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Hacker #1-3
Hardwired / Hardpressed / Hardline
FIRST THREE BOOKS OF THE HACKER SERIES. HARDWIRED, HARDPRESSED, HARDLINE. CHECK OUT OUR 4 AND 5 BOOK SETS ON AMAZON TO GET THE COMPLETE SET!
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First published May 12, 2016
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About the author
Meredith Wild
43 books10.3k followersMeredith Wild is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of 22 novels. After self-publishing her debut novel Hardwired in 2013, Wild used her ten years of experience as a tech entrepreneur to form her own publishing imprint, forging relationships with major retails, and becoming one of the first indie authors to become fully stocked in brick-and-mortar bookstore chains nationwide.
Both traditionally and self-published, Wild’s books have hit No. 1 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists. She has been featured on CBS This Morning, The Today Show, the New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Publishers Weekly, and The Examiner. Her foreign rights have been sold in over 23 languages. She resides in Florida with her many cats.
Both traditionally and self-published, Wild’s books have hit No. 1 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists. She has been featured on CBS This Morning, The Today Show, the New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Publishers Weekly, and The Examiner. Her foreign rights have been sold in over 23 languages. She resides in Florida with her many cats.
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March 24, 2016[image error]
★★★★★! The Hacker Series, book 1-3 of 5!
Books in Hacker series should be read in order:
Book 1: Hardwired
Book 2: Hardpressed
Book 3: Hardline
Book 4: Hard Limit
Book 5: Hard Love
I read the Hacker series book 1-5 while sick. I wish I had time to write reviews.
Harvard graduate Erica Hathaway’s whirlwind romance with former hacker and billionaire technology investor Blake Landon continues...
Seduction, secrets, lies, painful past, but above all awful villains… Many twists and turns and after all is said, an epic read. 6-star shelf.
***
Hero rating: 5 stars
Heroine rating: 4 stars
Sexual tension rating: 5 stars
Sex scenes rating: 5 stars
Sex scenes frequency: 5 stars
Plot rating: 5 stars
Dialogue rating: 5 stars
Storytelling rating: 5 stars
Story ending rating: N/A
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Overall rating: 5 stars
Would I recommend this series: Yes.
Would I re-read this series: Yes.
Would I read future books by this author: Yes.
★★★★★! The Hacker Series, book 1-3 of 5!
Books in Hacker series should be read in order:
Book 1: Hardwired
Book 2: Hardpressed
Book 3: Hardline
Book 4: Hard Limit
Book 5: Hard Love
I read the Hacker series book 1-5 while sick. I wish I had time to write reviews.
Harvard graduate Erica Hathaway’s whirlwind romance with former hacker and billionaire technology investor Blake Landon continues...
Seduction, secrets, lies, painful past, but above all awful villains… Many twists and turns and after all is said, an epic read. 6-star shelf.
***
Hero rating: 5 stars
Heroine rating: 4 stars
Sexual tension rating: 5 stars
Sex scenes rating: 5 stars
Sex scenes frequency: 5 stars
Plot rating: 5 stars
Dialogue rating: 5 stars
Storytelling rating: 5 stars
Story ending rating: N/A
*********************************************
Overall rating: 5 stars
Would I recommend this series: Yes.
Would I re-read this series: Yes.
Would I read future books by this author: Yes.
December 13, 2014
these books I couldn't put down .. Loved them when book 4 came out I down loaded it the first day.. now can't wait for the next one to come out. but for me 200+ pages just isn't enough. but I will take what I can get.. Thank you Meredith Wild
October 13, 2014
Good!
These books were well written and the story line was good but I guess I had high expectations because I was disappointed. It lacked emotion and creativity.
I enjoyed other books by this author much more. But this is just my opinion.
These books were well written and the story line was good but I guess I had high expectations because I was disappointed. It lacked emotion and creativity.
I enjoyed other books by this author much more. But this is just my opinion.
July 24, 2022
This was the worst book I have ever read and i regret buying it. It was basically a smutty fanfiction style of writing which made no sense at all. Even the attraction between the main couple was just weird!
Tbh, i liked the premise of the story and how the female lead was supposedly an independent woman. But, as usual to any fanfic if yoy have ever read one, she turns i to a damsel in distress all the damn time!
I couldn't even finish the whole series, even though i bought the set of 3 (money down the drain I guess).
I would probably never recommend this to anyone, unless they just want to read attraction, attractive, smut and more smut without any sense of writing. For god's sake this should just be on a fanfiction site and not promoted as an actual novel.
Can you imagine that this was being promoted as a recommended read after the crossfire series?! Hell no!
What a let down!
Tbh, i liked the premise of the story and how the female lead was supposedly an independent woman. But, as usual to any fanfic if yoy have ever read one, she turns i to a damsel in distress all the damn time!
