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Pulse - Part One

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Jessica Roth dumped her boyfriend, moved to New York and wanted desperately to start her new life off with a bang - a literal mind-blowing, soul-shaking night of pure, raw, memory making sex.

She thought her one time chance encounter with attorney, Nathan Moore, in a hotel room would become a jumping point for her exciting, single and adventurous life in the city.

One night turned into two, into four, and into more – always at the same place, always at the same time – no last names, no personal details, and absolutely no complications.

What Jessica doesn't count on is that in Nathan's world boundaries are made to be pushed.

He wanted her in ways he promised he never would. She wanted him in ways she couldn't admit.

When their lives ultimately collide outside the walls of the hotel room, Jessica is forced to face the truth about the only man who has ever made her pulse race and her body ache with unadulterated pleasure.

81 pages, ebook

First published May 15, 2014

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Deborah Bladon

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Deborah Bladon has never read a romance hero she didn't like. Her love for romance novels began when she was old enough to board the bus, library card in hand to check out the newest Harlequin paperbacks. She's a Canadian by heart, and by passport, but you can often spot her in New York City sipping a latte and looking for inspiration for her next story. Manhattan is definitely her second home.

She cherishes her family and believes that each day is a gift for writing, for reading, and for loving.

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Profile Image for SueBee★bring me an alpha!★.
2,417 reviews15.3k followers
August 15, 2017
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★★★ 3/4! Pulse, part 1 of 4. A steamy roller-coaster when one-night stand leads to more!

“It’s a physical relationship.” His hands pull on his belt as does up his pants. “If either of us feel anything emotional, we end it.”

These novellas should be read in order:
Part 1: Pulse I
Part 2: Pulse II
Part 3: Pulse III
Part 4: Pulse IV


In Pulse, part 1 small-town girl Jessica Roth, Jess has moved to New York City to start anew. While in search of a one-night stand she encounters enigmatic attorney, Nathan Moore, Nate. Soon a night of endless fucking leads to many more as Jessica becomes Ms. Wednesday night.

JESSICA ROTH, Jess, Jessie:
23 years/Former paramedic/Aspiring chef/Blond hair/Blue eyes.


Five words to describe Jessica Roth, Jess: Indecisive, conflicted, weak, annoying and needy.

NATHAN MOORE, Nate:
30 (31) years/Attorney/$$$$/Black hair/Light blue eyes.


Six words to describe Nathan Moore, Enigmatic, complex, secretive, distant, demanding and commanding.

Story follows them as they try to sort out this borderline compulsive sexual attraction they have to each other. Jessica quickly becomes conflicted, but Nathan is set on strictly sex while demanding exclusivity from her.

Just as I was thinking that I wished Nathan would be more unreasonably possessive versus needy…. Nathan throws a curb ball like no other - 5-star cliffy!!! There is no other option, but for me to skip on over to part 2, Pulse II for the continuation of their story.

Steamy sex scenes! Shockingly awesome cliffy! Love the book covers!

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Hero rating: 4 stars
Heroine rating: 3.5 stars
Sexual tension rating: 4 stars
Sex scenes rating: 4.5 stars
Sex scenes frequency: 4 stars
Plot rating: 4 stars
Dialogue rating: 3.5 stars
Storytelling rating: 4 stars
Story ending rating: N/A
Book editing rating (5 = no edits spotted): 5 stars
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Overall rating: 3.75 stars

Would I re-read this series: Probably not.
Would I read future books by this author: Yes.
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3,615 reviews1,024 followers
February 17, 2022
Oh yeah! I am loving Pulse part 1. I am usually not a big fan of novella. Especially a short one like this. Miss Bladon change my mind.

I feel so good listening to the audiobook. Miss Bladon has a knack of putting a novella into a pack story. At the end of the book, I want more.

4 stars
Profile Image for Jamie.
1,044 reviews968 followers
August 12, 2014
Wow! HolyHotness! And that ending! Holy shizballs.... rolling on to book 2!


You came to the club to get fucked."...."You were made to be fucked by me.."

Profile Image for My Little Nook.
518 reviews108 followers
March 12, 2015
5 HOT STARS!!

This is a super hot series!



