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Dylan

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I came from a monster. In my blood I am ruthless, cold-blooded, and it shows because I take no prisoners. Of course, it is in the business world. Still, there is a part of my life I keep pure because there is a demon lurking that I’m afraid will get out, a twisted side of me that’s in my DNA. The fear that I could be just like the monster is what made me keep that part of my life clean until she came into my life. She made me break the rules.

I sent her running and into the heart of danger. I’ll never forgive myself for it. Her enemies are now mine, and they will pay. I can’t let her go again, but will she ever forgive me? She’ll have to because there’s no going back to the man I used to be. I can’t exist without her.

141 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 20, 2024

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4,303 reviews37 followers
September 22, 2024
Another story in the Steeeleville universe. Dylan is very successful and lives and breathes for his work. He was never interested in women, because he was afraid to be like his sperm donor. But his whole life changes when he meets Harley. He is instantly obsessed,but drives her away for her own good. After a misunderstanding and her being fired ,he finally can't stay away from her. They fall head over heels for each other, but their enemies are threatening their HEA and Dylan's past is a bigger problem than he first thought. Instalove, sweet,steamy, romantic , OTT J/P alpha male, with action, twists and turns and totally safe (I freaking love dual virgins🥰🥰) with an awesome HEA 😍😍😍😍😍 Can't wait to get more stories like this one 👍
Profile Image for MerReads.
439 reviews46 followers
February 20, 2024
3.5 stars
Safe
No cheating
DUAL VIRGIN!! *happy dance!!!*
Unwanted OW attention (the hero hates attention from other women, the only woman he ever wanted, literally, is the heroine. Actually, his history is when he first was in his early teens, the wind blows and it turned him or maybe a pretty girl on TV, then it wasn't women, but making his life successful that turned him on, and then Harley. So I LOVE LOVE that Harley is the ONLY woman he saw in real life that turned him on, and really was his sexual awakening) LOVE THAT SO MUCH!!
Unwanted OM attention (heroine hated and was disgusted by it)
H Dylan, late 20's, CEO of several companies, multimillionaire
h, Harley, I would guess early 20's, worked at the H's company, was fired due to a misunderstanding he quickly remedied.
Lots of drama and angst (far too much for my taste).
Several days of separation twice, first time for a few days when he dumped her after taking her virginity (I hated every bit of that exchange), then a second time when they cleared the air, he needed to leave to take care of business, she knew and was worried about him knowing he put himself in danger to avenge her.
HEA
Push away from H, several times, the worst is when it was after they first had sex, he knew she was a virgin when he breached it, but she has no idea he was her first too. She says something that triggered him and he pushed her away, dumping her and leaving her alone, broken hearted. I HATE THAT TROPE!! He broke her heart, and should have been more sensitive to her vulnerable state, rather than wallow in his 'woe is me, my past haunts me 'BS. He left her that way for days, and went to seek therapy to be better for her, instead of going to her to remedy his fuck up! *sigh of frustration*
That didn't kill the story, but their first sex scene was just boring, he kisses her, takes her into the room and sticks his dick into her, no foreplay, then after they finish, she takes a shower and he tells her to pack her things and leave. It was the 'I am pushing you away to protect you from me' trope I hate *heavy eye roll* Not a hero I root for in this first half of the book.
There is crossing over with the Riders Biker Club in this book which was cool.
Earlier in the book, he gives her a necklace with a tracker, but doesn't follow it, so.....why did he put it on her if he can't be bothered? He says its because he is obsessed, wanting her but also couldn't have her, but he didn't bother checking it, that is how she got kidnapped. He let one of his guards to track her instead. He is not the obsessed alpha I wished him to be. If he had a tracker on her, his eyes should be glued to his phone. So that was disappointing.
Speaking of phones, there is a plot hole, her cousin Lillian filed a missing report on her, but never thought to blow up her phone with texts and voice mails? Harley would have known she had nothing to do with it, but Lillian never bothered to call her? And Harley didn't have a single call or message from her? It seems like this part of the story was rushed and an after thought. Just a little knit pick.
Dylan gets his head out of his ass and grovels a bit. He does feel bad and takes responsibility for pushing Harley away hurting her, which then got her kidnapped and beaten. She rescued herself (again, this tracker thing was for naught) so no thanks to our 'hero', she made it to the bikers club, and THEY took care of her. It should have been Dylan.
He tells her he lost his virginity to her that night (now that part perked me up, I love it when the virgin hero tells the heroine that she is his one and only!! That put a smile on my face and made me warm up to him). After a clear conversation with no misunderstandings or ambiguity, she understood the word 'animal' triggered him, so she forgives him and I wish she made him grovel longer, but she did make it a point to tell him how much he hurt her and how she won't forgive him , but then the air was cleared they were horny for each other and became a strong couple. I still hate the hero that pushes away the heroine for her own good by breaking her heart, especially after they shared a special moment that only happens once in their lives, but I LOVE and LIVE for dual virgin romances, that I understand they can't all be alphas that chase after the heroine. I would rather Dylan not be this woe is me hero, but it is DV and so he is all hers, mind, BODY, heart and soul, as much as she is all his, no other woman knows him intimately, and no other man knows her that way, and there is so much swoon in that fact alone. So since one true love/DV saved it for me, the rest of the book was a good read, more events unfolded, but the love of our couple is now strong (until the tail end which was a bit wobbly and could have been omitted or written differently). After he took care of her kidnappers he is all in and in the epilogue I love his reaction to when she tells him she is pregnant. There is something so swoon worthy about a father to be, wanting to shout on the rooftop with happiness that the love of his life is having his baby!
Now, for the part I could have done without and it is at the tail end when there is a new secretary flirting with Dylan and he is oblivious. Harley is distraught and cried out if he is fucking her. *sigh* I can attribute that to hormones, but, if their love is strong and this new (now fired) secretary told the heroine she is getting friendly with her husband, I would have loved it if she laughed in her face. That would show us that she has 100 percent trust that Dylan has only eyes for her, but instead, if she thinks her husband is capable of cheating, there is no trust there, so the strength I saw in this couple, weakened. I don't know why it was ruined like that, and all for one last bit of unnecessary drama. It was quickly remedied and it could be just her hormones, plus I liked that he reminded her that she is his one and only and always will be (I love when our main characters, especially the hero reminds his woman he is all his in all ways). This was a roller coaster of being perked up by a good scene, to then be disappointed by the next one.
I love my dual virgin romance, but there was WAY too much OW drama all throughout the book. I do like unwanted OW drama to show how much the hero is disgusted by other women flirting, it shows us he only has eyes for our heroine, but there is a limit and it was far too much OW flirting. The pushing away at the beginning also left me feeling denuded of an alpha hero, and I just did not care for it, it made him unlikable, but he did make up for it in the end. When I warmed up to their relationship, I felt a pang of disappointment with this last remark from her. There was too much unnecessary drama for my taste.
I won't be rereading this book but it's ok, as long as CM Steele writes safe dual virgin romances, I will keep reading them!
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2,541 reviews20 followers
March 16, 2024
Dylan & Harley

