Fall of Night by Lara Adrian

 

Breed warrior Micah is one of the Order’s best, his reputation for cold justice and lethal skill rivaled only by that of his formidable father, Tegan. So, when a mission Micah’s leading in an off-limits area called the Deadlands goes terribly wrong, leaving him the sole survivor of an apparent Atlantean attack, he won’t rest until he has answers...and vengeance for his fallen team.

Phaedra thought it was only a dream, a hideous nightmare. Yet somehow, she had been transported from her life in Rome to a stretch of barren forest when it suddenly lit up with unearthly fire, obliterating everything in its path—including the fiercely handsome Breed warrior she’d encountered in the dream. Or so she believed, until their paths cross again and Phaedra finds herself, and her Atlantean people, at the center of Micah’s wrath.

With tensions between the Breed and the Atlanteans already edging toward war, and another powerful nemesis growing bolder by the day, uncovering the stunning truth about what happened in the Deadlands will force Micah and Phaedra to work together in an alliance forged by fate and an undeniable desire neither of them can resist. 

I've been waiting for this book for SO LONG! Unfortunately for me, and all the other Midnight Breed fans, Ms. Adrian has spent some time the last few years writing other books, which are also amazing, but not about my Breed warriors. So, I've been sad. That sadness ended today! Or rather, ridiculously early this morning.

Fall of Night is the story of Micah, son to Tegan and Elise. I was super excited for this one, because Tegan is my absolute favorite from the original order. I do really enjoy a romance where two characters are forced together, but neither one of them really WANT to be together. This was Tegan and Elise's story, and had such a sweetness to it, that I'm forever in love with them. As for Micah, we have seen literally nothing of him until this book, so I was really excited.

What I wasn't expecting was to see Phaedra as his true love. We met Phaedra in Midnight Unleashed, which is a novella set after Defy the Dawn. Phaedra runs a women's shelter in Rome and takes in Tamisia when she is banished from the Atlantean colony. This is definitely I series where I do not recommend skipping the novellas. Some of them aren't necessarily essential to the story line, but others are. And they are all fantastic, so that's reason enough to read them. 

I loved the pairing of Micah and Phaedra. But I would have loved more backstory on Micah to get a better understanding of who he is and how he was shaped. We know that he is constantly trying to live up to the example his father sets, and feels like he isn't worthy. And like Tegan and Elise, Micah and Phaedra were thrust together against their will, and fought the chemistry that was so evident between them. When they eventually succumb, we can really see why Phaedra is the perfect mate for Micah. His mission that went wrong, thrust him in to a deep darkness and he needed someone as strong as Phaedra to match him. Someone who could take his pain, because she had some of her own, and help them both heal. 

I also loved that we got some more back story on the Atlanteans. It's pretty clear that while Opus Nostrum needs dealt with, Selene, the Atlantean Queen is going to play a HUGE role in the series conclusion. (My friends and fellow book readers know that I called romantic pairing in the final book when I read Defy the Dawn. I am SOOOOOOOO EXCITED that I was right, because that is going to be an epic story. If you want to know, you can check it out and preorder here.)

I'm insanely sad that there is only one more book left in this series. I discovered Kiss of Midnight on a Barnes and Noble bookshelf 12 years ago. I was fortunate to be able to binge the first seven books in the series and I began my love affair with Lara Adrian. After that, I read everything she had published previously and she is now a "1-click" author. The Order have been my friends and companions for 12 years, and it will gut me to say goodbye to them. But I can't deny that I am counting down the days until King of Midnight. I love the beautiful symmetry of the series starting with Lucan, and ending with his son Darion.

Obsessed by Jolie Vines

 

He's the leader of the mountain rescue service. She might just need saving.

Lochie

For too long, I've been alone. Just me and my daughter. Keeping her safe is everything, so taking a job in the remote Scottish Highlands suits us fine.

I shouldn't need anything more.

Yet I'm beyond distracted by a lass.

Smart, beautiful, and living right next door, Cait McRae makes it clear she's not interested. Every sly glance tells another story.

It's all I can do not to throw her over my shoulder and take her home.

Cait might claim she only wants to explore the physical, but I know she's wrong.

She's mine.

If the people pursuing us both don't destroy what we've found.

Cait

I always knew I was different. No one ever caught my eye.

Until a huge, scowling man moves in next door. He's the new head of the mountain rescue service, and a single dad to a sweet little girl.

Turns out, I'm a late bloomer, as all I can think about is Lochie.

But someone else wants me.

