Previously titled Prison Promise
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“You can be a champion and a loser. A victim and a criminal. A hero and a villain. It just makes you more realistic. More human.” I exhaled slowly. “Just because you’ve sinned does not make you a sinner. Some of us who’ve sinned still have the heart of a saint.” … “I know I do.”
4.5 filthy, wild and raw stars
Wow, what a read! Demi Vice has delivered a really impressive debut novel. Dark, gritty and kinda filthy, with mystery and intrigue, surprisingly laugh-out-loud moments and a gorgeously heartfelt romance, this book has fantastically unique characters, and is so damn addictive, I couldn’t put it down, and I loved the ride!
A warning about this book – if you’re looking for a story of redemption or a sweet, fluffy romance, this is not the book for you. If you’re offended by language, violence or graphic sex, this is not the book for you. However if you want raw, intense and downright dirty with an antihero that you cannot help but love, then dive on in!
Humans are the worst animals of them all. We’re selfish, greedy, and envious. We do what we can to survive, to have a better life, and sometimes we don’t always do what’s right, but that doesn’t make it wrong.
Jack Baron is being released from 7 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He agreed to go down in the place of a wealthy benefactor in exchange for the life of his dreams upon his release. He is looking forward to wealth, privilege and an early retirement where he can do whatever he wants, but before he can go off and live his dream, his prison cellmate asks him to deliver a letter to his estranged sister.
Ahri is a strong, stubborn and determined girl who has been through hell and who is fighting hard to create a better life for herself. With her beloved brother in prison she is all alone, broke and exhausted working two jobs while studying, but she keeps pushing to make things right and find a way out of the darkness she is in.
And then along comes Jack. A true anti-hero he straddles the line of good and bad (though mainly bad), and balances it perfectly! In the book, he’s compared to Deadpool, and it’s so true! Wild, arrogant, irreverent, violent, unapologetic, highly sexual and slightly deviant, he’s a man who has survived the worst of circumstances and who takes what he wants. And he wants Ahri. From the first glance the sparks fly and there is no way Jack can stay away.
“You don’t strike me as a liar, baby girl…so if you call me a fucking ‘mistake’ again I’m going to tie you up and fuck you so hard until you realize that I am the best damn thing to ever happen to you … Because I am.”
Jack and Ahri together are absolutely sizzling! Their connection is immediate, they share similar kinks, and we get every moment of it in graphic, scorching detail. And holy hell, it’s intense!
I peeked over my shoulder, linking with Jack’s eyes like he wanted nothing more in this world than to just look at me.
I love that look.
I really loved that look.
And so begins a steamy yet unconventional affair as the man who ties himself to nobody and the woman who is hiding secrets and in a world of trouble, find something way beyond sex, something that neither of them were expecting, but something that neither of them run from, and I loved watching it happen. Yeah, it’s quick, it’s dirty and it’s wild, but it feels so right for these two ruthlessly hard, yet broken-in-their-own-way characters, and the shift is fantastically written!
She was an obsession. A permanent obsession that should’ve faded by now, but instead got worse with each glance I stole, each breath I robbed, and each touched I seized. She was the only one for me. Because Ahrianna Lore was it for me.
And when secrets are revealed and they are put to the test, both Jack and Ahri will need to figure out what they are prepared to forgive, and what they are prepared to do in order to get the future they both so desperately want
“You’re inked in my soul, branded on my flesh, and carved in my bones. So trust me when I say. You’re worth it, Ahrianna.”
This book was a wild ride. I was expecting dark and dirty, and while that’s definitely there, I wasn’t expecting the humour, and I thought it was a fantastic touch. Jack’s arrogance and derisiveness is wildly entertaining and balances his violent side really well. He’s a horny bastard, and I actually found some of his actions and dialogue quite shocking, but it suits his character, and the way he’s written, it just works for him. And it makes it all the more amazing to watch the change in him when he falls so hard for his girl.
“Love doesn’t compare to what I feel for you. I am devoted, intoxicated and completely consumed by you.”
And Ahri is a wonderful match for him. She has her own uniqueness that makes her completely endearing, and she brings a heartwrenching emotion to the story as she finally begins to open up and her past is fully revealed (and again, nothing is held back in her harrowing story).
Sometimes it felt like I was put on this earth just for Jack. For his touch, his words, his soul. I was meant to find him. I was meant to feel whole even though a few pieces were missing.
It all builds to a wonderfully happy ending, though the ending of the book felt a bit more like an extended epilogue, and while I love to see a HEA, this one could have easily been shortened a bit. Especially because after all of that, there actually is an epilogue – which finishes everything off beautifully.
I loved this book. It completely sucked me in, and though it won’t be one for all readers, my dark and deviant side (though occasionally mildly horrified) was thoroughly entertained and I really enjoyed this one. There are set ups there for the next two books of the series, and I can’t wait to get my hands on them!
A fantastic read – 4.5 stars.
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