“An unexpected evil brings both the MC and Military world together in this brand new series by J.M. Walker”He doesn’t remember.In the beginning, women and alcohol were one in the same. Until he met her.The pain and heartache he caused her died when he was shot and fell into a coma. Waking up is the only way he can get back to Maxine Stanton while she does everything she can to push him away.She … to push him away.
She hates him.
Every fiber of her being loathes the man she fell in love with but she can’t control her heart and wants him just the same.
When Dale Michaels finally wakes up, she realizes they need to end this once and for all, before it destroys them both.
When an unexpected source rips through what they’ve worked hard to maintain, only then do they realize the full potential of their love.
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This was a sad read and heartbreaking. Losing her baby and trying to come to terms with how she feels for Dale and vice versa was a struggle and what Tyler did to her, he deserved what he got and more. The ending of the book after they were married for a few years and her daughter reading a letter to her dead sister (the baby that was lost) was very sad and then she rides off with a biker? Hopefully that will pop up in another book.
Numb. Yep that’s what I was for most of Numb. And now that I’m done reading I’m still kinda numb because it was an exhausting journey that I took with Dale and Max. Numb isn’t as dark or as violent as its predecessors, but it’s even more emotionally draining. It’s centered more on Dale and Max’s relationship and less on the human trafficking aspect that the King’s Harlots/Vice-One world has been dealing with in previous books. The trafficking aspect is dealt with toward the end, and a huge question is answered, so have no fear if you are really into that part of this series. There really isn’t room in Numb for all the action that took place in the first part of the series, because the emotional aspect is far more prevalent and important here. That’s not to say there’s no violence or no action, (there is some toward the end), because this wouldn’t be part of this series without some of both those things, it’s just that they’re not a huge part of Numb.
Max and Dale have suffered a huge loss and Max is dealing, well, not really, but she’s surviving. But not with Dale at her side because he’s in the hospital lying in a comatose state from a gunshot to the head. It’s fucking with her head that she suffered such a huge loss, one that he’s partially responsible for, and yet, she doesn’t have his support because he’s not conscious. And even if he were conscious, Max knows he wouldn’t be there for her anyway because the last words she heard from him were cruel and cold and they’re the reason the two aren’t together any longer.
When he finally wakes up he wants her with him because all he can smell is her, all he can remember is how he feels about her. He can’t remember his past actions that broke them apart. All he knows is that Max isn’t there with him, and it pisses him off. And quite frankly, Dale pissed me off in Numb. He was so demanding of Max, so insistent on being in her life, and not understanding that she was grieving, locked in an endless cycle of pain that she couldn’t seem to escape, and him being there trying to get her back was only making things worse for her. So they end up in this hugely toxic relationship where they have sex instead of talk and they go back and forth til I was completely exhausted and wanted them to just make up their minds already. Either get their stuff together and talk and stay together, or break up for good and get the hell out of each other’s lives so they could each move on and be happy. Sigh…the angst was high in Numb and it bothered me. But I am OK with it because Numb wouldn’t have been part of the King’s Harlots/Vice-One world if it were easy and pretty. No, it’s gritty and raw like this whole series. It doesn’t mean that I didn’t want to strangle Dale more than once, or junk punch him, but I appreciated that it’s part of what makes this series just so fascinating. JM Walker doesn’t do pretty here, she doesn’t do easy. And she doesn’t do nice. So the fact that Numb exhausted and angered me is to be expected and even appreciated. Perhaps I’m just as sick as Max and Dale are
In the end, I can say without a doubt that I love Numb as much as I love all the previous books. It’s more exhausting, less violent and less physically disturbing, but it’s far more emotional. It’s also the steamiest, dirtiest of the series. And by dirty, I mean DIRTY , downright lusty and hot. Whew! But of course, it’s far more than just dirty, it’s raw and heartbreaking and gritty like this whole series. I’m sad that Dale and Max’s story is over, but hopefully there will be more of them in Rust (Creena and Stone’s story).
Numb…..Ohh lordy….That’s exactly how it’s left me.
I literally have no words to give, so please bare with me.
Max and Dale. Numb. This is their story. This is their heartache. This is their voice.
Their story is nothing short of gut wrenching, heart breaking, dark, dangerous and twisted.
Max has lost. She has lost in the most unimaginable way. Darkness claims her daily. Trying to push through her absolute heartache is a daily occurrence. And she’s doing it all on her own. And why?
Because the very man she needs and wants by her side, even though her hate for him rolls off her in waves won’t wake up.
Everyday she visits. She sits, waiting for his eyes to open, waiting for him to face her, waiting for him to feel at least a fraction of the pain that he caused her.
But his eyes remained closed.
But now it’s time for Dale to wake.
But when he wakes, he remembers nothing. He doesn’t remember the hurt, the pain and the heartache he put Max through, he just knows he has to have her.
But can Max ever forgive Dale?
Will Dale remember?
Can both Max and Dale survive?
Or will they be each others destruction?
Again, JM Walker has given us brilliance. From the prologue I couldn’t put it down. Raw, gritty, dark, twisted, heartbreaking, breathtaking. This novel was jam packed with so many emotions. My time spent reading this novel was through blurry eyes, the tears just kept coming. My heart literally broke for them both.
The subject matter. Yes there is a warning, and yes I read it, but my heart still struggled. JM gave the subject matter so much respect that I am in awe of her writing abilities. It was written with so much depth and detail I couldn’t help but feel throughout the whole novel.
I don’t want to give anything else away. But I will say this……
Guys please read Numb. A novel that will stay with me always.
Max and Dale…..Your story will be with me for a very long time.
5 stars.
This book was absolutely amazing to read! I HIGHLY recommend reading it and the other books in this series. The struggles that Maxine and Dale go through in this book make you actually feel like you are right there experiencing it all with them. Within the first few chapters of this book it brought out so many emotions. I love reading books that make me actually feel something and suck me into them. Once I started reading this I literally couldn’t set it down. I had to know what was going to happen next between them and know if they were able to battle all the challenges that they had to face alone and together and find out if they would get there HEA. I love all the books in this series, but I honestly think this is the best one in it. I loved it!
This was a sad read and heartbreaking. Losing her baby and trying to come to terms with how she feels for Dale and vice versa was a struggle and what Tyler did to her, he deserved what he got and more. The ending of the book after they were married for a few years and her daughter reading a letter to her dead sister (the baby that was lost) was very sad and then she rides off with a biker? Hopefully that will pop up in another book.