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This book is a spinoff from the Heart of Stone series; therefore it is essential that you have read all the previous books before this novel.
‘You have to learn the rules of the game.
And then you have to play better than anyone else.’ Albert Einstein.
Ava left.
Kade’s heart left with her.
There was nothing left but an angry, hollow waste of a body. A body Kade was determined to destroy with alcohol and various faceless women. Women that were never any other than Ava to him; their faces, their bodies, even their laughter was all Ava because it was the only way to survive without her.
Until Grace Beaumont.
Grace kicks ass. She’s feisty, tough, unforgiving but beautiful, witty and extremely quirky. A bit of an oddball to Kade but he soon finds out that underneath all that hard shell is an exceptionally unique but damaged soul.
When Grace is assigned to protect Kade after he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, the series of events that follow, cause the couple to run and take on new terrors together.
Relying on only each other and Grace’s special elite skills, they find themselves embroiled in something neither of them could have ever imagined. When Grace’s past unites with Kade’s present, a whole new threat comes into play and they find themselves not only dealing with things that could blow their worlds wide apart but feelings neither of them are willing to admit to.
Will Grace be able to finally mend the shattered pieces of Kade and will Kade be able to find the lost pieces of Grace’s soul that were splintered many years ago?
But one thing is certain in their undertaking, when they come together, the results are explosive.
This book contains explicit sex scenes including M/M/F, strong language and violence… oh and one hell an alpha male.
‘You have to learn the rules of the game.
And then you have to play better than anyone else.’ Albert Einstein.
Ava left.
Kade’s heart left with her.
There was nothing left but an angry, hollow waste of a body. A body Kade was determined to destroy with alcohol and various faceless women. Women that were never any other than Ava to him; their faces, their bodies, even their laughter was all Ava because it was the only way to survive without her.
Until Grace Beaumont.
Grace kicks ass. She’s feisty, tough, unforgiving but beautiful, witty and extremely quirky. A bit of an oddball to Kade but he soon finds out that underneath all that hard shell is an exceptionally unique but damaged soul.
When Grace is assigned to protect Kade after he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, the series of events that follow, cause the couple to run and take on new terrors together.
Relying on only each other and Grace’s special elite skills, they find themselves embroiled in something neither of them could have ever imagined. When Grace’s past unites with Kade’s present, a whole new threat comes into play and they find themselves not only dealing with things that could blow their worlds wide apart but feelings neither of them are willing to admit to.
Will Grace be able to finally mend the shattered pieces of Kade and will Kade be able to find the lost pieces of Grace’s soul that were splintered many years ago?
But one thing is certain in their undertaking, when they come together, the results are explosive.
This book contains explicit sex scenes including M/M/F, strong language and violence… oh and one hell an alpha male.
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First published December 20, 2013
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February 18, 2020
I was so eager to read Kade’s story. After reading about him in the previous books, I wanted to know more about this sexy and mysterious man.
The beginning of the book already made me cry like crazy bc it is the airport scene when he says goodbye to Ava and Mason, and his POV is even sadder than Ava’s.
“I’ll always love you Ava, always. You are my first love, the first woman who ever owned all of me. I need you to be happy, sweetheart. I need you to live your life now, not live in the shadow of two controlling men; two men who want everything of you, Ava. We’d drown you, suffocate you with love and I couldn’t bear it if we broke you in our desire to make you happy.”
“I love you, Kade.”
Oh fuck. The power of those words that I had longed to hear for so, so long engulfed my whole essence and freed something inside me as it coupled with an immense feeling of grief. I closed my eyes, letting the peace and chaos of her declaration flow through me but I cursed when I couldn’t hold back the emotion of them and a tear trickled down my face. I pleaded right then, with God, with someone I had never had any faith in, an entity that had never given me any reason to believe, but right then and there, I begged with my soul, my spirit and my body to give me the strength I needed to let her walk away. “I’ve loved you for eight years, Kade and I will love you for eternity.”
“As I will always love you Ava, forever and absolutely”. “Go.” I breathed frantically, beseeching with approaching hysterics that she go now before she witnessed my final and utter breakdown.
When I read this scene the last time in “Atonement” I had trouble understanding and accepting it, why he did not let go and left with the despite the reasons he gave Ava, but seeing in this book his decision was made at the last moment, with this luggage at his side, and the devastation that was to put the welfare of Ava over his.... Oh God!!😭😭. I fell in love with this man in that moment. I always thought that Ava and Kade would have deserve a chance, more time than they spent together,so Ava could see what pure his love was. Yes, then I saw in the other books the devotion that Mason felt for her, but the moment to which I refer, Mason was being a real bastard towards Ava.
It broke my heart to see how desolate he was during all the following months. There is a very hot threesome scene between him and Connor (the first man in Ava and Mason threesome in “Atonement “) but at the same time very sad.
“I grabbed her hair and pulled her to my groin, pleading silently that she would hurry the fuck up and take my mind to a different place; somewhere where she wasn’t. It wasn’t the same. It was never the same. Never.”
“I want you to forget her, Kade. You need to forget her.”“Don’t ever mention her, Connor. Ever!”“I never mentioned her, Kade, so how do you know who I’m talking about?”“Just fuck me Connor, please.”“You really did love her.” “Stop! Just fucking stop!”
“She looked up at me but I didn’t see her. I never saw any of them. I never had sex with them. It was the only thing that kept me hard. I closed my eyes and pushed inside her as the beautiful face and deep green eyes now peered up at me from below. But . . . it wasn’t there again. The intense power of rapture and nirvana was missing, always missing, and I sighed as my balls thanked Heather’s pussy for the release whilst my head screamed it’s frustration at me.”
Kade witnesses a murder and they are trying to kill him and almost succeed.
“They say as you face death, your entire life erupts in tiny movie like scenes in your head. But that’s not exactly true because all I saw was Ava.”
Mason intervenes and contacts Liam Thornton, friend of Ava’s late parents and boss of the MI5 and provides protection: Grace Beaumont.
