Jackson… possible. Now, I want a life.
Katelyn…
I never dreamed I’d be taking my clothes off for money, but here I am, working at The White Lily, trying to satisfy my deal with the devil. For months, I’ve done what I had to in order to protect the people I love, but when I’m given to my boss’s head of security as a reward, I wish I were more selfish. I need to finish what I started, but I also can’t turn my back on the beautifully broken man who is not at all who I thought he was. Revenge is his past and present, but can I be his future?
Stark Revenge contains subject matter that some may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.
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Criminal activities are afoot at the local stripper bar!
This was a good action thriller romance book. I enjoyed the team up between the two main characters characters, Jackson Stark, an undercover FBI agent who has been working as head of security at a stripper bar called the White Lily and the joints’ most lucrative stripper Kitty Kat (a.k.a. Katelyn).
Jackson has been interested in Katelyn from her first day over six months ago when he could immediately tell she was out of place and didn’t belong. However, after looking into her background and finding that she graduated college with a degree in special education with near perfect grades and had never been in any trouble, Jackson couldn’t figure out why she didn’t just quit after that first night.
Katelyn got the job because he friend Brandie told her it would be a good way for her to make enough money to pay off her student loans that were coming due and the owner Mr. Vick said if she didn’t like it she could quit at any time. However after that first night, she hasn’t been able to get ahold of Brandie and when Katelyn tried to quit Mr. Vick threatened her parents and brother. He told her she needs to work for him for one year and he will pay off her student loans then let her leave.
However, Jackson finds Mr. Vick threatening Katelyn one night while she is tied to a chair and they end up working together to take down Mr. Vick for his illegal drug running operation at the club. Mr. Vick gives Katelyn to Jack as a bonus for a job well done for a night and they start to fall for each other. The romance gets steamy pretty quickly.
Jackson and Katelyn find out that more illegal activities are going on than they originally thought and try to find a way to not only take down Vick, but another guy who Mr. Vick is indebted to. There are quite a few things that are going on and these guys are both dangerous and connected so they aren’t easy to get. I really enjoyed the book and how someone always seemed to get away and come back at them again. There was also a great back story on why Jackson wanted to get Vick so bad, and more about Brandie as well. Great world building on the part of the author!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Katelyn gets caught up in something she never expected. Luckily Jacson is there to witness it. There is a lot going on in this story. It has crime, and suspense and a lot of feelings. The writing is very well done and the characters are fully developed and three dimensional. The story moves smoothly and logically. The characters fit together perfectly.
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Stark Revenge is the story of Jackson, an undercover FBI agent posing as head of security for a strip club, and Katelyn, an unemployed special education teacher who takes a stripper position to pay her bills. Jackson is out for revenge against Kevin Vick, the owner of the strip club, and protects Katelyn from him as much as he can when she finds she cannot quit her job without putting her family in danger. This fast paced and addictive read has strong emotions, drama, unexpected plot twists, action, and steamy chemistry.
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A captivating book one in the Bastards and Badges series! It is superbly written, emotionally deep, fast pace, engaging, steamy, and is action-packed with suspense, intrigue, surprises, drama, and danger; it is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. The characters are strong and real; their chemistry is off the charts! This book will take you on a wild ride! Definitely recommended!
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Katelyn works as a stripper to make ends meet, and Jackson is an FBI agent who is working undercover at the strip club. This is a well written story which is action packed, and with danger, twists, suspense, revenge, deceit, and entertaining which all leads to a steamy read which had me intrigued and hooked throughout. I highly recommend this authors’ work for all.
A new series from a new favorite author and it starts off with a bang. Jackson and Katelyn are explosive together but it’s their story and background that really set the story going. Jackson can’t help but fall for her but there are secrets afoot and danger and some twists they find while working together. It’s action-packed and I couldn’t get enough. Now I need to see what will happen in the next book in this series and which characters we will see again.
A fun, action-filled, gritty journey that kept me reading. This story included a look at the seedier side of life. Katelyn was a strong woman, determined to get her life back, and I loved that she did her best no matter what she was doing. Jackson was locked inside a world of revenge and self-hatred, until he met Katelyn. They were a hot couple, balanced each other out, helping move forward. I look forward to reading the next book in this series and recommend this one.
