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In the ninth book of the Ice Planet Barbarian's our story continues on after Barbarian's Taming and Aftershocks (a novella) and our group are still homeless, living in tents trying to gather as many supplies as they possibly can before making the long trek and move to their new hope in the taverns of a extinct village of homes that had been abandoned for centuries and only the earthquakes revealed its location. Its a haven for them to bear through the brutal season. But there is one couple in our group that have more pain than any other....Pashov and Stacy.

Pashov, during the shakes, was gravely injured and barely survived when the cave collapsed on him. Pashov was healed by their one healer, except for one thing....he doesn't remember his mate or his son. He is confused by the fact that he does have a family because he remembers his parents and sister. Stacy is shattered completely....the man that she loves and had a son with doesn't remember a thing about their relationship and what they had together. At first Stacy starts to push Pashov away, knowing a man that hurts her without realizing he is doing it but he is trying in any way that he can. As they begin traveling with the group, Pashov wants some time with Stacy to recover what they have lost and see if they can find love again and steals her and his son away to a cave for a few days away from the others in hoping of rekindling what they once had.

It is time to stop ignoring what has happened. I am not whole. I am missing a vital part of who I am…because I am missing you, Stay-see.

This was quite an emotional roller coaster of a story for me. I think out of all the books in this series, this is the one that will bring rough emotion to the reader. I can't even imagine what it would be like to fall in love, mated (married) and start having a family and then to have that one person to forget everything about you and your relationship. I can only imagine how devastating this can be to someone. And I felt like Ruby Dixon really handled the emotion of this scenario so very well. My heart just broke for both of these characters. We have our hero, who is confused but is trying so hard to be a good person and be the man that Stacy needs. Now Stacy, you understand why she is hurt and why she is pushing Pashov away, but she realizes her mistake and wants to try too. And once they really come together again and become a family again is truly riveting. I just went along happily with their journey, seeing them rediscover the feelings they once had.

Like I am not whole unless you smile. Like the suns rise when you move closer. Like there is nothing sweeter than touching you and hearing your moans of pleasure.

Another aspect I really liked is seeing their new "home" and I was so intrigued by the clues left behind of the people that lived before on the planet. I am curious to see where Dixon is going with this side plot and hoping we find out more hints. I wonder where Dixon is planning on taking the series so it will be interesting to continue on and see what is in store. Simple having a blast with this series and these sexy blue aliens. Overall I found this installment to be so riveting in the emotion and packed with all the details in the world building that makes you eager for more from Ruby Dixon.





 



 



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Barbarian's Hope is the tenth book in the Ice Planet Barbarians....I can hardly believe that I have come so far in this wonderful series that has swept me away in the stars....and yes Ruby Dixon is one of those authors that helps me escape from reality and in such a delicious way. I will admit though that I wasn't too excited for this book, just because of what we have seen between this couple in the past books, I wasn't sure I was too hyped up for the strong angst that I was sure to happen in this book, however, I fell in love with their story. It wasn't as great as an experience as previous books but it was engaging and emotionally driven which is an aspect that I always go for in a story. This is Asho and Hemalo's story.

Hemalo and Asha are mates and resonated with each other, and Asha became pregnant but their baby was born early and died and the death of their baby girl broke both of them including the fragile love they had for each other. Asha pushed Hemalo away, letting the grief and bitterness consume anything she had once felt for Hemalo. We see a different side to Asha, we see what is behind her tough exterior. Hemalo, is steady and strong. He loves Asha and will do anything to make her life easier, even if that means leaving her. Asha is hurt that Hemalo has left her but she knows that its all her fault. But when they resonate again, both Hemalo and Asha are forced to face up to their grief and the love they have for each other that has never left.

I had a blast with this story here, and even though it was hard to see some angst between the couple which is mostly due to anger and unresolved issues between the couple. We also see what grief and loss can do to a couple that once had all the hopes for the future. We see Asha realize what she wants and she fights for Hemalo. There were parts of this book that just broke me heart especially when she goes after Hemalo and she has to face another loss when her heart has to face up to grief again. [spoiler]This is where Asha heals Hemalo after he becomes injured, fights off a couple of Metlaks and comes into a hunter cave and find a Metlak infant and Asha becomes too attached to it. [/spoiler] But this time instead of losing herself and pushing Hemalo away, they rely on each other and try to help the Metlak pair and go back home to start their new life together....or their second chance. I always adored Hemalo, he is so steady and hard working and the type of hero you could see yourself marrying on day. So strong and reliable. But Asha, she was a heroine that has to grow on you, but I guarantee that she will grow on you eventually. You see a deeper side of her character and understand her in ways you don't in previous books. We also see a character that you don't like very much and see so much character growth from her where she begins to realize the mistakes she has made in the past and tries to move past them. We also have a side story here that involves Claire trying to set up a holiday celebration.