A series of strange events point to one conclusion. I have a stalker, and the danger I'm in is only just starting.

Obsessed is the first in Jolie Vines’ new Wild Mountain Scots series. It follows her Marry the Scot and Wild Scots series’. I recommend reading those first before jumping in to this one. Start with Storm the Castle.

Lochie and his daughter are forced to move to stay safe, but from what, we don’t know. His first introduction to Cait is finding her outside her house with a threat painted on her door. The last thing he needs is to be around a woman who may have just as many things to fear as he does, but he can’t seem to stay away. And though Cait has accepted there will never be a special person for her, she can’t stop thinking about Lochie. Unfortunately for them both, the things they fear threaten to tear them apart.

If you’ve been keeping up with Ms. Vines’ Scots, this is seriously the best one yet. Cait has intrigued me since we learned that she really isn’t interested in intimacy and nobody has ever gotten her worked up. I just knew whoever was going to be the lucky guy had to be ultra manly and take-charge. Boy was I right! Loki was all kinds of yum and was exactly perfect for Cait. He challenged her, but completely accepted where she was at and never pressured her or made her feel wrong for the way she felt. Add in a cute daughter, a few wicked fantasies and a stalker and you get one delicious package. I’m looking very forward to reading Hunted, Cait’s cousin, Cameron’s story.

Don't Kiss the Bride - by Carian Cole

 

I guess you could say I was a damsel in distress, and he was my knight in shining armor.

But more accurately, I was a girl with a lot of bad luck, and he was a guy with a lot of muscles and tattoos.

Jude “Lucky” Lucketti wasn’t just a sexy, brooding construction worker. He was my own personal hero who seemed to be in all the right places at the right times. Like when my car broke down and I needed a ride home, and when I face planted on the sidewalk right in front of him and had to be taken to the emergency room.

Those weren’t exactly my best moments, but they were his.

We became friends, and it didn’t matter that he was sixteen years older than me. We had a lot in common—like our love of old rock music and vintage fast cars, and our aversion to relationships.

When he approached me with a crazy idea to help me out, I couldn’t say no. The arrangement was supposed to be temporary. A marriage on paper and nothing else.

It should’ve been easy, but it wasn’t.

Because here I am, eighteen years-old, still in high school, and married to a man I was never supposed to fall in love with.

We had just one rule—no kissing the bride.

But we broke that rule, and it sealed our fate forever.

I've been so very curious about Lucky's story ever since we got a glimpse of him in Asher's book. Once again, Carian Cole does not disappoint! This story was beautiful and heart-squeezy in the absolute best ways. It's the story of two broken people, who enter a fake marriage to help each other. They intend to be just friends, but the chemistry between them in undeniable. The problem? He's 16 years older than her and she's still in high school.

I LOVED this book! It was so sweet how Jude happened to end up being wherever Skylar needed him, and instead of acknowledging that it really wasn't his responsibility to help her, he stepped up time and time again. Both of them had such bittersweet stories and together, they unknowingly were the healing the other needed. Their chemistry was amazing, on a deeply intimate level that wasn't just sexual. And I can't even count the number of times my heart squeezed, in both sympathy and gooey loviness. This story was so raw and real, with absolutely no fantastical or non-believable parts. It felt like a memoir of their life. It was so poignant and beautiful. I've loved all of Carion Cole's books, but I think this one is my favorite, for its depth and the immersion I felt in the story.

Thank you to Grey's Promotions for sending me an ARC of this book.

Marry the Scot series by Jolie Vines

Phew! The one word I would use to describe this series is SWOONY! Big, sexy Scots and the women who knock them on their arses. I devoured these in just a couple days, then downloaded them on audio and started again. (Only the first three books in this series are on audio, so far. Ms. Vines has stated that the rest are in the works)

I've been sitting on this review for a while, because these books are JUST SO GOOD I was worried I wouldn't be able to do them justice. 

Callum (Storm the Castle) is the eldest of four brothers; Gordain (Hero), Wasp aka William (Picture This), Ally aka Alisdair (Oh Baby) and surrogate older brother to James Fitzroy (Love Most, Say Least). 

