A man with everything. A woman with nothing left to lose. A love that might save them both.
The Dom Identity, the all new steamy standalone in the Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is coming September 14th, and we have the incredible cover!
A man with everything
Michael Malone seems to have it all. A wealthy, loving family. A job that fulfills him. Friends he can count on. But something is missing. He’s spent years watching his brother and close friends get married and start families, but it hasn’t happened for him. When an assignment comes up to investigate fallen Hollywood star Vanessa Hale, he jumps at the chance. She’s gorgeous and potentially deadly. Playing the spy game with her might be just the thing to take his mind off his troubles.
A woman with nothing left to lose
Vanessa Hale had big dreams that ended in scandal. She returned home with nothing but heartache and the desire to find her sister’s killer. The trail points to someone at Lodge Corp, so taking a job with Julian Lodge’s mysterious company is her best option for finding the truth. While she hunts for a killer during the day, she hopes to find some solace at night in The Club. Meeting the gorgeous, sexy and seemingly kind Michael Malone, their chemistry sparks in a way she’s never felt before, and Vanessa thinks maybe her luck has finally changed.
A love that might save them both
When Michael’s true motives are revealed, she will have to find a way to forgive his betrayal. The killer has made Vanessa their next target. Working together and stopping this monster is the only chance for them to have the real love they both deserve.
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.
Taggart Family Values, compilation of previously released and a brand new novella from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, is available now!
From Ian and Charlotte’s first meeting in Paris to a look into the future, Taggart Family Values chronicles Masters and Mercenaries’ favorite family through a series of short stories and novellas. Includes one brand new short story and one new novella. Lexi hopes readers will have a blast connecting with Ian and Charlotte and all their little monsters!
Taggart Family Values includes the novellas Paradise City, Sweet Child o’ Mine, Homecoming and Countdown. It also includes the short stories Adam Tells All, Make Lemonade, Rough Night and Stuck at the Office.
Some of the stories were previously published in newsletters and cookbooks.
Another outstanding and exceptionally written book by the
talented Lexi Blake. This highly entertaining compilation of short stories
(some brand new, others previously published) had me laughing at these
characters' ridiculously hilarious hi jinks and teary-eyed during the touching,
heartwarming emotional moments. Ian Taggart is without a doubt my favorite Alpha
Dom and the center of Lexi's literary universe. I completely adore him to bits
and will never get enough of this sexy, scary and often sardonic hero. Ian
quickly burrowed his way into my heart when first meeting his larger-than-life
character in The Dom Who Loved Me years ago. With each story, each
cameo, I fell deeper in love with the swoon-worthy and overly charismatic head
of the Taggart family. Here, we see snippets of Big Tag, his bride Charlie and
the loving family they amassed throughout the Masters and Mercenaries Series
- both blood and the everlasting bonds of true friendship. 5 brilliant stars
for Blake's Taggart Family Values.
Paradise City
"He’d been a gorgeous lion who
might eat her up,
and she’d thought he was sexy as
hell."
Previously published chapters via Blake's newsletter, it is
here we see how this seductive Dom found the beautiful love of his life.
Charlotte Dennis was a desperate woman with a plan, and Ian was her target -
little did he know this fiery and cunning submissive would be his perfect
match. Paradise City was a short, sexy yet sweet love story.
“I
know one thing in this world and that’s the fact that Ian Taggart knows how to
create a family. None of us would be here without you, you sarcastic asshole
brother of mine. So go and help your wife make our family a little bigger.” ~
Sean Taggart, Sweet Child o' Mine
Sweet Child o’ Mine, Homecoming, Make
Lemonade, Stuck at the Office, and Rough Night
Five comical stories of how the twins Kenzie and Kala and
their younger brothers Seth and Travis came into the world, as well as some of
their crazy antics. Feel good shorts of how Ian and Charlie dealt with the
challenges of parenthood while balancing family and their D/s coupley time.
These tales warmed my heart and made me hysterically laugh out loud.
"He’d been the bane of
intelligence agencies. He’d been Dr. Death, raining down justice and protecting
America. Now he was a dumbass with a mortgage, a dog who seemed to be a bit
constipated, two tiny chaotic things, and another on the way. No one even let
him kill people anymore."
Adam Tells All
Fans of the M&M series know all too well the love/hate
relationship between Adam and his sarcastic boss Ian. Finally, Adam believes he
has the upper hand (for once) when figuring out a secret Big Tag was keeping
and spills the beans to the McKay/Taggart clan. I love how these two Alphas
constantly tease each other.
Homecoming
By far, Homecoming was my favorite story in this
anthology. Poignant and emotional, we see how the Taggarts’ adopted daughter
Tasha was welcomed into the family. Charlie, Ian and all the kids immediately
embraced the daughter of their fallen colleague with open arms and hearts. An
absolutely moving novella, which brought tears to my eyes and touched my heart.
Countdown
No spoilers about this one - just that there was a time
jump, and it may be a possible future story. I am hoping that this thrilling
and intriguing plot continues!
As expected, I've enjoyed this read from beginning to end
and cannot wait for more wondrous adventures from Lexi Blake's creative and
genius mind.
