Hard Beat by K. Bromberg Series: Driven, #7
Published by Signet Publication Date: November 3rd 2015
Pages: 400
Also in this series: Slow Burn, Sweet Ache, Hard Beat
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Sweet Ache comes a blistering new novel filled with danger, secrecy, and a desire that canβt be satedβ¦
Foreign war correspondent Tanner Thomas is addicted to living on the edge. Needing the adrenaline rush of his job to help him cope with a personal loss, he throws himself back into the game, concentrating all his energy on getting the next big story.
But when he meets his new photojournalist, Beaux Croslyn, he canβt help but feel like heβs losing his focusβand maybe risking moreβ¦
With secrets she wonβt address, Beaux is far from your ordinary woman. Determined to keep her distance, sheβs willing to pull Tanner in closer and hide behind the sparks flying between them. But as Beauxβs past begins to put their relationshipβand their livesβat risk, Tannerβs determination to find the truth puts them both in jeopardy.
He's ready to chase her to the ends of the earth to find out if what they had was real, or if the danger surrounding them was just an exquisite heat fated to burn outβ¦
HARD BEAT is the seventh book in the Driven series and is a standalone.Β This story is about Tanner Thomas, a foreign war correspondent.Β Tanner is a smart, tough, handsome adrenaline junkie and even though he has not recovered from a recent tragedy, he insists on returning to work in the Middle East. Β Working is the only way Tanner knows how to deal with all the emotions he is feeling.Β It is in the war torn Middle East Tanner meets Beaux Croslyn.
Beaux is a woman with many secrets and Tannerβs new photographer.Β From the moment they meet there is a constant push and pull between them with lots of verbal foreplay.Β Beaux is feisty and tough; she can hold her own and doesnβt let Tanner get away with anything. Β Tanner is protective and attracted to Beaux and he is also frustrated with her because he doesnβt understand why she so secretive. There is a lot of sexual tension between Tanner and Beaux but they both hold back and are afraid of what they are feeling. Β I admire Beaux.Β It takes a lot guts for a woman to work in the Middle East, although I didnβt understand her motives for being so tight lipped.
This story is told from the male POV.Β So I understood Tanner but I did not know what Beaux was feeling or thinking, so I never connected with Beaux. My favorite parts of the book were the relationships between all the reporters on assignment in the Middle East.Β They all hang out together and drink and play games to pass the time in their hotel, as they wait for something to happen and hope to be the first to get the story.Β This book is filled with tension and unexpected twists and turns and is completely different from the rest of the Driven series. Overall I liked the story, but I had a hard time connecting with the characters, especially Beaux.
About K. Bromberg
New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.
A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.
Since publishing her first book in 2013, Kristy has sold over one million copies of her books across sixteen different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over twenty-five times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by Passionflix with the first movie slated to release in the summer of 2018.
She is currently working on her Everyday Heroes trilogy. This series consists of three complete standalone novelsβCuffed, Combust, and Cockpit (late spring 2018)βand is about three brothers who are emergency responders, the jobs that call to them, and the women who challenge them.
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