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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Tons of sizzle, plus angst, humor and heartbreak
Book 1 in the Wicked Ways series, this is another of my auto 1-click authors, and another case where I picked up the book without reading the blurb—I must like going in blind, lol. It’s been a little while since I’ve read a book by this author, and the intensity of this story reminded me of why she became an auto-buy for me in the first place. I started this for my nightly bedtime read, and before I knew it, I was turning the last few pages far too late—make that early the next morning—and to an ending that just about killed me.
I loved the push and pull between these two strong characters as they each struggle to control a relationship that turns out to be so much more than either of them expected or wanted. Vaughan’s fight to gain custody of her niece was heartbreaking, and I loved and admired her fierce determination.
The vast majority of the book is taken by Vaughan and Ryker, but there are a few secondary characters around playing key roles—Vaughn’s meeting with Ryker’s mother was EPIC, lol. Long time fans will also be pleased with a (very brief) appearance by Colton Donavan.
Tons of sizzle, plus angst, humor and that heartbreaker of a cliffhanger made this an unputdownable and unforgettable read. The wait until Reveal is going to be a killer, argh! 5+stars
B2B Kelly
My first thought on getting to the end of this book was that I should have paid more attention because it’s not a standalone.
Vaughn is a woman with a plan and nothing is going to get in her way until Ryker Lockhart barges into her life. I loved these two, that have enough chemistry to set the pages on fire. Vaughn is stubborn and headstrong but as you get into the story you realise she’s has to be. Ryker has all the traits I want to read in a bbf, to be honest he’s a bit of a dick but I still fell for him.
Loved Ryker’s stubborn pursuit of Vaughn he’s one sexy powerful man who may just have met his match.
What a cliffhanger !!! Hopefully book two will be out soon.
Resist is an addictive book, the kind that has you sneaky off to get in just one more page! Vaughn is mysterious, Ryker is swoony and the chemistry between them is irresistible. The suspense of watching Vaughn’s double life speeding towards its inevitable collision was nail biting good. This book is the first in a duet, so yes it has a doozy of a cliffhanger, but isn’t that what makes a story unforgettable? I can’t wait to read that next book & find out how Vaughn & Ryker get their happy ending.
Holy cow!! That ending?!? I just can’t wait to see what happens to Ryker and Vaughn. These are two people who have their heart blocked and secured from feelings and love. Vaughn’s story is heartbreaking as she remembers her past. You root for her when you find out what she is doing for her niece. Ryker is a cut throat divorce attorney. He likes no commitments from women and decides he wants an escort because they are simpler, with no strings attached. How these two meet and develop is entertaining to say the least. I enjoyed every minute watching them get close. And the ending threw me for a loop to put it mildly. Another fantastic book by Ms. Bromberg!
I’m really liking this story. It had me turning the pages and fully invested with everything that was going down. Ryker and Vaughn are all kinds of sexy together. Vaughn is a badass and there’s nothing she won’t do for the people that she loves. I really enjoyed when she kept putting Ryker in his place in the beginning. I was all you tell him! Yes there’s a cliffy, and I thought it left off at a good spot. I definitely can’t wait to see how everything is going to shake out between Ryker and Vaughn in the next one.
Wicked Games!!! There is so much wickedness in this story I just couldn’t get enough! This is a enemies to Lovers story with so much love and hate it will have you wanting to throw your kindle only to run as fast as you can to pick it up!! Ryker, this man, wow he is an alpha male to top the charts! Wow is he a jerk most of the time!! I loved him so. How can you not love a hot, rich alpha male that always gets his way? He is a high powered divorce Attorney that doesn’t need the complications that a relationship can bring. One night is enough for him. In comes Vaughan a strong beautiful woman that is on a mission to protect everything she holds dear. Now Vaughan just happen to own a very private escort service and Ryker well he wants her, but she says No! So can you see where I’m going, he doesn’t hear NO very often. This book has twists and secrets and so much push and pull it will have you on the edge the entire time. There is a wicked cliffy so be prepared. Gah!! This book is good!!
*4,5 stars*
“What would you risk for the one you love?… Everything”.
I just love how this author writes and she’s definitely an instant one-click author for me. Honestly, it took me some time to get into the book but then there was this connection with something that happens, that just clicked with me and I felt it down into my core ‘cuz I could relate with some things that made the story even more emotional to read. It’s a duet series so expect a little cliffy…
Vaughn owns her own private business that she puts a lot of work in and tries to make ends meet to provide for her niece, to one day be able to give her the home she deserves. She has a lot of secrets to hide but she tries her best to keep everything on the down low and keep it all safe. When she meets Ryker, she knows he’s a rich attorney that can buy anything he wants, but there’s something about him that’s not only dangerous but also attractive. Although Ryker isn’t looking for anything, he can’t help but feel the attraction towards Vaughn and when both learn more about each other, their walls seem to be coming down. But nothing is what it seems and Vaughn has everything to lose… Will she fight for what she wants or will it all be crumbling down around her in the end?…
Once again Kristy slays! Once again Kristy wrecks! Once again Kristy puts is all out there! Once again Kristy shows why she is the Queen!
