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Bullet to the Heart
She was born to love then taught to kill. She has become everything but is no one.
Known only as Bullet she was long ago forced to shed the name her parents gave her. Changed, molded and trained to kill with sharp-shooting efficiency she is one of The Collective’s most valuable assets. In a cadre of killers, Bullet is death waiting but her time for vengeance has come.
He was loved and then he lost. He has become a hunter in search of revenge.
Everything was taken from Rand the day a bullet ended the lives of his beloved wife and daughter. He has searched for their killer seven long years and may have her in his hands. Rand has suffered but now the time has come to make The Collective pay or die trying.
Joy and sorrow are two sides of the same coin. Vengeance draws them together but before all is said and done they will learn love can either break you or make you stronger.
Known only as Bullet she was long ago forced to shed the name her parents gave her. Changed, molded and trained to kill with sharp-shooting efficiency she is one of The Collective’s most valuable assets. In a cadre of killers, Bullet is death waiting but her time for vengeance has come.
He was loved and then he lost. He has become a hunter in search of revenge.
Everything was taken from Rand the day a bullet ended the lives of his beloved wife and daughter. He has searched for their killer seven long years and may have her in his hands. Rand has suffered but now the time has come to make The Collective pay or die trying.
Joy and sorrow are two sides of the same coin. Vengeance draws them together but before all is said and done they will learn love can either break you or make you stronger.
205 pages, ebook
First published October 2, 2013
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Lea Griffith
26 books431 followersLea Griffith began sneaking to read her mother’s romance novels at a young age. She cut her teeth on the greats: McNaught, Woodiwiss, and Garwood. A firm believer that love makes the world go round, she still consumes every romance book she can put her hands on, but now she writes her own.
Lea lives with her husband and three teenage daughters in rural Georgia. Two dogs, a cat, and a beta fish named Coddy George complete a family that is always in motion. When not working at the EDJ, she’s usually at her keyboard, using every spare second to write. Science fiction, paranormal and contemporary romance, oh my! Nothing is off-limits when it comes to her writing.
Lea lives with her husband and three teenage daughters in rural Georgia. Two dogs, a cat, and a beta fish named Coddy George complete a family that is always in motion. When not working at the EDJ, she’s usually at her keyboard, using every spare second to write. Science fiction, paranormal and contemporary romance, oh my! Nothing is off-limits when it comes to her writing.
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October 28, 2013
4/4.5--Action Packed--Stars!
This was a very exciting read. Lots of action and suspense and drama....with some sexy times thrown in. Overall a really good read and a great start to the series.
Gretchen Dearborn--Remi--Bullet
Born Gretchen....but after witnessing the death of her parents at the age of 4 she's forced to become Remi/Bullet. An assassin. A part of The Collective. A member of the First Team.
Trained to kill. As dead inside as all of the people she has been forced to kill. She is on a mission.
Rand Beckett
Lost everything in the blink of an eye. Seeks revenge for the death of his wife and daughter. Will kill anyone who gets in his way. He is on a mission.
The First Team
The Collective's most deadly weapons. The most skilled at their trade. All women. All seeking revenge. They are on a mission.
The Mission
Vengeance brings Rand and Bullet together. Bullet and the First Team have gone rogue. They have one goal and one goal only....eliminate Joseph Bombardier, the head of The Collective. Rand shares the same goal.
But does eliminating Joseph and the Collective mean eliminating Bullet as well?? What happens when Rand learns there's more to Bullet then being a trained killer??
After the death of his wife and daughter, Rand develops the Trident Group to head up his mission for revenge. Bullet knows that in order to defeat Joseph and the Collective, she will need the help of Rand and the Trident Group.
In their quest for vengeance, the lines become blurry. For the first time, Bullet sees glimpses of hope for a life beyond being an assassin. A chance to be Gretchen again. Rand struggles with his feelings for Bullet....her involvement with The Collective and the bottomline fact that she's a killer.
Will Bullet and Rand get revenge? Will they be able to trust each other enough to succeed at bringing down The Collective? Will their feelings for each other hurt or help them in the process???
This is a series. So while I would say that the ultimate revenge/goal has not be resolved, Rand and Bullet end the book at a good place. The next book in the series will focus on Arrow and Adam (who you meet in Bullet to the Heart).
If you're looking for an action packed read, with a strong bad-ass heroine, some sexy times and enough intrigue to keep you hooked then I would definitely recommend this series. I look forward to seeing where the story goes and hopefully we will get more of Rand and Bullet in the next book.
This was a very exciting read. Lots of action and suspense and drama....with some sexy times thrown in. Overall a really good read and a great start to the series.
Gretchen Dearborn--Remi--Bullet
Born Gretchen....but after witnessing the death of her parents at the age of 4 she's forced to become Remi/Bullet. An assassin. A part of The Collective. A member of the First Team.
Trained to kill. As dead inside as all of the people she has been forced to kill. She is on a mission.
Rand Beckett
Lost everything in the blink of an eye. Seeks revenge for the death of his wife and daughter. Will kill anyone who gets in his way. He is on a mission.
The First Team
The Collective's most deadly weapons. The most skilled at their trade. All women. All seeking revenge. They are on a mission.
The Mission
Vengeance brings Rand and Bullet together. Bullet and the First Team have gone rogue. They have one goal and one goal only....eliminate Joseph Bombardier, the head of The Collective. Rand shares the same goal.
But does eliminating Joseph and the Collective mean eliminating Bullet as well?? What happens when Rand learns there's more to Bullet then being a trained killer??
After the death of his wife and daughter, Rand develops the Trident Group to head up his mission for revenge. Bullet knows that in order to defeat Joseph and the Collective, she will need the help of Rand and the Trident Group.
In their quest for vengeance, the lines become blurry. For the first time, Bullet sees glimpses of hope for a life beyond being an assassin. A chance to be Gretchen again. Rand struggles with his feelings for Bullet....her involvement with The Collective and the bottomline fact that she's a killer.
Will Bullet and Rand get revenge? Will they be able to trust each other enough to succeed at bringing down The Collective? Will their feelings for each other hurt or help them in the process???
This is a series. So while I would say that the ultimate revenge/goal has not be resolved, Rand and Bullet end the book at a good place. The next book in the series will focus on Arrow and Adam (who you meet in Bullet to the Heart).
If you're looking for an action packed read, with a strong bad-ass heroine, some sexy times and enough intrigue to keep you hooked then I would definitely recommend this series. I look forward to seeing where the story goes and hopefully we will get more of Rand and Bullet in the next book.
October 23, 2013
Jointly reviewed on: http://totallybookedblog.com/2013/10/...
Gitte: 5 Suspenseful and Sexy Stars
Jenny: 5 What she said ^^^
Gitte: So wow, this was different….different in the most thrilling, dark, heart-breaking and sexy passionate way. Yeah, this book had EVERYTHING! What a find Jenny!! What a truly addictive fast paced story that takes the reader through every emotion possible, as you slowly break down from what’s unfolding in front of your eyes. I feel like I’ve been on one hell of an exhausting ride that had my heart and pulse racing for so many reasons. I found this to be an extremely visual story which is purely down to excellent writing and fantastic characters.
“I am nothing. No one.” – Bullet
‘Bullet to the Heart’ blew my mind and I loved every single minute spent reading, hating any interruption life threw at me. It’s very dark and disturbing and at times some scenes make for uncomfortable reading but the rawness of emotion is overwhelmingly powerful and I just could not put it down.
The heroine is so kick arse I have a serious girlie crush on her, though her story made me cry, and the hero, well he’s bloody lush. All the other characters played their part and the story was intense, intriguing and passionate. Seriously, I bloody LOVED it!
‘Let not your enemy know you. Let him feel you as you take the breath from his chest.’ – Joseph Bombardier
I know you felt the same Jenny, because we couldn’t stop talking about it!
Jenny: We’ve certainly burnt up the phone lines discussing Bullet to the Heart that’s for sure! Gitte, I seriously don’t think I skipped one single word in this book. I was enthralled from start to finish and didn’t come up for air and yes…god help anyone who sought to interrupt my reading time! That’s why takeaway menus were invented! No way was I going to miss a minute of the suspense, intrigue, heat and gahhh the emotion. I cried a few times in this book and some scenes brought me to my knees.
‘Seven years he’d waited for this opportunity. Seven fucking years. “It would too easy, wouldn’t it, Bullet?” – Rand Beckett
I don’t think I exhaled until I read the last word. My stomach was in knots, my heart was racing (from the suspense and the heat I might add) Wow! And here we were thinking the synopsis knocked our socks off….nothing could have prepared us for what was contained inside!
“Tell me, are you willing to beg?” - Rand
“I don’t beg…” – Bullet
“You will” – Rand
It had everything that’s for sure. Suspense by the truckload, a hero to die for, a heroine who was kick arse but whose vulnerability made me ache for her and every single character intrigued me. I absolutely loved Bullet and yes…I admit to have a great big girlie crush on her too.
‘How could a woman who looked so damn vulnerable be so deadly?’
This was such a different read and hands down a real winner!
Gitte: Right, so we have Bullet our female lead. She is a detached and cold killer who has had such a tragic and disturbing life it had me in floods of tears not only for her but also her ‘sisters’. I got chills and at times I felt sick to my stomach as her training/childhood was uncovered. She was taught not to feel, be seen or heard or it would have dire consequences. Bullet does not break. Her strength is immeasurable.
“I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child. Nothing you do can break me.” – Bullet
Bullet is a weapon, the most prized asset to the criminal organisation ‘The Collective’, belonging to a band of ‘sisters’, the elite assassination team, and her life has been conditioned to kill. The fact that this girl has literally been to hell and back and is still of sound mind and able to feel is just amazing. Without doubt, Bullet is the most kick-arse heroine I have ever come across and I am in awe of her.
“You were my target….But I never kill good men,…You were the beginning for me on this path to redemption.” – Bullet
She now lives for vengeance and the only emotion she lives with is responsibility for those who suffered alongside her under the hand of Joseph Bombardier the leader of The Collective and the definition of pure evil. Yet what this girl goes through, how she survives and what this plan of action puts her up against, the amazing thing is how she starts to truly feel.
