From the New York Times bestselling author of the Driven series comes a powerful romance about reaching great heights through low depths.Who says you have to play by the rules to get what you want?Agreeing to meet Ryker Lockhart is my first mistake. Rich, handsome, and more than intriguing, he thinks blackmail will bend me to his will.But he’s wrong.I may have done a few things that weren’t … wrong.
I may have done a few things that weren’t exactly legal, but I have my own reasons for that. The last thing I’m going to do is let some high-powered divorce attorney come into my life, have my body, and rule my heart. Not to mention ruin everything that I have carefully built in just a short amount of time.
But as much as I try to resist him, and against my better judgment, there is something about him that has me agreeing to his proposal.
I’m putting everything on the line for him. I just hope I won’t lose everything when this is all over.
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Unbelievable chemistry!
Vaughn is a strong woman…Ryker an arrogant man. Their chemistry is off the charts! Loved the story and the evolution of their relationship. This love story contains both passion and humor. By the end I was left with a gut wrenching twist and heartbreak. Can’t wait for Part 2!
P.S. Thank you K Bromberg for giving Colton Donovan an appearance and I loved Lucy and all the character that she adds.
Sexy, intense, heartbreaking, swoony.
Those are the feelings i have when reading Resist right in that order.
The way Vaughn and Ryker meet, it was sexy and intense.
Then we meet the real Vaugh. Gettting to know her is heartbreaking. She’s a lonely fighter with too much guilt on jer shoulder. She won’t let her self feel anything for those feelings are weakness she cant have.
Until Ryker
As a vicious divorce lawyer, Ryker only see woman as dime in a dozen. Cheap and easy. Butnwhen he meets Vaughn, she intrigue him first. It was a chalenge at first cause woman dont say no to him. But he got to know her. See who Vaughn really is and the next thing he knows, Vaughn make him feels.
Until danger lurk
Will they fall apart?
Will they stand together?
Will the flight be the answer than fight?
My first read from K Bromber was Driven and love the serie so much, i dont need to read blurb to decide One click for any of her books.
Resist is no different.
The way the author write her story, the chemistry of her characters build, the smart, sexy, deep and realistic dialogue, how the author make me read the whole book in one sitting…. Her story is never as the way it seems. It’s always go deeper. It’s brilliant!
Gosh! I can’t think, I can’t even cry. The end was…holy hell I haven’t had such a hangover in a very long time. And let me tell you the second book can’t come soon enough. That Is For Sure.
Both main characters are strong personalities knowing their wants, needs and expectations. What they didn’t know was they could fall in love. Or was it just a pretence?
Vaughn Sanders wasn’t aware of the extensity her past’s shaped her. The struggle, trust issues, the protectivness of her niece Lucy after her sister’s suicide. She wants to gain the guardianship for Lucy while trying to make fast and enough money to get there. She runs an escort company for the rich and famous. She meets Ryker Lockhart, one of the clients, instead of one of her girls. Sparks flying through the air, hotness pure… you can get the image. They are like made for each other but they both are not commitment persons. He as a divorce lawyer serving only men is not one to be in relationship, she needs to sort her life first.
I loved everything about this first instalment in the series. The story was page turner all the way, keeping you excited for more, book you absolutely can’t put down. Believe me it was that good.
K. Bromberg pulled out all the aces from the sleeves and created Resist- incredibly intriguing and fascinating story that completely draws you in! This book is full of secrets, passion, lust and powerplay. All of that combined with amazing characters, unexpected twists and turns, and we have another story from this author, that’s simply unputdownable!
Waitress by day, Madam at night. Unfortunate and tragic circumstances forced Vaugh to open an unusual business to start earning big money in a short time. That’s how Wicked Ways was born- a place where rich men can hire a female company for business events and then to warm their beds. But one day, one of the clients goes a step too far and the situation ends with the fact that Vaugh must take her employee’s place at a meeting with a new client- a well-known and successful divorce attorney Ryker Lockhart. Although Vaugh pretends to be someone else at the meeting, she attracts the attention of a handsome lawyer, and although the night has ended with a total fiasco, Ryker is determined to discover all of Vaughn’s secrets, even if he has to resort to blackmail. Only none of them expected that every secret discovered and every moment spent together would make mutual fascination and admiration only increase.
This story is an extreme battle of personalities. Both Vaugh and Ryker are strong characters that don’t give up and that’s why there were constant banters between them. Ryker is used to get his way. He’s rich, handsome, successful. He’s also determined, set in his ways and he has trust issues. He can be a total asshole, but he can also make you swoon.
Vaugh has two different sides to her personality. On the one hand she’s a strong, intelligent and confident buisnesswoman and on the other she’s just a vulnerable girl who wants what best for her loved ones. But both sides make her strong and resilient person, who’s determined to reach her goal, no matter what.
You can sense their instant attraction, the chemistry that’s brewing and is charging everything around with its intensity. Their intimate moments were steamy hot and super sexy. And just when there was more to them than physical pull and simple curiosity, when I thought that happily ever after was nearby- SURPRISE!- K. Bromberg threw a bucket of water on me.
I recommend this read with all my heart! Yes, it ends with a cruel cliffhanger, but the story is so brilliant that it can be overlooked. I couldn’t put this book down even for a moment and I can’t wait for Reveal! I’m super curious what awaits for me in the following part!
