She may be a hostage. But she’s no damsel in distress… path to freedom lies in outwitting her cruel abductors. But surviving her captivity and keeping her secret will mean placing her trust in the dangerous man at the center of her crosshairs.
Can Rant fulfill her deadly oath or will her promise get her killed?
Hard Hearts is an adrenaline-pumping thriller. If you like badass heroines, fast-paced action, and twists and turns you won’t see coming, then you’ll love Mike McCrary’s edge-of-your-seat read.
Buy Hard Hearts to carry out a dark final wish today!
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I received an advanced copy of this book and chose to write a review due to a great reading experience. This is a back and forth time period and while I usually have a problem with this type of book, I found I didn’t have to look at the chapter heading to know where I was. This was a hard-hitting book pitting two broken people against a common enemy that has torn at both of their lives. There is a point in the book where everything comes together and you never saw it coming. Mike McCrary is a great author who gives his readers hours of reading pleasure.
Actually 4.5 stars.
Hard Hearts – One of my favorite authors always guaranteeing a good read, but this time the story and I didn’t gee and haw. Don’t get me wrong, it was good in many places and had good storylines and characters, but I couldn’t get into this story easily and stay immersed. Usually read a McCrary book in one sitting, I did this one in three days, sporadically. It’s still worth reading if you like strong, disciplined women, assassins and revenge, loyalty and betrayal, and doing what it takes to survive and protecting the innocent when the wrong people are after you. Although this book has violence, it’s not gory-graphic, just the moves executed. It’s a clean read. The is ending is perfect. I think BR and H would make a good series. I contacted the author to review his books. 4.5*
Genuinely Dangerous – How many times can a guy step in it? This is a rollercoaster ride through Hades and then some. Depravity; psychos and more sickos; twisted egos; and the list goes on. It’s like watching a train wreck and you can’t look away. Of course, there’s humor, and bits and bobs of normalcy, but don’t blink you’ll miss it. This book even mentions Remo and more than likely set the foundation for the Remo Cobb series, which I enjoyed. Jesus wept. is not the shortest sentence, chapter 115 has a shorter one and it made me laugh. It’s been a while since I’ve read this type of twisted story and it kept reminding me of a movie I had seen that could have been Ruby’s family. So if you want to take a walk on a sick and twisting path, this is the book. Or if you liked Pulp Fiction, you’ll like this book. 5*
Relentless – I was clueless about the storyline, so I really didn’t want to read Relentless after I read the first couple of chapters. I don’t care about LA, designer clothes and fancy cars; you got em, great but so what. But I’ve read a few books by Mr. McCrary and love his work, so I hung in there. Glad I did because the pace picked up, the plot turned intriguing and suspenseful, and the characters ranged the gamut from weak to pure evil, with plenty of manipulation from several directions. I figured out a few things, except one thing: what was actually wanted in the end by the bad guy. I want to say more, but I don’t do spoilers; this is a review, not a book report. Another well written, well thought out story. 5*
DNF – OMG!!! This book was a hot mess from the get go.
I typically don’t have a problem with stories that flip back from one time to another or one location to another but, this one was ridiculously messy, convoluted and disorganized. It took me a week to get through Part 1 (100pgs/41%) because everytime I picked it up to read it, I’d get through 15 or so pgs of heaping pile of crap and I’d start asking myself why am I reading this crap and end up tossing it because I couldn’t stand it and still don’t have a clue what the plot or premise of this book is. No more.
I have way too much else on my reading list to waste another minute with this. I know I’m the minority here but whatever.
Great book!