Hard Ever After by Laura Kaye Series: Hard Ink, #4.6
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Publication Date: February 2nd 2016
Pages: 96
Also in this series: Hard to Be Good, Hard to Let Go, Hard to Serve
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Justice served. Honor restored. Team reunited.
After a long battle to discover the truth, the men and women of Hard Ink have a lot to celebrate, especially the wedding of two of their own—Nick Rixey and Becca Merritt, whose hard-fought love deserves a happy ending.
As Nick and the team shift from crisis mode to building their new security consulting firm, Becca heads back to work at the ER. But amid the everyday chaos of demanding jobs and their upcoming nuptials, an old menace they thought long gone reemerges, threatening the peace they’ve only just found.Now, for one last time, Nick and Becca must fight for their always and forever, because they know that when true love overcomes all the odds it lasts hard ever after.
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I first have a confession to make – I have never read any of the books of this series. I have however read other books by Laura Kaye and loved them so when the opportunity came around I took it. Once I saw that it was a novella I was worried that I would know nothing about these characters or their back story. I am so glad to say I was worried for nothing – the story was great and I had no problem following along.
This is a story about Nick and Becca who was the featured couple in Hard As It Gets book 1 in the Hard Ink series. They and the members of Nick’s team have been through hell and back and life is finally getting back to normal, and because of this Nick decides that it is finally time to ask Becca to marry him – but there is still one more enemy they need to fight.
As I mentioned above Laura Kaye does a great job making you feel like you know these characters so as a new reader that is appreciated. If you have read this series then you already have the backstory so being able to read about these characters again will be perfect for you. The witty dialog and told in third person dual POV’s was right spot on which can be difficult to come across to a reader. There is plenty of action, suspense, and tons of romance. If I had one complaint it would be that I wanted to read more and the great thing is I can – there are 5 books in this series to go back and enjoy.
All in all, I highly recommend this to all and if you have not read this series please don’t worry. I am sure you will love it and want to go back for more as I do.
We are over the moon excited to bring you the Review & Excerpt Tour for Laura Kaye’s HARD EVER AFTER, a novella in Laura’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Hard Ink Series releasing February 2, 2016! Grab your copy of the amazing final book in the Hard Ink Series today!
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Laura Kaye’s HARD EVER AFTER – Review & Excerpt Tour Schedule:
January 25th
I Love Romance – Review & Excerpt
My Book Snack – Review & Excerpt
New Chicks On The Blog – Excerpt
Provocative Pages – Review
Sofia Loves Books – Review
January 26th
Reads All the Books – Review
Shayna Renee’s Spicy Reads – Review & Excerpt
Biblio Belles – Excerpt
bookworms obsession blog – Review
Krista’s Dust Jacket – Review & Excerpt
January 27th
NightWolf Book Blog – Excerpt
Obsessed with Myshelf – Review
Barbara Book Blog – Excerpt
Romancing the Readers – Review
2 Girls & Their Kindles – Excerpt
January 28th
She Hearts Books – Review
JordansBookReviews – Excerpt
Love Affair with an e-Reader – Review
Write for Your Life! – Review & Excerpt
Always YA at Heart – Review & Excerpt
January 29th
Book Sojourner – Review & Excerpt
Brittany’s Book Blog – Excerpt
Obsessive Reading Disorder – Review & Excerpt
Red Hot + Blue Reads – Review
Smut Matters – Review & Excerpt
January 30th
Bookaholics Not-So-Anonymous – Review & Excerpt
Lucky 13 Book Reviews and News – Excerpt
mignon mykel : reviews – Review & Excerpt
Only One More Page – Review & Excerpt
Bookalicious book babes – Review & Excerpt
January 31st
Extreme Bookaholic’s – Excerpt
It’s About the Book – Review
Ticket to Anywhere – Excerpt
Kelsey’s Corner Time – Review & Excerpt
Cocktails and Books – Review & Excerpt
February 1st
Read-Love-Blog – Review & Excerpt
Bambi Unbridled – Excerpt
Becky on Books – Review & Excerpt
First Dream of Books – Review & Excerpt
Carol Kittie Reviews – Review & Excerpt
February 2nd
The Book Hammock – Review
I A-M a Bookaholic – Excerpt
About That Story – Review
What I’m Reading – Review & Excerpt
FMR Book Grind – Review
February 3rd
SnoopyDoo’s Book Reviews – Excerpt
Renee Entress’s Blog – Review
Four Chicks Flipping Pages – Review
Books Need TLC – Review
My Girlfriends Couch – Review & Excerpt
February 4th
Reviews by Tammy and Kim – Review & Excerpt
Book Lovers 4Ever – Review & Excerpt
Jax’s Book Magic – Excerpt
Ripe For Reader – Review
Sultry, Steamy Reading – Review & Excerpt
February 5th
Vera is Reading – Excerpt
Wickedcoolflight – Review & Excerpt
The Fairest of All Book Reviews – Review
JB’s Book Obsession – Review & Excerpt
Book Reader Chronicles – Review & Excerpt
February 6th
Love Drug Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
She’s a Lip Biter – Review & Excerpt
Book Nook Nuts – Review & Excerpt
I’m A Sweet And Sassy Book Whore – Review & Excerpt
Shelf_Life – Review & Excerpt
Excerpt
Proposal Scene
Holy hell, had Nick ever been this nervous in his life? He’d faced down warlords, captured terrorists, survived IED explosions, and been shot on multiple occasions. Yet he’d never felt the kind of queasy, can’t-quite-manage-a-deep-breath nerves he felt just then.
He retrieved the little black box from the drawer where he’d hidden it, fisted it in his palm, and came to stand in front of Becca. He gave her a hand to stand up, then slowly sank to one knee.
“What are you—” Becca gasped. “Nick?”
“Becca.” Looking up at her beautiful face, he grasped her left hand. “When you walked through my door, you changed my whole life. You gave me purpose when I had none. You brought my family back together when I was so alone. You believed in me when no one else did, including myself. You fought for me and loved me and made me a better man.” Glassy, bright blue eyes stared down at him with so much love. “You shined light on places inside me I thought would never emerge from the dark, and you helped me reclaim my integrity, my honor, and my life.” A knot lodged in Nick’s throat. “You saved me from becoming someone I didn’t recognize, and because of you I have a life worth living. But only if you’ll walk it with me.”
“Nick,” she rasped, her voice thick with unshed tears.
He flipped open the box and pulled out the diamond and platinum round-cut ring. A halo of smaller stones surrounded the center stone, creating what to him looked like a sun. More accent stones lined the band, giving it a classic, vintage look. He’d known it was the right ring as soon as he’d seen it.
Slowly, he slid the diamond onto Becca’s ring finger. “I love you with everything that I am, and everything I want to be. Please do me the greatest honor of my life and say you’ll be my wife, my partner, my best friend, my companion. Becca Merritt, will you marry me?”
About Laura Kaye
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty books in contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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