The Greatest Risk

This is the last book in KA’s Honey series. I didn’t think I would like this series because Book #1 did not move me, but I gave it a chance and read Book #2. I was absolutely enthralled with Book #2, so naturally I had to read this one. I was not disappointed. The characters and the story line will captivate you; you won’t want to put it down until the end. I really enjoyed this series; hope you will too!

This was arguably one of the hottest freaking books I have read. Always down for some BDSM, I was eager to jump into the world of The Honey. I’m even more eager to catch up. The Greatest Risk is my first Honey book and not my last. I swear the MM action in this book will have me coasting on cloud nine for months to come. Never have I wanted my own warrior…until this book. I’m trying to figure out how to explain my new “needs” to much husband. LOL.

Seriously all kidding aside, Mistress Sixx and Master Stellan are panty melting. Their tension and lust cause heart rate increases. But Mistress Sixx is my idol. I want to command that kind of naughty fun. I would probably lose my tongue on the floor. This book is hottttttttt!

Book received in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed on behalf of Once Upon An Alpha

“But scars were forever, and hers were crippling.”

Finally, the wait is over. I’ve been so intrigued to learn how the author was going to make this couple work. The previous books in the series allowed me to meet these characters along with many more that I want to spend more time with. But this couple especially had to be a very big literary challenge because of their particular kinks that logically don’t work together. But we all know that the heart wants what the heart wants, right?

One of my very favorite things about KA’s writing style is her dialogue. She just has this unique way of giving her characters a voice that can be heard through her words. I can ‘hear’ their tone and their emotions which gives their dialogue that extra something that is rare. She’s especially good with affectionate nicknames between partners. When I ‘hear’ those sweet whispers and passionate gasps full of feeling I melt into a puddle of goo.

I noticed that the author doesn’t identify who is featured in The Greatest Risk in her synopsis so I’m reluctant to mention their names. I will just say that if you have read the other books in the series you will already know them. Here’s a clue, she asks him, “You’re criminally gorgeous, insanely wealthy, excruciatingly generous, irritatingly intelligent, and you can cook?” Yup, he’s all that and so much more. “Not slick, sleek.”

And her, she’s so so broken. Damaged and full of scars inside and out. Her kink is a form of control that helps her to hide her scars. But he sees her. Somehow, the one that she can’t stop wanting, but knows she can’t have, sees beneath her facade. And he wants her anyway.

Holy hotness, Batman! The chemistry and explosive passion between these two is off the charts. She knows that she’s too damaged to be in a relationship, but she wants him. He knows that if he pushes too hard she’ll run. But pushing is in his nature, and he doesn’t know how ‘not’ to get what he wants. That’s how he built his empire, he goes after what he wants and makes it happen. He wants ‘them’ to happen and he won’t stop until she gives in to him. The question is, can he get her to give him more than her body? Will he be able to claim her heart as well? He knows it’s a gamble that might cost him his own heart, but she’s worth the greatest risk.

Each book in this amazing series shows me something new that I’ve never been exposed to previously. The author has done her research and does an excellent job of educating her readers with her stories in this genre. Never having been inside a club like Honey myself, I can ‘see’ it as I read and she makes me feel like I’m there. I’m totally getting my voyeur on and I’m not ashamed to admit it. And yes, I’ll most definitely be back for more when the next book in the series is available. The line forms here…

This is a hard book to review, in that I liked it, but it felt like more than one book, and I liked some way more than others. The book I loved the most was the story of Stellan and Sixx’s romance. Take away everything else and leave just the parts of the story where these two interact, and it is dynamite, compelling , painful, sweet, and romantic. Next favourite part is Sixx’s jobs and all the things she does for them. Definitely action packed and intriguing. When Sixx is in Domme mode, that is super hot, super sexy, and completely drew me in. That woman knows how to work subs, get excited by working subs, or subs being worked, and she owns every scene she is in when it is happening. I was honesty a bit bored during the BDSM scenes between Stellan and Sixx. They were good, all the elements were there, but they went on too long for me, and while the connection was there between them, everything felt too scripted. Overall, I was happy with the book and the stories

This was a great sexy read. I loved Sixx and Stellan. It was hot. My only issue was the disappointment I felt that Stellan stated he was a Dom for everyone BUT he’d sub for Amelie in the first book. Yet that never really got addressed in this book at all. He let’s Sixx take command in scenes sometimes by the end, but he’s definitely still the Dom while she’s the switch. I don’t know, felt it could have been more. That said I am way more into alpha Dom and female subs then the other way around, so the book worked better for me. Just wished that would have been addressed.

I love her writing she is the best

I loved this book! Damaged heroine who is super competent as a fixer & law office investigator. Stellan is a dominant alpha male into the Master / Sub culture, but will he save the girl & be a switch for her domimatrix play. Can she be a switch & will they get past all their secrets. Very engaging & sexy. Steamy hot sex scenes!

