From the author who brought you the Dimarco Series, comes another exciting series filled with secrets, suspense and the sexy rebels who work for Elite Securities.Revenge can make even the best man fall… pain.
And he didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger.
Killing is nothing new to the ex-marine, except this time he wasn’t protecting his country, he wasn’t protecting his brothers, he was attempting to numb the pain slowly suffocating him. Quietly suffering in a life filled with loneliness and regret, he’s accepted his punishment for not protecting the only person he’s ever loved.
In his experiences, he’s learned to always expect the worst.
He never expected to meet a woman who would bring light into his life, who would show him forgiveness and the beauty in acceptance.
He never expected a chance at redemption.
He never expected Isabella Hampton.
This is the first book in a spin-off series of The Dimarco Series. Can be read as a standalone. Many characters from The Dimarco Series will appear in this story.
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This is the 1st in a new series and is Pike and Bella’s story. Pike is an ex-marine, who is quiet and keeps to himself, however, he is full of guilt and is grief stricken and on a mission to avenge his sister’s death. Bella has had a tough life and some tough choices needed to be made as she works as a stripper to pay her mom’s medical expenses. Pike and Bella meet and have a long-distance relationship, until she moves nearer to him. This is a good story which is raw, gritty, emotional, a slow burn, and is filled with angst, heartbreak, and humour. I was intrigued and hooked throughout, and I look forward to reading more of this authors’ work.i
I’ve loved the DiMarco series and I jump when given the change to read the spin-off and was I not disappointed.
For the beginning I was intrigued and invested in the story. I loved the whole angsty vibe to it and off course the reappearance of the DiMarco siblings was a nice touch.
I liked Bella but I loved Pike. I don’t usually fall for quiet and withdrawn man but something about him just spoke to me. And after everything he went through he deserved some happiness in his life.
Since this is the first book in the series I’m telling you right now – I’m a BIG fan!
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
Jennifer Hanks is quickly becoming a 1-click author for me. I absolutely love her stories, they feel so real and her characters are just fantastic. I’ve fallen in love with the Dimarco family and all of their friends. Pike holds a special place in my heart for all he has been through and the man he became in spite of the odds. He and Bella are perfection.
Now it’s a turn for the adoptive family members of the Dimarco family to get their HEA. Who better to feature first than Pike. You meet him in the Dimarco family books and we get to learn all his insecurities when finding his HEA. This wounded vet has a heart of gold and Bella is just the woman to need to help heal her insecurities to find the perfect ending.
This book expands the world of the Dimarcos introducing unique secondary characters. As always, Mom and Dad Dimarco are there to lend the right words at the right time. This story is more suspenseful scenes. However, they keep the story flowing and ready to learn more.
Although Pike is not a Dimarco by name he is every bit as wonderful as any of the brothers, although he has a hard time believing that. Like Pike, Bella thinks the choices she made in order to take care if her mother make her less than somehow. When the finally give into the feelings they have been dancing around since the met their chemistry is off the charts and with a surprise arrival they become the family they have both been craving.
First time reading this author and really enjoyed it.
Great characters with a slow build up to them getting together. Destroyed childhoods are revealed and make them stronger than they realize. Good flow and storyline with a H/h that you will love.