When the lines are erased, the passion begins.Lines define Tracy Rhodes’s life, and she has no say in the matter once she is sworn in as second-in-command of the free world. But the lines are crushed beneath the boots of her security team’s special advisor during a high-profile event in Vegas. The towering warrior with the haunting stare shatters her composure, invades her libido, and makes her … makes her yearn for things she shouldn’t. Sweaty, illicit things…with her body pinned beneath his…
John Franzen, six and a half feet of rigid composure on the outside, is a lost man on the inside. What’s he doing here? A guy isn’t supposed to survive eleven years in Special Forces, especially after the crazy missions he’s been assigned. Accepting the security gig in Vegas is just a favor to a friend—a way to fill time that’s become too damn empty lately. Until the cushy “babysitting job” becomes the most treacherous mission of his life, and the politician he’s protecting becomes the woman in his bed. The lover beneath his bonds. The submissive he longs to claim forever.
She’s destined for marble halls and an oval office, and he’s wired for jungles, dirt, and violence. Will her passion be enough to tame his demons? To claim the ultimate warrior as her own?
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Sex. Politics. Corruption. Conspiracies. Mass murder. Have I caught your attention yet?
Tracy was many things… Widow. Mother. Vice President of the United States and future leader of the free world… or what was left of it anyway. John’s resumé was nothing to sneeze at either – Former soldier. Honorable man. Newly hired muscle to protect the VP at all costs. Oh and he was one gorgeous AF Dominant.
It takes just one moment to throw the world into chaos and to change everything you used to know. Tracy’s life was in more danger than ever and John was willing to do whatever it took to protect her and her son from harm. I think he was halfway hoping to protect his heart in the process.
Nice try there, John. This story was a journey of intrigue and sexual awakening, at least for Tracy. There was nothing hotter than John in crisis mode except for maybe whenever he spent intimate time with her. Watching these two fall in love amidst the dangers that surrounded them simply added another layer of dimension to this book, giving me a much needed break from the drama. I loved every interaction they shared, especially when Tracy got all sassy.
These characters were not only beautiful together, they were also erotically satisfying in so many good and sexy ways. Angel Payne created an entertaining story with people I couldn’t help but be invested in, rooting for their happy ending right from the start.
5 Star review of Ruled (Honor Bound # 10) by Angel Payne
I have been waiting for John Franzen’s story since this series began and Ruled was so worth the wait. From the first to the last chapter I was captivated by his story and found myself reading well into the night; so much so that I went to work exhausted.
This is only the second author where I have read about a Dom/Submissive relationship based in the political arena and I was interested to see how this story would work.
Have you ever wanted to read a book so badly but dreaded diving in because you knew after it was finished that that would be it? That is the position I found myself in with Ruled. This has been one of my top series of all time from Angel Payne and she certainly has ended this series with one heck of a book.
Ms. Payne has assembled a cast of characters that will stay with you for a long time. I knew going in that it would take a powerfully strong, independent and yet vulnerable woman to capture and keep John’s attention. After all he was the commanding office of the WILD boys and he has always led by example. Frustrated and with plenty of time on his hands, he agrees to a favour for a friend, little knowing that it will change his life completely. Tracy Rhodes’s is just the woman, Vice President of the Unites States, a mother to a teenage son. she is a woman of power and yet underneath it all she is a woman who longs to submit. The attraction between Tracy and her bodyguard John is off the charts, not to mention forbidden and dangerous for them both.
When danger rears it’s ugly head with John be able to save the woman he has come to care for so deeply or with the unthinkable occur?
I believe Angel Payne has truly saved the best for last and Ruled has jumped into my number 1 in this series and that is saying something. I have loved each and every story she has written. I adore the romantic suspense genre, throw in BDSM and I am in heaven.
Congratulations Ms.Payne you have a winner on your hands.
Holy hell was this book ever good!! Filled with suspense, mystery, action, emotion, sexy scences and smoking hot chemistry between John and Tracy made the book such a awesome read. Took my time reading it as I didn’t want it to end. Loved every single bit of it, highly recommend!!!
Franzen is my favorite Wild Boy! Absolutely loved this book! Angel Payne definitely delivered. Was sad to see this series end, but talk about going out with a bang! Franzen and Tracy’s story tugged at my heartstrings and also had me laughing in spots. If you’ve never read this series you’re definitely missing out
Yet again, Angel Payne proves to me she cannot write a bad story. The author is flawless. Honest. She cannot write a bad book in my opinion, and Ruled was no exception.
Angel is known for her HOT, kindle melting, intense romances and this was no different.
I’ll admit I was late to the party when it came to the Honor Bound series. It was a series that I kept saying I would start next, but would end up reading something else. I fully regret waiting. Like really really regret it! I don’t know what took me so long to start this series! I’m now a complete sucker for a good, hot and kinky military/action story and Angel Payne specialises in them with this series!