Jessica (Jess) Roth is a 23 years old girl from Connecticut, she has finished her studies as paramedic, she's beautiful, blond hair, blue eyes, curvy and attracts a lot of guys. But her special passion is cooking and she wants to make it her job. She dumped her boyfriend Josh with reason, moved to New York and wanted desperately to start her new life off with a bang, a literal mind-blowing night of pure, raw, memory making sex.
In Manhattan she's living with her friend Rebecca, that works for one of the biggest investment firms in the city. Jessica's dream is to work as a chef in one of Manhattan's most famous restaurants. After 2 weeks in the new city, she and Rebecca go out hunting guys...and is there where she met Nathan Moore...a super gorgeous sexy man of 30, successful lawyer and sex fiend :D

Their one night turned into two, into four, and into more – always at the same place, always at the same time – no last names, no personal details, and absolutely no complications. Their deal was clear, they can fuck each other but they're not exclusive.

This deal for Nathan works perfectly until he sees Jess twice with two different guys in two different places and his jealousy makes him see red. So they will begin an exclusive sexual "relationship"...but their road is full with bumps...and Nathan is full of secrets...I don't want to spoil this part but their personal life will collide outside the hotel room...in the most terrible way.

Now I loved Nathan a lot... yes he's a total jerk and arrogant, but he makes sex like no other and he makes me laugh so much with his unilateral requests to Jessica, that he makes with such a natural easiness...as if he's asking her the most normal things in the world :D And I love Jessica's reactions!! She's a total no BS heroine...she's like "Oh you don't want me...fuck you...I'm going out and having fun with someone else"...and is what drives him even more crazy!

You will love this series...like "Fixed" series by Laurelin Paige, this series keeps you guessing about Nathan persona, feelings and life until the end...so you will never get bored...it's a fast read and total hot!!

I totally recommend it!!


Profile Image for Joanne.
155 reviews
June 19, 2014
I love the "f" word occasionally sprinkled here and there especially during hot scenes when called for BUT not used in every other sentence. It just lost its oomph for me...
"You f#cked her."
"He f#cked her."
"I never really f#cked her."
"Just f#ck me."
"I f#ck women."
"F#ck."
75 matches of the "f" word in part one and 115 in part two... I'm numb to the word now. F#ck.
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213 reviews12 followers
August 28, 2014
OMG!!!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!!

I canNOT wait for the next part of the PULSE series!!!! I literally almost had a heart attack knowing Nathan was walking into the apartment lol .. He better have a darn good excuse as to why he's double dipping, and with her BOSS nonetheless .. SMH!!!
The anticipation for part 2 is going to kill me but for excellent writing and authors like Deborah, I'm willing to wait patiently :)
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3,026 reviews1,525 followers
August 20, 2014
4 Steamy Stars

I usually don’t like reading books broken into parts, but I do pick them up from time to time. I usually wait to finish the series and then write a final review, however, I am not sure I will finish this series.

There’s nothing wrong with Pulse. It’s kinky, it’s a quick read, the characters are okay, but there’s something lacking with the main characters that I don’t see any connection.

I liked the storyline. Jessica is your typical gal, she’s fun, sexy and wants to have a one night stand for the first time. Nathan is sexy, successful man whore and wants Jessica. They start a no strings attach relationship.

Part one is just Jessica and Nathan hooking up. There’s some fun banter, there’s plenty of steamy scenes, but that’s kind of it. I wanted something deeper, but the book is only so long, so you get what you get for part 1.

The ending was great and there’s a huge cliffy, so be prepared to get book 2.

Pulse - Part One (Pulse, #1) by Deborah Bladon AMAZON
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228 reviews
July 20, 2014
Again, this is one of those books where I see all the 5-star reviews and I wonder-- did we read the same book, or is someone getting paid to play up the story.

This book is just bad. And I really hate to say that, but it is the truth. The story itself drags...it just drags on, and nothing happens. There is zero plot, a lack of character development, insta-love, cringe-worthy dialogue and sex scenes that ventured into silliness. Even the writing is unremarkable. I can't think of one thing I enjoyed.

Suffice it to say, I'm not continuing with series. This is the second book I've read by the same author, but a different series...and I just can't get into her stories or writing. Some people like her. I don't. Not for every reader.
Profile Image for Joline.
4 reviews
June 28, 2014
The beginning of this book was poorly written (He did this. I did that. He groaned. I grew excited). That kind of writing is disconnected, lacks character development and connection. Eventually as the story progressed so did the details & emotions in the writing. This author should really consider rewriting the beginning. I was on a plane and had nothing else to read so I had to fight my way through the not so great writing to finally unwrap the story.

