Anything that this author writes is exceptional. The amount of emotion that she puts into each book and her carefully crafted sentences is outstanding. I feel what her characters are feeling and I experience both their highs and their lows but also everything in between. Not many can do what she does. She is truly gifted and this series is just one example of that. I have read these books separately and am combining my reviews into one.

Steal Me
4.5 stars

I'm not sure what I was expecting when I started this book but it most assuredly was not this. Parts of this broke my heart and parts made me happy to watch healing occur for these characters.

The story was split into two perspectives. The first from Mavericks and his Delilah and the other from Tucker and what he experienced while helping his sister heal. That was unusual. Especially, to reconnect at the same point in the story to end on a cliffhanger.

I'm definitely reading the next book. I know what the secret is but still need to see how this pans out.

Updated 9/8/2020
I had to do a reread of this to prepare myself for book three since it has been a long while since I have read this and I didn't want to forget any details. This was even better the second time around. What I do know after reading this again, was that I was only partially right in regard to the secret as there was SO much more to it than what I thought.

Scar Me
4.5 stars

Reading this for the second time to get refreshed for book three since it had ended on a cliffhanger gave me a totally different perspective on this story. While I am not as unhappy with how the story ended because I have the third book in my hands after that whopper of a cliffhanger in this book. Even without that, I found myself falling in deeper with the story even though it was a rehashing of the past of what had brought Delilah to Maverick and how something tragic was mirroring a past event.

I am not sure if it is just because I have gotten so familiar with this author and her writing style or if I just had more clarity but the second time reading had even more impact. There are still some scenes that broke my heart but I found hope within these pages and that is just another testament to this amazing author. I am changing my ranking to 4.5 stars now from a 4.

I cannot wait to sink my teeth into book three. That cliffhanger is BRUTAL.

Bleed Me
All the stars

How do I even review a book like this? Everything that I have read by this author has me falling down the rabbit hole, but this... yeah, the words to do it justice are a little hard for me to come up with. Reminiscent of how I felt after I read, Volatile Waters, that is how I feel about this book. I am not sure how this author manages to create these epic storylines that both gut me but also leave me feeling joy is beyond me. It is a testament to her being extraordinary when it comes to her ability to create not only complex characters but also storylines that grip my heart from the first page to the last. That is a master wordsmith, or possibly Gandalf the White. Hell, at this point, I might even call her a Goddess because her writing is that divine.

The cliffhanger from the second book was BRUTAL. This story picks up with the main character but in a way that I never saw coming. My heart literally felt like it was breaking as I watched their lives go in a totally different direction and had to overcome so many memories. Memories, that were beyond horrendous. I cannot even imagine having to create what they did in order to be able to live and function. The growth of this character was phenomenal. Even as corny as it sounds upon first hearing his road name as Giver, there truly was no better name for this character. Add in Justice, who might just be my favorite character not only from this author but in books period, and this story took over causing a maelstrom of emotions.

Fantastic secondary characters, appearances of some old characters, and even getting a glimpse of a Saint of a man and his Evermore, made this book exceed even my own expectations. I cannot recommend this author enough. So back to my first question of how do I leave a review for this amazing book? Sometimes, just imploring people to take a chance and trust that I wouldn't steer them wrong is the best way of doing that since I cannot get into the details without spoiling something spectacular. This author and this book is proof that books really are magic. ( )