{"id":15020,"date":"2014-10-31T11:43:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=15020"},"modified":"2016-12-17T11:55:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T16:55:56","slug":"review-beyond-solitude-beyond-4-5-by-kit-rocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=15020","title":{"rendered":"Review: Beyond Solitude (Beyond, #4.5) by Kit Rocha"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3.5 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

I really enjoyed this novella. Set in Kit Rocha\u2019s dirty dystopian world, it\u2019s a glimpse into Sector Four and life with the O\u2019Kanes from characters that sit outside the core group of the Gang. Because of that, it has a bit of a different feel to it while still being set in the world that I love, with most of the previous main characters get some page time. Plus, it\u2019s a really nice (HOT!) romance.<\/p>\n

Derek Ford is a member of Dallas O\u2019Kane\u2019s gang. He\u2019s all in and works hard, but he doesn\u2019t get involved in all of the sexing that his fellow O\u2019Kanes indulge in with great openness and frequency. He is also on the more serious side of things – gruff and brooding after an accident left him with a damaged leg and in constant pain.<\/p>\n

Mia is newly arrived in Sector Four after escaping life as a \u201cvirginal whore<\/i>\u201d in Sector Two, where she was owned and used by a patron who bought her for the privilege. She is an intelligent girl and is determined to fight for a new and better life for herself, and she revels in the freedom that she is experiencing for the first time in her life.<\/p>\n

When Lex sets Mia up to work as Ford\u2019s assistant, it doesn\u2019t take long for sparks to fly. There\u2019s all sorts of dirty thoughts and sexy banter, and though he initially tries to fight it, Ford starts get protective of Mia, surprising himself by wanting to take care of her. In return, her happiness and hopefulness starts to bring some light back into his life, and together they start to open up to each other and real feelings start to develop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve been alone forever.\u201d
\n\u201cDo you feel alone here? Now?\u201d
\n\u201cNot when you\u2019re touching me.\u201d
\n\u201cThen I won\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As always in this series, sex and debauchery goes hand in hand with the unfolding romance, and Ford and Mia are no different. They are not as kinkerific as other couples in the series, but the sex is still sizzling hot with lots of dirty talk, as well as being very passionate and emotional.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight,\u201d he whispered. \u201cLet me show you.\u201d \u201cAnything.\u201d She shivered as he stripped her shirt away, but not with nerves. When her gaze met his again, he saw only hunger and need.
\n\u201cGod, Derek.\u00a0<\/i>Everything. I want you to show me everything.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Mia\u2019s new life is more dangerous than she could have imagined, and her ties to her old life aren\u2019t prepared to let her go so easily, and it all combines to bring some angst to the story as she and Ford try to navigate that as well as everything that is unfolding between them. There\u2019s a lot going on and things move very quickly for them, but it\u2019s a short read so I wasn\u2019t exactly expecting it to be drawn out, and it all flows together really well.<\/p>\n

I really liked the opportunity to look at the O\u2019Kane\u2019s from the perspective of an outsider. Yes, they\u2019re a bunch of kinky, sexed-up perverts, but they are a family, and that comes through really strongly in this one.<\/p>\n

Strength. Tenderness. Holding her close without holding her down. That was the promise of Dallas O\u2019Kane, of all the O\u2019Kanes.
\nShe was starting to believe it.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I really enjoyed it \u2013 3.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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