Resist by K. Bromberg a five-star read you won’t want to resist. This is the first novel in the Wicked Ways series, and I need number two now, the writing is just that good. This hooks you in and doesn’t let go even after the last page, Vaughn ad Ryker will astound you, they are both such strong characters but they are also flawed and show us that just because you want life to be sunshine and rainbows doesn’t mean that it will be. I was excited to read this novel as I had heard such good things about K. Bromberg I needed to check out the writing and I am so excited that I did as I have just found another fave author to add to my list.
Apart from the whole cliffhanger thing, I really loved this book. Wonderful writing, a gripping story, and two main characters that grapple at your heart. Divorce attorney, Ryder Lockhart (I’ve got a thing for sexy, macho male lead names, and this one takes the biscuit), he’s all man, and the fact that he only represents men in divorces and not women let’s you know he’s also a bit of an a-hole. There’s a history there yada yada. Deciding on an escort service to manage his unlove life, he accidentally comes across Vaughn, who owns the escort agency, and never ever meets clients, only to intervene on occasion if they get handsy with her girls. She’s in it for the money, and the money alone. Herein develops a tumultuous relationship that had me addicted and in awe of the author. Sadly I’ve got to wait to see how their possible relationship will turn out, I have a couple of theories, all of which I’m keeping to myself. Book two can’t come fast enough. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.
**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
Resist is the perfect name for this book! That is exactly what Vaughn should have done the moment she met Ryker, but of course she didn’t and that is what gave us the goodness that is book one in the Wicked Ways series!
Vaughn is a madam and owns Wicked Ways, but what you see with her isn’t the full story. She actually lives a double life. While she runs the escort business, she’s also a waitress at a high end club. What most don’t know are the reasons she’s going to the lengths she is to be working both of these jobs. She smart, but she might have met her match in Ryker because he seems to be the one that might pull the thread that unravels everything.
Ryker is a divorce attorney and he’s used to winning. It’s the only thing he knows. He’s rich, he’s powerful, he doesn’t take no for an answer and he’s sexy as all get out. He doesn’t believe in love or relationships, which isn’t surprising with his job, but there is something about Vaughn when he meets her that he can’t quite get over.
These two characters are both strong and stubborn. When Ryker offers Vaughn something that he knows she won’t be able to refuse, it turns everything on its head and makes it very, very interesting! Ryker seems to know how Vaughn ticks, which is something most have not figured out, so that unnerves her, but his walls are also being worn down by this intriguing woman.
This was a very enjoyable and while, like most I’m sure, I was wishing Kristy hadn’t left it where she did, but I’ll be here waiting for the next book to release to see how all of this plays out!
Gahhhhh! I’m so mad right now. I could punch a certain divorce attorney right in the balls. But the reason I’m so mad is because I felt for that man instantly and his broody ways. Addicting as hell! I kept flipping the pages like a mad woman and this book completely pissed me off at the end. But in the best of ways. It made me feel. I related to it. I fell for the characters and enjoyed their banter. I loved it. Can’t wait for the next book to come out because I know some major groveling better be happening!!!! And I mean MAJORRRR! Bromberg nailed this one!
OMG…what did I just read!?! Hands down one of the best books I’ve read this year! I don’t know how I’m expected to wait until September to get the second book in this duet. I need more STAT! I can’t with that ending. I just can’t. I loved everything about Resist, well everything except the cliffhanger ending. LOL! K. Bromberg you killed me in the best possible way. To say I was captivated by your words is an understatement!
Here is a cards on the table moment. If you said to me, here’s a book about a rich alpha and a madam I wouldn’t have wanted to read it. Not my kind of trope. But throw in the magic words, here’s a book by Kristy Bromberg and I would grab it with both hands regardless of trope.
Vaughn and Ryker have an electric reaction to each other. It’s so hot it’s combustible. Vaughn is a rich complex character with lots of side issues that create far more than an alpha/madam trope.
There is a sweetness in the form of the beautiful, unicorn loving Lucy. I adored her. There’s villains to be discovered that made me booooo and hissssss! Methinks there is a few misunderstandings too but the big reveal is yet to come.
“Most people look for love in the sunrise, when they don’t realise for them it can be found in the sunset.”
Book two can’t come soon enough.
Resist was Amazing! I love K. Bromberg’s writing. This story pulled me in on the first page. It’s well written and has everything you’d want in a good romance. Vaughn is a strong character that will do what’s necessary to get custody of her niece, and Ryker is a man who normally doesn’t chase women. Vaughn will prove to be the exception to his rule. When they meet, it’s a battle of wits, and so much more. I cannot wait for the second book of this duet.
WOW!! How on earth can I do this mindblowing book justice!!
I was hooked from start to finish and really cannot wait for the next part of this duet. Im upset for Vaughn. I loved the way she was trying to do her best at making money to pay off her debts and to support her niece, family love knows no bounds.
When the escort service she runs has an issue and she steps in, needless to say when she meets Ryker, lets just say you can feel the sizzling tenson between them. Yes, she was very sassy and fierce and I admired her for the way she was with him, however there are definitely some parts of her personal life she is desperate to keep hidden and it’s no wonder why. You will understand when you read it.
But Ryker, the rather controlling man has a soft side when it comes to her, he is unsure why but is he really being who he is or showing a different face??? The end??? The end just stumped me, I had my mouth hanging open is disgust at the betrayal…who is Ryker???? What will happen next??? Im dying to know…I need the next part right now!!! So mindblowing!!!!