She refuses to protect him for what he did to Ava, interfering in Ava and Mason’s relationship (the poor girl did not know the whole story),but she is suspended from her work for her reckless behavior in a mission, and this is a personal favor for her surrogate father, so she finally accepts. The first interactions between her and Kade are very funny. And it seems that she is the key to getting Kade out of that depression he is in. I think the fact that Mason tells him to stay away from her pants also helps.
“Why the hell was my body reacting to her? What was it with this damn woman? She was pure rabid Rottweiler, but there was something, just something . . . in her that I wanted. No, my body felt like it needed. She just made me crave her.”
The sex between them is explosive, there is everything, from bondage (Shibari, OMG,super erotic) to what I considered one of the hottest scenes of this series so far ( except the threesome between Ava, Mason and Kade, always my favorite).
“Oh god, are you bi-sexual?” “Yes, you have a problem with that?””No.”
“I want you to fuck me, Grace. Right now, right here. I want to feel you inside me, taking my ass fast and hard.”
“I know you want that, but just so you know I want it even more.”
“I want you in a strap-on, behind me, fucking me deep and hard, Grace. I want you inside me. I want you to feel how good I feel when I’m taking you. I want you over me and in me.”🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It the problems and the threats are increasingly for this couple and Mason and Ava come to their aid.
“I told you to stay away from her. I warned you!” “What? What the fuck has it got to do with you anyway? So what if I fucked her? She was a willing participant you know. I didn’t bloody force her!”
His anger was unwarranted and definitely over the top and I didn’t understand the reason for it. “There are things in play that . . . you don’t need to involve yourself with.”
“Why the hell do you think she gave herself over for you? She knows she’s dead before Christmas.”
“NO! No . . . fuck that. If you think I am just gonna sit back and let some mad bastard take away the first thing in my life that actually gives me a reason to be here, then you can go fuck yourself.”
The scene when Grace confronts Ava for all the pain and damage she has done to Kade as well as the declaration of love from Kade to Grace and the final farewell between Ava and Kade, filled my eyes with tears again ( I can’t read a book of this series without end up crying 😭).
“Say the words, Grace.” “No.” “Say them. Let your ears hear them and let your heart feel them.”
“No, Ava. Why Ava? Why do you need to hear them? To make you feel better for leaving him behind? To make your abandonment less guilty? Well I’m sorry; I won’t give you the absolution you want. Oh Ava, how you wish that were true. But I’m sorry to burst your bubble; you hurt him more than you will ever know.”
“And how the hell would you know that, Grace? How would you even have a clue what he’s feeling?” “Because I see it in him, Ava. I can read it in his eyes, in the way he stares at things when he doesn’t know I’m watching him. The pain flows from him; I can feel the rawness of it.” “Oh bullshit, Grace. You haven’t a fucking clue!”
“Really, you really don’t seem to care that much to say you told me you loved him. You have pushed him aside and then left him to rot. You don’t deserve him; he deserves someone who would love him absolutely. Someone who would take all the pain and hurt and absorb it from him. Someone who would give their life for him, not someone who would expect him to save theirs!” “Right, Grace!” She laughed cruelly and God damn, I wanted to kill the heartless bitch. “So giving your life for another’s proves what?” “It proves how fucking much you want them to be happy. How much you want them to live their life. How you want them to carry on even though you aren’t there with them. It proves to them how much you fucking love them!” She smiled slyly and tipped her head, “Yes, it does.”
“You, Grace Beaumont. I want to talk about you. I want to know you. I want to feel you. But most of all, I want you to accept this. Allow its need to be addressed and opened. You know it’s there, you feel it like I do. Let it go, Grace. Free it for once in your damn life. Let me give it, please.”“You mean too much to do this, Kade. I won’t let us do this.”
“And while you are like this, beautiful and serene, I want you to know I’m in love you, Grace.”He smiled faintly as he pulled away from me and stood up but as he turned to leave me I managed to structure my own gift to him, “And I love you.”His feet stuttered to a stop and he spun slowly round. I watched as a single tear leaked from the corner of his eye and rolled down his face as his chest seemed to stop in its rhythm. “ Grace, you were made to be my lover. You were created for the purpose of giving me a reason to live and I was created for this, to love you and to protect you. I know it, I feel it.”
“Fuck, I love you.”“Shit, I love you more.”“Impossible,” he whispered seriously.
I couldn’t seem to get a handle on why this . . . why Grace, felt different to Ava. Yes, they were both beautiful women but with Grace there was something that seemed to . . . God, I couldn’t explain it, nor could I understand it but it was hugely distinct and like nothing I’d felt before. It was like my soul felt her, like the inside of me connected with her; as though she had been created specifically for me, just for me. She was mine.
“There’s history between Ava and I and it needed to be addressed, Grace. I was in love with Ava and she loved me but this . . . us, it’s . . . hell, it’s so different. It’s like this single love that has been divided between us and there is no separating it, it’s inside me, it rules both my heart and my head. That’s what I feel when I look at you. I feel my soul. “And now I know the meaning of pure beauty. Not just to the eyes but to the soul. Now, Ava feels, as harsh at it sounds, a fill in, a substitute until God granted me you.”
I left her and Grant to say their goodbye’s as I said mine to someone who I knew I would never see again. I watched her as a tear trickled down her face but she smiled happily at me. I opened my arms and she walked into them and hugged me back hard. “You promise me that you’ll be happy, Kade.” “I promise, Ava.” “I know Grace can give you that. I know she can give you what I took away.” I smiled and shook my head, “You never took anything from me, Ava. You always gave so much of yourself and for that, I’ll always love you but Grace owns both my heart and my soul.”
I loved Kade HEA anyway, although I hope to read about him again.🥰
The beginning of the book already made me cry like crazy bc it is the airport scene when he says goodbye to Ava and Mason, and his POV is even sadder than Ava’s.
“I’ll always love you Ava, always. You are my first love, the first woman who ever owned all of me. I need you to be happy, sweetheart. I need you to live your life now, not live in the shadow of two controlling men; two men who want everything of you, Ava. We’d drown you, suffocate you with love and I couldn’t bear it if we broke you in our desire to make you happy.”
“I love you, Kade.”
