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Synopsis
*** Part 1 of a 3 part serial ***
Cory James has never known a life where she wasn’t running. Running from the cops, her home, her past. Running from love. The only time she’s free is when she throws on her hood and takes to the roofs to become a part of New York, to climb to a place in the city where she doesn’t feel alone.
Stealing is nothing, lying inevitable, byproducts of survival. A way for Cory to provide for herself and for her younger sister, Jill, give her the life Cory couldn’t have. For five years, Cory set up a long line of teetering dominos, one by one, choice by choice.
Meeting Van is the first domino to fall, and once they crash into each other, it’s only a matter of time before her whole world is in danger of falling apart. She can tell herself over and again that she doesn’t care, but it’s a lie. She knows it from the first time she says his name, but she can’t let him in, not when she has a job to do, a job that could rip her life apart at the seams. One that she’ll have to betray Van to finish.
He’ll follow however high she can climb, but she can only run for so long before she has to choose.
Review
“‘What are you running from’ My answer: Everything.”
Hardcore: Part 1 is my first time reading Staci Hart and I have to say I am defineately intrigued and looking forward to reading more from her. This story is the first part in a serial that takes place in New York City revolving around Cory, a sexy bike messenger/ thief and Van a rich photographer who happens to share a love with Cory, extreme running (known as Parkour.) Cory and Van meet after he chases her one night when she is on the run and from the moment they connect he knows he needs to see her again, one problem he doesn’t know her name.
“Don’t run from me. Run with me.”
There were so many elements in this story that captivated me. I love when the characters live a lifestyle so far-fetched than my own and the life of a youth running around new York rooftops and robbing electronics stores is something I have never quite experienced. Cory is exciting and a bit dangerous. She has secrets and regrets and when she realizes that she could actually feel things for Van she knows it’s best for him to stay away . . .but can she?
“Van was living in a way I didn’t know existed in the context of real life. He was a hot match in a cold, dark room. Being near him was like being able to see for the first time.”
Hardcore: Vol 1 was well-written and very exciting with it’s fast paced story, sexy characters and dangerous lifestyles. I absolutely cannot wait to continue Van and Cory’s story and see how far Cory is willing to go to protect those she loves.
~miranda
**sidenote: This serial did have a f/f scene I wasn’t expecting. While personally I am ok with this I do know it is not for everyone and thought it should be mentioned.
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