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Devil's Blaze MC #7
Beast
Love isn't always pretty - especially not when you fall for a Beast.
I ran like hell from the tragedy in my past.
I didn’t slow down, and I didn’t look back.
But I couldn’t outrun the memories...or escape the nightmares.
I came to North Carolina to be alone.
Hayden Graham attracts problems like a magnet. She's a complication I don't need.
This time, the mess she's in has put her life in danger.
What she needs is a hero to rescue her.
But I'm no knight in shining armor.
I'm a wounded animal – a Beast.
She tastes like Heaven. She only adds to my Hell.
She makes me want things that I can’t have, things I'll never deserve.
Love isn't always pretty.
Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's rough.
And sometimes... it's f****ng dirty.
Book 1 of 2 in the Beast & Beauty Devil's Blaze Duet
I ran like hell from the tragedy in my past.
I didn’t slow down, and I didn’t look back.
But I couldn’t outrun the memories...or escape the nightmares.
I came to North Carolina to be alone.
Hayden Graham attracts problems like a magnet. She's a complication I don't need.
This time, the mess she's in has put her life in danger.
What she needs is a hero to rescue her.
But I'm no knight in shining armor.
I'm a wounded animal – a Beast.
She tastes like Heaven. She only adds to my Hell.
She makes me want things that I can’t have, things I'll never deserve.
Love isn't always pretty.
Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's rough.
And sometimes... it's f****ng dirty.
Book 1 of 2 in the Beast & Beauty Devil's Blaze Duet
439 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 9, 2017
862 people are currently reading
2073 people want to read
About the author
Jordan Marie
114 books4,750 followersI'm just a simple small town country girl, haunted by Alpha Men who talk in my head 24 hours a day.
I knew I wanted to write when it became clear I couldn't be happy with just viewing other people's stories. I always wanted to rewrite them.
Like why did Jack have to die? Why couldn't Rose move her butt over? Because that was a huge piece of wood she was on, people.
Happy Endings should be fought for, but they should always happen. Mine might take some curves and twists, but they eventually get there.
Having published over fifty stories, it always feels surreal that this is my life. Hitting USA Today had me crying for days, but nothing is more special than hearing from readers that they loved one of my books.
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I knew I wanted to write when it became clear I couldn't be happy with just viewing other people's stories. I always wanted to rewrite them.
Like why did Jack have to die? Why couldn't Rose move her butt over? Because that was a huge piece of wood she was on, people.
Happy Endings should be fought for, but they should always happen. Mine might take some curves and twists, but they eventually get there.
Having published over fifty stories, it always feels surreal that this is my life. Hitting USA Today had me crying for days, but nothing is more special than hearing from readers that they loved one of my books.
Want to keep up with me? You can here:
Newsletter Sign Up- https://www.jordanmarieromance.com/ne...
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April 23, 2017
Jordan, woman! I don't know how you do what you, but when your fingers take to the keyboard, magic happens. And when I get my hands on one of your books,I am swept away into a delicious, wicked, chaotic, sexy, and dangerous world that always leaves me ready for more.
Every single time I pick up one of your books, I say to myself there is no way she can top her last book. But damn, you do it. You do it every single time, and come back with the hottest story.
I thought I was gonna have to break out the fan and it is cold in Kentucky today, but Beast heated me the hell up haha.
Seriously, the slow burn had me eagerly turning the pages. I wanted to know would they or wouldn't they and when they did holy smokes, the heat was leaping off the pages at me. This story knows loss, this story knows pain, and from that loss and pain comes something so beautiful, I physically ached for Beast and Hayden. I don't want to give spoilers, but trust me, this book is worth the wait. This book is so emotional and the characters are so broken, that when they come together it is like a fairytale. Do yourselves a favor and one click it. Don't walk, run, do it, do it now!
Every single time I pick up one of your books, I say to myself there is no way she can top her last book. But damn, you do it. You do it every single time, and come back with the hottest story.
I thought I was gonna have to break out the fan and it is cold in Kentucky today, but Beast heated me the hell up haha.
Seriously, the slow burn had me eagerly turning the pages. I wanted to know would they or wouldn't they and when they did holy smokes, the heat was leaping off the pages at me. This story knows loss, this story knows pain, and from that loss and pain comes something so beautiful, I physically ached for Beast and Hayden. I don't want to give spoilers, but trust me, this book is worth the wait. This book is so emotional and the characters are so broken, that when they come together it is like a fairytale. Do yourselves a favor and one click it. Don't walk, run, do it, do it now!
April 22, 2017
Have you ever picked up a book and COULD NOT put it down?
Have you ever read a book, only for it to rip your heart out and leave it in shreds?
Have you ever been connected so deeply with a character, that you ACHE for them, WITH them?
Well if you haven't, get ready to go on the most intense emotional rollercoaster that you have EVER been on.
Two wounded souls, One trying to exist, just to be able to breathe again.
One trying to protect herself from her past, and what the future holds.
Beast and Hayden's story isn't for the faint of heart. It will cut you deeply and at times You will want to climb inside and bash some heads in. ( or pull Beast into your lap and hold him there forever) {OR BEAT THE EVER LIVING CRAP OUTTA HIM}
Moral of this story is, regardless of what you try to hide from, IT WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU!! Whether it be your past, future and even LOVE.
Finally being able to hear Beast's story have been both a blessing and a curse, I have been (im)PATIENTLY waiting for Beast to get his happily aver after and.... even though we may not have THAT yet.... I am anxiously awaiting the conclusion to this story because it NEEDED to be written!!! Jordan Marie has a way with words that will make you laugh, swoon, cry, and CUSS LIKE A SAILOR while reading this book. I suggest securing your reader while reading this one, because............. IT'S A DOOZY!!!!!
Have you ever read a book, only for it to rip your heart out and leave it in shreds?
Have you ever been connected so deeply with a character, that you ACHE for them, WITH them?
Well if you haven't, get ready to go on the most intense emotional rollercoaster that you have EVER been on.