Overall I found Barbarian's Hope to be a truly heart wrenching read that will tug at your emotions and make you see a deeper side to this pairing....its a story of loss but also of renewed love and hope. AN ENDEARING LOVE TALE!

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Barbarian's Mate is the sixth book in the series, and I was able to grab this on audio through Audible and I just breezed through this book. It might not be my favorite book of the series, but it had some fun times and we get a little bit more of the world that Ruby Dixon has created for us here.I first want to mention that if you haven't read this series...then go grab them up. They are all available on Kindle Unlimited (if you have it) but these books are only a few dollars and well worth the price. Ruby Dixon has made aliens sexy and they are blue, horned and have tails...but they SO WORK FOR ME and each book is simply fabulous.

The story sets off pretty much from where book five ends. Our heroine, Josie, is the last one to be mated. The ship with all the medical technology, is broken and so she doesn't know how she will get her IUD out of her because she is pretty sure that is why her cootiehas been so silent.  But when they return to the southern caves, her IUD drops on the floor and now Josie is like "smart smart cootie". Josie is more than ready to have a mate and have babies. More than any of the women that crash landed, she wants it more than anything. And now she is free, and so she goes to all the single males, hoping her cootie will hum soon and it does but to the last alien on earth she wants to be mated to...her nemesis Haeden. Haeden is just as shocked as Josie is that Josie is his mate. He never thought he would be able to have another mate. But is hurt too, because now he has a mate that hates him too. He craves to be accepted and loved just as Josie does. Josie refuses to accept the mating. And so for over a month they resist what their cooties are pushing them to do. Josie wants to get their cooties removed because she doesn't want to be with someone that hates her, or raise children in a hateful home. So when Haeden sees Josie wasting away because of her resisting the mating bond he takes her to the medical ship to get them removed. But when they learn the machines aren't working, Josie realizes that she will need to make the best of it and try to be civil with Haeden. But then another misunderstanding occurs and she leaves the caves and goes in search of Harlowe's Cave by the sea. But she stumbles across a deserted ship and finds two pods with women in it, and when she goes for help, she finds that Haeden has come for her and is battling with Metlaks (monkey like creatures) and she goes out to save him and ends up injured. And as Haeden helps heal her hands, they begin to be open and honest with each other and find out that their mating wouldn't be so bad and once they learn each other's past and feelings, they begin to truly connect emotionally and give into the desire they feel for each other.

This is Haeden and Josie's book. Now in the previous books, we have seen the chemistry and the angst between them building with each book. They really really don't like each other....and we learn the background of the reasons behind what they do. I really looked forward to this one because of Josie because she is so funny and sweet and cheerful....she is a ray of sunshine but in this book we didn't get much of that aspect unfortunately. I hardly saw the Josie in this book that we see in previous books so that was a big disappointment. And honestly....TALK TO EACH OTHER already, and even though its only the first half of the story, these two drove me nuts. I really liked the hero way more than the heroine. Because he doesn't hate Josie, he just doesn't understand the risks that she takes.

I touch her cheek before she can push my hand away. I am filled with longing, an aching need that will never be fulfilled. She will never be my mate. She will never let me claim her. She will never accept me into her arms and let me fill her belly with our child. Those things will not be mine

Josie was a character I had a hard time truly understanding at times. I mean really...she was so difficult at times. Josie has a difficult past. She was abused sexually since she was a child, and was raised in foster homes until she was an adult. And then on the alien ship she was raped. But she doesn't want to focus on the past, she prefer to focus on the future. She wants to have a family and to be truly accepted and loved because she has never had it before. But I found her to be very selfish in this book, and she really hurts Haeden in the first half wanting their "cooties" removed.

