I’m left gasping at the end of this book. I need the next book NOW!
The story of Jane and Brian has you literally galloping through this page turner.
The characters are so well written and yet again you are place somewhere that you know will end in tears but you don’t know which way the gut wrenching tragedy will come from.
There are a number of characters in this book that bring out that passionate side of you. I’m not a violent person but Debs need a bitch slap.
I can’t say enough good things about Brian and Jane. Brian is walking a tightrope trying to avoid the nasty Monkey and Jane is totally oblivious to this,and this is not the only issue.
I can’t say too much I don’t want to spoil things
Brian and Jane relationship is just ..................HOT😍😍
well worth 5 stars

4-4,4 stars

Old Enough took me by surprise, I didn't expect to love it so much!I find myself hooked and I couldn't put it down.It was hot,fast paced and intense.

The story line was refreshing and different from what I have read and this make me enjoy it even more.Brian is sweet,protective and sexy.Jane is an interesting heroine.I loved her most of the time but there were some moments she frustrate me.

I can't wait to read the next book!!

Having read Ms. Pauls’ Loan Shark Duet, I was not sure what to expect from this new duology. It definitely is not as dark as Loan Shark but it has elements of despair and brought out the anger in me over the injustices in these two people’s lives. Brian is definitely an old soul who had to grow up too early and is more responsible than anyone I know that is his age. What can I say about Jane except that I cannot help but feel sorry for her and her circumstance. I do want to shake her a bit and say “WTH? Stand up to these people”. But when Jane and Brian get together, hot off the charts chemistry. I love how he takes cares of her and is not worried about their age difference. I was reading along and the ending blew me away. Secrets will do you in every time. Cannot wait for the next installment.

If you are dubious because of the older woman/younger man premise, don’t be! This author’s past works have set me up for high expectations - ones that she certainly upheld with skill and conviction in Old Enough. I was hooked from the start and couldn’t put this down!

Jane Logan is blindsided by her spineless husband’s demand for a divorce on the night of their twelfth wedding anniversary. She is certainly unlucky in love, because before she married François, Jane was hopelessly head-over-heels in love with her fiancé, Evan, who died in a tragic accident. Truth is, she’s been mourning Evan ever since. She’s been content in her life, but never happy. Until an unexpected encounter with a middle-of-night intruder leads to lust and longing that she never thought to feel again.

Brian Michaels is a first-year university student who is juggling poverty, family, and unwanted attention from the criminal elements that rule the rough side of town. His introduction to Jane is unorthodox, but from the moment he laid eyes on her he knew wanted to protect this woman and stake a claim.

Brian is mature beyond his years. Jane is too naive despite hers. They have both endured a lot in their respective lives and are yet facing greater threats, both known and unknown. Their unfolding story was beautiful, sensual and mesmerizing. The author does a fantastic job of communicating Brian and Jane’s desires, crafting an irresistible bubble of perfect passion for them to occupy, while subtly building a wall of tension that circles their bliss and threatens to bring them down. Old Enough is incomplete without its pair, Young Enough (to be released August 28, 2018.)

This is a sincere review of a NetGalley ARC.

Gah! I wasn’t expecting that cliffhanger! I knew there’d be a cliffy, I could feel it coming but the story finished at 90% and damn was that ending ominous!

The first chapter for book 2 is included at the end, but I’m not spoiling myself. I’m gonna wait impatiently for the second instalment.

I really enjoy Charmaine Pauls’s writing. From the beginning she manages to suck you into the story and feel it as though it’s you living the story, not the characters.

Jane and Brian are prefect match for each other and I’m fidgeting in my seat because I know something big is about to happen, and not the good kind either!

My heart literally ached for Jane in many parts of this book. She’s been through so much and it seems she just can’t catch a break from life, and the people in her life!

Fingers crossed she gets her happy ending, and certain people in this book get what they deserve!

Old enough is the perfect blend of romance, taboo and mystery.

5 stars!

* arc kindly received via NetGalley *

For starters, this was a first book for me where a much younger man is "romancing" an older woman (most of the times, it's the other way around). So, I was very intrigued to see how it all played out. to be honest, it was disappointing. The characters written in such a way that you would never believe that Brian is barely 20 and Jane is in her 40s. Brian acts, talks, things, and behaves himself like a 40 plus year old man and Jane is like a virgin teenager who is making out with her first boyfriend. Jane has absolutely NO personality, she doesn't have any will-power, she is such a push-over, it's simply laughable, she has NO emotions whatsoever. You would think when your husband tells you that he is leaving you for another woman, who he has been sleeping with, and who you know, you would throw a fit, right? Even if that conversation takes place in public, right? You would probably throw something at him. Not Jane...She is like....OK, I guess our forever didn't last long...WTF?!?!?! Oh, and don't get me even started on Brian...I think he was supposed to be that dominant alpha male that just oozes sex appeal...Instead, he is controlling simply for the sake of showing control. It just doesn't make sense. His so-called dominance is very close to be called abuse...The ending of the book was very abrupt. It literally ended in the middle of the chapter. At first I thought that my e-book was corrupt, but not, that's the author's "brilliant" plan to leave room for a second book. Huh?? Oh, and the copy I got contained a sample (one chapter) of the next book and let me tell you, it gets worse....<spoiler>now Brian is a full blown stalker, watching Jane on security cameras as she is undressing in her own home??!!!! </spoiler> Thank you, but no, thank you. I will not be continuing with this disaster.

Thank you for ARC opportunity! I had a little slow start in the beginning but picked up quickly and finished at race speed. An older woman and younger guy I had many thoughts but turned out steamy beautiful and the story has twists turns deceit... Amazing job again!

Could not put this book down! I FELT everything that happened to Jane (and Brian) as though it happened to me. Beautifully written. Can't wait for the next one!

I’m old enough to drive a car, buy alcohol, and enter a club.I’m old enough to take responsibility for my actions.I’m old enough for her, no matter what her middle-aged friends or society says.No matter she’s the age of my mother.No matter why or how I met her.I’ll take those secrets to my grave, and her with them, if those secrets don’t ruin us first.When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Charmaine Pauls is magnifysent writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.

Can't tell the last time I picked up a book and was so caught up with it that everything else was forgotten. Words just can explain how absolutely I am looking forward to Part 2.

The story starts out with Jane being handed marching orders from her husband. Enter Brian in the perfect set-up for her downfall only Brian falls in love.

The mere fact that the heroine is older but still so innocent is adorable. Brian teaches her what is means to be confident - even though he's so much younger, his experience makes him so much more mature.
Im counting the days until I get tge next chapter.