Gina Spinelli
Strong. Independent. Fierce.
They are the three things I strived to be.
But sometimes being successful can be lonely.
Sometimes a girl just wants to be a girl and have someone take care of her.
Maybe even love her.
Sometimes the strong become vulnerable.
Or worse, the victor becomes the victim.
Sometimes we lose control or in my case it’s stripped from you.
Defeated. Broken. Haunted.
They are the three things I have become.
In my darkest hour I admit defeat.
In my darkest hour I need one person.
I need him.
Stryker.
***NOTE: Contains explicit sexual situations, violence, sensitive subjects, offensive language, and mature topics. Recommended for age 18 years and up. ***
Stryker is a war veteran fighting PTSD and his childhood demons.
Gina is a strong, independent woman with a big-time career as a stock broker.
They both put on brave faces to showing the rest of the world that they don’t need anyone else.
But when they meet sparks fly and lightning strikes over and over for this electrifying couple.
They share a hot and intense chemistry from the moment they meet. And though two people could not be more opposite on the surface deep down they are each other’s perfect match. I loved the five facts that Gina gives him and the adopt as their thing.
This is a spinoff series from the Tempted Series by Janine Infante Bosco so we get to read some of our favorite bikers and mobsters from that series. Once again she brings the reader in to a world filled with passion, love, excitement and danger. Gina is estranged from her brother Rocco I found their scenes together to be really powerful going from two siblings squabbling over a bitter childhood to a big brother being there for his little sister. I hope we get more of Rocco from Ms. Bosco he was definitely one to watch.
I loved how Ms. Bosco handled the very serious issues of PTSD and domestic violence. Though this book may not be for everyone if you give it a read you will not be disappointed. Janine continues to time and time again give the reader a great story filled with deep characters with real emotions and real problems.
The love that Stryker and Gina share comes full circle when she needs him the most in her darkest hour he brings her to the light and helps her find the beautiful in a world that is sometimes filled with ugly.
Another slam dunk by one of my favorite authors, she has certainly found her groove.
This book can be read as standalone, I am beyond thrilled to read the next book in the series that I believe is Cobra’s story. Can wait for more from the Nomads.
Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review from Indie Sage PR.
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“Five facts,” he starts, reciting the words I said to him before I pulled him into my apartment that first night. My lips part, nothing but a short breath escapes as he presses his index finger to my mouth, silencing me. His lips quirk, teasing me with that smile of his before he pulls his finger back and holds it in the air between us.
“One, I can’t get you out of my head,” he admits, raising another finger between us. “Two, I suck at this shit,” he sighs, cocking his head to the side as he assesses my reaction before continuing. “Three, I want more of you,” he rasps. “A whole lot more.”
I swallow back the words I want to say and get lost in the way he stares at me.
“Four, I know you went to the Crazy Taco tonight hoping I’d be there because…pretty girl, you want more too, don’t you?”
He gives into the smirk as he closes the space separating us and holds up all five fingers again.
“Five, your panties are soaked,” he whispers, blowing his breath against my lips. He reaches out, winding his finger around the denim belt loop of my jeans and tugs me against his hard frame. “Your turn, pretty girl,” he says huskily. “Five facts.”
Pressing both my palms against his chest, I push back and narrow my eyes at him.
“You want five facts, Stryker, fine. Here’s five hard facts. One, I’m not wearing panties,” I whisper through clenched teeth as I poke my finger into his chest. His cocky smirk disappears as his mouth parts and his eyes grow darker in color.
“Two, I’m over it. Three, you most definitely suck at this,” I add, rolling my eyes for extra emphasis as I dig my finger deeper into his chest. “Four, I did not go there because of you. I went there because I’m a sucker for a margarita. And finally—”
Before I can process what’s happening, my words die as Stryker throws his body over mine and we tumble onto the concrete.
“Get down on the double,” he shouts, laying his body over mine. Hitting the concrete face first and struggling to comprehend what was happening, I push myself up and glance over my shoulder to see Stryker reach for the gun tucked into the waistband of his jeans.
Pop, pop, pop!
“I’ve got you,” he rasps, cocking his gun and aiming it down the block.
“Stryker, no!” Pulling back I grip his shirt. “Stryker!”
Pop, pop, pop!
My pleas fall on deaf ears and I watch in horror as he pulls back the safety and aims the barrel of the gun toward the kids innocently shooting off caps on the corner of my block.
Pop, pop, pop!
ABOUT JANINE INFANTE BOSCO
Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.
She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she’s made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.
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