“I don’t dream Mr. Beckett, I remember…” – Bullet
The path of the adult Bullet becoming who she was before her tragic life began is quite simply heart-breaking yet breath-taking also. Bullet believes she’s no one, she does not truly exist. She has nothing to offer anyone other than her life when it most counts.
Oh how I cried for Bullet Jenny!!
Jenny: OMG I was sobbing so many times for this woman. Her treatment at the hands of such a cruel and viscous man and corporation killed me.
“You wanted me to feel pain. I feel pain.” – Bullet
Some scenes were difficult to read but I was so engrossed, I didn’t want to miss a thing and I felt so much for this woman who was such a contradiction.
“Bodies are tools, easily controlled by strong minds..” Bullet
She was delicate yet strong, pained yet deadly, vulnerable yet cold. She was absolutely kick arse and my heart ached for this beautiful woman who had certainly lived a devastatingly sad existence.
“Don’t do this to me.” – Bullet
Witnessing Bullet the assassin was heart stopping. Watching Bullet the woman, evolve was sensual, passionate and beautiful. I loved her. She broke me and she awed me!
Gitte: Now, as for Rand Beckett, our hero; the hunter, well he was just gorgeous, lush actually. He’s a man hell bent on revenge for the death of his loved ones and is placed in the path of our Bullet. Their lives are interwoven but from opposite sides of the spectrum. Beckett is a good man, the leader of Trident which was set up to defeat and dismantle The Collective. He inadvertently got a ‘free-pass’ and when his path crosses with Bullet’s their lives change in so many ways. Some amazingly beautiful and emotional, some violent and quite horrific.
‘This man would be the one who broke her.’ – Bullet
I loved Rand, he was completely bad arse yet he had a pure heart and a connection with Bullet that was beyond his control which showed his caring and loving side. This man had a way about him that had me swooning one minute and raging the next. He was a brilliant character!
‘How fucking dare she make him feel after seven years of nothing?’ – Rand
Do you agree Jenny?
Jenny: Do I agree? YES!!! Where do I start with Rand Beckett. Wow, wow, wow! I loved this guy. If you need someone to have your back you’d want this ex military man on your side. Fearless, passionate, easy on the eye, deadly, yet possessing a beautiful heart, this man has lived his fair share of pain and is hell bent on a revenge that is eating him up. This guy sure had nine lives and had dodged a few bullets.
“I want you to suffer.” – Rand
“I have suffered my entire life Mr Beckett.” – Bullet
The developing relationship between Rand and Bullet had me alternatively swooning and sitting in the freezer. These two had a pull to each other that was tangible. I found Rand to be such a thrilling character, even if there were a couple of times I wanted to thwack him on the forehead.
‘Somehow, someway this woman eased that part of him that had hungered for so long.’ – Rand
Bullet To The Heart was one hair raising, spine tingling, heart stopping, adrenaline pumping journey and I swooned, I cried, my heart pumped, my stomach twisted , my heart ached and I put my life on hold until I finished and guess what? I loved every single minute of it!! This author presented a story so vividly told that I was able to live every minute. I want more!!!!!!
“Tell me, Bullet, who the fuck taught you these things? Who fucking hurt you?” – Rand
Arrgghhh I need book two now! I tell you one thing G, Arrow to the Soul will be up there as one our most anticipated reads for 2014 that’s for sure. Bring it on! Can’t wait!! The story continues…………
Gitte: I have to say that I loved everything about this story and I can’t wait to get the next book in this series! Without spoiling it, I suppose you could say there is no end as such and I’m going to hazard a guess that the ‘fight’ will continue till the end of the series. However, as far as Bullet and Rand is concerned I was left satisfied. What a ‘fan-bloody-tastic’ read this was!!
‘Women were universally the more vicious gender. Cross a woman and hell had no fury to compare to her rage….’ – Rand
Gitte: 5 Suspenseful and Sexy Stars
Jenny: 5 What she said ^^^
Gitte: So wow, this was different….different in the most thrilling, dark, heart-breaking and sexy passionate way. Yeah, this book had EVERYTHING! What a find Jenny!! What a truly addictive fast paced story that takes the reader through every emotion possible, as you slowly break down from what’s unfolding in front of your eyes. I feel like I’ve been on one hell of an exhausting ride that had my heart and pulse racing for so many reasons. I found this to be an extremely visual story which is purely down to excellent writing and fantastic characters.
“I am nothing. No one.” – Bullet
‘Bullet to the Heart’ blew my mind and I loved every single minute spent reading, hating any interruption life threw at me. It’s very dark and disturbing and at times some scenes make for uncomfortable reading but the rawness of emotion is overwhelmingly powerful and I just could not put it down.
The heroine is so kick arse I have a serious girlie crush on her, though her story made me cry, and the hero, well he’s bloody lush. All the other characters played their part and the story was intense, intriguing and passionate. Seriously, I bloody LOVED it!
‘Let not your enemy know you. Let him feel you as you take the breath from his chest.’ – Joseph Bombardier
I know you felt the same Jenny, because we couldn’t stop talking about it!
Jenny: We’ve certainly burnt up the phone lines discussing Bullet to the Heart that’s for sure! Gitte, I seriously don’t think I skipped one single word in this book. I was enthralled from start to finish and didn’t come up for air and yes…god help anyone who sought to interrupt my reading time! That’s why takeaway menus were invented! No way was I going to miss a minute of the suspense, intrigue, heat and gahhh the emotion. I cried a few times in this book and some scenes brought me to my knees.
‘Seven years he’d waited for this opportunity. Seven fucking years. “It would too easy, wouldn’t it, Bullet?” – Rand Beckett
I don’t think I exhaled until I read the last word. My stomach was in knots, my heart was racing (from the suspense and the heat I might add) Wow! And here we were thinking the synopsis knocked our socks off….nothing could have prepared us for what was contained inside!
“Tell me, are you willing to beg?” - Rand
“I don’t beg…” – Bullet
“You will” – Rand
It had everything that’s for sure. Suspense by the truckload, a hero to die for, a heroine who was kick arse but whose vulnerability made me ache for her and every single character intrigued me. I absolutely loved Bullet and yes…I admit to have a great big girlie crush on her too.
‘How could a woman who looked so damn vulnerable be so deadly?’
This was such a different read and hands down a real winner!
Gitte: Right, so we have Bullet our female lead. She is a detached and cold killer who has had such a tragic and disturbing life it had me in floods of tears not only for her but also her ‘sisters’. I got chills and at times I felt sick to my stomach as her training/childhood was uncovered. She was taught not to feel, be seen or heard or it would have dire consequences. Bullet does not break. Her strength is immeasurable.
“I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child. Nothing you do can break me.” – Bullet
Bullet is a weapon, the most prized asset to the criminal organisation ‘The Collective’, belonging to a band of ‘sisters’, the elite assassination team, and her life has been conditioned to kill. The fact that this girl has literally been to hell and back and is still of sound mind and able to feel is just amazing. Without doubt, Bullet is the most kick-arse heroine I have ever come across and I am in awe of her.
“You were my target….But I never kill good men,…You were the beginning for me on this path to redemption.” – Bullet
She now lives for vengeance and the only emotion she lives with is responsibility for those who suffered alongside her under the hand of Joseph Bombardier the leader of The Collective and the definition of pure evil. Yet what this girl goes through, how she survives and what this plan of action puts her up against, the amazing thing is how she starts to truly feel.
“I don’t dream Mr. Beckett, I remember…” – Bullet
The path of the adult Bullet becoming who she was before her tragic life began is quite simply heart-breaking yet breath-taking also. Bullet believes she’s no one, she does not truly exist. She has nothing to offer anyone other than her life when it most counts.
Oh how I cried for Bullet Jenny!!
Jenny: OMG I was sobbing so many times for this woman. Her treatment at the hands of such a cruel and viscous man and corporation killed me.
“You wanted me to feel pain. I feel pain.” – Bullet
Some scenes were difficult to read but I was so engrossed, I didn’t want to miss a thing and I felt so much for this woman who was such a contradiction.
“Bodies are tools, easily controlled by strong minds..” Bullet
She was delicate yet strong, pained yet deadly, vulnerable yet cold. She was absolutely kick arse and my heart ached for this beautiful woman who had certainly lived a devastatingly sad existence.
“Don’t do this to me.” – Bullet
Witnessing Bullet the assassin was heart stopping. Watching Bullet the woman, evolve was sensual, passionate and beautiful. I loved her. She broke me and she awed me!
Gitte: Now, as for Rand Beckett, our hero; the hunter, well he was just gorgeous, lush actually. He’s a man hell bent on revenge for the death of his loved ones and is placed in the path of our Bullet. Their lives are interwoven but from opposite sides of the spectrum. Beckett is a good man, the leader of Trident which was set up to defeat and dismantle The Collective. He inadvertently got a ‘free-pass’ and when his path crosses with Bullet’s their lives change in so many ways. Some amazingly beautiful and emotional, some violent and quite horrific.
‘This man would be the one who broke her.’ – Bullet
I loved Rand, he was completely bad arse yet he had a pure heart and a connection with Bullet that was beyond his control which showed his caring and loving side. This man had a way about him that had me swooning one minute and raging the next. He was a brilliant character!
‘How fucking dare she make him feel after seven years of nothing?’ – Rand
Do you agree Jenny?
Jenny: Do I agree? YES!!! Where do I start with Rand Beckett. Wow, wow, wow! I loved this guy. If you need someone to have your back you’d want this ex military man on your side. Fearless, passionate, easy on the eye, deadly, yet possessing a beautiful heart, this man has lived his fair share of pain and is hell bent on a revenge that is eating him up. This guy sure had nine lives and had dodged a few bullets.
“I want you to suffer.” – Rand
“I have suffered my entire life Mr Beckett.” – Bullet
The developing relationship between Rand and Bullet had me alternatively swooning and sitting in the freezer. These two had a pull to each other that was tangible. I found Rand to be such a thrilling character, even if there were a couple of times I wanted to thwack him on the forehead.
