TalonI surf. I fuck. I pretend to smile.Two years ago my life was perfect, until it wasn’t. I scattered my wife’s ashes then walked away from the Marines. I didn’t think I had anything left to lose.I was wrong.The blonde showed up on my doorstep beaten and stabbed. I did what I was trained to do—I stitched her up. I didn’t have a clue who she was and I told myself I didn’t care. Until they came … told myself I didn’t care. Until they came looking for her.
I swore I’d take my last breath before I let anyone else hurt her, except I didn’t know she was keeping a deadly secret. Now I had two choices, her life or mine.
Marriage and combat taught me the same thing—I was no one’s hero. And I was about to prove it.
Warning: This book contains offensive language, violence and sexual situations. Mature audiences only. 18+
TALON is an all male POV, full-length, standalone novel with an HEA.
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Talon can be read as a stand-alone but is part of a series with interconnected characters. After watching his best friend get married Talon finds Nicole in front of his surf shop beaten and bleeding. She came to Talon because she new he was a medic in the Marines and she always felt a connection to him. They met a few months before but she was in a relationship and they didn’t really know each other past that initial meeting. Talon just saw a vey miserable beautiful girl, Nicole thought she was hiding her misery from everyone. Nicole has secrets that can get them all killed, she is mixed up with the local MC through no fault of her own. Can she trust Talon with her secrets? Will Talon be able to help and keep them both alive? This is my second time reading this series and I love it. Happy reading.
I don’t know why it took me so long to read this book. I always thought Talon would be too nice of a guy and not “Alpha” enough. Boy, was I wrong! Sybil Bartel has delivered yet another perfect Alphahole with just enough “nice” to keep me riveted. I enjoyed reading Talon and Nicole’s story so much! Excellent book! 5 Stars!
A Great Read. I will read more from this author. The characters pull u right in . TALON can be my alpha man anytime
I’m a sucker for the alpha male who takes care of the female, especially when he’s ethical, responsible, romantic, and caring. I love this whole series. A great way to lose yourself and your all-too-real life.
Really enjoyed the “didn’t see that coming” moments in this book.
Really good read.
Great book
Best hero POV out there in contemporary romance!
Talon is every woman’s hero but can he be a hero to the one woman who he lost his heart to? That is the question. You’ll hold your breath until the last few pages.
Cool book! I loved the characters! The book was so well written and I could not wait to see what would happen next. I really enjoyed it!
I got this book because it was free. Wow, I just loved it and am now reading more of this series.
Talon has always held that special place in my heart where only an alpha belongs. He’s really a character beyond words, but I’ll do my best. Talon is what I would call a perfect shade of tainted. He can show you how to see the bright side just as well as he can teach you no one is beyond accountability. He teaches you to own your sh*t. And yes, I know he’s a character in the pages of a book, but he’s also a representation of so much in many of us. Talon isn’t just a few words on a page to me. He’s a hero who taught me that no matter what, if I keep paddling, I’ll always break the surface and find air. To say I adore him is an understatement.
I love the way this author writes her men. Gorgeous, sexy, alpha males. Steamy sex and enough excitement and suspense to keep me on the edge of my seat. Talon is the joker one of the alpha men. Loved this book.
Talon Talerco has a bit hero complex, putting himself in harms way and coming to the aid of those in need to save the day is something he thrives off of, it’s the one thing he knows he’s good at and he doesn’t have any plans of giving it up anytime soon. It’s the main reason he joined the military, he had this insatiable desire to test his personal limits and be able to help people, so being a medic seemed like a perfect fit to him. But even after leaving the military, that ever present urge was still there so now he often moonlights at his friends security company, and helps them with their dangerous missions. The danger he faces on these missions helps keeps his demons at bay, feeds his addiction, and helps take his mind off of losing his wife. Losing her completely devastated him, and set him out on a path of destruction that involved large amounts of alcohol and a long list of one night stands. When a familiar stunning blonde shows up on his doorstep asking for his help, his need to feed his hero addiction takes over and before he realizes what happen she has become his soul focus, and he feels those ever present demons slowly fade away. He knows he shouldn’t get attached to her, but he just can’t help himself, and as much as he tries to convince himself she is just another one night stand… his heart is telling a different story.
Nicole Archer thought she had it all, but in the blink of an eye it was all taken from her and she was left a shell of the woman she use to be, broken beyond repair and left with no where to go. With no family or friends to turn to, she decides her only real hope at finding help lies with a man she’s only met once. When she shows up on his doorstep he immediately makes it his personal mission to take care of her, while she appreciates the help she is still apprehensive, she has never had anyone care for her the way he does and it is almost overwhelming for her. Just when she starts to breath a small sigh of relief trouble sets in and she is once again pulled back into the world that robbed her of her happiness… question is can she find it in herself to trust Talon to save her?
Barely a paragraph into this one and I was instantly addicted and left with the insatiable desire to know more, the story line completely consumed me and commanded my undivided attention from start to finish! From the very beginning I felt myself being pulled into Talon and Nicole’s world and completely entranced by every written word, their struggle to surrender to one another completely was a beautiful, yet heart wrenching, situation to watch unfold. The chemistry they share creates an unwavering intensity that remains throughout the entire story, and spawns some very heated encounters that will leave you a little envious, and in dire need of a fan!! I have to admit Mr. Talon Talerco definitely knows how to turn up the heat and gives readers exactly what they want!!!
This is by far one of the best introductions to a new author that I have had in a very long time, and definitely one of the most addictive reads that I have had the pleasure of reading!! I am really looking forward to getting better acquainted with the rest of the men from the Uncompromising series!! Highly recommend you give this one a try, Talon is destined to swoop in and steal your heart and satisfy every one of your (literary) needs!
I couldn’t decide on 3/4 so went for 3.5. A very fast paced story, with a lot of action and violence.
What an ending. So much to this story, I really don’t know what to say. Every moment is intense.
A little convoluted too much going on a little frustrating get on with it already . I would recommend it
I had to quit. You’re basically dropped into the plot and the conflict with very little lead in/exposition. Too many characters and plot points and double crosses with little explanation gets confusing pretty quickly. I kept with it longer than I wanted to in order to try and figure out more of what was going on, but it didn’t really help.
Liked it……a little different but a good read
The whole theme was okay and I would have enjoyed it much more without the 4-letter words in almost every sentence.