I book of holding my breath, fast paced and angsty.
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4.5 stars

What a ride and what an ending. Bullies, bullies, bullies everywhere but this kick-ass heroine is insanely strong and I love her.

"They don't look like rich pricks in preppy clothes. They look like terrifying thugs who can snap me like a twig."

Ella rules the Royals. Reed, I do see the attraction; he's the ultimate bad boy. The brothers together are an unfathomable jigsaw but I'm pretty desperate to unravel who they are and why they behave a story they do. As for their father, well I'm speechless. I see so many stories I want to follow within just this first book and I have a sneaky feeling I'm not going to get my answer so for some time, but I'm here for that ride.

I'm so glad I saved this series until they're all out, I can now slink straight into the next addictive instalment.
1671000
This book is full of unexpected turns, of how people react to pressure in intimate detail. A novel series I'll be pursuing in all haste.
527412
I took a chance and backed this on kickstarter. I just sat down to read it this week and could not put it down. It's a very fast paced engrossing book. Definitely read this book.
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This book hit me like a suckerpunch and didn't let me catch my breath until long after it was over.  Charismatic frontman of the band Resist, Noah meets Damian, a guitar player hired to step in for their pregnant bandmate.  The chemistry between Noah and Damian is electric, both on and off the stage, but Noah still bears the physical and emotional scars from trauma as a youth and resists the compulsion to surrender to this alpha.  To any alpha.  Hes built a good life for himself despite the circumstances, but has been well schooled in what he cannot have despite his wealth and influence, and cant put himself in a position to be so vulnerable again.  Damian, having a fairly straightforward view of the way alphas and omegas should interact, cannot begin to comprehend what could possibly have led Noah to deny his instincts, and struggles to bridge the gap separating them that Noah works so intently to fortify.  When an absurd misunderstanding triggers an explosive breakdown, my frustration with Damian was absolutely tangible, and I may have been muttering to myself just stop talking.  Just. Stop. Talking. What are you thinking??? Every extra word is making it worse. Just. Stop.  Of course, he didn't stop.
I found myself completely invested in all of these characters, not only Noah and Damian but the entire band was engaging, with Jonah winning my heart in the few key scenes he was part of.  His quick and emphatic defense of Noah mirrored my own feelings, and I love how quickly feisty turned to snarky while he tried to arbitrate these two men finding their way back to where they're supposed to be.
With clever and entertaining banter and overwhelming sexual tension, I couldn't put this book down once I started, and wasn't quite ready for it to be over once I reached the final page.
Please note that I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book.
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Wow. This book had my heart pounding even after I was finished.  This was really a powerful and emotional book. I had to force myself to put it down for a few minutes just to get my emotions back under control.  Nice work.
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DARN, DARN, DARN!!  Trying to stay #LipLocked tight with so many emotions and feelings for Locked. As soon as I started reading, the adrenaline started pumping, a rapid beat in my pulse, from where Id left it at the end of Aced.

I was so proud of both Ace and Dylan as they made their decision, as they walked hand in hand, head held high, with imaginary fingers in the air saluting any naysayers that had gathered in swarms. My nerves were tangled and twisted and I swear I had sweat beads forming on my forehead as they made their way through the lobby. I wanted to be there badly on the other end to hug them for a job well done and I actually exhaled loudly as the car drove away.

Whewww! That is the power of excellent writing.

There isn't much I can add to this that others haven't already said other than to reemphasize that #PresLocke is a #MustRead series. I couldn't really put my finger on what was so different about this series compared to others that I adore and then it came to me in the early hours in bed.

This is a romance! A real, honest to goodness, romance. From infatuation to flirting, to testing the waters, laying the groundwork, becoming friends, real friend, best friends to the one person you know without a doubt you can trust above any other and one day without warning you realize that this is the one.

They have their troubles, they have lots of trouble, but the difference here, they solve them together. Its sexy, unbelievably sexy, sinful, and had me swooning like a lovesick fool.[ Stop being so dang polite when we both know you're dying to be anything but.  Dylan.] I had a smile plastered across my face through most of the book and I caught myself several times looking around to see if anyone was watching me, LOL.

My heart was so full of happy and it was because of Ace and Dylan and their exuberance they had for each other and it spilled over onto the pages and right into my heart.

