Homeless. Hungry. Desperate. Doe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from. A notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don’t want to cross unless you’re prepared to pay him back in blood, sweat, sex or a combination of all three. King’s future hangs in the balance. Doe’s is written in her past. When they come crashing together, they will have to learn … together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.
King is the first book in a two part series. Tyrant is the name of the second book due out August 2015.
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King was such a dirty, nitty gritty read and I LOVED IT! The description of the book is exactly what you will get, so if obsessive cursing, drugs, killing, rape and more are not the type of reads you are into this book is definitely not for you. I enjoyed King’s character but Preppy was definitely my favorite; I’m still surprised how things went with Preppy, he definitely brought a lot of laughs within this story. The book ends with a huge cliffhanger but I will definitely be reading the next book in this series and I look forward to reading even more of T.M. Frazier’s work.
I’ve need a King in my life badly!! King takes no shit from anyone and what you see is what you get. He’s a bad man, a liar, a thief, and proud of it. He walks to the beat of his own drum, lives life the way he wants and that all changes one night when he lays his eyes on a Doe.
Doe is lost with no memory of who she is and most of all, she’s desperate. Desperate for food, desperate for safety, but more importantly, desperate for answers.
When these 2 get together it’s not instant love and happily ever after. They fight and clash from day one. But eventually they start to gradually open up and decide to take a chance on love and each other. As if life is ever that easy. They have a shit ton of battles to overcome and I’m desperate to get started on the next book to pick up where this one left off. I know a lot is yet to come but I know it’s gonna be freaking awesome and freaking breathtaking to read about.
OMFG!!!! Love love loved this book. What a great way to start off reading TM Frazier’s books. King and Pups story has it all laughter, heartache, love, trust and betrayal. I have loved reading King and I am soooooo looking forward to reading Tyrant.
King! Not sure why it’s taken me so long to write this review?! I read King shortly after it’s release! This book is in my top three for 2015! King, Doe, Preppy, and Bear are my favorite characters in any series that I have read, period. TM Frazier’s descriptions of these characters made them so vivid in my mind , it’s llike a movie playing in my head when I read these books. The story is fast paced, rough, dirty, funny, and pretty much anything else you could ask for! I want to be a badass and live in this world with them! There just is no other option.
I had not read any of the TM’s other work prior to King. Though they are on my to be read list, and editing on my kindle. But King and Tyrant have just proved to be hard to top for me. The only thing I think that’s going to top it? Lawless, which is Bear’s story. To be released 12/2015!
I am forever and ever a T.M. Frazier fan!
“He was the most terrifyingly beautiful thing I’d ever laid eyes on.”
What a beguiling way to end a drought!!! I was completely delighted to once again lose myself in a well written romance novel that took me to the gulf coast of Florida. T. M. Frazier is a new author to me and it is one of life’s great pleasures to find a romance author that checks all the boxes and writes so well. I have had to eschew reading and reviewing the entire month of October 2018…certainly not willingly. King is a magnetic, brooding, bad boy hero with all the enticing desirable and even not so desirable Alpha traits that make a girl go Mmm…a great hero with which to break my fast.
The story itself begins with King having just been released from prison trying to adjust to his freedom and his new reality. We also meet our heroine, Doe, as she is a homeless waif living on the street who has lost all memory of who she is and where she belongs. The two collide at the rough and tumble, anything goes party for King’s return to freedom with a local MC club in attendance. Doe and her companion, Nicki, a street hooker and drug addict who has taken Doe under her protection, which is really not much protection, having decided to crash the party.
Driven by the need for food and shelter, Doe is desperate enough to offer her body to any one of the male attendees of this party. As she wanders through the party house, she encounters King in a liaison that is best left behind a closed door. King is entranced straight off with Doe’s eyes and finds his satisfaction only because of looking in them.
As the story progresses Brantley King has a love/hate feeling toward Doe. He pulls her close and pushes her away. He needs her near him and yet he will not touch her. He is deeply troubled man with a tragic past and a desire for a different life away from the criminality which consumes his present circumstances.
