If you don't know by now your girl is always thirsty for a bit of bloodlust and this book satiated that craving. For now...
While this book was full oIf you don't know by now your girl is always thirsty for a bit of bloodlust and this book satiated that craving. For now...
While this book was full of tropes, some of my favorite tropes to be honest I felt like parts of it fell flat. There was too much going on without anything actually happening. Besides the spicy scenes, those were definitely going somewhere, and boy did they deliver! Talk about a change of knickers. Goodness.
Jack and Angela were quite the duo. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't picture them together. Like, I really did. In their own merit they both had a lot going for them but together in normal conversation and just in general chemistry (besides in the bedroom) it felt just a touch forced?
A good start to what I hope is an intriguing story. I will most likely read book two because I found a lot of the side characters to be interesting and even downright swoony at times....more
I've been obsessed with the Hades Hangmen since I started book one but this one didn't quite hit like the previous four did. Don't get me wrong, I lovI've been obsessed with the Hades Hangmen since I started book one but this one didn't quite hit like the previous four did. Don't get me wrong, I loved AK so much. Getting his backstory made this book for me. I knew Flame couldn't be the only one in the psycho trio with more issues than not.
I think the intensity I have grown to love for this series wasn't quite there with this one and I think I know why. It was the narration; it was a bit lacking for me this time. I try not to comment negatively on narration because I don't know anything about it, but I felt like it was hastily put together. I noticed several slip ups with the narration throughout this book and I should have switched to eyeball reading but I didn't.
Phebe was the first sister that came from the order who wasn't like the others. She had seen the world. She knew what to expect for the most part when it came to the outside world but with her past weighing her down it made it difficult to live her life outside. Her struggles broke my heart and that was before we got the truth of what happened to her when she was younger. For living the way, she had been for what I would guess is close to 15 years I am amazed she survived.
The way AK was with Phebe was not what I was expecting. He was the kindest of the Hangmen with the way he was there for her even in the early days of their courtship.
I will be continuing on with this series, I just might mix it up and eyeball read the next one depending on who is going to be doing the narration....more
After reading the first three books in the Hades Hangmen series I thought I was prepared for whatever was going to happen. I didn't think it could getAfter reading the first three books in the Hades Hangmen series I thought I was prepared for whatever was going to happen. I didn't think it could get worse. I didn't think there could be more. I just didn't think apparently...
“Everything they had accused him of, he had done. He had admitted to it all. Lilah,”
My first thoughts going into this book were along the lines of "Cain doesn't deserve redemption." and "I don't think I am going to be able to forgive him." He did horrid things, things that ended him up as an enemy not only to The Hangmen but to his people as well. I can't recall a book ever making me adjust my feelings towards a character more than Deep Redemption.
“It is easy to ignore someone’s sins when love blinds you.”
The emotions I experienced towards Cain and the book itself were powerful. From the very start I knew that this book could destroy me, and it almost did. One part specifically, I never could have seen that coming. While this book was filled with plot twists, unexpected revelations, and redemption it was very much the epitome of a lost soul trying to find his way to something.
I can't really say much else because it would give away everything. Read this series in order, this isn't one of those books you can read as a standalone. Everything that conspired in the first three books in this series led to this book. Led to Cain's ending or is it his beginning. The Hades Hangmen might go down as one of the best series I have ever read, and I can't wait to see what is up next for the rest of the guys in the club....more
Two souls damaged beyond repair found the love in one another they never thought they would find.
Flame's past is dark and full of torture. He's never Two souls damaged beyond repair found the love in one another they never thought they would find.
Flame's past is dark and full of torture. He's never found anyone who he could communicate with about the things he went through. Now, there is Maddie and not only is she the light he never thought he would see Maddie is also the only person who can touch him. The only person who wasn't swallowed up by the flames he has lived with his entire life.
