HARD AS IT GETS (Hard Ink, #1) by Laura Kaye

Hard As It Gets by Laura Kaye
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


ARC provided by publisher through Edleweiss for an honest review.

Becca Merritt has a problem. She can't find her computer wiz brother, Charlie, who's a little reclusive to begin with. The last time they spoke, they argued about some conspiracy theory about their father and him not being the man she thought he was. Now she's in a tattoo parlor looking for a man named Rixey, from the last email she'd received from her brother. But when she finds Nick Rixey, he's not too willing to help and sends her away.

Nick Rixey has had enough of the Rixey family with their father. He doesn't want to get involved with the children of his old commander who'd betrayed him and his squad, leaving six men dead and the rest of them with various injuries and their military careers in tatters. But something about Becca calls to Nick and he can't let it go.

When things go sideways, Nick calls in his old team to help out the Merritt children, which just may help them figure out how to get their honor and their good names back. But first they have to find and rescue Becca's brother.

I liked this book. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. It sort of felt like a set up book. Getting to know the characters and why they are where they are in life and how their coming together will affect their futures. I liked the push pull of the relationship bet between Nick and Becca. You can understand why Nick feels the way he does when he first hears Becca's full name. But he can't fight his attraction to her. And his sometime surly demeanor confuses her, but she just believes it's because she's infiltrated his life with danger. Once she knows the real reason, it take her only a short time to understand why Nick and the other guys from his team have treated her the way they did in the beginning. But her bravery and willingness to not crumble when things go bad, cause them to have respect for her. She also pledges to make amends, if she can, for the things her father did to cause problems in their lives.

I though Jeremy was a hoot. He's completely different than Nick, but stands by his brother and his brother's decision to help Becca, even if it puts them in danger.

I like Laura's writing and would read more from her.

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