Oh fuck. The power of those words that I had longed to hear for so, so long engulfed my whole essence and freed something inside me as it coupled with an immense feeling of grief. I closed my eyes, letting the peace and chaos of her declaration flow through me but I cursed when I couldn’t hold back the emotion of them and a tear trickled down my face. I pleaded right then, with God, with someone I had never had any faith in, an entity that had never given me any reason to believe, but right then and there, I begged with my soul, my spirit and my body to give me the strength I needed to let her walk away. “I’ve loved you for eight years, Kade and I will love you for eternity.”
“As I will always love you Ava, forever and absolutely”. “Go.” I breathed frantically, beseeching with approaching hysterics that she go now before she witnessed my final and utter breakdown.
When I read this scene the last time in “Atonement” I had trouble understanding and accepting it, why he did not let go and left with the despite the reasons he gave Ava, but seeing in this book his decision was made at the last moment, with this luggage at his side, and the devastation that was to put the welfare of Ava over his.... Oh God!!😭😭. I fell in love with this man in that moment. I always thought that Ava and Kade would have deserve a chance, more time than they spent together,so Ava could see what pure his love was. Yes, then I saw in the other books the devotion that Mason felt for her, but the moment to which I refer, Mason was being a real bastard towards Ava.
It broke my heart to see how desolate he was during all the following months. There is a very hot threesome scene between him and Connor (the first man in Ava and Mason threesome in “Atonement “) but at the same time very sad.
“I grabbed her hair and pulled her to my groin, pleading silently that she would hurry the fuck up and take my mind to a different place; somewhere where she wasn’t. It wasn’t the same. It was never the same. Never.”
“I want you to forget her, Kade. You need to forget her.”“Don’t ever mention her, Connor. Ever!”“I never mentioned her, Kade, so how do you know who I’m talking about?”“Just fuck me Connor, please.”“You really did love her.” “Stop! Just fucking stop!”
“She looked up at me but I didn’t see her. I never saw any of them. I never had sex with them. It was the only thing that kept me hard. I closed my eyes and pushed inside her as the beautiful face and deep green eyes now peered up at me from below. But . . . it wasn’t there again. The intense power of rapture and nirvana was missing, always missing, and I sighed as my balls thanked Heather’s pussy for the release whilst my head screamed it’s frustration at me.”
Kade witnesses a murder and they are trying to kill him and almost succeed.
“They say as you face death, your entire life erupts in tiny movie like scenes in your head. But that’s not exactly true because all I saw was Ava.”
Mason intervenes and contacts Liam Thornton, friend of Ava’s late parents and boss of the MI5 and provides protection: Grace Beaumont.
She refuses to protect him for what he did to Ava, interfering in Ava and Mason’s relationship (the poor girl did not know the whole story),but she is suspended from her work for her reckless behavior in a mission, and this is a personal favor for her surrogate father, so she finally accepts. The first interactions between her and Kade are very funny. And it seems that she is the key to getting Kade out of that depression he is in. I think the fact that Mason tells him to stay away from her pants also helps.
“Why the hell was my body reacting to her? What was it with this damn woman? She was pure rabid Rottweiler, but there was something, just something . . . in her that I wanted. No, my body felt like it needed. She just made me crave her.”
The sex between them is explosive, there is everything, from bondage (Shibari, OMG,super erotic) to what I considered one of the hottest scenes of this series so far ( except the threesome between Ava, Mason and Kade, always my favorite).
“Oh god, are you bi-sexual?” “Yes, you have a problem with that?””No.”
“I want you to fuck me, Grace. Right now, right here. I want to feel you inside me, taking my ass fast and hard.”
“I know you want that, but just so you know I want it even more.”
“I want you in a strap-on, behind me, fucking me deep and hard, Grace. I want you inside me. I want you to feel how good I feel when I’m taking you. I want you over me and in me.”🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It the problems and the threats are increasingly for this couple and Mason and Ava come to their aid.
“I told you to stay away from her. I warned you!” “What? What the fuck has it got to do with you anyway? So what if I fucked her? She was a willing participant you know. I didn’t bloody force her!”
His anger was unwarranted and definitely over the top and I didn’t understand the reason for it. “There are things in play that . . . you don’t need to involve yourself with.”
“Why the hell do you think she gave herself over for you? She knows she’s dead before Christmas.”
“NO! No . . . fuck that. If you think I am just gonna sit back and let some mad bastard take away the first thing in my life that actually gives me a reason to be here, then you can go fuck yourself.”
The scene when Grace confronts Ava for all the pain and damage she has done to Kade as well as the declaration of love from Kade to Grace and the final farewell between Ava and Kade, filled my eyes with tears again ( I can’t read a book of this series without end up crying 😭).
“Say the words, Grace.” “No.” “Say them. Let your ears hear them and let your heart feel them.”
“No, Ava. Why Ava? Why do you need to hear them? To make you feel better for leaving him behind? To make your abandonment less guilty? Well I’m sorry; I won’t give you the absolution you want. Oh Ava, how you wish that were true. But I’m sorry to burst your bubble; you hurt him more than you will ever know.”
“And how the hell would you know that, Grace? How would you even have a clue what he’s feeling?” “Because I see it in him, Ava. I can read it in his eyes, in the way he stares at things when he doesn’t know I’m watching him. The pain flows from him; I can feel the rawness of it.” “Oh bullshit, Grace. You haven’t a fucking clue!”
“Really, you really don’t seem to care that much to say you told me you loved him. You have pushed him aside and then left him to rot. You don’t deserve him; he deserves someone who would love him absolutely. Someone who would take all the pain and hurt and absorb it from him. Someone who would give their life for him, not someone who would expect him to save theirs!” “Right, Grace!” She laughed cruelly and God damn, I wanted to kill the heartless bitch. “So giving your life for another’s proves what?” “It proves how fucking much you want them to be happy. How much you want them to live their life. How you want them to carry on even though you aren’t there with them. It proves to them how much you fucking love them!” She smiled slyly and tipped her head, “Yes, it does.”
“You, Grace Beaumont. I want to talk about you. I want to know you. I want to feel you. But most of all, I want you to accept this. Allow its need to be addressed and opened. You know it’s there, you feel it like I do. Let it go, Grace. Free it for once in your damn life. Let me give it, please.”“You mean too much to do this, Kade. I won’t let us do this.”