Maddie's life has been just as dark as Flame's. Both of their traumas come from a church that was supposed to help them, but it only ended up hurting them and taking away their innocence. Having escaped to a place where she is safe Maddie fears everything except Flame. The man who protects her as if he is her shadow.
The love story between Maddie and Flame is not only full of pain, suffering and want. It is full of hope. The hope that one day these two can become something for the other. The struggles they go through aren't easy and learning how to live again will be the hardest trial they have had to go through.
With everything going on with Flame and Maddie seeing what is going on behind the scenes with Cain was an eye opener. I don't know how to feel about all of that yet, can he be saved? After all he knows is that the things, he is seeing are unforgiveable, but can a man forget the life he was destined for?
Fall further in love with the Hades Hangmen with Flame & Maddie's story. There might be some tears and for me there was loads of anger but in the end it was worth it. It was worth it to see how Flame becomes the man he was always able to be. With whom book four is about I have no idea how this series is going to go, and I am a bit skeptical to say the least....more
Heart Recaptured was one of the most devasting books I have ever read. Yet, I couldn't stop listening. Lilah's soul was crushed over and over again beHeart Recaptured was one of the most devasting books I have ever read. Yet, I couldn't stop listening. Lilah's soul was crushed over and over again between her faith and Ky. Even when love was so abundantly staring her in the face, she couldn't recognize it. She couldn't see past the demons of her past and what she had been told about being a ‘Cursed woman of Eve’. In her mind she was unlovable, a temptress to men and nothing more.
I'm not entirely sure what to say or how to give this review because it would give too much of the story away. The journey Lilah and Ky takes is a struggle. It isn't easy and there isn't a 'lightbulb' moment where Lilah just gets it. Where she sees herself as Ky and her sisters do. Growing up in a cult and being brainwashed into thinking you are nothing more than a body with holes so that the disciples can get closer to the lord is vile. I do want to say that even with how dark this book is there is light, there is so much light in the little moments when everything is at peace. It makes the horror of Lilah's life worth it just to get to the end.
J.F. Harding was the sole reason I decided to listen to this series. His southern accent is probably one of my favorites that I have ever heard. Even when he was portraying Cain with that slow drawl I was absolutely enthralled. This was my first narration for both Bunny Warren and Biff Summers but Bunny's voice as Lilah was almost soothing. The way she spoke about her beliefs was captivating in a way I don't think I have heard before. Then Biff Summers as Ky was kind of outstanding. The growls, the subtle accents he did when differentiating between characters and the entire performance made this narration worth it.
Flame & Maddie are next up in the Hades Hangman and that is my most anticipated book of the series. That psycho is everything protective and growly I love in a good hero....more
It Ain't Me, Babe is the type of book that reminds me why I love reading. The heartache, the tears and the yearning for that HEA that seems so far awaIt Ain't Me, Babe is the type of book that reminds me why I love reading. The heartache, the tears and the yearning for that HEA that seems so far away but when you get it baby, it is worth it!!
How do I even write a review for a book like this? I must have deleted this review about a dozen times at this point. I feel like anything I say isn't going to come close to doing this book justice.
From the way Tillie Cole incorporated Greek Mythology into this book was one of my favorite things about this book. The Hades Hangmen really were not good guys, but they are loyal, and they protect what is theirs. From the moment Mae walks back into Styx's life his focus is protecting her and keeping her. Mae had been through it and the way he protected her even when he was pushing her away was toxic and yet remarkably sweet. I know this is all over the place, but this is what I've got.
J.F. Harding y'all! If you don't know who he is, you will. His narration of Styx/River was beyond anything I could have ever expected. The stutter Styx had was such an important part of this book and finding a narrator who could execute that kind of performance and at that level was mind blowing. And Annie Green as Mae was just as phenomenal. The southern accent was flawless with this unidentifiable note to it. Which makes complete sense with the way that Mae was raised.