Two wounded souls, One trying to exist, just to be able to breathe again.
One trying to protect herself from her past, and what the future holds.
Beast and Hayden's story isn't for the faint of heart. It will cut you deeply and at times You will want to climb inside and bash some heads in. ( or pull Beast into your lap and hold him there forever) {OR BEAT THE EVER LIVING CRAP OUTTA HIM}
Moral of this story is, regardless of what you try to hide from, IT WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU!! Whether it be your past, future and even LOVE.
Finally being able to hear Beast's story have been both a blessing and a curse, I have been (im)PATIENTLY waiting for Beast to get his happily aver after and.... even though we may not have THAT yet.... I am anxiously awaiting the conclusion to this story because it NEEDED to be written!!! Jordan Marie has a way with words that will make you laugh, swoon, cry, and CUSS LIKE A SAILOR while reading this book. I suggest securing your reader while reading this one, because............. IT'S A DOOZY!!!!!
April 26, 2017
It has taken me like 35 mins to write this review.
Beast is broken, scarred and beautiful.
This,this was the story I have waited for! I have read all Jordan's MC books but Beast's story was the one I wanted to read the most. I knew going in my heart was going to be ripped out and my soul crushed.
Beast has lived in hell for 6 years with only his memories of Annabelle. He wears the scars of the worst day of his life. Feeling like he doesn't deserve to live or be loved. He has left his Club Devil's Blaze. Asked to go check on a girl he doesn't even know thinking this was his way to be in solitude. What he wasn't expecting Hayden being his neighbor and not being frightened of the scars he bares.
Hayden didn't have an easy life. When she just couldn't take no more she calls someone who was supposed to protect and take care of her, instead he sold her to pay off a debt. Her life only got worse. She herself bares scars.
Beast finds himself being a protector.
So I'm going to stop there because I don't want to give to much away.
As I was reading there were times I wanted to kick Beast in his balls and then there were times I wanted to kiss said balls...sigh. I Laughed and I cried. I wanted to kiss Dani, then sing ... I kissed a girl and I liked it! Then my soul was crushed under the dominatrix boot of Ms. Marie!
Would I recommend this F'ing story umm...YEAH...HELLS YEAH!
I will be impatiently waiting for book two!
Beast is broken, scarred and beautiful.
This,this was the story I have waited for! I have read all Jordan's MC books but Beast's story was the one I wanted to read the most. I knew going in my heart was going to be ripped out and my soul crushed.
Beast has lived in hell for 6 years with only his memories of Annabelle. He wears the scars of the worst day of his life. Feeling like he doesn't deserve to live or be loved. He has left his Club Devil's Blaze. Asked to go check on a girl he doesn't even know thinking this was his way to be in solitude. What he wasn't expecting Hayden being his neighbor and not being frightened of the scars he bares.
Hayden didn't have an easy life. When she just couldn't take no more she calls someone who was supposed to protect and take care of her, instead he sold her to pay off a debt. Her life only got worse. She herself bares scars.
Beast finds himself being a protector.
So I'm going to stop there because I don't want to give to much away.
As I was reading there were times I wanted to kick Beast in his balls and then there were times I wanted to kiss said balls...sigh. I Laughed and I cried. I wanted to kiss Dani, then sing ... I kissed a girl and I liked it! Then my soul was crushed under the dominatrix boot of Ms. Marie!
Would I recommend this F'ing story umm...YEAH...HELLS YEAH!
I will be impatiently waiting for book two!
March 29, 2019
Well, what can I say? This is one of the time I wish I had ways with words, so I could describe how this story touched me. I will try my best, but I know I wouldn't be even close.
Jordan don't waste time and just rips your heart with first page. Thanks for that btw, Jordan. I needed to change bandages few times, because my heart continued to bleed with each page. Which are full of devastation, torment and wounds. But not all pages are full of pain. My heart have moments, when it smiled and even laughed out loud, because moments were so sweet, funny and silly.
I love Beast. I so do! Even tough, sometimes I wished to shake him so hard! I can't even understand what kind of blender his heart when through, but it's just pained and pissed me, when he thought, that he don't deserved beauty this world could offer, because he was a failure. That was so far from the true. He is one of the best. But life though offers beauty, it sometimes takes it away, too. Unfortunately, that's part of the life. And I wanted to say to Beast, 'Maybe he gave up on God, but that doesn't mean that God gave up on you. He has plans for you, Beast. You just need to open your eyes and heart to see them. Because they may be just in front of you.'
Jordan don't waste time and just rips your heart with first page. Thanks for that btw, Jordan. I needed to change bandages few times, because my heart continued to bleed with each page. Which are full of devastation, torment and wounds. But not all pages are full of pain. My heart have moments, when it smiled and even laughed out loud, because moments were so sweet, funny and silly.
I love Beast. I so do! Even tough, sometimes I wished to shake him so hard! I can't even understand what kind of blender his heart when through, but it's just pained and pissed me, when he thought, that he don't deserved beauty this world could offer, because he was a failure. That was so far from the true. He is one of the best. But life though offers beauty, it sometimes takes it away, too. Unfortunately, that's part of the life. And I wanted to say to Beast, 'Maybe he gave up on God, but that doesn't mean that God gave up on you. He has plans for you, Beast. You just need to open your eyes and heart to see them. Because they may be just in front of you.'
March 26, 2019
Audio - 4 stars
Story - 3 stars
Story - 3 stars
August 9, 2019
I am berating myself not picking up this book sooner. I saw this book on my audio book radar, but i thought its going to be cheesy typic retelling of beauty and the beast. Boy i was so wrong.
This book hits every note of my emotion so right. The story, the plot, the building of the characters, the chemistry is done perfectly with love, humor, angst and drama. Not OTT cheesy but perfect. How the author portrays 2 broken, damaged characters who hates each other then comes together in such love that it break my heart.
I read so many retelling of beauty and the beast, but this book done the retelling so right. Watch out for triggers. This is Motor Cycle Club anyway. So its bound to have some ugly triggers.
