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WASTED PAIN (Ken Ross Romantic/Erotic Suspense Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ken Ross (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 6: Ken Ross Romantic/Erotic Suspense Series

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This is the first book in the Ken Ross Romantic/Erotic Suspense Series. A guy chasing his last hopes of romance finds a freezing homeless gal on an alley of an American city. He could leave her to die or take her home and care for her. But she's not just any gal; she looks half her age, is interesting, wild and attractive, and he starts to hope that something can develop. She has no past, not even a name, and they strive to get to know each other in more ways than one. Can they really make a future together? Will the years of wasted pain ever subside? A fascinating story of unusual romance, dry humor, and emotional turmoil that leads to a surprising climax.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NSFSJJ5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 14, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 14, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2534 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages

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Ken Ross was born in 1953 at Westow in the East Riding of Yorkshire. As a child, he lived at Barmby Moor, Pocklington, and York, before his parents moved to Leeds in 1964. He attended Harehills County Secondary School until leaving in 1969. Married in 1971 he had an assortment of jobs while honing his writing skills. After his divorce in 1986, he brought up his 8 children alone and eventually succeeded in getting published. At first, he wrote articles for magazines but has gone on to write over fifty books, the first twenty-odd being solely for children. He is proud of his novels, 'A Cross Of Crocuses' and 'Ann - irresistible spirit'. He currently lives in Osmondthorpe, Leeds.

Ken's 2019 works include the romantic/erotic series of novels WASTED PAIN, PROTECTION: sex, revenge & romance, BODIES, MAMA, BROKEN SISTERS, and GOODBYE VIOLET. These six novels are interlinked with the characters all living in the same house that is first occupied by Jerry's Pa and Ginger in WASTED PAIN, then by Jerry and his gals in subsequent stories. The central characters are Jerry, Patsy, and Erica and their adventures often occur close to the grim town of Crickenville, Ohio.

In June, 2019 came 'AN OLD AFFAIR'; a novel about a middle-aged couple. And finally, his last work of 2019 is ROSALEE'S PUNISHMENT, an erotic suspense novel about a guy whose partner has recently died in an automobile crash.

2020 novels include the sizzling LOUANN'S HOME MOVIE, a young adult novel THE LAST DAYS OF CHILDHOOD, and the literary fiction novel WRAPPED IN GREEN COMFORT. He has recently published another erotic suspense series, Rosa's Confessions, that includes SUPERFLUOUS, PARTIAL ABSOLUTION, HAPPINESS REGAINED & LIZZIE.

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ViaVon

Be prepared ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020

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I tripped over this book quite by accident and truly struggled to finish it - but my struggle was for personal reasons only.

Mr. Ross, your story is not our story, but your words were his in voice to me and you ripped the soul from my heart to know that he, gone not quite 2 years now, was not unique among men in his love for me. My grief has been further shattered to bits and if you were within reach, I would slap your face for it.

To those readers who check reviews first, let me say that this is not an easy read as it’s written in the form and prose of the ages and not in the modern, contemporary method of romance/erotic romance publications. The bulk of the reviews here appear to compare it to those contemporaries which I feel is completely unfair. I enjoy all written styles and despite my tears, this book captured my heart in its refreshing literary form. The characters were beautifully presented and with the exception of a handful of typos, the story was wonderfully crafted.

If you read it, be prepared for a fabulous journey!

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John H. Manhold

4* Strangely interesting suspense romance(?) 3* ponderous narrative.

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019

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WASTED PAIN, a novel in e-book assumed to have been published, copyright and written by Ken Ross.
A man in his early fifties with an apparently unfortunate ability to attain any type of meaningful relationship with women hears a whimpering sound emanating from a dark alley while visiting the city where another computer-generated date has proved to be a disaster. Cautiously he proceeds to investigate and finds a very attractive, young female, seemingly probably in her late teens or early twenties huddled against the cold and alive but barely responsive. He picks her up, puts her in his car and takes him to his small suburban home. He really is a nice, moral guy who restores her to health. She is a complete enigma. She will not even tell him her name. Shortly thereafter, he awakens to find her gone. She calls him from the city a little while later. He picks her up and again they return to his home. These episodes continue with him gradually becoming more in love with her. The charade continues with the girl gradually gaining trust in the man who had not made any sexual advances and development of an intensely sexual relationship results that also waxes and wanes. The story continues with the reader constantly wondering if the two actually will be able to reconcile their differences until the very end when all is resolved in an unusual finale.
Discussion: This is an unusual tale that generates interest as to how it is going to terminate and is able to sustain the reader’s interest from this perspective. The author’s narrative is replete with knowledgeable description of how a protagonist such as presented would think and act/react in the situations presented. However, the material is presented mostly in large blocks of this descriptive verbalization with only rather sparse sections of dialogue introduced. This reviewer found much of the book ponderous reading at best, although stimulated to continue to discover how the relationship would end. A caveat must be included for the explicit sexually described sections.

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Amanda Adams

Rated on my personal view only

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019

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"A man is never too old to chase young women."

This line is on page one. Also on page one, "ageing". Ken Ross's novel, Wasted Pain, is billed as contemporary romance and/or romantic comedy. As I read on, there wasn't a lot that I found comedic or romantic. "The guy", unnamed throughout the entire novel, has sexually crude thoughts more suitable for the villain of a story rather than the so-called romantic lead. And the female of the couple is as repulsive as he is! It's maddening because it is possible to have unlikable characters in a good novel, even as the main characters. I feel like this was a missed opportunity for Ross to create one of those novels.

In the summary it is stated this takes place in an American city but the author is clearly British, based on the use of terms like bloke and hostel and the incessant capitalization of Martini. I wouldn't care if it did take place in England so why the pointing out of the setting being America? If it is necessary to take place in America, use American terms.

Beyond the storyline, the text is filled with disjointed sentence fragments that cannot be explained away by claiming 'poetic prose', misspellings, missing words, repeated words... Editors are underrated and I'm saying that as a lover of reading, not just an actual editor. In the end, I see potential, I really do. I think I would enjoy the book that this could have been.

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Stephen R. Wilson

Interesting characters

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2019

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“Wasted Pain” is a story of a guy looking for love. On his way home, he found a homeless lady in an alley. He took her home and cared for her. But, she’s not an ordinary gal. She’s wild, attractive, and half his age. Plus, she has no past, not even a name. Still, he hopes that something will develop between the two of them.

“Wasted Pain” will make you fall in love. This is not only because of this novel’s romantic theme but because the characters are lovable as well. The book is written skillfully. It has a lot of witty dialogues that will keep you entertained. Plus, readers will definitely keep on turning every page to know what will happen next. Although this novel has a romantic theme, this is not a typical love story. This book will make you cry as you witness the two characters strive to get to know each other.

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Jamaica girl

Huh?

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2019

This has to be one of the worse books I have read. Simply makes very little sense, minimal to no suspense or romance. Two adults, an older man and a younger woman claiming to be in her thirties. Problem is we are dealing with the man with no name and his mysterious wannabe love. She keeps running away and he spends an awful lot of time tracking her down and she comes back only to hit repeat again and again. That and all they seem to eat is lemon pie. Couldn't figure out the location, thought at first it was in the U.K. then the US was mentioned. dumb book and a waste of my time.

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