I am not sure what this says about me, but I am most looking forward to Flame's story. That boy has a past, and it is going to be bloody, dark and seriously disturbed....more
Serious damaged heroes are my favorite and Cassandra Robbins writes them to the point where your heart is aching for them. I adored Blade (Jason) evenSerious damaged heroes are my favorite and Cassandra Robbins writes them to the point where your heart is aching for them. I adored Blade (Jason) even if he was a grump, but Poet (David) was something else. The grief he carried was undeniably heavy. To the point that if anything remotely good happened to him he would wonder why he deserved it. After losing his babygirl his life took a turn for from bad to worse. The light he once thought he would be able to look forward to someday was just a distant memory. On a road leading nowhere his only option was to leave. Leave her, leave his club, and leave behind all the bad memories.
“You are my light. But if I stay with you, I’ll extinguish it.”
Now nearly a decade later he is back, back to get revenge on the ones that wronged him. He swore he would leave her alone but that was never an option. Through the years she was his one light. The place he could go in his head when things got to heavy. Except, Charlie is so much more than he remembered. She has so much good in her that he doesn't want to taint that, but he can't seem to let her go. Letting her go would mean losing himself forever but he has to, she deserves much better than this life. This life of blood, war, and loss. These past months with her have been more than he could have hoped for but saying goodbye was always the plan.
Atone broke my heart, seriously. Throughout this book I kept hoping for that moment. You know what moment I am talking about, that moment where Poet realizes he is worth more. More than this life has offered him. The triggers in this book are heavy so be sure to check those. Charlie was this wonderful force of light for David and their chemistry was undeniable. I think he might hold a little piece of my heart now.
Troy Duran y'all! Holy lord that voice. If I, can I always listen to a Troy Duran narration, but this book was next level. The growls, the pain he conveyed in his voice was intense. Next level intense, I was entirely immersed in his narration. I do believe this was my first Veronica Parker narration, but I really enjoyed her emotional moments. Sometimes narrations lose that but when a narrator can get the voice cracks in there it is just *chefs kiss*.
I don't see how anyone will be able to top Poet, but Edge is up next and after the things he has done to Dolly that boy better grovel, and I mean grovel good. Curious to see if he will be able to be redeemed....more
Gritty, dirty & lethal Blade McCormick is the biker we crave!!
When I go into a new biker series, I am always expecting it to be dark and dirty, but iGritty, dirty & lethal Blade McCormick is the biker we crave!!
When I go into a new biker series, I am always expecting it to be dark and dirty, but it is not often they can deliver. This delivered, big time!! Blade might have had be swooning hard for his bad boy ways but there is no way around it he really is not a nice guy. As the president of The Disciples, he has an image to keep up and getting his hands on Eve has been his plan from the start. There is something about her that gets under his skin. If Blade isn't careful the King will have found the Queen, he didn't know he was looking for.
Eve is as fierce as they come, and she will have to keep that up if she ever wants to get out of The Disciples Clubhouse. Being sold to Blade shouldn't feel just as good as it does bad, but she refuses to let those feelings in. Her only job right now is to make sure her Dad is safe and to get Blade to fall in love with her. If she can get him to fall in love with her then she might have the chance at escaping. Only Eve shouldn't have underestimated Blade because while he might just be a biker, he is always two steps ahead of her.
Let's be honest, I only listened to this book for Troy Duran. He does growly, gravely, and sexy like no one else can. Even knowing all of that he still surprised me with his performance of Blade. Devon Grace did a really good job with Eve. This was my first narration by her, but I look forward to seeing what else she can do with her smooth and sweet voice.
Be prepared for seriously sexy bikers, plenty of steam and even emotions you could have never seen coming. This was my first Cassandra Robbins book, and I can't wait to see what else she has coming for The Disciples. While Blade isn't nice, I don't think he is going to be the worst of the worst and I am entirely here for it....more
Garrett Leigh never fails to make you feel everything her characters are feeling but I was blown away by Devil's Dance.
Cam has been in love with SainGarrett Leigh never fails to make you feel everything her characters are feeling but I was blown away by Devil's Dance.
