Thrash

Hard Hit #3

by Charity Parkerson

An out-of-control hockey star.
A ruthless agent.
One needs discipline.
The other, release.

Henley has been perched on the edge of self-destruction for years. Drugs, alcohol, and dark fetishes are only a few of his vices. When the only man capable of controlling him turns his back for good, Henley finally crosses the line, losing everything.

Kieran Steele is considered to be one of the most ruthless agents in the world of sports. His cutthroat tactics have never failed to land the deal of every athlete’s dreams. When he sets his sights on something, he always gets what he wants. What Kieran wants most is Henley.

For years, Kieran has watched Henley from the sidelines, fantasizing. Now, Kieran is the one person who can give Henley what he needs—ice beneath his skates and pain in his bed. But is one man’s obsession stronger than the other man’s demons?

Genres: M M Romance, Sports, BDSM, Hockey, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction

178 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 16, 2015

About the author

Charity Parkerson is an award winning and multi-published author with several companies. Born with no filter from her brain to her mouth, she decided to take this odd quirk and insert it in her characters.

*Eight-time winner of Readers' Favorite Awards
*2014 Golden Ankh nominee
*2013 Readers' Favorite Award Winner
*2013 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner
*2012 ARRA Finalist for Favorite Paranormal Romance
*Five-time winner of The Mistress of the Darkpath

**Connect with her online:
Website: charityparkerson.com
Facebook: facebook.com/authorCharityParkerson
facebook.com/TheMenofSin
Twitter: twitter.com/CharityParkerso

Reviews

[Gigi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series has officially become my guilty pleasure. Quick, easy reads without a lot of substance to scatter my brain. It's a bathtub book!

[Monikat · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Watch your triggers, this includes a self unaliving attempt and addiction.

Well alrighty☺️
I'm hooked, this series gets better and better.
This book surprised me. The dynamic shift makes this story impressive, I expected something different but Kieran was a unique take on strength, Henley's match in every way. I liked that we are tricked into believing the story starts here when it has started long ago. Charity Parkerson shows intelligence and inventiveness as she maneuvers her players in this series.

I love that bad-guy Alex from the previous book gets redeemed quite a few times in this book and his story is next🌈🔥

[Vfields Don't touch my happy! · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really had fun with these two gentlemen. I felt Parkerson getting onto a groove in this series. Yup, without a doubt I actually liked this installment.

[Pati · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely my favorite book of this series, so far. Very intense and focused. I only wish that it had been longer. Can't wait for Alex and Gannon's story.

[Lauri MissDysfunktion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thrash is book three in the Hard Hit series

I was definitely sucked into this one. The tension and chemistry was great. Plus the breadcrumbs for the next book havent curiosity piqued

[Milica · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars...

Rounding it up since it was better than Collide which I gave 4 stars,and much better than Blow which got 3 from me (although it was more of a case of too high expectations than anything else). Great series so far,and I'm officially hooked!

And kudos to author for never making us wait too long for the next book!

[Ed Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I made the mistake of listening to the audiobook instead of reading the ebook. I think it would have been a 4 star book for me but I just couldn’t get past the narrator.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henley ist am Ende. Körperlich, wie mental. Nach einem Ausraster landet der Profi Eishockeyspieler kurz im Knast und wird schliesslich von seinem Verein auf die Straße gesetzt. Damit ist auch seine Karriere zu Ende und Henley will nur noch vergessen und Ruhe finden. Stattdessen findet ihn sein wenig sensibler – nun Ex – Teamkollege Alex und rettet ihm so das Leben. Henley kommt noch einmal mit dem Leben davon und geht in den Entzug.

Doch Alex tut noch mehr für ihn. Alex stellt ihm Kieran Steele vor. Einen der besten Sportagenten des Landes. Wenn jemand etwas für den talentierten Henley tun kann, dann nur Kieran. Und Kieran hat Henley schon lange Zeit im Blick. Der als gefühlskalte und distanziert geltende Manger hat in vielen Dingen seine Finger drinnen und achtet gut auf seine Investitionen. Und er weiss genau wie er Henley zu behandeln hat; weiss was Henley braucht um wieder seine Balance und zurück zu sportlichem Erfolg zu finden.

Die Geschichte von Henley ist sehr tragisch und düster. Leider hat sich mir nicht ganz erschlossen, wieso Henley in diesen gefährlichen Strudel abgedriftet ist. Denn die Beziehung zwischen Grady und Ryker hat am Ende ja nur noch das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht. Doch ausgerechnet Kieran schafft es Henley wieder ins Spiel zu bringen und ihm den nötigen Halt zu geben, damit er sich nicht wieder verliert. Auch Kierans Leben war nicht einfach. Jung hat er seine Eltern verloren und musste dann auch noch Verantwortung für seinen deutlich jüngeren Bruder Gannon übernehmen. Und Gannon hat sich in seiner Jugend in Schwierigkeiten gebracht, die der ältere Bruder ausmerzen musste.

