Kelly reviews Hard As It Gets by Laura Kaye

TITLE: Hard As It Gets
SERIES #: Hard Ink #1
CHARACTERS: Nicholas Rixey & Becca Merritt
AUTHOR: Laura Kaye
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov. 26, 2013
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Tall, dark, and lethal…

Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey’s tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome — pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He’s left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander’s daughter. Loyalty won’t let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too.

With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn’t expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.

Desire is the easy part. Love is as hard as it gets. Good thing Nick is always up for a challenge.

REVIEW:
4.5 Hearts Hard As It Gets introduces us to Becca Merritt. A very desperate Becca who is looking for help from a Mr. Rixey. With only a cryptic message from her missing brother, Becca is willing to do just about anything to find her brother, including asking for help from a complete stranger.. But coming face to face with a very stubborn Nick Rixey might be the only thing that stops her from finding her brother.

Nick Rixey is a jaded man. He has been burned and almost killed in the past because he trusted the wrong person at the wrong time. So when Becca Merritt walks in asking for help all Nick can think of is her last name and the damage that name has caused him. Even after he tells her no, Nick can’t help but follow her just to make sure she is safe. But when he sees someone in her house all the rules change.

This was a great start to a new series for Laura Kaye. There is an awesome cast of characters in this book and I am already looking forward to the future books. Nick & Becca are a fun couple. They circle and circle around each other. It was almost like a game of who can will blink first. I really enjoyed the book and very much looking forward to the next in this series.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

4 Hearts