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Scott survived hell serving his country. After more than two decades of service, the man honorably discharged from the army isn’t the same man who went in. Instead, he’s angry, violent, guilt-ridden, and in agony. The only thing keeping him going is the brotherhood he’s found in the Hell’s Handlers MC. Until she shows up, ruining his safe space.
Olivia finds herself in Florida, seeking out the man her brother called his best friend after her fiancé proves to be a monster in disguise. But Scott isn’t what she expected. His immediate hatred and hostile attitude send her reeling. Thankfully, the rest of his club is more receptive to her presence. But how can she stick around knowing the man she came to meet can’t stand her? Before long, Olivia realizes deep anguish drives Scott’s bitterness and sour outlook on life. His pain calls to her, causing a need to soothe the beast.
As Scott discovers the woman invading his universe isn’t who he’d judged her to be, he’s drawn to her with a power he can’t resist. But Olivia’s trip to Florida is fueled by a dark secret that might destroy their fragile connection before he can fully understand it.
Olivia finds herself in Florida, seeking out the man her brother called his best friend after her fiancé proves to be a monster in disguise. But Scott isn’t what she expected. His immediate hatred and hostile attitude send her reeling. Thankfully, the rest of his club is more receptive to her presence. But how can she stick around knowing the man she came to meet can’t stand her? Before long, Olivia realizes deep anguish drives Scott’s bitterness and sour outlook on life. His pain calls to her, causing a need to soothe the beast.
As Scott discovers the woman invading his universe isn’t who he’d judged her to be, he’s drawn to her with a power he can’t resist. But Olivia’s trip to Florida is fueled by a dark secret that might destroy their fragile connection before he can fully understand it.
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May 19, 2022
I have to begin by saying I have been looking forward to Scott's story from the first time we met him in the original chapter of the Hell's Handler MC's books, there was always something about Spec that made me want to know more about his story. And let me tell you there are multiple layers to this man.
Lilly Atlas did a fabulous job with letting us get to know Spec before his time with the MC, while he was in the military, a time no one knows about. I have to say it wasn't easy to read especially knowing that things like this can and do happen to those that serve. But it did give readers the insight we need to understand not only why he's as tightly strung as he is but also about his feelings towards Olivia when she comes looking for him.
Olivia has it all, the looks, the wealth, the handsome finance, but there is something that happens that has her running for her life and leaving everything behind, I will say this is a trigger warning moment and while I don't see any of the books synopsis mentioning it if you want to know more reach out to me and I will let you know what happens. She runs right to Spec just like her brother told her to if she ever needed help.
Ms. Atlas takes readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride and it's one that I found I didn't want to get off of. The emotions that played through this story will have you grabbing for tissues, wanting to throw your kindle across the room, grabbing an ICE COLD drink of water, and pure excitement when the bad guy finally gets what's coming for him. When Spec moves past his hatred for Olivia and gives into the attraction we are gifted with some very steamy scenes.
I would recommend this book to those that enjoy Steamy Romantic Suspense, MC Romances, Best Friends Sibling Romances, or Bad Boy Good Girl Romances.
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Lilly Atlas did a fabulous job with letting us get to know Spec before his time with the MC, while he was in the military, a time no one knows about. I have to say it wasn't easy to read especially knowing that things like this can and do happen to those that serve. But it did give readers the insight we need to understand not only why he's as tightly strung as he is but also about his feelings towards Olivia when she comes looking for him.
Olivia has it all, the looks, the wealth, the handsome finance, but there is something that happens that has her running for her life and leaving everything behind, I will say this is a trigger warning moment and while I don't see any of the books synopsis mentioning it if you want to know more reach out to me and I will let you know what happens. She runs right to Spec just like her brother told her to if she ever needed help.
Ms. Atlas takes readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride and it's one that I found I didn't want to get off of. The emotions that played through this story will have you grabbing for tissues, wanting to throw your kindle across the room, grabbing an ICE COLD drink of water, and pure excitement when the bad guy finally gets what's coming for him. When Spec moves past his hatred for Olivia and gives into the attraction we are gifted with some very steamy scenes.
I would recommend this book to those that enjoy Steamy Romantic Suspense, MC Romances, Best Friends Sibling Romances, or Bad Boy Good Girl Romances.
Happy Reading!!!
Find out more here ➡ https://bit.ly/NBReviewSPEC
**I have voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Readers Copy of this book for my Blog, Nadine's Obsessed with BooksYou can find me here: https://linktr.ee/NadineBookaholic
June 21, 2023
This was amazing. I wasn't sure after reading the first book but damn this one was one hell of a ride. I can't wait to read the next. I'm loving the guys too!!
October 28, 2023
DNF @ 50% (skimmed to the end for Tracker)
Full disclosure: I'm not polite about my dislike with this book so don't read it if you enjoyed it. This is obviously my opinion and feelings.
Um, yikes. I wasn't expecting too much from this book but I was looking forward to it a little because of Scott/Spec being the hero. But um, yeah. Total disappointment. 😬
I don't know where to start explaining all the ways this was bad. It was incredibly juvenile with the dialogue and actions. The plot was sorta decent but you could tell it wasn't very thought out.
The heroine Olivia had potential but given the authors writing style she never achieved any of it. Twenty-five years old and daughter of a wealthy businessman, honestly I couldn't remember. She was spoiled but it wasn't any fault of her own. And ordinarily I'd be happy to see a woman expand her horizons and find the life she wants after being molded and hand fed the type of life her father wanted for her. But there were so many ways this didn't work for me.
Not to mention everyone, and I mean everyone, had no imagination when it came to a nickname for her. It was always "princess" whether it was an endearment but more specifically as an insult. Olivia hated it and so did I.
The focus of the writing and the authors choice for her characters thoughts and way of thinking was immature, unimaginative and boring. I could hardly believe these were the inner thoughts of a grown man such as Scott half the time. It felt very juvenile. Never more so than every other chapter having either one or both of the MCs thinking about the other and claiming they're "sexy as fuck" or "hot as fuck" or "sexy _insert here_" 🙄
Let me tell you, that got old real damn fast. I don't remember Curly's thoughts being that limited tbh. 🤷🏻♀️
What might have ruined the entire book for me besides the lusting inner thoughts of who's sexy and hot as fuck within the first three seconds of meeting...was the hero Scott.
I absolutely hated how the author wrote him. Scott was the perfect example of mishandling a character IMO.
I refused to excuse his behavior towards Olivia. Because from the moment she showed up at the club he was a massive...and I can't stess this enough, a massive asshole! He was outright rude and insulting and even lunged at her physically and screamed in her face! That was their first meeting too.
And then he throws tantrum after tantrum because Brooke convinced Olivia to stick around a little while because she could sense she needed a friend. And he might've lost it on Brooke if she wasn't Curly's woman and if she hadn't guilted him about it.
Honestly his actions and his need to lash out and be cruel to her was so childish and undeserving. It wasn't done in a way that felt as if it was because of his guilt over his best friend's (her brother) death. It was absolutely inexcusable and the fact the author had this behavior continue till 30% and beyond and not have Olivia put him in his place was ridiculous.
Olivia shouldn't have just accepted his behavior and the shit he said to her about her brother. She especially...and my god why do authors do this... should have especially not excused his behavior once she started noticing his PTSD triggers and issues. Because the second she did she went into the "must heal the cruel wounded man" mode and all hope was lost. All of it. Just gone. Everything he did was excusable then. All of his shitty behavior and all of his lashing out perfectly okay and acceptable. As long as he doesn't truly hate me then I can fix him!!
It was disgusting to watch that be so easily excused and brushed aside.