Overall i love this book so much. Including the cliffhanger.
5 beauty stars
This book hits every note of my emotion so right. The story, the plot, the building of the characters, the chemistry is done perfectly with love, humor, angst and drama. Not OTT cheesy but perfect. How the author portrays 2 broken, damaged characters who hates each other then comes together in such love that it break my heart.
I read so many retelling of beauty and the beast, but this book done the retelling so right. Watch out for triggers. This is Motor Cycle Club anyway. So its bound to have some ugly triggers.
Overall i love this book so much. Including the cliffhanger.
5 beauty stars
April 27, 2017
Well, what can I say? This is one of the time I wish I had ways with words, so I could describe how this story touched me. I will try my best, but I know I wouldn't be even close.
Jordan don't waste time and just rips your heart with first page. Thanks for that btw, Jordan. I needed to change bandages few times, because my heart continued to bleed with each page. Which are full of devastation, torment and wounds. But not all pages are full of pain. My heart have moments, when it smiled and even laughed out loud, because moments were so sweet, funny and silly.
I love Beast. I so do! Even tough, sometimes I wished to shake him so hard! I can't even understand what kind of blender his heart when through, but it's just pained and pissed me, when he thought, that he don't deserved beauty this world could offer, because he was a failure. That was so far from the true. He is one of the best. But life though offers beauty, it sometimes takes it away, too. Unfortunately, that's part of the life. And I wanted to say to Beast, 'Maybe he gave up on God, but that doesn't mean that God gave up on you. He has plans for you, Beast. You just need to open your eyes and heart to see them. Because they may be just in front of you.'
Honesty, I'm not sure what to say more. Even though my mind is full of words to spill. I mean, I'm still trying to deal with the ending. Well, not exactly ending, because, yeah, cliffy. But you know what I mean. This was one of those moment, when I wanted to shake Beast. Even though, my heart was bleeding for the poor stupid idiot. You will get me, when you read it.
Anyway, I'm going now to rock in the corner or something, to pull my mind of the reminder, that I need to wait for the second book. Which I need freakn ASAP!!!
Jordan don't waste time and just rips your heart with first page. Thanks for that btw, Jordan. I needed to change bandages few times, because my heart continued to bleed with each page. Which are full of devastation, torment and wounds. But not all pages are full of pain. My heart have moments, when it smiled and even laughed out loud, because moments were so sweet, funny and silly.
I love Beast. I so do! Even tough, sometimes I wished to shake him so hard! I can't even understand what kind of blender his heart when through, but it's just pained and pissed me, when he thought, that he don't deserved beauty this world could offer, because he was a failure. That was so far from the true. He is one of the best. But life though offers beauty, it sometimes takes it away, too. Unfortunately, that's part of the life. And I wanted to say to Beast, 'Maybe he gave up on God, but that doesn't mean that God gave up on you. He has plans for you, Beast. You just need to open your eyes and heart to see them. Because they may be just in front of you.'
Honesty, I'm not sure what to say more. Even though my mind is full of words to spill. I mean, I'm still trying to deal with the ending. Well, not exactly ending, because, yeah, cliffy. But you know what I mean. This was one of those moment, when I wanted to shake Beast. Even though, my heart was bleeding for the poor stupid idiot. You will get me, when you read it.
Anyway, I'm going now to rock in the corner or something, to pull my mind of the reminder, that I need to wait for the second book. Which I need freakn ASAP!!!
April 27, 2017
OMG, I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE REST OF THIS BOOK!!!!
I seriously don't think I can do justice to this book!!! It seems like I've been waiting forever for it to be written and it was worth every single second!!!
Beast is so very broken, my heart cries for him!!! To have lost his daughter the way he did and then, when he finally decided to try to be part of his club again, he was slammed down in such a horrible way. Now he just wants to be left alone. But that's not going to happen. Not being who he is at his very soul. No matter what scars he bears, no matter how much self-hatred he has, no matter the pain he endures, he is still the same man his Annabelle loved so much. But will he be able to forgive himself enough to find happiness?
Hayden has never had an easy life. She has lived through her own hell and every time it seems like things might get better something happens to send her spinning again. Then Michael (Beast) Jameson shows up and even though she knows she should fear him, that doesn't last long. But can she count on him? Will he let her in?
I literally hated putting this book down. I am desperate for the rest of the story. Jordan Marie has written a soul-wrenching story that will probably be my favorite of all of her books for some time to come!!!
I seriously don't think I can do justice to this book!!! It seems like I've been waiting forever for it to be written and it was worth every single second!!!
Beast is so very broken, my heart cries for him!!! To have lost his daughter the way he did and then, when he finally decided to try to be part of his club again, he was slammed down in such a horrible way. Now he just wants to be left alone. But that's not going to happen. Not being who he is at his very soul. No matter what scars he bears, no matter how much self-hatred he has, no matter the pain he endures, he is still the same man his Annabelle loved so much. But will he be able to forgive himself enough to find happiness?
Hayden has never had an easy life. She has lived through her own hell and every time it seems like things might get better something happens to send her spinning again. Then Michael (Beast) Jameson shows up and even though she knows she should fear him, that doesn't last long. But can she count on him? Will he let her in?
I literally hated putting this book down. I am desperate for the rest of the story. Jordan Marie has written a soul-wrenching story that will probably be my favorite of all of her books for some time to come!!!
April 25, 2017
Just an FYI this review does not contain spoilers. Its my biggest pet peeve as a reader lol.
SO on to this masterpiece that is Beast. First off I will tell have tissues and Xanax ready LOL. This book made me ugly cry so many dang times I was praising and cussing Jordan out at the same time. We know Beast and his loss. WE cried with him when he lost his daughter and part of us lost a bit of our heart as well. This book shows us more indepth the demons Beast is fighting mentally. It was super emotional and my heart broke even more at times. BUT at the same time I am mourning for him I wanted to throttle him like no tomorrow. All I can say is you will not be disappointed!