I couldn't even finish the whole series, even though i bought the set of 3 (money down the drain I guess).
I would probably never recommend this to anyone, unless they just want to read attraction, attractive, smut and more smut without any sense of writing. For god's sake this should just be on a fanfiction site and not promoted as an actual novel.
Can you imagine that this was being promoted as a recommended read after the crossfire series?! Hell no!
What a let down!
September 15, 2022
Dico la verità, scrivo la recensione alla fine del primo libro perché non sono molto tentata a continuare la lettura. Il primo non è autoconclusivo é una trilogia collegata quindi la mia recensione non può essere totalizzante. Purtroppo non mi ha conquistata. Non sono riuscita ad entrare in sintonia con i protagonisti. Lui per carità il solito idolo maschile che non si può non apprezzare. Però mi è mancato qlcs. Ad un certo punto poi si prende la strada della sottomissione e il mio cervello va in automatico a fare il confronto con 50 sfumature.... E quindi che vi devo dire per me all epoca 50 sfumature era il top, quindi per parlare dello stesso argomento è non esserne una copia bisogna essere bravi. Magari andando avanti migliora ma al momento non sento l esigenza di sapere il continuo🤷♀️
March 24, 2025
Why have I only just come across this author. Fantastic read, this is the first book that I’ve read from this author.
Very well written, plot was gripping and had me understanding the relationship between both. It got some dark bits within the book so check your triggers, rape, illness related death, controlling behaviour and a lot of sex ( well written)
Erica is: young, strong, intelligent, business minded woman whom is not a pushover. But she got issues, mother passed away when young and this has caused her to her best ability to be independent and she is petrified of losing her self.
rape in this story line so watch your triggers.
Blake is a self made billionaire, with issues but not much has been revealed in this book of his past and the reasons of why he is controlling.
Very well written, plot was gripping and had me understanding the relationship between both. It got some dark bits within the book so check your triggers, rape, illness related death, controlling behaviour and a lot of sex ( well written)
Erica is: young, strong, intelligent, business minded woman whom is not a pushover. But she got issues, mother passed away when young and this has caused her to her best ability to be independent and she is petrified of losing her self.
rape in this story line so watch your triggers.
Blake is a self made billionaire, with issues but not much has been revealed in this book of his past and the reasons of why he is controlling.
March 12, 2019
I was introduced to Meredith Wild with this book series first. A d I just love the way she captivates you into the story. And how you don't ever what it to end. I feel so in love with Blake and Erica. Their love story is unique and hot. This series keeps you wanting more. And it sure satisfies your appetite. Read it you won't be disappointed.
January 9, 2018
Di stelline ne darei 3 e 1/2, per fortuna il tira e molla tra i protagonisti non diventa troppo noioso, ogni volta si scopre qualcosa di più, si delineano meglio anche i personaggi secondari...
ormai devo andare avanti e capire che altro può succedere.
ormai devo andare avanti e capire che altro può succedere.
June 13, 2018
I would Not recommend.
I found this series boring and poorly written.
I found this series boring and poorly written.
December 2, 2020
Romanzo erotico, d'amore, avvincente, non so neanche io come descriverlo, non è un libro che ho divorato facilmente, ma forse per colpa mia e non del libro in sé. Lo consiglio
May 20, 2015
The Hacker Series is a sexy ride into the techie world filled with secrets, lies, and vices. Once you start the first book, you will stop until you have read them all.
I am always hesitant when I am presented with a new series to read. Will I want to invest in these characters past one book? Will it be a cliffhanger that I will not be able to cope with? However, when I got all four books at once, I thought why not. What I wasn’t expecting was finishing all four books in four days and then be eager to read the fifth that will be out this September.
The series centers around recent Harvard graduate and entrepreneur Erica Hathaway and billionaire hacker Blake Landon. To say that there are love/hate emotions between the two in the beginning would be an understatement. Erica is a strongly independent and driven woman with very strict ideas of what should and should not be done in regards to business. Blake is an Alpha to the umpteenth power. He wants control and he is going to do everything in his power to make sure that he gets it.
As we move through the series, obviously Erica and Blake become a couple. However things are far from perfect. There are secrets held by both and pasts that neither of them can forget. It will be a constant struggle for both of these two control freaks to be in a relationship where they are constantly testing each other by being who they are. The real question is will these two make it through the secrets, lies, pain, past transgressions, rivals, revenge seeking hackers, and bitchy exes to make it to a Happily Ever After? I can tell you this, by the end of book four, this question is still not completely answered.
