Justice served. Honor restored. Team reunited. 

After a long battle to discover the truth, the men and women of Hard Ink have a lot to celebrate, especially the wedding of two of their own—Nick Rixey and Becca Merritt, whose hard-fought love deserves a happy ending.

As Nick and the team shift from crisis mode to building their new security consulting firm, Becca heads back to work at the ER. But amid the everyday chaos of demanding jobs and their upcoming nuptials, an old menace they thought long gone reemerges, threatening the peace they’ve only just found.
Now, for one last time, Nick and Becca must fight for their always and forever, because they know that when true love overcomes all the odds it lasts hard ever after.

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I cannot believe it is over! I FLOVE this series "HARD"!

Nick Rixey is mine ladies so back the f*** off. 

Hard Ever After was a great addition to the saga that is the Hard Ink series. It is like the cherry on top of your favorite ice cream sundae. Ms. Kaye was able to bring us full circle and tie up all the loose ends and even introduce her next series (sort of) all in one 96 page epilogue. 

Life is good for the gang at Hard Ink now that the guys have been cleared and they are starting their own security company. With everything right in the world again Nick proposes to Becca in a unforgetable fashion. With her by his side his live is complete.

Of course everything is not all sunshine and lollipops as Becca and Nick prepare for the next step of their lives together. There is danger lurking from the past that no one saw coming. Nick and Becca have endured so much, how are they going to deal with this new threat after they all thought it was safe to resume "regular" life? Thankfully Becca and Nick have what it takes to get through a crisis and they also have the rest of the gang there to help Nick and Becca's big day and keep Becca safe.

I could not have asked better outcome. I am sad to these characters go, but it is good to see them all in a good place.

​Luckily I can reread these books anytime I feel the need for danger and seduction.

I would give this novella 10 stars if I could!

About Laura Kaye:
​New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Laura Kaye is the author of over twenty books in romantic suspense and contemporary and paranormal romance. Among her many awards, she recently won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense of 2014 for Hard As You Can. A former college history professor, Laura grew up amid family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses, cementing her life-long fascination with storytelling and the supernatural. Laura lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day. Laura also writes historical fiction under the name Laura Kamoie. Laura is a member of the Romance Writers of America, the Maryland Romance Writers, and she is past president of the RWA-Contemporary Romance Writers. 

Just One Moment is romantic and frustrating at times love story between two people who believed in distancing themselves from love. Sarah Linscum is a woman who grew up in Minnesota but when she went to college moved to Chicago. She had a devastating event happen to her during high school, which later helped push her along to make the move away from her hometown. Sarah who not only works at a hotel as an event planner but also has a non-profit organization based out of Minnesota. She goes on day to day with a huge weight on her shoulders, which will be shifted to be a little lighter when a moment happens between two people who think they want the same things from each other.

Lynx Anders is an ex-military at a boxing match when he meets a young woman that later turns his world around. Lynx has always distance himself from everyone else because what he saw during the war, no one could understand, so he thought. Sarah and Lynx thought they could have one night to help dull any pain either of them had with incredible sex and walk away.

I have honestly read some pretty hot sex scenes but reading this book was very hot! The way they tried to use each other for sex and not becoming attached was a little something I was curious to see if it could happen. Reading about Sarah’s past was quite unsettling when I thought about my day to day actions that had me making a promise to myself about my own actions. As for Lynx and what he went through in the military and how he grew in the story makes me want to reread this book over and over.

This book has some very heavy details about their past and weighed heavy on my heart reading and will definitely be reading more from this author. I missed out on the books before this one and I will now be keeping watch for more from Stacey Lynn. I give 5 stars to Just One Moment by Stacey Lynn for a very steamy and emotional read.

This is the second book I've read by Maryann Jordan, and it happens to be the second book in her Saints Protection Series. And she is quickly becoming my "go-to-read author for adventure." Maryann's series follows the members of an elite protection agency - all ex-military or government agency - working "outside" the normal channels.

This book centers on sending one of their members, Cam, undercover on a search and rescue mission to locate and recover the sister of friend. As a nurse working with the Red Cross in Mexico, Miriam, had no idea that her skills as a nurse would considered a valuable commodity to a drug kingpin. Now she's trapped and praying that somehow her brother will come and save her. 

