Publication Date: November 1st 2016 by Berkley
About the book:
The latest novel in the series with the “sexiest, baddest, hottest”* outlaws around, from the New York Times bestselling author of Claimed.
In
the latest novel in the series with the “sexiest, baddest, hottest”*
outlaws around, one woman must choose between the two men who want to
claim her...
...Or does she?
Despite
his magnetic personality, Rylan can’t seem to seduce Reese, the deadly
leader of their town of outlaws. Winning her over is a welcome
challenge, but her indifference isn’t the only thing standing in his
way. If he wants Reese, Rylan must also win over Sloan, her stoic
protector...
Sloan has always loved Reese, but their painful
past has stolen his chances of a future with her. Rylan’s interest in
Reese only intensifies the tension—until Sloan begins to wonder if the
reckless man might be the one person who can bridge the distance...
The last time Reese fell for the wrong man, she had no choice but to
kill him. Now, she desperately wants to take what both Rylan and Sloan
are offering. But if she makes the wrong call again, she risks losing
them both.
My
Thoughts:
Rylan has had it bad for Foxworth’s leader, Reese, but she
keeps rejecting his offers. Things
change when her trusted friend and perpetual companion, Sloan, pushes her
toward Rylan. The three of them tangle
together, heated bodies and hearts! They
must navigate this new dynamic while keeping one step ahead of the Global Council
and the Enforcers that constantly threaten their survival. Reese’s new plans could wipe them out or take
the outlaws a step closer to living free of GC’s oppressive dominance.
Ruled was
wickedly hot! If you’ve read my reviews here, you know I usually don’t like
multiples in a romance, but Elle Kennedy sold me on this threesome. Rylan, Sloan, and Reese were magnetic
together! Rylan has been hot for Reese for a while, and they definitely threw
out sparks with every encounter in the last book. I knew we’d get their romance, but the surprise
came from the powerful attraction and chemistry between Sloan and Rylan! Add in
Reese and their encounters were off the charts intense and combustible! Ms. Kennedy made their connection feel real
by making their relationship more than just sex, each provided comfort,
understanding and support.
Ruled was another exciting installment in the Outlaws series! A perfect combination of action, danger, and an intensely hot romance!
4 Suns
Excerpt:
It wasn’t a lover’s kiss. It wasn’t sweet or gentle or at all romantic. It was a feral attack by the animal
Sloan kept caged. The one Reese had seen with Rylan. The one that prowled at
the edges of what seemed to be his endless control.
He forced
her mouth open, ravaging her with his tongue. She stood still for a moment,
stunned by the power of his kiss, and then all of her inhibitions crumpled
under the heat and pressure of his lust. With a strangled moan, she dug her
nails into his shoulder and climbed him like a tree until her legs could wrap
around his waist.
Sloan used
his lower body strength to pin her to the wall. A commanding palm angled her
jaw until he could plunder her mouth mercilessly. She dug her boot heels into
his lower back and leveraged his own body against him, while her hands moved to
claw his neck, score his scalp, marking him with everything she had.
“Fucking
hell,” he groaned against her mouth. Then he grabbed her ass and held her while
grinding his hips into hers. His cock was hard enough that it felt like iron
between her legs.
She’d
always worried about losing him. Always relied on his control whenever hers was
weak. Except now he’d lost his, and if they were going to survive this, she had
to find the will to break away.
But any semblance
of rational thought was being pulverized with each invasion of his tongue, each
pulse of his steel shaft against her core. The fervid attraction that had
simmered between them for so long, that had been pushed back to the dim
recesses of their minds, was coming to life. And it would devour them if one of
them didn’t slam on the brakes.
As always,
it was Sloan who found the strength. His lips gentled and the hand on her ass
dropped away. He broke contact with her mouth and rested his forehead against
hers, his chest bellowing like a thoroughbred’s. His heart beat wildly against
her chest until he finally straightened and stepped away.
The loss
was so acute, she nearly snatched him back. But if he could find his control,
so could she.
“Go then
and be careful,” he said gruffly.
Dry-mouthed
and aching at the loss of his touch, she whispered, “Always.”
He drew a
shaky hand through his hair before spinning on his heel. When he threw open the
door, Rylan was behind it, his hand raised and a smile on his face.
One look at
Sloan’s thunderous face and Rylan’s grin faded. “Did I interrupt something?”
Sloan
didn’t look back at Reese, but she didn’t miss the slight slump of his
shoulders. He thought he was being replaced, she realized.
But why?
Why now? Sloan had never cared whom she slept with in the past. He’d always
known that she relied on him more than anyone alive, but in that dip of his
broad back, Reese now read fear. Fear that he was being replaced by the man in
her bed.
She wasn’t
sure if she should correct that assumption. If she did, she’d be risking a
repeat of what had just happened. Sloan was her heart, even more than this
town, and she refused to let her own selfish desires cost her the very last
thing in her life that she cared about.
So she
licked her lips and said, “No, Rylan, I need you.”
The words
were like a shot to Sloan’s spine—or maybe a knife. He didn’t take Rylan by the
throat, but he might as well have.
“She comes
back with so much as a scratch and I’m peeling the skin from your bones, one
painful inch at a time,” he hissed at Rylan. “If she dies, you better run,
because when I catch you—and I will—you’ll wish you’d bled out beside her.”
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