Haeden had a mate once, but he was young and naive at the time, and his mate didn't want him and would take her pleasure with another male. And Haeden waited hoping she would change his mind, being sick and miserable. But then the cootie sickness killed her and he was the only survivor of the camp. And then he finds Josie, who also doesn't want him and hates him too. But he never gives up on their mating and hoping for more from Josie. He is so protective and caring with Josie, and very patient more than she deserves in my mind.

Just once, I wish she would look back. I wish she would see me, waiting on the horizon for her. Waiting to take care of her. To comfort her. To be her man and her mate and whatever else she needs

Once Haeden and Josie become fully honest with each other, and get past the miscommuncation its where the book takes a new turn that I just delighted in and I couldn't get enough of!! I just got hooked on these two and seeing this new level of intimacy that develops between them. They have some great hot sex of course, but they also have so many emotionally moving moments that you just fall in love with them pretty quickly. I love how devoted Haeden is towards Josie and how much he acts out his love for her more than just saying the words and I ADORED his shows of affection and caring. But Josie has some redeemable moments, and once she learns from her mistakes, she grows from it and you learn to really like her character and boy she kicks ass at times too.

Overall I found Barbarian's Mate to be a delicious read and a book I just had to gobble up and I didn't want to put down AT ALL!! It was simply fantastic once you get past the halfway mark, and Ruby Dixon has delivered another light and fun and sexy read with blue aliens to soak up like a sponge. I can't wait for the next one!!

You are my life, my heart, my everything

 



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Barbarian's Prize is the fifth book in the Ice Planet Barbarian's series by Ruby Dixon. I have had such a blast reading these books and Dixon has done such a superb job in the world building and all the mineute details that only build with each book.

Now for those who are new to this series, and don't know about these sexy blue barbarian aliens. Our series began when human women were kidnapped by aliens from earth, and they crash landed on a ice planet. They could only survive by having a Khui inserted into them which "resonates" when it finds its mate. They are brought and accepted into this barbarian like culture, where women are scarce and rare. The men go out to hunt and the women take care of the home in the caves. Its winter all year round. And they have been on the planet for over a year and half currently.

In this story, our pair of the book is Salukh and Tiffany. Now Tiffany is one of the last two women to not have a mate yet and Tiffany is more than happy about that fact. She so doesn't want to have a mate. Tiffany suffers from trauma, while on the alien ship  that brought them to the ice planet, she was raped and now goes into panic mode anytime a man touches her even casually. And she fears of finding a "mate" and being forced upon again. Tiffany is more than content to keep up with the many chores, and finding a way to grow her crops. She doesn't like the attention that she is getting from the males around her in the southern caves. So she and her friend Josie come up with a plan to keep them occupied with a tournament of sorts to "win her affections".

There is our mate, I tell it. See how lovely she is? How fragile? I need to resonate for her. I need to claim her, to protect her.
Tee-fah-nee is mine.
Resonate.
Resonate.
Resonate so I may claim her.
But my khui is silent, the traitor, as I walk up to her.

But while the men are distracted, something new forms in Tiffany, a friendship with one of the aliens...the only one she isn't afraid of. Salukh knows that Tiffany is his mate, and even though his Khui isn't vibrating yet, he knows in his heart that he loves her and that she is his, he just has to prove to her of his devotion. He is full of confidence and respect for Tiffany.  But he wants her to see him and his desire for her. When he learns the truth about her past, and why she is so skittish, he begins to understand. And when she suggests that he helps her by touching each other, he is more than willing. But as they get caught up in the passion they feel for each other, things go topsy turvy when they are caught by the other blue barbarians and Salukh will have to prove himself of his love and devotion to Tiffany.

This was such a well written story and probably one of my favorites of the series so far!! I know I know...that is really hard to decide, because I have read some whoppers so far, but this story just sung to me in different ways. First off, you feel the trauma and the emotional turmoil that Tiffany goes through. From her nightmares to her panic attacks, you just ache for her. She can't seem to get over the past like Josie. She never seems to be able to move on from what was done to her. We see the inner workings of her mind, and I really admired Tiffany. She is dedicated, hard working and passionate. I love how driven she is to make this "ice planet" her home and learn everything she can. But she is not perfect, and leads some of the males on in thinking she desired them when she just wanted an escape. So you understand her reasons for the "tournament" and everything but you also see that it could have been done different. But Tiffany is working through the after effects of the rape on the ship, and trying to be so strong. Tiffany has to come to the realization that she is holding back the mating. That the khui won't resonate until she resolves her fear and learns to be compltely open to this new life and not hold herself back. I loved seeing her journey and seeing her overcome her fears.

