to puck up a copy of Resisting Jax. It is a dark read so please do check the trigger warnings before persuing into the lives of Cara , Jax, Elijah, Luca and River.

I personally am a sucker for the "Touch her and die' trope which is present in this book as is my all time favourite Grumpy x Sunshine.

Resisting Jax by Calia Quinn
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: Why choose, office romance, touch her and die, dub-con. (Pease make sure to read the CW/TW as there seems to be a little of everything going on in this book. )

This was a good debut novel from Calia Quinn, although a short read and rather repetitive, it is definitely worth the read for the spice if you’re willing to overlook a few things here and there.

We find ourselves following Cara and her relationship with the five Kane brothers. Miscommunication seems to be at play here and if only Cara had opened her mouth a bit more often, then a lot of issues could have been avoided.

If you’re not into erotica and/or a whole bunch of different kinks, I’d give this one a skip. But… if you’re dark and depraved and you love all things grey, then pick this one up for a quick read.

Cara’s boss Jax has every female in the office absolutely drooling over him day in day out, the out of the blue Cara is called to his office because he wants her to be his assistant on a trip to London.

Cara can’t believe her luck shes the envy of all her coworkers but can she cope with being in such close proximity to the outrageously good looking Jax?.

I found it hard to believe that after 7 years why would Jax suddenly declare his feelings for Cara and pursue her but I quickly forgot about that once things began to heat up.

The spice was amazing and so hot but the story was really lacking and was somewhat immature I felt and it read like some kind of teenage fan fiction, it could have been so much better but I still enjoyed it

I enjoyed this book, it was spicy and a great palette cleanser from some heavier books i had been reading. I found it lacked a bit of a plot and you are thrown right into the issues with the mean boss from the get go. This isnt necessarily a bad thing it just lacked intro to the characters which then lacked some development. It was worth a read and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to read this as an ARC.

Amazing book!
I was thoroughly engaged throughout this book and I didn't want to put it down! The author captured my attention from the get go! Five stars from me :)

(Copied from my goodreads review)
Thank you netgalley for letting me read the ark!
Overall, it was an okay book. I was looking for some smut, and boy, was there smut. Even for a spicy book, it lacked plot & characterization. It sets you up with the whole: my boss hates me, he'd never look my way, and then within a few chapters it just gets smashed to bits. There isn't really space in the book for actual thought, when most of the time they characters are finger banging. And there is a LOT of finger banging. They have sex almost constantly.
When it comes to the reverse-harem, it also does just okay. The characters appear, and then just instantly have sex with her. You don't really get to know anything about them besides the fact that they are hot. The one character who you would assume takes some time to warm up to her because hes told to be this scary guy who doesn't like to have sex with the women brought home, just has sex with her within a few pages and gets attached.
A few things that are a bit annoying:
1. He calls her kitten constantly. It's just kind of cheesy and honestly, not for me.
2. They say sinful constantly. Her eyes are sinful, or her thoughts were sinful, just so many sinful things. After the tenth one I was done.
3. The cover. It is a really cool cover, but it doesn't really show what is in the book. The cover gives haunting adeline vibes, and this was (thankfully) not as dark or gross as haunting adeline.
I will say the ending was neat. That's about it. There were a few grammar errors, but not so many that I disliked it.
If you want a book that has almost only smut, then this is for you.

Calia Quinn is a goddess with her character building and scene descriptions, giving you everything you need to fall in love with her writing. This book is SPICY and I could not have asked for more. I did find some of the dialogue a bit repetitive, but that did not stop me from being obsessed!! I look forward to reading the the books that follow this one!

Received via netgalley as a free arc to review

I had no expectations going into this, yes the description was good but I had never heard of the author and haven't heard anyone speaking about this book, so I went in pretty neutral

Safe to say I am now a huge fan!
I'll be recommending and following this author in the future

This was my first ever dark romance novel and I think this genre is just not for me. However, if you're into this genre, you might like this one.