‘Somehow, someway this woman eased that part of him that had hungered for so long.’ – Rand
Bullet To The Heart was one hair raising, spine tingling, heart stopping, adrenaline pumping journey and I swooned, I cried, my heart pumped, my stomach twisted , my heart ached and I put my life on hold until I finished and guess what? I loved every single minute of it!! This author presented a story so vividly told that I was able to live every minute. I want more!!!!!!
“Tell me, Bullet, who the fuck taught you these things? Who fucking hurt you?” – Rand
Arrgghhh I need book two now! I tell you one thing G, Arrow to the Soul will be up there as one our most anticipated reads for 2014 that’s for sure. Bring it on! Can’t wait!! The story continues…………
Gitte: I have to say that I loved everything about this story and I can’t wait to get the next book in this series! Without spoiling it, I suppose you could say there is no end as such and I’m going to hazard a guess that the ‘fight’ will continue till the end of the series. However, as far as Bullet and Rand is concerned I was left satisfied. What a ‘fan-bloody-tastic’ read this was!!
‘Women were universally the more vicious gender. Cross a woman and hell had no fury to compare to her rage….’ – Rand
May 27, 2014
This is a very dark book.
A man, greedy for more and more power "trains" little girls to become assassins. And what a training that is!
It is torture, pure an dsimple! They're denied names, words, tears, air... they suffer hunger and thirst, cold and scortching hot... And if they cannot make it, they are killed.
Until nothing remains in them...
Bullet is one of those girls. She and her sisters are the first who have survived the training and they're lethal. Bullet, as her name says is lethal with firearms.
But during their last training one little girl was killed. Her death was a seed of rebellion and revenge. So after 22 years they're ready to destroy the Collective and its leader Joseph.
And thus the story begins....
Bullet was a tragically cool and lethal assassin. She doesn't react like a normal human being in any circumstances. She's incapable of feeling. And she's conscious of that and inside her suffers because of it.
Rand is very similar to her, but for the complete opposite reasons. He has had a loving wife and daughter and they were killed by the Collective. So he swore vengeance. His heart died with them and he's functioning only to destroy the Collective.
So those two people with their despair and common scope, clash. Because they're attracted to each other but they also know that's impossible.
And thus a battle between them begins...
The story is deliciously complicated and the emotions are rendered in a very, very good way. All the sufferings are dramatic and you can feel their emotions and stuggle.
Obviously the feelings prevail and Bullet realises that her heart is very much there and that she can re-learn to be human again. Rand too reclaims his heart and realise that Bullet is the other half of his soul. His wife and daugther are stil precious to him, but they're now precious memories.
Still in both of them the thirst for revenge is still very strong. But now, they can seek it together.
Excellent book! Very recommended!
A man, greedy for more and more power "trains" little girls to become assassins. And what a training that is!
It is torture, pure an dsimple! They're denied names, words, tears, air... they suffer hunger and thirst, cold and scortching hot... And if they cannot make it, they are killed.
Until nothing remains in them...
Bullet is one of those girls. She and her sisters are the first who have survived the training and they're lethal. Bullet, as her name says is lethal with firearms.
But during their last training one little girl was killed. Her death was a seed of rebellion and revenge. So after 22 years they're ready to destroy the Collective and its leader Joseph.
And thus the story begins....
Bullet was a tragically cool and lethal assassin. She doesn't react like a normal human being in any circumstances. She's incapable of feeling. And she's conscious of that and inside her suffers because of it.
Rand is very similar to her, but for the complete opposite reasons. He has had a loving wife and daughter and they were killed by the Collective. So he swore vengeance. His heart died with them and he's functioning only to destroy the Collective.
So those two people with their despair and common scope, clash. Because they're attracted to each other but they also know that's impossible.
And thus a battle between them begins...
The story is deliciously complicated and the emotions are rendered in a very, very good way. All the sufferings are dramatic and you can feel their emotions and stuggle.
Obviously the feelings prevail and Bullet realises that her heart is very much there and that she can re-learn to be human again. Rand too reclaims his heart and realise that Bullet is the other half of his soul. His wife and daugther are stil precious to him, but they're now precious memories.
Still in both of them the thirst for revenge is still very strong. But now, they can seek it together.
Excellent book! Very recommended!
October 23, 2013
Gitte: 5 Suspenseful and Sexy Stars
Jenny: 5 What she said ^^^
Jointly reviewed for
Gitte: So wow, this was different….different in the most thrilling, dark, heart-breaking and sexy passionate way. Yeah, this book had EVERYTHING! What a find Jenny!! What a truly addictive fast paced story that takes the reader through every emotion possible, as you slowly break down from what’s unfolding in front of your eyes. I feel like I’ve been on one hell of an exhausting ride that had my heart and pulse racing for so many reasons. I found this to be an extremely visual story which is purely down to excellent writing and fantastic characters.
“I am nothing. No one.” – Bullet
‘Bullet to the Heart’ blew my mind and I loved every single minute spent reading, hating any interruption life threw at me. It’s very dark and disturbing and at times some scenes make for uncomfortable reading but the rawness of emotion is overwhelmingly powerful and I just could not put it down.
The heroine is so kick arse I have a serious girlie crush on her, though her story made me cry, and the hero, well he’s bloody lush. All the other characters played their part and the story was intense, intriguing and passionate. Seriously, I bloody LOVED it!
‘Let not your enemy know you. Let him feel you as you take the breath from his chest.’ – Joseph Bombardier
I know you felt the same Jenny, because we couldn’t stop talking about it!
Jenny: We’ve certainly burnt up the phone lines discussing Bullet to the Heart that’s for sure! Gitte, I seriously don’t think I skipped one single word in this book. I was enthralled from start to finish and didn’t come up for air and yes…god help anyone who sought to interrupt my reading time! That’s why takeaway menus were invented! No way was I going to miss a minute of the suspense, intrigue, heat and gahhh the emotion. I cried a few times in this book and some scenes brought me to my knees.
‘Seven years he’d waited for this opportunity. Seven fucking years. “It would too easy, wouldn’t it, Bullet?” – Rand Beckett
I don’t think I exhaled until I read the last word. My stomach was in knots, my heart was racing (from the suspense and the heat I might add) Wow! And here we were thinking the synopsis knocked our socks off….nothing could have prepared us for what was contained inside!
“Tell me, are you willing to beg?” - Rand
“I don’t beg…” – Bullet
“You will” – Rand
It had everything that’s for sure. Suspense by the truckload, a hero to die for, a heroine who was kick arse but whose vulnerability made me ache for her and every single character intrigued me. I absolutely loved Bullet and yes…I admit to have a great big girlie crush on her too.
‘How could a woman who looked so damn vulnerable be so deadly?’
This was such a different read and hands down a real winner!
Gitte: Right, so we have Bullet our female lead. She is a detached and cold killer who has had such a tragic and disturbing life it had me in floods of tears not only for her but also her ‘sisters’. I got chills and at times I felt sick to my stomach as her training/childhood was uncovered. She was taught not to feel, be seen or heard or it would have dire consequences. Bullet does not break. Her strength is immeasurable.
“I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child. Nothing you do can break me.” – Bullet
Bullet is a weapon, the most prized asset to the criminal organisation ‘The Collective’, belonging to a band of ‘sisters’, the elite assassination team, and her life has been conditioned to kill. The fact that this girl has literally been to hell and back and is still of sound mind and able to feel is just amazing. Without doubt, Bullet is the most kick-arse heroine I have ever come across and I am in awe of her.
“You were my target….But I never kill good men,…You were the beginning for me on this path to redemption.” – Bullet
She now lives for vengeance and the only emotion she lives with is responsibility for those who suffered alongside her under the hand of Joseph Bombardier the leader of The Collective and the definition of pure evil. Yet what this girl goes through, how she survives and what this plan of action puts her up against, the amazing thing is how she starts to truly feel.
“I don’t dream Mr. Beckett, I remember…” – Bullet
The path of the adult Bullet becoming who she was before her tragic life began is quite simply heart-breaking yet breath-taking also. Bullet believes she’s no one, she does not truly exist. She has nothing to offer anyone other than her life when it most counts.
Oh how I cried for Bullet Jenny!!
Jenny: OMG I was sobbing so many times for this woman. Her treatment at the hands of such a cruel and viscous man and corporation killed me.
“You wanted me to feel pain. I feel pain.” – Bullet
Some scenes were difficult to read but I was so engrossed, I didn’t want to miss a thing and I felt so much for this woman who was such a contradiction.
“Bodies are tools, easily controlled by strong minds..” Bullet
She was delicate yet strong, pained yet deadly, vulnerable yet cold. She was absolutely kick arse and my heart ached for this beautiful woman who had certainly lived a devastatingly sad existence.
“Don’t do this to me.” – Bullet
Witnessing Bullet the assassin was heart stopping. Watching Bullet the woman, evolve was sensual, passionate and beautiful. I loved her. She broke me and she awed me!
Gitte: Now, as for Rand Beckett, our hero; the hunter, well he was just gorgeous, lush actually. He’s a man hell bent on revenge for the death of his loved ones and is placed in the path of our Bullet. Their lives are interwoven but from opposite sides of the spectrum. Beckett is a good man, the leader of Trident which was set up to defeat and dismantle The Collective. He inadvertently got a ‘free-pass’ and when his path crosses with Bullet’s their lives change in so many ways. Some amazingly beautiful and emotional, some violent and quite horrific.
‘This man would be the one who broke her.’ – Bullet
I loved Rand, he was completely bad arse yet he had a pure heart and a connection with Bullet that was beyond his control which showed his caring and loving side. This man had a way about him that had me swooning one minute and raging the next. He was a brilliant character!
‘How fucking dare she make him feel after seven years of nothing?’ – Rand
Do you agree Jenny?
