You might think you know Brad’s story, but think again. There’s so much more to his story than what Valerie told. See Brad before Valerie came into his life and, when he was playing back burner to Ethan, see what Brad was up to when no one else in the band was looking.
Valerie might have thought she and Brad were inevitable and maybe, in the back of his mind, Brad might have felt that way too, but he didn’t just sit around waiting for her. See the secret side of Brad that you had no idea existed. What kept the driving force behind Fully Automatic focused even while his heart was breaking?
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That was when it was time to make his move. He let the confident feeling surge through his veins, and he stepped closer to her, close enough to touch her. “That’s not the main reason why I came back here, though.” He waited a few seconds to let his words register with her and then he said, “We have a little unfinished business.”
She seemed so innocent in that moment. “We do?”
Yes, innocent maybe, but not unwilling. He leaned over and took her face in his hands, lifting her lips to his. He kissed her, as gently as he could allow himself to, but, goddamn, it was difficult. He’d been imagining this moment for months now, and he wanted her badly. Way too badly. Fuck. He should have jerked off in the shower, because controlling himself was going to be harder than usual. Would losing his load have helped? He didn’t know, but he had to stop thinking about that right now.
It was hard, though, because she tasted so sweet, and her response was just as he’d imagined. She parted her lips and took him in. Yeah, she was willing and eager, and all that did was fuel his fire. She was feeling it too, that weird attraction between them igniting into something bigger than he’d expected, something he knew he’d be lucky to control. Still…he kept his breathing (and his cock) under control for the meantime and ended the kiss. Oh, fuck. And she placed her hands on his pecs as though to steady herself. It took her a few seconds to open her eyes, as though she’d been transported. When he had her full attention, he said, “Unfinished, right?”
She gave him a tiny smile, sweet and naïve, and seemed to give the tiniest of nods. Well, she wasn’t pushing him away. In fact, she seemed breathless and expectant. He wasn’t going to disappoint her, so he kissed her again, and he would have sworn it was magic. Okay, so he never would have said something like that to one of his friends. Ethan would have called him a pussy if he’d even known Brad had been thinking something like that. But it was, though—it was more than just a kiss. It felt like they deepened their connection in that moment, like he could see inside her soul and, yes, she was pure and light and everything he could ever want.
He knew her response was a sign to move forward, so he wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her close. Fuckin’ A. She smelled so goddamn good and felt so right up next to him. She moved her hands onto his neck and then slid them up into his hair, driving him insane. Jesus…he wanted to fuck her right there, but he knew a girl like Val would need finesse. And he wanted to give that to her. He wanted her to know she wasn’t just a cheap lay for him. Still, he wanted to move the proceedings forward, so he slid his hands down to her ass, using it as an excuse to press her harder into his body.
And her fingers in his hair. Shit. She was driving him fucking crazy.
Her breathing got deeper, so he knew he was on the right track. He couldn’t hold it back anymore and just let the blood flow straight to his cock…like he’d be able to stop it anyway. He moved his lips to her neck and not only did she let out a sigh, he could have sworn he heard a moan. Fuck, yeah. He didn’t know that a girl had ever done that before they’d actually engaged in the real deal. He moved a hand up underneath her shirt, feeling the bare skin above her jeans, and he heard her breathing quicken again.
It was then, though, that she took a hand out of his hair and placed it firmly on his chest. No. Fuck, no. If he was reading her right, she was putting on the brakes.
“Brad…please stop.”
He opened his eyes and looked in hers. “Stop?”
“Yeah.”
Why was she changing her mind? Was that really what she wanted? He had to try one more time. He kissed her again. Yeah, there were those sparks. Could she deny them? “Stop that?”
She blinked. “Yes.”
“You don’t seem so sure…” He pressed his forehead on hers and bore into her eyes with his. He wanted to understand. “What’s wrong?”
She moved both hands to his chest. She wasn’t pressing against him as if to push him away, but they seemed to ground her. “I…It’s not you, Brad. Oh, God, it’s not you. I swear. I want you bad.”
That’s what he’d thought. “So why not? If you’re worried about birth control…” He wasn’t going to be irresponsible. She had to know that.
She hesitated. “No. I’m…um… I’m a…”
“Virgin?” He knew it even before she nodded her head. “Oh.” He nodded too as if to process the information. “Oh. Yeah. Uh…your first time should be…special, right? At least, for girls. I didn’t give much of a shit.” He didn’t know how to do that for her, not right now, anyway. He was nearly out of his mind with desire, and she was pulling the plug. He needed a bathtub of ice water to jump in. She giggled and, in spite of his feelings of desperation, he found it endearing. But then it dawned on him. Fuck. He had to know. As much as it was gonna hurt, he needed to know. Her eyes all but said it, but he needed to confirm it. “That’s not it, though. It’s Ethan, isn’t it? You still care about him.” She didn’t say a word. She didn’t need to. It was written all over her face…
Review:
This is Brad's POV and I loved getting into his head. If you haven't read the first book where have you been??? Go buy it and come back when you're done because this review will contain spoilers!
Brad and Val meet when Ethan brings Val back to his house from college one weekend. Brad is instantly drawn to Brad and he tells Ethan he wants her. Amazing how Ethan finally does something with Val at that point. He's been leading her on until his best friend is interested, but that's just Ethan.
