August ReissSeven years ago, the love of my life and my parents died in a robbery that went wrong.Do you know what that can do to a professionally trained hitman?Now I work for a government organization. My next assignment is to infiltrate the Marchand’s crew.The information given is vague.But what rouses my interest is that the family “business” of crooks I’m to investigate includes a Bajan … investigate includes a Bajan little sister whose lips are the definition of sex and trouble.
And yet Natalia’s soft curves are off limits—and not because her brothers will bash my head in.
No. It’s because she is capable of killing me herself.
Natalia Marchand
Anything a man can do, I can do it better.
I’ve lived by that credo my entire life, and with my dangerous ‘job’ it’s always been true.
I’m a rich man’s kryptonite. I can pretend to desire you and then execute a plan to take everything you own.
My brothers and I live dangerous lives.
Then in walks muscles, murky green eyes, and a cocky smile. August needs a place to stay, and he’s saved my kid brother’s life.
Now, he’s a god to all my brothers—but can he really be trusted?
My guts say no.
I’ll put a bullet to his head if my intuition is right.
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August and Natalia is so amazing, I really did not think both of them would have said the magical words. I love that they can light a fire to any room just from the way they talk to each other. I’m just glad he got along with her brothers from the start. I find them to be a match made in heaven aside from the life they lead, it’s family that ultimately drives them. Above all I really adore Georgia, she is something else. She reminds me as a young Natalia.
As for the narrator he was amazing in reading this book and the voices he used for the characters was truly amazing
Hot damn. Wow. Amarie does it again. LOVE her books
I loved it! I love all her books!
Wow! Riveting, action-packed and suspenseful from the very beginning! This is a definite MUST READ! The momentum of the story keeps you wanting to read more. It is suspenseful with gruesome details; murder, mystery, secrets, lies, intrigue, suspense, and passion continue to keep you glued to the pages of this fascinating story. You will love this suspenseful romance where two people find happiness in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Natalia Marchand is from Barbados, beautiful, sassy, can hold her own with any gun, and she is the glue to keeping her family together. August Reiss is tall, arrogant, but sexy as hell. Although he is handsome, he had a nefarious side to him. When August (Auggie) meets Natalia, he likes the feisty, sassy, and obstinate beautiful woman. The chemistry between Natalia and August grows more potent the more time they spend together—the sex is off-the-chart hot! Because of one incredible moment where August’s secret is revealed and there is an unbelievable tension between August and Natalia. What was the secret August concealed? This book was everything I hoped it would be—emotional, angsty, and beguiling from the beginning until the end. There are several surprises and plot twists and turns within the story that makes it interesting with deep and troubled characters. This suspenseful, steamy read with secrets, lies, murder, and suspense—some you see coming, some you don’t…. It will be hard to put this down once you get started!
Absolutely loved August and Natalia book. Love the banter. Great plot and awesome likable characters. August is a hitman set on revenge but finds himself falling in love. Natalia and her family is trying to survive while keeping secrets and shame from surfacing. Love their bond. Beautifully written. Absolutely love reading Miss Avant books
Action packed from beginning to end.
Gregory Salinas narrator did a good job with all the dialects.
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wow this was a emotional story which had you on the edge of your seat all the way.
When you start to read August it just starts with action. It’s a OMG book with a lot of you want to jump in the book and kick ass right along with them. It can been funny biting times and serious at times. It’s a book you just can’t put down even though you are sleepy. If you have read it please go out and get it or go to Amazon.
August
My training? Professional.
My job? Hitman for a government organization.
And my next assignment? Infiltrate Marchand’s crew.
Vague information, but a solid job. Why do I care?
Because this family “business” of crooks I’m investigating includes a Bajan little sister….
And she’s the definition of sex on legs.
She’s trouble, and I don’t know if I can stay away.
Natalia
I lead a dangerous life, and so do my brothers. But when my kid sibling is saved by sexy, muscular August Reiss wearing that signature cocky smile, my gut tells me not to trust him. He’s good to my brothers… but should I believe everything he says?
One thing’s for sure. If my intuition is right, I’m going to put a bullet right between those gorgeous murky green eyes.