You must accept that there will be things in life that are not good, but they are outweighed by the good things. If there were no bad, we would not appreciate the wonders that life has to offer. There will be fear, but you must not let it win

Then we have our darling hero....Salukh. He is so so devoted to Tiffany, so patient and understanding and doesn't want to scare her. He knows that they are mates, even though his Khui is so silent, he has no doubt in his mind or heart that they are meant to be together. But even before he learns of her rape, he knows that there is something dark in her past that is haunting her and doesn't want to scare her like the others. So he becomes her friend first, learning her ways and trying to be her support when she needs it. He is so steady and sure and reliable. I honestly think he might be my favorite hero so far. I love how careful he is of Tiffany, and doesn't push anything that she isn't ready for even when she hurts him unintentionally due to her fears. Even though he is a powerful hunter in the tribe, I would think he is more a beta hero. And boy....we need more of them in romance and Ruby Dixon wrote his character so well.

Now I did want to talk about the sexy times in this book and oh man they were so delicious and tender and sensual. I love how open they are with each other, playful and trying new things. They are pretty vital to their relationship, and there aren't many full smexy time scenes, so I recommend reading them because it's these scenes that they really connect. I have to say the horn scene was my favorite...*sigh* this hero knows how to love his women so deliciously. The romance that develops between this pairing that goes from friends to lover is so sweet, poignant and gets your motors running. It's a sensual and romantic read that is guaranteed to have you falling in love with Salukh and Tiffany's journey to each other....A HEARTFELT ALIEN LOVE TALE!!









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Barbarian's Taming is a delightful story that takes us back into this wonderful world of these blue aliens on the ice planet. This is a story that I was nervous about, I wasn't sure what the tone of the story would tone out to be especially since I wasn't in the mood for a super angst romance and this book....was wonderful. *sigh* It was simply so beautiful and I just felt such a kinship to the heroine and this book is pretty vital to the series since there is an event (talked about below) that changes EVERYTHING for this small community.

The last thing I need is to get involved with the bad boy of the ice planet

Our tale begins with the story taking off right after the previous book "Barbarian's Mate" where Maddie is the last of the human women left unmated. Her sister is happily mated and Maddie is feeling more alone than ever. She knows that she was pretty difficult when her sister was kidnapped....she admits that she was HORRID to practically everyone. And she is really bored and she is shocked that she is starting to feel an attraction to the one alien she wants to avoid at all costs....the one that kidnapped her sister and is now considered to be an outcast until he can earn the right to be accepted again.

I do not look back because I cannot change the past. You should not, either. That is one of the first things you must learn as a hunter—do not regret what you do not have

When Maddie goes out looking to hunt on her own, Hassen interrupts her and starts teaching her the best ways to hunt and to be safe about it. Maddie has a lot to resolve about her own issues, her body image, her jealous and bitterness. Hassen has to resolve his mistakes he has made in the past including kidnapping Maddie's sister. But just when Maddie thinks life isn't so bad, she is learning to survive and finding a connection with Hassen more than anyone else on the planet, the world shifts and their world changes forever when there isn't a safe place for them with a series of earthshakes brings down their home.

Hunt parties are sent out in hopes of finding a safe haven for them all....and Hassen and Maddie are sent to go out hunting and search for a safe haven of caves that can house all of their people before the brutal season sets in. Maddie and Hassen will encounter dangers, enemies and secrets they uncover including a haven for their people and will discover a true mating and love they never imagined neither of them would ever hope to discover....

Perhaps I will never get over the shame of disappointment, but it will not destroy me.

What a delightful story, I think this might be one of my favorites so far and wow I didn't know how Ruby Dixon would redeem Hassen to be honest...but she did it and so well too. We see a hero that you come to respect and love and I had a blast getting to see another side to Hassen that we haven't seen in previous books. Then we have Maddie, now in the previous book she is a SHREW....she can be pretty horrid especially when you see how jealous she is of her sister and the happiness she has found with her mate. But we see another side to Maddie, the vulnerable and flawed side of her character. I really didn't know how I would feel with this heroine, but honestly, I think Dixon can make you fall in love with each character completely and she did this for Maddie. We see how lonely she is, how she doesn't feel like she fits in with the crowd, her struggles with her image and her weight and not believing she is good enough. How many of us have struggled with this ourselves right? And we see her journey to overcoming her struggles and believing in herself, being proactive and learning to love.