Henley lässt sich auf Kieran ein, doch sie sind beide harte Männer und artikulieren kaum ihre Gefühle für einander. Hen, der trotz des Erfolgs und seiner Bekanntheit ein unsicherer Mensch ist, kommt damit nur schwer zurecht. Zwischen Henley und Kieran wird einfach zu wenig kommuniziert und das fördert nicht unbedingt das Vertrauen von Henley.

Mir gefiel das Buch sehr gut, weil die Autorin diese Männer trotz ihrer coolen Oberfläche bedürftig und auch mal schwach sein lässt. Sie sind nicht immer diese großen Helden, die große Taten verbringen. Sie hadern mit sich, mit ihrer Umgebung, mit ihren Gefühlen und Bedürfnissen. Sie bleiben deswegen menschlich und auf ihre Weise liebenswürdig.

[NhaughtyV says Damn the Zon Save the Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

“It’s the well-meaning shit we do that damages people beyond repair.”

Henley has lost everything—his best friend, his lover, and his career. Once the most sought after hockey player, Henley is grasping to keep what’s left of his life under control…but alcohol and his dark fetishes are only just a few of his vices he must overcome.

Kieran Steele is as ruthless as they come in the sports agency business. He’s watched Henley from afar for too long. So when Kieran sees the chance to finally have that which he’s wanted, he wastes no time in seducing Henley. “Kieran Steele…more addictive than any other temptation calling him to darkness.”

Obsession is defined as “the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, or desire.” How far are we willing to go to obtain that which we are obsessed? “For Henley, Kieran would go to any length. He’d crawl, beg, humiliate himself, and give up all his worldly goods. Anything. Everything.”

Charity Parkerson’s Hard Hit series is what I like to call “chapter books”. The stories leading up to this installment could be read stand alone, but not THRASH. In order for the reader to truly understand Henley and his past, I highly recommend reading the books leading up to THRASH.

Love this series…it’s become my newest obsession ! Highly recommend!!

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whiplash! Spoiler Alert!

First off the book is two quick, at least put dates in it. Like three months later etc.
They just got together, fell in love and broke up in one day. I had to re read chapter five and six to see if there was a glitch in my kindle auto narration. There was no falling in love part, no date no romance just a but plug and sex. Then trying to throw the next storyline in the mix when this wasn't completed. I hated it but gave it three stars for effort. It felt like I was reading a fan fiction. There was so much left out. Such as K not ever being with another man yet he understood how to have sex with one and master it and nothing was sad. And when did they live together? H went to tryout for a team and got the job and it skipped to a call in the middle of the night saying his friend was shoot and 10 minutes away. I thought he was in Boston and then they started talking about lost luggage and I said he must of flown back and ended up in New Orleans. Why was the other guy shoot? It didn't say. Where was the police? I want my money back. Great for a kindle unlimited free bee.

[Chris Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a bit more okay than the first two books. The author really went with the insta-love story line with all the books.

The way things started between them was so weird that I didn't really buy it. The scenes were actually interesting. Especially the first showing of the kinks. I enjoyed that part. With Henley, I'm actually not sure what started the kink for him. His backstory was a bit lacking for me. Yeah, they explained it the end but it wasn't enough for me.

Kieran's secret was somewhat of a shock and an exaggeration too. I'm not one too judge but a guys is obsessed with another guy but is not gay?

Overall, it was good.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was way different from how I expected it to be, but not necessarily in a bad way. I also haven’t read any of the other books in the series, so I liked how I could just jump in.

What I thought:
-I thought it would be really intense on the BDSM. It wasn’t, but this way I feel like it was incorporated into the story much better. I do wish there was a little more, maybe toys could have been used?
- I thought hockey would play a huge role. Considering both characters had jobs in the community, it was natural to assume that hockey would feature in the book, and I was really looking forward to that. Much to my dismay, that was not the case. It was only mentioned a couple of times, which was definitely disappointing.
- I thought the relationship would have more of a story to it. There was a lot of telling to the relationship, and a lot of skipping around. The book would often say, “After this happened yesterday…”, and it definitely confused me, and made me a little sad that I missed out on some potentially really great moments and plot points.

All in all, this book was good, but could have been better. Despite its faults, I definitely recommend it.

