Just One Touch (Slow Burn Series #5)

by Maya Banks

Overview

#1 USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Maya Banks continues her suspenseful and sizzling Slow Burn series with the fifth book featuring the men and women of Devereaux Security Services.

Raised in a strict religious cult since she was a young girl, Jenna has no connection to the outside world beyond vague flashes of memory that seem to be from another life. Memories she clings to when the cult leaders discover her extraordinary ability to heal—and punish her. Years held captive and forced to do the cult's bidding have turned Jenna into a meek, timid woman…or so they think. In truth, she is merely biding her time, waiting for the perfect moment to escape. 

When a terrified young woman tries to steal the SUV of Devereaux Security’s toughest recruit, Isaac’s anger quickly turns into a strange sort of protectiveness for the beautiful, bruised stranger. But when they are caught in a firestorm of bullets and Isaac is hit, he’s sure the end is near, until Jenna touches him and closes his wounds. As he tries to bring Jenna to safety, she refuses to tell him what danger haunts her or how she healed him, but Isaac vows to do whatever it takes to gain her trust…and her heart. Because with just one touch, Isaac knows he wants Jenna to be his—forever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062410191
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/23/2017
Series:	Slow Burn Series , #5
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	10,329
File size:	920 KB

About the Author

Maya Banks is a #1 USA Today and New York Times bestselling author whose chart toppers have included erotic romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and Scottish historical romances. She is the author of the Breathless Trilogy, the KGI series, the Sweet series, and the Colters' Legacy novels.

Editorial Reviews

[s]immers with emotional tension and steamy sex… will tug at the heartstrings of romance readers. Paranormal elements blend with everyday experiences to add a dash of the unexpected to a traditional romance story.” — Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the novels of Maya Banks: “Maya Bank’s Keep Me Safe takes readers into the black depths of anguish, face-to-face with evil. Her characters are a testament to the strength of the human spirit, and to the power love has to heal even the deepest wounds.” — Linda Howard, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

Praise for the novels of Maya Banks: “Incredibly awesome…I love Maya Banks and I love her books.” — Jaci Burton, New York Times bestselling author

“Caleb and Ramie’s intense connection and fiercely passionate romance will keep readers hooked along with suspense and intrigue. Banks’ first novel in her new Slow Burn series will leave readers wishing for the next one.” — Romantic Times BOOKclub, 4 1/2 stars

From the Publisher

Caleb and Ramie’s intense connection and fiercely passionate romance will keep readers hooked along with suspense and intrigue. Banks’ first novel in her new Slow Burn series will leave readers wishing for the next one.

Romantic Times BOOKclub

Praise for the novels of Maya Banks: “Maya Bank’s Keep Me Safe takes readers into the black depths of anguish, face-to-face with evil. Her characters are a testament to the strength of the human spirit, and to the power love has to heal even the deepest wounds.

Linda Howard

Praise for the novels of Maya Banks: “Incredibly awesome…I love Maya Banks and I love her books.

Jaci Burton

A well-paced read with non-stop action and buckets of family drama, but there are also some gorgeous romantic moments.

Heroesandheartbreakers.com

Maya Bank’s KEEP ME SAFE takes readers into the black depths of anguish, face-to-face with evil. Her characters are a testament to the strength of the human spirit, and to the power love has to heal even the deepest wounds.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Linda Howard

Move over Fifty Shades...Maya got a little somethin’ somethin’ for ya.

Examiner.com

Grabbed me from page one and refused to let go until I read the last word…When a book still affects me hours after reading it, I can’t help but Joyfully Recommend it!

Joyfully Reviewed

Hot enough to make even the coolest reader sweat!

Fresh Fiction

Definitely a recommended read…filled with friendship, passion, and, most of all, a love that grows beyond just being friends.

Fallen Angel Reviews

A must-read author…her [stories] are always full of emotional situations, lovable characters, and kick-butt story lines.

Romance Junkies

An excellent read that I simply did not put down…A fantastic adventure…Covers all the emotional range.

Road to Romance

Maya Banks…really dragged me through the gamut of emotions. From…‘is it hot in here?’ to ‘oh my GOD’…I’m ready for the next ride now!

USA Today

2017-04-20
A traumatized woman heals a weather-beaten security agent with a combination of supernatural powers and ordinary human compassion, discovering her own identity in the process.Jenna has spent two decades in Texas as the isolated captive of a religious cult, exploited for her superhuman healing powers. She manages to flee the cult and is being pursued by a band of armed men when she encounters Isaac Washington, an employee of a private security firm, as she tries to steal his SUV during the course of her getaway. Isaac sympathizes with Jenna, who's obviously been beaten, and is just offering to buy her a meal when shots ring out and he's hit by gunfire. Jenna miraculously heals Isaac's sure-to-be-fatal wound with the touch of her hands, and he develops a fierce attachment to this at-risk woman. Moved by a strong sense of possessiveness, and deeply unsettled by how little Jenna knows about herself and the outside world, Isaac marshals the formidable clout of Devereaux Security Services to protect her from imminent danger. Since the cult has brainwashed Jenna into considering herself a satanic burden, she is initially wracked with guilt for putting Isaac and his friends in mortal danger but gradually begins to believe that she deserves his concern and affection. However, her journey toward self-discovery is threatened by the looming specter of a powerful man who desires sole command over Jenna's powerful gift. The fifth installment in Banks' Slow Burn series (With Every Breath, 2016, etc.) simmers with emotional tension and steamy sex but stops short of delivering a truly combustible climax. Jenna perfectly embodies the wounded bird archetype, and her plucky personality has just enough chutzpah to rescue her from blandness. Although Isaac's internal transformation seems abrupt because Banks doesn't spend much time unraveling the threads of his past, his tortured musings about Jenna's plight will tug at the heartstrings of romance readers. Strong secondary characters—and hints about their painful histories—enrich the novel's emotional palette. Paranormal elements blend with everyday experiences to add a dash of the unexpected to a traditional romance story.

Kirkus Reviews