The reader struggles along with Doe. As indiscernible as King is to the reader, Doe is an easy character to with whom to relate. We understand her, her confusion and the decisions she makes. Her pain becomes our pain and her joys become our joys.
There is a pressure cooker level of sexual tension which builds from the beginning of the read. It is crazy AF hot!!! Oh, and just before the lid blows off, the author adds a little kicker that drives the reader crazy…it just adds a little extra “pow” to the eventuality. When you read it, you’ll know exactly what I mean.
As the story moves forward, King as a character begins to take on new dimensions. His inner world opens up to us more and more. His decisions are surprising in the face of his burgeoning feelings. Of course, this only serves to add more sexiness to the already swoon worthy picture of the man. The supporting characters add depth and color to the entire presentation as well.
I did notice that while at times the read is violent and gritty befitting the murky world of drug dealers, it is juxtaposed against some quirky, sweet and sentimental writing. That illegal marijuana is employed for a loved one’s end stage cancer pain or the idea of “granny growers” seems almost an indictment against keeping marijuana illegal? Just my observation.
I’m certain you can tell by my review that it is thumbs up all the way from me for King Your heart will flutter. You may swoon. Hopefully, you will find the story as compelling and irresistible as I did and read on to the next book, Tyrant.
Quotes:
“Her taste, her tongue, the pull I’d felt toward her when she was first in my bed had exploded into something I couldn’t reign in. I lost myself in her for a good minute before I came to my senses. Stopping was the hardest thing I’d ever done even though the idea of taking my revenge out on her body made every part of me turn rock hard.” – King
“I fucked her until we were one person, and in a way we were, because I’d lost myself along the way, and I found myself again in the most unlikely place. I’d found myself again in the haunted eyes of a girl who was just as lost as I was. Or maybe, we didn’t find each other at all. Maybe, we just decided to be lost together.” – King
“I gently scooped her up in my arms, and she weighed practically nothing. Even though she was visibly hurting and I was hurting for her, I remember that first feeling of holding her. Before she was even born, she became the most important thing in the world to me, but holding her sealed the deal. There was nothing I wouldn’t do for her. Nothing. I would hurt anyone and everyone who ever made my baby cry like that again. I would burn down cities for her. I fell to the ground with my back against the wall and rocked her until she calmed. I told her about all the things I was going to buy for her. I told her that daddy was here, that she was safe.” – King
What can I say about this amazing story. It’s raw and gritty and angsty and angry and tumultuous and I Loved It . The rugged and scarred Brantley King with his best buddy Samuel ‘Preppy’ are the main characters , they meet ‘Pup’ and ……ughhh I don’t wanna give away the story.
It’s a beautifully told story, t.m. makes us feel the hunger, pain, love, friendship, kinship, betrayal ,passion , all first hand .
Write the next book faster TM , I’m dying here !
What and epic story.. This is the beginning of King and Doe..
King it’s a criminal man whom everybody fear.. he just got back in town after being in jail for a while and he is ready to get back everything that belonged to him.. including his daughter … but he didn’t expect things to change so drastically. she was a game changer, she is everything he ever wanted, hiding under sad eyes, his whole life is about to change, his priorities, everything is charging so fast..
its a matter of time that he finally will realize his feelings and needs for her..
Doe is lost, not only she doesnt remember anything form her life and past.. but she has been lost for a while trying to survive.. without any food or shelter she is seeking the protection of any men.. but life has something else prepare for Doe.. people will betray her and leave her to the bad guys.. she will have to fight for her life to survive but this time the fight will be for her heart..
Doe is an amazing heroine, we get to see in this first book the transition of a scare girl into a strong bold women… who didn’t take anything form anybody.. Love how King starts so strong, bad and even mean but Doe comes to his life to change him forever or better say to show all the love he has been keeping and hiding for such a long time..