Ruled is book 10 in the Honor Bound series, and has now become my favourite. It’s not a short read, and it’s not a light read. It’s intense and it consumes you from page one in all the right way. It’s kinky as hell, anyone that knows me, knows how much I like my kinky reads. But it’s not just about sex. She brings more to a story. She throws you into a plot with so many twists and turns that it’ll have your heart pounding, your body squirming, and your mind totally captivated.
Book 10, well damn. How do I put this in to words?
HOT, HOT, HOT.
Action packed.
Intense.
Addictive.
Flawless.
Those are just a couple of words on how to describe this book.
John? Hot, intense, alpha dom that worked for the First Special Forces, but now is back on home ground and trying to live a somewhat normal life and his assessment now is to look after the biggest politicians in the country, VP Tracy Rhodes. Seems easy right? WRONG! Never in his life did he expect to want this woman. A submissive that his dominant side wanted nothing more than to bring to her knee before him.
Tracy? She’s a delight. Strong, independent, and worldly. But behind the mask she wears for the world, is a woman craving the touch of a dominant man. So when John comes waltzing into her life. It’s the beginning of an insanely intense and all consuming love story.
This book had it all. Humour, action, steam, passion, suspense, thrill.. and there were a few moments in the book that I found myself with silent tears running down my cheeks.
Will Tracy be able to tame this Wild boy? Will she capture his heart? Will he be what Tracy has been longing for?
I guess you’ll have to read to find out!
Absolutely loved this book and reading Johns story. I highly recommend this book!
It’s a 5 Star from me!!
I really enjoy every book in this series and very excited to read John Franzen’s story. John is helping out a friend by being a bodyguard to the Vice President of the United States, Tracy Rhodes. When what was suppose to be a simple assignment turns into protecting the VP from an unknown plot to kill the leaders of the world. The attraction between John and Tracy is undeniable but John doesn’t think he is worthy of a woman like Tracy. John knows that he is a dominant and wants a submissive. Tracy is a very independent and smart woman. However, she wants to be with a man and it’s been so long since her husband has past away and she feels the loneliness. She is very drawn to John and his take charge attitude. They give in to their attraction and both finally might have found what they never realize they have been looking for!
Angel Payne has done it again!! Those Honor Bound boys are back and its so good, oh so good! She has written another winner in the Honor Bound series and when I heard another HB book was coming out, I did my extreme happy dance.
Ready For His Rule (Honor Bound Book 10) is as fresh as if this was book 1 and has all the action adventure, suspense, angst, twists, turns, mystery , passion romance and sizzling heat that I have come to expect in the Honor Bound stories. In book 10, Tracy Rhodes is the second-in-command and she is under a lot of stress. Her life isn’t hers yet; she has responsibilities and just has to suck it up and do it. To be a woman with the type of job she has and let loose cant happen in her life just right now yet suddenly danger looms in her life , it takes one handsome Dom to show her she can be a woman -oh yes, suddenly being a woman has quite an upside all thanks to John Franzen.
John Franzen was a Captain in the First Special Forces Group. He took on a favor for a friend to look over and protect one of the highest ranking politicians in the country, Tracy Rhodes . What he thought would be an easy peasy assignment turned into a life changing moment – This Dom meets a submissive longing to break free and he wants to be that Dom to give her what she longs for and deserves.
Will she be the woman who can calm the storms that rage underneath his surface ? Will she be the woman who can settle him down and give him peace? Or is theirs just an honour bound commitment, that will be broken once the danger is over? This story will keep you glued from start to finish. This is a fantastic addition to the Honor Bound series.
My Rating: 4.7 stars *****
John Franzen and Tracy Rhodes
You’ve seen bits and pieces of Franzen throughout the entire series, and finally he gets his own book. And, Angel saved the best for last.
I’m Ruled, the 10th book in the Honor Bound Series, you get an over abundance of emotions thrown your way. Anger, sadness and lots and lots of heat to keep you turning the pages to see what happens next.
As I’ve said from Saved, now to Ruled, this is a series you don’t want to miss reading. Kudos, Angel Payne, in writing such a fabulous series.
This book “ruled” my heart from the get go and kept it until the end. Sometimes in life we wind up in places where we never thought we would. Tracy and her son are thrust into the wonderful/challenging world of politics with the dream of doing the best that she can for her constituents and the population as the appointed Vice President of the United States. John, aka Dragon, is a former member of a special operations team that is called in for protection duty when a member of Tracy’s regular detail is needed elsewhere. Each one has their trials and tribulations from their respective pasts but as the world blows up, they are forced to fight the unexpected and discover the traitor in their midst. Adding fuel to the already burning situation is the intense chemistry between Tracy and John. However, Tracy is a mother to her son first and foremost while John has some inner battles that need to be dealt with and obliterated. Can they both put aside their inner musings and do what needs to be done? Like the other books in the series, this one can be read as a standalone. It is filled with drama and penned with intensely vivid descriptions that have one falling back to the adage: keep your friends close but your enemies closer, with a slight twist….as if to say what if they are one and the same? This is one book, I highly recommend and look forward to the next book in this series.