But ya know, even now thinking about this book I still find myself annoyed at how unimaginative the author was with the character Scott. From my guess he was late thirties and tbh you'd have never thought that. His actions and more specifically his words and thoughts were so immature. He acted like a child who needed to be taught how to control their emotions and how to treat other human beings. None of it was excusable, regardless of his past. It just wasn't.
And worse, which tbh idk how it could get worse, were his baseless assumptions about Olivia when she first showed up. That particularly was mind boggling for me. Imagine every snap judgement you can think of for someone who grew up in a well off family and never lacked for money and was considered spoiled. Now multiply that by a thousand and you got Scott spitting his insults and thinking the absolute worst about Olivia when he'd never met her. All baseless unimaginative assumptions that showed how little maturity Scott had and how limited his intelligence must be to think those things. Scott was a terrible hero. Period.
But of course despite the loathing he felt for her from his first glimpse it was all "my dick is hard" and "her tits this and her ass that" like come on! I don't even think Curly was that bad with his over sexualized thoughts about Brooke in his book.
And for the heroine to begin thinking the same type of crap with all the thoughts of how sexy he was etc I wanted to scream. It was so out of the blue. Literally nothing at all to attract one another. Because as much as others might want to claim it was this absolutely was not one of those enemies to lovers type of situations where the tension is just simmering between the MCs the entire time. No, the animosity coming from Scott from the jump was legit. Nothing was presented to setup a sexual attraction or connection between the two. Instead the author has the MCs begin word vomiting all the over sexualized thoughts about one another and I'm supposed to buy that there's some deep hidden attraction between them? Nah. Nope. It wasn't there.
Scott was a big man child with major issues, survivor's guilt, PTSD, trauma and anger issues...shit you name it. And Olivia didn't know what a healthy relationship would look like if it smacked her in the face. She literally ate up his dislike of her like catnip and let it fuel her erotic dreams. Like, how could she claim she was "attracted to the jerk" even when he continued to ignore her, treat her coldly and glare at her all the fucking time?
I mean, at 45% after Olivia was (predictably) attacked by one of the bad guys and nearly sexually assaulted (a hot button trigger for Scott btw) Scott (predictably) rescues her by beating the hell out of the guy. And a cop happens to show up and arrest him. So, Olivia loses her mind because he's being taken in when he only protected her and also because she knows being locked up will mess with his PTSD.
Now, for me this was problematic because Olivia doesn't know Scott. Like, at all. They've not spoke one on one except when he had one nice moment and told her stories about her brother. That's it. It'd supposedly been a couple weeks since she's been staying with them and yet still no actual progression on their relationship. Which, obviously was no surprise to me at this point. But, we see Olivia clucking around and pitching a fit over Scott being locked in a cell because "she knows" him so well. Apparently one little moment where she saw his reaction to being locked in a dark pantry told her everything she needed to know about his trauma and hang ups from being a prisoner of war. *cue headache inducing eye roll*
Having Olivia miraculously become "all-knowing" and "perceptive" of Scott and his obvious issues was straight up hilarious. Completely unbelievable. Utter crap. Because again, they hadn't even spent any time together or had a real conversation.
And of course... OF COURSE Olivia acts as if she knows about what running from trauma is like. If she had anything truly traumatic happen (which I doubt) the author didn't enlighten us.
And oh gee once again Scott goes on the defensive and lashes out at her. Wow, I was so surprised (totally wasn't) that he'd be so mean to her when she's already clearly half in love with him from just breathing in his pheromones! *swoon* isn't he just the best hero???
Seriously? That shithead sat in his cell and nearly popped another boner over how relaxed and naturally beautiful Olivia looked without her makeup on while arguing with the cop to let him out and then randomly begins fantasizing about how he could finger her while she's against the bars (because that was totally necessary) and then snaps out of it and gets angry she's "seeing so much" with his panic attack. And so of course he lashed out again and insults her over and over.
My god, enough. No, there's no way to excuse his shitty behavior. Even up to 45% in the book.
Scott was a piece of shit who deserved his guilt even if only for his shitty behavior to everyone and acting like a macho dick about his issues. And Olivia needed a smack to the face and a reality check. She was a pathetic woman who should have kept her distance from a clearly mentally ill man instead of acting like she could fix him. And the author should be ashamed for creating such a scenario where a man like Scott who clearly needed mental help for his trauma and guilt ends up in violent situations and pushing him at a woman who didn't know any better and was too young and didn't have enough life experience to understand she could do better.
So no, I didn't enjoy this at all. Which sucked because Curly was a pretty decent hero who I liked and Scott was actually interesting in book one. The opening of the book with the death of his friend Deke was probably the most interesting scene in the whole book tbh.
PS: To the surprise of no one Olivia never told anyone about why she was running from her fiancé. Or that she was hiding from anyone. Not once. 70% of book she says absolutely nothing. And true, the guys to Brooke never asked or pushed her for more information so that's on them. But little miss Olivia would sit and worry about putting these people in danger that she'd come to care about and yet...AND YET the dumbass still never spoke up and confessed. Even after the ex starts texting her new cell number proving he's closing in on her.
How incredibly stupid did that entire crazy ex plot have to be? Because having her never confess her real reason for running and yet still having the nerve to worry about the safety of everyone if her ex does find her...just wow. Extremely shortsighted and poorly thought out and executed terribly in the grand scheme of the entire book. Dumb dumb dumb.
Full disclosure: I'm not polite about my dislike with this book so don't read it if you enjoyed it. This is obviously my opinion and feelings.
Um, yikes. I wasn't expecting too much from this book but I was looking forward to it a little because of Scott/Spec being the hero. But um, yeah. Total disappointment. 😬
I don't know where to start explaining all the ways this was bad. It was incredibly juvenile with the dialogue and actions. The plot was sorta decent but you could tell it wasn't very thought out.
The heroine Olivia had potential but given the authors writing style she never achieved any of it. Twenty-five years old and daughter of a wealthy businessman, honestly I couldn't remember. She was spoiled but it wasn't any fault of her own. And ordinarily I'd be happy to see a woman expand her horizons and find the life she wants after being molded and hand fed the type of life her father wanted for her. But there were so many ways this didn't work for me.
Not to mention everyone, and I mean everyone, had no imagination when it came to a nickname for her. It was always "princess" whether it was an endearment but more specifically as an insult. Olivia hated it and so did I.
The focus of the writing and the authors choice for her characters thoughts and way of thinking was immature, unimaginative and boring. I could hardly believe these were the inner thoughts of a grown man such as Scott half the time. It felt very juvenile. Never more so than every other chapter having either one or both of the MCs thinking about the other and claiming they're "sexy as fuck" or "hot as fuck" or "sexy _insert here_" 🙄
Let me tell you, that got old real damn fast. I don't remember Curly's thoughts being that limited tbh. 🤷🏻♀️
What might have ruined the entire book for me besides the lusting inner thoughts of who's sexy and hot as fuck within the first three seconds of meeting...was the hero Scott.
I absolutely hated how the author wrote him. Scott was the perfect example of mishandling a character IMO.
I refused to excuse his behavior towards Olivia. Because from the moment she showed up at the club he was a massive...and I can't stess this enough, a massive asshole! He was outright rude and insulting and even lunged at her physically and screamed in her face! That was their first meeting too.
And then he throws tantrum after tantrum because Brooke convinced Olivia to stick around a little while because she could sense she needed a friend. And he might've lost it on Brooke if she wasn't Curly's woman and if she hadn't guilted him about it.
Honestly his actions and his need to lash out and be cruel to her was so childish and undeserving. It wasn't done in a way that felt as if it was because of his guilt over his best friend's (her brother) death. It was absolutely inexcusable and the fact the author had this behavior continue till 30% and beyond and not have Olivia put him in his place was ridiculous.