King is also and amazing character as he is strong, a dirty talker and is a very ruthless bold hero but at the same time when it comes to Doe and the people he loves, he has a kind heart..
we also get to meet so many great important characters like Preppy and Bear.
both characters are very important in the story.. real close friends of King and also Doe..
Preppy became also very important for Doe’s life.. they become so close and inseparable.. also at the end we get to feel more of Bear.. his loyalty, his friendship with King..
great beginning of the story, so many twist and turns, love the angst before the crucial moments.. so ready continue the story of Doe and King…
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Lost girl meets heartless biker dude.
King is such a great read. Dirty, raunchy, nasty, hardcore love at it’s finest. What’s even better is there is a mystery twisty ending which I did not see coming.
Just get ready, because if you start King you are going to want to binge the rest of the series.
Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.
This is a story about a man who has raised himself on the streets since he was young and having just recently been released from prison, meets a homeless girl looking for a meal and protection. Reluctantly Brantley King finds that he can’t resist “Doe” (as in Jane Doe). Doe has amnesia and has no clue why or what happened to her that caused her to loose her memory. She has no idea the danger she’s really in.
I loved this story. I could not put it down. It has action, mayhem, gunfights, death and the unfortunate: a cliff-hanger. I am really kicking myself for letting this series sit on my Kindle bookshelf for so long.
King
King Series #1
By: T. M. Frazier
Narrated by: Molly Glenmore, Rob Shapiro
Love stories with strong women and alpha men, and TM Frazier delivered just that! Doe is a struggling woman, lost her memory and is trying to get by. But her misfortune has not made her weak. King has just been released from jail, and when he sees Doe, there is an immediate connection. As the story unfolds, Frazier has woven a story of unbreakable bonds, dysfunctional families, violence, passion and love. It’s action packed and loaded with emotions. Each biker is a character, but the breakout is Preppy, full of humor and most loyal of everyone.Love his compassion and personality. The book ends on a cliffhanger, so make sure to have book two if you want to keep the story going!
Narrated by Molly Glenmore and Rob Shapiro, the story flows. I love Glenmore, but at times found her voice a little mature for Doe. She does give her all the feels and the inflections of defiance and passion are perfect. Shapiro voices King with the determined tone. You can feel his struggle with his own emotions, but then his fierce love and loyalty all through the portrayal. An enjoyable listen for the first in this series.
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I already fell in love with T.M. Frazier from reading “The Dark Light Of Day” and when King was first announced I was hooked. I am definitely a fan and to the say the least King was definitely worth the wait. Love, Love, Love…King and Doe’s story from the very beginning; and I could not put the book down! I was captivated by the dynamic of relationship and how they developed throughout the book, but not to reveal any spoilers of the book, I definitely did not see the book leaving off on such a cliff hanger. It was like BAM!! I totally did not see that coming and it just makes me thirsty for more. Waiting for the next installment will be torture, but and good torture!!
This was my 1st TM Frazier book & I enjoyed reading it so much. King, Preppy and Bear made you fall in love with them and I wasn’t too sure whether to trust Nikki or not. Still a good story.
I LOVED this book. It brought tears to my eyes a few times, because the main female character went through so much and I just felt so bad for her a few times. I loved and hated King, i was so super pissed at him quite a few times and I wanted to punch him in the face. Like so many times. But it made the characters believable i think that they weren’t perfect. I couldn’t put this book down. I was happily surprised at how much i enjoyed this book.
Holy crap, what a book! This book had been blowing up my feed, lots of buzz. I really didn’t know that much about it, so I one-clicked it. Man oh man am I so glad I did! It sucked me right in, couldn’t put it down. I thought the characters were so well written. Even though King is kinda of a bad dude, I loved him! So much is packed into this story and the ending….gah! Seriously, can’t wait for the second half.
This is a new author for me. I will for sure be checking out her other books. Wow, wow, wow this book. A for sure must read!
Doe is a woman who woke up one day with no memory of who she was/is and is taken under the wing of a hooker who she counts as her only friend. After going to a party at the local MC with her, they end up on the wrong side of the club and her friend ends up on the run, leaving Doe to face the consequences of her friend’s actions.