Callum, as the oldest brother, has been raising his three other brothers since their father died and he was just 18 years old. Gordain was 16 and Ally and Wasp (who are twins) were only 8. They’re all loyal, kind, sweet and fiercely protective. The twins are mischievous and I loved it! Callum is the head of the family, and him finding his HEA with Mathilda really sets the tone and firms the foundation for the rest of the family. James gets together with Mathilda’s best friend (wait until you see how they meet) and their story is so sweet, with a touch if heart-squeezes. My favorite book was Hero, Gordain and Ella’s story. It’s a bit of an age-gap and Ella’s is only just 18. Gordain is so loyal and swoony, I just couldn’t get enough. Wasp and Taylor have a bit of a second-chance, friends with benefits to HEA story. They’ve both had some rough times and their journey together (literally) really helps them both see what it is they truly want out of life. The one that gave me the most feels was Oh, Baby, Ally and Scarlet’s story. Scarlet is Mathilda’s younger sister, so she and Ally have known each other since they were 16. Ally gets some shocking news and it’s Scarlet who is there to hold him up and help him sort out what he wants. Their story was really heart-warming and may have made me cry the most tears. 

These books were all so amazing and I’m really excited to dive in to the next series, Wild Scots, which features the elder children of the original Scots. 

The Segonian by Dianne Duvall

I'm going to preface this review by saying that I was so excited about this book coming out that I woke up at 3am to start listening to the audible version and hardly stopped until I finished. Spolier alert....it was amazing!! Scroll down for my full review.

New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall brings readers the second stand-alone novel in a thrilling new sci-fi romance series full of action, humor, and happily-ever-afters.

Eliana's life has never been what one might term ordinary. At least, it hasn't been for a very long time. As a powerful Immortal Guardian, she spends her nights hunting and slaying psychotic vampires that most of humanity doesn't even realize exist. Then an opportunity arises that instantly makes her extraordinary existence seem downright boring. The leader of the Immortal Guardians asks her to guard a group of mortals who are embarking upon a voyage across the galaxy to the planet Lasara. How could she possibly say no?

In no time at all, Eliana is hurtling through space on board a Lasaran battleship and getting to know not one but two alien races. It's the most exciting adventure of her long life... until the ship is unexpectedly attacked. Amid the chaos and destruction that follow, she valiantly helps everyone she can before an explosion renders her unconscious. When Eliana awakens, she finds herself alone, floating in space, clad only in a spacesuit, with no ship in sight. Alone--that is--except for the warm, deep voice that carries over the comm in her helmet.

Commander Dagon and the crew of the Segonian battleship Ranasura respond to a distress call from their Lasaran allies and join a massive Alliance-wide search-and-rescue mission. He quickly achieves communication with a lone Earthling female and races toward her. Every time they speak, his fascination with her grows and he becomes more desperate to reach her before her oxygen supply runs out. Her strength, bravery, and humor entice him, even more so when she defies all odds and they meet in person.

As he and Eliana embark upon a quest to find her missing friends, a bond swiftly grows between them that deepens with every laugh and smile and tender touch they share. But they are not the only ones searching for Earthling survivors. When Eliana herself becomes the hunted and their enemies begin to close in, can the two of them fight their way to victory?

Firstly, this may have been the most anticipated book of my entire life. Don't get me wrong, I get super excited for new book releases from authors I love, but I can't save I have ever been as excited as I was for this book. It's partly because the first book in this series was PHENOMENAL (read my review here) and partly because Ms. Duvall teased us with a tantalizing preview of The Segonian at the end of The Lasaran. It was equal parts so good to hear what was coming next and equal parts torture to have to wait for something that was already so good less than one chapter in. 

As we know from the sneak peek at the end of The Lasaran, Eliana is floating in space after the attack on the Kandovar. She's in nothing but a suit and doesn't have enough oxygen to last until Commander Dagon and the Ranasura reach her. Even though we know this is the story of Eliana and Dagon, so obviously she survives, I was literally on pins and needles waiting for them to reach her. You could feel everything she was feeling. She was afraid, but determined to make it. Confident she could, but unsure how to mentally survive the wait. On top of that, you could feel Dagon's desperation to reach her, and his lack of confidence that it could possibly be in time. As much as I loved the whole book, I think this time where he is racing to rescue her was my favorite. Rather than a traditional "angsty" period where the characters don't know if they belong together, we get to see a man who will do whatever it takes to rescue a woman he doesn't even know beyond a few brief communications. It's definitely this time communicating that sets the foundation for the rest of their relationship. Wait until you read about the "Eliana" command he has in his private quarters. I almost died from swooniness. 

I absolutely loved watching Eliana acclimate herself to her new environment aboard the Ranasura. She's so eager to completely immerse herself in the culture and spirit of the ship and everyone loves her for it. I love the scenes where she is "learning". It's so sweet and endearing to see how much she wants to fit in. Her interactions with the crew are hilarious, and it gives her a sense of home, because her Immortal Guardian family treats her the same was as the Segonian warriors. It's like she has a few dozen brothers. I especially love when she finally convinces them to train with her. 