Olivia shouldn't have just accepted his behavior and the shit he said to her about her brother. She especially...and my god why do authors do this... should have especially not excused his behavior once she started noticing his PTSD triggers and issues. Because the second she did she went into the "must heal the cruel wounded man" mode and all hope was lost. All of it. Just gone. Everything he did was excusable then. All of his shitty behavior and all of his lashing out perfectly okay and acceptable. As long as he doesn't truly hate me then I can fix him!!
It was disgusting to watch that be so easily excused and brushed aside.
But ya know, even now thinking about this book I still find myself annoyed at how unimaginative the author was with the character Scott. From my guess he was late thirties and tbh you'd have never thought that. His actions and more specifically his words and thoughts were so immature. He acted like a child who needed to be taught how to control their emotions and how to treat other human beings. None of it was excusable, regardless of his past. It just wasn't.
And worse, which tbh idk how it could get worse, were his baseless assumptions about Olivia when she first showed up. That particularly was mind boggling for me. Imagine every snap judgement you can think of for someone who grew up in a well off family and never lacked for money and was considered spoiled. Now multiply that by a thousand and you got Scott spitting his insults and thinking the absolute worst about Olivia when he'd never met her. All baseless unimaginative assumptions that showed how little maturity Scott had and how limited his intelligence must be to think those things. Scott was a terrible hero. Period.
But of course despite the loathing he felt for her from his first glimpse it was all "my dick is hard" and "her tits this and her ass that" like come on! I don't even think Curly was that bad with his over sexualized thoughts about Brooke in his book.
And for the heroine to begin thinking the same type of crap with all the thoughts of how sexy he was etc I wanted to scream. It was so out of the blue. Literally nothing at all to attract one another. Because as much as others might want to claim it was this absolutely was not one of those enemies to lovers type of situations where the tension is just simmering between the MCs the entire time. No, the animosity coming from Scott from the jump was legit. Nothing was presented to setup a sexual attraction or connection between the two. Instead the author has the MCs begin word vomiting all the over sexualized thoughts about one another and I'm supposed to buy that there's some deep hidden attraction between them? Nah. Nope. It wasn't there.
Scott was a big man child with major issues, survivor's guilt, PTSD, trauma and anger issues...shit you name it. And Olivia didn't know what a healthy relationship would look like if it smacked her in the face. She literally ate up his dislike of her like catnip and let it fuel her erotic dreams. Like, how could she claim she was "attracted to the jerk" even when he continued to ignore her, treat her coldly and glare at her all the fucking time?
I mean, at 45% after Olivia was (predictably) attacked by one of the bad guys and nearly sexually assaulted (a hot button trigger for Scott btw) Scott (predictably) rescues her by beating the hell out of the guy. And a cop happens to show up and arrest him. So, Olivia loses her mind because he's being taken in when he only protected her and also because she knows being locked up will mess with his PTSD.
Now, for me this was problematic because Olivia doesn't know Scott. Like, at all. They've not spoke one on one except when he had one nice moment and told her stories about her brother. That's it. It'd supposedly been a couple weeks since she's been staying with them and yet still no actual progression on their relationship. Which, obviously was no surprise to me at this point. But, we see Olivia clucking around and pitching a fit over Scott being locked in a cell because "she knows" him so well. Apparently one little moment where she saw his reaction to being locked in a dark pantry told her everything she needed to know about his trauma and hang ups from being a prisoner of war. *cue headache inducing eye roll*
Having Olivia miraculously become "all-knowing" and "perceptive" of Scott and his obvious issues was straight up hilarious. Completely unbelievable. Utter crap. Because again, they hadn't even spent any time together or had a real conversation.
And of course... OF COURSE Olivia acts as if she knows about what running from trauma is like. If she had anything truly traumatic happen (which I doubt) the author didn't enlighten us.
And oh gee once again Scott goes on the defensive and lashes out at her. Wow, I was so surprised (totally wasn't) that he'd be so mean to her when she's already clearly half in love with him from just breathing in his pheromones! *swoon* isn't he just the best hero???
Seriously? That shithead sat in his cell and nearly popped another boner over how relaxed and naturally beautiful Olivia looked without her makeup on while arguing with the cop to let him out and then randomly begins fantasizing about how he could finger her while she's against the bars (because that was totally necessary) and then snaps out of it and gets angry she's "seeing so much" with his panic attack. And so of course he lashed out again and insults her over and over.
My god, enough. No, there's no way to excuse his shitty behavior. Even up to 45% in the book.
Scott was a piece of shit who deserved his guilt even if only for his shitty behavior to everyone and acting like a macho dick about his issues. And Olivia needed a smack to the face and a reality check. She was a pathetic woman who should have kept her distance from a clearly mentally ill man instead of acting like she could fix him. And the author should be ashamed for creating such a scenario where a man like Scott who clearly needed mental help for his trauma and guilt ends up in violent situations and pushing him at a woman who didn't know any better and was too young and didn't have enough life experience to understand she could do better.
So no, I didn't enjoy this at all. Which sucked because Curly was a pretty decent hero who I liked and Scott was actually interesting in book one. The opening of the book with the death of his friend Deke was probably the most interesting scene in the whole book tbh.
PS: To the surprise of no one Olivia never told anyone about why she was running from her fiancé. Or that she was hiding from anyone. Not once. 70% of book she says absolutely nothing. And true, the guys to Brooke never asked or pushed her for more information so that's on them. But little miss Olivia would sit and worry about putting these people in danger that she'd come to care about and yet...AND YET the dumbass still never spoke up and confessed. Even after the ex starts texting her new cell number proving he's closing in on her.
How incredibly stupid did that entire crazy ex plot have to be? Because having her never confess her real reason for running and yet still having the nerve to worry about the safety of everyone if her ex does find her...just wow. Extremely shortsighted and poorly thought out and executed terribly in the grand scheme of the entire book. Dumb dumb dumb.
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July 10, 2022DNF @ 30%
I’ve been on a biker binge and do love a broody, damaged, ex-military H, so when I stumbled on this… I one-clicked. Scott has PTSD from a horrific POW situation, but I’m not feeling it. Mostly because I’m STRUGGLING with Olivia… a lot.
Olivia is described as rich/spoiled and plans to be the trophy wife of her wealthy fiancé when she catches him doing something illegal. (roofie rape) Fearing for her life, she runs to her dead-bro’s best bud. This doesn’t go well for a couple reasons. Scott/Spec is drowning in guilt for her dead bro’s death, and he’s bitter that Olivia was a spoiled princess while her brother was homeless before enlisting.... and Olivia has a giant chip on her shoulder.
I can appreciate a feisty h that pushes back, but the problem is that Olivia is a bitch to everyone… like the people she’s asking for help. I can’t decide if she’s a terrible person or just incredibly stupid.
You’re DESPERATE for help. Rather than communicating this and being vulnerable... or even polite. She strolls in cold and abrasive and insults the room.
If I’d known you were a dirty biker gang, I never would’ve wasted my time coming here. Good thing I had my shots,”
After an old lady steps up and offers her help…
“I appreciate you inviting me to hang out, but this isn’t exactly my scene.” It amazed him how she could convey so much revulsion in one sentence.
She encounters scary, aggressive baddies…
“Could you back up?” she asked, wrinkling her nose. “I don’t make a habit of getting close to men who can’t be bothered to bathe or brush their teeth.”
Or… she continues to put them down. You know the bikers that are feeding and sheltering her.
Believe me, there are a million men I’d sleep with before lowering myself to a biker.”
The H is a total jerk, but I agreed with him.
“Just get your ass down to the clubhouse. Maybe try to show a little gratitude to the woman who gave you a free fucking place to stay, huh?”