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.
Taggart Family Values, compilation of previously released and a brand new novella from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, is available now!
From Ian and Charlotte’s first meeting in Paris to a look into the future, Taggart Family Values chronicles Masters and Mercenaries’ favorite family through a series of short stories and novellas. Includes one brand new short story and one new novella. Lexi hopes readers will have a blast connecting with Ian and Charlotte and all their little monsters!
Taggart Family Values includes the novellas Paradise City, Sweet Child o’ Mine, Homecoming and Countdown. It also includes the short stories Adam Tells All, Make Lemonade, Rough Night and Stuck at the Office.
Some of the stories were previously published in newsletters and cookbooks.
Another
outstanding and exceptionally written book by the talented Lexi Blake. This
highly entertaining compilation of short stories (some brand new, others
previously published) had me laughing at these characters' ridiculously
hilarious hijinks and teary-eyed during the touching, heartwarming emotional
moments. Ian Taggart is without a doubt my favorite Alpha Dom and the center of
Lexi's literary universe. I completely adore him to bits and will never get
enough of this sexy, scary and often sardonic hero. Ian quickly burrowed his
way into my heart when first meeting his larger-than-life character in The
Dom Who Loved Me years ago. With each story, each cameo, I fell deeper in
love with the swoon-worthy and overly charismatic head of the Taggart family.
Here, we see snippets of Big Tag, his bride Charlie and the loving family they
amassed throughout the Masters and Mercenaries Series - both blood and
the everlasting bonds of true friendship. 5 brilliant stars for Blake's Taggart
Family Values.
Paradise
City
"He’d
been a gorgeous lion who might eat her up, and she’d thought he was sexy as
hell."
Previously
published chapters via Blake's newsletter, it is here we see how this seductive
Dom found the beautiful love of his life. Charlotte Dennis was a desperate
woman with a plan, and Ian was her target - little did he know this fiery and
cunning submissive would be his perfect match. Paradise City was a
short, sexy yet sweet love story.
“I
know one thing in this world and that’s the fact that Ian Taggart knows how to
create a family. None of us would be here without you, you sarcastic asshole
brother of mine. So go and help your wife make our family a little bigger.” ~
Sean Taggart, Sweet Child o' Mine
Sweet
Child o’ Mine, Homecoming, Make Lemonade, Stuck at the Office, and Rough Night
Five
comical stories of how the twins Kenzie and Kala and their younger brothers
Seth and Travis came into the world, as well as some of their crazy antics.
Feel good shorts of how Ian and Charlie dealt with the challenges of parenthood
while balancing family and their D/s coupley time. These tales warmed my heart
and made me hysterically laugh out loud.
"He’d
been the bane of intelligence agencies. He’d been Dr. Death, raining down
justice and protecting America. Now he was a dumbass with a mortgage, a dog who
seemed to be a bit constipated, two tiny chaotic things, and another on the
way. No one even let him kill people anymore."
Adam Tells All
Fans
of the M&M series know all too well the love/hate relationship between Adam
and his sarcastic boss Ian. Finally, Adam believes he has the upper hand (for
once) when figuring out a secret Big Tag was keeping and spills the beans to
the McKay/Taggart clan. I love how these two Alphas constantly tease each
other.
Homecoming
By
far, Homecoming was my favorite story in this anthology. Poignant and
emotional, we see how the Taggarts’ adopted daughter Tasha was welcomed into
the family. Charlie, Ian and all the kids immediately embraced the daughter of
their fallen colleague with open arms and hearts. An absolutely moving novella,
which brought tears to my eyes and touched my heart.
Countdown
No
spoilers about this one - just that there was a time jump, and it may be a
possible future story. I am hoping that this thrilling and intriguing plot
continues!
As
expected, I've enjoyed this read from beginning to end and cannot wait for more
wondrous adventures from Lexi Blake's creative and genius mind.
New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.
The Rebel Queen, an all-new enthralling urban fantasy romance set in the all new Outlaw: A Thieves Series by New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is available now!
The fate of everyone on the Earth plane hangs in the balance, and one wrong move could cost Zoey everything she loves.
The
Rebel Queen, the thrilling start to the all new Outlaw series set in
the Thieves world by New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is
available now!
After
returning from the outer planes, Zoey expected a joyous reunion with
family and friends. She couldn’t be more wrong. Her kingdom is in the
hands of Myrddin, her friends are on the run, and her children are being
hunted by the supernatural world. But that isn’t the worst of it. They
aren’t just outlaws—they are fully grown adult outlaws.
In
the four days that passed while they were gone, twelve years have
passed at home. Now Zoey, Danny, and Dev find themselves in the middle
of a new war where they are hunted by old foes and former allies…some
they could never have imagined would turn against them.
As
Myrddin’s plan becomes clear, Zoey realizes she just might hold the key
to stopping him for good and reclaiming their kingdom. Doing so means
risking it all to steal back an artifact out from under the wizard’s
nose. The fate of everyone on the Earth plane hangs in the balance, and
one wrong move could cost Zoey everything she loves.
