Clean Hack

Steel Paragons MC #4.5

by Eve R. Hart

Mr. Clean

My life wasn’t exactly exciting. I was on the road more than I wasn’t. I hadn’t ever been pinned down to one location. And I didn’t truly have any real friends.

But for years the illusion of my little psychic kept me going. Strange as it was, I felt a connection to her even before I got her to open up to me.

I hated that it took such a traumatic event to finally bring us together. But the moment I looked into her wide, frightened eyes, I knew I’d never let her go.

Lucy

When I was seventeen, my best friend was taken right before my eyes. Years I searched for her, digging into places I knew I wasn’t allowed and watching people from the comfort of my apartment without them even aware that I was.

Years it took for me to get a lead on the man that had taken her. Then, I watched the world crumble around people that I didn’t know, but somehow felt like I did.

When I got too close, I called the one person that I knew could save me from the mess I’d made. The very same man that had been a mystery for what felt like forever. I knew what he did for a living, in fact, I was the one that called to give him a heads up when I knew he’d be needed. But I never let myself get close, no matter how curious I was about him.

Then he was there, and I had no place to hide. Only, I never imagined that my cleaner would be the one thing I wouldn’t ever be able to scrub out of my heart.

**The events in this book take place over the course of the first four Steel Paragons MC, Moon Hill chapter books: Loch, Diesel, Tank, Axe. This book contains spoilers to events that happen in those four books. While this can be read as a standalone, reading the Moon Hill books will give you a better understanding of the people in this book.

231 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2018

About the author

Eve R. Hart has a habit of weaving stories laced thick with romance. They often bounce between awkward humor and dark themes- sometimes making a scary combination of the two. It doesn’t matter how it comes, she just wants love to win at the end of the day.

Eve lives on the coast of North Carolina with their partner in chaos, three beautifully nerdy kids, and a ridiculously sweet dog. When they need a break, you’ll find Eve lost in a book, playing board games with her family, or whipping up something crazy in the kitchen.


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Reviews

[Jamie Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good start...

This was good but a little different from her other series. A little slow but the storyline was good. And we got more insight into the whole thing that happened from Axes installment.
Still I would recommend this read.
Thanks Jamie Nibarger Ellis

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3.25 Stars

I went into this without having read any of the previous books in the Steel Paragon MC series, meaning the plot and characters were complete unknowns to me; as such, I didn’t mind that the majority of the story was a recap of events from the previous books, only now from the FMC’s perspective.

“Seemed I was always there, on the outer rim, knowing but not really. Caring without a solid connection.”

However, I did have a few issues.

1. In the context of solid plot devices, the FMC’s exceptional hacking abilities are the equivalent of Swiss cheese. In the span of three years, the FMC not only taught herself how to hack, but became exceptionally good at it. She touches on her skill level at 7%,

“How was I able to track him, pin down his number, and get in touch with him even when he used burner phones? Well, it was me. Come on. I wasn’t about to get all cocky and tell you that I was the greatest out there, because I wasn’t. I was just really good. And better in certain areas. I was also smart.”

We’re flat-out told that the FMC was such an amazing hacker because a) ”we’re talking about Lucy, so of course she’s amazing”, b) “she’s just really good at it”, and c) “Lucy’s smart.” As far as explanations go…it’s not the best. *HUGE understatement* Still—aside from the fact that it’s also a prime example of telling not showing—it is a passable explanation. Only the FMC contradicts herself at 24%,

“I wasn’t exceptionally smart. I could get by, but I was pretty average at best.”

and in doing so, makes the FMC’s three-year transition into a super hacker extremely unbelievable. Normally I would be able to overlook such a big inconsistency. In this case, I struggled to do so because—as I said earlier—the FMC’s exceptional hacking abilities are used as a plot device. Not only that, but it’s one of the main plot devices.

2. The “hacking” plot device was two-dimensional. Underutilized. Zero techno-talk or explanations about how it works, just that it does.

3. Repetition. Repetition. REPETITION. The FMC and MMC said the same things over and over and over again in their inner-monologues.

4. Speaking of inner-monologues, both the FMC and MMC’s were long-winded. They kept going off on tangents. Oftentimes those tangents were on something they’d already inner-monologued on.

TL;DR: Not bad, not good, but worth a try.

Title: Clean Hack
(The Tainted Saints #1)
by Eve R. Hart / Clean Hack
(Steel Paragons MC #4.5)
by Eve R. Hart
POV(s): Dual—First Person
Interconnected Series: Yes
Standalone: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
HEA: Yes
Relationship: M/F
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Suspense
Triggers: sexual assault, mentions of trafficking, reference to rape, graphic violence
Tags/Tropes:
❖ Age-Gap (~15 years)
❖ Cinnamonroll-MMC
❖ Cleaner-MMC
❖ Hacker-FMC
❖ Hermit-FMC
❖ MMC-Smitten-with-FMC
❖ Motorcycle-Club
❖ Overwatch-FMC
❖ Slow-Burn

[Julie Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved Lucy and Mr. Clean's book. First off the author warns you at the beginning of the book that you should read the Steel Paragon MC, Moon Hill series first and i strongly encourage you to do that. It will make this book even better. IF you have read the Moon Hill series then you will love getting to see the other side of things and how some of the stories from the Moon Hill books will just fit together even better. I think that Lucy and Mr. Clean (cause i totally don't want to give up his real name - it feels like a big secret for some reason) are perfect for each other as both are loners dealing the best they can. I think Eve grabs you from the Prologue and keeps you entertained till the end. A great book! Can't wait for more from this new series.

[Turq · Rating 5 out of 5]

Certainly a different style then we have seen from the author but they laid it out beautifully! If you haven't read any of the others. Stop now and go do so! Clean wraps up a lot of loose ends and gives us more insight into the wonderful Lucy and mysterious Mr. Clean himself. They easily climbed their way up as one of my favorites! This book while closing other doors, blew some open as well for what is to come! The build between them is agonizing in the best possible way you can imagine!!

[Gina Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clean & Lucy

Before you read this book you must read the first four books of the Steel Paragon MC series, Loch, Diesel, Tank and Axe, as 85% of the events in this book have been already told in the others, (the reason for the 3 stars instead of 4) but if you were to read this one first it would definitely ruin the others. It was nice to get a different perspective or behind the scenes information on those events, but caused this book to be a little repetitive for me since I read the books one after another. I love Clean and Lucy together, and wish they were able to actually meet sooner in the book, but I totally get why they didn’t. While this book didn’t have me at the edge of my seat like the others, it really was a good read.

[Shari · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one pulls you into the story right away. This is a slow burn romance. I liked this couple together once they finally got together. They just worked. Lucy and Clean found the only person for them that could make them happy. I also enjoyed seeing old friends.

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

[SHANNON · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing!!! Read it!!!

[D. Barger · Rating 1 out of 5]

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