I really admired the way that Ruby Dixon handled the crisis that this group of people are faced with...the trauma, the emotion and the fear and how she handled the way that they overcome it and also the discovery of a new home was phenomenal. There is so much mystery, adventure, and intrigue in the story here that doesn't take away from the romance....only enhances it. I loved the intimacy that develops between Hassen and Maddie....its simply a beautifully woven love story that I didn't want to put down. I adored seeing them come together in the ways that they do.







 



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Barbarian's Touch is the seventh in this stunning and light science fiction romance that Ruby Dixon has delivered. I am getting a kick out of this Ice Planet Barbarian series and I just am so addicted to the wonderful world, sexy blue horned aliens and heroines that never disappoint. I truly got a kick out of Barbarian's Touch. This book starts off towards the ending of Book Six "Barbarian's Mate"

This story features Rokan and Lila. Rokan traveled with other warriors to rescue two women in a abandoned crashed ship. Lila and her sister were rescued and in shock over what they have learned. That they were kidnapped and crash landed on a ice planet. All the unamted warriors including Rokan, were hoping their Khui's would vibrate the mating with one of the women. Rokan, may not know if Lila is his mate, but he has certain psychic talents and he knows that Lila's is his. He is drawn to her with such longing but doesn't want to scare her. However after they have placed Qhui's in Lila and her sister so they can survive, Lila is kidnapped by Hassen and taken to a cave. Lila however has one major problem, her cochulur implant that helped with her hearing and now she is deaf again. And no one but her sister can talk to her. And now she is stuck in a cave with a blue alien, that scares her but doesn't. But she escapes and finds herself in a dangerous situation and rescued by Rokan.

Rokan is desperate to talk with his mate, and he knows that she is his when their qhui's connect and begin humming. He knows she doesn't understand the importance of resonance. He wants to learn her sign language, to show her of the depth of his feelings for her. Lila doesn't understand what is really going on except that Rokan is protective and sweet and tender with her. Lila has always been shy, and not very popular, always on the out with the crowd. She has never felt truly accepted apart from her sister until she meets Rokan. But as they journey together to understand and find a love worth fighting for....Lila and Rokan discover their own strengths and capablities and giving into the love and passion they feel for each other.

I really had a fun time with this story, and I was also pleased by the length of the book...the longest I have read so far and it definitely didn't feel like only 300 pages. It was such a sweep you off your feet type of story and I always breeze through Ruby Dixon's book and this one was no exception. I truly adored Lila, and seeing the challenges of dealing with being deaf was so well written in this story. I truly felt that Ruby Dixon really worked her magic with showing how hard this can be for those that are deaf. But Lila....she is stronger than she realizes. There is so much character growth that builds from her character. At first she is shy and scared and yes being deaf again is NOT helping when only one person knows how to sign, her overprotective sister. But when she is kidnapped and then rescued, she begins to find her own courage and strength. We see how capable she really is. She fights for freedom, to be her own person and learn as much as she can about her new life and not be a burden.

“You only wanted me after you started purring.”
“I came for you even before that happened.”

Rokan is so sweet and a virgin (like all of Dixon's heroes) and man....I love a good virgin hero. They are so rare in romance, and I just gobble them up and Rokan was no different. I loved how devoted and protective he is of Lila but at the same time teaches her to be self suffiecient and show her how to survive. You see that he wants to just protect her, but he also knows that she needs to know how to hunt, to start a fire, to protect herself from predators. I love how much he wants to love her and communicate with her and prove to her how genuine he is in his feels for her. It was quite fun seeing Rokan and Lila discover pleasure together. Lila has hardly any experience and so we see them learn together about sex and it was truly so sensual and endearing.

Such a fun, heartwarming and richly filled with adventure and true connection....a romance that is going to curl your toes and keep you up all night reading, a spectacular installment and I know I need the next book hehe Bring it on Ruby Dixon!!







