From USA Today Bestselling author KL Donn comes the final book in the Adair Empire, a dark romance series.Dimitri Petrov had one mission: protect and serve. He’s lived by the creed and would die by it. Working undercover wasn’t sunshine and roses, he was thrown to the wolves and then forgotten about. Abandoned by the organization he worked for.Without a way to escape he remained in place. Kept up … way to escape he remained in place. Kept up appearances and became the most trusted man in the McCray clan. When he’s given the chance to betray the men he was sent to infiltrate, he seizes the opportunity and prays it’s his way out.
Seeking solace in the Adair Empire, an organization he himself should have been seeking to destroy, Dimitri meets Daniel Corelli. A young man looking to rise in the ranks of a corrupt kingdom.
What he finds is a brotherhood living by a code he’d come to understand over the years. They weren’t good men, but they did right by their own. When tragedy strikes, and Daniel is left for dead, Dimitri is left wondering what to do next.
Danika Vashchenko wanted a normal life, one where she could be free of her family’s Russian ties. After meeting Dimitri and watching his suffering over Daniel, she quickly becomes stricken by the two men.
Unable to deal with the possibility of losing one of them, Danika leaves, rejection burning in her soul. Once found, will she be convinced that they’re stronger together?
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The Adair Empire is a dark, graphic, romance series, with more triggers than I can list. Proceed with caution.
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OMG!!!! I absolutely loved it. I highly recommend The Adair Empire series.
“This is what I’ve wanted from the moment I laid eyes on these men. What I’ve dreamed of for weeks on end. Their attention. Their claiming. Their love.”
Whew…short, hot, and no holds barred!! Action, suspense, angsty drama, and I devoured it. I’ve been waiting for this story since these characters where introduced, and I wasn’t disappointed, a truly well done MMF with heart, heat, and emotion!!
“He’ll take my heart. They both will. Have, already.”
The characters compliment each other well, each adding their piece to the triangular puzzle, and each is not complete without the other…I ate it up and got lost. Truly sad to see this series end, but it was one wild ride!! I thank the Author for providing a copy to review!!
” Dimitri like control. Daniel craves peace-even if he doesn’t say it. And I? I want something of my own.”
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
OMG! Grasping for air is absolutely phenomenal!
I craved and devoured every word in this book. This book was a complete page turner filled with so much desire, need, angst, passion and hotness that I’m still fanning myself! I loved all the characters throughout the book and their journey.
I love the Adair Empire series and sad to see the ending of the series.
I totally recommend reading the Adair Empire series. A must read book!
Please please please if you looking at this book go back and start at book 1, while this story can be read as a stand alone it is so much better, like I can’t describe how much better, when read in order.
When I started this series I expected to hate it. I’m not a fan of blood or gore. I’ve never been one for the bad boys, give me a geek with glasses any day, but K.L. did something beyond she made me fall in love.
I truly think the strength of this series is the female heroines each and every one of them are beautiful, strong and Danika is no exception to this. This book was beautiful in its complexity of characters but J think the true strength of this book is the way it completes yet continues the world we have come to love. Blood, gore and kick arse woman galore.
KL Donn you have knocked it out of the park with your finale to the Adair Empire! This series has been fantastic from the beginning to this last book. I am still speechless after reading Grasping for Air! For the dedication in the beginning of this one I was hooked. I laughed, I cried, I was shocked. These guys of the Adair Empire live by their own code and yet when they find the women meant for them those women have the power to drop them to their knees. Grasping for Air was the perfect ending to this series and I was so sad to get to the end.
Grasping for Air was the stunning conclusion of KL Donn’s Adair Empire. This story picks up where Carver and Meadow’s story ended and tells the tale of the aftermath focusing on what happens to Daniel, Dimitri and Danika.
While each book of this series has led into the next, Past Lies was a gut wrenching cliffhanger. When all hope seems lost, Danika runs . . . she knows she can’t stay and she’d rather face almost certain death by feeling one last connection to her family by returning to her native Russia. When she’s abducted by her family’s enemies in broad daylight, it’s only the men of the Adair Empire that have any chance of getting her home alive. The question will be, can they do it before it’s too late and Nika is delivered back home in pieces.
