Wham, bam, thank you ma’am? That’s my motto.There’s no room in my life for anything more complicated than a one-night stand. I’m a bodyguard. It’s easier to put my life on the line when there’s no one worrying if I’ll make it home for dinner.But then the one woman who made me want more waltzes back into my life needing my protection.Despite our explosive chemistry, we can’t go there again. What … protection.
Despite our explosive chemistry, we can’t go there again. What happened in Vegas, has to stay in Vegas.
Except the marriage vows neither of us remember.
The Brazen Duet will conclude with Still Brazen on 2/26
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That was incredible. The ending was sneaky good and now I can’t wait for Still Brazen’s release. I’ve been talking to my kindle trying to figure out what the heck happened in Hailey’s family especially why her mother is the way that she is. Secrets secrets secrets Hailey and Oskar’s personalities balance each other. The hot sexy aloha Viking and the strong yet soft princess. I adore Nana Malone and I have read so many of her books but I must admit that this is my first M squared book. I plan on reading more from this dynamic duo.
Wow! What a great read! The perfume princess and her protector. Lots of chemistry and a great storyline including a cliffhanger. I cannot wait to read more!!! I read an ARC copy of this book.
I loved reading the beginning of Hailey and Oskar’s story. A possible second chance at love and forgiveness. Hired by Hailey’s father to protect her. Oskar does this as he tries to find out who is trying to hurt her. While reading, I also enjoyed the supporting characters as well. I look forward to reading book 2.
Finally… Viking Time!
The Malones are driving my CRAZY! They continue to draw me in and make me happy, mad, and then frustrated and anxious! Don’t be surprised when you are yelling at the end of this book… It is a duet, so a cliffhanger is coming.
Oskar has been a favorite in the series since Book 1 of the Blake Security books. He has that stubborn & snarky charm that makes you really want to seem him brought down to his knees by a strong woman!
Hailey Livingston plays a huge part in her family’s perfume company. Hailey’s life is threatened and her father decides to call i n a security team. This team includes someone that has been on Hailey’s mind, and she was surprised to see him.
Oskar has been a mystery throughout the many books of the series. He has been the Viking that you dream about. So when the Viking is faced with the one woman that he has ever wanted a future with, he has to admit it to his friends and himself!
I can’t wait for the conclusion of Oskar and Hailey’s tale. Oskar has met his match and the perfect match to equal his passion!
Is it February yet???
5 Sexy and intriguing stars! You will not want to miss out on this duet! Ashley @ Carolina Chic’s Read
The Blake Security Guys get better and better! This one about Oskar is everything you would expect! Oskar is sexy, sarcastic and will protect anyone he is loyal too. Hailey is the OCD girl looking for her mother’s approval with her new perfume named after her mother. When Hailey’s life is at risk and a security team is called in she doesn’t expect the person who is there to protect her. Will Oskar be able to save Hailey from the one out to kill her? The ending in this duet was not what I expected! I cannot wait to see how this story ends! Hurry up and release!!!
Brazen by Nana and M Malone was one HELL of a second-chance at love romance that captivated me from page 1. So many twists and unexpected turns in this story!! From the characters to the storyline I LOVED this story!
I have been a HUGE fan of Oskar since we first met him. I always find him so funny, and just so damn hot and sexy! And we definitely see a different side of him in Brazen. We see his soft, protective side. I ADORE this man!!
Hailey was different then what I expected. But her character is gorgeous, smart, and fierce. If she wants something she gets it, including Oskar!
And of course we are left with a HUGE cliffy that has me screaming for Still Brazen!!! I kinda had the twist figured out, but seeing it played out left me like… WTF?!?!
I can’t wait to see how this story plays out!
I am so in love with this duet! I am waiting on pins and needles for the next part! Hailey and Oskar – WOW!! Who doesn’t love a bad boy turned good?? This story has it all – suspense, steam, and heart! FIVE STARS!!
Nana Malone and M. Malone did it again with another great story from the Blake Security Team Series. Definitely worth waiting for Oskar’s story. The chemistry between Oskar and Hailey was off the charts sexy. I cannot wait for the next book to come out. Brazen was suspenseful, funny, hot and steamy romance.
