Word to the Wise by Eva Simmons
Twisted Roses #4
Release Date: June 28, 2024
Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…
đź–¤Tortured Hero
đź–¤Biker’s Daughter
đź–¤FMC in Peril
đź–¤Redemption
đź–¤Trauma and Healing
đź–¤Forced Proximity
đź–¤Touch her and die
This is no fairytale…
As the daughter of a biker, I’ve been toe-to-toe with brutal men. I grew up surrounded by violence, so I thought I could survive anything.
Until I learned what it really means to be at the mercy of a monster. One I loved. One I trusted.
Now that I’ve escaped, I refuse to go back.
But when I show up on my brother’s doorstep looking for help, I find myself face to face with Mason Zane.
My protector. My safety. My brother’s apprentice.
A man who reveals my truths and cracks me open. A man who sees the girl I forgot existed.
But Mason has secrets of his own. Demons like the ones I’ve been running from. A tangled web that ties us together in ways we never expect.
Mason might feel like salvation, but this is no fairytale. And I won’t trade one evil for another again.
WORD TO THE WISE is an emotionally twisted, dark romance with a morally grey hero, heavy subject matter, mature content, and explicit scenes. Content/TWs (which contain spoilers) can be found on author’s website. 18+ only
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EXCERPT
“You’re testing me, Sticks. I’ve been good, and it hasn’t been easy.” He traces his thumb over my lower lip. “You can’t give me permission like that. I’m not that fucking strong, and I don’t want to take advantage of you.”
“You aren’t.” I grab his wrist, pausing his hand where he’s holding my jaw. “You make me feel like I’m worth something again. You don’t treat me like I’m broken or I’m fragile. I want to feel that. I need to feel that. Maybe I’m the one using you.”
“You could never use me.” He smirks, stepping closer. “I’m too willing.”
“How willing?” Grabbing his wrist, I slowly drag his hand from my jaw to my throat, to my chest, pausing there.
His palm is large like the rest of him, and even if I’ve got a full chest, he covers me. His fingers twitch to grab it.
“Fuck, Reed.” The growl that vibrates his throat sets my core on fire.
“Don’t be careful with me, Mason.” I look up at him. “I’ve had enough of that in my life. I just want to feel alive again.”
His hand tightens, and it sends my blood coursing through my veins.
“I’ll always be careful with you, Reed. With your body. With your heart. Because a girl like you deserves that.” He drags his hand up my chest until it reaches my throat.
He grabs on, but not tight. Not taking my air away. Just enough to latch himself to me so he can pull me a step closer to him.
“But if you’re worried that I’m too much of a gentleman to take you as you need me to, then don’t. Because I’ve wanted you since the moment I laid eyes on you. And the second you give me permission, I’ll fuck you exactly how a girl like you deserves.”
I swallow hard. “How’s that?”
He dips his face down, grazing his mouth over my cheek, sending a shiver along my spine as his lips find my ear.
“Until you’re coming on my cock all night long.”
Word to the Wise by Eva Simmons
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
Word to the Wise is book four in the series Twisted Roses. This is a friend’s to lovers, darkish romance following Reed Jackson and Mason Zane’s journey. For better enjoyment you should start at book one of the series.
We met Mason in book three of the series, he was an apprentice at the Twisted Roses Tattoo shop. Mason is definitely husband material. He was so sweet, caring, attentive and just had a big heart all around, at least when it came to Reed. He was not a violent or mean person which was a huge difference between him and the other male charcaters in the series. But he will throw down and do what it takes to protect those he loves and cares about.
Reed was a survivor and was able to persevere with the help of Mason, her bestie and her brother. She’d been to hell and back after suffering emotional and physical abuse. She was brave, kind, loyal, and intelligent. I liked that she didn’t rush things with Mason and acknowledged they both had a lot of healing to do.
Their journey was a slow burn riddled with angst, suspense, trauma bonding, and other darker elements. Make sure to read your trigger warnings. I appreciated the fact Simmon’s added a bonus epilogue so we could see the whole Twisted Roses gang together years later.
MEET THE AUTHOR:Â Eva Simmons writes dark and dreamy romance with complex heroines and broken, dirty-talking bad boys who fall hard for them.
When Eva isn’t dreaming up new worlds or devouring every book she can get her hands on, she can be found spending time with her family, painting a fresh canvas, or playing an elf in World of Warcraft.
Eva is currently living out her own happily ever after in Nevada with her family.
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