I DARE YOU TO SAVE MEOne week out of the year, I put away my good-girl and completely let go. This year, my plans were cut short by Token Kane, the bossy, Irish hunk hired to bring me back to California. And, while I might’ve been thrown-off by the tempting, sexy beast, I’m not about to go anywhere with him! Little did I know, the next Harley I’d pick up would give me the ride of my life. Harley … the ride of my life. Harley Redbourne is a beautiful, unpredictable, sassy, temptress. And my mission to take her just got all kinds of complicated.
Will Harley continue down a self-destructive path or will she switch gears and give into the attraction she has for Token to see where he might take her?
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I was so glad when I saw The Kane Brothers were getting their own books. And to have Token be the first brother was even better.
This is Token and Harley’s story and it is electric. Token is sent after Harley to bring her back for his boss. But he thinks she is one of his women, but she is too young. Harley doesn’t correct Token. She fights him at every turn and doesn’t want to go back home.
When they meet, the sparks are explosive but Token will not act on them because he knows that Harley doesn’t trust anyone and he doesn’t want to let her use him to make the guilt she feels go away for a little while.
Can Harley learn to trust Token and move past the guilt of her past? Can Token help her learn to trust again?
If you haven’t read anything from Kelly Gendron yet, start with the Declan Brothers (Jax, Slate & Zeke) and then start this one, Kelly knows how to write these men and the women that make them whole. I loved this one and I can’t wait for the next brother’s book to come out.
**Copy provided by the author and this is my honest review**
I felt this was a wonderfully written, beautiful & touching love story. The author (IMO) did a stellar job in building up the background & detail of the main characters Token (H) & Harley (h).
Token Kane is late twenties, strong, tall & handsome & retired from a brief boxing career for unknown reasons. He’s part of a large but intensely loving family that includes 4 other brothers & a sister, who all joke with, tease, bicker & fight with each other. He’s tough but not mean, determined but not cruel & not afraid of honest hard work. Since he ended his boxing career, he works for the man who owns the gym he trained at & who mentored him frim his late teens: Bronx. Bronx’s business dealings may or may not be completely legit but all Token sees is legit transactions. Because of Token’s physical prowess & strong but calm personality, Bronx frequently pays Token to ‘fetch’ things for him.
Harley is almost completely broken, traumatized by heartbreaking loss that carved such a deep black hole inside her that she can never seem to fill it no matter how drunk she gets or with whom she stumbles into bed. And every time she comes back to her senses the pain & loss are still there. Floundering, drowning Harley is staggering through life in a constant search for ways to dull or eliminate the fear her pain & loss cause.
This time Bronx needs Token to bring him a woman named Harley.
And then Token finds her & despite her pleas, that’s exactly what he does, although it isn’t easy. And then he finds out just WHO Harley is & why Bronx wants her. . . .
The author switches POV with each chapter between Token & Harley so the reader has a good grasp of the internal angst, emotions & fears of each of them as well as how their damaged hearts & souls just may be healed by the other.
Normally I do not care for angst ridden stories, but while this story did have angst~~ particularly Harley, with what she lost it was completely understandable & to be expected & therefore didn’t bother me at all. And Token was such a rare & wonderful Hero (again IMO), how he told Harley SHE had to save herself, he couldn’t do it for her BUT he COULD be her rock, her light, be there for her through thick & thin, to stand with her in her struggles & hold her when she was tired.
Token was calm to her storm, solid to her shifting, healing to her damage.
I was rooting for Token & Harley through the book, I WANTED them to find a HEA together after everything they suffered.
And the cast of secondary characters were stellar too: Token’s brothers, his parents & Bronx.
I highly recommend this book to readers who want a romance with a lot of substantive plot & very well detailed & likable characters.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Wow, what amazing book. Great start to new series.
I loved Token and Harley together, they may have met in strange circumstances.
Kelly Gendron did such a good job on this book.
I recommend this book.
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This is the 1st novel in a new series, and what a fascinating introduction Token and Harley’s story is. This is a well written story which is humorous, and with angst, as well as having witty banter, and undeniable sizzling attraction. I was totally captivated throughout this intriguing and addictive page turner. I recommend for all readers.