Jenny: Do I agree? YES!!! Where do I start with Rand Beckett. Wow, wow, wow! I loved this guy. If you need someone to have your back you’d want this ex military man on your side. Fearless, passionate, easy on the eye, deadly, yet possessing a beautiful heart, this man has lived his fair share of pain and is hell bent on a revenge that is eating him up. This guy sure had nine lives and had dodged a few bullets.
“I want you to suffer.” – Rand
“I have suffered my entire life Mr Beckett.” – Bullet
The developing relationship between Rand and Bullet had me alternatively swooning and sitting in the freezer. These two had a pull to each other that was tangible. I found Rand to be such a thrilling character, even if there were a couple of times I wanted to thwack him on the forehead.
‘Somehow, someway this woman eased that part of him that had hungered for so long.’ – Rand
Bullet To The Heart was one hair raising, spine tingling, heart stopping, adrenaline pumping journey and I swooned, I cried, my heart pumped, my stomach twisted , my heart ached and I put my life on hold until I finished and guess what? I loved every single minute of it!! This author presented a story so vividly told that I was able to live every minute. I want more!!!!!!
“Tell me, Bullet, who the fuck taught you these things? Who fucking hurt you?” – Rand
Arrgghhh I need book two now! I tell you one thing G, Arrow to the Soul will be up there as one our most anticipated reads for 2014 that’s for sure. Bring it on! Can’t wait!! The story continues…………
Gitte:I have to say that I loved everything about this story and I can’t wait to get the next book in this series! Without spoiling it, I suppose you could say there is no end as such and I’m going to hazard a guess that the ‘fight’ will continue till the end of the series. However, as far as Bullet and Rand is concerned I was left satisfied. What a ‘fan-bloody-tastic’ read this was!!
‘Women were universally the more vicious gender. Cross a woman and hell had no fury to compare to her rage….’ – Rand
Jenny: 5 What she said ^^^
Jointly reviewed for
Gitte: So wow, this was different….different in the most thrilling, dark, heart-breaking and sexy passionate way. Yeah, this book had EVERYTHING! What a find Jenny!! What a truly addictive fast paced story that takes the reader through every emotion possible, as you slowly break down from what’s unfolding in front of your eyes. I feel like I’ve been on one hell of an exhausting ride that had my heart and pulse racing for so many reasons. I found this to be an extremely visual story which is purely down to excellent writing and fantastic characters.
“I am nothing. No one.” – Bullet
‘Bullet to the Heart’ blew my mind and I loved every single minute spent reading, hating any interruption life threw at me. It’s very dark and disturbing and at times some scenes make for uncomfortable reading but the rawness of emotion is overwhelmingly powerful and I just could not put it down.
The heroine is so kick arse I have a serious girlie crush on her, though her story made me cry, and the hero, well he’s bloody lush. All the other characters played their part and the story was intense, intriguing and passionate. Seriously, I bloody LOVED it!
‘Let not your enemy know you. Let him feel you as you take the breath from his chest.’ – Joseph Bombardier
I know you felt the same Jenny, because we couldn’t stop talking about it!
Jenny: We’ve certainly burnt up the phone lines discussing Bullet to the Heart that’s for sure! Gitte, I seriously don’t think I skipped one single word in this book. I was enthralled from start to finish and didn’t come up for air and yes…god help anyone who sought to interrupt my reading time! That’s why takeaway menus were invented! No way was I going to miss a minute of the suspense, intrigue, heat and gahhh the emotion. I cried a few times in this book and some scenes brought me to my knees.
‘Seven years he’d waited for this opportunity. Seven fucking years. “It would too easy, wouldn’t it, Bullet?” – Rand Beckett
I don’t think I exhaled until I read the last word. My stomach was in knots, my heart was racing (from the suspense and the heat I might add) Wow! And here we were thinking the synopsis knocked our socks off….nothing could have prepared us for what was contained inside!
“Tell me, are you willing to beg?” - Rand
“I don’t beg…” – Bullet
“You will” – Rand
It had everything that’s for sure. Suspense by the truckload, a hero to die for, a heroine who was kick arse but whose vulnerability made me ache for her and every single character intrigued me. I absolutely loved Bullet and yes…I admit to have a great big girlie crush on her too.
‘How could a woman who looked so damn vulnerable be so deadly?’
This was such a different read and hands down a real winner!
Gitte: Right, so we have Bullet our female lead. She is a detached and cold killer who has had such a tragic and disturbing life it had me in floods of tears not only for her but also her ‘sisters’. I got chills and at times I felt sick to my stomach as her training/childhood was uncovered. She was taught not to feel, be seen or heard or it would have dire consequences. Bullet does not break. Her strength is immeasurable.
“I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child. Nothing you do can break me.” – Bullet
Bullet is a weapon, the most prized asset to the criminal organisation ‘The Collective’, belonging to a band of ‘sisters’, the elite assassination team, and her life has been conditioned to kill. The fact that this girl has literally been to hell and back and is still of sound mind and able to feel is just amazing. Without doubt, Bullet is the most kick-arse heroine I have ever come across and I am in awe of her.
“You were my target….But I never kill good men,…You were the beginning for me on this path to redemption.” – Bullet
She now lives for vengeance and the only emotion she lives with is responsibility for those who suffered alongside her under the hand of Joseph Bombardier the leader of The Collective and the definition of pure evil. Yet what this girl goes through, how she survives and what this plan of action puts her up against, the amazing thing is how she starts to truly feel.
“I don’t dream Mr. Beckett, I remember…” – Bullet
The path of the adult Bullet becoming who she was before her tragic life began is quite simply heart-breaking yet breath-taking also. Bullet believes she’s no one, she does not truly exist. She has nothing to offer anyone other than her life when it most counts.
Oh how I cried for Bullet Jenny!!
Jenny: OMG I was sobbing so many times for this woman. Her treatment at the hands of such a cruel and viscous man and corporation killed me.
“You wanted me to feel pain. I feel pain.” – Bullet
Some scenes were difficult to read but I was so engrossed, I didn’t want to miss a thing and I felt so much for this woman who was such a contradiction.
“Bodies are tools, easily controlled by strong minds..” Bullet
She was delicate yet strong, pained yet deadly, vulnerable yet cold. She was absolutely kick arse and my heart ached for this beautiful woman who had certainly lived a devastatingly sad existence.
“Don’t do this to me.” – Bullet
Witnessing Bullet the assassin was heart stopping. Watching Bullet the woman, evolve was sensual, passionate and beautiful. I loved her. She broke me and she awed me!
Gitte: Now, as for Rand Beckett, our hero; the hunter, well he was just gorgeous, lush actually. He’s a man hell bent on revenge for the death of his loved ones and is placed in the path of our Bullet. Their lives are interwoven but from opposite sides of the spectrum. Beckett is a good man, the leader of Trident which was set up to defeat and dismantle The Collective. He inadvertently got a ‘free-pass’ and when his path crosses with Bullet’s their lives change in so many ways. Some amazingly beautiful and emotional, some violent and quite horrific.
‘This man would be the one who broke her.’ – Bullet
I loved Rand, he was completely bad arse yet he had a pure heart and a connection with Bullet that was beyond his control which showed his caring and loving side. This man had a way about him that had me swooning one minute and raging the next. He was a brilliant character!
‘How fucking dare she make him feel after seven years of nothing?’ – Rand
Do you agree Jenny?
Jenny: Do I agree? YES!!! Where do I start with Rand Beckett. Wow, wow, wow! I loved this guy. If you need someone to have your back you’d want this ex military man on your side. Fearless, passionate, easy on the eye, deadly, yet possessing a beautiful heart, this man has lived his fair share of pain and is hell bent on a revenge that is eating him up. This guy sure had nine lives and had dodged a few bullets.
“I want you to suffer.” – Rand
“I have suffered my entire life Mr Beckett.” – Bullet
The developing relationship between Rand and Bullet had me alternatively swooning and sitting in the freezer. These two had a pull to each other that was tangible. I found Rand to be such a thrilling character, even if there were a couple of times I wanted to thwack him on the forehead.
‘Somehow, someway this woman eased that part of him that had hungered for so long.’ – Rand
Bullet To The Heart was one hair raising, spine tingling, heart stopping, adrenaline pumping journey and I swooned, I cried, my heart pumped, my stomach twisted , my heart ached and I put my life on hold until I finished and guess what? I loved every single minute of it!! This author presented a story so vividly told that I was able to live every minute. I want more!!!!!!
“Tell me, Bullet, who the fuck taught you these things? Who fucking hurt you?” – Rand
Arrgghhh I need book two now! I tell you one thing G, Arrow to the Soul will be up there as one our most anticipated reads for 2014 that’s for sure. Bring it on! Can’t wait!! The story continues…………
Gitte:I have to say that I loved everything about this story and I can’t wait to get the next book in this series! Without spoiling it, I suppose you could say there is no end as such and I’m going to hazard a guess that the ‘fight’ will continue till the end of the series. However, as far as Bullet and Rand is concerned I was left satisfied. What a ‘fan-bloody-tastic’ read this was!!
‘Women were universally the more vicious gender. Cross a woman and hell had no fury to compare to her rage….’ – Rand
October 31, 2013
Well, this book starts out strong, but then it lost me about halfway. It slows way down and I started to feel very disconnected from the H/h romance and story. I had hoped for a little more emotional intensity from this book with the intriguing blurb.
January 28, 2015
Every year I read countless books. I’ve been blogging for 3 1/2 years now. That’s a lot of books people. Hundreds. So listen very carefully to what I am going to say next. Bullet To The Heart BLEW THEM ALL AWAY. It is most definitely my favorite book this year….it might even be my favorite book since I started blogging. Hell….I dunno, I’d say it’s up there with my favorite books EVER. It’s gritty, heart breaking to read and incredibly dark. You need to know going into this one that it is NOT an easy read. You’ll be pissed. Incredibly pissed at what Bullet (and her sisters) went through…what she continues to go through. The first chapter of the book sets the tone for the entire thing and by the end of it I was nearly as broken as the characters themselves.
