The Love You Crave

Donovan Creed #8

by John Locke

In this eighth book of the series, former CIA assassin Donovan Creed finds himself at odds with mob-connected Tony Spumoni and practically everyone else he knows, including his boss Darwin, lover Gwen, daughter Kimberly, protégé Callie, co-worker Lou, physician Doc Howard, assorted board members, terrorists, and even a zoo full of angry monkeys!

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Action, Mystery, Ebooks, Audiobook, Humor

240 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2011

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. This is the novelist (2x spaces), not the philosopher (1x space).


New York Times best-selling author John Locke is the international best-selling author of sixteen books in four different genres. He is the 8th author in history to have sold one million eBooks on Kindle. Locke has had four books in the top ten at the same time, including #1 and #2. His Donovan Creed thriller series has sold more than 1,700,000 copies since January, 2011, and foreign rights have been acquired by six major publishers for Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian translations. (Amazon's brief biography)

NY TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR!

8th MEMBER of the KINDLE MILLION SALES CLUB!

First self-published author to hit #1 on Amazon/Kindle!

First self-published author to hit Kindle Million Sales Club!

John sold 1,100,000 eBooks in 5 months by word of mouth!

John wrote and published 6 best-selling books in 3 separate genres in 6 months, part-time!

John has had 4 of the top 10 eBooks on Amazon/Kindle at the same time, including #1 and #2! He’s also had 6 of the top 20, and 8 of the top 43 at the same time!

Every eBook John Locke has written and published has become a best-seller.

Reviews

[Ron Chicaferro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, I know, the guy is totally nuts! I'm talking about the protaganist, Donavan Creed, but I also think the author is nuts! What a series of books! This story is as insane as all the others but its so amazingly funny that you'll cheer each dead body - and there is a bunch of them. How the author can think up these story lines and keep everything together is beyond me. I just love each book and can't wait for the next one to come out. The Love You Crave refers to someone in Creed's family and its a stunner of a story line. You'll hate having to turn a page because you'll know that you're that much closer to the ending - something you'll not want to happen!

[Mushy · Rating 3 out of 5]

My OCD MADE me read this stuff.....

[Joshua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this one as well. Just a great Donovan Creed book!

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Done with the series. The only thing I like about the books is the consistent characters depth and development.

[David Berkley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as good as the last

Maybe not as much action but plenty of twists and turns in the plot to keep things interesting. Next one!

[Janice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series. It is important that you read the series in order. John Locke has moved on to my favorite author’s list.

[Tania]

It is a bit x rated but still had enough plot for me

[Harry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Continuing with my pursuit of the lone Hero (see reviews for Joe Pike novels, John Rain novels, and Jack Reacher novels) Donovan Creed is probably the most unique character I came across.

I'd never heard of John Locke until I received my Kindle DX in the mail. Locke made his fame and fortune self-publishing his books in the Kindle world. For the Kindle, his books are ridiculously inexpensive (around $0.99 to $1.99). I was surprised at what I read and hooked from the start. Unlike my other series books, however, there is a difference in the books in terms of ratings...so I have not given them the standard 4 or 5 star ratings across the entire series.

First of all, the books are short but packing a powerful punch, a mixture of excellent humor (left me laughing at the insanity of what I was reading) and the grim reality of a hero who kills people. Lethal people introduces us to Creed, the business he is in, his side-kicks and his insane relationship within his own world and certainly the world most of us live in (let's just say Creed is not fit to live a normal life and does not understand it). Get ready for a roller coaster ride and, above all...enjoy! You will find that towards the end of each book you will be filled with disappointment that the ride is over...and almost certainly you will hunt down the next Donovan Creed thriller.

[D-Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

John Locke is back with his insane and fairly disgusting Donovan Creed series. I felt the last book, Vegas Moon, was fairly weak and went nowhere. This installment Locke is back on promising ground. The book throws in a few twists here and there and actually points the series in a new and surprising direction. I enjoyed this book, it’s a quick read and fun, which is the point with Creed books. A few complaints: these books are very short, which is fine, because they are cheap. My complaint however, is Locke spends quite a bit of time going over past of events of what happened in the last book. At this point in the series, we don’t need a reminder for every portion of the story.

[Ken Rossignol · Rating 5 out of 5]

More classic John Locke, who has to be one of the most imaginative, fast-paced writers who has taken fingers to keyboards. Finished in two days while still getting other work done. Now on the last Donovan Creed series, Vegas Moon, which is not actually the last, I just got them out of order, but it really doesn't matter. This independent author has sold more than 1.2 million ebooks in one year without the assistance of the big six publishers. He is just nuts and proves it every time he writes a book, which ought to qualify him to be holding public office.

[Deborah Wells · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, that was a few hours of my life I'll never get back.

I don't understand what all the hoopla is about. I guess this author is just not my cup of tea. If you're going to throw in murdering someone or screwing around on your wife for shock value, at least make it believable.

Lots of juvenile humor - kind of like when people burp or fart and think it's incredibly hilarious. I just don't get it.

[Susannah Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

As usual, John Locke delivers! Another witty, wacky and, at times, hysterically funny, Donovan Creed novel. You can count on Locke to take you as far away from real life as you want to go while still making events and characters plausable and fun. This is a light, breezy read for those of us who just want a break from seriousness and everyday events.
Kudos for John Locke!!!

[Cindy Godfrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty entertaining if you can get past the sophomoric humor and gross-out violence. I now understand the broad appeal of this writer and his Donovan Creed character. It's just not my cup of tea. Worthwhile for a weekend or long afternoon read.

[David Donaghe · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Locke does it again with, The Love You Crave. With his Donovan Creed character, you never no what to expect, but you do know what to expect from John Locke's writing: a fast pace and an entertaining read.

[Nigel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vintage Creed, crazy plots, twists and turns a plenty and generally total manic... Creed is at odds with everyone but still manages to come out on top I think, I could not stop laughing at this one every page is laugh out loud.

[Hudson Murrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best one in a while. Really juicy stuff going on with Sam, Darwin, and Creed's daughter. It ended seemingly in the middle of things, without knowing how much his daughter will reveal. Good stuff. SOOO fast. When's the next one come out?

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't know how John Locke does it, but somehow each book in the Creed series just gets better and better. Leaves you CRAVING more! :) The characters and storyline are even more fun, more outrageous and are just one wild ride that makes it impossible to put this book down. Nothing not to love here!

[Gerald Nusbaum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book by John Locke. His books are so great that you read so fast and have to wait for his next one to come out. Great work John.

[Quintus Giliomee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, as all of them are. Unfortunately it is not long enough. Will have to wait for the next one.

[Ryan · Rating 2 out of 5]

By far the weakest of the Locke novels. Easily worth the dollar it cost as a light summer read but still not nearly as good as the rest of the Creed series.

[Erin Duke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seemed like the story was cut-off midway through. Funny as usual, but too short!

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well...John Locke has created another great book in the Donovan series. Can't wait for next...thanks to Kindle!

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book! Love the Donovan Creed series!

[Edmund Davis-Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

John Locke is so completely ridiculous

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love this series. Super fast, fun, light read!! Read all the books in a few weeks!

[Daisylongmire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun fun series. Liked the ending of this one but it could have been a little less obvious.

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first John Locke thriller starring Donovan Creed! Another amazingly handsome, tough, intelligent crime solver that makes fun books like this rock!!!!

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't really know why I keep reading these, except that they are $.99. LOL

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great. .looking forward to the next one.

[Amy Lewandowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books are like a little secret vice, well not so secret