I met her among the chaos of a gang fight – one that I inadvertently started. Ember.
Beautiful, feisty, and passionate. And the sister of Mercy, an infamous assassin.We fell for each other, hard. Until forces outside of ourcontrol intervened. Now, she’s aprisoner, doing everything she can to keep her family safe. And I’m herguard, doing everything I can to set her free. I’d take a bullet … And I’m herguard, doing everything I can to set her free.
I’d take a bullet forher. Hell, I’d take a few.
In this dark, twisted world, we only have each other.
I’d take a bullet for her. Hell, I’d take a few.
But I have to wonder, is that enough?
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You know when you start a story and know you’re going to fall in love with the characters within the first few pages, and by chapter three all you want is for the rest of the world to go away and leave you alone so you can get lost in the story? LOCK is exactly that kind of story.
It’s Romeo and Juilet with guns instead of swords, and Spanx instead of corsets.
Ember is the kind of heroine you want as a best friend. She’s spunky and sassy and seriously kickass. So it totally makes sense that Lock falls in love with her the moment he lays eyes on her–right after he’s thrown through a window. <--Best meet cute ever. Debra writes with her signature wit and humour, making you laugh one second and dissolve into tears the next. LOCK is a gorgeously written, action packed romance that will break your heart and glue it back together with epic swoon.
It was such a good read that I feel excited so far. This book is about Ember, the sister of the infamous Mercy. The girl goes to college to experience “normal life”. There, in quite dangerous circumstances, she meets Lock. The guy, even with one leg in the other world, releases his charm because meeting Ember was for him like getting struck by Cupid’s arrow.
Lock … * sigh *
Where they make guys like that? I would like to buy one. The guy is so damn charming that it can’t be described. Seriously. Sweetness interspersed with humor and silliness. I’m swooning as soon as I think about him! From the very beginning the reader knows that the two of them are made to be together. Like a lock and key, likd an inhale and exhale. However, the author decided to spice up the way to a happy ending with twists and turns. And I will tell you, there is no shortage of action in this story! In addition to the steamy emotions, this book is filled to the brim with violence. Ember and Lock have a long way to be happy, but they will do EVERYTHING to be together.
I highly recommend! In this book you will meet your next book-boyfriend and the emotions will reach their peak!
4.9 Stars
We already know Ember from the previous books – which you should read first to get the whole picture about this family!!!!
Ember is 19 and she wants to go to a college a few hours away from her overprotective brother. But he’s not having it – he’s sending three bodyguards along!
On her first day she meets Lock. Under very dangerous and exciting circumstances.
Her brother is ready to ship her back home, but Ember wants to stay. She wants to be in the same city as this beautiful boy.
Lock is 19 too and he just joined a dangerous gang. He felt he had to – there’s no other way to financially take care of his mom and little sis. But it’s very dangerous being in, or rather, getting into a gang.
And then on the worst aka most painful day of his life – after being almost killed twice – he meets his future wife…. And that’s only the very beginning of their story …
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EMBER & LOCK?
WILL THERE BE A HEA???
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT
Aww – finally Ember’s book!
And we get lots of Animal and Nix and T too!!
And Lock. Phew. Such a great and smart guy. He only wants the best for his family and it’s so sad and heartbreaking to see him joining that idiotic and dangerous gang!
We just want him and Ember to ride off into their happily ever after sunset immediately. But they can’t and we know that dangerous things will happen to both our darlings until that happy end can become a reality ….
I really loved this story.
It starts as this sweet college love story. Ok, we have the mega criminal background for both our darlings, but still. Sweet College Romance. Two adorable people who find their forever person at such a young age … but in such dangerous surroundings… We’re constantly afraid of what could happen, because we just know that it won’t keep on being this cute college romance.
And yup … the story won’t be all cute and adorable. It’s getting really dangerous.
Ember, Lock and Animal, Nix and T have a difficult fight to fight.
It won’t be easy but there’s so much love and hope and trust between them all – we just know that we’ll get that happy end soon. But it won’t be easy.
GREAT BOOK with lots of amzingly exciting moments. Scary moments. Heartbreaking moments. Dangerous and suspensy moments. Romantic and funny moments. Prisoner and Guard moments. Creepy Bad Guy moments, Crazy moments, Rescuing moments. So many great scenes with an amazing cast. I wouldn’t mind seeing this whole series on Netflix! #SkullfaceInc
If I had to find some things I didn’t love? Maybe the title Lock? Lock wasn’t really the main part of the book. It should’ve been called Ember – or Havoc II. or #SkullfaceInc But don’t worry, there’s still enough of our hero Lock in here to perv on!!!
Also … some of the stuff that’s happening here – it’s a bit over the top crazy and silly and unnecessary. BUT… it’s fiction and therefore allowed!