At first, no one believes Doe doesn’t know the whereabouts of her ‘friend’ but even more astounding is the fact she doesn’t even know who she actually is either. When she wakes up hand-cuffed to the bed of King, the President of MC her nightmare is just beginning. She can’t answer any of their questions, she has no one she can turn to for help and is pretty much at their mercy.
King feels a ridiculous pull to this doe eyed woman and it doesn’t take long for him to take what he wants from her. It’s not all take though, Doe is a willing partner. However, for some reason, King decided to set her free, which is unexpectedly exciting but also scary for Doe. She has no place to go, no money, no phone and is now feeling even more alone without her friend’s help.
When Doe finds herself in yet another terrifying situation, King is there to once again save her. This now cements that she is now officially his, he has laid claim to her and even though it’s a bit of a fucked up situation, Doe feels safe with him.
But wait, there is more… King does some digging about who Doe is and why no one is looking for her and what he finds out he decides to use to his advantage. There is something he wants more than anything in the world and revealing Doe’s identity holds the key to that.
Then the story ends with a damn cliffhanger and now I need to read the next one for closure…
I’ve had this in my TBR for so long and after getting the audio book on sale it was time to dive in and whoa what a ride! I haven’t read a story with an MC trope for ages and rather than finding one to dip my toes into, I went head first into this dark & intense read 🙂
I read this a second time and loved it more!
After reading the first 4 books in this series about a year ago, I had always planned on reading the “Preppy” books, because I liked his character so much, but I never got around to it until now. I was going to start on them today when I noticed that I never reviewed any of the first 4 books. So I figured I would re-read these and I am so glad I did.
Preppy was not just a minor character in this book, he played a big part. He was completely hilarious and was the best friend of King since the age of 11. Doe shows up at a party given for King after he is released from prison and she has amnesia and has been starving and living on the streets. She is looking for someone to protect her, but after her friend steals from King, he says she owes him and he keeps her.
Of course things get messy when feelings start to get involved, because King knows who she really is and plans on using that for his own benefit. Doe becomes good friends with Preppy and also with Bear who has been a friend to King and Preppy since they were young. He has been in his Dad’s outlaw MC since high school, but often stays in Kings garage apartment. Everything comes to a very emotional climax in the last 10% or so of the book. It really makes me wonder about the Preppy books. Though I think I will re-read the other 3 books first.
What a beautiful disaster!
Entering the King/Tyrant duet reigned and rocked! Doe’s life, as unknown as it appears to be from after losing her memory before meeting King, catapults into the nitty-gritty of the street life and all the darkness it has to offer. Doe is on the track straight towards finding herself amongst the ‘bad world’ until King saves her from the gory to the dark glory.
An emotionally charged and seductively enticing dark romance that has you from the first line! As a new-to-me author, T. M. Frazier has an uncanny ability to rope you in til the very end.
Doe’s life, as unknown as it appears to be from after losing her memory before meeting King, catapults into the nitty-gritty of the street life. Doe is on the track straight towards finding herself amongst the unknown until King saves her from the gory to the glory. But what happens in the end, will leave you in a funnel of twists and turns!?
This book was a page-turner from start to finish. I enjoyed the character development and found myself on an emotional rollercoaster with King and Doe;
Frazier lured me with her writing, and now I can not get enough of this must-read series! Look forward to reading and reviewing the sequel, Tyrant.
**Trigger Warning: Rape, abuse, and other dark events are evident in this book.**
T.M. Frazier
This is the kind of book that not only breaks your heart once or twice, but over and over again.
But it’s also that kind of book that makes you laugh out loud at some really hilarious antics, namely by Preppy. And it’s also that kind of book that might send you running for the hills… because of some scenes that pack a punch.
It’s intense, it’s funny, it’s scary, it’s hot, it’s dark, and everything in between.
It’s a book you don’t want to miss, a real page turner. I can’t wait to read the sequel.