Cam has to try and get her and escape through a hurricane force storm. This book was full of heart-stopping thrills and sexual steam. Cam was not only an Alpha character but a gentle giant as well. I could not put this book down until the very end. 

I've always loved reading Kat Martin's books for their adventure and excitement, but I think I've found a new author that is just as good. 5-stars for Maryann Jordan's Healing Love. 

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*As stated in the header, this is a sequel. It is a proper standalone however for the full backstory read Cowboy Fiancé http://amzn.to/1P4yxIT​*

What does a former Marine do when she is faced with an overbearing Father and his "good" intention? If you are Trisha Jennings, you lie and say you are engaged to a man that can hold his own against your father, her friend and former CO Brett Brennan. 

When Brett Brennan finds himself in a situation that he thinks is a practical joke orchastrated by his brother Finn, he rolls with punches. He loves a good practical joke, especially when it involves his brother. But he is not prepared for the consequences of this fake engagment. What starts a joke, turns into much, much more.

I liked that this was a fast paced love affair between two people who knew each other well. Friends to lovers books have always appealed to me and this one hits all the its mark. There is passion, there is angst in the form of a fake engagement but most importantly there is a heroine that is broken yet strong and takes no crap from anyone, except maybe her dad but he means no harm he just loves his daughter.

Brett cannot have been more sexy and he takes his time coming to terms with his feelings, since he had not clue what he was feeling. 

There is a PTSD storyline that runs the whole story, Trisha is in denial and Brett tries to help her heal. 

I recommend this as a beach read or a rainy afternoon reas. I read it in one sitting, There is a HEA and you close the book feeling satisfied where you leave the story, There is a set up for the next book and I can't wait for Liam and Stacy's story.
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Synopsis
Eliam Prince is finally where he wants to be in his late father's shipping enterprise: at the helm and ready to navigate. However, when a mysterious car tries to run him off the road on his first day as CEO, it's clear he needs a personal bodyguard--even if the idea annoys him to no end.

Winter Wyn has built a thriving personal security business after surviving a horrific tour in the Middle East. Eliam is just a routine middle-of-the-night call--until she arrives at his penthouse, where it's clear her strict policy of not mixing business and pleasure with her clients is in serious trouble. Keeping this man safe--from sabotage, blackmailers, assassins, and his own stubborn pride--isn't nearly as hard as protecting her own heart.

But as the stakes rise, Eliam and Winter have no choice but to break all the rules if they want to survive. Fans of Castle will love the sparks that fly on this most unlikely couple's journey to their happily ever after.

Sensuality Level: Sensual

Dana Volney writes an engaging and fast paced suspense novel sprinkled with a touch of sensuality. Nothing peaks my interest more than a suspenseful romance and the best part of this one is the female lead is the strong leader of a security firm.
Strong independent Winter Wyn is funny and stubborn but also she is smart and knows her stuff. She is hired to protect Eliam Prince when he ousts his stepfather from power in his family company. Eliam thinks nothing more will happen than his step father throwing a tantrum but soon finds out how wrong he is. 
Multiple attempts on Eliam's life put not only Eliam in mortal danger but Winter and her team as well.
Being in close proximity to Eliam has awaken some desires in Winter that she thought were long gone and as for Eliam he is falling fast but I think he feels slightly emasculated by Winter. 
They Both fight their feeling and they hem and haw a lot. Especially Winter, who makes it a rule not to get involved with her clients. I would have loved to see her make a decision and stick to it. 
Eliam seemed to be too pigheaded for his own wellbeing, he was undermining Winter at each turn and put himself in danger in doing so.  It’s a good thing Winter was smart and could handle herself because she needed lots of help when it came to Eliam.
An really fun and quick read if you don’t whip you ereader across the room when one or both of the main characters do something stupid. Even with that I enjoyed it completely. There were some unanswered questions and I assuming since this is a series they will be answered in the next installment.
Recommended for the lovers of a fast paced suspense romance.

She's an investment banker.
He's an outlaw biker.
A little bit of heaven is about to meet a whole lot of hell.