I volunteered to read an advance copy of this book.
Again I’m up really late because of Angel and her books! So worth it. Love John and Tracy’s story. The most emotional book of the series.
I’m so in love with those WILD Boys. Thank you for them
John Frazen has always been the leader of a group of special ops military men. When that title is stripped from him and he is no longer special ops he struggles to find purpose. Enter Tracey the newly appointed Vice President of the Untied States. She’s in Las Vegas to give a speech and because one of the special ops guys assigned to protect her gets called away, John Frazen is called in to protect her! When terrorists attack the hotel and convention center she’s speaking at, their group is forced into hiding!! What entails is a story of danger, suspense, heartache and love!! Angel has really gone above and beyond with this book!! It’s the best of the entire series so far – and that’s saying a lot as every book so far has been amazing!! You’ve got to read this book!!
Action-packed, seriously hot and fantastic! This one starts out with a bang (well, several bangs) and then goes ballistic. As the POTUS in waiting Tracy is on the run with her posse, her son and a group of badass Secret Service agents after a nefarious foe changes the world forever. The agent in charge is new to the group and former Special Ops with a big ole Alpha streak. John is tasked with taking the group off the grid and he’s the one experienced with going dark along with a few friends. John and Tracy have an instant steamy connection and John is itching to get his hands on Tracy especially when she disobeys his instructions. Tracy is used to being in charge as VP but it doesn’t take long for her to realize that John not going to put up with her disobedience. Whew, he’s hot when he goes full on Dominant and makes her obey. These two sizzle as John teaches her a few lessons in submission. Hot, hot, hot! Spectacular storytelling, fabulous characters, steamy romance and a terrific political thriller makes this a must read. It’s full of danger, suspense, adventure, mystery and really hot sex. My favorite of the series. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.
Stephanie Erickson’s review
Dec 10, 2018 · edit
it was amazing
Angel Payne writes a corrupt government thriller in this love story. Loved it.
John Franzen job is the protect the Vice President. At his first meeting, the dragon is ready to fly off with this woman. The the tigress must get on with the show.
Single mother, widow, Vice President. What Tracy Rhoades never knew she would be was on the run from terrorists trying to take out all the world leaders. Or that she would be submissive to a very brooding alpha male.
Now they have to survive so that Tracy can take her oath and restore order to the country.
This was a hot, steamy read! You have a female Vice President and a Special Ops leader working as security detail for her and they have an instant attraction. He isn’t looking for anything serious as he still has some unresolved issues and her being a widow with a teen, her focus is him. However, when an attempt on her life causes them to go into hiding, she depends more and more on this hot, strong alpha and he’ll do anything to protect them. This was intense and action-packed so don’t think this is an easy read; you will be gripping the book so hard and using it to cover those blushing cheeks. Angel did an amazing job with this story. This is part of the Honor Bound series but can be read as a standalone. I loved it!
I have loved all the Wild Boys, my favorite one being Rhett and Rebel’s until now. John and Tracey’s story has become my new favorite! He is a hero with a heart of gold and totally hot!! Angel wrote a wonderful story with all the things we love about her books! If you are looking for a great story with action, suspense and a beautiful love story then please one click this series. Angel Payne is always a one click for me!
Corruption, sex, politics, passion and love on this amazing last book of series of Angel Payne.
John was in special forces, but it was taken from him, and he felt useless like someone cut his arm, and he has been struggling ever since.
Tracey is the new Vice Presidente of the US; She is sassy, energetic and entirely kickass in power on her sit as a VP.
Captain Franzen, in the faith of destiny, became her protector, all his muscles and six-pack of hotness left the second in command entirely with jelly knee and speechless once they met.
I love alpha male characters, and John is just perfect!
Their relationship faces a lot of challenges with her being a mother and in politics of the most critical country in the world.
And they face enemies everywhere.
This book is going to keep you restless and in the edge of your seat but I promise you are going to love no matter what!
5 Amazing Stars
Keoni John Franzen, the CO of our Honor Bound Boys, finally gets his story and we get to know this enigma – and it is so worth the wait! John is absolutely mesmerizing; his depth of character, his dominance, his heart, his soul – it all adds up to why this ‘dragon’ is the leader of this group of Alpha men, who love with everything they are. Add in Tracy Rhodes, Madame Vice-President and John’s ‘Tigress’, his ‘kitten’, and the true Master is revealed and declared by this sassy, smart and strong woman.
This series is about heroes who are Alpha to their core, but they are so much more; they are strong in their integrity, profound in their loyalty (to country and each other), and absolute in their love and passion for their women and submissives.