Cam has been in love with Saint for years, but he can't let himself go there with him. A man he has called brother for years but is so much more than that. Being around him has Cam feeling everything he never knew he could feel for another person.
A simple night, just out for a ride Cam stops into a bar to have a drink and is faced with one of the most beautiful men he has ever seen. This man is not his usual type, straightlaced and flawless but he is drawn to him. A single night was all they were supposed to have but even before the night is over Teddy has given him his number but only to use for business. How can he be so drawn to a man he barely knows while still being hopelessly in love with another?
Teddy, or Alexei doesn't do feelings, emotions or anything that could make him seem vulnerable but there is something about the biker that draws him in. He knows that he should keep any future interactions strictly business but one look at Cam and Alexei is rethinking everything he ever thought he knew.
Cam and Alexei's relationship is more than just physical and isn't look before those feelings they are feeling for each other start to morph into more. Alexei knows that Cam's bodyguard and brother is more than just that. He sees the way that they look at each other but it isn't jealously flowing through Alexei's veins it is something else entirely. He enjoys the way that they love one another but they just need a push, a push that will get them over all the reasons why they can't have another and the reason they can.
There is a battle brewing and Cam is trying to make sure that everyone in his MC comes out unscathed but that is not how these things work. Blood will be shed; love will be tested, and Alexei will have to go to great lengths to keep the one man he is falling for safe as well as the other man that fits so well with them.
This is a part of a duet so there are still many questions that need answering and way more to the story of Cam and Saint we haven't even got to yet. Garrett put all that she had into this story, and it shows. If I had one thing to complain about it is that I wanted more Saint, but his book is coming so right now patience......more
Praise for Tin Queen by Devney Perry!! She ended the Tin Gypsy series with Emmett & Nova and there was no other way for it to be done. Emmett had beenPraise for Tin Queen by Devney Perry!! She ended the Tin Gypsy series with Emmett & Nova and there was no other way for it to be done. Emmett had been the enigma we all wondered about and getting his story was nothing short of perfection.
“The man was slashing through my defenses one night at a time. The longer I stayed, the more it would hurt in the end. But I couldn’t bring myself to leave.”
No names. No expectations. No promises. That is what Emmitt Stone agreed to with the woman he met at the bar 2 months ago but the more time he spends with her the more he wants her to stay.
After all the drama that he faced with the Tin Gypsy Motorcycle Club both during their rein and after he knows what his life has in store for him. Friends, family, a job he loves, his bike and he can always go to The Betsy to let off steam with any woman of his choosing. He doesn't do relationships but after spending two months with the woman he now calls Nova he can't help but start wondering what life could be like with her by his side.
Nova is after one thing when it comes to Emmett, revenge. She has played everything so carefully up to this point from getting his attention and now earning his trust. What she never anticipated was that her father could be wrong, and he could be everything she never knew she was looking for. After spending two months with Emmett leaving now seems impossible but the job is done, and she did what she came to do.
“How had that happened? How had he gone from the enemy to the one man I trusted?”
Hearts will be broken, more than just Emmett and Nova's and as their story concludes you start to see that not everything is black and white.
Can Nova let go and see Emmett for the man he really is not the man she was told he was?
Can Emmitt forgive Nova for all the lies she told even if the lies that were told were because she didn't know any better?
“If you’re looking for your future over your shoulder, you’re turned the wrong way.”
I was so not ready for this series to end and even if the ending was bittersweet, I can't believe we have come to the end of the road for the Tin Gypsies. Every story that led up to this was another piece to the puzzle that Perry created so beautifully. These stories will stay close to my heart for years to come and there will be a re-read in my future....more
That my friends is how you do INSTALOVE!! Whew, this story literally had so much going on that you couldn't help but continuing because you just had tThat my friends is how you do INSTALOVE!! Whew, this story literally had so much going on that you couldn't help but continuing because you just had to know what was going to happen on all fronts. This was my first K.L. Savage book, and I am just like "Where the hell have I been?"