“And while you are like this, beautiful and serene, I want you to know I’m in love you, Grace.”He smiled faintly as he pulled away from me and stood up but as he turned to leave me I managed to structure my own gift to him, “And I love you.”His feet stuttered to a stop and he spun slowly round. I watched as a single tear leaked from the corner of his eye and rolled down his face as his chest seemed to stop in its rhythm. “ Grace, you were made to be my lover. You were created for the purpose of giving me a reason to live and I was created for this, to love you and to protect you. I know it, I feel it.”
“Fuck, I love you.”“Shit, I love you more.”“Impossible,” he whispered seriously.
I couldn’t seem to get a handle on why this . . . why Grace, felt different to Ava. Yes, they were both beautiful women but with Grace there was something that seemed to . . . God, I couldn’t explain it, nor could I understand it but it was hugely distinct and like nothing I’d felt before. It was like my soul felt her, like the inside of me connected with her; as though she had been created specifically for me, just for me. She was mine.
“There’s history between Ava and I and it needed to be addressed, Grace. I was in love with Ava and she loved me but this . . . us, it’s . . . hell, it’s so different. It’s like this single love that has been divided between us and there is no separating it, it’s inside me, it rules both my heart and my head. That’s what I feel when I look at you. I feel my soul. “And now I know the meaning of pure beauty. Not just to the eyes but to the soul. Now, Ava feels, as harsh at it sounds, a fill in, a substitute until God granted me you.”
I left her and Grant to say their goodbye’s as I said mine to someone who I knew I would never see again. I watched her as a tear trickled down her face but she smiled happily at me. I opened my arms and she walked into them and hugged me back hard. “You promise me that you’ll be happy, Kade.” “I promise, Ava.” “I know Grace can give you that. I know she can give you what I took away.” I smiled and shook my head, “You never took anything from me, Ava. You always gave so much of yourself and for that, I’ll always love you but Grace owns both my heart and my soul.”
I loved Kade HEA anyway, although I hope to read about him again.🥰
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2013
I couldn't put this down. The anticipation for Kade's story has been building for months. I'm so happy with how it turned out. D H's writing style keeps the plot twists going and the steamy sex going. HOT book for a HOT couple.
Kade: Fuck, I love you!
Grace: Shit, I love you more!
Kade: Impossible
This has to be the most sexiest, romantic and cutest expression of love.
Great book and TRULY recommended!!!
Kade: Fuck, I love you!
Grace: Shit, I love you more!
Kade: Impossible
This has to be the most sexiest, romantic and cutest expression of love.
Great book and TRULY recommended!!!
December 29, 2013
WOW feisty one, Grace was indeed a force to be reckoned with, poor Kade didn't know what had hit him, literally!
They were so made for each other, they saved one another and their intense journey had me gripped.
I love that the gang were all brought back in, I can never have enough of Mason, Ava, Nate, Liv, Greg and Sam.
Absolutely loved this series, cannot recommend highly enough
They were so made for each other, they saved one another and their intense journey had me gripped.
I love that the gang were all brought back in, I can never have enough of Mason, Ava, Nate, Liv, Greg and Sam.
Absolutely loved this series, cannot recommend highly enough
February 22, 2020
Omg I love Kade
I'm so glad Kade got his own book, I was so so bloody happy.
This book had it all, he doesn't do things by half and he sure had his worm cut out for him when he meets Grace.
Grace, where do i start with her, she strong and intelligent and I bloody love her one line come backs. Shes brilliant.
And blimey she hasn't had an easy life, and it's about to get worse.
No one saw it coming.... I certainly didn't.
Wow just wow.
This series just gets better and better and my main man Mason Fox makes a few appearances 😍😍
Definitely 5 stars once again, this author took me a journey.
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I'm so glad Kade got his own book, I was so so bloody happy.
This book had it all, he doesn't do things by half and he sure had his worm cut out for him when he meets Grace.
Grace, where do i start with her, she strong and intelligent and I bloody love her one line come backs. Shes brilliant.
And blimey she hasn't had an easy life, and it's about to get worse.
No one saw it coming.... I certainly didn't.
Wow just wow.
This series just gets better and better and my main man Mason Fox makes a few appearances 😍😍
Definitely 5 stars once again, this author took me a journey.
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May 29, 2021
I don’t know what it was about this story but I just didn’t connect with it like the others. I find it odd that so many alpha males are all of a sudden bi sexual. I’m not buying the being around someone 4 days but avoiding them for 3 means your automatically in love. I didn’t see Kade as a nurse at the end. I wasn’t dragged in to the story.
On a positive note there was suspense and plenty of twists and turns in the sub plot.
On a positive note there was suspense and plenty of twists and turns in the sub plot.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 27, 2018
Would definitely read this one if you've read the others, it's probably my favourite one out of all of them.
November 25, 2014
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Jesus Mary and Joesph! I flipping loved this book! I adore Kade,And I was heart broken when he didn't move away with Mason and Ava in the last Heart Of Stone book. I cried for him,not just a few tears. Proper ugly ass snot tears. It was not a good look and I totally blame D H Sidebottom for this. BUT he was right to not go,and this book just proves that.
He is a mess when the books starts out. A real bloody mess. Drinking so much,and getting his rocks off as much as he can so he can get the taught's of Ava from his head. But it doesn't work. And no matter how hard he try's it's always her he see's looking back at him. So while he's on this path of self destruction he see's something he shouldn't. Something some people really REALLY don't want him to know,so they come after him. And once they catch up with him its not pretty. But by some act of god he live's. Thank god for people needing to take a piss!
SO with him living and people been after his arrogant ass he need's protection. So no better person to get it for him then Mason. And the person he sends him is fierce,scary as hell and also.......a Girl! Well Grace Beaumont people.
