From the author of Ricochet and Backfire comes a dark and gritty romantic suspense. In the corner house of an empty street, there is a boy inside a box. In that boy, there lives a secret, one so dark, it’s sealed with locks.Nearly ten years have passed since the night I was captured. Tricked and betrayed, I suffered the hours of brutal torment with death’s cold whisper across my skin. And when … my skin. And when the nameless faces that haunted my nightmares took everything and everyone I loved, I feared I’d never be free of the darkness.
But that’s the thing about fear. Over time, it breeds anger, and when anger fills the box, vengeance bleeds out.
It’s been almost a decade since I escaped their hell, staying in the shadows, hiding my demons, and God help them now that I’ve tasted retribution and crave more of it.
Blood is the price for pain, and I vow to take everything and everyone they love. I’m no longer a frightened boy, but the intrepid vigilante, a ruthless executioner, who will stop at nothing to punish the depraved few that stole my life and walked free.
The plan is perfect, except for her. The one woman I’m forbidden to have, whose soothing touch settles my fractured mind. My angel of mercy sent to silence the voices. Yet, not even she can save me from the black void wherein my skeletons lie buried beneath the truth. Because in order to feed my thirst for revenge, I have to destroy the very thing that gives me purpose.
Tooth for a tooth, heart for a heart.
**Can be read as a complete standalone. Includes a steamy bonus scene featuring Nick and Aubree from Ricochet.
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DO NOT PASS THIS ONE UP
Dark – Gritty – Raw – Powerful
Intrepid took me on an emotional journey that ripped my heart to shreds then slowly pieced it back together
I do not even know where to start – I finished this book a few days ago and the story has been with me ever since
Ty and Sera are flawless as main characters – I could feel their fear, their anger, their need, their love – It was so easy to become immersed in their journey
And the secondary characters – Evil has a whole new meaning for me
This is a story about one man’s revenge and the descent into darkness that followed
It is also a story about hope and love blue hair and forgiveness
It is not often I give out five stars – but Intrepid earned every one plus a few more – I won a copy
This story obliterated my heart, I have no idea how a person comes back from, let alone survives, the horrors Ty suffered.
Ty and his friend/brother Eli are stolen, imprisoned, abused, tormented and forced to endure and do the unspeakable and only one lives on to right the wrong. But there is corruption, and there is coercion and threats, and there is complete destruction and loss. A burden heavy enough to make a grown man crumble, let alone a boy, but now everyone he loves is gone. A decade of healing isn’t nearly long enough to bleed out all of the hate and heartbreak. The promises of vengeance made to the ever present specter of the friend he lost, sets Ty on a path of vigilante justice that won’t be swayed.
Until her.
Until Sera.
Until he discovers the focus of his obsession isn’t at all what he thought she was.
“You can turn the most broken thing into something beautiful again.”
He shouldn’t have gotten so close.
He should have stayed away.
He promised.
If you haven’t read anything by Keri Lake, trust me, you’re missing out. Not only are the stories dark and gritty, but they are engaging and original and thought provoking. I would encourage you to brace yourself for a very haunting journey.
With each new release, Keri Lake solidifies her place as one of my few auto-click authors!!!
Keri always manages to create such magnificent atmosphere in her books and Intrepid is no different. Intrepid is set in the Vigilante world of Detroit, and through the Keri’s magnificent storytelling, I was transported to the underbelly of a once thriving city. I could feel the darkness seeping through the cracks of the crumbling abandoned buildings and feel the loss of hope amid the decay. Sera and Ty’s story is a product of this world. Though seemingly from very different backgrounds, they are brought together by a past that is intertwined in the most horrific ways.
This book kept me turning the pages, constantly guessing how the story would play out. And once again, Keri managed have my jaw dropping and my heart pounding. I was held spellbound by her words and captivated as the twists and turns took me by surprise. Keri has this unique skill of making me feel both violated and safe all at once. I know that no matter the dark depths she takes me that she will ultimately make it okay. She guts me every time, yet I know she will eventually bandage me up. She makes me rage but then delivers the balm to sooth my mind. Keri’s books offer me a safe place where I can just let go and trust. Trust the author to push my boundaries but to ultimately care for my soul.
Gahh!!! I need a minute to catch my breath. No one does romantic suspense like Keri Lake. No one. Her Vigilantes series is THE BEST I have ever read in the genre. The way she has your heart race equally from the thrilling suspense and chills and then from all the feels, emotions and hot sexy times. I loved Ty and Sera. Lord this story completely owned me from the first page as I sat engrossed with chills running down my spine. I could not get enough!
I swear this author’s talent is immeasurable as the minute I started Intrepid I felt like I was right alongside her characters. The way she sets a scene and paints an image in your head is uncanny. Lake has such a phenomenal way with words it’s like I got lost in the deep, dark, deviant and gritty underbelly of Detroit right along with Ty and Sera and their all consuming love combined with Ty’s need for revenge against those that wronged him.