Now onto our heroine, our Beauty. Hayden definitely broke my heart and also made me puff my chest up in pride because dang she is a strong woman facing the odds and trying so dang hard to overcome what life has thrown at her. I love Hayden and I felt that Jordan made her a little vulnerable and strong all at once. She is someone you can relate to. We have all been there and I love how resilient she is.
Again you will not be disappointed some of our favorite (Crusher and Dani) make an appearance. I just loved this and I will warn you there is a cliffhanger and usually I hate Cliffhangers, but Jordan did an amazing job with this book. Looking forward to Book 2.
SO on to this masterpiece that is Beast. First off I will tell have tissues and Xanax ready LOL. This book made me ugly cry so many dang times I was praising and cussing Jordan out at the same time. We know Beast and his loss. WE cried with him when he lost his daughter and part of us lost a bit of our heart as well. This book shows us more indepth the demons Beast is fighting mentally. It was super emotional and my heart broke even more at times. BUT at the same time I am mourning for him I wanted to throttle him like no tomorrow. All I can say is you will not be disappointed!
Now onto our heroine, our Beauty. Hayden definitely broke my heart and also made me puff my chest up in pride because dang she is a strong woman facing the odds and trying so dang hard to overcome what life has thrown at her. I love Hayden and I felt that Jordan made her a little vulnerable and strong all at once. She is someone you can relate to. We have all been there and I love how resilient she is.
Again you will not be disappointed some of our favorite (Crusher and Dani) make an appearance. I just loved this and I will warn you there is a cliffhanger and usually I hate Cliffhangers, but Jordan did an amazing job with this book. Looking forward to Book 2.
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February 10, 2017Damnit!!! This book has what I don't like reading about.
I really really wanted to read Beast's story but just as I thought his heroine is pregnant with om's baby.
I really really wanted to read Beast's story but just as I thought his heroine is pregnant with om's baby.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 26, 2017
Our man Beast has no filter, “I’m not asking you to suck my ***k, just charge my phone.” Beast doesn't mind helping himself to come things, and honestly I don't think Hayden minds, "...I take a bite, stopping mid-bite when she stares at me. I figured she would scold me, but she only laughs . “Good thing I made extra.” I give her the grunt she seems to appreciate so much..." Our boy is real protective of his woman, "he huffs, but puts his hammer down and walks over to me. “If you get hurt throwing that, I’m going to kill everyone here and spend the rest of my life in jail,” he mutters..." I liked this book, I can't wait for the next one so when can see how Beast and Hayden's story ends.
August 13, 2017
5 Stars
WOW......what a story! The writing was just fantastic, so much "emotional" detail and history with both of these characters and I loved getting to know what was going on through their inner dialogue. The storyline was heart wrenching, I mean kick in the gut, wind knocked out of you heartbreaking. The author did a fabulous job bringing us up to speed with both characters and where at times in books, I can't take the inner thoughts/dialogue, this story it was done to PERFECTION! I mean I am in awe just how beautifully and brilliantly Jordan Marie wove this tale. I have been a fan of hers but this....this book for me, showed how much professional growth she has made. Her writing has always been great but this story, well personally, she upped her game to a whole new level and I congratulate her on her accomplishment:)
The storyline flowed perfectly, just the RIGHT amount of angst, sexual chemistry, the slow stunning build-up between these two was incredible and when they finally start to get close sexually...HOLY FREAKING WOWZA, even THAT was a delicious, sinfully sexy slow build-up to the actual act itself lol!!!!
Let me say that both characters had a lot of heartbreak BUT Hayden's storyline absolutely crushed me, I mean I was reading with tears brimming my eyes and a huge lump in my throat. Although while reading I was like holy hell this girl is broken into a billion pieces, the author still managed to make her character so strong and sexy!!!! I FLOVED Hayden....total girl-crush on her, she was the total package for my female leads!!!!! Now Michael, aka Beast, he was equally FLOVABLE, lol!!!!! Together they were total PERFECTION!!!!!!!!
I love that we get to see past characters and they are brought into the storyline so flawlessly and seamlessly. I kidd you not, Jordan Marie outdid herself with this story.
NOW, the cliffy, I was DYING!!!!!! I was so freaking pissed off and so damn hurt for Hayden that I could have hit Michael over the head with a hammer! BUT lucky for me I have Beauty and have started it as I write this review, lol.
Anyways, off to read their conclusion and once again Congrats to you Jordan Marie, absolutely a grand slam in my book!!!!!!!
WOW......what a story! The writing was just fantastic, so much "emotional" detail and history with both of these characters and I loved getting to know what was going on through their inner dialogue. The storyline was heart wrenching, I mean kick in the gut, wind knocked out of you heartbreaking. The author did a fabulous job bringing us up to speed with both characters and where at times in books, I can't take the inner thoughts/dialogue, this story it was done to PERFECTION! I mean I am in awe just how beautifully and brilliantly Jordan Marie wove this tale. I have been a fan of hers but this....this book for me, showed how much professional growth she has made. Her writing has always been great but this story, well personally, she upped her game to a whole new level and I congratulate her on her accomplishment:)
The storyline flowed perfectly, just the RIGHT amount of angst, sexual chemistry, the slow stunning build-up between these two was incredible and when they finally start to get close sexually...HOLY FREAKING WOWZA, even THAT was a delicious, sinfully sexy slow build-up to the actual act itself lol!!!!
Let me say that both characters had a lot of heartbreak BUT Hayden's storyline absolutely crushed me, I mean I was reading with tears brimming my eyes and a huge lump in my throat. Although while reading I was like holy hell this girl is broken into a billion pieces, the author still managed to make her character so strong and sexy!!!! I FLOVED Hayden....total girl-crush on her, she was the total package for my female leads!!!!! Now Michael, aka Beast, he was equally FLOVABLE, lol!!!!! Together they were total PERFECTION!!!!!!!!
I love that we get to see past characters and they are brought into the storyline so flawlessly and seamlessly. I kidd you not, Jordan Marie outdid herself with this story.