LOCK was a sweet College Love Story slash Heartbreakingly Beautiful & Scary Romantic Thriller!! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Lock – this one is MINE!!!!
Lock is a fantastic and absolute must read. Anastasia blew me away with this book. I loved every second of Embers’ journey through the Hell that is Mercys’
World. It was captivating and I adore the way Anastasia made me fall in love with the characters.
I am literally OBSESSED with this world Anastasia created. I have always wanted Embers’ story, since the moment she showed up in Mercy. She was the mysterious sister, who knew little of the world in which she was thrust into.
Ember desperately doesnt want to be alone, but she decides she wants the freedom of being a young woman. Once she sets out on her journey, she is immediately thrown into a dangerous situation and meets Lock. For them it was insta love. I love Locks goofiness and his willingness to do anything for those he loves. But living in the world of Mercy isnt always rainbows and unicorns. Both Ember and Lock soon realise that in order to survive they have to protect the ones they love at all costs. The situations they find themselves in leaf my heart pounding and my mind screaming.
You also get more of Nix, Animal and T. Iove how entwined they all are. And seriously Anastsia loves making my man Nix hurt. I just wanted to run into these pages and hug the big bad skeleton. I just adore him to freaking pieces.
So I must say this. You need to read Lock. If you havent read Mercy or Havoc either, then you better do that now. One of my favorites ever.
This book was so good! Mercy is an assassin and he only cares about his people and taking care of his girls. His baby sister wants nothing more than a normal life. She wants college and boys and fun.
However nothing is normal in her world so innocent yet tangled up in a world of crime. When she finally gets her way she gets more than she bargained for.
Lock has to take care of his family and the only way is to join a gang or get out of the neighborhood. He can’t let his family go without so he does what everyone else does and joins the Cokes a world he has no Idea about.
During a fight he fell into Embers arms and started to reconsider his great idea of being in the cokes. When their worlds collide in a big way can they save each other and themselves with out getting killed?
I love this story so much!! And Ember and Lock such a great book!!
I’ve been a fan of Debra’s since her first books, she’s a must buy author for me. This one did not disappoint. In this book we get Ember’s story, the sister of Nix who was featured in Mercy. And I have to say as much as I loved Nix and Animal, Lock is my type of guy. He’s loyal, sweet, funny and smart. It’s a whirlwind read and has some nail biting parts, but hang in there and finish it. You won’t be disappointed. No one does angst with humor better than this author. While each book in the series could be read alone, read them in order for the greatest amount of pleasure. And then read them again and pick up on the stuff you missed the first time.
Lock: Almost stupidly brave, jumping into situations without thought on pure survival instinct, risking it all for…..love. Love of his family, his love for Ember. He is so cockily(its a word) charming and self deprecating you can’t help but love him instantly.
Ember: I struggled with Ember a little bit, and looking back I think I have to blame T. I kept wanting her to be as badass and fearless, and tho…..girlfriend more than found her lady balls, I had to check myself and remember that she was a 19 year old girl who had been sheltered to the things T had not. She comes into her own though, and it’s a beautifully tragic process to witness.
The journey of this stunningly beautiful, complicated chosen of the heart if not blood family is complete and it honored every single one of these characters with such perfection. Debra’s story telling ALWAYS takes me on an intense emotional journey and I love every moment of it.
If you loved Mercy and Havoc Lock will blow you away!
The first time Lock and Ember meet the sparks sure fly,Lock is fighting for his family his mother sister Ryh she is his world and his dad in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he joins a street gang thinking its his only chance, but once meeting Ember things all change little does Lock know that she is the sister of Nix aka Mercy, a brother a protecter of all the people he loves but one night that all changes Ember is forced to make a decision that involves all the people she love’s, she Sassy feisty and willing to sacrifice everything for her family but at what cost her life, this book had me on the edge of my seat the whole time a book you really need to read will they get their HEA you will have to read it to find out.
This is the third book in this series and although they can be read as standalones, I would have highly recommend reading the books in order, because alone they are awesome but together WOW!! MIND AND HEART BLOWN !!!
This is Ember’s story, sister of the infamous Assassin Mercy. At 19 years old, Ember wants her independence and to go off to college like any other young adult wanting to find her place in the world. Of course nothing is ever going to deter Mercy from protecting his sister and she gets to go to college but with conditions and body guards.
Lock is a young man, with the weight of the world on his shoulders, and is entering gang life, feeling its the only way he can help his family.
When Lock and Ember collide and connect in the most unusual of circumstances, a beautiful love story begins. A love story that is fraught with danger, lies, coercion, violence and trauma.