What’s a matter, princess? Not used to someone calling you out on your behavior? When you’re staying at someone’s house, and they invite you to a family breakfast, you get up and fucking go. Even if you miss an hour or two of your precious beauty sleep. And if you’re not selfish, you get up even earlier and help with shit.”
Bottom Line- I’m sure both of these two will thaw, and the h will have an excuse for acting like a frigid witch… I just don’t have the patience at the moment.
I’ve been on a biker binge and do love a broody, damaged, ex-military H, so when I stumbled on this… I one-clicked. Scott has PTSD from a horrific POW situation, but I’m not feeling it. Mostly because I’m STRUGGLING with Olivia… a lot.
Olivia is described as rich/spoiled and plans to be the trophy wife of her wealthy fiancé when she catches him doing something illegal. (roofie rape) Fearing for her life, she runs to her dead-bro’s best bud. This doesn’t go well for a couple reasons. Scott/Spec is drowning in guilt for her dead bro’s death, and he’s bitter that Olivia was a spoiled princess while her brother was homeless before enlisting.... and Olivia has a giant chip on her shoulder.
I can appreciate a feisty h that pushes back, but the problem is that Olivia is a bitch to everyone… like the people she’s asking for help. I can’t decide if she’s a terrible person or just incredibly stupid.
You’re DESPERATE for help. Rather than communicating this and being vulnerable... or even polite. She strolls in cold and abrasive and insults the room.
If I’d known you were a dirty biker gang, I never would’ve wasted my time coming here. Good thing I had my shots,”
After an old lady steps up and offers her help…
“I appreciate you inviting me to hang out, but this isn’t exactly my scene.” It amazed him how she could convey so much revulsion in one sentence.
She encounters scary, aggressive baddies…
“Could you back up?” she asked, wrinkling her nose. “I don’t make a habit of getting close to men who can’t be bothered to bathe or brush their teeth.”
Or… she continues to put them down. You know the bikers that are feeding and sheltering her.
Believe me, there are a million men I’d sleep with before lowering myself to a biker.”
The H is a total jerk, but I agreed with him.
“Just get your ass down to the clubhouse. Maybe try to show a little gratitude to the woman who gave you a free fucking place to stay, huh?”
What’s a matter, princess? Not used to someone calling you out on your behavior? When you’re staying at someone’s house, and they invite you to a family breakfast, you get up and fucking go. Even if you miss an hour or two of your precious beauty sleep. And if you’re not selfish, you get up even earlier and help with shit.”
Bottom Line- I’m sure both of these two will thaw, and the h will have an excuse for acting like a frigid witch… I just don’t have the patience at the moment.
May 30, 2022
Spec was the second book in the Hell’s Handlers MC Florida series by Lily Atlas. Although a spin off, it was not necessary to have read the original series.
Scott (aka Spec) was introduced in the original series as the over protective, sullen military brother of Chloe (Rocket, book five, original series). Atlas further developed his character in Curly (book one). We knew he stayed pretty angry at the world but it wasn’t until Spec that Atlas unraveled all of Spec’s demons and guilt. And boy did he have them.
Olivia was the pampered princess in a wealthy family. That’s the only life she ever knew until she witnessed something she wasn’t supposed to and it sent her running. She had no where to go but her deceased brother, Deke, always told her that if she ever needed anything and couldn’t reach him, that his best friend, Scott, would help no questions asked. Unfortunately she didn’t get the warm welcome that she expected, and the story began.
Scott and Olivia were like fireworks. Atlas took us through each back stories and their progression. Atlas also continued to develop an ongoing MC conflict that began in the first book and will continue throughout the series.
All in all, it was a quick, emotional and suspenseful read. There were parts I would have liked a deeper dive with more details, but the overall storyline was enjoyable and entertaining. Hopefully Tracker is up next!
Scott (aka Spec) was introduced in the original series as the over protective, sullen military brother of Chloe (Rocket, book five, original series). Atlas further developed his character in Curly (book one). We knew he stayed pretty angry at the world but it wasn’t until Spec that Atlas unraveled all of Spec’s demons and guilt. And boy did he have them.
Olivia was the pampered princess in a wealthy family. That’s the only life she ever knew until she witnessed something she wasn’t supposed to and it sent her running. She had no where to go but her deceased brother, Deke, always told her that if she ever needed anything and couldn’t reach him, that his best friend, Scott, would help no questions asked. Unfortunately she didn’t get the warm welcome that she expected, and the story began.
Scott and Olivia were like fireworks. Atlas took us through each back stories and their progression. Atlas also continued to develop an ongoing MC conflict that began in the first book and will continue throughout the series.
All in all, it was a quick, emotional and suspenseful read. There were parts I would have liked a deeper dive with more details, but the overall storyline was enjoyable and entertaining. Hopefully Tracker is up next!
June 4, 2022
Spec and Olivia
What can you say about a book that brings it all!! Spec had been in the military and came back broken. He lost his best friend there and now his sister has shown up at HHMC Florida looking for help. Her brother told her if in trouble to seek out Scott/Spec but she wasn’t expecting the welcoming he gave her. She’s running for her life and has no choice but to get the help she so desperately needs.
Olivia was raised in wealth and was a great person but her fiancé was anything but. Spec had a hard time dealing with his past. The drama and suspense from this book kept me turning page after page until the end. This book brought it all with the secrets, twists and turns and heartbreak. Would enemies become lovers?
This author’s work always does it for me. I love her writing style and all of the things she throws at me in one book. She is definitely an author to follow and this book was no different because this was a five-star read for me.
What can you say about a book that brings it all!! Spec had been in the military and came back broken. He lost his best friend there and now his sister has shown up at HHMC Florida looking for help. Her brother told her if in trouble to seek out Scott/Spec but she wasn’t expecting the welcoming he gave her. She’s running for her life and has no choice but to get the help she so desperately needs.
Olivia was raised in wealth and was a great person but her fiancé was anything but. Spec had a hard time dealing with his past. The drama and suspense from this book kept me turning page after page until the end. This book brought it all with the secrets, twists and turns and heartbreak. Would enemies become lovers?
This author’s work always does it for me. I love her writing style and all of the things she throws at me in one book. She is definitely an author to follow and this book was no different because this was a five-star read for me.
May 25, 2022
Phenomenal
This was everything! We open up with Olivia and Scott both in very dark places, and that is a common thread that presents throughout the story. Olivia is running from somebody who should have been her protector in the world and it’s actually a monster. Scott is running from the demons of his past and the guilt that he feels over things that he had no control over it. These two are so well matched in the beginning that their anger towards each other and the defensiveness that Olivia hast to partake in because of Scott’s behavior read so true.
This couple does not start out as friends, pretty much the definition of enemies actually. Scott wants nothing to do with her and he has all of these horrid preconceive notions of her. And Olivia while she wants to be there and she was seeking Scott out isn’t willing to put in the effort with somebody who is such a jerk to her. Which is fair. So seeing the evolution of them as two people who recognize the other is attractive but cannot stand to be in the same space together into people who are at least OK with admitting that attraction was a sight to see.
And outside of these two finding each other, which was amazing, we also see a larger building story in the background. We’re dealing with Curly‘s former crew and their need to push into the area again. We’re seeing new industry building up that is going to threaten the way of life that the handlers are creating. And it’s going to bring so much drama for future books, I’m so excited!
This was everything! We open up with Olivia and Scott both in very dark places, and that is a common thread that presents throughout the story. Olivia is running from somebody who should have been her protector in the world and it’s actually a monster. Scott is running from the demons of his past and the guilt that he feels over things that he had no control over it. These two are so well matched in the beginning that their anger towards each other and the defensiveness that Olivia hast to partake in because of Scott’s behavior read so true.