I received a copy of this story through Enticing Journey Book Promotions, and this is my unsolicited review.
Undercover work. Former military. Vengeance. Danger. Romance…these are some of my favorite things in a book so I making Stark Revenge my first title from Andi Rhodes was a no-brainier. From the start I knew this was going to take a few twists and I was right.
I liked Jack aka Jackson. He was strong and protective. Clever and willing to do what it took to get the job done. Even if it meant making things harder for himself to keep others safe. Especially Katelyn. Her tendency to fly off the handle had me shaking my head a few times. But, I liked that she was doing her best to work her way out of the mess she was in the middle of. Except someone kept changing the rules of the game.
What a tangled web of corruption and crime these two uncovered! And every time they thought they had a way out, something else would come up and set them back seven steps. It was all building and building to the final showdown between the two bosses and caught in the middle were Jackson and Katelyn.
I will say that for as messy as things got, the clues were there. I knew what a few of the twists were going to be before they happened. And towards the end, it all just became a touch too predictable. Nevertheless, Stark Revenge was dramatic and intense and kept me flipping the pages to see how it would all turn out.
This book is action packed with twist and turns galore! I swear the bad guys have plans that go beyond what the good guys know. Jackson and Katelyn are cute together. They have a great relationship and support each other 100%. Jackson is undercover and planning on taking out the guy who took his wife and kid away from him. He’s in a game and wants to come out the winner. What he didn’t expect was to fall for a stripper and have a alley in the plan. Katelyn takes a beating in this book, I swear. This poor girl just wanted to pay off her student loan and become a teacher but she got more then planned. The one thing is that never got mentioned was what happened with her brother and the rest of the family. It was like they were forgotten about. It did take me a little bit to enjoy this book and once the plan was set, the action picked up and I loved every twist and turn this book took. It was a great book and a definite page turner!!
This is an action packed romance. Jackson is A FBI agent out for revenge but when katelyn showed up his plans change. It has suspense danger and twists and turns.
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Wow even when you think its over something else happens. This has greedy cruel men two men that abuse and terrify women a crazy psycho stripper and a hired killer that wants to be the boss and wI’ll do anything to be in charge one women trapped in the middle of a firestorm of vengeance and rage and a FBI agent bent on getting even but now he’s getting to close to the women he needs to protect Kitty Kat a stripper.
Kaitlyn never wanted to end up a stripper but when a friend suggest that she can pay of her student dept she agrees it’s all lies her friend Brandi is now missing and she’s never going to get away from Mr. Vick it’s either do as he says or her family will pay and now she’s been given to Jack his head of security and when he tells me his secrets I realize things are just going to get worse but if I want out I need to help him two problems one Mr. Vick owes another man money and I’m his payout but Jackson isn’t happy about that and this man is even more cruel then Mr. Vick and my second problem I’m falling for my protector. Now I’m drugged betrayed and about to be tortured if I don’t comply how is Jackson going to save me oh I found my friend but it’s not good at all.
Jackson or Jack my undercover name I was a soldier husband and a father until it was all taken away now I live to make Vick pay and take his operation down. But this girl who doesn’t belong in this club hidding her own secrets has become mine and I’m going to keep her safe but just as it seems it’s all over and some of those involved have payed and I can walk away from Katlynn before I get hurt again she’s back in danger and I messed up she means everything to me and I will find her. This has loads of drama more then one surprise and after all the danger a HEA.
I was allowed to read and advance copy of this book via Booksprout and this is my honest review.
This was super fast paced and full of suspense and had me hooked from the beginning. Jackson is a under cover FBI agent who has had a crush on Katelyn from the get go and when he sees her being threatened by her boss he knows he can now get her alliance to help his end game.
Katelyn is a stripper working the club that Jackson is investigating. She hates the job but in order to protect those she loves then this is what she’ll do. Jackson is an undercover FBI agent out for revenge. The story is so good that it gripped me right at the beginning. There are major twists and turns in this story and it tends to suck you in the story with the other characters. Will Katelyn be able to become Jackson’s future? Read and find out. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Jackson Stark FBI agent meets Katelyn Dawson, or Kitty Kat, at The White Lily, which is a strip club. That’s it, I don’t want to let any more cats out of the bag.