Eliana's interactions with Dagon are sweet, with an undercurrent of burgeoning feelings. Their relationship is everything I hoped it would be. As most IG do, Eliana has scars from her past, but Dagon is so loving and solid, he's just exactly what she needs. I wouldn't say their relationship is a slow burn, because they both have real feelings for each other pretty early on, but it's really sweet to see them each nervous about not knowing the other's "courtship rituals". When they do get fully together, Dagon is definitely boyfriend goals. They have the sweetest, easiest rapport with each other. It's like a warm, fuzzy hug. And when she called him "Babe" in the middle of a battle, I almost fell on the floor laughing.

This book was funny, and action-packed, and full of feelings and interesting and all around everything I could have hoped for. It's so good, I intend to turn right back around and read it again. I can't wait for the next installment. 

The Bailey Brothers series by Claire Kingsley

I've been reading a TON lately, especially through Kindle Unlimited. And rather than write a review for each and every book of a series, it has seemed to work well to write a review on the series as a whole. This series is, as yet, incomplete, but I've caught up with the four books that are out and they are FANTASTIC!

This is my first exposure to Claire Kingsley, and her Bailey Brothers series did not disappoint. This is technically a spin-off series of her Miles Family series, but I haven't read those, and I didn't feel that I was lost or missing out by not reading them first. The characters from the Miles books do show up briefly in the second and third books of this series, but since these are romance novels, we shouldn't at all be surprised that people have ended up together.

The Bailey Brothers series follows Asher, Evan, Logan, Levi and Gavin Bailey. Their parents passed away when they were all young and their Grandmother, known to everyone as Gram, raised them. They live in a small town in Washington called Tilikum and of course, they're a bunch of hell raisers. Add in a town feud (that is completely hilarious) and the coolest Grandma around, and it makes for a very entertaining series.

'Protecting You' and 'Fighting for Us' are the first two books in the series and they are about Asher Bailey and Grace Miles. 'Protecting You' is very much the "origin story" of the entire Bailey family and the start of Asher and Grace's love story. Their story is not easy and straightforward, so 'Fighting for Us' is the real meat of their story. I don't want to give away why their story isn't easy, because it is a great plot element. If you read the synopsis of 'Fight for Us', you'll find out what it is, but I encourage you to be patient and just work your way through 'Protecting You' first. You won't be disappointed. Asher and Grace have been best friends for their entire life and as they get older, they both start to develop romantic feelings for each other, but their both so scared of ruining their friendship that neither of them change the dynamic, until one summer when Grace is home from college, they tentatively test out the flirty waters and find them to be inviting! Their story has a really sweet beginning, a heartbreaking middle and a lovely HEA. It is a "sort-of" second chance/childhood sweethearts romance.

By far my favorite book of the series is 'Unraveling Him'. This is Evan's story and it is so funny! Evan is the family grump, though nobody really knows why. He dropped out of college, bought a house a few miles outside of town, and started his own custom car restoration business. This life suits him perfectly, because he can be all by himself (with his faithful dog, Sasquatch). In blows Fiona. She is the daughter of a man who has just screwed Evan over, but he also just messed up Fiona's life and she needs Evan's help. Lucky for her, she has an ace up her sleeve that she is sure will convince Evan to help her. Fiona is seriously one of the funniest characters I have ever read. She is so happy and seems to sprinkle joy wherever she goes. We learn that it's because she's had a bit of a hard life, but instead of letting it turn her bitter, she makes happiness where she can find it. My favorite thing about her is her house plants. She starts the book with two house plants that are her best friends. She gives them old lady names and talks to them as if they are her babies. Evan thinks she's a bit wacky, but she really grows on him. It turns out Fiona is exactly what he needs to overcome the hurts from his past that have turned him in to a loner. She is the perfect combination of cheery, loving, badass, sassy and super competent. She is perfect for Evan and I loved them together. This is a frenemies to lovers romance.

