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The Watcher

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Lauren

All I wanted to do was become a mom. My biological clock had gone beyond ticking. It was screaming. But, I didn’t want the responsibilities of a man trying to make decisions about my life. However, meeting Maxim changes things. He has me thinking about forever and wishing on falling stars. I thought we were building a future, working on forever until he disappears without a trace leaving me for months. Now, he is back. Explaining that someone is after me and wants me dead. But, I shouldn’t worry, right. I don’t know what to believe, but he promises to bend, break, destroy everything to protect me. Oh yeah, he also says that he’s ready to give his heart to me. The problem is that’s what he says, but did he really mean it?

399 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2022

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46 reviews
January 19, 2024
******Lauren & Maxim
Unknown factors - Cautious - Protection
Maxim: he truly tried to stay away. He knew he couldn't
Lauren: cracked me up the whole way through

*****Michail & Maxim
LMAO.
I love how they played off each other.
Michail ass is out of control!!!😂
Gotta love them they are both a little psycho

****Lauren & Ashleigh
Their conversation - the inter dialogue within self - and the overall realness in how they take care of each other

*****Lauren's thought -
Ninjas were way too bold these days. No, he's not African American, but he was surely pulling Ninja moves
😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

I think Lauren's character logically understood what would happen
BUT - HOWEVER - YET
Our hearts and minds, are NEVER on the same page.
I get it Lauren!
Lauren has a right to feel like he "lied" -however, Michail otherwise showed her the flaws of that...

*****Ashleigh
stay strong as long as you can....
Michail is not giving up on you being his wife
That ass whooping she gave to Shantell was EPIC!!!😁

******Nikita
He shows up and then pops up Anton...too much of a coincidence for me.
Yeah we all knew where that was going
Betrayal is never a good look
Remorse after the fact Nikita....damn shame, he could have been great with his cousins....buuuuuut he wanted all of the power to be Head of The Vasiliev Mafia Family
Well at least he did right by Nicolette.😢🤍

*****Anton
I kind of figured that behind Anton's revenge, was more than just his parents death. He was just too focused, on Maxim, when they all (Vasiliev) had a hand in it
I questioned Rose's parenity- in the beginning due to how Maxim said it was a marriage bringing two families together.

Overall a GREAT READ!!!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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286 reviews19 followers
April 24, 2024
I...

I've read this author's books before & really loved some of them. That said, this wasn't good. Lauren was so poorly written, the beginning of the book she was speaking like an almost militant black woman, even using that famous quote from Malcolm X about black women yet in the next breath she was fetishizing having mixed kids with a white patron at her coffee shop ( the name of the coffee shop is level 10 cringe) who was Lauren? She was acting like a desperate dog in heat to sleep with a man she didn't know to have a baby understanding that would be the end of their interaction. Going so far as to draw up parental rights paperwork for him to sign, so explain to me why she was mad & throwing a tantrum because he " left her" that MAKES NO SENSE There are high schoolers with more maturity than Lauren. Black women authors, I'm BEGGING you to evolve your bw heroines. Sassiness & horniness don't make for a compelling character to root for. When she wasn't being cringe, she was obnoxious. Where was the warmth, charisma, intellect & class? I've noticed that bw authors are leaning into the bratty heroine trope & so overdone. There's no balance of other great qualities on display to balance it out. Infantilizing a grown woman who claims to be ready to raise a child as a single parent is... a choice. Your readers should love BOTH characters, not just the man. Midway, I was actively rooted against Lauren because she acted like a petulant preteen who didn't know her own mind.
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166 reviews17 followers
February 17, 2022
Maxim the watcher, Lauren his desire😍💕😍

Lauren just wanted to be a mom and Maxim was willing to help her become one and man did he put in work to make it happen whoa🥵😈.  It’s heartbreaking how Lauren was left alone, I understood the reason for Max walking away but in the end, he came to his senses even while still in denial of his true feelings for her😊. 
 
Maxim took his job as the families Watcher seriously, even seemed a bit overboard but it’s a good thing he was.  Going back for Lauren was imperative because nobody is off limits when you’re trying to get revenge😣.  The revelation from his enemy was mind blowing🤯 and homie should have just let it be but oh well, you reap what you sow.  I was also really sad with the family fall out, I mean dude picked wrong family to betray and disrespect😤. 
 
Loving all the side stories and coupledom like Michail/Ash, Dimitri/Ayana, Nyah/Mr Nobody😍😘🥰.  These stories are going to be something else cuz the interactions they already have are hilarious, exciting, and full of drama.  I mean the stuff Michail was saying had me rolling🤣.   Not sure which guy will get the next story, but I hope it’s either Michail or Dimitri❤️

