“The first time was about us, the second was about me, this is about you.”

Property of Blade by Kathleen Kelly

Why This Rating?

I received an ARC in exchange for a free and honest review

A solid, straight forward and good paranormal romance for you all to read. I loved the fact that there was very little fluff in this story. We got right into meeting the characters. Then each of the scenes moved us into the moment without exaggerated or flowery words needed. There was a good balance of witty scenes, smooth conversations, serious moments, and enough nods to the secrets everyone had in plain sight that on a second read you’ll be let into the inside jokes club. (New name for the King’s Motorcycle crew??) There was also this level of suspense that I was drawn to the whole time. I was equally looking over shoulders while reading to see who the hell was stalking Hannah; as well as, who was trying to pick off Blade’s people. “Nobody Fucks with the Kings” was the absolute best phrase the gang could have picked.

The romance in here was delicious! It had a very small element of slow-burn that makes you want to keep reading, but as in most paranormal romances, once we get a green light, our Main Man is quite an animal in bed. Pun Absolutely intentional. After maybe 1 or 2 very steamy moments, the romance moves into fade-to-black scenes as they get ramped up. Truthfully, I actually liked that turn for the story. It showed me that there was more to the characters and the world than just focusing on the banging each other moments. I appreciated it. especially since I have become invested in this group of misfit paranormal people. We got our spice still. It just wasn’t all consuming. I will say though, Blade and Hannah’s connection is just perfect! She calls him out on his BS and despite healing herself, has a sunshine personality. Blade practically grovels at her feet to prove that she is his world now and that is the complete opposite of this grumpy guy. Trust me his crew reminds us often he mood changes while she’s around. A take away from their courtship – keep the salt FAR away from the sugar, but Blade is a sweetheart and had me sold from that scene alone!

This was perfect sit down, dive into the Alaskan wilderness with a bunch of super hot looking men in a Motorcycle crew kind of a book. A simple, forget about the worries of chores that are around the house, type of a read. Literally. I sat down one evening to start reading and next thing I knew it was 3am. Thank goodness it was a weekend or that 5am alarm was going to WRECK me. Overall, this is a great pick to other paranormal romance readers! Or if you are dipping your toes in for the first time, pick this one! There are some interesting individuals hiding out in Alaska. Some paranormals I haven’t encountered in a very long time in my readings which was great! I can see the future books in this series giving each of our guys a book for themselves. – I wanna read about Vex and give me one for Fury too! – That being said, Kelly keeps the exposure to this new world fun and quite enjoyable for us humans. I’m looking forward to following this series!

Time to get lost in the next story!