NOW, the cliffy, I was DYING!!!!!! I was so freaking pissed off and so damn hurt for Hayden that I could have hit Michael over the head with a hammer! BUT lucky for me I have Beauty and have started it as I write this review, lol.
Anyways, off to read their conclusion and once again Congrats to you Jordan Marie, absolutely a grand slam in my book!!!!!!!
April 22, 2017
Wow!! Oh Boy Wow is all I can say. This book is one hell of a rollercoaster ride. These two damaged souls find each other in very unusal circumstances. They are kindred souls destin to be together, but life has away of pulling them apart. Get ready for loving, hating, temper tantrums, screaming, and finally the realization that this is the way it has to be. I absolutely love this writer and all her crazy voices. She has a unique way of drawing you into a story. This is your definit must read.
June 15, 2017
Loved it and can't wait till the conclusion is out.
April 27, 2017
Love!! For me, a wonderful story is one that pulls me in, doesn't let go and has the perfect mix of emotions. Beast had me from the beginning and I just love his grumpy grunts! The pain and loss he has experienced has pushed him so far away from everyone he ever cared about, being alone is all he wants now. Meeting Hayden isn't easy, it isn't an instant connection. They are both hurt, both damaged in different ways and they have to grow and trust and be able to feel again. There are moments that I had to wipe away tears, moments that made me smile, full on laugh and then, those moments I was so mad I couldn't read fast enough! I loved getting to visit with old friends and meet new ones. The writing and flow of the story work perfectly. The bar has been raised and I am absolutely on the edge of my seat waiting for Beauty!!
I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
May 30, 2021
"Beast" is the story of Hayden and Michael.
My heart.. Wow.
So I FLOVED this series but stopped due to a ménage attack in the earlier books. But god, THIS WAS PERFECT.
Two broken souls come together in this beautiful story. A broken man who has nothing to live for. A battered woman trying to survive. Both want to be left alone, and suffer in the deep pain they have been left with. Fate intervenes, as they become neighbors and unwillingly part of each other's lives, soon falling in love and somewhat soothing the deep hurt that agonizes them every waking moment..
God I screamed and cried and broke down with this book. Both their pasts were equally traumatizing, and there were parts where I couldn't stop weeping. Their love bloomed slowly, had lots of hiccups and there was so much healing to do. The book ends in a cliffhanger, and pain.. but
I LOVED IT! SO GOOD! Cannot wait for book two!
TW: Child death, abuse- physical, mental, kidnapping, murder
Safe for me
5/5
My heart.. Wow.
So I FLOVED this series but stopped due to a ménage attack in the earlier books. But god, THIS WAS PERFECT.
Two broken souls come together in this beautiful story. A broken man who has nothing to live for. A battered woman trying to survive. Both want to be left alone, and suffer in the deep pain they have been left with. Fate intervenes, as they become neighbors and unwillingly part of each other's lives, soon falling in love and somewhat soothing the deep hurt that agonizes them every waking moment..
God I screamed and cried and broke down with this book. Both their pasts were equally traumatizing, and there were parts where I couldn't stop weeping. Their love bloomed slowly, had lots of hiccups and there was so much healing to do. The book ends in a cliffhanger, and pain.. but
I LOVED IT! SO GOOD! Cannot wait for book two!
TW: Child death, abuse- physical, mental, kidnapping, murder
Safe for me
5/5
May 20, 2017
I have no freaking words to explain....it was a slow build for me at first but once I connected it took off and kept on climbing...I couldn't put it down. Beast was perfect. Exactly what I pictured and wanted. He was broken and scared but so sweet and loving even when he didn't understand what he was feeling. His Beauty was a freaking survivor and she made me love her too. She was also a little blind even with beast. I felt at times wanting this smack me and say really...you can't see it? But I loved reading about them falling in love. It was freaking perfect...I prolonged my reading...I didn't want it to end knowing I have to wait for beauty to get my HEA but it will be worth it..I truly hate cliffhangers and will avoid books with them but Jordan could make me love a blind toad...ugh I need the next book now!!!
May 9, 2017
My heart is broken......
This story is brilliantly told, all the emotions flow through Jordans words!!!!!,
Beast sees himself as damage. Keeps everyone at arms length....
Then he meets her...she is also damage, but sees past his scars...
(she sees the beauty within)
It is both amazingly beautiful and painful
Two broken souls finding each other
I am so excited for Beauty the next book
I need to see how their story goes...
Arc copy
This story is brilliantly told, all the emotions flow through Jordans words!!!!!,
Beast sees himself as damage. Keeps everyone at arms length....
Then he meets her...she is also damage, but sees past his scars...
(she sees the beauty within)
It is both amazingly beautiful and painful
Two broken souls finding each other
I am so excited for Beauty the next book
I need to see how their story goes...
Arc copy
April 29, 2017
I've waiting a very long time for this book. I pictured what this man would be like after his past. Jordan most definitely delivered a tortured Beast to us. You could feel his heart and pain. What will truly feel heal the Beast from within? Can sweet Hayden reach him before he's gone? I don't know ladies, but the ride was worth the read. I'm sitting and waiting patiently for book two. I want all the answers and we all want a HEA for the man we call Beast.
May 19, 2017
Another blank-ity blank cliffy after a very long book.
Beast/Michael was doing great falling for Beauty/Hayden, then he gets reminded of the past. The bad guy is still lurking around. Peeps from the Savage Brothers series stop by to help out. Lots of drama, angst, sex, more angst and drama.
Beast/Michael was doing great falling for Beauty/Hayden, then he gets reminded of the past. The bad guy is still lurking around. Peeps from the Savage Brothers series stop by to help out. Lots of drama, angst, sex, more angst and drama.
July 9, 2017
AN EPIC ROMANCE REVIEWS TOP PICK!!!