Holy moly, you sure ride the emotional roller coaster ride reading this story and I experience every emotion with the characters, and I mean every single feeling possible. There were times I literally scrolled in fear for the characters and what could happen to them and at other times I felt so angry I really think I could have taken a chair and smashed it over certain ‘evil’ character’s heads!
Jackson is one hunky character yet full of a past that has caused him a lot of trauma. This influences him now and the decisions he makes, how he feels about other people and relationships. Katelyn is much stronger than even she realizes, she finds herself in an unenviable situation and tries to make the best of it. Her caring nature for her family and friends is endearing but not unusual seeing as she studied to be a special education teacher. They have a chemistry that goes beyond the physical aspects and when they are intimate they really burn up the sheets.
This is a fast-paced story that is super easy to read, the story flies by because of the solid storyline and unpredictability of the plot. I love it when there are twists and turns in a book, taking you in all sorts of directions.
This is one incredible romantic suspense, it is full of action and drama. You are p entertained by this story from the first page to the last, it is intense at times and all I can say is bring on the next book!
Reviewer: Robyn
Jackson Stark FBI agent meets Katelyn Dawson, or Kitty Kat, at The White Lily, which is a strip club. That’s it, I don’t want to let any more cats out of the bag.
Holy moly, you sure ride the emotional roller coaster ride reading this story and I experience every emotion with the characters, and I mean every single feeling possible. There were times I literally scrolled in fear for the characters and what could happen to them and at other times I felt so angry I really think I could have taken a chair and smashed it over certain ‘evil’ character’s heads!
Jackson is one hunky character yet full of a past that has caused him a lot of trauma. This influences him now and the decisions he makes, how he feels about other people and relationships. Katelyn is much stronger than even she realises, she finds herself in an unenviable situation and tries to make the best of it. Her caring nature for her family and friends is endearing but not unusual seeing as she studied to be a special education teacher. They have a chemistry that goes beyond the physical aspects and when they are intimate they really burn up the sheets.
This is a fast paced story that is super easy to read, the story flies by because of the solid storyline and unpredictability of the plot. I love it when there are twists and turns in a book, taking you in all sorts of directions.
This is one incredible romantic suspense, it is full of action and drama. You are p entertained by this story from the first page to the last, it is intense at times and all I can say is bring on the next book!
This was the first book by this author that I’ve read, but it won’t be the last. The story line was good, the book had a smooth flow, and the character work was great. I look forward to the next book in this series.
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Jackson was the sheriff in the previous series (if you haven’t read it, go buy it – it is amazing). I liked Jackson and thought he was a nice guy but this book shows us the real Jackson. He is hard and kind and out for revenge. Ms. Rhodes books are not fluff. She tells it like it is. Things are not easily solved but that keeps my interest. Not to say that we want our real life portrayed on the page. This is our fantasy. Jackson and Katelyn make an odd couple but a couple that can work out their problems. I love the tenderness of Jackson and Katelyn. Not saying Jackson isn’t alpha and uber hot because he is and I enjoyed every minute of it. Not sure if Jackson can be topped.
I received a complimentary copy from the author.
Been looking forward to Jackson’s story ever since meeting him in this authors MC series (a must read). So excited to dive in!
I’ve been trying to review as I read but this story consumed me. So much happens in this book that your head will be spinning. Can already tell that this series is going to be just as epic with even more characters to love and hate. The authors descriptive writing makes you feel as if you are right there beside the characters. Loved the surprises and the bombshells.
Definitely a must read!!!
This was a great story. It was well written and fast paced. The chemistry between the characters was sizzling hot. This book has everything you need to keep you turning pages hot sexy men, steamy scenes and some conflict thrown in. I cannot wait for what this author writes next.
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I really enjoyed this book. I was Jackson get his story told. He now works for the FBI and is undercover to take down Vick who had wronged him long ago. Katelyn was a stripper at the club Mr. Vick owned. Katelyn had more at stake but with the help of Jackson they worked together to over come what stood in their way of getting their happy ever after. I would recommend this book to others and hope there are more to come