4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
Hit it and quit it.
One and done.
Hump and dump.
That has been my philosophy on relationships for the last seven years. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a bad guy. I’m always upfront and truthful with the women I date. I don’t promise them anything but a good time.
I could’ve gone on happily sleeping my way through the major metropolitan area if it wasn’t for her. The dark haired beauty who haunts my days and keeps me awake at night. Strong and sweet, she makes me reconsider everything I believe about love.
Too bad she’s completely off limits.
I’ve never been good at following the rules.
Review
“That’s my chair until you’re discharged, honey. I’ll be right there guarding this room until you go home. If I so much as take a piss break, your door will be locked. Get used to this pretty face because you’ll be staring at it until this is over.”
I think it might be full on impossible to not fall in love with the men of Striking Back. I mean really sexy alpha fighters who also run shelters for abused women. I mean really! SWOON!
‘This woman is just as bad for me as I am for her.’
The first two books in the series followed Everly and Mason and while Everly had a tough past it was not super fresh but that is not the case here. From the start of Parker, Macy is just out of an abusive relationship and while playboy Parker clearly is pulled towards her it would be wrong to act on it. Hence the trouble with their “relationship” in order to be the kind of man he wants to be and help her and other women in these situations he has to stay at arms length, even if it kills him. Macy is a heroine you can love. Strong and confident she takes no crap from anyone (leaving the first time she was hit only proves that more.) But with her life a mess is this really the right time to act of the feelings she has for Parker.
“We’re going to happen, doll. Not here and not like this, but I won’t fight it anymore. Life’s too short not to be with the people you care about.”
First off can we talk about the nicknames, Honey . . . Doll! GAH, I love them! Anyway moving on the actual review!
S.M. Shade crafts a dynamic tale with women you hope your daughters will emulate and the type of men you hope they find. I love that her females are strong willed, determined and fight back with all they have. But don’t let this review fool you, her men are all 100% hot alpha males who will protect what is theirs till they take their last breath and I for one absolutely ADORE them. S.M. Shade is not afraid to delve into topics that are not for everyone (domestic abuse, a side story with a m/m romance) but if you open your mind and your heart I promise this is a series that you will fall in love with. Fantastic writing and a suspenseful plot this fast paced novella will entrance you and have you eager to read more by her.
‘Every step away from Macy feels like a step in the wrong direction.’
**Parker can be read as a standalone but I personally highly recommend you read Everly and Mason (come on more HOT sexy alpha fighters)
~miranda
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