This isn't the most captivating series and Nate is super flawed to the point where I wonder what sane woman would offer up these many chances. Each book is a cliff hanger on his downfalls that sex always magically cures. Everything is sex and sex, it's hard to see their relationship as anything more serious then that. Overall the story as a whole is dragged out. I actually had to open the book during this review to find out the "hero's" name and even recall what the entire series was about.
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1,067 reviews44 followers
June 13, 2015
I freakin LOVED it! The story was simple and sweet with tons of mind-blowing sex in the mix! It was very descriptive! :) the ending threw me for a loop- I need book two desperately! F#%king Nathan! grrr....
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2,242 reviews77 followers
January 17, 2017
I purchased this on a Black Friday deal, one, not realizing that this is the first part of a serial and two, not realizing I could get the entire series for less…….YEP annoyed.  Moving one.  I already purchased the entire series because now I am curious what happens next even though I am pretty sure I know.

The Story of Jessica and Nathan so far is pretty hot and to my utter delight has a lot of depth.  Jessica is a character that I feel could be one of my friends or even me at that age.  Ah to be 23 again. LOL.  Nathan is a DOG, but I have to keep going with the series to learn what happens and see if he redeems himself.  It a tossup at this point. 

So far PULSE part one gets 3 Boundless stars and mainly because I think the serial format sucks and it is a crappy way to bilk extra money for less....Sara 

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Profile Image for trestitia ⵊⵊⵊ deamorski.
1,530 reviews449 followers
February 26, 2016
oh my fuck asdfasdf so good.

but i read whole story, it start *gosh* and but end *meh*, and all the between dis *why the fuck you all wrote dis shits cmoon*

but dis part is *so good*. description besides, the flow of the ending of the book so *wtf* n' that affected to "so good" of course.
but you can give him all four hundred stars cuz' of his dirty talk... understand me pls.


oh and dis part is hot as hell. kinky, hot hot hot etc.

and before i forget; there is a man who kissed his woman's forehead while he was making her cum.
and then before fucking, and so before making himself cum asked her to a drink. sdfghjl pls dont judge me i cant help!

see you next part maybe.
xoxo
iko

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1,221 reviews54 followers
July 27, 2014
4 hot, 'racing' stars!!

Wow!

I think I love this story. It grabs the attention. The plot is awesome (at least I think so). And it's HOT!

The reason this didn't get 5 stars was because quite a few times you feel that it's not flowing smoothly..

Also, there was a lot of racing..

description

Yup!

She 'races' towards release... Her breath 'races' out of her.. etc..

It's a good word to use, but I'm thinking, it's a bit too much to use it over 5 times for that purpose..

But all in all, a lovely read and I'm off to read the next one!
Profile Image for Claudine Van.
716 reviews23 followers
August 23, 2014
Wow, what a steamy read, I didn't know if I should love or hate Nathan, lol. I did however love Jessica I hope she stays as strong throughout the series.
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383 reviews21 followers
December 20, 2016
Te hace pensar que no existe tal cosa como el hombre perfecto, lo hombres buscan solo algo, Sexo. Las relaciones es una complicación para ellos.
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1,260 reviews12 followers
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March 21, 2017
Not really looking for insta-lust with no storyline or characters I could care less about. Far fetched and predictable.
Profile Image for ale (taylor's version) everett.
487 reviews18 followers
May 10, 2016
Qué. Coño. Acaba. De. Pasar.

Yo sólo comencé este libro porque vi que tenía pocas páginas... que tendría sexo, como normalmente los libros que he leído últimamente tienen, pERO NO ESE FINAL.

Oh, Dios. ¿En qué me metí?

Siento que mis neuronas explotaron.

Tenía sueño, porque son las 4:43 a.m. Y con ese final se me quitó ¡todo!

Aún estoy en shock.

—Es Moore. —Él se me acerca.
—¿Qué hay acerca de Moore? —levanté una ceja en respuesta.
—Mi apellido —Cruzó los brazos sobre el pecho. —Mi nombre es Nathan Moore.
—Mi nombre es Jessica Roth. —le dije en respuesta.
—Jessica Roth —lo repite. —Sabía que iba a ser algo hermoso.



Se los juro, no me lo esperaba... bueno solo un poco. Pero... no realmente no me lo esperaba. Fue muy random

Y no consigo la segunda parte en español...(...)
Aquí es cuando debería aprender a leer inglés...



PD: Si alguien que lea esta review ya leyó la segunda parte y la tiene en español, que me escriba al inbox que te paso de una vez el correo para que me lo envíes, jeje.

09/05/2016

Lo acabo de releer porque aún no consigo la segunda parte y quería recordar que tan buena había sido esta primera parte.
Y fue peor porque quiero leer la segunda parte ya
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282 reviews
September 23, 2014
4 sexy and dominant stars!!!

