Up in Smoke, an all-new gritty standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is LIVE!
I'm a man without a conscience.
I deal in murder and mayhem.
I'm the best at what I do.
Frankie Helburn is supposed to be an easy job.
A means to flush her father out of hiding.
Simple.
Except there isn't anything simple about Frankie or the secrets she's keeping.
She's cocaine with legs. I'm addicted before I've even had a taste.
I might have her, but I can't keep her.
But if her father doesn't show his face, Frankie will be mine.
To KILL.
*Can be read as a standalone.
Review
BOOM! Straight fucking in there from the very first words!
Book 8 in the King series brings us the mysterious Smoke. A nomad by nature Smoke has attachments to no one. After what happened with Rage in her book he doesn't even have her anymore. He's working a personal job. One very close to his stone cold heart. He's out for revenge but he seems to be chasing his tail. He finally gets a lead in the form of Frankie. She's his key to finally putting some ghosts to rest. She's an easy job, bait to lure his prey. Only things are never that simple.
Frankie is living a nothing life. She's hiding in plain sight. She has a plan to right her fathers wrongs and is determined to see it through. One day she's taken by surprise and kidnapped before she gets to complete her end game. Lots of lives ride on her finishing so she knows she can't give up. She will find a way to complete what she needs to even if it means ending her own life. She has to get away from the dark, cold monster who has taken her.
The first chapter had me slack jawed and shocked to my very core. The rest of it broke my heart and then mended it again one violent encounter, one death threat and one sizzling scene at a time.
I can't even tell you how much i loved this book. TM Frazier knows how to grab you by the lady bits and keep you reading her books page by page until the very end. Gore and threats have never been so sexy.
GAH Smoke is just... he's so broken... you just want to grab a hold of him and never let go. He's the ultimate moody asshole who you will love forever. From his beginnings in life to the present you will break along with him. You feel the cracks appearing in your heart until you think it will never be put back together. But boy does it mend! I loved his progression. He was/is a caveman but he isn't without reason and i loved that. He accepted things from Frankie he probably wouldn't have from anyone else. I quite simply fell in love with the growly bearded broken hottie!!
Frankie grabbed me just as hard. Her determination to not back down at all throughout her captivity made me cheer her on. She was beaten and battered but you could feel her strength. You even drew from it to carry on reading her horrors. She's strong and determined and she brought out everything in Smoke he had been hiding his entire life... what a woman!!!
The chemistry between Smoke and Frankie sizzled off the pages like crispy bacon! you could smell it. You could feel it like and tangible thing. You fucking wanted it more than your next breath. Just simply amazing!!
The story revved right up and never stopped until the last full stop. Full throttle Horror, fear, heartbreaking sadness, empathy, heat (ooooooh there was so much heat i questioned the reasons for Smokes name, i swear i was on fire) and love. Yes love!!! One of my all time fave books!
The writing and storyline was just top notch for me. I never think TM Frazier can top her last book. Surely it can never be as good as the last? But boy is it!
I also loved our beloved Preppy popping in here and there! oooh and King... oooh and Bear!!! ooooh and little Rage!!! I actually teared up when they were all together! I mean it's them!!! and also Preppy's little brother is peeking in and he already has my attention i can tell ya!!
Brilliant, amazing, awesome, unbelievable, excellent... all describe this book but they're not even adequate enough to touch it! Better than Pancakes!!
INFINITE STARS!!!
Reviewed by Kerry
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