I have never read a book by the author and I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by this book. My heart broke for Harley. She is on a downward spiral due to the loss she has experienced in life. Then you have Token who is this major alpha male who is dealing with his own issues. The two meet in an unconventional way but there is no denying the chemistry between them. I thought the storyline worked well and all the pieces of the story fell where they needed to. I loved how Token was an advocate for Harley and was invested of her finding her way in life. I loved how the two shared pieces of them on their own terms. I loved seeing the other Kane brothers in the story and excited to read their stories. This was an easy fun read for me.
A quick and fast paced plot line,
…love the chemistry between the characters.
Intense, emotional, steamy, and sweet~wtmo
I could not put this book down! I was sucked into Token and Harley’s story from the first sentence! Token is such a beautiful journey and I loved every second of it! This was an easy read for me (meant in a good way) because I didn’t want to do anything else until I was finished. I cannot wait for the rest of the series now!
Token is the first book in a new series ‘The Kane Brothers’ by author Kelly Gendron, who is also new to me. This is Token Kane and Harley Redbourne’s story.
Token is tasked with getting Harley back to her uncle. He doesn’t know her, or her story. She’s a mess and doesn’t want to go with him, but she has no choice.
Token is sexy, and kinda sweet but has a dirty mouth. Harley tries hard to resist but fails.
Token’s boss sends him on a mission to retrieve a woman named Harley. He doesn’t know what her importance is but he will bring her back. He finds her drunk and spiraling out of control. Harley is drowning her pain in booze but the last place she wants to go is back to Bronx. Despite their off the charts chemistry Token swears he won’t touch her until she faces her past.
This was my first Kelly Gendron book and I loved it! She wrote a steamy, sexy story but it is so much deeper than that. Harley, Bronx and Token are all dealing with pasts that haunt them years later. The author did a great job of helping me feel what the characters were going through. Well written, easy read that left us with a bit of a cliffhanger. Can’t wait to jump into book 2.
Have you read Kelly Gendron’s Declan Brother’s series? If you have then you may recognize the Kane brothers. If you haven’t…then what are you waiting for? Token is the first book in Kelly Gendron’s newest series, Daring The Kane Brothers…a spin-off of sorts, of her fabulously sexy Declan Brothers series. It can be read as a stand-alone.
Token’s boss has given him a job to do, bring back his Harley…but this Harley doesn’t necessarily want to be brought back home. These two characters made me laugh, made me mad, made me melt! Between Harley’s attitude and Token’s bossiness it was hard to tell which one would win in a battle of the stubborns. For such a bossy, stubborn, alpha male, Token is very intuitive and able to read Harley like a book, which makes it fun when she tries to pull a few stunts on him. Token is able to get Harley to open up about her past by sharing some of his…this leads to the discovery of a very traumatic incident from their past that they unknowingly share.
Once again, Kelly Gendron delivers a fabulously sexy read with smokin’ hot alpha dudes that will melt your heart and panties. Jax Declan has been my #! favorite character of hers (I still can’t get that ‘up against the wall’ scene out of my head!) but Token Kane is a very close 2nd!
Harley is struggling with her grief in a bad way. Harley is not looking for a relationship or a place to settle down, Token is determined to change her mind. As they spend time together feelings evolved and Harley is finding a reason to stay and trust Token. They both find out that they are connected in more ways than they think. Emotional moments. Engaging read from beginning to end recommended read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I was excited when the announcement that Kelly Gendron said she was going to be doing a series of the Kane boys. She had made this announcement after she had written the series of the Declan Brothers. The Kane’s well the Kane sister and Token was introduced in the Declan Brothers series. Oh, don’t worry you do not have to read that series before this one but trust me it is a series worth reading.
I thought Token was a good chose on the Kane brothers to start the series with. He is this sexy, bad boy, former boxer type of guy. He was the type of guy you would have wet dreams about. He was working for a man by the name of Bronx Mosely. Now when Bronx was first mention you start to wonder if he is a man worth liking but shortly you see that he is someone that took Token under his wing and helped him out.
Harley was a spit fire. She was on a very dangerous road. It was almost like she felt she did not have anything to live for. Her father, mother, and brother were dead. On the day of their anniversary she spent time self destructing. She was in so much pain and this pain was killing her slowly. She needed someone to be there when she fell.
I can not imagine what it was like to wake up and find that this man name Bronx had sent this hunky man name Token to retrieve me but that is what Harley woke up to. Token had his hands full. Oh, Harley knew who Bronx was and why he had sent for her. Sorry you will have to read the book to find out who Bronx was to Harley.