Grace is so beautiful. Even in his Ava obsessed world he can see this. But Grace has her own demons just Like Kade. Living with having lost both her parents at the age of 14,and her and her younger brother been put into care because her older brother vanished,she joined the force to center her anger and her need for revenge. She's made be Kades protector,glorified babysitter to her though. But just like any other person she takes her job seriously. From the get go they get off on the wrong foot. Doesn't help Kade that he keeps going on that she's a girl. No way Kade what gave that away LOL. His arrogance and her fierceness clash. But instead of a fall out they end up falling into each other. Cause no matter what the sexual tension between them is off the charts. But for Grace this can't happen. It can only ever be sex. Sex it shouldn't of even been as she's been paid to look after him. But it's happened now.
What happen's after that is a whole load of twists and turns. Just when you think the book is going one way D H made it go another! Women will be the death of me :) But Grace is just what Kade needed. She's exactly what was needed to give Ava the boot from his mind. And boy does she ;) OH and Mason and Ava are seen is this book! It may be small but it set my heart racing for the hills :) Cannot wait for the next book!!!!! I'm dying for it already. How I'll survive I don't know LOL
Jesus Mary and Joesph! I flipping loved this book! I adore Kade,And I was heart broken when he didn't move away with Mason and Ava in the last Heart Of Stone book. I cried for him,not just a few tears. Proper ugly ass snot tears. It was not a good look and I totally blame D H Sidebottom for this. BUT he was right to not go,and this book just proves that.
He is a mess when the books starts out. A real bloody mess. Drinking so much,and getting his rocks off as much as he can so he can get the taught's of Ava from his head. But it doesn't work. And no matter how hard he try's it's always her he see's looking back at him. So while he's on this path of self destruction he see's something he shouldn't. Something some people really REALLY don't want him to know,so they come after him. And once they catch up with him its not pretty. But by some act of god he live's. Thank god for people needing to take a piss!
SO with him living and people been after his arrogant ass he need's protection. So no better person to get it for him then Mason. And the person he sends him is fierce,scary as hell and also.......a Girl! Well Grace Beaumont people.
Grace is so beautiful. Even in his Ava obsessed world he can see this. But Grace has her own demons just Like Kade. Living with having lost both her parents at the age of 14,and her and her younger brother been put into care because her older brother vanished,she joined the force to center her anger and her need for revenge. She's made be Kades protector,glorified babysitter to her though. But just like any other person she takes her job seriously. From the get go they get off on the wrong foot. Doesn't help Kade that he keeps going on that she's a girl. No way Kade what gave that away LOL. His arrogance and her fierceness clash. But instead of a fall out they end up falling into each other. Cause no matter what the sexual tension between them is off the charts. But for Grace this can't happen. It can only ever be sex. Sex it shouldn't of even been as she's been paid to look after him. But it's happened now.
What happen's after that is a whole load of twists and turns. Just when you think the book is going one way D H made it go another! Women will be the death of me :) But Grace is just what Kade needed. She's exactly what was needed to give Ava the boot from his mind. And boy does she ;) OH and Mason and Ava are seen is this book! It may be small but it set my heart racing for the hills :) Cannot wait for the next book!!!!! I'm dying for it already. How I'll survive I don't know LOL
December 26, 2013
Dawn gave me this book and I wanted to write an honest review about this book as a Thank You. I liked Kade in the HOS series, I love Kade in his own book. The beginning broke my heart, I cried in the opening 5 pages... I knew this book was going to grab me and take me for a ride.
If you read this book you must read the HOS series, otherwise you won't understand Kades state of mind and why he feels the way the does.
Kade's heart has been broken and he is so lost. Ava and Mason are gone and Kade's heart is broken. He sleeps around with women but he only sees Ava. He drinks to the point of passing out, he's so lost. One night Kade witnesses a crime and now he's a target.
Grace is British intelligence, and has been asked to watch over Kade, become his "bodyguard". Grace is a powerful woman who doesn't take crap from anyone, proving that when she floors Kade, literally.
Their relationship starts off very rocky but turns hot and heavy. I love this couple together. She's not a whiney, woman and she's not weak. I love a book that has a very strong leading heroin. That's what I love about Dawn's books, the woman are all strong kick ass women.
We learn that a Grace has a lot of secrets and her life is on the line. There are so many ups and downs, twists and turns in this book, but not to the point of confusing the reader. It's a well thought out, well written book. I'm good at guessing what's going to happen in books and movies. I have to say this book surprised me around every corner. I honestly didn't know what was going to happen next. I couldn't put it down once I got rid of the headache I had for 2 days.
I don't want to give away any of the surprises that are in store, anything I say will ruin the book if you haven't read it yet. Like I said I liked Kade in the HOS books. Now, I'm a full fledged Kade lover. I fell in love with the man we didn't get to know in the HOS series.
If you've read the HOS series this is the next book you should read. If you are a Fan of a Dawn Sidebottom then you will love this book. Buy it, read it and tell her how much you love Kade and the book.
I went thru all my emotions reading this book. I cried, I laughed out loud :D I got angry, I was anxious, I was swooning, and then I was ecstatic. This doesn't happen with all books.
I can honestly give this book 5 stars, I'd give it 10 stars if I could. Dawn, you've done it once again. Thank you for another great book and done in record time. Thank you for showing us the REAL KADE. I'm Now a huge fan :)
If you read this book you must read the HOS series, otherwise you won't understand Kades state of mind and why he feels the way the does.
Kade's heart has been broken and he is so lost. Ava and Mason are gone and Kade's heart is broken. He sleeps around with women but he only sees Ava. He drinks to the point of passing out, he's so lost. One night Kade witnesses a crime and now he's a target.
Grace is British intelligence, and has been asked to watch over Kade, become his "bodyguard". Grace is a powerful woman who doesn't take crap from anyone, proving that when she floors Kade, literally.
Their relationship starts off very rocky but turns hot and heavy. I love this couple together. She's not a whiney, woman and she's not weak. I love a book that has a very strong leading heroin. That's what I love about Dawn's books, the woman are all strong kick ass women.
We learn that a Grace has a lot of secrets and her life is on the line. There are so many ups and downs, twists and turns in this book, but not to the point of confusing the reader. It's a well thought out, well written book. I'm good at guessing what's going to happen in books and movies. I have to say this book surprised me around every corner. I honestly didn't know what was going to happen next. I couldn't put it down once I got rid of the headache I had for 2 days.
