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Emerald: Black Hawk Gems Book 1

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— A fractured past. A brand-new start. A savior in disguise —
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Angel Emira is a single mother, struggling to raise twins in an unforgiving world. Though haunted by the traumatic events that brought her children into existence, Angel is set to move on for their sake, but headway isn’t easy when the ground, itself, decides to crumble. Crushed by forces beyond her control, she finds herself without a job—and utterly forlorn. When conferring with a close friend, an opportunity surfaces, and Angel - with lack of better idea- resolves to seek it out.
Head of the Black Hawk Motorcycle Club, Dominic Knight doesn’t look like anyone’s saving grace. Appearances, however, mean little. It’s actions that rule existence. Angel believes she may have found the path to salvation and happiness, but nightmares from the past obstruct her hopes of claiming this dream.
Should she wish to free herself, she’ll need to first face demons . . .
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— Melancholy, romance, and adrenaline in equal measures —
— Heartbreak, love, and true redemption —
— Stunning, start to finish —

CONTENT Adult themes, mentions of nonconsensual adult dealings, violence

300 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 28, 2020

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376 reviews6 followers
April 8, 2022
I do understand and applaud the effort it takes to write a book, then get it to publication. That alone deserves all sorts of kudos. This book has an interesting plotline, a bit dogeared, but appealing. The execution is rough, and much of the book reads as a draft copy, unedited for the most part and definitely not proofread.

Dominic Knight (aka “Hawk”) is the president of the Blackhawks MC when he meets Angel Emira (aka “Emerald”) and bam! Insta-love. All events lead to an HEA with no bad behavior on either side. Angel’s past catches up to her and, as powerful as she is given to be, she needs her Knight on a shining motorcycle to rescue her. That’s the story.

The plot moves slowly, sluggishly towards its expected end. I lasted until 62% completion when I had to switch to speedreading mode. Besides the lethargic pace, the writing style is uneven. At times, the story is tediously detailed while in other parts there are so few specifics that the reader is left to guess at what has actually happened.

There are numerous inconsistencies that lead to difficulties within the story. Here are some examples:
 There is an odd disparity in the writer’s apparent knowledge of motorcycle clubs.
-- A woman doesn’t attends church (club meetings) – this is as much for her protection as it is for the club’s – yet in this book at least one woman is present in church. Except for all-women MC’s, this won’t happen, even in the 2020s.
-- Hawk (the president) calls for a lockdown, but old ladies are still out and about. Hawk calls for another lockdown and chastises himself for not calling for one earlier. I think the writer forgot about the initial lockdown.
-- The writer knows about the last Rev, a solemn ceremony like a last rite, differing by MC, where God is notified that a biker is riding his way into heaven. It is a moving tribute to a fallen rider.
-- No one but patched members and some prospects are allowed to talk about club business, but everyone seems to talk to everyone else about activities that should never be discussed.
 Angel is thinking about Ruby, an Ol’ Lady, and thinks, “She’s slightly above average height for a woman, a few inches taller than me….” But we’ve been told that Angel is five-feet-five and Ruby is five-feet-six. I think the writer forgot how tall some of her characters were.
 Angel walks into a room and stands next to Dominic (“Hawk”) when her son, Reece, runs over to her and climbs in her lap. She is standing and doesn’t have a lap.
 Angel’s children are used as plot devices and are not allowed to be themselves.
-- When Dominic and Angel want to be alone, the children are never around to interfere.
-- When the children are needed to show how kind a club member can be, they suddenly appear.
-- The children sleep on demand. They’re up early when needed to highlight family breakfast time. They are always napping when Angel and Dominic need some alone time. When Angel has nightmares, they wake up frightened if the storyline requires it; otherwise, they sleep through her screams in the night.
-- Their ages are slippery. We are told they were conceived three years ago, so including a 9-month gestation, they are two years old (plus some months). But…they talk like kids at least twice that age, or more. The writer refers to them as three-year-olds, apparently forgetting that gestation.
 The protagonists’ ages are inconsistent. We are told that three years ago Angel was 17 when tragedy struck her and her family. That makes her 20. We are told Dominic is 26. As a child she was a couple years younger than Dominic. If so, then she would still be a couple years younger today. It appears that the writer did not use a timeline for the story and forgets the ages of some of her characters.
 At one point, when Angel is recounting her past experiences, she asks Dominic if he wants her to stop. He nods. But she continues talking. A nod is used to agree. Perhaps he should have shaken his head? Or she should have asked if he wanted her to continue?
 A club member dies and we are told he and his wife have no children, yet his headstone reads, “loving husband and father.”
 Angel has consistently carried a gun with her, even to a shopping mall, yet in her own home, rather than grab her gun when faced with a dangerous situation, she goes for a kitchen knife. (No! Really…??)
 In a torture scene, the victim’s eyes are sliced through and told that he will no longer be able to see. A few sentences later, he is watching his torturer.
N.B.: A good editor would have caught all of these problematic inconsistencies.

