Loved it!!! Dear Diamond is Nikki and Ryker’s story. Nikki volunteers to pay off a debt for her mother, who I promise you will want to throat punch over and over and over. Ryker comes across Nikki and is instantly hooked. Thrown together under rough circumstances, chemistry happens and confusing feelings take over. I loved their story, and I am totally claiming Ryker for myself!
Author
zilphaowens
3 years ago
I really enjoy how Stephie Walls writes her romance. She tried something a little different, a little edgier with Dear Diamond. I like it – a lot. Glued to the pages, invested in the characters, I wanted to both read quickly to find out what happened next and slowly to savor the story.
Ryker Davis is a good guy. His life hasn’t been easy but he wants to do the right thing. He’s sexy, not just in looks and presence but in his undeterred protection and commitment to those that are most important to him.
Nikki Wilson is a good girl. Caught up in the mix to save her mom she does what needs to be done. A little young and somewhat stubborn at times but she’s tough as nails.
Both are trying to live beyond the circumstances they were born into. Both are drawn to one another. Their story just flows. There’s no supporting cast and this story doesn’t need one. It’s a terrific read!
Author
daniellerobbins
3 years ago
Dear Diamond is not the normal read by Stephie Walls. It was edgier and a little intense. I liked it! I loved Ryker and Nikki. They were great together and had steamy chemistry. This was a great read!
Author
phillipanddonnatanne
3 years ago
Stephie Walls does it again! She is definitely a 1-Click author. I loved Dear Diamond. It was different from her past book with a darker type Romance to it but it was so good! Ryker was hooked the first moment he layed eyes on Nikki and she couldn’t keep her eyes off him either. I loved the tension you felt theough the whole book. There was so much suspense . The book caught you from the first page and didn’t let you go until the last word. Great read for 2018!!
Author
crankytbc
3 years ago
5 Cranky Stars
Ryker came from a small town which was run by a gang U21, he had never joined the gang his wish was to get out of the town and well away. It didn’t help that his best friend, Chase, was the leaders grandson. He had ended up doing time with Chase by just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Jesse the leader had said he owed him one for taking the prison sentence. Ryker finds himself entering the night club SWANKS run by the gang as it was Sam’s stag night, he really didn’t want to be there. He was not interested in the scantily dressed women. Well not until Diamond made her debut stage dance, then everything changed. She was so different, she moved with elegance and grace and the whole time through her routine she stared at Ryker. Ryker went to the sleazy club every night trying to find Diamond dancing again, but he never found her. Eventually she was there again she had three separate routines after she had finished her last Ryker followed her outside to where Sam (another relation of Jesse) picked her up. Sam made the mistake of hitting Diamond (Nikki) which made Ryker see red. This is where things started getting interesting. He found out Nikki was not like all the other girls, it was her Ma that was indebt to the gang and she was trying to dance the debt away except her mother kept adding to it. One vicious circle. She was like Ryker and wanted out of this town but was stuck with it. Ryker tried to keep her safe but she was very stubborn as was he. Ryker freed her from the gang by calling in his favour. Will there be a happy ending to this story? Who knows? Very well written book with lots going on. A recommended read.
Author
pammiet
3 years ago
This is a story unlike anything I’ve read from Stephie Walls before. And again, I see a fantabulous job. This story is more dirty and gritty than others, but it also seems more realistic.
A town inhabited and controlled by a local gang or more like a mobster crew. There’s no way to escape this life, no matter where you turn or how much you’re determined to lay low to escape, there is some way you’re caught up in their web.
Nikki has been one of the lucky ones, until she isn’t. Her story starts with her debut in a star studded fashion. She’s sassy, smart, and angry at the world and her situation. Her eyes dare any man to come near her and face her wrath, but one man does. Ryker. Once their eyes meet over the action packed stage, something clicks in place for both of them even if they don’t want to admit that connection.
Ryker is a good guy, but he steps in when he shouldn’t and the repercussions for Nikki and himself are almost too much to handle. But Ryker has connections that get him the small reprieve they need to make the choices they do in the end.
This stories hero is a total alpha, but he has a good side and he handles Nikki with the kid gloves that she needs at the time. I love to see a man swoon for his heroine, yet stand up and be the alpha he is at the same time.
I felt there was a lot of steam and angst in this book as well. We’re kept on the edges of our seat watching Ryker and Nikki maneuver their relationship after being thrown together unexpectedly. There was a bit of a jump in the timeline toward the end that left some good story-line that could have be included, but that doesn’t deter this from being another complete win for this author. This hit the 4.5 star mark for me . It’s definitely a page-turner, a bit more dark than usual, and worth every minute.