[Liza · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s so frustrating to miss out on important details of the story because of time jumps and the incessant telling instead of showing. That’s the theme of this series. This story definitely could have been exceptional if it didn’t jump around and miss out on so much of the important things that were going on with Henley and Keirnan. I missed the entire development of their relationship beyond the first couple times they were together and we were rushed to the ending. This is where I walk away.

[Denise GremoryKohta · Rating 5 out of 5]

So freaking good!

Now I remember why this one was my favorite. While they all have strong powerful emotions, this one hits new levels. The surprises this one packs just keep rolling in. This is a prime example of a roller coaster read.

[Jennifer Veer-Boyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Good

As short as these books are, they are still very good. I just wish the sex scenes were a little hotter. They’re hot maybe it’s just not draw out like I’m used to.

This one had me draw in from the start.

[Debbora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed book 3 in this series. It was intense at times, yet a little over the top mushy. I found it short and sweet. On the book 4.

[Kaila · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved this so much... it was amazing.. it was hott.. and i am in love with this series :)

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henley and Kieran. My favorite of the series. Excellent kink and love.

Bought as part of audible escape package.

[Moomba · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book doesn't have 236 pages. It's definitely below 100.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick but intense read with compelling characters.

[Siren125 · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF 51%

The story is all over the place.

[Neisha † The Poet † · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Vita · Rating 3 out of 5]

In his shock, Henley said the first thing that popped into his head. “I thought you crawled for no one.” Kieran tugged at the button on Henley’s jeans. “I do for you.”

[Caydenspia · Rating 2 out of 5]

My thoughts: I give it ❤️❤️. I could not seem to like either character!

[Gail Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third book in this series. Each of the books seem to be short on length for me, as was this one. Having said that, the story did have an ending and nothing was left out.

For me the second book is still the best in this series, although I did enjoy reading Thrash. It was good to see Henley finally getting his act together and to find out more about his past. Once again the couple seam to balance each other out. I think that Kieran needs Henley as much as it is the other way around.

I had been curious for the arrival of this book as it was hinted that it would be much darker than it actually is. Based on what had been said in the previous books about Henley's dark side and his need for pain I expected this to form part of the story. Yet there was only really on scene of this and that was very brief. There was more mention of it in the previous book. I don't understand why this is spontaneously lost from Henley's character.

As usual the next book is set up at the end of this one and just like when I read the teaser for the second book, I find myself more interested in reading that than at any point during this third book.

It was an okay read but not what I was expecting.

[MaryAnne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave it 3 stars instead of 2 because I found it more tolerable than Grady and Ryker's story. Is it well written? Not particularly. I'm a total grammar nazi. No such thing as 'a good bedside manner'. And no one says "he lost a lot of blood, but we're pumping it back in". Makes it sound like the same blood he lost was somehow collected from the ground and returned to his body.
One thing that is kind of annoying, and in common with all the books in this series, is how amazing everyone thinks everyone else is, because they smiled or looked at them a certain way. At first I found the instant affection thing endearing, but c'mon, mix it up a little! They can't ALL fall in love with the other person within 5 minutes of speaking. There's a recurring theme here. 2 guys, one has low self esteem and everyone thinks he's odd, and either one or both have an abusive past. They fall in love, feel unworthy of the love, go at it like bunnies, have some rather idiotic misunderstanding, MCs from the next book are introduced, they make up, the end. I'm calling it quits after this one

[Dutchgirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This serie is really difficult to rate. I liked the first one Collide and i didn't like the second book Blow (mainly because of Grady) I however liked Thrash and i was very happy to see that things worked out for Henley and Kieran.

I'm very curious about the next book since i'm a bit hot and cold over this serie.

[Faye · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do like this series but this book left me wanting. Wanting more detail! I feel that there was way more story to these two. It felt like I was reading the abbreviated version. I like when a book moves along but this skipped vital parts and really didn't elaborate much even in the end when it all wrapped up. I will try the next book Smashed as I do want to know what happens with Alex and Gannon but if these style of writing keeps up that's the end for me.

[Carolyn Elias · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series!

I have thoroughly enjoyed each book in this series! Each time I read the next one it becomes my favorite and I adore the main characters and all the supporting characters -- you just have to start at the first of this series because the stories all intertwine (this author is a genius). Eagerly awaiting the next story!

[joani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better then the last...

I didn't think I was going to like this story as much as I did. Kiernan is awesome and is exactly who Henley needed. Kiernan and Gannon are great characters and both of them are intriguing and leave you wanting more. The next book is Gannon and Alex which I am about to read and get the answers we all want answered.