Vaughn finds herself in a situation that causes her to do what most would consider disgusting, wrong and downright exploitation, but desperate times call for desperate measures. Sometimes one must do the unthinkable to obtain the necessary. Unconditional love can make one step outside of their comfort zone.
Ryker goes after the win and he has no problem stepping on toes, shredding a reputation or pushing someone to the point of no return. He doesn’t love, he doesn’t get attached, he just grabs a piece of arm candy and keeps it moving.
Each time I pick up a novel penned by Kristy there are certain things I know. I know that I will be taken on an adventure. I know there will be conflict to resolve. I know there will be hurdles to cross. I know there will be a hot Alpha man. I know there will be a strong woman to handle him. I know I will have a book hangover. And more importantly, I know I will be sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for her to write her next novel.
With Resist, she did not let me down. I think this is one of the top novels I have read by Kristy and I’ve read everything she has ever written. The characters-flawless; the emotion-overwhelming; the angst-heart stopping; the sexiness-well it’s Kristy; the story-touching.
There really aren’t words to describe the passion (negative and positive) Vaughn and Ryker display. The battle for their attraction, the stubbornness of them both, the tenderness of their connection and the shock of betrayal. But then again, perhaps things are not always what they seem. Perhaps there is more to the story. Perhaps just perhaps . . .things are not what they seem!
Once again Kristy, you have given me life with your words. Once again Kristy you have been salivating for more. Once again Kristy you have proven why you are the best of the best.
Resist was quite a different story coming from Kristy and I was so excited to get started and see what kind of journey she was going to take us on this time. Ryker and Vaughn are both formidable characters, strong and stubborn, not letting anyone tell them what they’re going to do and I knew it was going to be quite the struggle between them to gain any ground with each other.
Vaughn has had a lot of tragedy in her life, but she’s holding it together, running a business and doing everything she can to accomplish the one thing she wants more than life itself. Ryker is doing nothing but making it harder for Vaughn to keep the walls she’s erected around her heart to stay standing. Even though he pushes every single button she has, she can’t deny the attraction she has to him and for the first time in her life she wants to open up to a man.
Ryker is a self proclaimed prick who makes no apologies for the way he is, but when it comes to Vaughn he finds himself taking a step back and reevaluating what he wants out of life. Can he put his trust in a women who has been turning him away at every turn? That just makes him want her even more. What is she hiding that makes her keep those walls erected and the secrets locked hidden behind them?
The push and pull between Ryker and Vaughn is nonstop. They tired me out with all their stubbornness and hard headedness, but once they finally got all their cards on the table, it was bliss seeing these two people open up to each other. Their banter and affection for each other had me smiling like a goof.
There’s so much on the line for Vaugh, so many balls she’s trying to juggle and keep in the air at any one time. And too many people who could bring all those balls crashing to the ground, one very key person in particular who could destroy her if her truths came to light. Kristy definitely knows how to write a character everyone will love to hate!! But she also knows how to write the characters that you will fall in love with, hook, line and sinker and I can see exactly why Vaughn is doing the things she’s doing.
Just when I thought these two had found their way forward, a huge deception rocks Vaughn to the core, and now I am dying for book 2 to see how everything turns out! September can’t get here fast enough!
OMG. I need recovery from this book. How the heck does K Bromberg do it?! I swear every novel pulls me in completely and grips my heart with such a force I can barely breathe. I am so excited for this series. Talk about chemistry! These two characters, Ryker & Vaughn, are what romance readers are craving in a great read. This book pulls you in, keep you there, makes you experience every word and then when the end of the book comes you are craving more. And with this book you will be needing more. In true Bromberg fashion she leaves us itching for the next book. I can’t wait. You need to experience this book now. And yes I know I am not giving many details from the story. That’s on purpose. I don’t want to spoil any of it. I will say get ready for a story with drama, raw emotion, secrets, romance and so much more. After you read it contact me, let’s obsess together!
4 Stars!
Vaughn Sanders is a strong, confident, capable woman living in Nee York. Or at least that’s what she portrays to the outside world. No one knows who she is or where she came from. She’s surrounded by so many lies, she’s beginning to have trouble keeping them straight herself. She’s just a normal woman behind the extravagant ruse she’s created. Then she meets a man who suddenly knows too much about her. Everything she’s worked so hard for is at stake as her two worlds are colliding and melding together.