This couple does not start out as friends, pretty much the definition of enemies actually. Scott wants nothing to do with her and he has all of these horrid preconceive notions of her. And Olivia while she wants to be there and she was seeking Scott out isn’t willing to put in the effort with somebody who is such a jerk to her. Which is fair. So seeing the evolution of them as two people who recognize the other is attractive but cannot stand to be in the same space together into people who are at least OK with admitting that attraction was a sight to see.
And outside of these two finding each other, which was amazing, we also see a larger building story in the background. We’re dealing with Curly‘s former crew and their need to push into the area again. We’re seeing new industry building up that is going to threaten the way of life that the handlers are creating. And it’s going to bring so much drama for future books, I’m so excited!
May 19, 2022
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: protector; brother's best friend
Angst: 😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥
Wracked by survivor's guilt, Spec is a man devastated by the loss of his best friend and battle buddy in Afghanistan. When his buddy's little sister Olivia comes looking for him, guilt and misconception cause him to be nasty to her and try to push her away. What Spec doesn't know is that Olivia has her own battles she's fighting. The girl raised to be a society princess witnessed a horrific crime by her fiancé and is on the run afraid he's going to kill her.
Spec was definitely worth the wait! I remember meeting him in Rocket and was REALLY hoping he would get his own happy ending. And what a happy ending it is! Love me the grumpy, broken, tortured, ex military hero stories. It was made even better by pairing him with the rich girl with the heart of gold :) Super cute and kinda angsty, this story will definitely hit you in the feels. It's fast paced and well written with characters you're going to fall in love with. This is turning out to be another great series for Lilly and I can't wait for the next book! The bread crumbs definitely whet my appetite!
⛔️ My bookshelves can sometimes be considered spoilers
Trope: protector; brother's best friend
Angst: 😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥
Wracked by survivor's guilt, Spec is a man devastated by the loss of his best friend and battle buddy in Afghanistan. When his buddy's little sister Olivia comes looking for him, guilt and misconception cause him to be nasty to her and try to push her away. What Spec doesn't know is that Olivia has her own battles she's fighting. The girl raised to be a society princess witnessed a horrific crime by her fiancé and is on the run afraid he's going to kill her.
Spec was definitely worth the wait! I remember meeting him in Rocket and was REALLY hoping he would get his own happy ending. And what a happy ending it is! Love me the grumpy, broken, tortured, ex military hero stories. It was made even better by pairing him with the rich girl with the heart of gold :) Super cute and kinda angsty, this story will definitely hit you in the feels. It's fast paced and well written with characters you're going to fall in love with. This is turning out to be another great series for Lilly and I can't wait for the next book! The bread crumbs definitely whet my appetite!
⛔️ My bookshelves can sometimes be considered spoilers
September 25, 2022
4.5 stars.
Damn.
Spec is a complete asshole at the start of this book.
He lets his preconceived notions, plus his guilt, just consume his mind and it’s explosive.
But he just can’t help but like her anyway.
I really loved the relationships that the FMC made with the club while she stays there and Spec is being an asshole. It was so much fun to see them joke and mess around. Gave me all the gooey found-family feels.
And then when Spec finally lets her in?
Holy fuck is that hot.
They’re fire in bed.
The conversations they had were deep and emotional and each time they shared something about themselves I could just see them growing.
It was just a great book.
Make sure you check content and trigger warnings before you pick it up. Spec had a truly traumatic time on his last tour as a Ranger in the Army. And the FMC has a really shitty ex who likes drugged girls and tries some shit with Her later in the book.
*sigh*
I can’t wait for Tracker’s book to come out.
He’s totally getting with a cop, and I can’t wait to be in his head.
Damn.
Spec is a complete asshole at the start of this book.
He lets his preconceived notions, plus his guilt, just consume his mind and it’s explosive.
But he just can’t help but like her anyway.
I really loved the relationships that the FMC made with the club while she stays there and Spec is being an asshole. It was so much fun to see them joke and mess around. Gave me all the gooey found-family feels.
And then when Spec finally lets her in?
Holy fuck is that hot.
They’re fire in bed.
The conversations they had were deep and emotional and each time they shared something about themselves I could just see them growing.
It was just a great book.
Make sure you check content and trigger warnings before you pick it up. Spec had a truly traumatic time on his last tour as a Ranger in the Army. And the FMC has a really shitty ex who likes drugged girls and tries some shit with Her later in the book.
*sigh*
I can’t wait for Tracker’s book to come out.
He’s totally getting with a cop, and I can’t wait to be in his head.
November 2, 2022
Me: "Oh, yay. That was such a flipping amazing Lilly Atlas book. Let me just go ahead and grab the next one before I get started on the rev--Wait a second. Motherfluffers! I'm out of books. Boo. One star. Dislike." Haha. Just kidding. I am beside myself, though. If you've read any of my reviews for Ms. Atlas, you know that I hold her in high esteem as an author in general and, in particular, as an MC romance author. I read a lot of MC romances, and I have still not found another author who has come close to her in quality of content and style. Spec was no exception. Fantastic book...one of her better ones, if I'll be quite frank. It explores PTSD, the pitfalls of preconceived ideas, and the idea of reinventing oneself during hardship. Good, solid story and some amazing themes.
Scott (Spec) is a guy who is hard to love at first. When we first meet him in this book, he's angry, miserable, and bitter. Our first scene with him is a flashback from when he was captured by terrorists as an Army Ranger. He was tortured and had to watch as his best friend was tortured to death. Awful stuff. We first met Scott in Rocket as the big bro who keeps an eye on Chloe after he ordeal. I believe at the time he had not been captured yet (correct me if I read that wrong), so his personality was different. Fast forward to Maverick and Mistletoe: A Hell's Handlers Short Story. First off, if you haven't read this book yet, definitely read it. And if you haven't read this book yet, try and read the Christmas Special before you read Spec. You can see the beginnings of Scott having major issues. So when Scott reacts badly when his best friend's sister, rich sister, Olivia, comes in from out of nowhere, you can see why. He wants nothing to do with her. She lived a life of luxury. Her brother died a miserable death. Yet, every preconceived notion Scott has of her starts going out the window, one by one, until she does something so unexpected that he doesn't know what to do. Maybe she's just a good time? Or maybe she's the key to healing his soul?
Olivia lives in a gilded cage. First, she did everything her wealthy father expected of her. Then, she became the perfect little fiancée. Even after her fiancé cheats on her, her father convinces her its for the best to stay with the guy. It would be a good power move for the family and all. But then, Olivia discovers something horrendous about her fiancé, something that causes her to flee, leaving everything she knows behind. She has nowhere to go, but she does remember that her estranged from the family brother told her that she could always count on his best friend, Scott, for help if she ever needed it. Oh, and she definitely does. So, she frantically drives to Florida and finds Scott in an MC. And. Yikes. He's an a$%. A downright, Mr. Jerkypoo. She is about to leave when the president of the club's ol' lady, Brooke, takes her and offers her a place to stay, much to Scott's dismay. Brooke has been there, done that, even if she doesn't know the details of why Liv has fled. Though Scott does his best to make her feel unwelcome, Liv keeps on doing her best and adapting to living this new life. And eventually, she sees that she may be able to break through Scott's shell. Who knew that she could fall in love with a guy who told her to pi$% off not that long ago?