And speaking of the women – they are made of such strength of spirit, poise, no-nonsense attitude, but deep abiding love for their men.
Only Angel Payne can bring us these intense, amazing, awe-inspiring, inspirational characters. Only Angel can tell these stories with twists, turns, ups, downs, life-altering moments, and unconditional love that brings these wonderful people together. Only Angel can weave D/s into her plots with such grace and beauty, but with all kinds of HEAT and OMG moments!
I am always guaranteed Angel Payne will not let me down with any new books she composes – she is truly a first-class writer and this series is a thrilling, imaginative, passionate ride where Angel let her muses fly, her imagination intensify, her kink soar and her genius rule!
Thank you Angel for the Honor Bound books! You are blessed with a unique and rare talent that you share with us, the readers, and we are privileged that you let us read your beautifully written words.
Ruled is the tenth book in the Honour Bound series. Tracy Rhodes is the Vice President, in Las Vegas to give a speech when a series of lethal attacks wipes out most of the world’s top leaders including the President leaving Tracy as Leader of the Free World albeit in secret as, as far as the rest of the world is concerned, she also fell victim to the international conspiracy raging across the world. John Franzen is the ex-special forces operative, who after doing a favour for a friend and stepping in to help provide security cover for the Vice President, now finds himself tasked with keeping her safe until she can assume her rightful role in Washington.
I wanted to love this book. I’ve loved the glimpses of John Franzen that we’ve had in the previous books in the series but for some reason, in this book, I discovered I don’t actually like him very much. The intimate scenes were explosive, as we’ve come to expect from this author but I just didn’t feel any connection between him and Tracy that made me care what happened to them. I really enjoyed the plot of the book and also catching up with some old faces – only Sam could get away with “Do ya have a brain to claim in that thick skull, ya hormonal numpty?” And yes, I did read that in a Scottish accent – but I eventually found myself skimming over the parts where it was just the two main characters. All in all, it’s not one of favourite books by this author.
(You know it’s the mark of an amazing author when you struggle to write a decent review without spoilers.)
Ruled (formerly Ready for His Rule) by the unparalleled Angel Payne is a story that blew my mind, making it another 5+ star read!! This story had me from the very first sentence! Angel just has this way of bringing sizzlingly HOT action movies into my head with her Honor Bound Men!
Tracy Rhodes is a woman with immense responsibility constantly pressing down on her. As the second-in-command of the free world, her life is no longer her own. She’s never free to be the woman she had always known, much less the woman she had no idea she really was. Who knew it’d take heart-stopping danger and six and a half feet of a Dominant to show her? The words that come to mind that describe her are grace, poise, beauty, feisty, and strength. Especially strength. A woman who can bring John Franzen to his knees is one with incredible inner strength. I mean, can you imagine John Franzen with a weak woman? Hell no!
John Franzen was the Captain in the First Special Forces Group. Six and a half feet of muscle and command. As a favor to a friend, he took a job protecting one of the highest-ranking politicians in the country. Little did he know that the job he thought of as “babysitting” would turn his life around. John Franzen, I will now always think of him with his actual first name (don’t know it? Gotta read it!), just blew Zeke out of the top Honor Bound hunk spot for me. John Franzen…holy hotness. Maybe he calls to the island girl in me, but I love him. I need one like him. Give me a moment to wipe the drool off my chin… Okay. Need to focus. He’s a Captain for the Special Forces. Can you imagine the horrors he has witnessed and how it affects him? As a former Army brat that knows many members of the military, I’ve seen that the composure these men must maintain is hard won. It’s the same for Franzen. I would keep going, but I don’t want to spoil it. You need to see for yourselves. What I enjoyed about him, amongst many things, is his eclectic tastes in escape. What he found with Tracy was a thing of pure beauty. It’s something many of us search for and never find. Tracy needs to give me Franzen. Really.
Ready For His Rule took me from smirking to glee to holy $#!% to sighing to more glee to the need for a cold shower to “oh no she didn’t!” to tears of happiness. Another rollercoaster for me from the amazing Angel Payne! Also, she brought a little bit of comfort for me in Franzen. Being so far away from home, this was the balm I needed. Thank you, Angel, for this astonishingly stunning adventure!
When the free world is under attack and the VP is all that America has left, keeping her alive is the one job John Frazen needs to do. But Tracy, being the VP and a single mom does not go into hiding without putting up her own fight. But when sparks fly and passion ignites will the two continue to fight with each other in a power struggle or give into finding love in the wrong place at the wrong time? This book had me on the edge of my seat from the first few pages and I could not put it down until it was complete. Angel Payne has a way of making the reader feel like they are walking though danger with the characters and are feeling the same angst and horror through out the storyline. This is one of the best series I have had the pleasure to read and cannot wait for more!!