When I started this book I was excited and it started out so good but then it kind of fell off and from there it lost me. It was a good story line but needed more action for me. My suggestion also would be to have 2 narrators or for Gregory to use a more womanly voice to help to distinguish between Natalia and August. I encourage everyone to try it for yourself and make your own decision.
Ok, so I finished reading August a few days ago but I really wanted to wait and simmer on my review. First off this book was so so good! Sometimes it’s hard to express how much I like and enjoyed a book because I don’t want to seem like I’m just saying it for the sake of saying it.
I don’t even review books I don’t like unless I may have been offended and I feel people should be cautioned of something.
I love when an author proves the romance genre is so much more the old stereotypes.
Love and romance happen while we go throughout our lives and with August and Natalia, that’s the case.
While August deals with his past and feeling the effects on his life presently, I feel his pain and anger. While he is also numb to anything good that could possibly make him repeat old experiences. It’s like he’s living on Pause and Play at the same time.
Natalia is like so many women, she is on the defense. Not able to just live life based on her own choices and mistakes but rather others. Feeling compelled to continually make lemonade from the constant lemons people keep throwing at her, While feeling guilty there even getting tossed her way in the first place.
Neither appear how they are feeling at any given time. Both feeling too much to function as if their lives are normal or could ever be normal. Their love of family is what stood out to me. What they do or would have done for loved ones. Stretched and Stressed they both need someone make them the number one priority.
It didn’t hurt that August is my birth month!
Sexy, exciting action filled and romantic. August is the scary hit-man with a soft heart but has been torn down by his past. A loner with no one close to him. Natalia is the total opposite of him and loyal sister and daughter. She’s a bubbly character filled with life and that really came across in the story. The story was fast paced and I kept flicking the pages to see what would happen. I hated having to put it down. In the end everything comes together perfectly. I would have liked a second epilogue though, just a few more pages to nicely tie up the story. Otherwise “August” was fantastic.
Two people brought together by different circumstance both experience heartbreak of a different kind,which led them both on an adventure they will never forget.
If you’re into action, violence (the kind that has you on the edge of your seat and talking to the book) and romance well August has all of these elements and more. This is the story of August and Natalia. August/Auggie is a hitman but has grieved for the last seven years for the loved ones that he couldn’t save which left his heart closed off. Natalia or Miss Talia as she is known, has also suffered a traumatic incident in her past and she can’t really move on from the guilt and shame of it. When these two come together it’s like oil and water but somehow the magic that runs between them smooths the way for a relationship born out of violence but ends in Love. This is a fast paced book and you get to see the inner workings of the H and h. It’s just the right length to keep you intrigued and wishing that you had more. The secondary characters are awesome also, even though I would like to have heard more from Christian. Did I mention that Grammy (who is off the chain) and Georgia (cutie pie with way more knowledge than she should have) are characters that you need more in books! Amarie Avant I loved August, I thought he was very sweet in a “mess with me or my woman and I kill you kind of way”. I just absolutely LOVED Miss Talia she was the kind of crazy that really wasn’t that crazy but because of the circumstances that she found herself in made her seem crazy. You did an awesome job in bring this couple together and letting them find their way in this crazy thing called love!! This is a book worth reading so please 1-click.
What starts out as an assignment becomes a passion for August. August is given an assignment that he didn’t want until he saw someone who changed his life forever. In his pursuit of him, he finds her. Natalia has a secret and someone is terrorizing her now. August steps in to do one thing and becomes someone she wants desperately.
Will these two solve their problems or will they complicate their issues because of each other?
Great Read..Ms. Amarie has done it again..A must read..
August is lit af!!! August and Natalia are the new Bonnie and Clyde. Natalia is just enough badass and vunerability with innocence combined. August is an alpha who is a tortured soul dealing with his own demons. Grammy is lit. Georgia is a hilarious little girl. Christian, Izaiah, Luis, and Natalia have a special bond. I love each characters relationship with their families. The sex is very descriptive and hot af! It will make you fan yourself or blow up your kindle. This is one of my favorites from Amarie. It’s told in different Povs, no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a hea. I highly recommend this book. Please one click this badass book from Amarie. You won’t be disappointed.