Into the Nothing (Broken Outlaw Series #1) ~ BT Urruela

Xander Evans has been on the road for many years. Never settling. Always moving from one place to another, unable to let go of his past. He lived a tragic childhood, spending most of those years in foster care. He's never felt like he's had a home. That is until he stops in the small town of Truman Valley, Missouri, where he meets a woman who will change everything he's ever known.

Paige Watson has it all. A loving family, beautiful home, and a great career. The only thing she's missing....is love. After escaping an abusive relationship, she opens her heart up to a stranger. He is unlike any man she's ever met. He came into her life and turned it completely upside down. Everything is perfect. That is, until one fateful night.

A night that would tear the Watson family apart, never to be put back together again.

A night that would send Xander away to prison for life.

I am so freaking proud of BT! Into the Nothing was really good. The story line pulled me in from the first chapter and I couldn’t put it down. BT’s writing was clean, straightforward and intriguing. His characters had their own personalities and they were written really well. I couldn’t help falling for Xander and loving Paige.

Xander is sexy, strong and a complete gentleman, but he also has secrets…. Secrets that cause him to move from place to place and not really have a “home.” He’s honest and direct with everyone he meets, but doesn’t really open up to anyone, until Paige.

Paige is a genuine sweetheart; beautiful AND smart. The minute she sees Xander, she’s struck by his rugged hotness. He comes to her rescue and instantly earns her father’s respect. After coming over for a Watson family dinner and a subsequent job offer, Paige is able to start breaking down Xander’s walls. There’s something special about her that he can’t resist. She just gets him.

There are a couple plot twists that I didn’t see coming and I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. There were moments where I choked up and others where I wanted to beat someone with my kindle. I cannot wait for the next Broken Outlaw Book! 

Relinquish ~ M.N. Forgy

In my world, there is no such thing as love. It is just a lie we whisper into our client’s ear. Love is foreign and hazardous. What I did not expect was to bare my soul to a man who is as egotistical as he is dangerous.

His name is Landon. Despite his blackened soul, he tried to save me, but what he didn't expect was my torturous fate to catch up with me.

To your father, I'm the escort.

To your mother, I'm the whore.

To the legal system, I'm the prostitute.

In the end, I'm just the other woman.

I have no idea if I will continue to survive, if I will ever find my path aside from the gritty streets I know so well. There is a good chance I will wind up in the ditch like most women in my position. Surrendering to my fate is the only choice I have. I must relinquish it all.

Relinquish was not what I expected….. In a good way! When the story starts with Charlie as a 9 year old, my heart literally broke for her. Then chapter one brings you up to the now, when Charlie is 18 and leaving her foster home. This foster home disgusts me and I cannot blame Jayden (Charlie’s only somewhat family) for wanting to leave with Charlie.

Charlie goes in search of a job after her life savings is stolen, while she slept on the bus to Vegas. The guy, who tries to help her get a job, ends up collecting on his favor and, at first Charlie makes herself believe that this is her “boyfriend” taking care of her, but in her sub conscience, knew she was selling herself.

Landon….. Wow. He is one gorgeous, sexy and damaged man. He now runs the Blackwell Estate, previous run by his father. After some run-ins with Charlie in front of a coffee shop, Landon ends up coming to her rescue, when her “boyfriend” tries to pawn her off on his friends. This is when Charlie comes to terms with what she was doing the entire time. After the attack and Landon’s saving, Landon takes Charlie for a drink, which leads to so much more.

Charlie and Landon’s attraction is one that they can’t ignore. It’s as if fate keeps throwing them in to each other’s path. The twists and turns of their story kept me on the edge of my seat and the mystery behind Landon’s father was a total curve ball. When Landon and Charlie can no longer deny their Love, these two go “All In.”