Soulless: Lawless Part 2, King Series Book 4 ~ T.M. Frazier

The finale to Bear and Thia's epic love story.

After the Cliffy in Lawless, I could not wait to get my hands on Soulless! And Holy WOW! I was not expecting some of the twists that happened. I was completely riveted to Thia and Bear’s story, but I will say this…..I still want more!!!

While King has my heart, Bear makes an excellent play for it. His devotion and love for Thia is all consuming. He would do anything for her, just as she would do for him.

Thia is a tough cookie and I love a strong female character. She can be strong but still need her man; and Thia needs Bear just as much and he needs her.

There are so many things I want to say, but can’t for risk of spoiling it for others. Soulless was exciting, angsty, amazingly written and overall fabulous read. Please give me more of these characters T.M!! That ending!!!

Royal Savage ~ Victoria Ashley

 ROYAL SAVAGE 

I CAN’T CLOSE MY EYES… I refuse to. Every time I do, all I see is blood, death, and pain. I can feel it - almost taste it, bringing me back to that night. 

It doesn't matter that I'm still breathing; I no longer need it, I no longer want it. I despise it along with everything else around me. 

The only thing I long for is to fucking fade away. I've given up. Until her at least… 

AVALON. 

She comes into my world, knocking me on my ass. 

It turns me on to have her around me. Makes me want to wrap my hand around her tight little throat and fuck her until she feels my pain, feels the monster in me, but also makes me want to protect her from the very thing that she should be afraid of... me. 

Once she sees the damage that I’m capable of; she’ll look at me like everyone else around me does: with fear. 

AVALON KNIGHT 

HIS EYES... THE DARKNESS IN them draws me to him, making me want to taste him, feel him… and save him. I shouldn't have gotten on the back of his motorcycle that day. I know that now. Colton warned me. I was told it was dangerous. I was told that nothing would be the same. He was right. 

ROYAL is dangerous, dark, and seductive; the very thing that keeps me hanging on, willing to give my last breath just to touch him… breathe him in. 

He’s savage, inked, and highly captivating. So different from his brother… 

He's hazardous to my health, mind, and body, yet the only thing that I crave. I want to free him. I want to change his mind, but I'm afraid that he’s already too faded… 

So I have to admit, this was my first Victoria Ashley book. Why the hell did I wait so long to pick her up?! I absolutely loved Royal Savage!

Royal, bad ass with a big heart and traumatic past, blows right in and steals your heart. He’s sexy scary in all the best ways, but completely messed up in the head. He’s more romantic and emotional then he’ll ever admit, constantly wanting to keep his walls up, but he can’t stay away from Avalon. She’s sucked him in and she is all he thinks about. He wrestles with his past and if he can move on with this beautiful, sexy, smart woman, while letting go of what he had.

I love me a good, strong female character. Avalon is tired of taking her boyfriend’s crap and kicks him to the curb. She’s doing her now and dreaming about doing Royal too. She hates all the stereotypical bullshit, so she’ll do whatever she can to defend Royal against his parents, his brother or her boss. All of them think he’s a bad person for riding a motorcycle, wearing tattoos, standing up for and defending himself. They said he was destructive and dangerous, but once we find out the truth of what happened, I believe Royal did what he had to do and I don’t blame him one bit…..Neither does Avalon. She’s perfect for Royal and exactly what he needs.

"Hold on tight, Darlin', and don't fucking let go."

~Royal

While Royal Savage had death, destruction and drama, it also had love, hot sex and parts that hit you right in the feels. Love this couple and would totally love to read more about them! 

Souls Unfractured (Hades Hangmen #3) ~ Tillie Cole

"For fractured souls are like magnets.

Drawn to collide into an impossible bliss…"

Labeled a ‘Cursed’ woman of Eve from birth, Maddie has endured nothing but pain and repression at the hands of The Order’s most abusive elder, Moses. Now living with her sister in The Hangmen’s secluded compound, finally, Maddie, is free. Free from the suffocating faith she no longer believes in. Free from endless years of physical and mental torment.

Just… free…

At age twenty-one, the timid and shy Maddie is content to live within the confines of her new home—safe from the outside world, safe from harm and, strangely, protected by the Hangmen’s most volatile member; the heavily pierced and tattooed, Flame. 

Flame. 

The man who ceaselessly watches over her with his midnight dark and searing eyes. The man who protects her with a breath-taking intensity. And the man who stirs something deep within her numbed heart. 