"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
BEAST: Learning To Breathe by bestselling author Jordan Marie SLAYED MY HEART!!! I knew when I read the hero’s tragic backstory in SHAFTED that this story was gonna ruin me....and holy wow was I right!!! This book is teeming with drama, churning with EPIC FEELS and fueled with a blazing inferno of raw, primal passion. My heart was in my throat throughout and I relished every single adrenaline-pumping, beautifully profound, soul-shattering moment!
This uber angsty first book in the Devil's Blaze MC duet takes us on the unforgettably emotional odyssey of Connor Michael Jameson, a growly "beast" of a man who is still reeling from the tragic death of his beloved little girl, Annabelle. She was his reason for being, the light that kept the monster from within at bay, but now that she is gone the hardened biker has nothing to show for it other than the disfiguring scars which are his penance for the greatest failure of his life.
As the story opens, Michael has since turned his back on his Devil’s Blaze brothers and walked away from the club life. A man of few words who never smiles and grunts more than talks as a means of communication, he has gone to Whittlers Mountain on the pretense of fulfilling a promise to look in on Hayden Graham, the half-sister of his slain enemy Pistol. But in reality he wants nothing to do with the pregnant, crazy AF woman who is scared of her shadow.
Michael, who is named after God’s most trusted archangel who leads the battle against evil, just wants to be alone to lick his wounds and drown his sorrows in peace in his crummy cabin in the remote North Carolina backwoods. Yet to his ire, fate keeps putting him in Hayden's path. He harbors an instant, irrational dislike for his reclusive neighbor. He resents her existence, her fragility, even the innocent babe she carries in her womb because it’s a brutal reminder of the precious little girl he loved and lost.
Time and again, Michael tries to keep his distance from this blasted woman who prattles on nonstop and basically seems out of her ever-lovin’ mind. But Hayden is in dire straits, barely managing to take care for herself much less her unborn child. And with no baby daddy in the picture to step up to the plate, he finds himself playing reluctant protector when the LAST thing he would ever call himself is anyone's savior!
However, despite his vehement self-denials, there here is an irresistible allure to this unconventionally beautiful woman that gets under his skin, FIRES his blood, INFLAMES his passions and makes him YEARN for salvation. And though he knows he does not deserve Beauty's love, he "selfishly" dreams of claiming her as his and wants to cocoon her from all the evil in the world. But wishes are for fools, especially with a bloody feud with the vile Prez of the Shadow Dwellers club brewing, and the specter of their anguished pasts constantly rearing its ugly head. But through it all dawns a tiny flicker of hope that perhaps they can be one another's safe haven in a storm of chaos. Can true love illuminate their hearts of darkness?
OMGGGG….the things BEAST did to me. NO WORDS!! The extraordinarily gifted Jordan Marie knows how to yank at the heartstrings to the point you feel a burning knot of throbbing emotion in your chest, an ever present lump in your throat and a lingering press of tears prickling behind your eyelids. The aching tenderness between Hayden and Michael is heart melting, their slow-burning chemistry combustible, and I relished how the author gives us such an intimate glimpse into the inner recesses of their tormented minds. This is NOT an easy book to read, and there are some moments that are so harrowing that you may want to rock back and forth in a corner somewhere. But let me say, it's SOOOOO worth the ride because where there is pain and suffocating darkness there is also beauty and light, love and passion, humor and hope and redemption!
Michael is such a TORTURED SOUL and he is not exactly an easy man to love. He is brusque, taciturn, and even downright ghastly at times. But despite all that, you DO love him, with every fiber of your being. Sighhhhhhh! Beast is just 100% PRIMAL ALPHA MALE, a hero exuding such fierce passion, roughhewn animal magnetism, and intense ferocity that he left me in a constant state of breathless arousal!! He is definitely a man not to be reckoned with, yet underneath all the grunts and growls and hardened layers of gruesome scars lurks the achingly noble heart of a desperately bereft man with SO MUCH love left to give.
And he finds an outlet for that bottled up love in the last woman on earth he ever imagined--Hayden Graham, a trembling, traumatized shell of a woman whose haunting sadness mirrors his own mind-numbing grief. Her purity of heart, and brokenness, calls to an elemental part of him, arousing buried feelings and dormant, forbidden desires and secret longings. His grief is always present but over time he starts being a little less pissed at the world, even cracks a rare smile and laughs then and again. And it's all because of this beautiful, remarkable woman who gradually breaks through his beastly exterior, starts to thaw out his ice cold heart, and gives his life new purpose.
In return, he cares for Beauty and her unborn baby with everything he possesses, vowing to protect them to his last dying breath. He does everything in his power to replace her bad memories with good ones.. and to valiantly prove to her that she NO LONGER has to fight her battles alone! Hayden has had such a hard, traumatic life, and is constantly teetering on the edge of her next panic attack, but Beast makes her feel WHOLE and SAFE and HAPPY for the first time in her life.
But, alas, this beleaguered duo's fresh start is TRAGICALLY fleeting! Sob!
Ultimately, BEAST is a heartbreakingly beautiful story about the transformative power of love set against the gritty backdrop of the danger-fueled MC world. I truly treasured every single moment in this tour de force novel by romance writer extraordinaire Jordan Marie, which majestically showcases the gradual resurgence of these two deeply wounded characters as they start to heal each other, body and soul, and slowly bring each other back to life. You will desperately root for their HEA, but brace yourself for a heartshattering cliffhanger that will leave you SCREAMING!
But never fear…, the highly anticipated conclusion, BEAUTY: Learning to Live, is already out, and word is that it's absolutely MIND-BLOWING!
5 Beautifully Beastly Stars!
"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
BEAST: Learning To Breathe by bestselling author Jordan Marie SLAYED MY HEART!!! I knew when I read the hero’s tragic backstory in SHAFTED that this story was gonna ruin me....and holy wow was I right!!! This book is teeming with drama, churning with EPIC FEELS and fueled with a blazing inferno of raw, primal passion. My heart was in my throat throughout and I relished every single adrenaline-pumping, beautifully profound, soul-shattering moment!
