The End Zone, a sexy friends to lovers romance from L.J. Shen is available NOW!

Jolie Louis is a smart girl.

She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea.

He’s a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can’t get rid of.

Sadly, it is also the very reason she can’t seem to stay away from him.

No, wait. That’s not fair. They’re also roommates, at least until May, when they graduate from college.

Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse: be his fake girlfriend and live for free for the rest of the semester.

She tells herself that she can handle it.

He’s just the boy she saved ten years ago, right?

Wrong. So very wrong.

He is a man now, and she is his captive

Heart, body, and soul…

** THE END ZONE is now available with an extended epilogue and surprise bonus content that will blow fans of L. J. Shen away! **

Review

“On the eighth night, the girl gave the boy her heart.”

My favorite stories have always been those of best friends who fall in love, now add one of the best authors and perfect formula.

The stories of Leigh always hook you from the first page, I do not know how she does but, they always have all the elements to make you devour them in an instant and this was no exception, sexy, fun, tender, romantic, hot, with that unique touch that the author gives to her readings. And especially in this one, I love the tenderness of the characters, it made me squeeze the heart.

“You’re in my blood, in my veins, in my fucking soul. You’re in my heart and in my fingertips and on my fucking lips like a prayer. You’re fucking everywhere, Jolie Louis. Always have been, always will be.”

I loved, I loved the prologue, it still makes me weep, it's one of the best prologues I've read.

In this novel, we got to meet Sage and Jolie. They are best friends since they were 10 years and now in college they are roommates.

Sage is the quarterback of his team, and his description only made me drool uncontrollably, (like all Leigh's male characters), sexy, hot, the wet dream of any woman, needless to say that he has all the women at his feet already passed by more than half of the female population.

The man looks like the love child of Matthew Noszka and James Dean.

Jolie is a beautiful girl who is always there to support Sage.

They are attracted to each other, but they fear to destroy their friendship if they act on it, above all, Jolie, thinks that since Sage is a manwhore he will not take her seriously.

But, the attraction is undeniable, and boom explodes in such a way, that you will love the scenes between the characters, sexy, hot, spontaneous combustion.

I love the friendship between them, how they protect and take of each other's back, I love the way they know and know everything about each other. I loved how Leigh handled the times and despite being short gave us glimpses of their past and how the relationship between the protagonists evolved. I loved Sage's overprotection for Jojo. And the unconditionality of both.

She squeezed hard; he inhaled harder. He jerked her to his body, buried his head in the crook of her shoulder, and shook with tears she couldn’t see.

And that epilogue I loved. I would have loved a little more of the two of them.

If you like short, sexy love stories with friends this is perfect for you.

“That good. I never thought it could feel like this.” “Like what?” He takes my wrist and presses it against his pouty, perfect lips. “Like forever.”

You will really love extended epilogues. I loved knowing more about Jolie and Sage, they are so cute together, knowing about their life beyond was a bonus to the beautiful story that Mrs. Shen had given us in the anthology.

But in addition to giving us an extended epilogue of Vicious, Emilia and their family was the best gift the author could give us. I completely loved this epilogue and I fell more in love with Vicious and the couple. But I loved Vaughn, oh God I feel like a pervert but I think I'll like him more than Vicious, of course I screamed like crazy with surprise at the end, my dream come true and I can not wait for 2019.

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Excerpt from the Vicious extended epilogue:

Emilia

“Kneel.”
There’s menace in this voice, and I grew to love the man who carries it like a loaded weapon. Every word is a sharp edge of a knife, sinking into my skin. Kneel. Sit. Open your mouth. Touch yourself. Repeat after me: Vicious, I’m yours. Most married couples fall into a blissful, albeit drowsy domestic routine of laundry, family dinners, and Netflix. Most married couples are not Vicious and me. We were different from the beginning. A yin and a yang, fighting over which color took more space, black or pink. We started out as enemies, and I think that, although we are still crazy in love, we will always be rivals on some level. We will always be passionate, and angry, and desperate. We will always be us.
“I’m sorry, I don’t take orders from people who aren’t my boss,” I say coolly, dropping my funky, colorful bag at the door and erasing the distance between us in wide, confident steps. He is standing in front of me, his Armani suit impeccable, his raven hair slicked back, his icicle blue eyes devouring me in ways that make being eaten alive worth it. He scans the length of me, a slight sneer on his face. I’m still me, even so many years later. The tips of my light brown hair are still cherry-blossom pink. The soles of my shoes are yellow, for Christ’s sake.
“That could be arranged, if you continue your sass.” “How is that going to work, Vicious? Are you going to re-employ me against my will?”
For the past eighteen years, I’ve been managing my own gallery in L.A. A gallery he bought for me shortly before our engagement. I have a career, an income of my own. Truth is, he gave me a push, but the entire journey to where I am today was made by me, and only me, and he knows it. He cups my cheek, yanks me by the hem of my funky powder blue blouse with little suns into his body and leans down for a kiss.
Our lips brush briefly, promising scattered clothes and ragged breaths, just as the door swings open and our son walks in. He slams the door behind him, his eyes still intently glued to his phone. Vaughn is a spitting image of his dad. So much so, that sometimes it scares me. At sixteen, he has the walk, talk, and air of Vicious when the latter was a senior in high school. Rangy, strong body, thick-fringed blue eyes, skin so fair he looks like he defies the sun, and cheekbones you could use as a sharp weapon. More than anything, he has that uniquely-pissed facial expression that tells you that he just doesn’t care. Not about your problems. Not about your feelings. And certainly not about what you think about him.

About L.J. Shen:

L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat. Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets people’s birthdays and never sends Christmas cards. She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.