Dylan became an anchor for Ace, his rock, that kept him steady, centered, and grounded, and they never veered from that.[ Because with you, Ive found me. -Ace ]

#LipLocked with what I want to say because there were parts that were like a punch to the gut, scenes that took my breath away, scenes that made me feel like a teenager in love again for the first time, and times that my heart was so full that I thought it would burst with the love that was evolving within these pages.

Locked should in no way be read before Aced because it would be a travesty to not get the full exposure of these two magnetic, exuberant, full of life, men who grow and find themselves and each other under the watchful and sometimes negative eye of the public, but they don't let that stand in their way of what is turning out to be the best thing that has ever happened to them.

Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine write lyrical prose that takes the reader on a journey of ebbs and flows giving us an inside look at their characters, in this case, Ace and Dylan. We see the real person(s) behind the public persona. Ace and Dylan learn to love themselves, to dig deeper, have faith in their dreams and press on in the fear of uncertainty.

As they acknowledge certain feelings, give them voice and acceptance to feel the ugly, scary stuff and darkness, it opens a new light and window and even invites laughter, lots of laughter. And isn't that the medicine for the soul. A highly recommended read that any contemporary romance lover should gobble up and devour.
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Couldnt put it down. My eyes are strained but my heart and mind are full. Quickly fumbling to purchase the second.
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I finished the best book last night.  I was bossed in to it by a friend.  Im so glad that I took her up on it.  Id never read Kandi Steiner before.  Ohmigod! This book left me pulseless several times. If i hadnt been reading it on my phone it would have been chucked across the room. Serious heart palpitations until the end of the freaking Epilogue.  I loved it. You all need to read it.  Angsty goodness at its best.
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Sweet baby Jesus. This book made me dizzy, incapable of forming a coherent thought  it totally knocked me out.

Its all you could ask for in a good book and then some. It felt like I was in a boxing match  my heart receiving one blow after another and I willingly went back for more. The intensity was off the charts. It left me breathless, emotionally drained, wanting to curl up on the side and contemplate what the hell I just read.

Its set about two years after Til Death: Volume One ended and it straight up punched me in the face with its revelations. No warning, no warming up  just straight to the point. Well, at least for us readers, Marcus on the other hand has no idea.

While Katia has been trying to rebuild her life after having her heart torn out and stomped on by a herd of elephants on fire, Marcus is obsessed with finding her and winning her back. Through flashbacks, we see little glimpses of his life in those two years, the agony hes been going through after having lost Katia.
Neither of them have gotten any closure or gotten over how things went down. Marcus is filled with regret. Katia on the other hand is consumed by anger, hate and an all-encompassing thirst for revenge which makes her nearly lose herself to the darkness.

When their paths cross again, things go from bad to worse. No matter the intentions either might have, when they are around each other, things don't go right. And as if Marcus didn't have a hard enough time to convince Katia of the true nature of his feelings, life throws another curve ball that he doesnt manage to catch and that shatters the rest of Katias already broken heart.

When her emotions spiral out of control, both could lose more than whats left of their hearts and things are set in motion that neither of them might be able to control.

I loved the story. Every little bit of it. I adored the character, the main ones as well as the supporting ones. I could feel every single emotion, the good and the bad ones. I suffered with Katia and Marcus, and I loved with them. They broke my heart just to put it back together  forever altered.

This isn't your typical love story. There are no flowers and sunshine, no violins playing in the background and birds chirping, no long walks on the beach and candle-light dinners.
Its a love thats gone wrong, but too powerful to be stopped. Its destructive in its own way and threatens to leave nothing behind but devastation. Its about a love thats wild, raw and unapologetic. A love full of passion, desire and lust. A love so different that its hard to comprehend. But a love that cant be silenced or ignored.

Its a love story about two people that manage to find a way to let go of the past in order to have a future. And this, in its own twisted, heart-wrenching way is full of beauty.

5+ twisted-like-a-pretzel, heart-wringing stars.
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~Cant lifetimes be measured in heartbeats? The faster a heart goes, the less time you have?~

If the above is true, must be close to death then after reading this. I cant stop my heart from beating so fast it hurts. It hurts. I hurt and yet the hurt is a complete comfort.

There is a theme with Sukis books; the ever plentiful absence of parental figures, the absence of speech either voluntary or not and there is the over whelming theme of boys doing things for survival that most of us don't think about. There is this void with her characters but its the fortitude of not giving up that makes the void fill and spill over with hope.

