Title: Justice
Author: Lark Taylor
Series: Damned Connections, book two
Release Date: February 1, 2024
Cover Designer: BreathLess Lit
Photographer: Emma Jane Photography
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Sebastian
Blood. Torture. Murder. They’ve been my only companions for centuries. I haven’t needed or wanted anything else.
Until I see Matty smile. Then something in me, something that’s been dormant for centuries, begins to reawaken.
Matty doesn’t belong in my world. He’s loving, innocent, and full of joy. The darkness of my life would corrupt him in a heartbeat, but when he’s dragged into it against his will, nothing can stop me delivering my personal brand of justice.
Matty keeps fighting for things I can’t give him, for things I’m no longer capable of. I can’t come between him and his family. I can’t give him what he needs.
But I also can’t stay away from him.
Matty
I’m surrounded by couples in love.
Once, I thought that’d be me. That I’d be swept off my feet and experience the kind of epic love you only see in movies.
Now, I know better.
A horrific night taught me to look for other things in a partner. Someone who’s predictable. Safe. Stable.
Sebastian is anything but.
Everyone tells me to stay away from him, but I don’t understand their concerns. How can he be a villain when all he’s shown me is kindness?
He makes me want things I thought I’d given up on. Things I’m too scared to admit I still want.
The trouble is, I can’t figure out what Sebastian wants. He tells me he can’t say no to me, but he won’t open up. He says to stay away from him, but he keeps coming around.
One thing is for sure, Sebastian is who I want in my future.
But how can I keep fighting for us if I’m the only one doing it?
Justice is a MM PNR romance about a grumpy vampire assassin and the sunshine human he can’t stay away from. The second in the Damned Connections series, each book will follow a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better read in order, these books can stand alone.
Trigger Warnings: Scenes of graphic violence, kidnap and torture. Injury detail. Death of side characters on page – including a child. References to assault (off page before start of book) and resulting PTSD symptoms.
Purchase Link: https://geni.us/justiceevents
Justice by Lark Taylor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sebastian’s family was taken away in a violent attack, losing everything because of his faithless lovers betrayal. Through hundreds of years he serves Justice to those that deserve it. Ever the stoic vampire, always alone until Matty enters his life.
I loved all the different supernaturals in this story. All volatile, with supersized protective streaks. They all loved hard and thought nothing of using violence as a form of expressing their “love” for one another.
I teared up in a couple of places. The writing was emotionally well done.
Not a lot of action in this book but there was blood and carnage to be had. I liked that even with the overt hostility at times each person was there to step up and help a friend or foe. Sebastian really had friends in waiting. He just needed to get his stuff together. I loved Sebastian’s job “unaliving” people.
Very angsty, slow burn, great chemistry, and a very hard fought happy ending made this a satisfying read.
Review Copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads.
MEET THE AUTHOR: Lark lives with her family in southern England. An obsessive romance fan, she loves nothing more than a Happily Ever After – especially if there’s a good plot and a hefty amount of spice along the way. When she’s not reading or writing, she can be found hiding from adult life in escape rooms, travel and the MCU. As a Bi woman with OCD, Lark is a fervent supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community and an advocate for mental health awareness and support.
Author Link: linktr.ee/larktaylor
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