Tall, dark, and lethal…Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey’s tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome–pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He’s left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander’s daughter. Loyalty won’t let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too.With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs … too.
With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn’t expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.
Desire is the easy part. Love is as hard as it gets. Good thing Nick is always up for a challenge…
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5 stars – I loved it!
This book was just as good as it was the first time I read it (and the second and the third). This is one of my favorite contemporary series and is one that I always find myself picking up when I am having a rough time. This book has hot sexy tattooed men, snarky siblings, and a smart heroine who isn’t afraid to stand up to …
The hard ink series is wonderful!
Gripping Suspense! – 3.5 Stars
The crackling suspense is top-notch in this book. The characters are a close second. I like the fact that they are not just a bunch of tough guys with chips on their shoulders. They are real men with physical, mental, and emotional scars. Nick’s demons are exposed in this book, but it’s clear the others are battling …
This book was great. I am not personally into the whole military men romance; it just does not usually hold my attention as much as other books usually do. This book however, the synopsis made it seem like this was a book I could stay focused with. I was right, from the beginning this book had me hooked. I had so many questions during reading that …
So this is where the story begins. This story has all sorts of suspense and drama right from the get go. Nick is a guilt ridden Army vet who was railroaded into silence and discharged after an incident while deployed. Becca is the daughter of Nick’s late Army colonel. She comes seeking his help to locate her brother who has gone missing.
This …
Hard as it Gets is my first Laura Kaye book and it will not be my last. My rating is given because I knew before I finished reading this would go into my re-read stack. Laura draws you into the story the moment Becca approaches Nick for help finding her brother in chapter one. From there the story is full of intrigue, suspense, mystery, attraction …
This is the first book I’ve read of Laura Kaye’s and it makes me wonder why I haven’t read her books before! I absolutely loved Nick and Becca’s story! Two people who really don’t know each other coming together, handling some really tough stuff, and coming out on the other side closer to each other. I love this! It was action-packed, steamy, …
Thoroughly engrossing and entertaining romantic suspense. Hard As It Gets had me at hello. Sexy, funny, charming and nail-bitingly intense. Definitely a real page turner. The Hard Ink crew are fully developed and interesting characters, and Nick and Becca’s story is standalone enjoyable, complete with an HEA. Looking forward to reading the second …
It was good enough that I ended up buying the whole series.
Awesome series. Characters are portrayed so well it is like you are reading a live version. Must read
I am reading the series
Excellent story, great characters in Nick and Becca. I loved Becca’s intelligence and strength, and yet her ability to be vulnerable and allow someone to take care of her. Nick and his backstory were well-developed elements. I look forward to continuing with the series!
Sometimes a reader randomly comes across an author that piques their interest and ends up finding gold. I recently decided to make more of an effort to read some of the books I’ve downloaded for free from Amazon through the years, figuring I’d start with shorter stories and anthology books so I could possibly find more authors to follow. (As if I …
I loved this book and every single book in the series.
I LOVED this book. It was emotional and fierce all at the same time.
Hard As it Gets, the first book in Laura Kaye’s Hard Ink series.
This book was full of action, sexy Ex-Military/special ops soldiers and was full of sexual tension between the two main characters, Nick Rixey and Becca Merritt.
This storyline sucked me in from the very beginning and kept me flipping pages and wondering what was going to happen …
Nick freaking Rixey, thats all that needs said.