So, yes. This was such a good book. I loved how complicated Scott was. Actually, I loved how complicated Liv was too. They were an amazing couple. The chemistry was sizzling, and I'll have to be honest: Scott being a jerk to Liv made the sexual tension dial it up to eleven. Seriously. I can't wait for the next one. And the next one. And then next. Also, when we gonna get any more of them Blue Collar Bensons books because the first two were fire. Hop to it, Ms. Atlas. Write. Write. Write. You can do it. Faster, faster. Hah. Kidding. Or am I? ;-)
Hell’s Handlers MC Florida Chapter Series
-Review of Curly (Hell's Handlers MC Florida Chapter #1)
-Review of Spec (Hell's Handlers MC Florida Chapter #2)
-Review of Tracker (Hell's Handlers MC Florida Chapter #3)
Scott (Spec) is a guy who is hard to love at first. When we first meet him in this book, he's angry, miserable, and bitter. Our first scene with him is a flashback from when he was captured by terrorists as an Army Ranger. He was tortured and had to watch as his best friend was tortured to death. Awful stuff. We first met Scott in Rocket as the big bro who keeps an eye on Chloe after he ordeal. I believe at the time he had not been captured yet (correct me if I read that wrong), so his personality was different. Fast forward to Maverick and Mistletoe: A Hell's Handlers Short Story. First off, if you haven't read this book yet, definitely read it. And if you haven't read this book yet, try and read the Christmas Special before you read Spec. You can see the beginnings of Scott having major issues. So when Scott reacts badly when his best friend's sister, rich sister, Olivia, comes in from out of nowhere, you can see why. He wants nothing to do with her. She lived a life of luxury. Her brother died a miserable death. Yet, every preconceived notion Scott has of her starts going out the window, one by one, until she does something so unexpected that he doesn't know what to do. Maybe she's just a good time? Or maybe she's the key to healing his soul?
Olivia lives in a gilded cage. First, she did everything her wealthy father expected of her. Then, she became the perfect little fiancée. Even after her fiancé cheats on her, her father convinces her its for the best to stay with the guy. It would be a good power move for the family and all. But then, Olivia discovers something horrendous about her fiancé, something that causes her to flee, leaving everything she knows behind. She has nowhere to go, but she does remember that her estranged from the family brother told her that she could always count on his best friend, Scott, for help if she ever needed it. Oh, and she definitely does. So, she frantically drives to Florida and finds Scott in an MC. And. Yikes. He's an a$%. A downright, Mr. Jerkypoo. She is about to leave when the president of the club's ol' lady, Brooke, takes her and offers her a place to stay, much to Scott's dismay. Brooke has been there, done that, even if she doesn't know the details of why Liv has fled. Though Scott does his best to make her feel unwelcome, Liv keeps on doing her best and adapting to living this new life. And eventually, she sees that she may be able to break through Scott's shell. Who knew that she could fall in love with a guy who told her to pi$% off not that long ago?
So, yes. This was such a good book. I loved how complicated Scott was. Actually, I loved how complicated Liv was too. They were an amazing couple. The chemistry was sizzling, and I'll have to be honest: Scott being a jerk to Liv made the sexual tension dial it up to eleven. Seriously. I can't wait for the next one. And the next one. And then next. Also, when we gonna get any more of them Blue Collar Bensons books because the first two were fire. Hop to it, Ms. Atlas. Write. Write. Write. You can do it. Faster, faster. Hah. Kidding. Or am I? ;-)
Hell’s Handlers MC Florida Chapter Series
-Review of Curly (Hell's Handlers MC Florida Chapter #1)
-Review of Spec (Hell's Handlers MC Florida Chapter #2)
-Review of Tracker (Hell's Handlers MC Florida Chapter #3)
June 10, 2022
HOLY HEARTBREAKING HELL! Lilly Atlas came out of the gate with so much emotion in the prologue that I was barely able to read chapter one through my tears. Scott (aka Spec) served his country with honor but he didn't escape unscathed as he & his best friend were caught by terrible folks on the other side of the war they were fighting. Now, he's barely able to deal with life because of severe PTSD, and man, this talented author did it so reaslitically that I thought my heart would fully break open, as she didn't gloss over it, nope, she showed what many soldiers go through after they get home. He joined the Hell Handlers MC, and while they didn't know what he had truly gone through, they did have his back no matter how many times he would step in it. Olivia has just found out her fiance is into some bad stuff, and he knows that she knows so she's in serious danger. She's the half sister of Scott's best friend, and she goes to him for help. He doesn't think much of her so it was dicey because he wasn't kind to her whatsoever. Little did he know that she would be the one to see what triggers him, and ends up giving him some peace (but it's still not perfect because there's no pat answer). Of course there are threats to the MC while her fiance is hunting her down so there are twists coming in hot on top of all the feels. I've already said too much so I'm going to end it right here since it's ultimately better to just experience it all for yourselves! HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
June 10, 2022
Scott ‘Spec’ survived literally serving his country. Now his discharged from the army and he is part of the Hells Handlers MC Florida Chapter. He will do anything to keep this brotherhood (his family) together and this is the only thing that matters to him now. Until his army brother’s half sister comes to his clubhouse. And what is she doing here looking for him. He has no time for spoilt princess. Especially as he is feeling so much guilt from not protecting her brother. And finding out that looks can be deceiving might just be the end of him…
Olivia was raised in wealth and never needed for anything. Until the day she sees something she shouldn’t have. What can she do but pack up and leave, going to the only man she thinks would help her. Her brother’s best friend. But when she meets Scott, he wants nothing to do with her. Luckily for her his club family isn’t as horrible as he is. But Olivia needs help desperately and she will have no choice but to stay exactly where she is… Getting to know Spec, is more than she bargained for and maybe she can be the one to help him heal…
I enjoyed this book so much. It had everything I love in a MC. Lots of suspense, twists and turns and most of all emotion and heartbreak… I always get captured with this authors books and cant help but get hooked. And then you don’t want the story to end 😊 Looking forward to the next story in this series…
Read on behalf of
Fay’s Corner
Olivia was raised in wealth and never needed for anything. Until the day she sees something she shouldn’t have. What can she do but pack up and leave, going to the only man she thinks would help her. Her brother’s best friend. But when she meets Scott, he wants nothing to do with her. Luckily for her his club family isn’t as horrible as he is. But Olivia needs help desperately and she will have no choice but to stay exactly where she is… Getting to know Spec, is more than she bargained for and maybe she can be the one to help him heal…
I enjoyed this book so much. It had everything I love in a MC. Lots of suspense, twists and turns and most of all emotion and heartbreak… I always get captured with this authors books and cant help but get hooked. And then you don’t want the story to end 😊 Looking forward to the next story in this series…
Read on behalf of
Fay’s Corner
May 26, 2022
OMG Bloody Brilliant 👏🏼👏🏼
My reviews are based on the emotions and feelings that the author gives to me through their writing and storylines. Spec, book 2 of The Hell’s Handlers MC Florida Chapter is a five star read 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 let me be honest with you here it’s not just 5 out of 5 stars but 5++++ out of 5!!!!
Now, we all know that Maverick…and Copper…and Screw are my boys from the original Hell’s Handlers (y’all can fight over the others) but Scott aka Spec….he’s mine now too, when he went from a dark alpha-hole to sarcastic, witty, touch her and you’ll die alpha….I claimed him 🤤🔥😍
In Spec we’ve got the beach scene, shower scene, against the wall scene….oh what, sorry, you want to hear about the story, ok, here goes…
The prologue….OMFG! That nearly destroyed me, I was a mess before the main storyline had even started, Wow 🥺😔 it was difficult to read, but the author truly sets up the background for my man and gives us an understanding to Scott’s PTSD with his dark, heartbreaking past.