OMG was this book intense. Right away we see that the story is shrouded in mystery but know that Ty has a plan for Sera as his final act of vengeance. But he did not expect to become obsessed and enthralled with the woman who was the final piece to be sacrificed in the ultimate chess game. She was the last loose end he needed to eliminate but the one string that ultimately tied him up in knots. This story was haunting, raw, gritty and provocative and it sucked you in from the get go never letting up until its shocking and emotional conclusion. Furthermore, I love that while the author’s themes and storylines are always honest, heavy and tough to swallow, the romance almost feels otherworldly and ethereal as you feel the emotions come off the page. Ty and Sera were magical. They were sexy, smart, and just brilliant together.
All in all, this story was consuming, addicting, and a complete joy to read. I laughed, I cried and I ached for the love shared by two people doomed from the start. This was another 5 star gem and I seriously can’t wait for her next one! Bravo! 5 stars! ~Ratula
Violence begets violence, which fuels the need for vengeance. But in the midst of that a pure love is born but will it be able to withstand one man’s need to make those pay that wronged him.
(Can be read as a standalone.)
Intrepid knocked my socks off. It’s dark, suspenseful, and edgy. The main characters were imperfectly perfect.
Seriously… Keri Lake! Amazing!
If you haven’t read her other books, this is a good place to start.
But if you have been following the Vigilantes series, the ending will leave you giddy for the next book!
I found it ironic that the very thing I’d once sought to destroy was the only thing that could save me in the end.
Keri Lake you destroy me!
My mind is the steel to your welder. With your words, you burn images in my mind. You are a relentless and unforgiving storyteller and for that I thank you.
Of all the stories I’ve read from you, this was the most difficult to read.
My heart was in my throat and tears were in my eyes about 80% of the time. I had to take breaks because there were moments too painful to read in one go. And once again, you wrote about a subject matter that I choose to not read. My number one trigger, you not only wrote about it, you embraced its horror and forced me to not look away.
You destroyed evil and built beautiful.
There was almost a poetic way in which you wrote about vengeance, but it was also violent and unforgiving. It was a rollercoaster ride of emotions and a battle of morals.
You took a broken and forgotten man and tenderly and reverently brought love into his life, you changed his trajectory. You took a strong woman and by tapping into her passion and her sense of justice, you made her stronger.
And while it wasn’t hearts and flowers, the romance was passionate, intense and filled with desire.
You cleverly created a world where bad can also be good.
Intrepid was unforgiving and passionate, violent, and tender. It was a struggle of morals and a precarious balance of good and evil. It was a story of a lost boy and his little blue fairy.
What a fucking ride!
Until I finished reading Intrepid, I didn’t realize how much I had missed Keri’s beautifully depraved writing style. She needs to release a book every month to fix my addiction to her words.
Intrepid is EVERYTHING you’d expect from Keri Lake and more! Her words are the best kind of torture. Ty and Sera’s story had my heart-pounding in more ways than one. For two nights, sleep was not an option. It was as if my life depended on every word, every sentence I read.
A highly engaging page-turner that is much more than a simple romantic suspense. This story is dark, gritty, disturbing, but with hope, one that makes the characters determined to survive and keep going.
Like when fire meets gasoline, the moment Ty and Sera connect is explosive. All-consuming. If they had to, they would burn together, that’s the kind of intensity I’m talking about here. But of course, their journey wasn’t easy and nothing was exactly as it seems to them. The twists had me gasping, the trips to the past had my heart in pieces. I wouldn’t change a thing about this book, I would just ask for more. More, more, more.!
A pulse-pounding ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you’ve read romantic suspense or are new to the genre, this is a book you need to read. This a book that will have your heart beating over the story and the characters long after you’ve finished reading it. A top read for this year.
Have you ever read a book written by Keri Lake ? If the answer is no and if you are a reader not only a romance reader but someone who loves reading in general, you should consider it right now.
Keri Lake is not only a wonderful storyteller, she’s a writer who will take you into her world, who will not only gives you characters but a whole journey, a whole new meaning to a story. She will go deep in details and you’ll feel every breath, every emotions. You’ll witness all the buzz surrounding what’s happening in the book, you’ll see in front of your eyes the city she’s describing.
All this is even more true with Intrepid because you see the guy on the cover? To some extent, he could be Ty, the lead character in this story. Go look at Oliver Buendia on Instagram and youtube. Look at the pictures and videos and then start reading Intrepid. It’s magical how Keri Lake does her research and how everything has a real and true meaning with what she writes.
From the start I was enthralled by cranes, by Detroit and by a daredevil guy who doesn’t even exist. I was excited with the prospect of reading more in the vigilantes series, yet if you haven’t read Ricochet or Backfire, you can still start from here. Intrepid is a spin-off and It would make you want the first two books even more so you would be on board for Dax’s story.
Now you may think, when will I be talking about the book itself? Well I’m sorry to say I won’t go into many details because if you are not only convinced by what I said and by the blurb, what do you want me to add? Do you want to know that both Ty and Sera are gripping characters who will broke your heart? The story is dark and gritty and certainly not for everyone. Ty is man on the hunt for blood. He has suffered the worse and now it’s time for others to pay. Sera is on his path but when lust and feeling are involved, it complicates everything he imagined.
Intrepid is a thrilling and intense page-turner and your mind won’t rest until the very end as always with Keri’s books. The push and pull between Ty & Sera just confirmed the fine line there’s between love and hate and between lust and love. Once again Keri Lake gives another meaning to vengeance and you’ll be all wrong to not see for yourself.