Brad and Val never really have a chance. Val lets Ethan draw her back in time and again, and the toll it takes on Brad is evident. The poor man has his heart broken on a steady basis but he still loves Val. When they finally get together at the end of years of yearning Brad is so hesitant to believe it is actually true. My heart broke for him many times in this book and I was so happy when he finally got what he wanted.
Even though I knew the outcome of this book the new perspective colors the story with a different light. I love Jade's writing, it draws you in and keeps you on the edge of your seat. This is one of those books you just can't put down so read it on the weekend where you don't have to get up for work when it keeps you up 'til four am!
4.5 Stars!!!
Playlist:
One of my Street Team members saw this list and said, “Holy sh*t!” I reminded her (and now you) that Fully Automatic is a big book and, therefore, has a large playlist to go along with it. J These are the songs that spoke to me, motivated me, made me feel something while writing the book. Some, because of the lyrics, might seem obvious. Others were inspirational because of the music, but each one had a place in my heart and mind while writing the book.
Bullet for My Valentine: “Your Betrayal,” “The Last Fight,” “Fever,” “Scream Aim Fire,” “Raising Hell,” “Breaking Point,” “P.O.W.,” “Riot,” “Saints and Sinners,” “Pretty on the Outside,” “Dirty Little Secret,” “A Place Where You Belong,” “Breaking Out, Breaking Down,” “Room 409,” “10 Years Today,” “Truth Hurts,” “Dignity,” “Tears Don’t Fall,” “All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me),” “My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars,” “Alone”
Suicide Silence: “Slaves to Substance,” “You Only Live Once,” “No Pity for a Coward,” “Girl of Glass,” “Wake Up,” “Lifted,” “Smike,” “Something Invisible,” “Disengage”
Pop Evil: “Deal with the Devil,” “Trenches,” “Sick Sense,” “Goodbye My Friend,” “Divide,” “Behind Closed Doors”
Avenge the Heartache: “Swaggermeister”
Seether: “Seether,” “Gasoline”
Korn: “Never Never,” “Prey for Me,” “Love & Meth,” “Paranoid and Aroused,” “Punishment Time,” “What We Do,” “Narcissistic Cannibal”
Corrosion of Conformity: “Clean My Wounds”
Avenged Sevenfold: “Hail to the King”
Shinedown: “Adrenaline”
Alter Bridge: “Addicted to Pain”
Fight or Flight: “First of the Last”
Disturbed: “Liberate”
Art of Dying: “Die Trying”
10 Years: “Fix Me,” “Beautiful”
In This Moment: “Adrenalize,” “You’re Gonna Listen,” “It is Written,” “Burn”
Asking Alexandria: “Run Free,” “Killing You,” “Don’t Pray for Me,” “Break Down These Walls,” “Poison,” “The Death of Me”
Slayer: “War Ensemble”
Devour the Day: “Good Man”
Helmet: “Unsung”
AxeWound: “Cold,” “Exorchrist,” “Church of Nothing,” “Vultures”
Glamour of the Kill: “Supremacy,” “Here, Behind These Walls”
Volbeat: “Hangman’s Body Count”
Godsmack: “Moon Baby,” “Love-Hate-Sex-Pain”
Union Underground: “Turn Me On, ‘Mr. Deadman’”
Five Finger Death Punch: “Lift Me Up,” “Battle Born”
Escape the Fate: “You’re Insane”
Hinder: “Get Stoned”
Guns N’ Roses: “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Mr. Brownstone,” “Rocket Queen”
Halestorm: “Freak Like Me”
Three Days Grace: “Pain,” “Never Too Late,” “Chalk Outline,” “Misery Loves My Company”
Stone Sour: “30/30-150,” “Gone Sovereign/Absolute Zero,” “Scars,” “Do Me a Favor”
As I Lay Dying: “Confined,” “Paralyzed,” “Losing Sight,” “98 Hours,” “The Darkest Nights,” “Distance is Darkness,” “Meaning in Tragedy,” “Reflection,” “The Truth of My Perception,” “Control is Dead,” “Through Struggle,” “Falling upon Deaf Ears”
Drowning Pool: “37 Stitches”
Lita Ford: “Falling in and out of Love,” “Out for Blood,” “Back to the Cave,” “Hungry,” “Fatal Passion,” “Gotta Let Go,” “Still Waitin’”
Papa Roach: “Burn,” “Getting Away with Murder,” “I Almost Told You That I Loved You”
Gemini Syndrome: “Pleasure and Pain”
Young Guns: “Bones”
Creed: “Torn”
Underground Fight Club: “Top Shelf”
Chelsea Grin: “Recreant,” “My Damnation”
Starset: “My Demons”
Jade C. Jamison was born and raised in Colorado, moved from one city/town to the next, and she’s decided she likes it so much she wants to stay…although travel is not out of the question. She lives in a big town in Colorado (not unlike Winchester!) with her husband and four children. She is working on becoming a crazy cat lady. Okay, so maybe not.
Still want more? Jade has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Theater, a master’s degree in English, and a master of fine arts in Creative Writing. Obviously, she loves school and the student loan folks love her. She works in human services by day, teaches English and creative writing at night, and—in between playing soccer mom and community leader—writes like a friend. Someday soon, she’ll narrow it down to just writing, but let’s get all those kids off to college first.
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