I loved reading the story of the chase of Token and Harley. I had already said that Harley was hurting but so was Token. He had his demons as well. These two really needed each other. In each other they will find the calm to their storm.
I loved that we got to know a little about each Kane brother. I am so looking forward to seeing what the other series have in store for us. This was a great book and glad to see it twined a little with the Declan Series. It was good to see Zeke in the story.
A well written book with an interesting story line. The characters are strong and the story flows quickly and smoothly. I enjoyed reading this story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Token has that perfect alpha bad boy persona but yet, he has a heart of gold. He is a little lost after some tragic incidents which changes the direction of his life. When he is sent on a mission for Bronx, he never expects Harley to smack right into his life. Harley is a very strong, tough woman. After the death of her family, she was pushed into a cold world and had to figure out how to survive. Her uncle made sure she didn’t want for nothing but, at the same time, she never felt loved. She is shocked by the connection she feels to Token. As these two fight their attraction, they become friends and for the first time, these broken souls share their darkest secrets creating a strong bond. I loved how Kelly Gendron gave me two strong and determined characters to embrace while showing their vulnerabilities. I also had a few unexpected surprises as their story unfolded that kept me guessing and turning the page. We are also introduced to the Kane family which leaves me wanting to learn all of their secrets.
Token is the first novel in the Daring the Kane Brothers Series. The story was well written and entertaining. Told in dual pov. I liked the interaction this family has with eachother. This is the first book of Kelly Gendron I’ve read and I gotta say I like her writing style. I’m looking forward to reading more of his family.
I received this book from Netgalley
A spririted and fast paced well written erotic romance. It is the first installment written in dual POV with alternating chapters. This entertaining well developed story includes family, loss, guilt, grief and steamy sex in this heartfelt story. The characters are strong, stubborn, and fiesty with their love and strength as the help heal each other thru their damaged souls as they struggle with their angst and emotions ending on the a cliffhanger as it leads in to the next story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
TOKEN is the first instalment in Kelly Gendron’s contemporary, adult DARING THE KANE BROTHER erotic romance series focusing on the Kane sibling. This is former boxer Token Kane, and twenty-five year old, Harley Redbourne’s story line. DARING THE KANE BROTHERS is a spin-off from the author’s BREAKING THE DECLAN BROTHERS series.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Harley and Token) TOKEN follows the building relationship between former boxer Token Kane, and twenty-five year old, Harley Redbourne. Token Kane works for boxing promoter and gym owner Bronx Mosely doing specialty jobs no one else wants to handle including the retrieval and babysitting of a woman who pushes all of Token’s buttons. Enter Harley Redbourne, the woman with whom Token will fall in love. On the run, staying one step ahead of her past, Harley Redbourne battles the guilt and memories of a time long ago, memories that she tries to drown at the bottom of a bottle. What ensues is the slow building romance, but tempestuous and acrimonious relationship between Harley and Token, and the potential fall-out as Token’s past is too close for comfort.
Token Kane is sent to retrieve Harley Redbourne but is unaware of the reasons surrounding his latest assignment. Battling his own demons, Token sees a kindred spirit behind the spitfire and fury of the woman that will call to his heart. Harley Redbourne is unwilling to go quietly; to be complacent for a man she believes is only doing his job. Struggling with the memories of heart break and loss, Harley continue to rebel and push at the man that calls to her heart.
The relationship between Harley and Token begins as an assignment. Harley refuses to cooperate with Token’s demands, as Token battles with the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
We are introduced Token’s parents and his siblings: Crash, Nix, Steele and Lurlene, as well as boxing promoter Bronx Mosely. The requisite evil is familiar to our story line hero
TOKEN is a story of family, loss, guilt and grief. The premise is fast paced and spirited ; the characters are feisty, stubborn and determined; the romance is provocative and energetic. TOKEN is an engaging look at two broken people trying to hide from ghosts of the past.
He needs to save her but it will not be as easy as he thinks. One week a year she goes on a bender like no other as she grieves for her list family. He knows he will be in a ride of a lifetime. Follow as he tries to save her from herself
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I was hooked on this couple from the very first page! The chemistry between Harley and Token was hot and the plot was so well planned that I had a very hard time putting this book down!