Archer-I am the master marksman at the Wings of Diablo MC Club. Any target my brothers need me to take down, I will. I am a magician with a fire arm no matter the class, from the small and simple Glock 36 to the powerful .44 Magnum, the big bad shotgun to the sleek and sexy M2010. I have been known to be stoic and calculated. To lay above the rest and smile as each bullet sailed through my … target. Once you were in my sights, you go down for the long nap. I used to believe that my fate was sealed by the bullet and my gun, come to find out my life would be turned on its head by Daria. A woman in the wrong place at the wrong time. A woman who is seared into my soul.
Daria-
My whole life I stayed to myself, never wanted to get anyone upset or be a burden to those around me. So when my roommates strong arm me into going to a party at the Rolling Cobras MC Club house I try to stay as far away from the action as possible. Not that it did me any good, my favorite shirt was ruined, I got hit on by a man missing his two front teeth, oh and I got shot in the chest. Talk about a party. There was one good thing that came from that horrible experience, the hospital set up a trauma counselor, Archer. There is something about his haunted eyes that makes me believe that I can trust again. No one makes my pulse race like he does, makes my body surrender like he does. Even with secrets all around him I have no choice but to submit to him.
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Great story very well written. I love Daria and Archer and their connection. The author does a fabulous job of dealing with sensitive subjects of PTSD and human trafficking. Can’t wait for more of this series.
Archer – Wings of Diablo
Archer suffers from PTSD. A shot gone wrong throws Archer back to the moment that his life was shattered; a bad call that resulted in three innocent lives wasted. Deeply scarred by the event, Archer struggles to hold onto his humanity and build a new life once he leaves the military. Archer thinks he’s found his new family with the Wings of Diablo MC….
“She is my redemption, I need this. I need her.” – Archer
Daria Lummock, a web designer that was coerced into going to a party with her roommates Nika and Mallory and was accidently shot by Archer. Recovering in the hospital, Daria finds herself deeply traumatized; not only from being unexpectedly shot, but by the idea that her life could have been snuffed out in a blink of an eye. Daria finds herself trying to understand why it happened and concerned about coming to terms with the situation. When she’s approached by a handsome man, who starts asking her questions and encouraging her to open up, assumptions are made; but when Daria sees another member of the gang, all bets are off….
“You are everything I have ever been looking for without even knowing I was searching.”- Archer
As Archer and Daria begin to learn of each other’s lives, circumstances begin to twist and twine, with Daria and Archer caught in a web of danger and desire…
ღ This was the 1st time reading anything from this author & trust me it will not be the last book from her
You should get ready to sit back enjoy this one, Cuz the story grabs you at the beginning & keeps you turning pages from there on out
Archer service a tour in Afghanistan in the military. He was the best of the best, of course He wanted to stay where he was needed. But after bad shooting he was left with PTSD
It’s been 7 long years now Archer’s Prez found him & basically saved his life. But one of his club member’s sister turn up missing & the club suspects one of rival clubs of human trafficking. Of course, since he the master marksman. Archer is left to take shot that he might regret for the rest of his life
Daria Lummock, is very seclusive shy women, who owns her own website building company with roommates from hell who convinced her to go to a so-called epic party at seedy biker club
Poor Daria is only at this party for Lil while, before she get shot ..Then she wakes up in the hospital to scary looking man threatened her life if she went to the police…
Lucky for Daria when she wake up again there is very sexy man from PTSD group to help her cope with all her fears from her trauma … or so she though he was rom the PTSD group……. This man has changed her life in so many ways & will continue changing her life until she finds out who he truly is
I must warn you now this book will have you wanting more!
Can Daria deal with who Archer real is?
Will the rival clubs find Daria?
Who will Archer choose? This club? or Daria?
Who actually save who in this twisted tale of cat & mouse?
I really enjoyed reading Archer & Daria & I am excited to see what Rae B. Lake else this author has to ofter
I must say I love book that covers so much like this one does…you got the sexy alpha male that is very domineering shy submissive .. steamy scenes. cartels, fighting scenes, car chases etc.
Hope you enjoy this read & also always keep in mind this is just my opinion & my honest review
Paulette Review
Not only as an ex-military but also a Dominant, Archer likes things neat, tidy and controlled. When a club job goes awry, he is thrust into PTSD flashbacks of eight years earlier during his days in the sandbox which only the bottom of a bottle can make disappear. When Archer finds out the girl with pillow soft hair, freckles and pink lips survived, he knows he can’t fix what happened during his military service, but he can try to rectify his current F-up. However when he comes face to face with the girl he first saw through his rifle scope he can’t help but want to protect her. But when given the choice between protecting her without revealing his true identity or his protecting his club and brothers, how can he choose?
Daria doesn’t want to be a burden on anyone else and she does like others to be disappointed or mad at her. So when her party obsessed roommates ask her to go with them to a party she has no option but to go. Little does she realize until they get there that this a party at a biker clubhouse and Daria knows from her past this is a mistake and knows what type of men these are. But that is as far as her thought process gets before she wakes up in a hospital bed connected to tubes and a gaping hole in her chest. Threatened by menacing men to keep her mouth shut about what happened, she is scared for her life.
This is my first venture in reading Rae B. Lake’s novels, and I can definitively say she has been added to my list of favorite authors to read. Dominant/submissive roles have been played out in the literary world of contemporary romance, but Lake’s take on the D/s roles is refreshing. Told from Archer’s and Daria’s POV, there is no “dumbing down” the D/s relationship for the reader and there is no questioning of why Archer is the way he is. My only negative of the story is while there are hints of Daria’s past, there is no real story to give credence to her present day state of mind. The story flows well and makes the reader not want to put it down until the end.
On a side note, Archer’s drunken internal dialog had me chuckling. Got to love an author who can successfully add humor without being cheesy.
My positive experience with this book makes me want to go back and read the first book of the series, Wire. I’m not sure which Wings character’s story is next (hints lead to Prez’s story) but I am looking forward to more of Clean.
*I received an ARC, but this had no influence on my honest review.