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Wednesday, 5 July 2017

REVIEW: Shattered King by Sherilee Gray

SHATTERED KING by Sherilee Gray

SMP Swerve

Publication Date: June 27, 2017

ISBN: 9781250155665; Price: $3.99

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Description

He’s after the woman who helped put him behind bars. She’s been in hiding for three years raising the son he doesn’t know about.

Holding a grudge has never felt so good.

Shattered King is an intense, ultra-sexy standalone novel set in the world of the Lawless Kings. Sherilee Gray’s raw, hard, beautiful, deeply-emotional voice will leave you breathless long after the last page.

“Shattered King is a sexy, beautiful second chance love story... a truly enjoyable read.” - Sawyer Bennett, New York Times bestselling author

"Raw, gritty, and full of supercharged sexual tension...SHATTERED KING will break you into pieces right before it stitches you back together again." -Diana Gardin, author of SWORN TO PROTECT, Rescue OP's Series

Review

RATING:

First Sherilee read for me and I'd say it worked enough. Hopefully, Sherilee wouldn't mind when I say this is reminiscent of past Kristen Ashley (KA) and Aly Martinez reads. That's a good thing in my mind as those 2 just happen to be one of my top fave authors. BUT, it also meant that I can't help but sorta' compare this to those other books which I realize it's not quite fair to Sherilee but such is the way my mind goes.

On its own merit, you actually get quite a bit of story. The blurb, the reason this caught my eye, barely scratches the surface. Yes, Lulu was the reason Hunter spent time in prison and once Hunter was released, their paths would cross again. With their past, Hunter was left with the biggest question, ie, why Lulu did what she did. Unbeknownst to Hunter, there were bigger sinister things at play in Lulu's life.

This started out really well in my head. There was so much animosity between them, especially coming from Hunter, that I was really intrigued as to how Sherilee will move these 2 forward. But once they started being more honest and open with each other, which would or should've been a good thing really, something switched in my head and dimmed the lights a bit. For starter, I didn't fully understand how for all their claims of being the one for each other and how well they knew each other, that they could each easily believe the worst in each other or how easily the trust goes. Secondly, Lulu lost me a few times. I didn't agree with some of her decisions, sadly. Kinda' drove me crazy at times, yikes.

Hunter is your typical tatted alpha H. I think he's the one that reminded me of some of KA's and Aly's H's. So in short, that means yummy! *g*

Whatever could happen, it seems it did happen to poor Lulu. Yet, I still didn't get some of her actions, sigh... Oh but if you're looking for heat, yup, it's got it, tons of it! Hello, angry revenge sex, for starter! Then so much more, ummm... so if you're looking for that, you'll get that here, just sayin...

Author Bio

Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn't writing sexy, edgy contemporary romance, searching for her next alpha hero on Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

Author Links

Website: www.sherileegray.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SherileeGrayAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sherilee_Gray

Thanks for dropping by!

~Leftie

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

RELEASE BLITZ: Shattered King by Sherilee Gray

SHATTERED KING by Sherilee Gray

SMP Swerve

Publication Date: June 27, 2017

ISBN: 9781250155665; Price: $3.99

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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071NKWCFG

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iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/shattered-king/id1231934077

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Description

Excerpt: Shattered King by Sherilee Gray

I blinked several times, working the heaviness from my eyes. Somehow I’d fallen asleep, locked in this room, surrounded by people that thought I was lower than dirt. God knows how I managed that, especially after what happened in that bathroom. I shivered. Every time I thought about it, my body heated. I was more screwed up than I thought.

The light in the room was diluted, gray. I guessed sometime late in the afternoon.

I froze. I wasn’t alone.

Hunter. His volatile energy filled the room, saturated it. My skin prickled and I sucked in a sharp breath. I didn’t move, stayed right where I was. I had no desire to find out what came next. I was still here for a reason. I didn’t know what that reason was, but considering the way he felt about me, things were not looking great.

“I know you’re awake.”

His voice was rough, low, but not angry for once. Something else, something I couldn’t name, set off little zaps of electricity in my lower belly. I’d decided before I fell asleep that I was done talking. Every time I opened my mouth, I pissed him off. And since he didn’t believe a word that came out of it, I was going to save my energy. With that in mind, I sat up, shoved my hair back from my face, and waited.

He was standing at the foot of the bed, arms crossed over his wide chest, chin dipped, head tilted, eyes locked on me. I couldn’t read his expression. But he was studying me in a way that made me want to squirm.

His jaw tightened, not much, but enough that I saw it. That gaze got more intense, so intense I couldn’t hold it any longer. I picked at the hem of my T-shirt, fidgeting.

“Why?” he said into the quiet room.

That’s it. That one word. I knew what he was asking. I’d heard that one word, Hunter’s voice, echoing in my head, for three years. The pain and anger distorting it as he was dragged away by prison guards.

I had nothing.

Nothing I was prepared to give, anyway. I made myself meet his gaze. It wasn’t easy. God, how I wanted to tell him everything, but I couldn’t and clamped my mouth shut instead. I refused to put Josh at risk just to appease my guilt. No good would come from telling him what happened, not now. Nothing would change. Nothing would make any of this all right. If I knew without doubt that Josh was Hunter’s, maybe I’d open my mouth. But I didn’t know that. Telling Hunter would only turn a spotlight on my little boy. It would make him a target, if he weren’t already. I’d die before I did that.

Hunter’s expression hardened. “You f*cking owe me an explanation.”

I didn’t move, didn’t blink, just kept my eyes locked on his and my mouth shut.

He shook his head. “What did I ever do to you, Lulu? To make you hate me so damn much?”

I jolted, a full body spasm. Oh God. It was him. There he was. My Hunter. Just a glimpse of the man I loved beyond reason. It hurt to see him again. I wasn’t prepared for it. I looked down at my hands, tears stinging my nose, the back of my eyes. I swallowed down the lump threatening to choke me. My tattered heart couldn’t take much more of this.

I felt his gaze hot on me, waiting. Hoping I’d give him what he needed, give him the answers he wanted. I couldn’t do it.

Finally, after what felt like forever, he hissed through his teeth.

I looked up, couldn’t help it. His eyes were back to that cold, dead stare. He was gone again.

He tilted his head toward the door. “Time to go.”

I wanted to ask where, but since I’d just made a point of not talking, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut. I stood as he opened the door and followed him back upstairs.