Hard As It Gets audiobook

Hard as it Gets by Laura Kaye1st book in the Hard Ink series. Contemporary romantic suspense. Nick Rixey is Ex-military special forces. Their investigation into organized crime to help Becca find her missing brother takes the group into a war zone of danger.Fast moving and intense. Sexy hot and engaging. A romantic suspense week worth reading.

OMFG????!!!! Why the HECK did I wait SO LONG to read this???!!! (excuse me while I curse...) IT WAS FUCKIN' BRILLIANT!!!!!!!! Can't wait to start Shane's story next; Hard as You Can!!!!

4 stars My fourth Laura Kaye book and I enjoyed it as much as the others. Becca finds a note from her missing brother to seek help from Nick who is an ex-military. I love Nick and I felt an instant connection with all the other side characters. Jess: I still vote for tripodJeremy: or Hopalong Compared to her other books, this book had more action/mystery/suspense. I thought it focused on the 'finding Charlie' storyline more than the romance. Not to say there wasnt any, as there was a nice amount of sexy time and the sexual tension between the two were undeniable. If you enjoy romance with action/suspense and great characters, I would pick this up. Looking forward to more of the series ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss. Thank you x Quotes subject to change

4 STARS!!!!

4 - All Gave Some. Some Gave All. Stars.I have been saving up the Hard Ink series as I love me some Laura Kaye, and I hate having to wait for books in continuing series to be released. I am now in the enviable position of having 4 to read on the trot, YAY me!Nick and Becca are characters that you grow to love as the book progresses, add in a whole troupe of delectable, yet damaged and diverse ex-serviceman, a tattooist brother and a three legged puppy and you know you are in for a right treat.He was as beautiful in the light of day as he was in the shadows of night.Laura Kaye has once again smashed it out of the park, in terms of storyline, characters and development; I am always a little leery of the romantic suspense genre, as there are few authors who seem to be able to carry it off well. With this first offering in the Hard Ink series, Laura has added herself to my very short, but extremely distinguished list of those that can. I am off too see how The Hard Ink Special Forces Team adventure continues in book two, with sexy Shane and his Southern Drawl, firmly front and centre!

This book was my first military alpha male book! The main characters had such an angsty relationship that kept me on my toes! The story had an interesting crime and suspense aspect that was entertaining and allowed great plot development. The only reason why I gave it a 4 star is because the characters fell in love in such a short period of time. I wish they would have had more time to explore each other before admitting they “love” one another. Also, this book ends on a cliffhanger!

4.5 Special Forces StarsDoing the happy dance right here baby. Yep. Its that good. H-A-P-P-Y DANCE. I have read several of Ms Kaye's books and I have come to the scientific conclusion that she is mind reader. Pure Science. What other explanation is there for her to know exactly what I want in a read? She hits all the marks:Sexy, damaged hero (more about him later).....YepStrong heroine.......she's thereActual plot with twists and turns and in and outs (wink wink)...oh Yeah!So you can see why I am dancing. And that Damaged Hero... He is a Special Forces Soldier. With a hot bod. And tattoos. Yeah...That is my kind of SPECIAL.Becca is an ER nurse. Her dad was a Colonel in the Army and was killed in action. Her older brother died of a drug overdose. Her only other family is her brother, Charlie. Charlie is a paranoid computer hacker geek. And he is missing. Her only clue to how to help him is a cryptic message to go the Hard Ink Tattoo Parlor. Can we just pause here and say that I have never gotten a message, cryptic or otherwise to go to a tattoo parlor. I am waiting..impatiently. Where is my message???Nick was a proud Special Forces soldier who witnessed 6 of his brothers in arms killed along with his mentor, the Colonial. He is angry, grieving, and in pain. From the gun shot wounds that he received when his friends were killed. When Becca comes into his brother's tattoo parlor he is not inclined to help the daughter of the man he blames for his injuries and his loss. Nick and Becca are thrown together by Charlie's disappearance and his sense of responsibility. There are break-ins, attempting kidnappings, stabbings, and sexual tension. Lots of sexual tension. The good kind. What she really needed was a cold shower. With a handheld shower head. And really good water pressure. The thought was not helpful.He tasted of mint and man and sinful promise...Will Nick forgive Becca for her father's faults? Will Nick decide to live again instead of punishing himself for surviving the incident that took his brothers in arms? How is Becca's dad tied to Charlie's missing status? Will Becca be able to break through Nick's walls? Happiness wasn't something you found, happiness was something you made-by living in the moment, by cherishing the people in your life right now, by finding the courage to change those things you didn't like.The good news...there are more tattooed special forces guys! Yes...Nick has friends. As they search for Charlie they uncover more than they expected. Nick wants to keep Becca safe. Becca wants to help Nick find his life again. She also wants to find herself...in his bed. The only question left is... how fast can Ms Kaye type? I need the next book. Now. I'll be dancing while I wait. Please don't make me wait too long.

Hard As It Gets was the first book in the Hard Ink series by Laura Kaye. I had read Kaye’s Blasphemy series where it referenced several characters from Hard Ink and couldn’t wait to dive into this series as well!Nick Rixey was former Special Forces. He had been out for a year after half his team was taken out in an ambush. He was bitter and still had physical reminders daily of his loss.Becca Merritt was an Emergency room nurse and the daughter of the Commander that Nick served under. She had a younger brother that she believed was missing and was led to Nick’s door.Hard As It Gets had a suspenseful vibe. Although a few stories merged together, in addition to the relationship development, the entire storyline focused around discovering who was behind death, kidnapping and betrayal. It was well written, well developed, complex, captivating, intriguing and full of depth and dimension. I loved the background and all of the characters. Kaye brought in each of the secondary characters that will be central to the series and set the stage well. Although Hard As It Gets brought closure to Nick and Becca’s relationship, the underlying story was just beginning and will continue throughout each book of the series. Shane is up next in Hard As You Can and I can’t wait!

Hard as it Gets by Laura Kaye is a fantastic book one in the Hard Ink series.The image the author paints of Nick, our main character, is a drop dead sexy, tattooed & ripped Adonis. I can picture him in my mind... His dragon tattoo lithe and magnificent spreading out across his back and dipping beneath the waistband of his jeans...Oh yeah, you'll love Nick. Ex-Miltary hottie,Nicholas Rixey, and the dire circumstances that bring him face to face with the daughter, Becca Merritt, of his prior CO. Trouble followed her when she walked into Nick's tattoo parlor; she had no idea what she was getting into. No idea that Nick was the one person that could help save her brother, clarify her doubts regarding her father's past and steal away her heart. Filled with action, adventure, heat and pure sex on a stick hot males. The first edition in the Hard Ink series "checks all the boxes on the kinda books I love to read." A must read.A very quick read, full of action, special ops, sexy soldiers and sexual tension. It ended with the situation unresolved, so now I'm dying to know what happens next!