Brazen is another fantastic book from Nana and M. Malone. In this book we finally get to delve into Oskar’s life. The chemistry and backstory between Oskar and Hailey is off the charts! I love the guys from Blake Security and I especially love that we still get glimpses into everyone’s life. The threat to Hailey is real and i still have no idea who is behind it. A lot is revealed in the last few chapters and the cliffhanger on the end has me on the edge of my seat waiting for the conclusion!! Another home run book!!!
Yuss the Blake Security guys are back and we finally get to know more about the sexy Viking Oskar It was great to see that even though we know Oskar as a flirt there has been a lost love in his life and she is back and talk about awkward with how things ended! I love how Oskar goes from cool, calm and collect to a bit of a scatter brain when around Hailey but thats also dangerous when he is meant to be protecting her. They have mass sexual tension, unresolved feelings neither will discuss fully, a threat to Haileys life and a wedding they don’t remember!!! This had me hunkered down until the end and looking up when the next book is out because I want more!!
I’ve been waiting for Oskar’s story. I was so excited when I found out we were finally going to get it. This author duo did an excellent job.
There are many layers to Oskar and all of them are wonderful. He’s an alpha male with lots of swagger. His witty, protective and most definitely has a big heart.
Hailey is a woman form Oskar’s past that he never stopped thinking about. Unfortunate circumstances bring them back together.
Oskar and Hailey have great chemistry. I loved the banter between the two. Their story had me continuously laughing out loud.
It was beautiful story and perfect beginning for the two. I can’t wait to read the next book.
Intriguing Reunion
If you are looking for action and excitement while finding the unexpected, you will not be disappointed. Hailey is a strong and determined woman. She doesn’t want to hear about needing protection. Can she let go of the past in order to see another day? Will the team be able to take on the task at hand and leave feelings aside? I like how the author brings in the past with the present in order to see how they may need to save each other.
Oskar is hot, and Hailey is one cool customer!
I’m still reasonably new to books by Nana Malone, and I’ve enjoyed absolutely everything that I’ve read from her, but this is the first time I’ve read anything from Malone Squared, and even though I’ve come in way past the beginning of the series, it didn’t stop me appreciating the banter between these guys with a dark past, and their bad-ar$ed women. And I can tell you now, that I have already one-clicked and will be checking out the earlier books in this series.
There is just something ultra-romantic about the most alpha of men who become smitten in spite of their best intentions, and begin to wax lyrical about the ladies who see past the rough facade, to the softer side of the man willing to gift his balls into her purse, and her care!
The occupation that Oskar inherited from his father, placed the woman he fell in love with in Vegas 3 years ago, into potential danger, so he left. Between then and now, there has been a watershed moment for him where he has changed direction and ended up with Blake Security. I’ve read other reviews for this book, and these people have been waiting for Oskar’s story, so I’m thinking I’ll be appreciating the earlier books in the series also.
Hailey is at the top of her game in the family business of Perfumers. She’s on the cusp of the launch of a lifetime, a perfume named for her mother, and there’s nothing like a little breaking and entering, or attempted kidnapping to stall those perfect plans. Her dad insists on Security and a Bodyguard, but she doesn’t have time for that. Hell, she doesn’t even have time for dating, especially after a hard lesson learned when she woke up, abandoned in a hotel a few years ago – never again!
Blake Security gets the job of protection, and Oskar is assigned. The sparks created between these two are an amazing repartee of back and forth points scoring, and I absolutely loved it! The witty writing, and the wonderful secondary characters really round out this dual POV book, told exactly as I love reading it. Romance, heat and suspense are well balanced, and even though I know Ms Malone does things in duet, nothing will stop me from coming back again and again. Yep, there is a cliff-hanger ending, but it’s worth waiting for.