KL Donn sent this series out with an absolute bang! There is some series suspense and darkness while readers wait to see how things play out, and if Danika will be rescued before she’s broken beyond repair. As we have learned throughout this series, things are not always as they seem and while the bad guys may be bad, there is always something worse lurking that needs to be dealt with in order to keep loved ones safe.
The characters showed great depth and growth in this book . . . it was truly something that has been building throughout the series and readers will not be disappointed with how the author culminates with the final love affair of the series.
While the main drama is dealing with feelings of loss and the possibility of relationships found, we also get to do a quick catch up with each of the couples that came together in this series giving readers a true sense of satisfaction. 5 stars.
6 times. 6 times I threw myself into the dark, forbidden, underground world of the Adair Empire. Never, in all the years I’ve been reading, have I ever been so invested in a fictitious world as I have of this one so intricately created by KL. To say I’m sad this is the final installment is quite the understatement. I have made it abundantly clear in my previous reviews that I’m not a gore fan. I avoid scary movies like the plague. But this series? I would recommend it over and over and over again. The characters. Their world. Their love. It’s all so sinfully flawless.
Story Line: I was tickled pink that this story not only followed these characters, but also gave us glimpses of the previous 5 couples. This story. Sigh. Where do I even begin? Everything about them is slightly taboo. Their story is probably the most naughty of all the couples, but to my surprise, it was one of the less gruesome. There were definitely hard to swallow elements, let’s not get ahead of ourselves or anything. But I’m happy to report, I did not have to read about “fountains of blood”. Gross. In all seriousness, I get the gore. I do. After reading each couple’s story, I understand why it was necessary. Each time there was torture, blood or fights, (as much as it made me totally on edge to read) I know it was essential to their stories. Because this empire would not be the power house it is without it.
Interaction: The Adair men – all of them – are the epitome of ALPHA males. They communicate with short sentences, grumbles and to the point conversations. With their significant others? That’s a different story. Communication is done through small amounts of words and hefty amounts of physical touches. These are no different. I didn’t think it would be possible to top the previous women, but Danika will always be my favorite. Her strength, acceptance and openness to love is something I admire and respect immensely. Her story is probably the most grand of them all when you bring in the others. Their story touched my soul in a way I don’t think any other character grouping can. It made me open my eyes, mind and heart to connections that are bigger than I could ever fathom. I will feel their attachment long after I finish writing this review.
Laundry: Sigh. Major freaking sigh. There were some first for me in the laundry reading department. With that being said, a cherry has been popped. My head is still reeling. I’ve replayed certain scenes in my head a hundred times and each time a small part of my brain wants to say no, that’s wrong, but I can’t. I can’t dislike a single thing I read. The amount of passion my greedy eyes consumed is almost too much. Almost. Instead, KL teetered on the edge of overflow and came away with some of the most gracefully naughty words I have ever read.
Depth: This world was crafted to perfection. Each individual character brought to the table a new dimension of twisted dark and light. With each connection made, another layer to the overall story was added. I cannot imagine a better ending to this series. These characters – their love, devotion and protectiveness to one another, is everything I have ever wanted in a novel. The heartache I endured during this final installment was worth every single second. I laughed, I cried and my heart beat so hard everyone around me could hear it. I expected nothing less.
Thank you KL Donn for opening my eyes to a world greater than anything I could have ever imagined. You painted the Adair universe with such vivid colors it was impossible for me not to feel like I was living in it right along side these perfectly constructed characters. Thanks to you, I feel like I’ve finally opened my heart to all shapes and forms of love stories.
I have literally inhaled this book in one afternoon, like a fine wine, I could not put it down. I NEEDED to know how this series was going to end, and I was not disappointed!
Where the heck is that golden button?!! I wish I could give more than Five Stars!!
Not going to lie, this series has consumed me…..totally consumed me, body, heart and soul! Each character taking a piece of my heart and burrowing into my soul. Dramatic?! Nope! It’s the sign of a truly amazing writer, whose every word draws the reader in and doesn’t let go until the final word is read…..and even then, it’s not truly the end as each of these characters will stay with me for a long time to come.
What a beautiful fitting end to this amazing series!