Ryker Lockhart is one of New York’s most sought after, high profile divorce attorneys. He’s a successful, gorgeous, respected, ruthless, untouchable man used to getting what he wants, and right now he desperately wants a woman named Vaughn. When he tries to blackmail her, he quickly learns he’s met his match. She’s a mystery he wants to figure out, and he relentlessly pursues her. He’s intrigued, and feels the need to claim her as his own.
Vaughn can’t deny Ryker is extremely attractive and captivating. He’s a wealthy, powerful, arrogant man who makes her feel things. He challenges her in every way, and she’s scared how much she wants him. Something about him affects her differently than other men. She’s experiencing feelings she thought she was immune to, and may have actually found something real for the first time in her life, but will the crushing weight of her past threaten everything she wants and holds dear?
Resist (Wicked Ways #1) by K. Bromberg is a wonderful story full of mystery, lies, and secrets. It’s sexy, emotional, and intriguing. I really enjoyed this story, and can’t wait for more of this couple in Reveal!
An amazing start to a mind blowing, must read duet!
I’m so glad that I didn’t know before I started reading this book that there was a cliffhanger ending, because I probably wouldn’t have signed up for the ARC, and I definitely would’ve missed out! This story is full of surprises, even a cameo appearance from Colton Donavan.
Money is at the root of Vaughn’s motivations, but you might be surprised why. “How far would you go to protect the one you love?” She has a very precarious house of cards built, and when it begins to feel like it’s falling down around her, one of the key players in that destruction is Ryker Lockhart. He issues an ultimatum and her fate appears to be sealed. There’s often a very fine line between hate and lust, and in their case, that line is pretty much invisible.
When I initially started reading, I wasn’t sure that I’d like or connect with these characters, but I fell in love with their story and found myself rooting for them very early on, which made the soul crushing, heart pounding ending even worse! Please tell me the next book is right around the corner because I need to know what the hell is going on!!
Resist. It’s what Vaughn knows she should do when she meets Ryker, but for once in long while she feels something for someone other than the two people she loves most in the world, her deceased sister and her niece Lucy. Vaughn, I feel like I know her. I feel like I just sat with her as she poured her pain out. She will do anything for the people she loves, all while having her own demons to fight and practically living a double life. Ryker, is a high powered and sought out divorce attorney. He only represents men. He doesn’t believe in love. Ryker isn’t all that he seems though. Much changes for him after getting to know Vaughn. She’s the exception to all that he has believed in, she’s worth fighting for.
This is a duet, it doesn’t have a HEA yet. I was in tears at the end. I was hurt and heartbroken. I for one can’t wait for the second book.
I couldn’t devour these delicious words fast enough. And that ending…omg! I need more – I need it all. The wait for book 2 will be the sweetest torture.
Vaughn and Ryker are fantastically written characters in this complex blend of enemies to lovers with some tender moments to keep it human and some utterly infuriating moments that had me feeling like steam was shooting out of my ears. Some great humor and witty banter woven in between. Love, love, love it all!
Ryker is a jerk through and through – initially. As the story progresses though I see a transformation. Not just a softening of his hardened shell but his overall perspective about the work he does and who he does it for. He can’t fight the pull he feels nor can he help the protectiveness that simmers from the moment he set eyes on her. Ready to boil over every time another man speaks to her, of her and heaven forbid touch her. Lol the tougher they are they harder they fall – or does he?
Vaughn appears to be a take no prisoners, tough heroine. On the inside she is vulnerable and quivering. Holding strong with one ultimate goal. Eye on the prize and all that. She just has to hold this strong front with clientele to build her business.
The chemistry between these two – knocks them both back. Neither used to navigating this type of genuine attraction. Both carry baggage and cruise through life keeping their walls firmly in place. Until they can’t anymore…it’s so delicious. The build up is perfection. The twists and surprises had me gasping. And that ending…holy mother of all awesome cliffhangers. I don’t mind them. I know some people freak out but let’s be honest – a cliffy ending isn’t going to kill us. The whole point is to keep the reader on the edge of their seat and keep that feeling of suspense and excitement alive into book 2. Let me tell you – Kristy Bromberg is brilliant at it and I freakin’ love her words!
By the end Ryker was so close to fully redeeming himself – why, why did he do it? I was so sure he’d give a sign. Ugh I am so mad at him. Absolutely dying for book 2 because I have to know that my gut instincts aren’t broken lol. These two have to work it out! They both have too much to lose!
Oh wow wow! This had me clearing my throat and hot around the collar in a good way. I loved Vaughn’s strength and vulnerability and Ryker’s dirtiness and complexity. It kept me reading and wondering what will happen next. I need book 3 but will bask in the glory that is book 1.