The book does have a lot of grammatical errors and wish it was proofread and edited better😑. Other than that I absolutely love this book and series.
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2,560 reviews100 followers
February 23, 2022
I really like the series thus far, but this one seemed to have a lot of fluff, making the story longer than it really needed to be! We really didn’t get to the real meat and potatoes until almost the end! Miss Lauren! All of this drama over a baby? Lauren was living the simple life with her sister, but really wanted a baby, to make her life complete. A sexy man who came into her coffee shop daily, piqued her interest, and she thought he would be the perfect baby daddy! Maxim! Now, I understand your behavior at the end of the last book! Maxim took his job as the watcher of his family very seriously! There wasn’t much that got by him, and he needed to be free of distractions to continue monitoring his people with ease. But Lauren wouldn’t let him be great! She seemed to consume his thoughts and he could not stay away from her! Then here comes the ish! Enemies known and unknown come out of the woodwork, trying to harm his family, and Maxim is not having that! Nikita really? Ughhh……. I love how the ladies are all portrayed to be strong and can protect themselves with weapons and hand to hand combat! Looking forward to more in this series, as I cannot wait to see if Dimitri finally breaks Ayanna down; and if Michail is able to get at Ash! 👍👍
13 reviews1 follower
May 28, 2022
couldn’t make it past this part: I wish I can give this book no zeros or negativezeros

“I was slick embarrassed. I was listening to “Freak Me” by Silk. I had a whole nasty play list entitled 12 Play. Don’t judge me. R. Kelly was a pervert and a freak, but I wasn’t going to stop listening to his music.”


On almost every page before this line, the author had the character talking about protecting black woman… Yet her character that plays a playlist from a man who not only destroyed Black young girls $ women’s lives but got away with it because people like the author… And through this book, the character didn’t care about Black women at all…

With that said, f*ck Renee Williams…

So no I didn’t finish the book… I skip to the end just so I can write this.

Grateful I didn’t pay for it
126 reviews2 followers
April 20, 2022
Great Read

Minus the typos, and getting the names mixed up, this was a good book! I grew to like Lauren, but I enjoyed her sister Ash more. She was a total bad a%$! I totally got why Michail was so attracted to her. He was like Dimitri😊 Maxim was everything. He was loyal to a dead woman who had never been loyal to him. He deserved better than what he got from that heffa. And he did that with Lauren!!! All the men in this family are ALPHAS, they love and protect one another without hesitation. They love and adore the women in their lives even more😍😍😍 I can't wait to read the rest of their journeys to finding love, and I an curious to see hoe Nobody is going to fit in all of this
31 reviews
August 9, 2022
Potential but.........

The book appetential but the author's poor grammar and Ability to skip around sometimes you kind of got lost. One scene will be happening and the next thing you know they're at the coffee shop ...how? I was so tired of the author stating that he never loved his ex wife he said that leaves a good 4 times with the zacked same words. The author also liked to remind us of who was the head of the family constantly. Me on the other hand I would kind of like to have forgotten that factIt was annoying the author lacks ability to use different words to explain the same point. She needs to get a editor and a good editor at that In order to make this book great it had great potential a 1000% but it was ruined due to poor editing and poor pacing of the book
448 reviews4 followers
July 1, 2022
didn’t have ending

So, are we just going to stop the series with unanswered twists and cliffhangers. If this book only cast Lauren and Maxim, I couldn’t have read it. Lauren character was boring, immature and whiny, didn’t like her at all. I still can’t figure out why she was supposed to be mad at Maxim after she got pregnant. She wanted a baby and he did what she asked. He never told her they were in a relationship. The storyline was good and I loved Maxim, Ash, Nyah, Dimitri, Michail. So, who was the dude in the coffee shop that saved Nyah? Did they ever find the uncle? What happened to Alexei and Viktor? Did Ash and Michail, Ayanna and Dimitri become a couple?
440 reviews2 followers
January 30, 2023
Good 👍!!!! I love twins….

This was good . I just love me some twins and for their women to have twins as well.
Unfortunately I didn’t, per say, like Maxim and Lauren. I thought Lauren was too soft, complacent, easy, gullible, annoying and extremely weak; while Maxim was also weak and a wannabe. Give me Michail any day, hours, minutes and second! I don’t mind Ash as well, but I think and hope that if there is a repeat, you switch the ladies for those twins.
I don’t know if I will read Ayana but I might be interested in Nyah and Mr…. Nikita was a surprise and a waste. Overall so far, this series was not too bad at all
847 reviews4 followers
March 16, 2022
OMG

This was a page turner full of twists and turns you didn’t expect
Lauren and Maxim were great together
The energy and love for family came off the pages like you could feel it
You were on the edge of your seat at times and hoping the next page gave you what you wanted to read
Renee did not disappoint with Book2
I don’t know what she is going to write for book 3 but I am definitely reading it
These brothers don’t play with their families
They love hard and protect even harder
Great job excellent story
30 reviews2 followers
February 11, 2022
Good Read?

Unfortunately, style overshadowed substance. An otherwise good story gets brought down by inauthentic dialogue.
The problem with many interracial romances is very present in this story: falling short on characterization because of language. As a Russian national, Maxim and his family would not use the same patterns of speech as Lauren, et. al.
Also, the inability to discern between "conscience" and "conscious" is distracting and disappointing.
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1,282 reviews14 followers
March 20, 2022
Interesting

Lauren wanted a baby and she wanted the handsome mysterious man to go half with her. Maxim is attracted to the beautiful coffee shop owner; he won’t draw her into his world. He tells her he can only give her one night and it will be a night neither of them will ever forget.