But when circumstances conspire for Flame to need HER help, Maddie bravely risks it all for the broken man who has captivated her fragile soul. 

The Hangmen’s most infamous member, Flame, is ruled by one thing—anger. Plagued by haunting demons from his past, an all-consuming rage, and isolated by an abhorrent hatred of being touched, Flame's days are filled with suffocating darkness, pierced only by a single ray of light—Maddie. The shy, beautiful woman he cannot purge from his thoughts. The woman he has an overwhelming need to possess… 

... the only person who has ever been able to touch him. 

Flame’s mission in life is to protect Maddie, to keep her safe. Until a trigger from his troubled past sends him spiraling into madness, trapping him in the deepest recesses of his disturbed mind. 

His Hangmen brothers fear that Flame is beyond saving. 

His only hope of salvation: Maddie and her healing light.

Dark Contemporary Romance.

Contains explicit sexual situations, violence, disturbingly sensitive and taboo subjects, offensive language, and very mature topics.

Recommended for age 18 years and over.

Amazing!! Truly, there are no words to describe how profound this story is. I could not wait for this release and Tillie Cole did not disappoint.

Maddie and Flame are explosive….. Emotionally, physically and mentally. The glimpses we see in to these two’s past is completely gut wrenching and I physically want to do harm to those that caused their pain. They were told they were evil, that they were sinners and that no one would love them. Yet, they are two of the most loveable people.

As “different” as Flame is, his openness with Maddie is refreshing and inspiring. Instead of all the fluff or pretty words that most women want, Maddie needs honesty. That is what Flame can give her. She is the one he can touch and she calms the flames. His protective instincts for her are sexy as hell and makes Maddie feel safe. With that sexy body, dark soulful eyes and hot beard, what more could you want?

Maddie has her own demons from her past she wants to move on from. Feeling damaged herself; Maddie is able to understand Flame’s struggles and is strong enough to try for the both of them. Her sketches tell Flame exactly what she hopes and dreams for them and Flame comes to realize he wants the same thing, but only from Maddie. She might be “the little one,” but she’s a fire cracker and the only one tough enough to be Flame’s old lady.

Their love is timeless. It will be one for the ages and Souls Unfractured just pulls at every heart string you have. It’s raw, gritty, and emotional, with beautiful scenes of love and devotion. I could not put this down and I cannot wait for more!!!

Deep (Stage Dive #4) ~ Kylie Scott

Positive. With two little lines on a pregnancy test, everything in Lizzy Rollins' ordinary life is about to change forever. And all because of one big mistake in Vegas with Ben Nicholson, the irresistibly sexy bass player for Stage Dive. So what if Ben's the only man she's ever met who can make her feel completely safe, cherished, and out of control with desire at the same time? Lizzy knows the gorgeous rock star isn't looking for anything more permanent than a good time, no matter how much she wishes differently.

Ben knows Lizzy is off limits. Completely and utterly. She's his best friend's little sister now, and no matter how hot the chemistry is between them, no matter how sweet and sexy she is, he's not going to go there. But when Ben is forced to keep the one girl he's always had a weakness for out of trouble in Sin City, he quickly learns that what happens in Vegas, doesn't always stay there. Now he and Lizzie are connected in the deepest way possible...but will it lead to a connection of the heart?

Finally we get to learn more about Ben and Lizzy. What I have to say is, I wanted to smack Ben several times though this book. Props to Lizzy for staying true to herself.

The sexual tension between these two is off the charts! Ben is one sexy, big, scruffy dude. Lizzy is the loveable, sweet little sister (by marriage)of his band mate. Ben's "too old" for Lizzy and Lizzy is "off-limits" to Ben, but they can't help it. Their attraction is powerful.

When Lizzy finds herself pregnant and not sure how to tell Ben, one major f&*k up a band dinner causes fist-a-cuffs, bloody noses and judgmental looks. While Lizzy is having her own freak out, so is Ben. Unfortunately, Ben does not handle his freak out well and causes me to hate him for a couple chapters.

Lizzy gives Ben chance after chance and completely falls in love with him. Ben, who doesn't realize how in love with Lizzy he is, allows his sister in to the picture to "apologize" for her previous behavior and yet again, another f*^k up ensues. Ben's last hope is getting Lizzy to their concert, when she is already prepared to sneak away on the next plane back home. Will Lizzy go to the concert......You'll have to read to find out. All I'll say is that I have forgiven Ben, if that helps.

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