Slade… to question everything. She’s a combination of infuriating sass and sexy as hell vulnerability, and I’m not the least bit confident in my ability to keep her in the ‘just an assignment’ category.
Brandie…
I’ve always been a bit of a wild child, a temptress of fate. That all comes to a screeching halt when I’m used to pay off my boss’s debt. I’m held for months and forced to serve my new master. When I’m rescued, all I want to do is go home and try to live as normal a life as possible. Unfortunately, being rescued doesn’t mean I’m safe. My life remains in constant danger, and I’m forced to rely on an FBI agent who pushes my buttons and makes me feel things in a way that should be impossible with what I’ve been through.
Slade’s Fall contains subject matter that some may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.
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She was used as a payment by her boss and then rescued by the FBI. Her boss, Kevin Vick gave Brandi to Saul Luciano in payment for a debt. She fought as long as she could to not be broken or destroyed, but they finally won. Brandi was a vibrant, fun, strong young woman, and a bit of a wild child until she was used by her boss for payment to a man who is ruthless, and his daughter is worse. Once Brandi is rescued and saved by the FBI, she and Slade, one of her rescuers go on the run to keep her alive and safe.
Slade is an FBI agent that helped to bring down sex slave operation and, in the process, rescued Brandi. She was broken and scared but she found some of her fire while they were on the run. Slade has a history of bad relationships and isn’t quite sure if that is part of the reason he has feelings for Brandi, is it that he wants to fix her, protect her, or are his feelings real?
I really enjoy reading Ms. Rhodes’ books. They are action packed, Alpha packed, and full of overall great characters. They are strong, kind, loyal, and entertaining. This book has some intense moments and some hard situations, but it is done very well. The characters are enjoyable to read, the action and suspense keeps the pages turning, and the characters keep my interest. I love the suspense of what’s going to happen, who is involved, who can be trusted and who can’t. I also love how Brandi regains her strength and independence, but she knows that Slade will always be there for her and she can count on him. I love this book, the characters and the series, and I look forward to more of the Bastards and Badges books and characters to come. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend it.
Been looking forward to this book since meeting Brandi and Slave in book 1. Brandi has been through hell, will Slade be able to help her claw her way out of it?
What I love about this authors books is that they are jam packed with action and sassy females from cover to cover, making it impossible to look away. My reviews are mostly always shortish for this very reason, and also for the fact most details I want to mention are key pieces of the puzzle that makes up the story.
Watching them both grow even with baggage is inspiring. Once Brandi realizes she’s a survivor not a victim, there will be no stopping her/them.
Although the action throughout keeps you on the edge of your seat, you still get lulled into a false sense of security for a bit, do not do what I did and let your guard down. Every time the author catches me by surprise in the very best way.
You know I love my Jackson however Slade is so close. Slade is not as intense as Jackson but you see a vulnerability in him. The interactions between Slade and Brandie are explosive and even though Brandie is a victim and she has issues, she will not let any man run roughshod over her. The story picks up right after the first book in this series (although you don’t need to read it to understand this story, but you will want to for the intensity of the situations presented in this story). I love suspense in stories and I never knew where the next villain was going to come from. Edge of seat. I was holding it together pretty well until the ending. It was explosive and full of passion. And oh yeah, I might have teared up a little bit. If you have not read Andi, you should definitely her a try.
Andi, looking forward to Jett’s story. Whew, the excerpt threw me for a loop.
I received a complimentary copy from Booksprout.
Hide and seek….
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Someone wrecked my life to save their own worthless rear end and now I’m shackled to the damaged done to me.
Also their’s a deranged woman out there who wants revenge and I’m wearing a big bright bullseye on my back.
Brandie certainly a one of a kind girl even with all the trauma she’s suffer there’s still a hint of defiance there especially when she’s throwing things.
Even when my job took me in another direction I still believe the danger was still real even if no one else would listen.
So maybe I’m not all that crazy about listening to this lady who has a stupid way of asking questions.
But seriously all I want to feel in normal I kind of want what everyone else has.
I never expected for her to show up on my door step I’m not turning my back on her this time.
Unfortunately were having to play a very real game of hide and seek with a psychotic witch who wouldn’t stop.
And on top of everything I can’t help how I respond every time I’m anywhere near Brandie she pushes all of my buttons in the best way possible.
Brandie had been totally stunned by this latest twist and when she’d been ready to run like she was told but she never got a chance.
He was going to lose his mind if he didn’t get the answers he needed to find her because come hell or high water he was getting his girl back.
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This is a new to me author with this series. I was not disappointed. I loved the story and the characters. I am looking forward to more.
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Slade is an FBI agent, in charge of keeping Brandie safe, while someone evil from her past is trying to track her down. Slade does his best, but Brandie is reluctant to be kept contained. When she receives a clue that the person she is hiding from has found her, she turns to the one person she ultimately trusts with her safety. But can she trust him with her heart?
I love books like these – some suspense, with some romance tied in, and characters you are rooting for to get past their issues and just be happy.
Although I hadn’t read book one in the series, I didn’t feel lost at all. The author does a good job of filling in some of the backstory, without doing a lengthy recap of the entire first book. I enjoyed this one.
In the first book in this series we met Brandie and Slade. This woman has been through hell and back but she’s still sassy and strong at least on the surface. Slade is a FBI agent and he wants to protect her completely but she’s not just a job.
They are on the run from a crazy evil woman out for revenge. This is a great story with lots of action. I’m really looking forward to the next book. It’s gonna be a wild one.
There are triggers in this book so beware.
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