By stephiewalls
Loved it!!! Dear Diamond is Nikki and Ryker’s story. Nikki volunteers to pay off a debt for her mother, who I promise you will want to throat punch over and over and over. Ryker comes across Nikki and is instantly hooked. Thrown together under rough circumstances, chemistry happens and confusing feelings take over. I loved their story, and I am totally claiming Ryker for myself!
I really enjoy how Stephie Walls writes her romance. She tried something a little different, a little edgier with Dear Diamond. I like it – a lot. Glued to the pages, invested in the characters, I wanted to both read quickly to find out what happened next and slowly to savor the story.
Ryker Davis is a good guy. His life hasn’t been easy but he wants to do the right thing. He’s sexy, not just in looks and presence but in his undeterred protection and commitment to those that are most important to him.
Nikki Wilson is a good girl. Caught up in the mix to save her mom she does what needs to be done. A little young and somewhat stubborn at times but she’s tough as nails.
Both are trying to live beyond the circumstances they were born into. Both are drawn to one another. Their story just flows. There’s no supporting cast and this story doesn’t need one. It’s a terrific read!
Dear Diamond is not the normal read by Stephie Walls. It was edgier and a little intense. I liked it! I loved Ryker and Nikki. They were great together and had steamy chemistry. This was a great read!
Stephie Walls does it again! She is definitely a 1-Click author. I loved Dear Diamond. It was different from her past book with a darker type Romance to it but it was so good! Ryker was hooked the first moment he layed eyes on Nikki and she couldn’t keep her eyes off him either. I loved the tension you felt theough the whole book. There was so much suspense . The book caught you from the first page and didn’t let you go until the last word. Great read for 2018!!
5 Cranky Stars
Ryker came from a small town which was run by a gang U21, he had never joined the gang his wish was to get out of the town and well away. It didn’t help that his best friend, Chase, was the leaders grandson. He had ended up doing time with Chase by just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Jesse the leader had said he owed him one for taking the prison sentence. Ryker finds himself entering the night club SWANKS run by the gang as it was Sam’s stag night, he really didn’t want to be there. He was not interested in the scantily dressed women. Well not until Diamond made her debut stage dance, then everything changed. She was so different, she moved with elegance and grace and the whole time through her routine she stared at Ryker. Ryker went to the sleazy club every night trying to find Diamond dancing again, but he never found her. Eventually she was there again she had three separate routines after she had finished her last Ryker followed her outside to where Sam (another relation of Jesse) picked her up. Sam made the mistake of hitting Diamond (Nikki) which made Ryker see red. This is where things started getting interesting. He found out Nikki was not like all the other girls, it was her Ma that was indebt to the gang and she was trying to dance the debt away except her mother kept adding to it. One vicious circle. She was like Ryker and wanted out of this town but was stuck with it. Ryker tried to keep her safe but she was very stubborn as was he. Ryker freed her from the gang by calling in his favour. Will there be a happy ending to this story? Who knows? Very well written book with lots going on. A recommended read.
This is a story unlike anything I’ve read from Stephie Walls before. And again, I see a fantabulous job. This story is more dirty and gritty than others, but it also seems more realistic.
A town inhabited and controlled by a local gang or more like a mobster crew. There’s no way to escape this life, no matter where you turn or how much you’re determined to lay low to escape, there is some way you’re caught up in their web.
Nikki has been one of the lucky ones, until she isn’t. Her story starts with her debut in a star studded fashion. She’s sassy, smart, and angry at the world and her situation. Her eyes dare any man to come near her and face her wrath, but one man does. Ryker. Once their eyes meet over the action packed stage, something clicks in place for both of them even if they don’t want to admit that connection.
Ryker is a good guy, but he steps in when he shouldn’t and the repercussions for Nikki and himself are almost too much to handle. But Ryker has connections that get him the small reprieve they need to make the choices they do in the end.
This stories hero is a total alpha, but he has a good side and he handles Nikki with the kid gloves that she needs at the time. I love to see a man swoon for his heroine, yet stand up and be the alpha he is at the same time.
I felt there was a lot of steam and angst in this book as well. We’re kept on the edges of our seat watching Ryker and Nikki maneuver their relationship after being thrown together unexpectedly. There was a bit of a jump in the timeline toward the end that left some good story-line that could have be included, but that doesn’t deter this from being another complete win for this author. This hit the 4.5 star mark for me . It’s definitely a page-turner, a bit more dark than usual, and worth every minute.