I don't want to give away any of the surprises that are in store, anything I say will ruin the book if you haven't read it yet. Like I said I liked Kade in the HOS books. Now, I'm a full fledged Kade lover. I fell in love with the man we didn't get to know in the HOS series.
If you've read the HOS series this is the next book you should read. If you are a Fan of a Dawn Sidebottom then you will love this book. Buy it, read it and tell her how much you love Kade and the book.
I went thru all my emotions reading this book. I cried, I laughed out loud :D I got angry, I was anxious, I was swooning, and then I was ecstatic. This doesn't happen with all books.
I can honestly give this book 5 stars, I'd give it 10 stars if I could. Dawn, you've done it once again. Thank you for another great book and done in record time. Thank you for showing us the REAL KADE. I'm Now a huge fan :)
December 27, 2013
Let me begin by saying this…if you haven’t read Heart of Stone or NSC Industries series by DH Sidebottom, what the heck are you waiting for? They’re two of my favorite series, and I absolutely love DH Sidebottom and her mind blowing story telling. These series somewhat intertwine and will captivate the heck out of you, and have you wanting more! They’re emotionally deep, dark, and smutty as hell…what more could you possibly want?
This is Kade’s story, and for those of you that have read the other two series, you know he’s an enigma of a man. Plain and simple, he’s everything that should scare you, but being a hard ass alpha male, he traps you into falling for him. I’ve definitely had a love-hate relationship with him, but after reading this one, my love for him out ways the hate.
Once again, Kade finds himself in a dangerous situation, with a fatal outlook. He’s been hired protection, and her name is Grace Beaumont. Grace isn’t your typical woman, and Kade soon finds out there’s more to her than meets the eye. There’s an instant sexual attraction between the two, and Kade fights to break down Grace’s walls. She’s all business, and has had a recent break up with a cheating boyfriend, so she’s dead set on a relationship of any sort. In her mindset, no matter what her heart may feel, she’s there to do a job and that’s her main priority.
Kade soon becomes the protector, and we find out Grace has many secrets from her past that are slowly leaking out, and may end up being fatal to numerous people involved. It’s an emotional tailspin of lies, deceit, and murder. Not to mention, I can’t even put into words how over the top hot these two are sexually. They fit together like a glove, and both are kinky as hell, and it works to the utmost advantage! Besides the kink, there’s an emotional connection between them that is far beyond what you could imagine. It was surprisingly emotional and I loved it to pieces!
I give Kade 5 sexually charged stars!
This is Kade’s story, and for those of you that have read the other two series, you know he’s an enigma of a man. Plain and simple, he’s everything that should scare you, but being a hard ass alpha male, he traps you into falling for him. I’ve definitely had a love-hate relationship with him, but after reading this one, my love for him out ways the hate.
Once again, Kade finds himself in a dangerous situation, with a fatal outlook. He’s been hired protection, and her name is Grace Beaumont. Grace isn’t your typical woman, and Kade soon finds out there’s more to her than meets the eye. There’s an instant sexual attraction between the two, and Kade fights to break down Grace’s walls. She’s all business, and has had a recent break up with a cheating boyfriend, so she’s dead set on a relationship of any sort. In her mindset, no matter what her heart may feel, she’s there to do a job and that’s her main priority.
Kade soon becomes the protector, and we find out Grace has many secrets from her past that are slowly leaking out, and may end up being fatal to numerous people involved. It’s an emotional tailspin of lies, deceit, and murder. Not to mention, I can’t even put into words how over the top hot these two are sexually. They fit together like a glove, and both are kinky as hell, and it works to the utmost advantage! Besides the kink, there’s an emotional connection between them that is far beyond what you could imagine. It was surprisingly emotional and I loved it to pieces!
I give Kade 5 sexually charged stars!
June 25, 2014
Now I for one have had a love to hate relationship with regard to Kade. He's always come across as arrogant, selfish and so so ambivalent with other peoples feelings. We've seen flickers of concern and sympathy for Ava and Mason, but that's all flickers.
This book redeems him as he actually allows himself to feel for another as he realises he is not meant to be with Ava, the start of the book is Kade blocking that void left by accepting he isn't meant to be with Ava and then we meet Grace. Grace the unstoppable, fully firing warrior. We've met her before NSC, she's linked briefly in the trilogy and Atonement and we know some of her family.
Without spoiling anything these two are brought together under the worst scenario and Grace has to protect Kade, he is not obliging and is his usual self. After events unfold and Kade sees the real Grace he admits he is falling in love again and Grace feels a connection growing to Kade too, but will it be too late to save them both from the inevitable outcome from the forces at work. The walls from both come down but as always violence, deception and other factors cause heartache, death and ultimately plenty of pleasure along the way. Ava and Mason are involved in this book too, but I can't say to what degree...
If you've enjoyed heart of stone series you'll love this, it is better to have read the others so you know what to expect from D H Sidebottom, if not try this book and welcome to the world of D H Sidebottom.
This book redeems him as he actually allows himself to feel for another as he realises he is not meant to be with Ava, the start of the book is Kade blocking that void left by accepting he isn't meant to be with Ava and then we meet Grace. Grace the unstoppable, fully firing warrior. We've met her before NSC, she's linked briefly in the trilogy and Atonement and we know some of her family.
Without spoiling anything these two are brought together under the worst scenario and Grace has to protect Kade, he is not obliging and is his usual self. After events unfold and Kade sees the real Grace he admits he is falling in love again and Grace feels a connection growing to Kade too, but will it be too late to save them both from the inevitable outcome from the forces at work. The walls from both come down but as always violence, deception and other factors cause heartache, death and ultimately plenty of pleasure along the way. Ava and Mason are involved in this book too, but I can't say to what degree...
If you've enjoyed heart of stone series you'll love this, it is better to have read the others so you know what to expect from D H Sidebottom, if not try this book and welcome to the world of D H Sidebottom.
December 28, 2013
Kade is part of the NSC and Heart of stone series. A Heart of Stone spinoff actually. Because of this I HIGHLY recommend you read the other books first. You will come to know and love Kade before beginning this book Although some hate Kade's "choices", reading the complete series will give you a better insight Into Kade's life, his personality and definitely his pain.
