Title: Brutal
(Detroit After Dark, #1)
Author: K.S
Adkins
Series: Detroit
After Dark
Release
Date: January 21, 2014
My name is Venessa Cross.
I'm a Detroit DJ with issues.
I know it, my friends know it, and even the enemy knows it.
The problem is, now the
Detroit Police Department knows it, too.
I was wrong to think my
nighttime activities would go unnoticed. Eventually I wound up on his radar.
He lives for the law, I exist
outside of it. I expected the rules to change, but I didn't expect that one
simple handshake would also change… everything else.
When he's assigned to protect
me, he gets a back stage pass to my world.
Now I make him question the
very oath he stands for, and I hate myself for it.
I’m convinced I’ll ruin him.
Yet, he wants to save me.
If you thought the streets of
Detroit were brutal, you haven’t seen me in action.
Follow me and watch me do what
the police can't: deliver punishment.
My name is Venessa Cross.
ATTITUDE!!! This book has
attitude!
This is not your typical romance. It’s really not. It’s not a dark romance, but it’s certainly not light
and airy with puppies and rainbows around every corner either. It’s gritty, raw, emotional and has………… HEART. I seriously love it, love it, love it.
KS Adkins kicks ass with words! She’s brutally honest and uncensored. I love that she writes without a filter. If
you are okay with swearing and vulgarity, edgy characters, shady happenings,
sloppy sex, and uncensored dialogue keep reading. If not, keep reading anyway because you might
just change your mind and read an edgy, different, and totally kick-ass
“romance”.
Venessa is the biggest bad-ass heroine
ever!! She is a club DJ by night and
vigilante (or, Good Samaritan as she prefers to be called) by day. She hangs out on the seedy side of town,
keeps to herself (for obvious reasons), and lays low. But, when she ends up on the radar of the DPD
she’s forced to work with Detective Rogan Black. Rather, he’s supposed to “protect” her. How ironic…… the Detective protecting the
vigilatine!?!
Venessa and Rogan have less than ideal
pasts. Both have put up walls to protect themselves and shut others out; but,
when they are forced to spend nearly 24/7 together those walls firmly cemented in
place start to crack. There’s an
undeniable connection between the pair neither has ever experienced
before. But as a cop, Rogan struggles
with the fact that Venessa has her toes over the line of right and wrong. He wants to save her, but does Venessa want to
be saved?
Venesssa and Rogan are lovable characters. The way they are written makes you instantly
like them. I didn’t need to warm up to them; I liked
them both from the start.
It’s written in the first person with
alternating POVs – which is all time my favorite format. (So Kelly, you scored
extra points right off the bat.) I don’t
know…. I didn’t feel like I was just reading a book though. And, I feel like Venessa and Rogan aren’t just
telling a story – they’re sharing their feelings that just happen to be part of
their story.
Dialogue.
This book has great dialogue and lots of it! That’s what makes or breaks a book for me –
it’s what carries the story. I loved
everything that was said between Venessa and Rogan. They were so honest with their feelings. And, it’s a nice change. Most books have characters hiding their true
feelings or holding back which leads to a “misunderstanding”, the relationship
goes south, and then we’re left with the angst of “how is this going to be made
right by the end of the book”. Not here
– full disclosure and brutal honesty.
Oh!!! I almost forgot to mention....... Want to know the absolute best part about Rogan? He's ugly. Yes, I said ugly. I'll spell to make sure you heard correctly...... U-G-L-Y! When was the last time an author described the hero as ugly? NEVER! So for that fact alone, you need to pick up this book!!!
It’s definitely a book you can get wrapped
up in – I sure did. This book has a
totally fresh and new vibe to it! This
was my first read of the New Year and couldn’t have asked for a better way to
start it off!!!
4 STARS!!!
K.S. Adkins is an Indie Author who loves guns, foul
language, not so happily ever afters, tough chicks and the alphas who try to
tame them.
My stories are written with heavy dialogue
and are Detroit based. If you don't like heavy dialogue or Detroit don't read
my stories. My characters are typically dark and fairly fucked up so if you
want sappy characters without issues, don't read my stories.
I love violence, guns, blood, foul
language, awkward sex, rap, metal and untraditional people. Every fight scene
was tried and tested by me, I have the bruises to prove it too.
I write romance but my characters are not
romantic, each is a work in progress. My stories are about strong women and the
alphas who try to tame them but never do.
At the end of the day you may not like my
stories, you may also think I suck as an Author and that's okay, but I have to
tell you I had the best fucking time writing them and for me that's what it's
all about.
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