This book had all my favorite tropes in one beautiful place!! Motorcycle club, gay for you, hurt comfort and add in the fact that it is in Baton Rouge it was made for me. This was not a long book by any means but the way the story was laid out I was invested in all the members of the MC and was already looking forward to their books before I even finished this one. That might be bothersome to other people as in it could take away from the current characters but that was not the case at all. It added so much to Rainbow's character and who he was down to his core.
Rainbow had one of the most traumatic experiences that anyone could go through much less having to go through at 17 years old fundamentally changed the essence of who he was. After losing his parents and taking over raising his 15-year-old brother Rainbow moves to Baton Rouge and joins the Ruthless Kings MC with his brother. Now fifteen years later his brother doesn't speak but lives a fulfilling life and Rainbow is happy with his MC, his job as a firefighter and smokejumper but it isn't until Ryan walks into his life that the center of his world starts to shift. Rainbow has never been attracted to a man before and while that terrifies him briefly, he knows that Ryan could be that one person to change everything for him.
Ryan has been through hell and back since the moment he came out to his parents. He knew that the minute he came out he would have to leave home and that is what he did. Moving to Vegas and becoming a Paramedic gave him a life to look forward to. When a friend of his boss calls in a favor Ryan has to head down to Baton Rouge to help out during a hurricane that is headed straight for Louisiana. When he gets a call to the local MC about a gunshot victim, he knows what needs to be done but he never anticipated Rainbow. The one man he shouldn't want because he makes Ryan beak his top two rules.
As Ryan and Rainbow are thrown together time and time again there is not denying their chemistry but how can Ryan trust a man that is the exact opposite of everything he trusts. Rainbow must prove to Ryan that he is nothing like the men in Ryan's past but in doing that more chaos starts to ensue not only at the MC clubhouse but all-around town as the hurricane draws closer. After the storm passes and life goes back to normal can Ryan & Rainbow make their love last?
I loved this book, that is all. I just loved it. The characters and the way that they were with one another had almost a gravitational pull you couldn't help but feel. This will not be my last K.L. Savage book because I want to dive headfirst into every single Ruthless Kings MC book, I can get my little paws on....more
When Darkness Turns to Light was the story of brotherhood and the lengths that a family will go to when it comes to protecting their own from outside When Darkness Turns to Light was the story of brotherhood and the lengths that a family will go to when it comes to protecting their own from outside forces that want to harm them.
Sid has chosen to keep his personal life separate from his family, the only family he has ever known the Dark Angels. When a new member joins the club that starts to threaten everything, he has worked so far there is only so far that he can be tested before he gives in. One night, that is all he needs with Toad. After that he will be able to go back to them just being brothers for the club. All that changes when Toad gets injured and is left unable to care for himself. Sid knew that one night was going to be mistake the minute their lips toughed but now having him in his space is proving damn near impossible.
Toad has been looking over his shoulder for over 5 years just waiting for the people that locked him up for being gay to find him again. Those brief moments when he can forget about the past are when he is in the presence of Sid but when an accident puts them in even closer proximity to one another how is he supposed to resist the man that captured his heart long ago?
Sid & Toad's relationship is a slow burn of snark, longing looks and a comfort unlike I have read before other than with J.P. Sayle. These two men had so many barriers to overcome before they could even start thinking about a relationship together. The beautiful thing I have noticed in Sayle's books is that while it might seem like "instalove" it isn't, not in the usual way. The way the characters’ lives become intertwined it seems natural that they would fall for one another.
When I first started this book, it was if everything that happened in book one The Light Beneath the Dark came rushing back to me and seeing Mason & Linc be such a big part of this story was everything I want in a series. Sid & Toad's story might be over, but we haven't seen the last of them and I cannot wait to read the next book in the Dark River Stone Collective....more
I've got some serious mixed feelings about this book and it has everything to do with our leading lady Skye. Danny deserved more, SO MUCH MORE!! You cI've got some serious mixed feelings about this book and it has everything to do with our leading lady Skye. Danny deserved more, SO MUCH MORE!! You can't convince me otherwise.
