Ruthless Bastard

The Dangerous Love series is such a good one and I was really happy to be back with this group of people! Kinsley Knight is the sister of Detective Boone Knight and she's owns a bar/jazz club, Whiskey Blues, in town. Kinsley has spent time around Boone's best friend's for years, but Rhett West has always been the one that she has wanted for herself. But he's always been off-limits since he is her brother's best friend. Rhett went into the military and expected that was going to be his life's work, but when he was injured and subsequently honorably discharged, he had to figure out what he was going to do with the rest of his life. He's come home and is working as a detective, but he is still haunted by things that happened during his time in the service and also the fact that he had to give it up. When the opportunity presented itself at her brother's destination wedding for Kinsley to have the one taste of Rhett that she's always wanted, she took it. Now that they are back home, she's trying to get back to normal, but when her bar is threatened, things are anything but normal. Now fighting for the business, Rhett, her brother and their other friend Asher, are doing everything they can to help her. Rhett is involved from a detective standpoint, but Kinsley means more to him than he's ever let on to anyone else. Can these two actually find their way to one another and make it work? I loved this book and I read it in one sitting. The characters are fantastic, it kept me on the edge of my seat with the action and I also loved the way Rhett and Kinsley's romance unfolded. The friendships and sense of family in this book are another reason that I loved it so much. Kudos to Stacey Kennedy for another winner in this series.

OMG i loved Rhett and Kinsley's story from start to finish, There story full of emotions, suspense, action, sizzling HOT chemistry. Cant say to much with out spoilers and i dont do spoilers, A must read, Loved it Stacey. I just reviewed Ruthless Bastard by Stacey Kennedy. #NetGalley

Love can repair even the most damaged heart! Rhett knows he's damaged goods, and it's easier to let everyone think he's a ruthless bastard than to try to prove them wrong. Kinsley is the exception, but he knows the man she thinks she sees in him no longer exists. After one explosive night of giving in to their simmering attraction, he doubles down on his efforts to keep out of her life. Until the night she's threatened at her bar and calls him for help, which also gives her the opportunity to break the news to him that will change his life. I loved the respect between these two characters. Kinsley knew that Rhett could offer her nothing unless he made significant changes, yet she respected him enough to accept him as is, whatever he can be for her, and never even tried to change him. Rhett's entire personal growth trajectory was wholly from within, as he allowed the feelings he had for Kinsley to take over and lead him into a new sense of self. There's quite a lot of danger and suspense in this story as our detectives try to figure out who is trying to put her out of business or out of commission entirely. Rhett is the hero Kinsley needs, the hero he was born to be, and I loved every bit of their story. The supporting characters are very familiar from the earlier books in this series, and it was wonderful to see them still involved with each other in their solid circle of friends. Towards the end there was even a surprise secondary romance for one of the secondary characters, bringing this whole series to a truly satisfactory ending. The epilogue was everything I could hope for. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.