Passion
and danger collide in the latest contemporary romance featuring the Lawless
siblings—from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.
When
Drew Lawless discovers a fatal flaw in his plan to avenge his parents’ deaths,
he turns to the one woman he'd promised he wouldn't touch. He offers her a
deal, one that will bring her into his investigation, his life, and his bed.
Investigative
reporter Shelby Gates never dreamed how twisted the case would become—or how fascinated
she would be with Drew. Every day they spend together binds them. And every
night brings her closer to realizing he might be the man for her.
As
Drew's feelings for Shelby grow, so does the danger. From the streets of Dallas
to Austin’s high-tech business world, Drew and Shelby play a game begun twenty
years before—a game they will win, or die trying.
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Lawless #3
Berkley Romance
Romantic Suspense
Review copy provided by publisher
Nikki’s Review:
Imagine Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, as an uber alpha
billionaire hottie. That is Drew Lawless! Gah! I wanted his book so bad! From
the moment I "met" him in The Masters and Mercenaries series, I knew
he was going to be smokin' hot and a freakin' hoot! I was not disappointed.
Drew is the head of his family. He takes care of everyone. He
also manipulates them for what he considers "for their own good".
He's so focused on their safety and happiness that he's all but forgotten about
himself. I could really sense his sadness and discontent under his steely
exterior. It was sad.
Shelby is an awesome Heroine. She's spunky and she's ambitious.
And she falls way too fast, and way too hard for Drew Lawless. They're working
together to bring down the bad guys. Drew wants his revenge for the devastation
that took place so many years ago. And Shelby is a pawn in all of that.
Collateral damage. At least at first. Things change quickly.
The chemistry between Drew and Shelby smoulders on every page.
Even when Drew is being all awkward and socially inept, his longing for Shelby
is front and centre. The love scenes are wicked and spicy. I can always rely on
Lexi Blake to make my heart flutter during the sexy times in her books!
I had so many laughs while reading this book! Every time Drew
opened his mouth I braced myself for what was going to spew out of it. His
social graces are seriously lacking. He says things that people think in their
minds, but keep silent about. I loved it! He has absolutely no filter. Shelby
embraces all his quirks though. She compliments him, and kinda keeps him in
line.
The suspense story ARC in this book has spanned the series, and
I feel like Ms. Blake did a great job at wrapping it up and answering all of my
questions. I was surprised and shocked throughout this book, and the series as
a whole. I don't want to give anything away. I think I would be robbing you of
the chance to discover it all on your own. There was plenty of mystery and
action to keep you constantly engaged. There was a ton of heart stopping
romance that will make you all gooey inside. Those are the ingredients for a
fantastic book. And Revenge is just
that...fantastic!
I strongly advise that you start with book #1, Ruthless, to get the most enjoyment and
the whole story.
Rating: 4 Stars (A)
REVENGE by Lexi Blake
Excerpt
“I suppose we’re going to be seeing Carly and Bran while we’re
in Dallas next week.”
She had one week to get comfortable around Drew. One week to
figure out if she could actually sell this cover to his family.
“It would seem odd if I didn’t pay them a visit. Bran knows I
have a meeting with Taggart scheduled. We’ll be in Dallas for two days. Dinner
with Bran and Carly and Mia and Case has already been planned.”
“Exactly. And you don’t want to raise a bunch of questions. So I
was thinking it might be smarter for me to get my own hotel room. I can lay low
and they don’t have to know I’m in town.” She’d sat up for a good portion of
the night doing two things: thinking about how much she’d wanted to kiss Drew Lawless and then freaking out about it
because that was a bad idea. Beware of
billionaires with six-pack abs. It was her new mantra. Yes, she’d signed
the contract last night, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t reason with
her new . . . boss . . . partner . . . whatever
he was.
“I told Bran you’re coming with me.”
This was exactly what she’d worried about. “You told him? I
thought I would have more time. How am I going to explain this to Carly? I
think she’ll wonder why one of her closest friends didn’t mention she was dating her future brother-in-law.”
“I’ve already explained it. We wanted to make sure it was real
before we went public. It’s that simple. We met in Los Angeles. I contacted
you. We went on a few dates and we’ve been talking a lot. You’ve come out to
Austin because we’re contemplating moving in together. This is a trial run,” he
said calmly, as though he hadn’t upended her entire life. “Also, I asked Bran
not to mention it to Carly because you would rather tell her yourself. It was a
safe bet Bran wouldn’t ask too many questions, but Carly will want to know
everything. It’s why we need to get our
stories straight.”
She focused on the words that messed with her life. “Moving in together? You told them we’re thinking of moving in
together?”
“How else was I supposed to explain it when all your belongings arrive here?”
“What?” She winced because the words had come
out in a screech. “I’m having your things packed up as we speak. They’ll be here
in a few days.”
“Why the hell would you do that?” How was she going to get
everything back to LA?
Drew relaxed again as though he’d already
gone over this argument in his mind and knew he would win. “I wanted you to be
comfortable. This is going to be a full-time job, and not a quick one. I
suspect we’ll have to keep up our ruse for at least six months. Potentially a
year. Also, that apartment you were living in
was incredibly dangerous. Did you know it was recently condemned? The
movers told me about it when they explained they were charging me extra for how
fast they had to move. It’s scheduled to be demolished in two weeks.”
“What?” She stared at him. He expected her to live with him for
six months to a year? Somewhere in the back of her head she’d been thinking a
week or two tops, and then she’d go back to LA and work from there. Her
apartment building was shitty and she was fairly certain someone cooked meth in
part of it, but it was all she could afford. And it was solidly built. There
had been no hint that anyone was planning on building in her part of LA.
Gentrification had not reared its upscale, hipster head yet, so that left her
with one very manipulative bastard. “Tell me
you did not buy my apartment building and schedule it for demolition in
an attempt to leave me with nowhere to go.”
He managed to look almost angelic in the soft light of morning.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