In this series, Meredith Wild gives the reader characters that you can love and hate at the same time. The dynamic between Erica and Blake is one that you will route for, but still question if they are in fact right for one another. Then you will forget your reservations and cheer these two on again. Because Wild creates a world that you can live in with the characters, you do become slightly invested in all the players in this book. However, what really grabbed me was the way that the author depicted not only the business that these two are in, but how she weaved into the story a bit of intrigue, deception, family drama, and rivalry.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the heat that radiates off the pages of this book. The sexiness is present and accounted for in this series. Blake is a man who wants control and as you read the books, you will see how far he and Erica take their bedroom antics.
This series is an up and down roller coaster ride that starts in book one and will not finish until we all read the ending in Hard Love. So, what are you waiting for?
- Read more detailed reviews at http://artbookscoffee.com/the-bookshe...
I am always hesitant when I am presented with a new series to read. Will I want to invest in these characters past one book? Will it be a cliffhanger that I will not be able to cope with? However, when I got all four books at once, I thought why not. What I wasn’t expecting was finishing all four books in four days and then be eager to read the fifth that will be out this September.
The series centers around recent Harvard graduate and entrepreneur Erica Hathaway and billionaire hacker Blake Landon. To say that there are love/hate emotions between the two in the beginning would be an understatement. Erica is a strongly independent and driven woman with very strict ideas of what should and should not be done in regards to business. Blake is an Alpha to the umpteenth power. He wants control and he is going to do everything in his power to make sure that he gets it.
As we move through the series, obviously Erica and Blake become a couple. However things are far from perfect. There are secrets held by both and pasts that neither of them can forget. It will be a constant struggle for both of these two control freaks to be in a relationship where they are constantly testing each other by being who they are. The real question is will these two make it through the secrets, lies, pain, past transgressions, rivals, revenge seeking hackers, and bitchy exes to make it to a Happily Ever After? I can tell you this, by the end of book four, this question is still not completely answered.
In this series, Meredith Wild gives the reader characters that you can love and hate at the same time. The dynamic between Erica and Blake is one that you will route for, but still question if they are in fact right for one another. Then you will forget your reservations and cheer these two on again. Because Wild creates a world that you can live in with the characters, you do become slightly invested in all the players in this book. However, what really grabbed me was the way that the author depicted not only the business that these two are in, but how she weaved into the story a bit of intrigue, deception, family drama, and rivalry.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the heat that radiates off the pages of this book. The sexiness is present and accounted for in this series. Blake is a man who wants control and as you read the books, you will see how far he and Erica take their bedroom antics.
This series is an up and down roller coaster ride that starts in book one and will not finish until we all read the ending in Hard Love. So, what are you waiting for?
- Read more detailed reviews at http://artbookscoffee.com/the-bookshe...
July 31, 2015
I have to say I like this book much
more than Fifty Shades of Grey. The story plots are more exciting with twist and turns. The characters are more complex and interesting.
Enjoy reading it, can't wait till next book comes on in September.
more than Fifty Shades of Grey. The story plots are more exciting with twist and turns. The characters are more complex and interesting.
Enjoy reading it, can't wait till next book comes on in September.
March 15, 2018
This is this first series that I have read by this author, that being said I am thrilled with this series. Blake & Erica are awesome characters. The thrills,twists, & turns have had me on edge. I can’t wait for the next book
December 9, 2014
Read so fast that I may have to read them again!! Can't wait for the next book. Great series :)
December 12, 2014
Just starting to read book 1 hardwired
January 30, 2015
I am in love with this story. Couldn't put the book down, and I can not wait for the fifth book to come out.
January 28, 2015
I have really enjoyed all 4 of these books and the story line and cannot wait for the fifth book to come out.
June 22, 2015
Loved this series. She is one of my favorite authors. Her writing style is incredible. Dying to read the next book in series
July 27, 2015
Loved this series!!!!
August 30, 2015
Really enjoying this series. Not the typical roll over submissive which makes it a more interesting read. Looking forward for the last book in the series.
September 8, 2015
AMAZING!!!
October 2, 2015
Couldn't put these down! They are very addictive. I enjoy all of Meredith wilds books. Can't wait for the next release
November 5, 2015
Just loved every minute of this series! Never a dull moment so exciting and so much love..couldn't wait to see there happy ever after. But sad it's over now!!!
February 26, 2016
RATINGS
Plot - 5
Characterization - 5
Dialogue - 5
Sex Scenes - 4
Writing Style - 5
Total - 5
Plot - 5
Characterization - 5
Dialogue - 5
Sex Scenes - 4
Writing Style - 5
Total - 5
May 28, 2016
As soon as you finish book 1 you want the next in this series. Erica and Blake are both somewhat damaged, and are constantly butting heads. Awesome read.
November 6, 2014
I really liked Erica's and Blake's story...I cant wait for the next book in December.
September 14, 2017
Loved this series sad when it ended!
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December 9, 2017This entire series hard me flipping pages and eagerly running to the bookstore for the next book. Hated seeing the end of the series.
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