I really enjoyed this book! It’s a great story with lots of suspense. The author created a story line that juggled so many elements in the air that could drop at any moment crushing Vaughn’s hopes and dreams, I was completely on edge trying to anticipate and prepare myself for the blow I knew was coming, but not sure which ball would drop. I found myself really liking both Vaughn and Ryker. The author did a fantastic job depicting the evolution of their relationship. Both characters find themselves in a rare position of caring for another. Putting them both at a level of vulnerability neither ever allow, yet refuse to give up because they’ve come to realize the rarity of what they’ve found. The desire is strong and the steam is HOT!!
Vaughn has endured a difficult life with devastating events that she refuses to let destroy her. Everything she does is for Lucy, so she can give her the life and love she deserves. Vaughn’s strength, compassion, and conviction made me love her all the more.
Vaughn met her match in Ryker. He doesn’t take no for an answer. No matter how well she’s hidden who she really is, Ryker’s determined to break those walls and find the real Vaughn, heart and soul.
“I expected indifference. What I got was anticipation.”
But just when things are finally as they should be, it all comes crashing down leaving us with a cliff hanger. OMG!! I’m on edge waiting for part two!!
I thoroughly enjoyed and was enthralled with this book!! I’m eagerly waiting for part two!!
I read an ARC of this book. My fair and honest review is voluntary.
I can easily say I’ve just read the BEST K. Bromberg book to date. I fell head over heels for Resist, the dirty, sexy and shocking tale of Ryker and Vaughn.
Ryker is a successful divorce attorney who is the epitome of an alpha male. He works hard and plays even harder. Vaughn is a waitress at a club for the wealthy, making it look like this is the job that pays the bills when in all actuality, she is the madam of an escort service. When an unfortunate event has Vaughn stepping in to accompany Ryker, all bets are off in this incredible game of push and pull, give and take.
Both characters took me by surprise. Just when I would start to fall in love with their characters, I would be ready to scream at the games Ryker and Vaughn were playing with each other. However, the emotion pouring out of both of them was truly unexpected and I came to find my self falling for Ryker!
Ryker and Vaughn have THE most amazing chemistry. It pulls at you from the pages of this amazing story and leaves you breathless with one of the most fantastic cliffhangers I’ve ever read. I cannot wait to see what happens in Reveal!
Resist is that book, the kind you want to stay up late and binge read as you fight yourself to take it slow and savor each page. It’s the unexpected: where the characters become the game changers, the story becomes unpredictable and all the words keep you glued to your seat as you hang on to every emotion, every word, every heart pounding and breathless moment! Author K. Bromberg delivered one of my top reads of 2019!
I could not put this book down! I just loved it!
Vaughn Sanders is trying to gain custody of her special needs niece, Lucy, after her sister’s death. Unfortunately Vaughn is in a lot of debt from her sister’s rehab bills and Lucy’s care so she comes up with an unorthodox, and illegal way of making money….she starts an escort service where she is known as Vee.
When something happens to her girl, Lola, Vaughn tries to get the new client, Ryker Lockhart, to postponed their meeting but he refuses so Vaughn pretends to be an escort with the name Saxony. Ryker is handsome, rich and really sparks an interest in Vaughn but she has to be careful to not let her two worlds collide. Too bad Ryker catches on pretty quickly and decides to blackmail Vaughn into being his companion. The more time these two spend together, they more they really like each other.
When a past client comes back into Vaughn’s life and starts to cause trouble it looks like her life is about to explode, but instead she overhears a conversation that she thought she would have never heard and realizes that everything she has thought about her life has been a total lie….can you say major cliffhanger!!!!!!!
I just adore Vaughn. She has such a good heart and is such a strong person and really deserves some happiness in her life. Her niece, Lucy, is a hoot! What a fun little girl. I also really like Ryker. He may have some demons in his closet but deep down he is a nice guy and I think he will make Vaughn very happy.
I LOVE THIS BOOK, THESE CHARACTERS, THIS STORY SO MUCH!!! I SERIOUSLY WISH I COULD GIVE THIS WAY MROE THAN 5 STARS, IT SERIOUSLY DESERVES WAY MORE THAN EVEN 10 STARS!!!!
Every single time Kristy Bromberg announces a new book, I just know that it will be EPIC!!! Resist was more than I expected, it had me on the edge of my seat wanting more. These characters are everything, they are all so strong and full of fire. Ryker and Vaughn have become my new obsession, Ryker has become my EVERYTHING!!!
This story was about a woman trying to work hard and do things she might not like doing, but in order for her to get what she wants she doesn’t have a choice. When she meets Ryker, boy was I swooning like crazy. Ryker has this personality that makes you want to slap him, but at the same time hold on to him and never let go. I loved this story so much!!! I am going crazy waiting for book 2 (Reveal)
This is without a doubt, A MUST READ!!!!