Bullet has known only death since she was taken from her parents as a small child. She’s been trained by the best to be deadly and emotionless. Her work is who she is. Her sisters in death are who she protects. Nothing else matters. Now, years later she’s decided it’s time to finally break free. To do so she needs the help of a man whose family was killed by her boss. She’s more machine than human in the beginning. Stripped of her emotions and trained only in destruction, she’s unsure how to function with people. Her instant awareness of Rand is nothing she’s ever felt before but he’s awakening her protective, human side. She’s complex, sad and angry…very angry…and hell bent on bringing down the man responsible for her training and the deaths of so many children along the way.
Rand is bent on his own form of vengeance. He’ll stop at nothing to bring his family’s killer to a bloody end. When he’s approached by one of the groups elite assassins he’s instantly weary. Bullet calls to him on a level he thought long died and buried with his wife and child. Unable to acknowledge their attraction he treats her horrifically regardless of her injuries sustained in saving his life. He’s cruel and way more alpha-hole (alpha asshole for those who don’t know what that means) than I am used to. There were times I thought I’d never warm up to him and believe him the hero Griffith was trying to convey. I understood his need to exact revenge. I even understood his assumption that he’d finally laid his hands on the one directly responsible with Bullet. But his actions….*shudder*….it was just way more than what I was expecting. Griffith goes all in with her characters and stays true to their emotions, no matter how gritty and dark they may be.
Bullet is extremely calculating and though Rand wants final shot at the head of her group, it soon becomes common knowledge Bullet has other plans. Her and her fellow assassin sisters have a plan all their own and no one is getting in their way. Each woman has a specific skill set and deadly demeanor. Bonded through years of torture and training these women count on no one other than each other. Even then they are more loner than group. I’m sure as the series progresses my heart will break for them individually but for now they are simply scary, dangerous women who seem to always be watching.
The love/romance aspect between Bullet and Rand starts out more violent then gentle. Rand is pissed he’s even attracted to a “killer” and Bullet isn’t sure how to even act because of her lack of knowledge. It’s rough and tumble. Slightly caveman-ish even as they both fight each other on every level imaginable. I will warn you now that you will not get declarations of love from these two. Bullet is simply not in a place to even begin to understand how to process those feelings. However, actions always speak louder than words. What’s not vocalized will be more than made up for in the end. Trust me.
Lea Griffith is a masterful story teller who just made my instant buy list. Bullet To The Heart is an incredibly well done, heart-wrenching story of redemption and revenge. If I could give this a million stars I would. I love it that much. I will be impatiently pacing around till the next book releases. Arrow To The Bone is book two and hopefully it comes out soon because I NEED IT.
I give Bullet To The Heart by Lea Griffith 5 stars! (And a million honorary stars)
Bullet has known only death since she was taken from her parents as a small child. She’s been trained by the best to be deadly and emotionless. Her work is who she is. Her sisters in death are who she protects. Nothing else matters. Now, years later she’s decided it’s time to finally break free. To do so she needs the help of a man whose family was killed by her boss. She’s more machine than human in the beginning. Stripped of her emotions and trained only in destruction, she’s unsure how to function with people. Her instant awareness of Rand is nothing she’s ever felt before but he’s awakening her protective, human side. She’s complex, sad and angry…very angry…and hell bent on bringing down the man responsible for her training and the deaths of so many children along the way.
Rand is bent on his own form of vengeance. He’ll stop at nothing to bring his family’s killer to a bloody end. When he’s approached by one of the groups elite assassins he’s instantly weary. Bullet calls to him on a level he thought long died and buried with his wife and child. Unable to acknowledge their attraction he treats her horrifically regardless of her injuries sustained in saving his life. He’s cruel and way more alpha-hole (alpha asshole for those who don’t know what that means) than I am used to. There were times I thought I’d never warm up to him and believe him the hero Griffith was trying to convey. I understood his need to exact revenge. I even understood his assumption that he’d finally laid his hands on the one directly responsible with Bullet. But his actions….*shudder*….it was just way more than what I was expecting. Griffith goes all in with her characters and stays true to their emotions, no matter how gritty and dark they may be.
Bullet is extremely calculating and though Rand wants final shot at the head of her group, it soon becomes common knowledge Bullet has other plans. Her and her fellow assassin sisters have a plan all their own and no one is getting in their way. Each woman has a specific skill set and deadly demeanor. Bonded through years of torture and training these women count on no one other than each other. Even then they are more loner than group. I’m sure as the series progresses my heart will break for them individually but for now they are simply scary, dangerous women who seem to always be watching.
The love/romance aspect between Bullet and Rand starts out more violent then gentle. Rand is pissed he’s even attracted to a “killer” and Bullet isn’t sure how to even act because of her lack of knowledge. It’s rough and tumble. Slightly caveman-ish even as they both fight each other on every level imaginable. I will warn you now that you will not get declarations of love from these two. Bullet is simply not in a place to even begin to understand how to process those feelings. However, actions always speak louder than words. What’s not vocalized will be more than made up for in the end. Trust me.
Lea Griffith is a masterful story teller who just made my instant buy list. Bullet To The Heart is an incredibly well done, heart-wrenching story of redemption and revenge. If I could give this a million stars I would. I love it that much. I will be impatiently pacing around till the next book releases. Arrow To The Bone is book two and hopefully it comes out soon because I NEED IT.
I give Bullet To The Heart by Lea Griffith 5 stars! (And a million honorary stars)
November 19, 2013
Story Rating ~ 5 Stars
Hero Rating ~ 5 Stars
Heroine Rating ~ 5 Stars
Romance Rating ~ 4 Stars
Heat Level ~ 4 Stars
Action Level ~ 5 Stars
Ending ~ 3 Stars
Overall Rating ~ 4.5 Stars
This was one heck of a read! I was totally blown away, and LOVED so many things about this book. This story was gripping and grabbed me right from the start. It was extremely fast paced, the action was non-stop and not a boring moment was to be had, from the first page to the last.
All the characters were FANTASTIC, my favorite being Bullet. I’ve never read a book with a heroine quite like her before. The whole back story about how she became a deadly killer was exceptionally done. Some of the things she had been through were horrifying. She IS the toughest heroine I’ve read to date, this woman could really kick some serious butt and I enjoyed reading her doing it.
There was also an extremely sad back story about the hero, Rand. The man had been through the ringer, with what had happened to his family. I loved reading how Bullet found her way into his heart, and how the two of them planned to get their revenge against Joseph.
Joseph Bombardier is another character that is worth mentioning. While Bullet was the most kick butt heroine I’ve ever read, Joseph was one of the most EVIL and VILEST of villains. Some of the things this man did were unspeakable. His character had a HUGE part in this story, and I must warn you, that if you are faint of heart you’re not going to like reading what this man did during the course of this book.
The heat level was VERY STEAMY, and I swear my lower regions clenched quite a few times while reading this. It's always a huge plus for me, so if you like your books with open bedroom doors, and very spicy love/sex scenes, you will get that with this book.
The only thing that kept me from giving this book the 5 stars it truly deserves, was the ending. I was reading along and at about 81% into the book, WHAM, it was over! This disappointed me, because quite frankly I wanted MORE, and did not come to a good conclusion, at least to my liking. I felt that this story and these characters really deserved much more than what they got. Was it a bad ending? No, but I was expecting more.
So, at the end, I swiped my Kindle to find out that book 2, Arrow to the Soul, will be released in February 2014. I’m REALLY looking forward to finding out what will happen next. This WILL be a must read for me. I’m also hoping that Bullet and Rand are figured into this story, because I’d love to find out just where their relationship went.
Overall this was a VERY good read for me, and I highly recommend it to readers who enjoy an action packed, suspenseful, intense, heartbreaking and steamy read.
*A copy of the book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*
October 25, 2013
4-4.5 Stars!! I really liked this one! Dark, Angsty, Sexy!!!
September 5, 2018
Love both the Mcs ,
Remi Is just a Kick ass h!!! The girl is deathly...
The thing that just didn't sit with me, was the "insta-love"!
From the 1st time they see each other, there's a dependency, a need, a universal bond of souls and for me that was hard to read and go with it!
spoiler:
Remi Is just a Kick ass h!!! The girl is deathly...
The thing that just didn't sit with me, was the "insta-love"!
From the 1st time they see each other, there's a dependency, a need, a universal bond of souls and for me that was hard to read and go with it!
spoiler:
November 19, 2013
Bullet To The Heart by Lea Griffith
5 stars!!
“Your pain breaks my heart, and that’s frightening. I didn’t think I had one anymore.”
I absolutely fell in love with this book, it is like nothing that I have ever read. It is unique, captivating, dark, emotional, addictive, powerful, thought provoking and unputdownable (if that is even a word!).
Bullet is the scariest kick ass heroine that I have ever come across, this girl has strength, balls and guts that even some men would love to have. She is a trained assassin and the best in the business. Trained since she was a child, her skill set is off the charts, she is one scary mother and she never misses!
“I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child. Nothing you do can break me.”
Bullet had a very very sad back story and it comes through slowly but surely in this book as she begins to open up. No child should ever have to go through what she has been through, but her life experiences have made her into this no nonsense woman that she is today. Under the wing of Joseph Bombardier and The Collective, she is tortured and trained into this ruthless assassin. She comes across as devoid of emotion but you do get to see her soft and vulnerable side in flickers and it is these little flickers that break your heart. She has been trained to be a cold blooded killer and she is exactly that, she goes and gets the job done, covertly, undetected, quick, just in and out. That all changed the day she was presented with her next job, she had already turned it down once but now there was no option, she had to do it and now the real games begin.
“I have the means to enact my vengeance alone, so you can either jump on board the train, or watch it leave the station. Either way, my past is none of your concern.”
Rand Beckett was a man on a mission, he is one broken soul after his family were cruelly taken from him and he has made it his lifes ambition to bring down the corporation that stole his family from him. He set up Trident with his brother in law as a means to an end of bringing The Collective to its knees and extinguishing it for good. Unbeknown to him The Collective were already plotting to bring him down too and he had already escaped Bullets clutches once through her one time allowed free pass, but now their paths were set to cross again and Bullet NEVER misses.