Jessica Roth decided that her small town life was not enough, so she dumped her boyfriend and moved to NYC, wanting to start her big city life with a bang (no pun intended) she decides to have a one night stand.  Enters Nathan Moore, a hot, sexy and dominant stranger that makes Jessica melt, so they decide to have one night of sex, no strings attached. One encounter leads to another and Jessica is starting to realize she's not made for one night stands, she needs more and she knows Nathan is not the right person for her, but he's not ready to end their pact.

"You came to the club to get fucked." He pulls the front clasp of my bra open. "You were made to be fucked by me."

Great start of this series, this is the first time I've read something of this author, but I loved her writing style, so definitely I'll read more of her work.  I liked the characters, Nathan much more than Jessica, she sometimes is needy and indecisive. AMAZING sex scenes and a lot of dirty talking (wiggling eyebrows)

At the end, holy cliffhanger!... There's no other choice but to jump to book 2 in the series and I'm hoping Jessica can stick to her guns for once.
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12 reviews
October 23, 2014
I'm sorry but this book is so boring, everyone is so dumb, nothing makes sense like the author twists past situations so that the story can take an "unexpected" turn. This story takes so many unexpected turns you can't even remember what the book was supposed to be about.

NOT TO MENTION it doesn't follow through; on one page it's Wednesday and two pages later the character says " I can't believe it's been a week since Wednesday". WHAT AM I READING?!

By the way if you ever think about publishing a book, CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR AND SPELLING BEFORE YOU PUBLISH IT!!! , I can't stress this enough. Half of the book you can't even know where a dialogue begins, where it ends, who's saying what, or if IT IS ACTUALLY a dialogue.

Oh yeah, THIS BOOK MAKES SEX SOUND AS INTERESTING AS EATING CARDBOARD !!!

And this keeps happening on parts 2, 3, and 4 of the "series"
Profile Image for Natasha.
686 reviews8 followers
December 11, 2014
Omg what a brilliant ending. That dirty dog, Nathan. Can't wait to read the next book in this series to find out how he is going to dig is way out of this hole. I feel sorry for Jesse but at the same time I feel like she should have known better but than I really started to believe what he said too. Jesse met Nathan in a club and it was supposed to be just a one night stand but because of the amazing sex Jesse kept going back for more because Nathan practically begged her to keep coming back for more. But than he started laying claim over Jesse when he saw her with other men yet he was still out hooking up with random women supposedly. Am eager to see what happens next.
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54 reviews12 followers
May 17, 2014
Love all of Deborah's stuff! She is in my top 3 authors list! Love how she writes and makes you feel the book rather than just giving you something to read. I love even though she writes different series they all tie in together so even though you finish a series you still get some interactions with that character through other stories! This one had a heck of a cliffy! Deborah is good for those! Pick this one up as well as the rest of her stuff! It is well worth it! Support your self published authors and get their books into as many hands as possible!
Profile Image for Denise Palma.
326 reviews11 followers
May 19, 2015
Holly Cow!! So far as I read all of the series in order now (I read Gone and Trace before the others) Nathan has to be the hottest one along with Garrett. The lawyers in these series are whew (fanning myself!) But the way this book ends I am like WTF!! I am glad that all the books are available or I would be going crazy waiting for the next one to come. Damn Deborah you have me addicted to all of your series, keep giving us more. :)
Profile Image for Kim Winkelmann.
40 reviews
May 17, 2014
Hmmmmm

First off let me start by saying I love how Deborah writes however, I feel this book is lacking something and I called the cliffhanger from very early in the book. Deborah has never been shy on sex scenes and I think that's why I love her. I don't feel like we've got to know the characters that well. I still enjoyed the book though and can't wait until the next one!!!
Profile Image for Linda.
85 reviews
September 21, 2014
Boy this book packs a punch!!! Nathan is arrogant, mysterious and sure of what he wants. Jessica is trying to forget her past and wants uncomplicated. Once she connects with Nathan, their relationship is all about the complication. It is sexy, steamy and you seriously want to tell Jessica to run at one moment and the next minute you can't wait for them to be together again. And OMG, holy cliffy!
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721 reviews437 followers
October 9, 2014

Holy sh*t!!!!



Oh man... That ending... That was bad. Really...REALLY bad.

I'm starting Part 2 RIGHT THE HELL NOW!


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367 reviews2 followers
October 12, 2014
Hmmmm, this was just ok for me. Ive read other short-book-series before and despite how quick things develop between the MCs, it's still believable to me. This, not so much. I didnt feel any connection between the two.
But still, it was pretty hot.
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