The most current book is the story of Gavin Bailey and Skylar Stanley, who is the daughter of the Fire Chief, who happens to be Gavin, Logan and Luke's boss. Skylar comes home to her dad (her parents are split) after a nasty break-up and a crushing career blow. She needs a fresh start, so she decides to move in with her dad in Tilikum. She meets Gavin Bailey when she runs in to him with her car. Gavin is the town daredevil who feels no fear and Skylar is afraid of everything. When Skylar hits Gavin with her car, he breaks his leg and can't work until it's healed. He decides since he has a lot of time on his hands, he will be Skylar's first friend and help her get comfortable with her new town. Of course, being friends can't last forever and things turn steamy. This story was really sweet, because Gavin, while seemingly a crazy lunatic, is actually a really sweet guy on the inside with scars of his own. He helps Skylar conquer her fears and Skylar eventually shows him that there are things that he is afraid of and she is just the woman to help him overcome them.

This series is very good and I am looking forward to the final two installments. I really hope the next book is Logan's. He has a hilarious hate-filled relationship with Grace's best friend, Cara, and you just know there is a story to that one. They'd make a great enemies-to-lovers story.

On top of enjoying this series, I really enjoyed Ms. Kingsley's writing style, so I'm sure it won't be long until I start reading her other series'.

The Royals Series by Louise Bay

The Royals Series by Louise Bay is essentially stories of the King family and those connected to them. The series starts with Max King and his love interest, Harper. Book 2 is Harper's best friend Grace and her love interest, Sam. Book 3 is Max's next youngest sister Scarlett and her love interest, Ryder. Book 4 is Max and Scarlett's younger sister, Violet, and her love interest Alexander. Book 5 is Ryder's sister, Darcy, and her love interest, Logan. 

Since I flew through these books, one after the other, I figured I would just review the series as a whole. These books are pretty much read, rinse, repeat, but each story is pretty interesting and they are all very steamy. The characters are all pretty complex, with differing issues and interesting development. I would say that these are books I enjoyed, but didn't love and wouldn't read again. Overall, the BIGGEST problem I had with them was the lack of detail in the overall story line and how each story changed the background of the world dynamics to fit each new book. For example, in Max and Harper's book, Scarlett seems to be a dating machine (Harper meets her for the first time as she is headed out on a date) and in her book, we learn that she was two years divorced from her high school sweetheart. The dating machine is Violet. I'm thinking that Ms. Bay got the name wrong, because later in Max's book, we are told Scarlett doesn't really date. Also in the age area, Darcy is said to be Ryder's older sister. This comes up because Ryder believes Darcy should inherit because she is the oldest, but English titled society is still very old fashioned. But in Darcy's book, she is 28 and Ryder's younger sister. There was also an issue with ages. Time passed between each book, nothing overlapped. I don't recall precise ages of everyone, but I do know Harper was 25 in her book and I believe Max was 32. I got the impression that Scarlett and Violet were not significantly younger, so maybe 25ish at the youngest. Scarlett was for sure out of college, because she had already been working at an investment bank for a while. In Scarlett's book, we know she has been divorced for two years and that she was married for three. I believe she and her ex-husband were married at 19, so that would have made her 24 in her book, but Max and Harper were already married and had two kids. So, it can't be a timeline issue with Scarlett from the previous book and concerns about when she could have been married and divorced. Violet's timeline has issues as well because she has a history with a college boyfriend that was two years in her past and her story begins at least two years after Scarlett's, because Scarlett and Ryder have two children as well. By the time we get to Darcy's book, she should be nearly 35 (which she hinted at wanting to adopt a child before she turned 35 in Violet's book and it didn't come up again after that brief mention).

This type of stuff REALLY bothers me. There is no excuse for these kinds of mistakes and people who like series' like to follow the storyline with reasonable continuity. The stories themselves were enjoyable, and since they could be read as standalones, I tried to ignore the incongruous nature of the larger story arc. But it was very difficult at times when fundamental parts of the story were changed from book to book.

Overall, the books were enjoyable, but I would only recommend them to someone who wouldn't be hung up by the discrepancies.

Busted Steel by M.J. Fields

She’s the forbidden fruit, and I’m her dirty fantasy.

Four years ago, she kissed me. She said she was nineteen. She wasn’t even close. To make it even worse, she’s daddy’s little princess.

Then, a year ago, I was hired to head a security team for her out-of-control younger sister while on a world tour with the band Foreplay. I vowed to stay away from her, becoming a shadow in the dark whenever she was around. Now she’s been hired to photograph her sister’s sixty-day honeymoon, all around the world.

She’s not a little girl anymore. She makes damn sure I notice that, too. But I’m still the same man.

Falling is not an option. However, each day, she’s making it harder and harder to avoid.

I promised myself not to break her heart, yet mine lies in busted pieces all over the world. 