There are some odd word choices that an editor could have helped with:
 “…as I survey up at him.” Hmmm…survey up?
 “We jump into a staring contest.” Not wrong, just an odd statement. Jumping is active. Staring, while perhaps disconcerting, is passive.
 While riding to a rescue with twenty other men, Dominic calls himself a nomad. He seems anything but a nomad. He is close to his MC, seems to hold sacred his office as club president, and joins his MC brothers in all sorts of activities. He does not behave as a nomad. He isn’t wandering alone from place to place.
 “…sending calming shock waves to me.” Nope. The words, “calm” and “shock” do not belong together.

There are a lot of grammatic and typographic errors. For example:
 “…her eyes identical green eyes staring up.” I’ve no idea what the writer is trying to say.
 “…a voice asks, making freeze.” “…making ME freeze,” maybe?
 “I would like you all to meet, my Old Lady, Emerald.” The comma after “meet” is superfluous and pauses the reader unnecessarily. It should read, “I would like you all to meet my Old Lady, Emerald.”
 “…I notice the club logo on the back of the back of his jacket.” Hmmm. The back of the back…?
 “…if any of you thinks you can take him,” I point at Dominic, “Away from me, you better think again.” Besides the awkward break in the sentence to insert a description (pointing at Dominic), there are a couple errors. First, in this case, “any” is plural because it refers to a countable noun (the men in the room, who are being referred to, can be counted). Therefore, it’s “if any of you think.” And the adverb, “away,” should not be capitalized. The sentence, as written, should read, “…if any of you think you can take him,” I point at Dominic, “away from me, you better think again.” It’s still an awkward sentence, but now grammatically correct.

The book’s X-Ray feature is not turned on and I miss it. I use it often when reading on my Kindle.

I think this book is odd: bitter violence and rape are OK. Sex and making love are not. Torture is OK. Swearing is not. There’s plenty of shuddering violence, but no sex. There’s horrendous torture, but no swearing. Go figure….

I rated this book 2.5 stars and rounded down because of its many inconsistencies and stumbling blocks that catch a reader unaware. If this is a first book, then perhaps the writer will get – or has gotten – better. Regardless, she needs the services of an editor and a proofreader; then she needs to listen to them.
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5,408 reviews44 followers
August 4, 2020
Emerald

She was born in the club, kidnapped and now a mother but finds a new life and love with the Black Hawk. And Hawk will love and protect her from evil in this exciting mc romance book. Looking forward to Wolf book.
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431 reviews10 followers
September 26, 2020
If this is the authors first book it was a good effort. Other reviews have mentioned the minor inconsistencies and it definitely could have been edited down a bit but I wasn’t too bothered by either of those. It’s super unrealistic but again okay with that because I read romance for the non-reality part.

There is so much graphic violence in this story it’s super OTT. I’m talking slicing fingers off, stabbing eyeballs, cutting out tongues. Triggers for multiple rapes that happen mostly off page. Emerald spent most of her time being an emotional wreck or inflicting or having violence inflicted upon her. Not much in between. And because of all of the graphic violence I was super confused because there is NO SEX. There’s kissing but then it’s fade to black. It’s just the weirdest mix and makes it seem super imbalanced. I need the physical connection to feel emotionally attached to the H/h and their relationship.

I would be interested in reading Wolf’s story but I’d think twice if it was another FTB.
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30 reviews
September 1, 2020
Good, but some mishaps

I will say I loved this book, and I will be following this author. However, there were some errors that were annoying. First, Angel starts out at 5'5", then 5'4", then 5'3". That's irritating. Also, her age is under discrepancy. She was 17, when a certain thing happened, three years ago. So the most she could be if stretched is 21. Hawk is twenty six and speaks about a girl when he was younger that was two years younger than him.

It ends up being here, which would make her 24, so that also doesn't add up, but the book was fantastic and those things can be overlooked. Hope you all enjoy this edge of your seat love thriller!
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October 11, 2020
This was a great story but I have to admit the fade to black sex scenes didn’t work . It can be done but in this book I just didn’t think it was done well. The reason I say that is because when they were having sex I had to ask well did it happen? Or a rape scene I didn’t realize a rape had happened until later on in the book when it was mentioned . I loved the Mc characters and I really want to see what happens in this series but the author needs to work on her delivery of the “fade to black” scenes .
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459 reviews10 followers
October 27, 2020
Couldn’t put it down

I could not put this book down. From the first page to last it was amazing. Angel who was a single mother to twins had watched her father die and then Wolf told her to run. And she she did. She overcame what had happened to her. When she lost her job at a diner she moved and reunited with Wolf. She also met Hawk. There was a insta connection. Of course they couldn’t just have their happy ever after. They fought for it. I love the brotherhood and the alpa of Hawk. This is a great first book in the serious. Can’t wait for more
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8 reviews
December 9, 2020
This book is a good start to the series. There are many key characters that are introduced during the book, but Rebekah does a good job of not letting those introductions overshadow the entire story. Emerald is a character that goes through a lot before we are introduced to her but doesn't let those experiences keep her from caring for other people. It's a fast-paced book but is very easy to keep up with.
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1,007 reviews2 followers
January 16, 2021
Reads like a telenovelas

The story had promise, but the flow was off. And many of the situations were too forced for dramas sake. An example was at a bbq a random chick we the readers no nothing about tries to lay claim to the H so the h assaults her and threatens all the other chicks(in front of her small children). It was an odd moment. But like any good soap opera, I do wanna know what happens next so I will probably read the next book.
169 reviews2 followers
April 2, 2021
DNF ..

