Lola is the eighth book in the Reed Security series and the conclusion to Ryan’s book in the series For The Love Of A Good Woman. The books should be read in order.“Ladies, I’m going to demonstrate how you can take out someone that is coming at you from the front. Now, Derek is going to come at me.” I motioned him forward and I saw a glint of fear in his eyes. I raised an eyebrow and motioned him … eyes. I raised an eyebrow and motioned him forward. He ran toward me full force and I struck out with the heel of my hand, hitting him directly in the nose and sending him backward. Then I swung my foot as hard as I could into his nuts. He bent forward with a loud groan and collapsed on the floor in a lovely shade of red, breathing like he was in labor.
One of his eyes peeked open and he nodded slightly to me, as if to say that he was giving in. I smiled sweetly and turned back to the girls.
“The heel of your hand is your best bet. Thrust it up hard into his nose. You’ll break it, leaving him disoriented with blurry vision. Then, you take him down once more where it hurts most. Make that kick count. You don’t want him recovering too fast.”
Claire raised her hand high in the air.
“Yes?”
“How long is too fast?”
“He’ll definitely be down long enough for you to get away.”
“But, I mean, when will his functions recover? You know, his manly bits. Because I had this scenario I wanted to try later tonight and I want to know if I have to change my plans.”
“Change your plans,” Derek grunted. He stood slightly and shuffled off to the wall where he sank down in a tight ball.
“One more example before you all begin. Hunter? Would you care to join me?”
He narrowed his eyes at me and slowly shook his head.
“Hunter, don’t be such a baby,” Lucy shouted. “Come on. This is to help us out.”
Hunter shot a death look at his fiancée but stepped forward.
“Okay, Hunter is going to come at me from behind and wrap his arms around me in a bear hug.”
“No,” he said firmly.
“What’s wrong, Hunter? Are you scared of a woman?”
“Yes,” he said immediately.
Lola “Brave” Pruitt has dealt with more nightmares in her time at Reed Security than she can handle. It’s time for her to move on and really start living her life without her demons tormenting her. When she finds another lost soul, Ryan Jackson, in a bar one night, she may just find her salvation. But Ryan is just as damaged as Lola and her lifestyle is one thing that he may not be able to live with.
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Ryans story tore me apart and I wasn’t too sure about these 2 getting together, but once again Giulia did it. She brought these 2 together and made them happen.
This was such a angst, passion, action filled story! I’ve been anticipating Lola’s story since reading Hunter and trying to understand the way she is. Phew, I never imagined all she’s gone through and she had to use different ways to ease some of her agony and demons and one of the ways was having a sexual relationship with Hunter. Well, that changed the moment Hunter met his woman and now that plus her job at Reed Security telling her to take a break (for her own good too), she’s angry and feels lost but not for long.
When Lola and Ryan hook up the first time, they thought it would only be for one night. But as these two broken souls meet more and more, their feelings start to change and both are scared of that because Lola has been through so much and Ryan is somehow still in love with his wife (who died after a year together, leaving her son to him) and has to come to the realization that you can love again. These two have to go through obstacles both outer and internal to be able to confront and accept their feelings for one another and with the a little help from their friends and Cassie’s son, James, these two get their head out of their butts and claim one another, for good this time.
I was super happy that Ryan finally got his happily ever after because truth be told, I was bawling my eyes out when I read his story. Now, Ryan, James, Lola and the future family they may have 😉 includes also the memory of Cassie because Lola is such a mature and strong woman that she accepts that Cassie will always own a piece of Ryan but that doesn’t mean Ryan loves her less at all; it just means his heart is big enough for both of them plus James too 🙂
This was truly a wonderful read by this amazing author, Giulia Lagomarsino and I’m already anticipating and super excited for her next story! 🙂
Seriously I would really like to see them making a movie about all the characters of this book.I loved it.It has everything.Drama,romance,comedy and action.I laughed,I cried and I laughed some more.It’s really hilarious – the situations the badasses of Reed Security find themselves.Another 5 stars read.I recomend it. I loved it and I can’t wait for the next book of the series.