The big thing about Suki and her books is you get immersed in them. From the first word and a dip of your ill formed pinky toe, you think you are testing the waters of the world she creates, when in reality, youve already jumped in with both feet. Youve jumped in and didn't realize it until your chest becomes so tight because you haven't come up for air. Youve held your breath and let the gorgeous misty words fill your chest as you blissfully drown in the context of the story.

I want to tell you all about this story but I don't know how to. Its heartbreaking and hopeful. Its angsty and amazing. This book, is everything and there are things I think I caught on to more because of myself or maybe because the author is like me?

Maybe she is like me because what I also loved is the sneaky way the author sneaks songs into the book. I guess, if you don't know them you wouldnt notice them but just like a song by The Smiths got tossed into TiNaLS, there are songs from The Cure in this that shredded my already stomped on heart. I mean, come on! If Only Tonight We Could Sleep and Pictures of You. Smith and Fleet as a duo of angst? One does not survive unscathed, I promise you.

~If I had a single wish right now, it would be for someone to hold on to, or for someone to hold on to me. Not because they feel obliged to, or because they have to, but because they want to, because they want me.~

Danny. What has happened to him? OMG. This kid, from the first page I wanted to hug and cuddle him until he gave in and hugged me back. I want to give Danny all the warmth, all the warm showers and flowers and food and a cool room to sleep deep under warm blankets. I want to give him a room full of things that need to be fixed, not because he needs them as trade but because its what he does. I want him to look at himself with as much want and love as he deserves and I want him to accept it. To accept that he is beautiful because of who he is and how he loves and protects those who matter even when they ask why he doesnt give up.

OMG! This book, it hurt me so damn good.

Micky, good lord this kid. I got him and his want to help people but inability to deal with it. I really get it because I am the same way. I get that its too much at times to just be yourself and deal with your own issues but taking on the issues of others, its crushing to the soul. But Micky is beautiful, sparkly and everything that a boy like Danny needs but what is going on with them? How will they make this new fragile thing called love work?

These boys. This story, it was amazing but its Suki Fleet so its what I expect. The layers of story and character are achingly peeled away until you are raw. You cant help but feel what these characters go through as you read their story. This isn't just story- its an entire universe of bright skies, of tumbling warm feelings and emotions so big, they cant be contained to one continent. Its so ridiculously gorgeous that I cant tell you enough how much I loved reading it.

~Fragile things, every single one of them. Lives are so terrifyingly easy to break. And yet, I love every single second. If I didn't love it, it wouldnt hurt so much.~

Yeah that.
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I read this through in one evening, not because it is a light read, but because I couldn't put it down, and I am a very fast reader. The writing had me so tense that I had to take a break to relax. The characters were well developed and the scenes set perfectly. This is not a cozy mystery, though I like them, too. I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates a tight plot and sympathetic protagonists.
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Started this book and from the first page I could not put it down
Fast paced,I even found myself holding my breath at times
Highly recommend this book!
Chuck,please finish the next book real quick,can't wait for the sequel
 Rick B
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This book has tugged at me, ripped my heart apart then put it back together. Raw, emotional and angst- I will even admit I wanted to throw my kindle and scream at the author. But then I wanted to scream that I loved her at the top of my lungs. No, at the top of the tallest skyscraper in the world. I'm sure I may be crazy but I wanted Gray to win. Even from the start, even through Coroner's tryst of redemption of his jerk period, till the end. Who won her heart, you'll have to read this amazing book to find out if Cooper's redemption succeeded. Or did Gray, Nate win her heart?
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I tried to read this all in one sitting because it was that good,,,but had to sleep one night in between. When it first began, I had no idea it would grab my interest immediately and it never let me go.  This story was crafted tightly and stayed in my head long after I laid it on my pillow.  I love books that move you through the story at mach speed and I can hardly wait for book two.  Amazing writing.
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I don't remember the last time I read a book and held my breath so much.  This book kept me on the edge of my chair..come to think of it it may be the reason I didn't sleep the last couple of nights.
I enjoyed this book and am recommending it to others.
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This book was so good and I can't my thoughts and feelings into words.
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Fast-paced, who done it that grabbed hold of me and would not let go until the last words swept passed my eyes.