Edward “Easy” Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves–which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna’s the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.
Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can’t describe how he makes her feel–and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude.
As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.
Series: Hard Ink #2.5
Release Date: August 19th 2014
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Source: Edelweiss
Reviewer: Sheri
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Let me start with Iβve loved the last two Hard Ink novels by Laura Kaye, and my only complaint with this one, is that itβs a novella and not a novel. This one picks up right after the second book, and I mean right after. Easy is carrying Jenna inside to get looked at after her kidnapping, and she doesnβt seem to be able to breathe without his presence, and she keeps his demons at bay.
Now that helps with the believability of these two falling in love because they both need each other, I do worry a small bit if a relationship can last under those circumstances with two damaged characters leaning on each other. Iβm going to say that through the power of great fiction writing, Iβm going to believe in them and their future.
Itβs fast paced, and while they do get physical, it doesnβt feel like thatβs all they have, it feels like they were two soul mates who found themselves together at the right time in the right place. Ms. Kaye really touched me with Easy and his struggles, and she really got to me further with her note at the end. This book isnβt just a love story, it draws attention to a really serious problem in our country with our returning soldiers. I will recommend this to all my friends, itβs set up that even if you havenβt read the previous books you can fall in love with Easy and Jenna, and get enough of a grasp of the situation to understand what is going on as a standalone.
I look forward to more Hard Ink from Ms. Kaye, and I hope that includes glimpses and updates on how Easy is doing.
Shannon
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