5 Stars, and, I’m waiting………
What happens when an adorable BAD boy meets a young innocent girl in Vegas…. Well some say that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas or at least Oscar hopes this is true. Now one of the good guys, Oscar is still very much a bad boy deep inside and that prevents him from getting close to anyone, keeping people away is the best way to protect them. But what happen in Vegas will always hunt him, making him wonder if he let true love slip away. Hailey has it all and is next in line to take over the family business, but she feels very lonely and no one has been able to fill the void left by her weekend fling in Vegas. When Hailey’s life is threaten her father decides she needs special protection hiring the best he could find, Blake Security. Oscar and Hailey are thrown back together and what happened many years ago in Vegas will not longer be part of their past. Oscar will do anything to keep Hailey safe no matter the cost for him, but soon he will find that the best thing for both is not be apart. Oscar and Hailey’s story is filled with passion, romance, inexplicable secrets, unexpected surprises, and an end that will take your breath away. Malone square have done it again with this amazing story that brings us back into the world of Blake security and all their lethal but adorable guys.
The story of Oskar and Hailey gets you hooked with the first chapter! Love the start of their story but the cliffhangers kill me! I want to read Still Brazen now. Can’t wait for the conclusion.
I am so enthralled with all of the characters in the Blake Security Team. I had no idea from the previous books how great of a character Oskar is. I have always loved his wit, but he is so much more in this book.
He is a bachelor for life, never to get serious. Then, in walks Hailey, a very wealthy daughter in a perfume empire and instantly they remember one hot weekend spent in Vegas on Hailey’s 21st birthday.
They both were very drunk and ended up spending the weekend together. Oskar, who has a past, decided to leave her in order to protect her from himself. Three years later, it seems they never forgot each other.
Now, Hailey is under attack and needs protections. And Oskar is just the man to do this as he never forgot what they had back in Vegas.
There are several surprises that I won’t spoil, but boy this book keeps you on the edge of your seat. I could not put it down.
I cannot wait for the next book in the series to see how this story unfolds. Thanks Malone Squared for another great adventure. I can’t wait to read Still Brazen!
When I started reading the Blake Security series, starting with Shameless, the first book in the Shameless Trilogy, which is Noah and Lucia’s story, I fell in love with all the men of Blake Security, and the women they love. And Oskar caught my interest from the first time he was introduced. Here in the beginning part of his own story, he shines. He’s funny and sharp as a tack, and so in love with Hailey, a woman with whom he shares a complicated past.
Hailey is an interesting heroine. She has an insured nose, (seriously!), she’s tough but a bit closed off, and her complicated history with Oskar still affects her to this day. As I was reading, I just fell in love with her, though. She’s just as sharp as Oskar, and obviously still has feelings for him. I loved how those feelings just kept growing and led to their impromptu Vegas shenanigans.
Of course, since this is a Malone book, there was a doozy of a cliffy, so now I’m anxiously awaiting Still Brazen, the second part of Oskar and Hailey’s story. It can’t get here soon enough as far as I’m concerned!
Brazen is the first book in the Brazen Duet, written by M. Malone and Nana Malone. This Series is part of the Blake Security World. This is a great Romantic Suspense, and a Second Chance to Love. Hailey and Oskar are both strong, and they share an explosive chemistry. I love Oskar! He is funny, but also very protective and reliable with Hailey. The storyline is suspenseful and sexy. The story ends with a cliffhanger. This is a great start to this duet, and now I can’t wait for the next book in the duet, Still Brazen. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
Holy macaroni and cheese. What an ending!!!! And what about all of the family secrets? I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment of Blake Security. And I look like a fish out of water gaping at all of these secrets that are going to be explosive when they are revealed.
OMG! I got so sucked into this fabulous book that I forgot that it was Part 1 and boy what a cliffhanger!
Oskar is assigned to protect a woman from a wealthy perfume company. When he meets her, he realizes that they spent a fabulous weekend in Vegas together 3 years earlier, but he left her there without a word because he thought he’d be protecting her from his world.
Hailey still hasn’t gotten over the fact that after the best weekend of her life, Oskar walked out on her without a word and now he’s back and supposed to be protecting her. In the beginning, she thinks having a bodyguard is her dad being over protective of her and her skill at determining the latest perfume combination. She’s working so hard to make the perfect perfume in honor of her mother, but lurking behind is her lazy brother. Things start to happen and Hailey realizes that maybe having a bodyguard isn’t such a bad idea.
The two of them have the past to overcome and then they’re blindsided by events that happened in Vegas. A great read and a killer cliffhanger. Can’t wait for book two!