 



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The Bastard is the first book in the Filthy Trilogy by Jones and I am just beginning to get into this author’s work and I am intrigued. Now I tried reading this one just a couple of weeks ago and yeah I set it aside when I saw that it was a step sibling romance and that is not my cup of tea. But then for some reason this week I was in the mood for this one, I don’t know why but I decided to try it out again and I quickly fell in love with this story. Its not your typical step sibling romance either, so I did enjoy seeing how this author implemented this aspect within the story.

The Bastard is a story of two people that once had an affair, but then Eric left and Harper was left alone. But then they are brought back together when Eric returns home to get justice against his family that wronged him, only to learn, the only woman he ever loved is now related to him when her mother married his father. Harper has her reasons for sticking with the Bennett family, but the feelings she carries for Eric are her undoing and they both end up stumbling on a plot to destroy them but there are secrets that Harper is keeping from Eric, could that be what destroys them?

Man this book was a whirlwind of a read and honestly I knew after that ending I would be picking up book two….dang those cliffhangers. I actually really fell hard for these two characters. There is such angst and deep emotion and the way that this author really balanced out those elements worked for me. Their romance is fiery and intense and the emotional build up is one that will leave the reader on the edge, highly looking forward to the rest of the trilogy to see where this author takes this pair.

This review was originally posted on Addicted To RomanceI received this book for free from Forever in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

The Bastard's Bargain is a passion filled and angst packed romance that will send you sensations and tingles from head to toe....a vibrant and powerfully provoking tale!! 

WHAT A BOOK!!! I have been looking forward to this book ever since book one came out and boy it was a wild ride but one I had a blast to participate in. Now this is the last book of the O'Malley series (as far as I know) ...to be honest I think the ending of this book left me a bit unsure, it wasn't as final as I was expecting it to be so maybe another book or novella...who knows but I am SO *crossing fingers* that this isn't the end.

I will say that this is one of the most intense and action-packed books of the series, although I would like to mention that all of them are configured to turn out that way because these definitely aren't calm or cool like vibes....they are intense and crazy and out of this world but you fall in love anyway.

Our key players of this intense romance are:

• Keira O’Malley is the youngest of the siblings, and she is struggling the most out of all of them. She feels guilty for her brother's death. She is the most "lost" of them all. She feels like a misfit around her siblings, and she drowns her pain in alcohol and drugs.


• Dmitri Romanov is tough as nails and hardened as he was born to be. He is the boss of the Romanov. He is dangerous, calculating and cold at times. But also craves something more and he senses that he can have something unique with Keira and that she will warm the ice around him.

So this book pretty much takes off after book five. Where our heroine, Keira, agrees to go with Dmitri and be his wife. She chooses to leave her family and take part in her own destiny. But it's not as easy as she thinks it might be. At first, all she cares about is getting away from the protectiveness of her family and nothing else. Until Dmitri forces her to become more than a drug addict. He pretty much makes her go cold turkey from the drugs and the drinking. He knows that she is the weakest with her senses out of whack and he needs her to be sober. Because marriage to him is not going to be safe or easy. He knows what she is capable of and wants her to be his partner...his queen.

"Do I have a choice?"

Dmitri watched her closely. "I won't force you there any more than I'd force you to have sex. It's your choice, It's always been your choice."

Now Keira isn't like the other siblings, she is harder to like. I knew that going in that this book wouldn't be easy at times especially with this heroine because out of all the siblings, she struggles the most internally. Now I love this crazy family, but we see another side to them in this book and I loved how strong Keira stands up to them. They don't really realize that she CHOOSES to be with Dmitri because he understands her in ways that her family never will or never will be open to understanding. It happens when you have highly overprotective brothers that act before thinking.

There is also some great scenes of suspense and action that I have come to look forward to in these books and Katee Robert's does them so well. We still have our villains Althea and Mae and boy are these two a piece of work and boy I really liked the justice they receive FINALLY!!! But there was a fun twist of a betrayal that you totally don't see coming. But seeing this couple just come together in this book is so FANTASTIC!! I honestly couldn't get enough of them mostly because they fit just right. They both have inner demons they deal with daily, but once they decide to take a chance on each other, the ball on this romance really gets rolling. We see so much growth, especially in Keira. She begins painting again and just living life and not swallowing in her own misery. And we see a different tender side to Dmitri, and he makes the best anti-hero that you will fall head over heels in love with.