Skye has loved Danny since she was five, but she wants more out of life than to just be an "Old Lady" and stay in the same town she grew up in. She wants it all. Travel, the white picket fence, the two kids and the devoted husband. Danny has been her one true love all these years but they just want two different lives, so it is time for Skye to leave Danny even if it breaks her heart. The minute she leaves he is ever present in her mind and heart but with some time she thinks she will be able to get over him. Except that is impossible when trouble is at her every turn and he is the one that always rescues her.
Danny has loved Skye since he first held her hand and even after all these years that is never going to change. He knows that Skye wants more but if she could just trust him that he can give her those things in time then they could both have the life they have always wanted. Skye is a runner, and Danny knows that, so he lets her go. After a series of events keeps putting them face to face Danny realizes he can't do this back and forth any longer. He moves on and starts to build the life he wants even if it is without Skye. Apparently, fate keeps wanting to screw him over because the minute he moves on Skye is back and there is no escaping her.
I'll say it again, Danny deserved way better. He was always 100% in with Skye, but she never was with him until it was too late. Get over yourself girly, life is full of sacrifices and the life thought you wanted isn't all that great when the person you love isn't in it. Although, the last half of book really saved this one for me. There was MC drama, blood and some the heat I have come to expect from a Bella Jewel book. Kind of sad this trilogy is over but maybe one day I will go back and read the OG series....more
They really did save the best for last with Priest!!!
From the moment I started this series I fell head over heels in love with Priest and I never expeThey really did save the best for last with Priest!!!
From the moment I started this series I fell head over heels in love with Priest and I never expected we would get his story. I figured he would just be the "Dad" of the club and that would be that but after Nix's story I saw that Priest was finally going to get his and I couldn't have been happier. Even if I had this little niggle in the back of my mind that no one could compare to Ankh, Mal surely did!!
After losing the love of your life, your husband, your partner how can you even begin to think of moving on? It has been over two years since Priest lost Ankh, things are getting easier but there is still that sharp pain in his chest when his thoughts wander to Ankh. Priest never thought he would be attracted to someone again but something inside him keeps being drawn to Mal. They've been friends for three decades but now Priest sees him as more than just a person he confides in, he sees him as the person that he wants to share his bed with. Priest is left with all kinds of emotions from moving on too soon, to letting someone else in his heart when Ankh still owns it. Could he love again? Even if that love is different, could he live the rest of his life with someone who isn't Ankh?
Mal had his heart broken over thirty years ago and has never let it go, he just hooks up when the need arises and then moves on. Now at 55 years old he is maybe ready to the last past go and move towards something a bit more stable. Problem with that is that he isn't just attracted to anyone he is attracted to Priest, his dead friends’ husband. Mal isn't sure how to handle this new attraction to Priest but as a stalker lurks in the shadows, he leans on Priest more than ever. Those subtle looks lead to not-so-subtle looks and he ends up in Priest's bed. He can do this friends with benefits thing but when he catches feelings what is he supposed to do? Priest isn't ready to move on from Ankh, or is he??
As the stalker looms closer Priest and Mal are desperately trying to keep their feelings at bay and focus on the club instead of their feelings for one another. Mal's stalker makes a move that could cost him his life and Priest doesn't know if he can handle losing someone else, he loves. Low angst and seriously sexy Priest will you hope that you can still find love even when you think there is no hope.
Still Standing is the first book in the all-new Wild West MC series from Kristen Ashley. There were so many times through this book where I was so annStill Standing is the first book in the all-new Wild West MC series from Kristen Ashley. There were so many times through this book where I was so annoyed with Clara and a time or two where I wanted to slap the hell out of Buck. When you mention Kristen Ashley, you have people who love her books and others who love OG KA, for me I am somewhere in the middle because I haven't read any of her newer series. This was not my favorite Kristen Ashley book, that I am sure on, but I didn't hate it.
