To protect the woman he loves, Detective Ethan Quinn defied the law he’s defended and upheld his entire career. He turned his back on his honor with only one objective in mind: protect Avery at all cost. Now he’s tangled in a web of deceit and corruption, no better than the killer he’s hunting.As Quinn navigates a treacherous maze, he senses a rat amid his department. He suspects the perpetrator … perpetrator is hiding in plain sight, using their shield within the law to disguise them.
Who is the real Alpha?
Having been framed for murders and crimes they didn’t commit, a suspect is under investigation by not only the ACPD, but the FBI, and medical examiner Avery Johnson feels the pressure from all sides as she guards the secrets within her lab. Quinn went to great lengths to save her, to protect her…and now it’s her turn to be the hero for the man she loves.
A showdown is looming, the Alpha is ready to strike. No one is safe as the clock ticks down to the final moments that will test every member of the task force, leaving only one side left standing.
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I have tried multiple times to write this review. Each time, I have hit the delete button, swore like a mother-f@cking sailor and walked away. I simply don’t know how to do justice to this book and to the thoughts and emotions it left me with. GAH!!!!!! Tisha Wolfe does this to me every single fricking time. I swear this woman’s words speak directly to my soul–my dark, dark soul. Just read these words and tell me they don’t make you want to stalk the crap out of Trisha Wolfe.
“In a life dominated by control, words are the one thing I allow to be chaotic.
Their beauty, their ever changing quality to always be improved upon–there are no limits to what can be created with an enchanting line of prose. So, I am gifting these lines to you. My only medium in which I can express, can convey, your importance to me.”~Alpha
I am just going to pretend that these words were written just for me. *sigh*
My mantra from book one of the Broken Bonds Series, With Visions of Red, has been, “No one does dark like Trisha Wolfe does dark, NO ONE!”, and is even more true now than ever before! Speaking of WVoR, if you haven’t read it, STOP right here. It is imperative that you start this series from the very first book. Don’t worry, you will thank me later. Every word, every book, will have you begging for more. WTTB is last in the Broken Bonds Series and I’m still in denial that it’s over.
I really did like this 2nd trilogy, maybe I liked the first 3 more? The narrators were good. I highly recommend this series.
4.5 Stars – Fantastic ending of a suspenseful story.
Absolutely captivating and thrilling! My mind was spinning with all the possibilities of who the Alpha could be. It was nearly killing me how suspenseful this story was and how the author kept me in the dark until the final reveal. The unknown had me captivated and I really wanted to flip to the end of the book to finally know who the alpha was.
I’m still in awe by how cunning and malicious the alpha was. I felt like the monster was playing a mind game with me.
Detective Quinn was my anchor and his clever way of thinking was brilliant. I loved how he lost himself in Avery and I absolutely loved to see a new side of him. Oh my, he was like a wild animal, a beast. Who would have thought a side like this existed?! Not me, that’s for sure, but that made it even more fantastic.
Quinn reached a point where he suspected everyone and didn’t trust anyone, that’s how I felt too. This must have been so hard for him because having no one to rely on in such a situation would drive me insane. So, you better be prepared for this suspenseful rollercoaster.
I loved how Quinn and Sadie’s friendship was brought into this story because I felt that they had unresolved business left from her story. Though I wondered why her profiler skills weren’t brought in to help catch the bad guy, but I get that it wasn’t her story. It’s just that this seemed like an even bigger thing than the Arlington case and every help would have gotten them closer to the truth. Maybe even sooner. But okay. I get it. The story would have been done quicker and much different with Sadie more involved.
Anyway, I loved how the series wrapped up and it’s with a laughing and a crying eye for me to see them go. Especially since I just took a liking to a certain character. Maybe he’ll get a story too?! I can only hope.
Six books ago we met 4 people. During those books some forged a tight bond and other bonds were irretrievably broken. BDSM club owner and master at rope bondage Colton Reed and criminal profiler with the Arlington County Police department Sadie Bonds had evil touch their lives which tainted their souls. They took that dark and embraced it and used it to their advantage. Sadie’s partner Detective Ethan Quinn and her friend medical examiner Avery Johnson dealt with death in retrospect of their jobs but at the beginning of this journey their souls had yet to be tainted.
That all changed by the end of the first series. Avery had gotten an up close and personal look at evil that scarred her both on the inside and outside. It also made her do unethical things to make sure justice was served. She had no idea that this would put her on the radar another evil serial killer who also sells women.
Ethan Quinn when we met him was a no nonsense straight by the book police detective. He had no idea that two women – one being his partner and the other a romantic interest – would forever change him and make him cross the lines of right and wrong for those he cared about.
Sadie, Quinn, Avery, the police department along with the FBI have been trying to find the Alpha killer (the one who abducted and tortured Avery) . Through out the books we were given the Alpha POV and knew they were sick and twisted. The Alpha was also extremely intelligent and has masted the game of toying with those they perceives as threats and will do anything to get what they wants and the end goal is to get Avery back. As this is the last book in the series we do finally get to find out who the Alpha killer really is and as this author is famous for it was quite the shocker.
Friendships and partnerships were forever changed by what these four went through and how it defined their future was bittersweet.
This was a great series – especially if you like your romances dark. Cant wait to see what’s next from this author.