I'll never get enough of you. You are mine and I am yours, and I'm keeping you for the rest of our fucking lives. I love you, you crazy woman and I'm never letting you go.

Quite frankly, this book knocked my socks off and the only reason it's not a five star is the ending was a bit disappointing, to be honest. But other than that...this book was full speed ahead FANTASTIC and I can't recommend it enough!!





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This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance

Christine Feehan is a brilliant author in the paranormal world, but now she has started to mix up a bit of paranormal with contemporary and I am loving this new MC romance series that she has created. It does have some paranormal elements of a sort but there is a stronger contempoary feel to these books and I am loving them. And MC romance fans will adore these books. I have been waiting on Vengeance Road for a year and it was well worth the wait for sure. I had such a blast with this book and it was just as good as the first book, it has a different array of a set up, but its brilliantly done. Now this book isn’t perfect, but this one worked for me in every way.

Breezy Simmons fell in love with VP “Steele” when he and some of his brothers went undercover in her club that she grew up with and he was the first man to treat her with kindness and respect. She had been sold off to men since she was fourteen years old. But then Steele broke her heart and she found herself pregnant. She left her father’s MC to have a fresh start with her son. Its been three years and her father has kidnapped her son and will only return him if Breezy will go undercover in the Torpedo Ink MC, but she refuses to do that and she knows that her son is in great danger because he will be scared and her father and his men are the type to take it out on him. So she goes to leave a letter at the Torpedo Ink MC clubhouse and ends up being chased by the members, because they recognize her and Steele refuses to give up the woman he hasn’t ever been able to forget. He had to give her up but now he will stop at nothing to convince her to give them a second chance and rescue their son. But Breezy doesn’t trust Steele, or her own heart who has never stopped feeling for Steele, but she is stuck on how much he damaged her before and doesn’t know if she could survive it a second time.

Baby you're reading the situation completely wrong. I know you don't need saving. I do. I need you to save me.”

This was a book that packs a wild punch and wow this is the type of book that will keep you up all night reading, such a page turner, I woke up in the middle of my sleep cycle, bought this book and yeah 2 hours later I had read it and it was DIVINE. I had such a blast with this book and this type of “secret baby” set up trope is the type that I really enjoy. Now I won’t say that everything in this book was perfect because it wasn’t, but it was full of everything that you need in a romance and their story was so beautifully portrayed.

The style of how this book was written was simply perfect for the mood I was in, there wasn’t much in the way of flashbacks (even though this is a second chance) but we learn what happens through inner dialogue for the most part and I really prefer that style in romances to be honest. This story will grab your attention from the very first chapter and I was fascinated with how this book just makes you want to cheer these characters on...even the Torpedo Ink club. Now there are some difficult factors put into play. We have a three year old boy being kidnapped, a second chance trope with a mix of secret baby tropes, then we have the hero and heroine who have suffered some tragic trauma and neither of them really had love as children. If you are unaware of the set up of the Torpedo Ink club, we have a group of brothers and two women who have closer bonds than most blood families have. They were all taken from their homes when they were children and put in a grueling school, 200 children were put into it and only 18 came out and they fought back for the right to live and relied on each other and now formed their own MC and protect each other and go out seeking to protect children in the child slave trade. Our heroine grew up in a MC, but it was a brutal one. She learned to obey and never question anything because her father and his LT would beat her for as long as she could remember, and then she was sold and raped by various members of the MC until she met Steele. The only man she has ever felt true passion and emotion for.

Control is an illusion, Steele. I learned that a long time ago. It doesn't matter who appears to have it. We really only can control ourselves. We have choices. You were my choice.”

The romance that builds between these two is so endearing and there is a focus os sex especially in the beginning, they have always had explosive chemistry and haven’t seen each other in three long years. So we see them trying to figure out where they stand in the relationship, to reconnect, to discover the love and learn about forgiveness and forging a new life for themselves and their son. Its not an easy road for either of them, and they both learn the value of trust and honesty with having this second chance.

We get some fun times with the club and seeing the members interact with each other and how much they support one another and its so amazing to see this happen for them. I love the sense of family even though they aren’t blood related, there is such a close knit bond between them all and looking forward to seeing whose book will be next!

Overall I found Vengeance Road to a be a 2019 Favorite, a story of loss, redemption, and that love does conquer all in this brilliantly written MC love story!!!