She meets Derek because he is investigating her brother and although it takes time for her to open up to him once he has earned her trust she puts her faith in the Hard Ink team to protect her. I have to say I was really pleased with the way Emilie handled things, she doesn't bury her head under the sand and hope that the problem will go away but instead she chooses to fight things face on and make the difficult decisions that are needed. For the first time in her life she's actually scared of her brother and she's not really sure where to turn to. He is now secretive, paranoid and jumpy, Emilie can tell he's showing signs of PTSD and she's terrified he might be a danger to himself or others. The connection between them is fairly quick but in spite of that I didn't have a problem with things feeling rushed, they're in the middle of a high pressure situation and that is bound to help fan the flames between them.Įmilie is in a really difficult situation, her brother has always been the one person she can rely on to protect her but the man who came home from the war isn't the boy she remembers. He's the kind of guy that any woman would be lucky to meet and it doesn't take Emilie long to realise how great he is. Derek has a great sense of humour but more than anything I love his strength of character and the way he is so loyal to his team. I knew I was going to love Derek from the moment we met him in the first book, he is without a doubt a hero, someone who sacrificed a lot to protect his best friend and fellow Special Forces team member and who has no regrets about any of it. Visit Laura Kaye's website for more information

Theirs to Take (Crossover with Reveal Me by Jennifer Probst) Hard to Serve (Novella) (This is a Hard Ink crossover novella) Hard as Steel (Novella) (This is a Hard Ink crossover novella) (This is a spin off from the Hard Ink Series) Hard to Serve (Novella) (This is a Blasphemy crossover novella)

Hard as Steel (Novella) (This is a Raven Riders MC crossover novella) Because love is too hard to come by to let it slip away. Derek's easy smile and quiet strength tempt Emilie to open up, igniting their desire and leading Derek to crave a woman he shouldn't trust.Īs the team's investigation reveals how powerful their enemies are, Derek and Emilie must prove where their loyalties lie before hearts are broken and lives are lost. When a sexy stranger asks questions about her brother, Emilie Garza is torn between loyalty to the sibling she once idolized and fear of the war-changed man he's become. He just never expected to want the beautiful woman he found there. Derek DiMarzio would do anything for the members of his disgraced Special Forces team - sacrifice his body, help a former teammate with a covert operation to restore their honor, and even go behind enemy lines.

Hard to come by by laura kaye