Stain (King’s Harlots, #2)

I was given a copy of this book by the author for an honest review.
Stain is the second book in the Kings Harlot Series. I am loving these tough as nail MC ladies and the Alpha military men. They each complement each other so well. Stain is Meeka and Ash’s story.
Meeka is trying to make up for what happened in Grit. Trying to stay in good graces with her sister and prove she can be trusted. She has been best friends with Ash since they were kids and has been through so much together.
Ash is under cover trying to take down the human traffickers and needs his best friends help. Only problem is there is no way Meeka will submit to Asher for this undercover assignment or will she?
Oh man the chemistry between these two was amazing. They tried so hard to keep their relationship in the friend zone but after the first kiss they were done for. The story lines kept me turning the pages I had to know what was going to happen next. Then we get little hint of what has been going on with Angel and Jay since Grit. The twist had me shocked I never saw that coming. I so want to know more about these women and their men. I need to know what’s going to happen with Coby and Brogan and then is Dale ever gonna do the right thing. I am so falling in love with these characters but I cannot wait for Coby he is so quiet and holds everything in I need to know his story!

Good grief!! This book had my heart in my mouth most of the way through but there was no way I was putting it down!!
Meeka and Asher are best friends and have been best friends for a long time. When they are needed for an undercover op it soon becomes apparent that there is so much more than friendship between them, and also that they are in danger!
This book had me on the edge of my seat and had me shedding tears, like ugly tears!

I really want to love this series, I do. This is book 2, and so far I am not seeming much of the female MC in it. Not really. It seems to be more about Vice-One. I love the idea behind it all but all at once there is too much going on and the story line is off track.

I do give props to J.M. Walker for tackling the tough subject matter that they are battling in these stories.

In the second instalment of JM Walkers The King’s Harlot Series, we are taken on Meeka and Ashers journey.
We briefly met both Meeka and Asher in Grit (Book 1), but in Stain, we get their story, their voice, and believe me when I say you are in for one hell of a ride.

Going undercover, both Asher and Meeka are trying their hardest to smash the syndicate that keeps taking women and selling them to the highest bidder. It’s a dark and dangerous world, but they both need this to end. There are too many women losing their lives, taken from their families. After saving Jays sister, it’s in their veins to save more.

But at what cost?
Who will come out alive?
What secrets will be revealed?
What will happen when the past and present collide?
Can Meeka trust Asher to keep her safe from the hands of evil?
Can Asher keep Meeka undamaged through it all?
Can Asher keeps his past at bay to do the job at hand?
Can they both as one help and save these women?
Can Asher and Meeka both survive the depths of hell?
Or is it too late?

Guys…..Stain, what can I say. I have sat here trying to articulate the best way I can and explain to you what Stain is about, but it’s hard for me to put it into words.

This novel completely broke me. It shattered my heart into a million pieces, my soul crushed.
It’s gut wrenching, raw, gritty and highly confronting. At times it’s as disturbing as hell, painful and cringe worthy. It’s dark, twisted and gruesome. Their heartbreaking story had me finding it hard to breathe.
But it was also heartwarming and breathtakingly beautiful with it’s hope, love and fight for survival that you could feel with every page turned.

Overall Stain was one of the best reads for me for 2016, so full of depth and detail that it has left me speechless.

Asher and Meeka, my heart will stay with you both always. Your story……Breathtaking.

To JM Walker…..Thank you for given us readers a read that I can only describe as perfection.

5 stars

Stain is book 2 in the King’s Harlots series, if your not familiar this series will probably be a new twist for you with an all female MC and a group of Alpha Seals.

I’ll admit that the author is on my auto read list, that it really doesn’t matter what she writes, I’m going to read it. But when the idea for a female MC was introduced I knew I’d love the books.
While these books can be read on their own I recommend reading them in order, if not your missing out on some vital information.

Stain is Ash & Meeka’s story.
Ash is a tortured soul. There are things he can’t get over in his life but Meeka calms the inner beast. His best friend is the only one who knows what it takes to help him and he’s grateful for that.
Things are great between them until Ash is forced to bring Meeka in on a job she want’s no part of.
Even if it’s wrong he intends to guilt her into accepting.

Meeka isn’t the King’s Harlots favorite member. Things from the past have caused their fearless leader not to trust her and in turn everyone else is skeptical. She refuses to give up though, she will earn their trust back, get the sisterhood back on solid ground.
She’s struggling to get there and when her best friend Asher asks for her help on a job she can’t face the idea of getting involved in again. This is what caused all the problems with her MC to begin with.
But Ash knows what buttons to push, knows how to get her to agree. She feels horrible for turning him down and goes to him to accept.

This job is a bit different though. Meeka has to go in as Ash’s submissive.
This could be a problem considering he’s her best friend.
And the fact that she’s now looking at him in a completely different way.
When things heat up between best friends they really heat up, Ash and Meeka are explosive together!
Their working to shut down a sex ring but Asher has his own struggles that may be a bit too much, lucky for him Meeka is his calm and is there to get him through no matter what it takes.

It was great to catch up with Angel and Jay sporadically throughout this story, there are so many secondary characters worth a mention I can’t possibly go into detail on them all but Charles Brian. This guy would scare the devil himself, I don’t think there’s a drop of humanity in his body. He is the epitome of evil.

Stain is fairly fast paced, action packed and sexy as hell. It’s a great addition to the series that brought so much more than I was expecting.

Charles Brian. This guy is so far out there, I don’t think there’s a drop of humanity in him

I met Asher and Meeka in With Love At Christmas: An Anthology and my heart bled for Asher and his backstory. I wanted to know more about this couple and where their story would take them. I read Rude (book 4) first and then went back and read Grit (book 1). Reading out of order in no way ruined this series for me. Asher and Meeka are best friends- have been for a long time. Now, Asher needs Meeks’s help to bring down the organization that has threatened both the King’s Harlots and Vice One. This is a great friends-to-lovers book, with lots of twists and jaw-dropping moments. Asher is a broken man, one that you want to see succeed and be happy because he damn well deserves it! You root for this couple because you need them to be together! I love the interaction with the other King’s Harlot and Vice One members-drawing you in to the stories of Coby, Brogan, Dale and Max and making you want more of them all! I have most of the other books of this series on my Kindle (except the latest release I believe) so I will be reading them all because this series is simply addictive!! Thank you JM Walker for another great addition to this series!!! Loved it!