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Wow this was such an emotional story from start to finish and I devoured this book in one sitting! Author Giulia Lagomarsino did a wonderful job with the storytelling and gave you all the feels including some very funny moments that had me laughing. My heart ached for both Ryan and Lola at the struggles and pain they’ve had to overcome. These two lost souls were perfect for each other in order to heal. I loved their interactions with his son, James and how supportive he was of their relationship. Another fantastic story in this series and looking forward to reading the next book.
What can I say just loving the series excellent, sexy, sweet, loved it.
Will Lola chose Ryan and his son or her job?
Ryan has been through tragedy and now bringing up Cassie’s son on his own will he find love again.
Loving the series
There’s heartbreak Sweetness, loving and just great
Ryan’s story began in the For the Love of a Good Woman series. I haven’t read that book but this one is a massive spoiler for that one (I don’t mind but others might-the author suggests reading that series prior to Reed Security). So Ryan is trapped in grief and struggling to survive. Enter Lola, who needs clearance to return to active duty following a traumatic event. Two people who need each other for distraction turns into a long journey of healing. There was a lot of love, support, and compassion in this story, which brought me to tears a couple of times. I enjoyed Ryan’s stepson James, and the talks the Reed Security crew tried to give him. Lots of feels in this story, and finding strength through emotional vulnerability.
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Strong Heroine!
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The heroine: Lola Pruitt (a.k.a. Brave) – Lola is one of the few women that work for Reed Security on one of the Teams. She is out in the field with the guys and every bit as tough as them. Though she has demons. She was once nearly scalped by a serial killer and to this day she has nightmares about that.
The Hero(es): Ryan Jackson – Ryan has his own demons. His wife of one year died suddenly and he has been having trouble going on without her. He is raising her son and he frequently has flashbacks to when she was alive. It has been five years and he still hasn’t gotten over it.
The Story: Both Ryan and Lola use sex to get out of their own heads for a while. They see each other at a bar one night and each of them sees something they recognize in each other. They need each other and it is steamy right from the start.
I really liked Ryan even though it seemed a bit weird to me that he basically has PTSD from losing his wife in a car accident when he wasn’t even in the accident with her. Though he did see the pictures and her body in the morgue. He has both nightmares and flashbacks that are debilitating nearly as bad as Lola’s were and she was cut across the forehead by a serial killer who made her watch it in a mirror.
I liked these two people getting over their issues together and helping each other. I generally dislike stories where the Hero has a dead wife that he thought was “the one”, and I am not too fond of the “overcoming adversity” theme in books, because it seems like characters dwell in their issues for far too long. That happened here a bit, but I really liked these two and their relationship.
“Yes, this is me. Crazy Lola,” I said, waving my arms around in the air. “The once rational and stable woman that treated men as terribly as they treated women is now crying over a man. That’s what you guys do to us. You stick your magical dicks in us and turn us into batshit crazy women that cry over stupid shit. Look at me,” I shouted.
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Wow, what an emotionally charged story on both sides of the couple. We all know what happened to Lola with the serial killer. And how Ryan went through some upsetting times.
This book was well worth the wait.
Is it possible to heal when you have been totally broken? The eighth book in the Reed Security Series chronicles the story of Ryan and Lola. Ryan is grieving the loss of his wife. The one thing tethering him is the son that Cassie left in his care. In order to deal with his loss, Ryan uses sex with faceless women to quiet the noise in his head. Lola is a military woman who works for Reed Security. She is tortured by a near death experience during a mission that has left her with nightmares that affect her ability to do her job. Sebastian orders Lola to see a therapist and not return to work until medically cleared. This leaves her wandering aimlessly around as she looks for something to replace the void that her job has left. One night at a bar, Ryan casually hooks up with Lola but that one-night turns into many more as each one recognizes the pain in the other. This is one hard roller coaster of an emotional read. Ryan and Lola are perfect for each other. I highly recommend this book. I volunteered to read a copy of this book.
I loved that the cover and main character of the story is a woman. She is one strong, feisty woman and she is the one who kept me reading. Even with everything she has gone through, she keeps pushing forward. Seems fate steps in when she meets Ryan and sparks fly. They’re both battling their own demons but you can’t help but see that they belong together.