That being said ....it is possible to read this as a stand alone. I believe that you will still fall in love with Kade. And run back to read the rest of the series (YES it's that good!!)
Grace is our heroine. She is what every heroine should be, strong and fierce yet Vulnerable. Instead of the mousy girl next door were so sick of reading about. Grace is that bad ass we all aspire to be in those tuff moments in life.
And what can I say......Hot is not the word for the sex scenes contained in this book. Boiling, blistering, and Explosive would be closer to what Kade and Grace have. I love the animalistic chemistry the main characters have for one another, and am in aww of the passion the author can create with her characters.
I think you will definitely be held captivated, with the erotic scenes and the twists and turns. This is a MUST read. I applaud the author yet again for a fantastic addition to my kindle collection!
That being said ....it is possible to read this as a stand alone. I believe that you will still fall in love with Kade. And run back to read the rest of the series (YES it's that good!!)
Grace is our heroine. She is what every heroine should be, strong and fierce yet Vulnerable. Instead of the mousy girl next door were so sick of reading about. Grace is that bad ass we all aspire to be in those tuff moments in life.
And what can I say......Hot is not the word for the sex scenes contained in this book. Boiling, blistering, and Explosive would be closer to what Kade and Grace have. I love the animalistic chemistry the main characters have for one another, and am in aww of the passion the author can create with her characters.
I think you will definitely be held captivated, with the erotic scenes and the twists and turns. This is a MUST read. I applaud the author yet again for a fantastic addition to my kindle collection!
February 28, 2014
This is another 10******* star book. This one was hard for me to read as I'm usually as fast reader but I wanted to savor this book. The Heart of Stone Series is on my top five favorite series I've read in which I've read a lot of. Kade....what can I say.... I just love him. You've met Kade in this series and is a big part of Ava, Mason and mine (lol) lives. After deciding he wasn't going to follow on with Ava and Mason he was left broken. My heart just went out to him. Then comes this bad ass strong amazing woman Grace....Her life was taken away from her when she was a teenager. Since then her life's mission is seeking revenge for those who where responsible for killing her parents. Then she meets Kade....They are both broken....Kade's story has twists you don't see coming that will blow you away. Along with the amazing hootttt and steammmmy scenes will have you squirming and breathing hard, what more could you ask for... What will happen??? Can Kade come back after the loss of Ava.....Can Grace let Kade in knowing his reputation? You will just have to one click it and find out. The back story is fantastic. This book was amazing..... DH Sidebottom just keeps captivating and me as well as loving her more with every story she writes.
August 7, 2017
Wow another great book from Ms Sidebottom. I was lucky enough to beta read Kade and i loved every single word of it. We start with the scene in the airport with Ava and Mason and it really is truly heart breaking reading it from Kades pov. After saying goodbye to Ava and Mason, Kades life goes down hill. He's over indulging in meaningless sex and drinking to excess. He manages to stumble across something that puts his life at risk and that's where Grace comes into it. Grace is one bad ass woman and i think the only female character of D.H.Sidebottoms that i've actually liked. More twists and turns then my little brain could keep up with and everytime i thought i knew which way the story would go, it went in a completely different direction. A really fantastic book, we get to see the real side of Kade and not the arsehole who was always chasing Ava. Twists, turns, suspense and of course hot, kinky sex this book really does have it all. Oh and the surprises just keep on coming. I think this is probably my favourite of the NSC books (NOT including H of S) and i ended up not only loving Kade but Grace too. Another job well done :)
April 17, 2014
Kade's story is definitely a must read for those of you that enjoy this kind of genre. With all it's twists and turns, this book cannot really be appreciated if you haven't read the NSC series and better still, the Heart of Stone series beforehand. It's a hot cookie which will distract you, disconcert you, and as Ms. Sidebottom is extremely explicit in every small detail, blow your socks off!
Although Kade is an intelligent and outrageously good-looking alpha male, when he loses the love of his life, Ava, his life starts spiralling down into a pit of oblivion. Alcohol doesn't alleviate the pain he's going through and women, less. An inopportune circumstance puts his life in danger and that is when Grace, a kick arse and no frills attached MI5 agent is obliged to babysit for him. He's not happy about the situation and neither is she, but slowly they break down complex barriers, deal with deceptions, and eventually a love story of incredible dimensions begins.
Ms. Sidebottom, once again, bravo!
Although Kade is an intelligent and outrageously good-looking alpha male, when he loses the love of his life, Ava, his life starts spiralling down into a pit of oblivion. Alcohol doesn't alleviate the pain he's going through and women, less. An inopportune circumstance puts his life in danger and that is when Grace, a kick arse and no frills attached MI5 agent is obliged to babysit for him. He's not happy about the situation and neither is she, but slowly they break down complex barriers, deal with deceptions, and eventually a love story of incredible dimensions begins.
Ms. Sidebottom, once again, bravo!
December 27, 2013
Another amazing book from the wonderfully talented Dawn.
Kade was always a serious alpha male, but he was left broken after things ended with Ava & Mason, i'm more than happy to see him get his own story & damn, what a story!
Never thought that he would ever get over Ava & Mason as their connections were so strong, but when Grace comes into his life it's game on. Grace's life has been all kinds of fu**ed up & that's way more shit for any one person to have to deal with but it made her the perfect match in every way for Kade.
It's beautiful to watch their story and relationship evolve and grow, amazing to see some of the much loved characters from the HOS (NSC Industries) series make an appearance in this book, and all that's left for me to say is read the whole damn series........ It will have you totally captivated, screaming at your e-reader in parts, sitting at the edge of your seat & it will take you on one hell of a roller coaster of emotions.
Kade was always a serious alpha male, but he was left broken after things ended with Ava & Mason, i'm more than happy to see him get his own story & damn, what a story!
Never thought that he would ever get over Ava & Mason as their connections were so strong, but when Grace comes into his life it's game on. Grace's life has been all kinds of fu**ed up & that's way more shit for any one person to have to deal with but it made her the perfect match in every way for Kade.
It's beautiful to watch their story and relationship evolve and grow, amazing to see some of the much loved characters from the HOS (NSC Industries) series make an appearance in this book, and all that's left for me to say is read the whole damn series........ It will have you totally captivated, screaming at your e-reader in parts, sitting at the edge of your seat & it will take you on one hell of a roller coaster of emotions.