Omg what a ride, both of suspense and Heart melting romance combined. My emotions had no escape from the assault between tender sweet love to to cussing and rage at what both Ember and Lock had inflicted upon them. I almost felt i was right there fighting their battles right along side them!! With each twist that had me anxious to the point that it couldn’t get worse, this author brings you right to the cliff edge !! I already loved these characters from the first two books, I met Lock in this book,an he left me in awe, his sweet and at times humorous romance of Ember in such circumstances just left me in a puddle. Now i can honestly say that I ADORE each and every one of them! This is a family that will stop at nothing when it comes to each others welfare. BRAVO !!!
Gahh! Another fantastic read in this Mercy world. I just LOVE these characters! All the books are standalones, but the stories and characters are woven together. I do recommend reading in order for the best experience. All three books have been amazing!
Ember is the younger sister of Nix. She wants to live a “normal” life by attending college. Her brother decides to send guards to protect her. She meets Lock and things get crazy. These two were great together. An enemy from the past will try to use Ember to get to Nix and Animal. Will the couple get through all the chaos? A great read, now to go back and read the other two books.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving a review.
Lock is another read in the world of Mercy, although this book revolves around his sister, Ember, and the web that she gets ensnared in. It is action-packed, entertaining, and intriguing. It is a little dark and gritty, but not too much for those who don’t like to go there. I have to say I enjoyed the character of Lock more than Ember, but she grew on me as the book progressed. Overall a 4 Star book!
Once again amazing, talented, and creative writing! I love this series. Such an amazing passionate story. Always such growth over time for all the characters new and old. Ultimately it comes down to what will you do to protect the people you love. Ember and Lock are just two young people who have to learn to live with the cards they have been dealt. Just some happen that those cards are on fire and they would burn down the world to protect each other and the people they care for. Always a great time reading her work would recommend to anyone.
Lock and Key
Oh my amazing!!!! Lock and Ember were perfect together. All his swagger and her sweetness and need for independence. Ember was such a strong fighter throughout the whole book and Lock the protector that he is had to witness so much while Ember was fighting through everything that was happening. I loved that we got to see some Animal chapters as well. It was nice to see T back in action and I absolutely love their decision at the end. I can just imagine the second generation of this family! Inhale….exhale….breathe
I really loved Lock and Ember. I was at the edge of my seat figuring out what was going on. When Lock and Ember were together there was perfection. Now to go read Mercy and Havoc.
Lock was born Sherlock Sonnet to a set of Happy go lucky parents and later got a beautiful special needs sister named Rhyana. Until one day when they weren’t so lucky anymore and Lock’s father went to prison, leaving Lock as the responsible man of the family. It was that same responsibility that led him down the path to where he got thrown through the front glass window of a pizza parlor. He found himself looking into the most beautiful set of eyes on the most beautiful face he’d ever seen.
Ember was the younger sister of Nix, known on the street as ‘Mercy’, and was constantly protected by his best friend Animal, known on the street as ‘Havoc’ and his wife T. Ember was so well protected that she almost felt smothered and that she was in the way of Nix and his girlfriend, Becca. She came up with a grand plan to move out of town for college and gain a small amount of independence along with her college education. That is how she found herself hiding under the table in a pizza parlor staring into the most amazing eyes on the most handsome face ever….he even winked at her with the biggest grin on his face. Little did Lock and Ember know just how much their lives would change and how much they’d need one another.
Debra took us on the craziest rollercoaster ride with this book. I loved how all of the characters worked together as one well oiled machine to blow my mind. I am definitely recommending you read this book.
I absolutely loved this book! I loved every second of the story and couldn’t put it down. Amazing read
When their eyes met the first time, their fate was sealed. He was just trying to provide for his family and survive. All she wanted was independence and to finally spread her wings. Life had it’s own plan.
Lock fought for a better future, but circumstances forced him to make choices to survive. He never saw her coming.
Ember has been completely sheltered. Her brother Nix was determined to keep the ugly from touching her, no matter the cost. However, his protection left her unprepared for her future.
Another great story from the author. An unstoppable attraction, a bunch of bad guys and a beautiful love story in the perfect package. I enjoy the darkness in this series. Their is incredible beauty in the dark. Not everyone is born into their family. Some families are created by blood shed and sacrifice.
I love Nix, so getting so much of him in this story was fantastic. We also get to catch up with T and Animal which was a treat! I hope their will be more because I would love to read Felon’s story!
Oh my goodness!! Lock and Ember are perfection!! This book is definitely one of my top books of 2018 (possibly ever). I could not put it down! I finished it in one sitting. It was captivating and absolutely breathtaking. The emotions of fear and love and loss and unexplainable pain, they were all so raw and real and I felt it as if I were the character in the story myself. I already want to read it again!
Y’all this book is sooooo worth the read! Seriously!!
Wow!! Could not stop reading this one once I started!! It was intense and exciting and chaotic!! I was hooked right away and it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. My favorite Debra Anastasia book to date!!