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I was numb again, jogging through the halls I’d once known so well, following the children I’d born and now barely recognized. It was a dream. It had to be. There was no way that Olivia Carey had used her powers to try to choke the life out of me, no way my home had been taken over by my worst enemy. No fucking way I’d missed my children’s formative years. They weren’t warriors. They were coddled and protected. Rhys was an eleven-year-old with a cocky grin who wouldn’t ever think to order his parents around. Rhys was a good boy who followed the rules. He was every teacher’s pet. Evan played with dolls, not bows and arrows. I was going to wake up. I had to. I would wake up and be safely in our bed at Summer’s palace. I would be in between Dev and Daniel, and I would tell them all about this awful dream and they would laugh at me. I would go through the portal again, but this time we would find ourselves back in Danny’s office and everyone would be so relieved to see us. We would take down Myrddin and move on with our lives. I didn’t have to believe that prophecy. I could control this. If I could only wake up. “Evan, to your left,” Rhys yelled as he moved by a connecting hallway. He didn’t even look back. He simply tossed the words over his shoulder as he jogged along. Evan zipped past her fathers and was firing down the hall before either could protest. She had two arrows off and landing in her targets as Fen leapt to her side. He growled and the third shadowy figure who’d been coming down the hall took off running. But not before Evan got off another shot, and I watched the last attacker go down even as Kelsey hustled me along. “I think the kiddos know what they’re doing,” Kelsey assured me. “Let’s follow their lead. This is their world. They know it far better than we do.” It was their world. Not mine. It couldn’t be mine. We ran, the ground still rumbling under us, and suddenly we found ourselves moving through familiar doors into a dark place. Ether. But not Ether. “What the fuck did he do to my club?” Dev stopped and stared at the changes the years had wrought. Ether had been a high-tech nightclub where all of the supernatural world came to play. It had a light-up dance floor and a sleek bar. It had been modern and energetic. Someone had decided to give the whole place a Hell makeover. It had been redone in shades of red and black. “I win!” A muscular man walked from behind what used to be the bar. It had been exchanged for what appeared to be some kind of shrine. I didn’t have a chance to really look at it because Lee was right there. He held every bit of my attention. He was so changed, but when he high-fived his brother and then grinned my way, I could see my little boy. “I bet Rhys that Papa would be way more upset about Ether than he was about how old we are,” Lee admitted. “I assure you, Rhys wins that bet,” Devinshea promised. “I’m upset about many things. The atrocity they’ve done to my beautiful club is merely one of them. I don’t want to see the penthouse, do I?” “According to our spies, you do not,” Rhys replied.
The Rebel
Queen truly left me awestruck and utterly
overwhelmed as this remarkable story captivated and fully consumed me from
beginning to end. Once starting, I could not put my kindle down and devoured
this read in one sitting. This angst-filled nail-biter still has me reeling,
wishing it never ended, and desperate for the next installment. After reading
and relishing most of Lexi Blake's novels, I have to say this was one of her
best. The first in her new spin-off of the Thieves/Hunter Series, Blake had me
on the edge of my seat while experiencing the continuing adventures of Zoey,
Daniel, Devinshea and their entire crew.
The Rebel
Queen picks up immediately following the OMG, what the heck just
happenedending of Stealing Summer, which blew my mind. I won't
get into too many details and reveal any spoilers so that fans can appreciate the main characters'
journey for themselves. But I will say that the time jump that propelled Zoey,
Dan and Dev twelve years into their realm's future was a genius plot twist and
totally unexpected. It affected each of the main characters and the dynamics of
their relationships differently. The absence for over a decade from her
children's lives and realizing what they endured weighed heavily on Zoey's
shoulders. Seeing all her anguish, witnessing her tremendous heartache and
guilt, pulled heavily on my heartstrings. This new reality was hard for our
sassy and stubborn heroine to accept.
What I love
most about Zoey is her spirit. When faced with many challenges, she manages to
survive time and time again. Zoey's grit carried her through many harsh
circumstances since their return, and along with the support from her husbands,
she gained strength and thrived. She's one heck of a fascinating character; her
crazy antics and mischievous personality will never bore me. Although I adore
each member of this throuple, their family, and friends, it's Zoey who touched
and affected me the most.
Blake is a
masterful, intelligent and gifted writer. She consistently spins brilliant
tales, weaving a web of intricate details and an array of characters, with the
perfect combination of passion, mystery, hilarity and suspense. The Rebel Queen
was no exception, and it is here where she has outdone herself by penning a
poignant, truly emotionally driven yet action-packed read. There is a lot going
on in this novel, and one needs to pay very close attention. Regardless, the
intriguing storyline flowed flawlessly. The enemies, both new and old, who ran
amuck as Zoey, Dan, Dev and the gang prepare for imminent attacks, had my heart
palpitating. I loved how there's a McKay/Taggart connection somewhat entwined
into this new series. Seeing the now grown-up, responsible and bad-ass children
(Lee, Rhys and Evan) and their struggles touched me. In the end, this all made
for a fantastic read that I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend reading after
completing the Thieves/Hunter series as I would not consider this a standalone
novel. 5+++ stars!!
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.