The sensitive soul and the superhero both had stepped out of the shadow.

Mistress Sixx had grown skilled at keeping her emotions tightly locked up. She was detached during her scenes at the Honey, she didn’t have friendships or love interests. Sixx lived in a small, empty, run-down apartment, making it easy to up and leave when she needed.

For the past several years she’s had her eye on one man. One man she knew was out of her league and off limits. And that was the greatest risk for Mistress Sixx, giving her heart to someone, even if that someone was Stellan.

Stellan finds the one that’s worth it, he’ll break his back, sell his soul, work his fingers to the bone to win her and keep her.

Stellan was living his life trying not to be like his father. He was a very successful businessman. As a Dom, he spent a lot of time at the Honey. He’d spent years watching and waiting for the right time for him and Sixx. When that time came, he went all-in.

I want to be your lover. I want to be your Master. I want to know all your secrets. I want to unravel the mystery that’s you and then help you keep it safe. I want you, and the way I want you is beside me, in bed, in play and in life.

You guys, I am so torn! I started out LOVING this book! It was a solid 4 (and that was only because some of the scenes and subject matter were not my cuppa). I loved the romance between Stellan and Sixx! I loved the demons they faced and how they did so at each other’s sides! Sixx was IT for Stellan and he did everything in his power to prove to her he was IT for her too! It was beautiful, romantic and healing. Gah, then 80% mark hit and everything I had loved about this powerful story vanished! The story became centered around a Sixx’s investigation and an MMF trio. Because I understood the reason for the investigation and its importance to Sixx’s character, I kept reading, hoping for Stellan and Sixx to become the focus again. While the story does return to them, the chemistry and “feeling” changed for me.

This was still a beautiful story despite my frustration with the ending. I definitely recommend it to BDSM, MM, MMF and Kristen Ashley fans!

It’s passionate and powerful; suspenseful and seductive. Kristen Ashley’s finale of the Honey series is an endless list of beautiful adjectives that add up to an explosive 5 star read. Sixx, a renowned Domme in the Honey Club, has had her eyes on Stellan for years. Ever the ice queen, Sixx has never approached or dared to risk anything more than a furtive glance. Her main concern? He’s a Dom; and two dominant personalities combined with her dangerous past could never work. So she watches and waits as Stellan seems to move about life without her.

Stellan’s eyed the beautifully intriguing Sixx for longer than she could imagine. After waiting years for her to make a move he decides that only another Dom is willing to crack the shell of this mysterious femma fatale. What Stellan hadn’t planned on was not only culling the dominatrix but releasing the submissive inside. Our surprising little Sixx is a Switch; a rarity in the BDSM world. Now Stellan has to love the woman in control and woman who craves it. But is Sixx willing to take the greatest Risk?

In KA’s distinctive voice, I found a new hero within Sixx. Much like past heroes in her romances, Sixx has the attitude of a hero who doesn’t shy from what must be done yet doesn’t find themselves worthy of happiness or true love. Sixx is a persona created by our heroine to handle the harsh reality of the world and to shield herself from that which cold break her heart. But KA’s genius doesn’t allow for Sixx to be unnecessary or a skin that must be shed to find the true woman underneath. No, both the woman and the warrior are parts of Sixx that Stellan (and Sixx and readers alike) has to learn to love. There’s a beauty to her fragmented idea of self. Sixx doesn’t need to be fixed, she needs to be discovered, by others and herself.

In addition to our final Honey couple, KA dives into more worlds of the exotic and risque. With a wondrous gift from Stellan we get privilege to a warrior’s pit. And it Sixx’s dangerous world we dive deeper into the other clubs of BDSM and meet one of the hottest trios to ever grace romance pages (Seriously it was some of the hottest scenes I’ve ever read…EVER). The raw emotion throughout the entire novel is the number one reason why this is an instant addition to my top reads. Grab a glass of wine and some tissues because its about to get messy at the Honey Club.

Another good Kristen Ashley novel. I had not cared for Stellan in previous Honey books so I was not prepared to like him. As for Sixx, she’s very stand-offish.

Well, this was their story so get to know them I did. Sixx had significant trauma as a child and has walked herself off. Seemingly impenetrable walls. Stellan is not the self-absorbed person he always seemed. He’s decided Sixx is his and he’s stopping a nothing to have her. He’s a bit high-handed. Often. Yes, I know, he’s a Dom. But it’s more than that.

The meat of the story is actually only over several weeks, and that time is spent getting to know each other, living together, tearing down walls (a little every day), a lot of self-preservation, some lashing out, and a lot of taking risks.

But the Stellan and Sixx/Simone we see emerging are very likable, very endearing, passionate, tender, romantic, and loving. It’s a long story but I think Sixx needed it. Healing takes time and heal her is what Stellan did. He healed her and loved her and taught her to love herself.