This uber angsty first book in the Devil's Blaze MC duet takes us on the unforgettably emotional odyssey of Connor Michael Jameson, a growly "beast" of a man who is still reeling from the tragic death of his beloved little girl, Annabelle. She was his reason for being, the light that kept the monster from within at bay, but now that she is gone the hardened biker has nothing to show for it other than the disfiguring scars which are his penance for the greatest failure of his life.
As the story opens, Michael has since turned his back on his Devil’s Blaze brothers and walked away from the club life. A man of few words who never smiles and grunts more than talks as a means of communication, he has gone to Whittlers Mountain on the pretense of fulfilling a promise to look in on Hayden Graham, the half-sister of his slain enemy Pistol. But in reality he wants nothing to do with the pregnant, crazy AF woman who is scared of her shadow.
Michael, who is named after God’s most trusted archangel who leads the battle against evil, just wants to be alone to lick his wounds and drown his sorrows in peace in his crummy cabin in the remote North Carolina backwoods. Yet to his ire, fate keeps putting him in Hayden's path. He harbors an instant, irrational dislike for his reclusive neighbor. He resents her existence, her fragility, even the innocent babe she carries in her womb because it’s a brutal reminder of the precious little girl he loved and lost.
Time and again, Michael tries to keep his distance from this blasted woman who prattles on nonstop and basically seems out of her ever-lovin’ mind. But Hayden is in dire straits, barely managing to take care for herself much less her unborn child. And with no baby daddy in the picture to step up to the plate, he finds himself playing reluctant protector when the LAST thing he would ever call himself is anyone's savior!
However, despite his vehement self-denials, there here is an irresistible allure to this unconventionally beautiful woman that gets under his skin, FIRES his blood, INFLAMES his passions and makes him YEARN for salvation. And though he knows he does not deserve Beauty's love, he "selfishly" dreams of claiming her as his and wants to cocoon her from all the evil in the world. But wishes are for fools, especially with a bloody feud with the vile Prez of the Shadow Dwellers club brewing, and the specter of their anguished pasts constantly rearing its ugly head. But through it all dawns a tiny flicker of hope that perhaps they can be one another's safe haven in a storm of chaos. Can true love illuminate their hearts of darkness?
OMGGGG….the things BEAST did to me. NO WORDS!! The extraordinarily gifted Jordan Marie knows how to yank at the heartstrings to the point you feel a burning knot of throbbing emotion in your chest, an ever present lump in your throat and a lingering press of tears prickling behind your eyelids. The aching tenderness between Hayden and Michael is heart melting, their slow-burning chemistry combustible, and I relished how the author gives us such an intimate glimpse into the inner recesses of their tormented minds. This is NOT an easy book to read, and there are some moments that are so harrowing that you may want to rock back and forth in a corner somewhere. But let me say, it's SOOOOO worth the ride because where there is pain and suffocating darkness there is also beauty and light, love and passion, humor and hope and redemption!
Michael is such a TORTURED SOUL and he is not exactly an easy man to love. He is brusque, taciturn, and even downright ghastly at times. But despite all that, you DO love him, with every fiber of your being. Sighhhhhhh! Beast is just 100% PRIMAL ALPHA MALE, a hero exuding such fierce passion, roughhewn animal magnetism, and intense ferocity that he left me in a constant state of breathless arousal!! He is definitely a man not to be reckoned with, yet underneath all the grunts and growls and hardened layers of gruesome scars lurks the achingly noble heart of a desperately bereft man with SO MUCH love left to give.
And he finds an outlet for that bottled up love in the last woman on earth he ever imagined--Hayden Graham, a trembling, traumatized shell of a woman whose haunting sadness mirrors his own mind-numbing grief. Her purity of heart, and brokenness, calls to an elemental part of him, arousing buried feelings and dormant, forbidden desires and secret longings. His grief is always present but over time he starts being a little less pissed at the world, even cracks a rare smile and laughs then and again. And it's all because of this beautiful, remarkable woman who gradually breaks through his beastly exterior, starts to thaw out his ice cold heart, and gives his life new purpose.
In return, he cares for Beauty and her unborn baby with everything he possesses, vowing to protect them to his last dying breath. He does everything in his power to replace her bad memories with good ones.. and to valiantly prove to her that she NO LONGER has to fight her battles alone! Hayden has had such a hard, traumatic life, and is constantly teetering on the edge of her next panic attack, but Beast makes her feel WHOLE and SAFE and HAPPY for the first time in her life.
But, alas, this beleaguered duo's fresh start is TRAGICALLY fleeting! Sob!
Ultimately, BEAST is a heartbreakingly beautiful story about the transformative power of love set against the gritty backdrop of the danger-fueled MC world. I truly treasured every single moment in this tour de force novel by romance writer extraordinaire Jordan Marie, which majestically showcases the gradual resurgence of these two deeply wounded characters as they start to heal each other, body and soul, and slowly bring each other back to life. You will desperately root for their HEA, but brace yourself for a heartshattering cliffhanger that will leave you SCREAMING!
But never fear…, the highly anticipated conclusion, BEAUTY: Learning to Live, is already out, and word is that it's absolutely MIND-BLOWING!
5 Beautifully Beastly Stars!
May 6, 2017
5 STARS!
Jordan Marie's Devil's Blaze MC trilogy completely blew me away with its intense emotion and dramatic plot. From that story, though, one character emerged whose story had to be told. Michael 'Beast' Jameson's story absolutely demanded expansion and conclusion, and Jordan has answered that call with this duet.
If ever there was someone who carried as much pain in them as Beast, it was Hayden. Her young life had been marred not by the devastating loss that Beast had been dealt, but by cruelty, abuse, fear and betrayal. Those are ugly things, and Hayden's experience with them had been the ugliest. This book hooked me from the start, my emotions surging from heartbroken to hopeful and everything in between as I read it. There were times when I was up and out of my seat, pacing as I read, and others where I cried right along with the characters. There were moments of levity to break up the heavy content, though, and while the chemistry between Beast and Hayden was a bit of a slow burn, when it finally did ignite, it was passionate and loving and decadently sexy.