I will lead off by saying I ADORE an age-gap romance. These men tend to have been single until now because they haven't found the other part of their soul, and it is so fun watching them get knocked on their a**es by confident, strong, young women who know what they want, despite what everyone else is telling them.

And that is precisely what M.J. Fields has given us with Busted Steel.

As I always do, I will recommend that you don't read this one unless you are at least caught up with AT LEAST the original Men of Steel and the Steel Crew series'. Although I would recommend also reading Ties of Steel, Tied in Steel and Steel Country, as these characters and their stories do show up in parts. 

Busted Steel is the story that we have all been waiting for! We first meet 25 year-old Ranger, aka Wyatt Dalton, in Tagged Steel, which is the first of the Steel Crew series. He's fairly peripheral to the story, other than he's part of the reality tv show for tattoo artist ex-cons that brings Bella and Tags together. We get our best and juiciest glimpse of him when he runs into Brisa "Little Bit" Steel at an underground fight in Laced Steel. Brisa, who is 15, worms her way into Ranger's heart with her sweet nature, then plants a juicy kiss on him. She tells him she's 19 and dashes away. Unfortunately for her, he shows up to her house the next day and finds out she is not indeed 15. Before it all goes sideways, we get a look into Brisa's head where she has already decided Ranger is it for her. Her forever, the father of her babies, the whole shebang. It breaks her heart when he does the understandably correct thing and cuts off communication with her. 

I just knew there would be a delicious story for them to come in the future and I could kiss M.J. for finally giving it to us. 

Busted Steel starts four-years later when Brisa and Ranger are thrust together on a trip that neither of them can get out of. Cue the chemistry that has been between them all along and they can't ignore it when they are literally spending every day together. I absolutely loved them together. Ranger was so broken and Brisa had never endured hardship in her life. He thought she wouldn't get it and she knew he just needed to let her in. Seeing Brisa break down his walls and allow him to be the man inside was so beautiful. And the ending. *swoon* I've reread it a million times because it gives me all the feels. 

On top of how awesome Busted Steel was, there were a few juicy tidbits about some potential goodies in the books to come and I absolutely love that we never leave a Steel couple behind. I love continuing to learn more about everyone, even when their books are over. 

Justified Steel by M.J. Fields

 

When offered the keys to the kingdom, I all but pissed on the throne.

I didn’t need the figurative crown to become the king, and I sure as hell didn’t want anything more to do with the little queen.

When the power started to shift and lives were being torn apart, justice needed to be served.

Who better to serve it up … than me?

I've been looking forward to Justice's story since I started reading the 'Crew' series. I loved the original Steels, but the next gen is proving to be even more delicious. What I love about them is that we get to see just how much everything we loved about the OG Steels has trickled down to their kids. I think the kids are even more over the top than the originals. If that's possible. 

This is the first Crew book about a male of the Steel family. So, this is our first look at just how alpha the Steel daddies made their boys. Justice definitely thinks he's the king of the castle. The only problem? He's being forced to put Gabrielle up as his queen. I was so confused why he seemed to hate her so much. Sure, she was a total 'mean girl' to his sister and cousins, but his loathing of her was hard core. The big reveal was something I did not see coming, but wow. It made total sense. And it really made me feel for him. 

Wait until you find out the really big secret at the very end. I got all sorts of mushy for Justice. And once again, the Steel men show us that they aren't just tattooed hotties with big attitudes. They have hearts of Steel as well.

Branded Steel by M.J. Fields

 

He can sing, dance, and owns whatever stage he’s "performing" on.

His looks make him a triple threat.

And he’s gone viral.

He is the Country Music Artist of the Year.

Which means that face, those eyes, that hair, that body, and his voice are every-freaking-where.

He’s America’s newest country sensation, and he can do no wrong.

Except, he did.

He totally did.

And he did it to me.

I started my M. J. Fields journey with the Steel Country series and fell in love with Brand as a cute little 5-year old. I could see the potential for a story for him with all his interactions with Bella and Kiki and I was so excited to finally get to read it.

The whole book is too spoilery to try and talk about, but let me just say, within the first few chapters my jaw had dropped, my heart had broken and I'd laughed my butt off. Brand was everything I had hoped he would be. Sweet, protective, alpha, and totally Steel worthy. Kiki was a bada**, take no crap chick and I loved how she and Brand clashed and came together. And as my favorite original Steel, I was so excited to get more Jase. I love his snarky personality and seeing him again in his dad role was a joy. My heart broke again toward the end of the book, but then it was put back together and given all the warm fuzzies. All in all, this book was everything I had hoped for Brand's story.