“If you would make this a war between us, I think you should know that when the smoke clears, I will be left standing, and that piece that you say isn’t yours to give will be in my hands.”
I really don’t want to go into the story as it has to be read to be believed and you have to digest it slowly. The pages will eat you up, the kids will feed themselves, the washing will stay where it is and don’t even bother with the ironing, it will all be there tomorrow! Seriously, seriously that good. Full of suspense, edge of your seat, action packed but perfectly balanced with some truly emotional scenes that will get you crying. Gut wrenching in places, does have some very dark scenes through various training methods that leave a lot to be desired, but it all pulls you in to the story and the torture that these young children went through at the hands of Joseph Bombardier.
The relationship between Rand and Bullet is as hot as it is cold in the beginning. You feel their connection, yet both are battling with their conscience and their common sense. Rand should hate her yet he has all these conflicting emotions that tell him otherwise, he has a constant battle warring in his head, heart or head, heart or head and Lea Griffith’s conveys this brilliantly.
This book is part of a series and I cannot wait for the next one. A definite download or pre-order for me. Totally captivated with this story and cannot wait to see where Lea is going to take it next. Arrow to the Soul is scheduled for release in February 2014, so mark your calendars, it is going to be one book you are going to want to buy.
www.theromancecover.com
5 stars!!
“Your pain breaks my heart, and that’s frightening. I didn’t think I had one anymore.”
I absolutely fell in love with this book, it is like nothing that I have ever read. It is unique, captivating, dark, emotional, addictive, powerful, thought provoking and unputdownable (if that is even a word!).
Bullet is the scariest kick ass heroine that I have ever come across, this girl has strength, balls and guts that even some men would love to have. She is a trained assassin and the best in the business. Trained since she was a child, her skill set is off the charts, she is one scary mother and she never misses!
“I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child. Nothing you do can break me.”
Bullet had a very very sad back story and it comes through slowly but surely in this book as she begins to open up. No child should ever have to go through what she has been through, but her life experiences have made her into this no nonsense woman that she is today. Under the wing of Joseph Bombardier and The Collective, she is tortured and trained into this ruthless assassin. She comes across as devoid of emotion but you do get to see her soft and vulnerable side in flickers and it is these little flickers that break your heart. She has been trained to be a cold blooded killer and she is exactly that, she goes and gets the job done, covertly, undetected, quick, just in and out. That all changed the day she was presented with her next job, she had already turned it down once but now there was no option, she had to do it and now the real games begin.
“I have the means to enact my vengeance alone, so you can either jump on board the train, or watch it leave the station. Either way, my past is none of your concern.”
Rand Beckett was a man on a mission, he is one broken soul after his family were cruelly taken from him and he has made it his lifes ambition to bring down the corporation that stole his family from him. He set up Trident with his brother in law as a means to an end of bringing The Collective to its knees and extinguishing it for good. Unbeknown to him The Collective were already plotting to bring him down too and he had already escaped Bullets clutches once through her one time allowed free pass, but now their paths were set to cross again and Bullet NEVER misses.
“If you would make this a war between us, I think you should know that when the smoke clears, I will be left standing, and that piece that you say isn’t yours to give will be in my hands.”
I really don’t want to go into the story as it has to be read to be believed and you have to digest it slowly. The pages will eat you up, the kids will feed themselves, the washing will stay where it is and don’t even bother with the ironing, it will all be there tomorrow! Seriously, seriously that good. Full of suspense, edge of your seat, action packed but perfectly balanced with some truly emotional scenes that will get you crying. Gut wrenching in places, does have some very dark scenes through various training methods that leave a lot to be desired, but it all pulls you in to the story and the torture that these young children went through at the hands of Joseph Bombardier.
The relationship between Rand and Bullet is as hot as it is cold in the beginning. You feel their connection, yet both are battling with their conscience and their common sense. Rand should hate her yet he has all these conflicting emotions that tell him otherwise, he has a constant battle warring in his head, heart or head, heart or head and Lea Griffith’s conveys this brilliantly.
This book is part of a series and I cannot wait for the next one. A definite download or pre-order for me. Totally captivated with this story and cannot wait to see where Lea is going to take it next. Arrow to the Soul is scheduled for release in February 2014, so mark your calendars, it is going to be one book you are going to want to buy.
www.theromancecover.com
November 2, 2014
Title: Bullet to the Heart (No Mercy #1)
Series: Yes, but each book is about separate characters
Author: Lea Griffith
Rating: 2.75 disconnected stars
POV: Dual
HEA:
Triggers?
Cliffhanger: . Yes.
Intolerable Heroine .No.
Über Douchebagery .A bit.
Taboo Subject Matter .Yes. Torture
Cheating:
Love Triangle
I really wanted to like this book but there was just such an emotional disconnect that it left a sour taste in my mouth.
Gretchen Dearborn aka Bullet aka Remi was forced and trained to become an assassin for The Collective at the age of 4. She's trained to kill and any form of emotion has been conditioned out of her. Anger, love, pity, sadness, grief, etc she knows nothing of what these mean. Until she's assigned a target by the name of Rand Beckett.
Rand Beckett created the Trident Group alongside his best friend and brother in law after his wife and daughter were murdered at the hands of The Collective. He's out for revenge and will kill anyone that gets in his way. He's been empty for the past 7 years until he sees Bullet.
I was really disappointed by this book. I love reading about a bad ass ninja heroine but I never really connected with them as a couple. We spend so much of the book with him pushing aside his feelings for her and trying to emotionally break her that I just got sick of it. Even when he does accept how he feels he never expresses it to her point blank. The book ends at 82% and I'm just sitting there like WTF? After a mission to Peru where everything goes to shit and she saves all their lives by giving herself up... STILL NOTHING!? I hated the ending and I hated that after he found out everything she has been through in her life he still didn't tell her how he felt about her. It just made the story feel cold and I couldn't connect with it after that. I know it's supposed to be a story about a stone cold killer/assassin but I wanted him to show her that she deserved to be loved and that he cared for her.
I doubt I'll continue with the series.
November 25, 2014
5 Brutally painful and brilliantly bending STARS!!!
"I will not break. Bend.... but not break"
This is the mantra Gretchen "Bullet" Dearborn lives by and what keeps her alive and sane even when she is tortured to within an inch of her life.
Kidnapped when little, she and her band of "sisters" are trained and conditioned to become the deadliest killers any megalomaniac could want. Each one named after their speciality, Bullet,Blade, Arrow and Bone(who I'm guessing breaks bones quite efficiently) all serve the head of the Collective, Joseph (said maniac). Each have one free decline a year to refuse a kill order....
7 years ago, Rand Beckett was Bullet's decline....
And because of that decision, Rand loses his wife and young child. Bent on revenge against the Collective (an organization likened to the theorized Illuminati) and effectively, Joseph, Rand builds a counter organization and once again becomes a thorn in Joseph's side. This time, Bullet cannot refuse but insteads "misses" with her sniper rifle and sets events into motion that leads to a confrontation in the Peruvian mountains.
What happens in between, that is the brilliance of this story....
Bullet, or Remi as she now calls herself, lets herself be captured by Rand and his associates after not killing him. Torture delivered by Rand, fueled by revenge and hatred leads to a complicated dance between the two that is at times frustrating, difficult and painfull. But when they allow themselves to "feel", the result is EXPLOSIVE!!!!! The sheer depth of the characters and how they were written was pure genius. You wanted to be Bullet but you also wanted the comfort Rand could give because you just know, no normal peraon could survive what she had been through without some tether.
I haven't read such a dark and suspenseful book since Shay Savage's Evan Arden trilogy!!! And that right there tells you the brilliance of this book!
I wish I could rate this book higher but alas 5 Stars should be it. If this author continues like this, an autobuy of the highest level. Sincerely hope the second book is as good......
"I will not break. Bend.... but not break"
This is the mantra Gretchen "Bullet" Dearborn lives by and what keeps her alive and sane even when she is tortured to within an inch of her life.
Kidnapped when little, she and her band of "sisters" are trained and conditioned to become the deadliest killers any megalomaniac could want. Each one named after their speciality, Bullet,Blade, Arrow and Bone(who I'm guessing breaks bones quite efficiently) all serve the head of the Collective, Joseph (said maniac). Each have one free decline a year to refuse a kill order....
7 years ago, Rand Beckett was Bullet's decline....
And because of that decision, Rand loses his wife and young child. Bent on revenge against the Collective (an organization likened to the theorized Illuminati) and effectively, Joseph, Rand builds a counter organization and once again becomes a thorn in Joseph's side. This time, Bullet cannot refuse but insteads "misses" with her sniper rifle and sets events into motion that leads to a confrontation in the Peruvian mountains.
What happens in between, that is the brilliance of this story....
Bullet, or Remi as she now calls herself, lets herself be captured by Rand and his associates after not killing him. Torture delivered by Rand, fueled by revenge and hatred leads to a complicated dance between the two that is at times frustrating, difficult and painfull. But when they allow themselves to "feel", the result is EXPLOSIVE!!!!! The sheer depth of the characters and how they were written was pure genius. You wanted to be Bullet but you also wanted the comfort Rand could give because you just know, no normal peraon could survive what she had been through without some tether.
I haven't read such a dark and suspenseful book since Shay Savage's Evan Arden trilogy!!! And that right there tells you the brilliance of this book!
I wish I could rate this book higher but alas 5 Stars should be it. If this author continues like this, an autobuy of the highest level. Sincerely hope the second book is as good......
October 19, 2013
10 plus stars !!! This was my Favorite read this year!! Seriously..It was so well written and I was Hooked!! Achingly Heartbreaking and Brutal and Lovely ...and all sorts of feelings that a Great Book should share with you! Wishing the next book would still continue the Story of Bullet/Remi/Gretchen and Rand..But the Author is continuing on with Adam and Arrow/Saya's Story.. Hopefully she will back track and Do a follow up with Rand and Gretchen!! I can't say enough about how you all should read this Book!! Hard to read but so worth the Effort!!