Clara had a tough life there is no way around that. I really felt for her and the things she went through but I felt like going through all she went through she should have had a bigger back bone. She should have stood up for herself more and been stronger when it came to things she wanted. Towards the end of the book, we really see her coming into herself but that took nearly 500 pages.
Buck was frustrating, and I know that is the whole MC aspect of things. My biggest issue here is that he reminded me so much of other bikers she has written about in previous books. I get that she is only person and her characters might take on similar aspects but there were too many times where Buck reminded me of Abel from her Three Trilogy and Tatum from her Colorado Mountain series. He was a bit softer than those guys but at the same time it was very Déjà Vu for me.
There were parts I was terribly confused as well, because it was such a mess right in the middle. Eventually I was on board and the last 30% of the book was incredible. She wrapped everything up beautifully leaving us with just enough to be curious about the next book in the series. It was not a bad book but not one I plan to re-read again....more
I started this series back in November and I have been obsessed ever since!! I've seen some wonderful reviews for this series and some not so wonderfuI started this series back in November and I have been obsessed ever since!! I've seen some wonderful reviews for this series and some not so wonderful reviews. The reason I have kept reading is because this series is easy, now I don't mean easy like boring. I mean easy as in these stories are easy to fall in love with. Hell's Ankhor is a family and in each story, you fall more in love with each one of these guys. Nix and Dawson's story was no favorite, even though we really didn't know much about either one of these guys.
Nix is a former addict, so he recognizes the signs almost immediately when it comes to Dawson. Not just because he is causing a scene at the bar but because for one, he doesn't think he has a problem. All Nix wants to do is help Dawson and he does the first night by taking him home. The next morning is a different story when they are unable to keep their hands off each other. For Nix this is a new thing because he has never been attracted to a man before. For Dawson it was just a great hookup. A short time later the same thing happens, and Dawson ends up waking up in Nix's apartment. The difference being Nix is not so easy to give in. He has been down this road before and can't let his sobriety be put in jeopardy no matter how much he might like Dawson. Time passes, and Dawson decides he can't continue to be this person and wants a change, but he also wants to do it for Nix. He knows he won't get anywhere with Nix unless there are some serious changes. Can these two guys overcome their addictions and uncertainties while keeping their sobriety?
Not going to lie, I wasn't really excited about Nix and Dawson's story because we didn't know much about either of these guys and there was nothing that really intrigued me about either one of them until this book. Now I am in love with them both, especially Nix. As with all the Hell's Ankhor stories they do eventually get their HEA and now I am looking forward to the story that has been on my mind since book one, PRIEST!!!...more
Joker was by far the hardest book to read in the Hell's Ankhor series so far. The story was so beautifully written that I was almost in tears when JokJoker was by far the hardest book to read in the Hell's Ankhor series so far. The story was so beautifully written that I was almost in tears when Joker finally started realizing he was worth something after a lifetime of feeling like he did not matter. Going in I didn't think I would like this story as much as the others because I can't stand when characters self-sabotage themselves through the whole book but with Joker it actually felt like that was normal for him, and it was.
Brennan was so patient with Joker because he could see what was beneath the surface even from the very start. Instead of treating him just like the club clown he really got to know the person Joker was when he wasn’t trying to be anything but himself. Joker and Brennan might be one of my favorite couples in the whole of the Hell's Ankhor series because their story was so real to everyday people like us. There were no outside club issues, no one trying to murder anyone, but it was a nice change of pace to see the softer side of these guys. ...more
Tru's book was not what I was expecting, that is for sure. Did I love it? YES!! With how Dante ended and the little sneak peek we got of Beau and Tru Tru's book was not what I was expecting, that is for sure. Did I love it? YES!! With how Dante ended and the little sneak peek we got of Beau and Tru I expected this book to be mostly lighthearted fun but it was real.