I just loved going back to Steeleville! I adore how sweet Harley is. Dylan is beyond grumpy until he gets himself sorted out. Together they are crazy sweet. Sizzling chemistry. He is bossy and super possessive. All the ingredients for a great story.
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1,598 reviews51 followers
March 5, 2024
My reviews always contain spoilers, I write them so I can remember the story.

Dylan’s story ties into the last 1/3 story of Boss.
Dylan thinks he will be a monster like his dad, who he’s been told was a rapist. So he avoids all female contact until he sees Harley. He catches a glimpse of her in his office building and is intrigued, he has never really had a reaction to a woman before Harley.
There is a misunderstanding one of his VP’s James is caught having sex in the copy room, he said it was the new temp but it was really his admin he was having sex with. The new temp is Harley. Dylan asks HR to fire Harley, when he finds out he made a mistake he gets her info from the shady HR lady and tries to apologize. To make it up to her he hires her as his live in personal assistant. Harley realizes that the position is fake and he’s trying to make up for his mistake, but the money is good so she stays on.
He runs a bit hot and cold with her. He is obsessed but worries he will hurt her, he doesn’t want to be an animal like his dad that would force himself on a woman.
But soon he gives into to his feelings for her, Harley has feelings for Dylan too and they have their first time. Dual virgins! But when Harley makes a comment about him being an animal after he bit her during sex he freaks and leaves her. She’s heartbroken. He realizes he needs professional help and goes to a therapist for his issues. But doesn’t let Harley know that he sorry or that he cares about her. Tim his security guy tells her this is his usual behavior, he uses women then leaves them.
She leaves for her cousin Lillian’s wedding. Needing a breather she steps outside and is kidnapped. It’s her creepy cousin James who was Dylan’s ex VP, his girlfriend/sex partner, Dylan’s security guy Tim (who wants Harley for himself), and a human trafficker. She’s roughed up a bit but manages to escape. She runs to the nearest town which happens to be Steeleville, run by the Steele Rider MC.
She remembers the bar Lillian’s bachelorette party was at, the Panhandle, she remembers that the older bartender, Boss, who looked a lot like Dylan was very nice to her. Boss is there and remembers her, he helps her in and has Doc tend to her injuries. She knows who her kidnappers are but doesn’t know who she can trust so she keeps that info to herself.
Meanwhile Dylan finally decides to track her via a necklace he gave her. It take a bit of time but he finds where she was held abandoned and heads to nearest town. When he enters to Panhandle and sees Boss he assumes he’s his father and punches him after calling him out as a rapist. All the riders jump to Boss’s defense and they clear up who his father really was. He wast a rapist just a cheater. His mother lied about being raped, she gave Dylan up out of spite because his dad had cheated on her.
Harley shows herself and the two talk. She does forgive him easily, but thankfully she tells him how much he hurt her. He apologizes and they have sexy times.
Drama when he heads out to take care of the kidnappers. James is arrested, Tim killed the trafficker and James girlfriend and tries to kill Dylan but they fight and Dylan shoots and kills Tim.
Almost smooth sailing except for a tiny bit about a new secretary that hits on Dylan. He reprimands her but she taunts Harley and Harley very pregnant is upset with Dylan and asks if he’s cheating. He reassures her he is not and fires the secretary.
Lots of crazy unnecessary drama. Dylan acted like a real dick at times but I really liked Harley’s spunk, she saves herself from the kidnappers!
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38 reviews
May 28, 2024
I'm torn.