It had potential and I was excited to read it but the writing wasn't it for me. It had no depth to it I felt like I was being told what happened instead of describing it. I didn't really feel that H and h and any chemistry and alot of the scenes felt forced and didn't make sense. I was trying to power through but I couldn't do it and gave up and the 30% mark. Im not sure where all these good reviews came from because I just don't see it.
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1,272 reviews6 followers
July 5, 2022
Sweet

Going through something like she did in this book would break most people but she is strong and with the love that she has for her babies helps her through. Still traumatized from loosing her father and her family she gets a suprise when she finds the one man who she thought she had left to die alive everything changes and she get so much more then she imagined and a man that will do anything for her. A really good book
31 reviews
May 21, 2023
Habe die Geschichte schon bei Wattpad gelesen und hier wiedergefunden. Gute Story, jedoch mit einigen Fehlern, sowohl mit Namen, Abläufen, ...
Auch mit den Kinder hat so einiges nicht gepasst. Entweder sollte man die Kinder dann weglassen oder eine bessere Lösung finde, so waren Sie eher ein Klotz am Bein manchmal.
Schon schade, da war einiges an Potenzial da. Nichtsdestotrotz werde ich die Serie weiterlesen.
1 review
October 15, 2020
One of the best books

I read this book series on Wattpad but then she took them down to publish them which I was upset about as I loved rereading them.
So when I saw I could it on Amazon I just had to get it.
Can’t wait for the other books to be published.
100% recommend
The storyline is brilliant and the writing is great also!
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2,980 reviews11 followers
August 19, 2021
Good book

The writing is good. The storyline has been done hundreds of times so a strong and very likeable character is needed. I like Emerald okay. Hawk is nice and loving to the kids. I didn't feel the Conner between Hawk and Emerald. Their actions were love but something was missing in the hook to really feel it.
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43 reviews1 follower
August 23, 2020
Beautiful!

Such an amazing heart gripping story of over coming a traumatic past! So love how Dom(Hawk) falls in love with Angel(Emerald) and her kids. Angel is such a strong woman! Absolutely beautiful love story!
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1,981 reviews17 followers
September 24, 2020
Dull!

This was an easy quick boring read. The plot is shaky at best. Em has three different heights listed. The writing was amateurish at best. The story was unrealistic too. Not for me! Waste of time!
56 reviews3 followers
October 21, 2021
Amazing

This story had some hard topics, but the way the author wrote it was so good. The main characters are so strong to get through all that has happened and to still find love and keep going. Love it.
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1,401 reviews1 follower
July 4, 2020
Good first book

This is a good first MC book. The characters were well thought out and the story was well structured.

I'll read another book by the author.
1 review
July 7, 2020
Loved it!

I liked all the back and forth from his words to hers! Can't wait for the next one👍❤
I am so very proud of you Michelle!
2 reviews
July 13, 2020
Great read

You just have to read it, its a great read. Keeps you in suspense. I finished it in two days.
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1,238 reviews37 followers
August 18, 2020
Loved it

This book is absolutely amazing!! I can't get enough of the author. I really hope she has more in the works.
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1,338 reviews18 followers
September 23, 2020
Ok

I like a lot of this story. But also found a lot of it rushed and incomplete. Certain parts just felt lacking and hard to get into. A promising start but kinda flat.
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10 reviews2 followers
September 29, 2020
Loved it!

Its a great read, detailed and lovely! I'd defi read it again! I defo recommend it to anyone who enjoys romance or mc books!
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1,626 reviews
May 23, 2021
Not bad for a first time author. But for me I felt like the flow of the book was a bit off. I just couldn’t get into these characters. Sorry.
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345 reviews4 followers
July 26, 2021
Meh

Started ok but became very predictable and ended up skipping most of the last few chapters, writing was childish in parts.
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104 reviews2 followers
January 25, 2022
OK

This was ok. I will probably not move on to the next. I real tried to like this book. But some places felt rushed and some went on and on.
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761 reviews26 followers
July 27, 2022
Emerald

A great to a new MC series to me.. I absolutely loved the twist and turns to this great alpha MC. You must give it a try!
5 reviews
July 28, 2022
❤️👍🏻

i loved this book, they were perfect for one another, ❤️ can’t wait to read more of your books ,
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