First half of the book Scott was fighting demons on his own and taking it out on all the wrong people, he was on a downward spiral…I’ve seen some reviews saying he was a complete & utter jerk…this may be correct but stick with it, because when his best friends sister comes to him for help (he continues to be a jerk)….but she melts his black heart one page at a time. Ahhh my heart ❤️
Olivia was able to see behind the bark and growl, when she started to get underneath the tough exterior it was beautiful to read, she didn’t backdown when she could have easily cowered or run away from him, she stood her ground…and his MC brothers LOVED IT 😂
Trouble is brewing for The Hell’s Handlers in this dark, witty, suspenseful, scorching hot read.
My reviews are based on the emotions and feelings that the author gives to me through their writing and storylines. Spec, book 2 of The Hell’s Handlers MC Florida Chapter is a five star read 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 let me be honest with you here it’s not just 5 out of 5 stars but 5++++ out of 5!!!!
Now, we all know that Maverick…and Copper…and Screw are my boys from the original Hell’s Handlers (y’all can fight over the others) but Scott aka Spec….he’s mine now too, when he went from a dark alpha-hole to sarcastic, witty, touch her and you’ll die alpha….I claimed him 🤤🔥😍
In Spec we’ve got the beach scene, shower scene, against the wall scene….oh what, sorry, you want to hear about the story, ok, here goes…
The prologue….OMFG! That nearly destroyed me, I was a mess before the main storyline had even started, Wow 🥺😔 it was difficult to read, but the author truly sets up the background for my man and gives us an understanding to Scott’s PTSD with his dark, heartbreaking past.
First half of the book Scott was fighting demons on his own and taking it out on all the wrong people, he was on a downward spiral…I’ve seen some reviews saying he was a complete & utter jerk…this may be correct but stick with it, because when his best friends sister comes to him for help (he continues to be a jerk)….but she melts his black heart one page at a time. Ahhh my heart ❤️
Olivia was able to see behind the bark and growl, when she started to get underneath the tough exterior it was beautiful to read, she didn’t backdown when she could have easily cowered or run away from him, she stood her ground…and his MC brothers LOVED IT 😂
Trouble is brewing for The Hell’s Handlers in this dark, witty, suspenseful, scorching hot read.
June 28, 2022
Tragic can turn into beauty
Spec was haunted by his tortured and the death of his best friend blaming himself. Olivia is running from danger to her brother's best friend for help.
The author made this a love / hate relationship.
This was a beautifully written story that shows the readers that you can overcover anything with love. Curly the President is building a great MC and family
Spec was haunted by his tortured and the death of his best friend blaming himself. Olivia is running from danger to her brother's best friend for help.
The author made this a love / hate relationship.
This was a beautifully written story that shows the readers that you can overcover anything with love. Curly the President is building a great MC and family
June 21, 2022
A great author makes you become so emotionally invested in the lead characters and story that they feel real and important to you. A fantastic author makes you equally as interested and invested in secondary characters as you are in the leads. This author kicks butts with her plots and every single character. Gosh my heart broke for Spec. His trauma and suffering still didn’t excuse how he treated poor Olivia. I don’t think he groveled enough (personal opinion). Then again it was clear that Olivia is a better person than me because she was able to truly see and understand Spec’s pain. Still though- a lot more groveling might have been nice. Olivia is such a strong character, especially since it doesn’t seem like she will be based on her history of being a spoiled princess. Spec and Olivia just for together perfectly. The story has passion, love, great characterizations, and action not only from the MC issues but also from Olivia’s problems. I LOVE the other MC brothers. They are addictive my hot, sweet, mysterious, and awesome. I need books for all of them. I’m hoping maybe we can even get an MMF story like we did in the other club series. It was also great in this book to see Brooke and Curly, plus have their characters be on point with Brooke taking care of Olivia like a new friend and rescue. In this book Tracker was key to helping Olivia settle in and not look past Spec’s feelings for her. I can’t wait for his book.
June 16, 2022
Spec is the second book in the hell handlers Florida chapter series. We follow Scott, a man living with the pain of what it means to have been a traumatized soldier. Remembering daily how he no longer has his best friend by his side. Then there’s Olivia, his best friends sister who comes looking for aid with Scott.
This story absolutely blew me out of the water. I loved every second of it. I loved seeing Scott’s character development throughout the story. Olivia is an interesting character for me because at the beginning, while I admired her strength and heart I was having a hard time feeling like I could connect with her. I believe that’s done intentionally because it gives the readers a sense of how closed off she actually is. Something about Atlas that I love is that all of her characters feel real, they don’t feel made up at all.
Out of the 18 books I’ve read that Atlas has written, this one is definitely in my top 3!!
This story absolutely blew me out of the water. I loved every second of it. I loved seeing Scott’s character development throughout the story. Olivia is an interesting character for me because at the beginning, while I admired her strength and heart I was having a hard time feeling like I could connect with her. I believe that’s done intentionally because it gives the readers a sense of how closed off she actually is. Something about Atlas that I love is that all of her characters feel real, they don’t feel made up at all.
Out of the 18 books I’ve read that Atlas has written, this one is definitely in my top 3!!
June 29, 2022
Spunky N Sassy Rating: 5.0
~~~~~~~~~~Tracy's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Review~~~~~~~~~~
Wow what a journey Olivia takes you on. Olivia has found out some bad stuff about her fiancé even records it and runs to the one man that her brother told her she can trust to take care of her. Scott "Spec" is still suffering under the guilt of losing his best friend that when Olivia shows up needing his help, he does the only thing he can and that is push her away. When danger not only comes to their door by an old enemy but also the trouble chasing Olivia, Spec knows he can't just walk away. I truly loved this story and it proves to me why Lilly Atlas is one of the best authors I have read. The true background of this story is all about forgiveness and family. I was so spellbound that I couldn't stop reading, I had to know what happened next. I personally think you should read the other books in this series but it can be read as a stand alone as well. Highly recommend anything Lilly Atlas writes but especially this series full of amazing characters.
~~~~~~~~~~Julie's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review~~~~~~~~~~
This book is so sweet. Liv seeks help from her brothers best friend but Spec has real demons and they keep him in a constant state of mad!!! Can she break down his walls? Will she even survive this nightmare? Excellent writing.
~~~~~~~~~~Tracy's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Review~~~~~~~~~~
Wow what a journey Olivia takes you on. Olivia has found out some bad stuff about her fiancé even records it and runs to the one man that her brother told her she can trust to take care of her. Scott "Spec" is still suffering under the guilt of losing his best friend that when Olivia shows up needing his help, he does the only thing he can and that is push her away. When danger not only comes to their door by an old enemy but also the trouble chasing Olivia, Spec knows he can't just walk away. I truly loved this story and it proves to me why Lilly Atlas is one of the best authors I have read. The true background of this story is all about forgiveness and family. I was so spellbound that I couldn't stop reading, I had to know what happened next. I personally think you should read the other books in this series but it can be read as a stand alone as well. Highly recommend anything Lilly Atlas writes but especially this series full of amazing characters.
~~~~~~~~~~Julie's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review~~~~~~~~~~
This book is so sweet. Liv seeks help from her brothers best friend but Spec has real demons and they keep him in a constant state of mad!!! Can she break down his walls? Will she even survive this nightmare? Excellent writing.
June 19, 2022
WOW this book was phenomenal!
Scott or Spec as he’s now know is a disaster waiting to explode! Severe PTSD. Is nothing to mess around with and he needs help. The club knows he suffering but they are trying to keep him from getting in trouble. Problems with Curly’s old club are something Spec doesn’t need to deal with. But in come Olivia his best friends sister and the guilt Spec feels about his death is more than he can deal with. So in turn Olivia comes to him for help he turn to her with anger. Can she help Spec get past his anger and guilt or will her trouble follow her to Specs door step.