I really dont know how to rate this, so I figure 4 stars is the safe bet. I love the second half of the book. It just felt like too many story lines squeezed in, especially with that extra epilogue scene. I wish I had skipped it.

The first half I guess I understand, but the reasoning and 'grovel' felt like a cop out. After everyone was forgiven the storyline kept me turning the page impatiently seeking how it would turn out. I like up to Dylan's epilogue after they make up. Before that I really almost didn't finish.

I usually enjoy C.M. Steele books, so I will continue reading them. This one was just more of a miss for me.
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724 reviews
February 20, 2024
Harley and Dylan both seemed very familiar to me and it didn't click until Harley was with her cousin for her bachelorette party at Boss's bar. (he's part of the Steele Riders MC series - I see a re-read in my near future)

Part of me understood why he pushed Harley away but that other part of me was furious. Heh. :) He eventually pulls his head out of his butt and goes after his girl. Unfortunately, some horrible things happen before he finds her. But don't worry - those who hurt her get what they deserve.

All in all, it was an enjoyable read plus it's Dual Virgins!!!

3.5 stars!
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3,173 reviews
February 27, 2024
decent

This book was decent but definitely not at the top of the list for this series for me. It took me quite a while to warm up to Dylan, even after his explanation to his actions. I also found parts where I got kind of confused or felt like I was missing out on some of their conversations with other characters, even though I have read the series. Otherwise, it was a good read.
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185 reviews1 follower
April 21, 2025
Ugh

This could have been a real goid story, but like most in the series, it missed the mark. After he treated her horrible. I was not a fan. After the kidnapping when Dylan went into the bar, he was more worried about everything else besides Harley. She should have been number one priority. I'm starting to not be a fan . If she didn't forgive so easily n made him grovel , I would have enjoyed it more. What he did was low.
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4,225 reviews35 followers
February 21, 2024
Dylan needs his family.

Dylan has always believed he was created by a monster and when he finds the one woman he could love, Harley, he is cruel to her and pushes her away. Harley gets kidnapped, things get insane, Dylan finds out he was lied to all his life and now he needs to make it up to his woman!
3,983 reviews7 followers
June 28, 2024
His Obsession

Dylan has wanted Harley since he saw her in the lobby of his building. When he mistakenly fires her he creates a personal assistant position for her but things quickly heat up and he runs scared until Harley turns up missing then all bets are off and Dylan will do anything to claim his woman in this extraordinary read.
Profile Image for Melissa Wilson.
1,257 reviews9 followers
February 17, 2024
I really enjoyed this book. We met Dylan and Harley in Boss ( part of the Steele Rider MC series). I really liked Harley. Dylan's character matured as the book progressed. Good addition to the Steele Riders Family series.
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247 reviews2 followers
February 19, 2024
Wow, wow wow that doesn’t even describe how good this book is I love this book Dylan thought he came from a monster and come to find out his biological mother lied that he punched his uncle. He didn’t know that was his uncle. This book was just filled with all kinds of action.
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2,191 reviews5 followers
May 5, 2024
😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍

Wow this romance was deep. Dylan’s backstory is intense. An awful story fabricated by the egg donor, she brought crazy back!!! Thank goodness for this couple, they found a huge HEA. Love the ending
Profile Image for Natalie.
4,806 reviews13 followers
March 23, 2024
Dylan

I love the Steele Riders and their families. This is the craziest I have read in awhile. Poor Harley been through it. Luckily Dylan recognized she was his from the get go.
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2,372 reviews28 followers
May 2, 2024
Hailey and Hunter

It was an OK read.
Didn't particularly like the beginning but improved as I went along.
The epilogue was cute
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