Morgan Powell was raised to be perfect, to set an example for her sisters to follow. Her life has been dedicated to making something of her career, so she wouldn’t know what to do with a man even if you gave her an instruction manual.

Brett 'Ice' Grady spends his days trying to keep up with his teenage daughter, his nights consumed in Regulators’ MC business. He has no time for anything more than a casual hookup. 

Two worlds collide when the dangers of his life crash into the calm of hers. 

Can she go beyond her own boundaries and chip her way through to the man known to be as cold as ice?

Harper and Rafe don't meet under ideal circumstances and by no means should be attracted to each other. Harper is an ATF agent that is kidnapped by a drug lord named Carlos in Colombia and Rafe is his "Segundo" or "Second".  Harper senses that there is more than meets the eye but trusts no one, especially the "Segundo" that held her at gunpoint.

Harper is an explosives expert and is threatened with the harm to her ATF team if she does not cooperate with and follow the orders that the Carlos has issued, to build him a bomb. A VERY dangerous one at that.

Rafe the ex-Navy Seal and Carlos the Colombian drug lord have history, one that makes Carlos trust Rafe and never doubt his loyalty making Rafe the perfect candidate to be recruited by the CIA to be a double agent, when his school friend started his nefarious and no longer purely humanitarian dealings. Carlos may have started off trying to help his country become a more beautiful place but his ambitions and increased paranoia have made him a dangerous man. 

From the beginning, Rafe feels the need to protect Harper. She feels drawn to him, something she is not familiar with. Harper uses men until she is done then boots them from her bed, Rafe is a gentlemen that does not love and leave em. 

The story is fast paced and there is an element of danger throughout the book. Harper and Rafe eventually can no longer fight their attraction and give in to those feelings. But those feelings are confused and contradictory. They cannot believe they feel the way they do, but they also can not help themselves. 

Although Harper is a a damaged character she is not weak, she knows what she wants and takes it. She is not used to feeling at all. She also has a rule "No sex during a mission". Rafe has a type of woman and Harper is it. He wants her but he is not willing to go there again. Both are afraid of heartache that love pretty much guarantees but they can have a fling and use it a pretense to keep Harper safe. And keep feelings out of it, right?

I liked the suspense and thrill I got reading this book. You are on the edge of your seat from the beginning. It is also apparent that the author has a lot experience with the military. She writes almost like she lived the life.

I would have like the characters to have had more time to develop their relationship so that is was not so much of a tennis match of feelings. The sex scenes were tastefully done and not too frequent and that was okay with me because there was enough and the rest of the story was actually very enjoyable.

If you are looking for a steamy, suspense thriller, this book is perfect for you.

I give it:

Five word that describe this series to me: Phenomenal, breathtaking, heart stopping, thrill ride! 


The series started when this group of former soldiers came together to clear false charges made against their unit, but it morphed into this incredible journey of love, friendship, and redemption.

Hard to Let Go is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller, only now readers are finally getting answers to a number of questions as everything comes to a head with protagonists, Beckett Murda and Kat Rixey at the forefront. Questions are answered, conspiracies are uncovered and justice finally prevails but not before more blood is shed and secrets are revealed.

Murda is a man that is alive but is not living. He is dealing with scars that are deeper than his company’s ambush. He is going day by day in cloud of numbness and keeping everyone out. That is until he meets Kat Rixey. For the first time he feels that maybe there is something worth living for.

 Kat is an independent attorney for the Justice department that is loyal to her brothers and is willing to help them and their cause not matter the personal cost. She is attracted to Murda but cannot get a read on him to see if he is different than other jerks she has dated in the past.

Both Murda and Kat have secrets that have to come to light before they can move forward. They also have chemistry that is off the charts and once they finally give into their simmering passion they have to decide if they can trust one another to move forward because they both are finding hard to let go.

What I love most about the Hard Ink series the writing style. It is a told in a narrative that follows a new pair of love interests with each book.  This ensures that you never miss what is happening with the other couples as you embark on the newest journey. I will miss this series HARD but luckily for me they are just are just a reread away.  

It is with a heavy heart I say a bittersweet goodbye to the gang at Hard Ink.  Thank you, Laura Kaye for hours and hours of exciting reading. I highly recommend you read the ENTIRE SERIES! (Links below)

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