Scott or Spec as he’s now know is a disaster waiting to explode! Severe PTSD. Is nothing to mess around with and he needs help. The club knows he suffering but they are trying to keep him from getting in trouble. Problems with Curly’s old club are something Spec doesn’t need to deal with. But in come Olivia his best friends sister and the guilt Spec feels about his death is more than he can deal with. So in turn Olivia comes to him for help he turn to her with anger. Can she help Spec get past his anger and guilt or will her trouble follow her to Specs door step.
March 6, 2023
3 stars because I was expecting more drama from the ex-fiancé throughout the book.
July 7, 2024
I’m so happy to dive back into this world! I have missed the men of Florida. I needed Spec to find the perfect person, after the hell he endured. Liv was spot on!
This wouldn’t be a true Lilly Atlas book if I didn’t want to smack the snot out of the heroine, but Liv only gets one smack. I really loved this couple.
I’m onto the next book…..
This wouldn’t be a true Lilly Atlas book if I didn’t want to smack the snot out of the heroine, but Liv only gets one smack. I really loved this couple.
I’m onto the next book…..
June 11, 2022
Terrific second story in the thrilling MC series. I love these brothers and the new chapter of Hell’s Handlers with prez Curly wanting a better club than the last one he was involved with. Yeah, the old one is now an enemy that causes trouble in this story. Exciting suspense and danger along with a sexy romance is all I need for a great MC read. This one has the resident broody enforcer Spec dealing with his Army best friend’s sister. His friend was a heartbreaking lost during wartime which left Spec with guilt. When Olivia makes a horrible discovery she’s on the run from her evil ex. Her brother told her to rely on Spec/Scott so that’s where she goes. But Spec doesn’t trust the spoiled princess. The push pull between the two is at times heartbreaking and then turns sexy. I love Liv as she learns how the other half lives and fits in with the club life. All the brothers are in the story as they welcome Liv and build the club. Of course there’s danger and drama when Liv’s ex catches up to her. But he is not ready for Spec. He’s a hot brute that takes down the enemies and protects his woman. I love this addition to the series and I’m already invested with this group of brothers and their ole ladies. I can’t wait for the next installment. Loved it!
June 19, 2022
Spec
Another great read from Lilly I just love her books and Spec and Olivia's story was amazing. Can"t wait until the next book comes out about the Hall's Handlers.
Another great read from Lilly I just love her books and Spec and Olivia's story was amazing. Can"t wait until the next book comes out about the Hall's Handlers.
June 4, 2022
If you love MC Romances and you haven’t read Ms. Atlas’s Hell’s Handlers series (which started with Zach’s story), you truly are missing out. Spec’s story is book 2 in the spin-off Hell’s Handlers chapter in Florida (Curly is book one of this series and a must read). Well, you don’t have to read Curly first but Spec’s story takes up where it left off and by reading Curly first (he’s the Prez of the Florida chapter) you’ll have a much greater understanding of what’s going on.
Spec is this newly formed chapter’s Enforcer and rightfully so. He’s got a hair-string triggered temper and a body built for fighting. He’s also a man full of guilt over the death of his best friend. Joining the MC is the only thing keeping his head halfway straight. But when his best friend's sister, Olivia, shows up in her fancy clothes needing his help, his world turns upside down. His guilt returns twofold and he takes it out on her. Olivia is at a crossroads - she’s running from her ex, who she learns is a monster, to a man her brother told her if she ever needed anything would be there for her. But Spec is anything but there for her - he is hateful and won’t even give her a chance to show she’s not what he thinks she is. But when all kinds of troubles make their way to the club’s door, Spec and Olivia find themselves thrust together and will just possibly learn neither are what they appear to be.
Excellent MC Romance - Grab it up ASAP you won’t regret it.
2 Thumbs Up and 5+ Stars
Spec is this newly formed chapter’s Enforcer and rightfully so. He’s got a hair-string triggered temper and a body built for fighting. He’s also a man full of guilt over the death of his best friend. Joining the MC is the only thing keeping his head halfway straight. But when his best friend's sister, Olivia, shows up in her fancy clothes needing his help, his world turns upside down. His guilt returns twofold and he takes it out on her. Olivia is at a crossroads - she’s running from her ex, who she learns is a monster, to a man her brother told her if she ever needed anything would be there for her. But Spec is anything but there for her - he is hateful and won’t even give her a chance to show she’s not what he thinks she is. But when all kinds of troubles make their way to the club’s door, Spec and Olivia find themselves thrust together and will just possibly learn neither are what they appear to be.
Excellent MC Romance - Grab it up ASAP you won’t regret it.
2 Thumbs Up and 5+ Stars
June 16, 2022
FANTASTIC Story😍😎
This story was OFF the charts Fantastic!!!. It was so moving, exciting, entertaining and just WOW!!. Lilly is a Fantastic storyteller and is a PHENOMENAL writer!!.
This story was OFF the charts Fantastic!!!. It was so moving, exciting, entertaining and just WOW!!. Lilly is a Fantastic storyteller and is a PHENOMENAL writer!!.
June 16, 2022
spec came to his senses - finally!
I thought I’d punch Spec in the first couple of chapters even understanding his grief but thank heavens Livy didn’t give up on him or herself. Such a great read and there’s more to come yay!
I thought I’d punch Spec in the first couple of chapters even understanding his grief but thank heavens Livy didn’t give up on him or herself. Such a great read and there’s more to come yay!
June 30, 2022
Wow.
I have read lots of books with angry brooding men but let me just say Spec took the cake. He was one mean dude when it came to Olivia. I loved her strength. She knew a time would come when she would break him down and they could heal. I loved the ride to there HEA.
I have read lots of books with angry brooding men but let me just say Spec took the cake. He was one mean dude when it came to Olivia. I loved her strength. She knew a time would come when she would break him down and they could heal. I loved the ride to there HEA.
June 15, 2022
Fantastic
What a great book. Damaged Spec with a huge chip on his shoulder just needed his Liv to sort him out. Lots of action and suspense.
What a great book. Damaged Spec with a huge chip on his shoulder just needed his Liv to sort him out. Lots of action and suspense.
June 7, 2022
After being introduced to Scott in the handlers book of Tennessee. Always wondered what made him so violent tempered.
When I read the prompt it damn near broke my heart to hear about the torture Scott and his best friend Deke had to endure. Scott has demons to live with after the death if his friend.
Olivia hardly knew her half brother but Send told her if she ever needed someone Scott would be there. So Olivia runs from the horror if a fiance to visit with Scott to ask for help. Spec as he is now known can't face her and hates her on site. The sexual tension rolls off both if them for weeks.
Finally they cone together, but of course Olivia's last comes to haunt them. Can Spec save her as she saved him?
Always love Lilly's books.
When I read the prompt it damn near broke my heart to hear about the torture Scott and his best friend Deke had to endure. Scott has demons to live with after the death if his friend.
Olivia hardly knew her half brother but Send told her if she ever needed someone Scott would be there. So Olivia runs from the horror if a fiance to visit with Scott to ask for help. Spec as he is now known can't face her and hates her on site. The sexual tension rolls off both if them for weeks.
Finally they cone together, but of course Olivia's last comes to haunt them. Can Spec save her as she saved him?
Always love Lilly's books.
June 9, 2022
I completely love Lilly Atlas' new Hell's Handlers series. While you still get a connection to previous characters, the new ones are completely fresh as are their stories and Spec is no exception. While at first it might seem to be cliche in the sense of a PTSD survivor spinning out, especially towards his misconception of a "rich, bratty, princess," it's told in a very engaging way that will keep you hooked until the very end. You'll be taught the age-old lesson to never judge a book by its cover. I can't wait for book 3!
June 11, 2022
Grat series and Definitely looking forward to more!
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