December 14, 2013
This was okay, I didn't hate it. The heroine was actually pretty good, no whining and minimal tears. The hero was just okay for me, he seemed like the standard type of hero, nothing to write home about. The plot and action were pretty fun but I'm not sure if I really want to continue the series or not. Things in this book were left unresolved and I'm guessing each book follows a different girl to get to the end result. I do want to know what happens, but not really in the mood right now to keep going...maybe at a later date.
May 31, 2015
One of the best assassin books I've read
This book starts with a prologue that made me gasp, sad, and sick to the stomach. But the author had me right there and I knew this book is definitely my taste.
“Bullet was five years old… Staked to the ground, naked, through the night, and forced to maintain silence for fear of punishment.”
•She was taught to kill
•She was taught be emotionless
•She was taught not to break
•She was reborn to be a killer
One day, a little girl lost everything and everyone she loved. Parents and sibling got killed, she and five other girls got kidnapped. But only five made it out alive and become the elite team of The Collectives. She and her ‘sisters’ were killers; each trained in a different weapon mastering it. She was the best sniper.
She was Bullet…fast as one, and deadly as one
“She was born to love then taught to kill. She has become everything but is no one.
Known only as Bullet she was long ago forced to shed the name her parents gave her. Changed, molded and trained to kill with sharp-shooting efficiency she is one of The Collective’s most valuable assets. In a cadre of killers, Bullet is death waiting but her time for vengeance has come."
The man to blame behind all this is Joseph, and Joseph’s time has come to die. “…he created the time bomb she was.”
Her way of seeking revenge is through Rand Beckett, founder of Trident Corporation. He used to be her ‘mark’ but refused; now he needs to help Bullet to bring down Joseph’s empire of hell. But Rand has other plans…
He was loved and then he lost. He has become a hunter in search of revenge.
Everything was taken from Rand the day a bullet ended the lives of his beloved wife and daughter. He has searched for their killer seven long years and may have her in his hands. Rand has suffered but now the time has come to make The Collective pay or die trying.
He thought he’s dreaming when Bullet warned him and took out one of his guards. He could have never imagined that one of The Collectives was so close, so reachable to fulfill his revenge and then fail to do so…
“You may think that what you’re doing is what it will take to break me. But know this: I survived Joseph Bombardier, and so too will I survive you, Rand Beckett. I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child.”
This book was pure joy to read –it was thrilling, action packed and I read it in one night. Bullet was one strong female; so unpredictable, deathly and to the same time breakable. Certain scenes made me shudder because I could imagine all too well- the brutality of this man, Joseph, and what he has done and does to the women and in particular Bullet. But the author kept me captivated throughout the book and I will definitely read book two soon, because the story isn’t over yet!
Joseph has not fallen yet… but he will!
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This book starts with a prologue that made me gasp, sad, and sick to the stomach. But the author had me right there and I knew this book is definitely my taste.
“Bullet was five years old… Staked to the ground, naked, through the night, and forced to maintain silence for fear of punishment.”
•She was taught to kill
•She was taught be emotionless
•She was taught not to break
•She was reborn to be a killer
One day, a little girl lost everything and everyone she loved. Parents and sibling got killed, she and five other girls got kidnapped. But only five made it out alive and become the elite team of The Collectives. She and her ‘sisters’ were killers; each trained in a different weapon mastering it. She was the best sniper.
She was Bullet…fast as one, and deadly as one
“She was born to love then taught to kill. She has become everything but is no one.
Known only as Bullet she was long ago forced to shed the name her parents gave her. Changed, molded and trained to kill with sharp-shooting efficiency she is one of The Collective’s most valuable assets. In a cadre of killers, Bullet is death waiting but her time for vengeance has come."
The man to blame behind all this is Joseph, and Joseph’s time has come to die. “…he created the time bomb she was.”
Her way of seeking revenge is through Rand Beckett, founder of Trident Corporation. He used to be her ‘mark’ but refused; now he needs to help Bullet to bring down Joseph’s empire of hell. But Rand has other plans…
He was loved and then he lost. He has become a hunter in search of revenge.
Everything was taken from Rand the day a bullet ended the lives of his beloved wife and daughter. He has searched for their killer seven long years and may have her in his hands. Rand has suffered but now the time has come to make The Collective pay or die trying.
He thought he’s dreaming when Bullet warned him and took out one of his guards. He could have never imagined that one of The Collectives was so close, so reachable to fulfill his revenge and then fail to do so…
“You may think that what you’re doing is what it will take to break me. But know this: I survived Joseph Bombardier, and so too will I survive you, Rand Beckett. I was formed long ago out of bone, blood, death, and the tears of a small child.”
This book was pure joy to read –it was thrilling, action packed and I read it in one night. Bullet was one strong female; so unpredictable, deathly and to the same time breakable. Certain scenes made me shudder because I could imagine all too well- the brutality of this man, Joseph, and what he has done and does to the women and in particular Bullet. But the author kept me captivated throughout the book and I will definitely read book two soon, because the story isn’t over yet!
Joseph has not fallen yet… but he will!
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November 18, 2015
This book was fantastic! Edge of your seat suspense and intrigue….
“It is a singularly defining experience to realize you are that connected with another. Yet this is what lies between my sisters and I. A bond forged in hell cannot help but become the strongest bond, vraiment?”
Bullet aka Remi aka Gretchen was taken from her murdered family when she was just four years old, and trained to be a merciless killer together with four other very young girls. She remembers the love of her family, but that was such a long time ago that to her that little loved girl does not exist anymore. All that remains is Bullet, the assassin who has NEVER missed a shot. Now the time has come for her and her sisters (the other girls who were trained with her) to take revenge on the man, Joseph Bombardier, who took from them so much, and to annihilate The Collective who thinks they own them, and who has used them as killers all these years.
I absolutely LOVED Bullet! She was such an amazing character, a fighter that will not let anyone break her, no matter how hard they tried. She might think that all she is, is a killer, but she is so much more. She’s a warrior, with a backbone of steel. One that will always try to protect the innocent.
The only weakness Bullet seems to have is Rand. The man she was assigned to kill seven years ago, and couldn’t. Then another assassin was assigned to him, to kill his wife and daughter. Rand has been wanting vengeance against The Collective since then, and Bullet needs his assistance now and wants to give him his chance at vengeance.
While I loved Bullet, my feelings towards Rand was like a rollercoaster ride. I understood his pain, and his need for vengeance, BUT I despised his actions towards Bullet. The fact that he tortured her in the exact same way as Joseph punished her, made me want to hurt him. And the fact that he kept thinking of her as a killer, and using that as a way to keep his feeling for her at bay, infuriated me. He seemed to forget that he was a killer also, and had no right to judge her. He kept trying to see the worst in her, and by doing that, not realising just how amazing a woman she is, someone whose pain and suffering has been exponentially worse than his, but has kept on surviving. Yes, near the end, he did realise what she meant to him, but I would have liked that realisation to have happened earlier.
“You are different because you survived. You did what you had to do to live, what you had to do to make it to me,” he said, and she seemed to crumple into herself at his words.
The plot in this story was absolutely magnificent and I loved the intrigue and suspense. I really liked Dmitry and Bullet’s sisters, and I can’t wait to continue this series.
August 27, 2021
This is hardcore stuff right here.. The author blew me away with the brutality and heartbreak of this story.
Girls are taken at the age of 5 by a sadistic man who tortures the humanity out of them to turn them into deadly assassins. Twenty two years ago he took his first set of girls now they are his best assassins. But for those 22 years they have been plotting to get there revenge. The one born Gretchen who became Bullet is the heroine of this story. She is the deadliest sniper there is. When she purposely botches her latest job to set her plan in motion for revenge she has to endure more torture at the hands of the man she just let live because he thinks she is the one that killed his wife and daughter 7 years ago.
The hatred Rand Beckett has for Bullet and the extreme torture he puts her through is brutal but it’s nothing new to her as she was put through similar torture from the man who is head of The Collective. Bullet has to be the strongest female character I have ever read. Nothing can break her. The inner struggle these two go through as they work through their feelings – his of hatred and her of never having any for so long due to her programming – was fascinating to watch.
The main objective of both the 4 assassins and Rend’s group men who make up Trident Corporation is to kill all of the men that make up The Collective. The assassins want Joseph’s head and Trident wants The Collective’s. There is not a resolution to this at the end of the book. As there are three more of the female assassins’ stories to tell I am guessing the final revenge will not be until the last book. I am soo in on all the future books in this series.
Girls are taken at the age of 5 by a sadistic man who tortures the humanity out of them to turn them into deadly assassins. Twenty two years ago he took his first set of girls now they are his best assassins. But for those 22 years they have been plotting to get there revenge. The one born Gretchen who became Bullet is the heroine of this story. She is the deadliest sniper there is. When she purposely botches her latest job to set her plan in motion for revenge she has to endure more torture at the hands of the man she just let live because he thinks she is the one that killed his wife and daughter 7 years ago.
The hatred Rand Beckett has for Bullet and the extreme torture he puts her through is brutal but it’s nothing new to her as she was put through similar torture from the man who is head of The Collective. Bullet has to be the strongest female character I have ever read. Nothing can break her. The inner struggle these two go through as they work through their feelings – his of hatred and her of never having any for so long due to her programming – was fascinating to watch.
The main objective of both the 4 assassins and Rend’s group men who make up Trident Corporation is to kill all of the men that make up The Collective. The assassins want Joseph’s head and Trident wants The Collective’s. There is not a resolution to this at the end of the book. As there are three more of the female assassins’ stories to tell I am guessing the final revenge will not be until the last book. I am soo in on all the future books in this series.
October 28, 2013
“Your pain breaks my heart, and that’s frightening. I didn’t think I had one anymore,” he said against her lips.
“I’m a killer, Mr. Beckett. You should never hurt for me.” Her voice was resolved, and in it was years of loss.
