House of Payne: Sage by Stacy Gail ➱ Book Tour

Title: House of Payne: Sage

Series: House of Payne Series

Author: Stacy Gail

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: December 18, 2020

Baby steps…

Mads Daniels may have landed at House Of Payne, but she sure as hell doesn’t want to be there. Her tattooist father started out with Payne, and his tales of the boss stealing artists’ work freaks her out in a big way. If Payne ever attempts to steal her art, she’ll have no choice but to unveil him as a fraud. And that could bring down House of Payne itself.

Step by step…
Sage McCormick never had a stable home until he joined House of Payne. It’s such a sweet gig he’s even willing to get involved in events like its annual charity auction. Everything is just about perfect, except for the newest recruit, Mads. She refuses to fit in, and he’s determined to find out why. Getting her sexy ass involved in the auction is only the first step in getting close to her… in more ways than one.

Leap of faith
The cocky charm Sage exudes like a pheromone bowls Mads over straight into his bed. But as Sage tries to coax her into thinking of the House as her new home, she realizes she has a decision to make—listen to the poison her father spews, or put her faith in the man she loves.

***This standalone contemporary romance contains lots of cursing from both the hero and heroine, multiple sex scenes, and a protective Alpha male who will use any trick in the book to get his chosen woman out of her shell. No cheating, no love triangles, no cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed, along with a satisfying epilogue. Due to adult language and sexual content, this book is not intended for people under the age of eighteen***

Mads has been "hired" (let's be honest here she was soooo coerced into accepting the job offer) by House of Payne to be one of their premier tattoo artists but it comes at an emotional cost that Mads isn't sure she can afford.

Sage has watched the Skittish and ohhhhh so sexy artist for a while (a bit of a secret there) and has never been able to get past her walls.

She refuses to connect with anyone.

Mads has her reasons for keeping the other artists at arms lengths, she knows the truth about how House of Payne started, heck she was spoon-fed by her father the tales of his theft.

She just needs proof and when everything is revealed she wants to avoid the feelings of betrayal being close to the artists would cause.

Easy solution - do her job while seeking proof

Easy that is until a very insistent Sage worms his way not just into her daily life but into her heart

One bad battery on a cold night provides Sage with the opening he needs to crack the elusive and sexy Mads.

Trust he has no intentions of letting her slip through his fingers.

He will chip away at her walls even if it takes every trick he knows -

Not to mention the patience of a saint

These two *sigh* -

The heat their attraction to one another generated could ignite a cosmic boom. I adored Sage. He just laid everything out in plain sight- Said what he thought which occasionally led to "foot in mouth" moments but hey no one is perfect

The small mix of angsty moments, skeezy neighbors, and really bad parenting just added to the story

Mads at times seemed afraid of her own shadow, not in a bad way, she would defend what was right, defend those she cared for, just not herself. She was strong but emotionally damaged.

House of Payne is one of my favorite fictional families to hang with

This is a series I highly recommend for those who enjoy solid storylines with strong heroines and slightly overprotective partners.

Romances that will make you laugh, cry, get angry, and most importantly a vivid cast that stays with you long after you close the pages.

A competitive figure skater from the age of eight, Stacy Gail began writing stories in between events to pass the time. By fourteen, she told her parents she was either going to be a figure skating coach who was also a published romance author, or a romance author who was also a figure skating pro. Now, with a day job of playing on the ice with her students, and writing everything from steampunk to cyberpunk, contemporary to paranormal at night, both dreams have come true.