While I enjoyed this story, the numerous errors and placeholders disrupted the flow of the story. Not to mention there was a lot going on and the story ended abruptly.

Rated: 3.5
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928 reviews17 followers
April 4, 2022
The Watcher is Maxim ❤ Lauren's story...Awesome

The Watcher is Book 2 of the Russian Knights series and it is the Bomb!!! The gangs all here and ready to rumble!! This is Maxim and Lauren's story. It's full of action, suspense, mayhem and murder!! The sexy times are fire hot. Thanks Renee Williams this series has me laying in wait. Who's next Michail and Ash or Dimitri and Ayanna? Outstanding job!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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1,428 reviews8 followers
June 4, 2022
dayyyyuuuummmm

Maxim is indeed The Watcher… he has eyes everywhere! They got him the first time & that was on him, the guilt he had to live with for years … but now he us ready and no one is going to take his family away from him.
Lauren and Maxim you are beautiful together.
And, I didn’t see the end coming… that was great!( no spoilers)
Can’t wait for Michail’s story. Ash, stop running & give us some twins.
👍



400 reviews2 followers
July 12, 2022
More

Yes I have to read more of your books. This series is filled with bad ,tough, strong women, Ang big strong devoted, protective men. Lots of everything I love to read. It was so hard putting this book down . you are writing like a few of my favorite authors, with blue saffire being my best favorite. You are awesome👍. I'm wanting and hoping I'm seeing at lest three more books I. This series. I will be following you now. Good work .
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283 reviews5 followers
October 6, 2022
Maxim and Lauren

I enjoyed this read. It was good to read about women who knew how to protect themselves. Michael needs to stop being a joker and let Ash know how he really feels about her. Hopefully they find the missing uncle, Nah will get her man and Dimitri will convince Ayanna to be his. Can't wait for the next book.
15 reviews
March 17, 2023
Too many typos

The editing in this book was horrible and took away from the story. I usually like this author but Maxim and his cameras came off as creepy. How much will you allow a man to do in the name of love? That level of possessiveness turned me off, but everyone just accepted it. This book was not it, but I’ll continue reading this author.
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1,661 reviews16 followers
June 9, 2023
More than she bargain for

It's understandable why Maxim moved the way that he did but the heart wants what it wants. Lauren is attractive to Maxim but she gets more than she bargain for. I love that that women knew how to protect themselves while also being protected. I enjoyed this story.
708 reviews2 followers
September 2, 2023
Swag For Days! 🔥

Look, Ms. Williams be out here writing dangerous, swoony Russian alphas with straight up African American swagger! *Clutch my pearls* Lauren is a relatable, strong heroine whose vulnerability to intense Maxim shines through, even though she rightly makes him earn her. Compelling second installment of the series!💖
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45 reviews
February 10, 2022
Maxim=swoon

Grammar and editing needed, but I still enjoyed the story. I don’t know which story I want first Dimitri or Michail!!! This had the potential to be 5 stars, it was too many errors.

Definitely recommend!
54 reviews3 followers
February 10, 2022
Mafia Max

I loved Maxim and La, they were able to build a friendship that later turned into love. Both were strong characters and complimented each other well. I also enjoyed the follow ups from book one, excited to read book three.
26 reviews1 follower
February 14, 2022
Banging

This series is the truth......I love all the characters and the Alpha males and strong females..the chemistry between the couples is palpable and scorching. I couldn't put the book down it was too good left me salivating for more.
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2,158 reviews15 followers
February 16, 2022
Too many typo's!!

This wax a great story. But the typo's took away from some of it. All it would have taken was just proofreading your own works. If there's to be any more books in this series, there needs to be some serious editing done
2 reviews
February 19, 2022
Fantastic

I was so shocked seeing bad reviews for these 2 books. They were both great. Showed imagination and things I haven't seen in other books. If she had a good editor I can see it being a best seller. The writing style reminds me of Blue Sapphire.
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925 reviews3 followers
February 21, 2022
💝💝

This was one the best I've read a long time! It's centered around Max and La, but a all of the original characters play a huge role. In addition to the ok timers, some new characters. Not gonna give anything away, so you HAVE TO READ IT FOR YOURSELF!😍
663 reviews1 follower
February 26, 2022
wow

Go so this story clears up for few things from the first book and it gives you more details on their back story. Freaking love this story it’s so sweet with a lot of action. Pass and drama to keep readers entertained
55 reviews
February 28, 2022
Intriguing, compelling and funny.

The characters are intriguing and funny. The men are very protective of their family members. I recommend reading and I which I had book 3 to continue with my reading journey.
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329 reviews9 followers
March 13, 2022
very good read

Really enjoying the series so far. I can barely get through the book without purchasing it. I’m enjoying the stories and the characters and I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.
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2,439 reviews5 followers
September 20, 2022
🔥🔥

This series is soo damn good ma’am I need to know what’s gone happen with Ash and Mal and dimitri and Ayanna! Last but not least my girl Nyah and Nobody got a deep connection and I need to know what happens next
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