Lola and Ryan
This is an emotionally draining story with plenty of humor to temper it.
Lola hasn’t recovered from her devastating capture and torture at the hands of a serial killer. While she felt she was fine on the job not everyone agreed. Would she have to give up her life and family at Reed Security?
Ryan lost his wife almost 5 years ago yet, he was still devastated with nightmares and her loss. Only his teenage stepson kept him going. Until Lola. He usually used a woman for a short time then forgot her. He couldn’t seem to forget this one. She managed to calm him.
Lola felt similar things with Ryan. Could they possibly change their lives with the help of the other?
The relationships of the two with Reed Security has them fighting, loving, even living again. There is still plenty of pain ahead but there are also splashes of light and hope.
What began for me as so horrifying I didn’t know if I could read it became one of my favorite stories.
FINALLY, we get Lola’s story! Yay! I have been truly wanting to know more about her for a while! I m very happy she has returned to Reed Security during Whiskey! Who are Ryan and Cassie? What do we learn about them? Who is Logan? I really enjoy when books and groups overlap from one series to another! What nickname do they call Lola and why? How does she feel about it? What does Jake ask of Ryan? Oh lord….. Two teams, paintball, asthma…. enough said… Oh, Emmm, Geeee!! The loser dare/bet was a hoot! Another asthma inducing round of laughter! Oh heaven help us, tissues are needed as well. My heart broke. This book’s ending totally surprised me!
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This is the eighth book in the “Reed Security” series and with it, Giulia Lagomarsino brings us Lola, Ryan and James. Two of which are so broken they see no hope of ever coming out of the darkness. Of course the rest of the team and their women are involved in all the drama, angst, action, humor and tears. Some aspects of this book hit so close to home I couldn’t help but to shed a tear or two and that’s okay. I never feel bad when Giulia Lagomarsino wrings out my emotions. As an author, she’s done another fabulous job of including me, as a reader, in her storyline.
This one was amazing. It made me laugh and cry and all around it was awesome.
Lola has appeared in all the other Reed security series but not as much as the other characters and I always thought of her being cold and wasn’t to sure about having a book about her, but Giulia Lagomarsino has really bought her to life in this story and it’s just like all the other books….. Fantastic.
Lola never gets close to anyone and likes to have plenty of no strings sex, which was fine until it wouldn’t stop the nightmares of her ordeal coming back, that is until she meets her soul mate. I’m not giving any of the story away as you really need to read it, but if you’ve read the other books in this series and ‘love of a good woman’ series then your in for a big surprise and it’s brilliant. By the end of the book I was seeing her in a totally different light and really warmed to her. She really has a good story in this book and it’s a page turner, I couldn’t put it down as I didn’t want to wait to see what happened next….
Lola was such a fantastic story so well written. I love this series so much and cannot reccomend it enough.
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Make sure you read RYAN first. It will help you understand Lola better. This book is absolutely one of the BEST emotional and will literally keep you plastered in your seat; waiting to see what will happen next. Ryan is living for his son James. Lola has a lot of baggage she’s carrying around. Can two broken and damaged souls find love?? Read the book and find out!!!
Addicted to the series, absolutely love it.
These books you won’t want to put down, you’ll be hooked from the start, I enjoyed reading them. I’d recommend your books to anyone. Loaded up with a drink so I could cuddle up and read it. Each book, leads you into the next with perfect fluidity.
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Lola finally gets her story.
It’s a hard life protecting and saving others when all she wants is piece and her own life. With scars both visible and invisible Lola sets out to find something for herself and that something comes in the form of Ryan, but he has a past life with scars of his own. So know Lola has to choose to let her lifestyle and professional life intertwine. The high road is never easy, even for a silent hero. Read how Lola takes the lead and hopes Ryan follows. This is action packed as usual with a Reed securities book, steamy and a real page turner.
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Once again another great addition to this series. Been waiting awhile to get Lola story and boy did it bring the tears…add Ryan and his heartbreak and boy oh boy was this story one to keep tissues on hand! The instant chemistry between these two came at u right off the pages. Loved every minute of their sadness slowly turning into everlasting happiness!!!
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