December 23, 2013
Wow what can i say...Dawn i love you...you have blown me away again!!!!
I had a soft spot for Kade after meeting him in Dawns other works but after this i freaking love him,and Grace was a kickass female lead.
This story was action packed, scorching hot(in fact its a wonder my panties didnt melt away completely),so emotional and heartbreaking at times.
Kade was in a very dark place before meeting Grace as was she and their connection was pretty instantaneous but neither really knew how to deal with it either on a personal or professional level...Can they make it through all of the horror that awaits them...Does Kade ever really get over Ava and can they reach their well deserved HEA...Buy it and see cause believe me you will not regret it!
Im gonna miss them all
By the way...Loved seeing Mason & Ava again.....
I had a soft spot for Kade after meeting him in Dawns other works but after this i freaking love him,and Grace was a kickass female lead.
This story was action packed, scorching hot(in fact its a wonder my panties didnt melt away completely),so emotional and heartbreaking at times.
Kade was in a very dark place before meeting Grace as was she and their connection was pretty instantaneous but neither really knew how to deal with it either on a personal or professional level...Can they make it through all of the horror that awaits them...Does Kade ever really get over Ava and can they reach their well deserved HEA...Buy it and see cause believe me you will not regret it!
Im gonna miss them all
By the way...Loved seeing Mason & Ava again.....
December 30, 2013
Any fan of DH Sidebottom knows this is the book we have been dying for! Filled with suspense and drama the uncertainty of what would happen with this loveable character, Kade had me so anxious that I couldn’t put down the book. Some of our favorite characters from past books play a part in this passionate story that allows us to see the heart-felt devotion and endearing characteristics that make up KADE HAMILTON.
DH Sidebottom delivers a beautifully well written story that was just beyond my expectations! Oh and it was SIZZLING HOT!!!!
DH Sidebottom delivers a beautifully well written story that was just beyond my expectations! Oh and it was SIZZLING HOT!!!!
December 22, 2013
DH Sidebottom does it again !
Kade's story has it all, twists, surprises, erotica , love and laughs
LOVED IT i am glad Kade found his HEA after we were left wondering if kade will ever rebuild his life loved the story grace was a great character she feisty girl with balls of Steel
So happy to have mason and ava back for a bit in the book this book is as good as mason's and ava's story loved it
Kade's story has it all, twists, surprises, erotica , love and laughs
LOVED IT i am glad Kade found his HEA after we were left wondering if kade will ever rebuild his life loved the story grace was a great character she feisty girl with balls of Steel
So happy to have mason and ava back for a bit in the book this book is as good as mason's and ava's story loved it
December 22, 2013
Well Dh Sidebottom does it again another fantastic read this time through the eyes of Kade . With a hot sexy dominant male and a feisty, sexy , hot headed women this story had twists turns suspense and steaming hot kinky sex ! Has Kade finally met his perfect match ? I was lucky enough to given an arc of this book and all I can say is that it is DH at her very best a truly fabulous addition to the Nsc industries series .
October 13, 2014
Kade hmmmm.... I wanted to but, I just didn't feel the connection with Kade and Grace. I didn't feel the love he had for Grace was even close to what he shared with Ava.
Probably because I'm partial to Ava.
Grace was such a strong individual in many ways it made Kade seem a little weak.
I do absolutely love this series though.
D.H. Sidebottom is awesome and I would recommend this series and.
Probably because I'm partial to Ava.
Grace was such a strong individual in many ways it made Kade seem a little weak.
I do absolutely love this series though.
D.H. Sidebottom is awesome and I would recommend this series and.
December 26, 2013
kade!!! Our journey with Kade has been so emotional and this book takes us on the ride of our lives! We get to watch him fall in true love, This.woman Grace comes into his life in the most unexpected way, and he brings him to his knees.... Grace and Kade are truly ment for each other. ...This book is amazing.....
December 30, 2013
I have been eagerly awaiting this for AGESSSSS and I can honestly say I wasn't disappointed! I couldn't put it down! As with the other NSC books I was very verbal whilst reading this! I loved Kade and Grace and I honestly never thought I would say that about Kade! As with all of Dawn's books it was EXPLOSIVE!
December 9, 2014
Just when i think that DH Sidebottom has covered everything i love in a series she throws something else in !!!!
The NSC & Heart of Stone series never fails to hit wvery button with the plotline characters emotions action and hot hot sex hot.
Anothet captivating installment and cant wait to get on to the next one :)
The NSC & Heart of Stone series never fails to hit wvery button with the plotline characters emotions action and hot hot sex hot.
Anothet captivating installment and cant wait to get on to the next one :)
June 9, 2014
DH Sidebottom has done it again, wow!!!! Kade and Grace had a feisty relationship, loved their chemistry too, so beautifully written again, definitely recommended and one of my favourite author's, I love these books...
April 27, 2014
Hmmmm this just didnt do it for me...love Kade from the HoS bks but in my opinion i felt like he was let down in his bk....didnt connect with him and Grace, didnt connect with the story....oh well :(
June 22, 2014
Wow!!! I really think Kade is awesome!!! A heart of gold..... I think he just need to find the one my heart broke for these characters as you see the turmoil they need to go through but totally enjoyed the book awesome series but angel is one of my favourite books most def!!!!!
July 25, 2014
I love Kade. I love Kade and Ava. Together. Grace was lovely and at times I thought they were perfect for each other but I cant get him and Ava out of my head. Plus the ending...why would they need to leave when it didnt actually happen. Saying goodbye to one person in particular broke my heart!
May 15, 2016
I really love Kade! I was expecting more from him though! This book kind of made him look like a sissy and not the smart mouthed bad ass that he has been!! I'm glad that he found Grace but I was really hoping that he would stay with Ava and Mason!! Ugh
December 31, 2013
KADE!!!!!!! WOW. Grace is a beast!!! This book was more than what I had expected. Well done DH Sidebottom, well done. Awesome characters and amazing story, I enjoyed every page.
December 31, 2013
beautiful
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