Beau had a lot of problems with being who he wanted to be as far as his sexuality. He has known he was gay for years but with this mother always calling it a "phase" it was easier for him to stick to random hookups than cause any kind of riff in his family. All that changes when he meets Tru, he knows he doesn't have time for more, so he puts it out of his head, but the gorgeous biker keeps coming around testing his control and his heart. When Beau's mother is trying to set him up with, yet another woman Tru comes to the rescue as his fake boyfriend for the wedding. A fake date shouldn’t be hard but what was supposed to be one fake night turned in to something very real for Beau.
Tru doesn't do relationships because it is easier than trying to let someone in just to be let down again. Beau, the HOT fire chief who is helping with the investigation into Stella's bakery is on a totally different level. He cannot get Beau out of his head. Before he knows what is happening, he is offering to be Beau's date to his sister's wedding. How did that happen? One minute he was an innocent bystander and the next he has a date with this guy's stuck-up family. Tru is prepared for what is to come at the wedding but what he isn't prepared for is how real everything feels with Beau. Can Tru convince the fire chief that is time for him to start living his life the way he wants to?
I really did enjoy this book; it probably would have been one of my favorites but there were a few things left unresolved for me. I wish we could have seen Beau stand up to his Mom and tell him this is the way things were going to be. I hate when books make a person completely accapteing for a happy ending, but it would have been nice for Beau and Tru's relationship. I've really grown to love this series so much, and Joker's book is next followed by Nix's I just hope that won't be the end of Hell's Ankhor....more
Dante and Heath's book did not disappoint!! From the very start of my journey with the Hell's Ankhor MC I have been all over the place, some stories IDante and Heath's book did not disappoint!! From the very start of my journey with the Hell's Ankhor MC I have been all over the place, some stories I absolutely love, and others just fall flat. This one was a bit in the middle honestly. Yes, I said it didn't disappoint but that is because I really didn't have any expectations with this book like I have had with the previous books in this series. One of the high points in this story for me was being introduced to the Liberty Crew MC. We got to see some new faces and some old faces but what was interesting was we got to see how Hell's Ankhor interacted with a club that they didn't despise.
Heath was always just kind of in the background in all the books but in this one we really see "The Kid" coming into his own and finally accepting himself after becoming a fully patched in member of the MC. Dante was such a sweet surprise, in book five Tex we met Dante briefly and he had this immediate attraction to Heath, but we really didn't find out exactly who Dante was until this book. While he was a Dom, he was also this genuinely good guy who wanted to take care of Heath as well as the other people that he loves. Yes, there were some boring parts and parts that I felt dragged on, but I honestly liked the story so much. It was a bit of different story from the last few books with a bit of play into the Dom and Sub troupe. I've decided I am not going to give up on this series whether the series ends on book 9 or keeps going. I've fallen for the Hell's Ankhor guys and I am really hoping that we get a book about Priest finding love again after Ank but I guess we will see.......more
Tex and Jazz's story had so much potential, but it just fell flat in a few different ways. When I read the ending of Maverick and found out about whatTex and Jazz's story had so much potential, but it just fell flat in a few different ways. When I read the ending of Maverick and found out about what this story would be about, I was thrilled. Seemingly straight guy Tex has received a letter from his best friend saying that he is getting out of prison after three years but Tex is terrified because Jazz is the only person to have ever broken his heart.
The book started out beautifully and I was excited until I was at around 55% and they were still dancing around their feelings. Jazz has been in love with Tex for close to a decade but Tex can't or won't accept his feelings for Jazz. Then BAM the last 45% is all feelings, drama, love and an HEA but I wanted more from the beginning of the book.
I enjoyed their story, but I did feel like there was something missing. Even with Gunner and Raven's book the one I was most looking forward and didn’t give that great of a review to you could feel their connection but in this one it just didn't do it for me. I am not giving up on this series though because I have made it this far and I love this brotherhood....more
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