“If I could stop it, I would. You have worked for him, killed for him. I should hate you, but I—”
Silence held sway as he tried to stop the flow of his words. This was wrong. It could never be.
“You what, Mr. Beckett?” Her gaze pinned him, and he felt bitterness that he wanted to answer her at all. Then it was replaced as her eyes flared, and he was caught in her heat, her pain.
“I . . . don’t,” he growled, and then took what she was offering.
I bought this book on a whim. No reviews, no recommendations, no idea what to expect. There's something about Bullet to the Heart that pulled me in from the very beginning and never let go. Reading it was a little like watching a Hollywood movie. The heroine totally KICKED ASS and I wanted to know how she came to be, the "how" and "whys" of her story from the very first pages. I was intrigued from beginning to end and was left wanting more...
I'm going to take some time to pull my thoughts together on this one before I do a full review.
November 29, 2014
Could. Not. Put. Down. Holy shit! What a rush! This was an absolutely amazing story, and I loved every minute of it. The best heroines are ALWAYS the complete bad ass. Bullet had this in spades. The story and writing flowed nicely, there was great sexual tension, action and suspense, and of course, sexy as hell characters. I wonder if I am the only one who would keep hearing the Kill Bill snippet? You know the one! I am excited to see where this goes and what happens to all of the sisters. Highly, highly recommend!
October 27, 2013
4.5 stars Loved this book! I love reading about bad ass heroines. It was a refreshing different storyline. Action-packed, suspenseful, intense, heartbreaking and steamy. The story ended at 81% with many unanswered questions. I hope the author will continue Bullet and Rand's story. The next one will be about Arrow and Adam.
July 25, 2017
Bullet's story got me hooked right from the start. Everything that she went through made me feel for her. I can't imagine how she survived after everything. Not once did she evenbreak. For me, she's definitely one of the most kickass female leads ever and I can't wait for the next installment.
November 4, 2013
4.5stars. Certainly a different book...very well written. Loved Bullet and Rand as characters. Ended rather abruptly so looking forward to book two to continue with what presumably will be Arrows story. I can see there being quite a bit more reading till this all concludes....
January 25, 2014
*************MUST READ**************
Can't believe I waited so long to read this!!! Exactly what I need to get out of my book funk!
Can't believe I waited so long to read this!!! Exactly what I need to get out of my book funk!
February 22, 2015
review to come. gotta say though....this is one of the best books I've read so far of this year! off to book 2!
December 17, 2016
This has been sitting on my Kindle tbr since 2013 and I finally got into it this week.
Different, very different with a kick ass story that kept me engrossed from start to finish. Fast paced with lots of action and was hooked from the first chapter. This is the kind of writer that I love, visual, strong writing, great characters, and kept me engaged from start to finish.
the Prologue is hard to read but sets the story for the characters we are about to know and their journey into captivity and then their ultimat revenge.
5 children, taken at the ages of 4, programmed to be silent, to make no noise or they will be punished. Ninka could not be silenced - she was breaking and was after all, she was only 4. What happens next paves the way for the development of this series. It is gut wrenching and soon 4 children become 4 women and 4 trained deadly assassins owned by The Collective............ welcome to the world of Bullet, Arrow, Bone and Blade.
Straight onto book 2.
Different, very different with a kick ass story that kept me engrossed from start to finish. Fast paced with lots of action and was hooked from the first chapter. This is the kind of writer that I love, visual, strong writing, great characters, and kept me engaged from start to finish.
the Prologue is hard to read but sets the story for the characters we are about to know and their journey into captivity and then their ultimat revenge.
5 children, taken at the ages of 4, programmed to be silent, to make no noise or they will be punished. Ninka could not be silenced - she was breaking and was after all, she was only 4. What happens next paves the way for the development of this series. It is gut wrenching and soon 4 children become 4 women and 4 trained deadly assassins owned by The Collective............ welcome to the world of Bullet, Arrow, Bone and Blade.
Straight onto book 2.
October 25, 2013
Wow.
I had a vague idea going into this book what it was about thanks to the lovely ladies at totallybooked but holy shit that doesn't prepare you for what it will feel like when you actually read it.
This is definitely a much more mature book then some. It's not fluffy or filled with stares of longing or a lot of pretense. This is revenge on a silver platter and the characters just happen to be unable to resist the physical pull they have towards each other--and a physical relationship that changes pretty quickly for them both though they both adamantly have reasons to deny it to themselves.
It is beautiful, sad, intense, and wonderfully written. This is going to be an epic series.
I had a vague idea going into this book what it was about thanks to the lovely ladies at totallybooked but holy shit that doesn't prepare you for what it will feel like when you actually read it.
This is definitely a much more mature book then some. It's not fluffy or filled with stares of longing or a lot of pretense. This is revenge on a silver platter and the characters just happen to be unable to resist the physical pull they have towards each other--and a physical relationship that changes pretty quickly for them both though they both adamantly have reasons to deny it to themselves.
It is beautiful, sad, intense, and wonderfully written. This is going to be an epic series.
November 22, 2015
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Bullet was a very interesting character and the whole plot line is really intriguing. I am looking forward to the other books in the series and to learn more about the other assassins.
July 15, 2014
4.5 STARS
Badass chicks, fearless killers with a heart only hot special ops guys can make it beat again, plus an intriguing plot, yes please!
I would've liked more dialogue though.
Badass chicks, fearless killers with a heart only hot special ops guys can make it beat again, plus an intriguing plot, yes please!
I would've liked more dialogue though.
April 17, 2017
Action Packed and Suspenseful!
“Your pain breaks my heart, and that’s frightening. I didn’t think I had one anymore,” he said against her lips."
It had my heart racing from the opening scene till the last page flip! This was my first book by Lea Griffith but I can't wait to read more! I definitely need to start right into the next book in this series.
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“Your pain breaks my heart, and that’s frightening. I didn’t think I had one anymore,” he said against her lips."
It had my heart racing from the opening scene till the last page flip! This was my first book by Lea Griffith but I can't wait to read more! I definitely need to start right into the next book in this series.
My full review:
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April 9, 2018
THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN A FEW MINOR SPOILERS ....
What an absolutely wonderful book. I could not put it down! Bullet (a/k/a Remi and Grethen) was taken when she was five years old and watched as her father, mother and sister were gunned. Joseph, the leader of the Collective, is the sick ba$t*rd who took her. But Bullet wasn't the only one he took. Joseph took four other girls from different countries, all of them the same age. But only three of those other girls survived, along with Bullet. They call each other sisters. These girls, Bullet, Blade, Bone and Arrow are Joseph's "First Team" and are what this series is about. You see, these girls want revenge and they will do whatever they have to in order to kill Joseph and his men and end the Collective.
This is the first book in this series and it's Bullet's story. She goes against Joseph by refusing (for the second time) to kill Rand Beckett, the man whose eyes speak to her. Through some planned and unplanned events, Bullet ends up at Rand's home. She's going to need his help in order to kill Joseph. Rand and his brother-in-law Ken are co-owners of a group called the Trident, established to get rid of Joseph and help others in need. Rand wants badly to hate Bullet because of her involvement with the Collective; but he soon realizes Bullet can't be broken, and his feelings for her want him to protect her rather than hurt her.
This is a really good book. You will find yourself seating on the edge of your seat wondering (1) what will happen between Bullet and Rand; (2) will they be able to kill Joseph and end the Collective; (3) how are the sisters going to be involved; (4) what is Ken hiding from Rand and Bullet; and (5) what will happen in the next book??? Some of these questions get answered and obviously some don't. This book doesn't end in a cliffhanger because we know it's a series that will have a book focusing on each sister. The next book will be about Arrow and Adam (works with Rand) and we get a teaser of what's to come.
Bullet to the Heart is different from so many of the romance books I've read and I completely feel in love with it. I loved Rand! He's this alpha protective male that is so drawn to Bullet that you feel the heat and sexual chemistry between them. Bullet is the toughest female character I've ever read. She's been trained to handle any kind of pain and kill anyone that gets in her way. She will not break, but will Rand's feelings for her cause her to feel for the first time...so good. You'll be glad you read!
What an absolutely wonderful book. I could not put it down! Bullet (a/k/a Remi and Grethen) was taken when she was five years old and watched as her father, mother and sister were gunned. Joseph, the leader of the Collective, is the sick ba$t*rd who took her. But Bullet wasn't the only one he took. Joseph took four other girls from different countries, all of them the same age. But only three of those other girls survived, along with Bullet. They call each other sisters. These girls, Bullet, Blade, Bone and Arrow are Joseph's "First Team" and are what this series is about. You see, these girls want revenge and they will do whatever they have to in order to kill Joseph and his men and end the Collective.
This is the first book in this series and it's Bullet's story. She goes against Joseph by refusing (for the second time) to kill Rand Beckett, the man whose eyes speak to her. Through some planned and unplanned events, Bullet ends up at Rand's home. She's going to need his help in order to kill Joseph. Rand and his brother-in-law Ken are co-owners of a group called the Trident, established to get rid of Joseph and help others in need. Rand wants badly to hate Bullet because of her involvement with the Collective; but he soon realizes Bullet can't be broken, and his feelings for her want him to protect her rather than hurt her.
This is a really good book. You will find yourself seating on the edge of your seat wondering (1) what will happen between Bullet and Rand; (2) will they be able to kill Joseph and end the Collective; (3) how are the sisters going to be involved; (4) what is Ken hiding from Rand and Bullet; and (5) what will happen in the next book??? Some of these questions get answered and obviously some don't. This book doesn't end in a cliffhanger because we know it's a series that will have a book focusing on each sister. The next book will be about Arrow and Adam (works with Rand) and we get a teaser of what's to come.
Bullet to the Heart is different from so many of the romance books I've read and I completely feel in love with it. I loved Rand! He's this alpha protective male that is so drawn to Bullet that you feel the heat and sexual chemistry between them. Bullet is the toughest female character I've ever read. She's been trained to handle any kind of pain and kill anyone that gets in her way. She will not break, but will Rand's feelings for her cause her to feel for the first time...so good. You'll be glad you read!
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