This is an exceptionally gritty, raw and emotionally fraught tale. This isn't an easy story to tell, and it isn't an easy one to read. But it's exactly these kinds of stories where Jordan Marie's talent as an author shines. She has a genuine gift for telling these difficult, gripping stories, drawing the reader into it with a vivid, rich and dynamic plot. While some readers may not care for the idea of a two-part story, I believe that anything less than that would not have done these characters or their story justice. I'm literally at the edge of my seat waiting anxiously for the conclusion of this story.
Jordan Marie's Devil's Blaze MC trilogy completely blew me away with its intense emotion and dramatic plot. From that story, though, one character emerged whose story had to be told. Michael 'Beast' Jameson's story absolutely demanded expansion and conclusion, and Jordan has answered that call with this duet.
If ever there was someone who carried as much pain in them as Beast, it was Hayden. Her young life had been marred not by the devastating loss that Beast had been dealt, but by cruelty, abuse, fear and betrayal. Those are ugly things, and Hayden's experience with them had been the ugliest. This book hooked me from the start, my emotions surging from heartbroken to hopeful and everything in between as I read it. There were times when I was up and out of my seat, pacing as I read, and others where I cried right along with the characters. There were moments of levity to break up the heavy content, though, and while the chemistry between Beast and Hayden was a bit of a slow burn, when it finally did ignite, it was passionate and loving and decadently sexy.
This is an exceptionally gritty, raw and emotionally fraught tale. This isn't an easy story to tell, and it isn't an easy one to read. But it's exactly these kinds of stories where Jordan Marie's talent as an author shines. She has a genuine gift for telling these difficult, gripping stories, drawing the reader into it with a vivid, rich and dynamic plot. While some readers may not care for the idea of a two-part story, I believe that anything less than that would not have done these characters or their story justice. I'm literally at the edge of my seat waiting anxiously for the conclusion of this story.
May 9, 2017
If anyone was to ask what my favorite fairy tale is it will ALWAYS be Beauty and the Beast. ALWAYS. There is something magical about a brooding, reclusive and hurting Beast and the woman who helps heal and ultimately transform him. Likewise, in Beast, Jordan Marie spins a tale similar to the original fairy tale but so different in many ways. This novel was gritty, violent, filled with pain and anguish but was also filled with kindness, love, passion and a rebirth of sorts. Michael (aka Beast) and Hayden (aka Beauty) were fantastic together. Their chemistry was HOT and sexy and the magnetic push and pull between them kept me on my toes! I could not get enough! Jordan Marie knocked it out of the park!
Hayden and Michael have painful and traumatic pasts. Still suffering from a traumatic loss, Michael has given up on living a happy life. He came to North Carolina to just die alone as that is what he feels he deserves. Riddled with guilt and torturous memories, he is not looking to engage and deal with his new neighbor Hayden, who is suffering from her own traumatic past. But eventually their confrontations and interactions begin to heat up and a friendship develops. I love that both Michael and Hayden began to heal each other. He helped her trust that not all men (specifically MC men) were out to hurt her and she gave him a new purpose and was a guiding light for him on his path to healing. But what happens when his guilt- ridden past comes back to haunt him and his inner darkness plays havoc on his new love?
While this is a standalone novel, Beast is related to Devil's Blaze MC series by Jordan Marie. I absolutely loved this novel and I am SO SO hooked. I can NOT wait until Beauty as I am curious how their story will end. Bravo! 5 stars! ~Ratula
Hayden and Michael have painful and traumatic pasts. Still suffering from a traumatic loss, Michael has given up on living a happy life. He came to North Carolina to just die alone as that is what he feels he deserves. Riddled with guilt and torturous memories, he is not looking to engage and deal with his new neighbor Hayden, who is suffering from her own traumatic past. But eventually their confrontations and interactions begin to heat up and a friendship develops. I love that both Michael and Hayden began to heal each other. He helped her trust that not all men (specifically MC men) were out to hurt her and she gave him a new purpose and was a guiding light for him on his path to healing. But what happens when his guilt- ridden past comes back to haunt him and his inner darkness plays havoc on his new love?
While this is a standalone novel, Beast is related to Devil's Blaze MC series by Jordan Marie. I absolutely loved this novel and I am SO SO hooked. I can NOT wait until Beauty as I am curious how their story will end. Bravo! 5 stars! ~Ratula
May 9, 2017
I was scared to death to read this book. Scared, people!! For real!! Beast touched my heart so much during the Skull and Beth drama, that had Torch been dead or non-existent, Beast would have been my man. He's my backup, you know. So I was nervous and scared to read his story now because I didn’t want to get disappointed. The bar was set really high. Well, Jordan Marie, you freakin’ blew the bar out of the water (not sure what the hell that actually means, but it’s a good thing LOL). I have no idea how to write a review without any spoilers, so I will try and speak in code, but it’s hard because I want to go over everything and dissect it in detail (I’m doing it in my head).
So we finally get inside Beast’s head. It’s been over 6 years since his daughter died and he is still torturing himself with the memories. He is just crawling through life waiting for it to end already. Skull convinces him to go check on Pistol’s sister (you know, the a-hole who had kidnapped Beth back in the day?). Her name is Hayden and she is a mess. She is also pregnant and in hiding. They end up becoming friends of sorts, sort of like under duress, because neither one of them was looking for friends or anything more, but life kept on throwing them together, and Beast kept on helping Hayden, caveman style.
There is a lot of drama coming their way. A. LOT. Like, I was holding my breath kind of drama. And… it ends in a cliffhanger. Good news is, though, that, since it is a duet, there are only 2 books, so when book 2 comes out, it better come with a super happy ending. So now let the craziness begin until book 2 comes out.
So we finally get inside Beast’s head. It’s been over 6 years since his daughter died and he is still torturing himself with the memories. He is just crawling through life waiting for it to end already. Skull convinces him to go check on Pistol’s sister (you know, the a-hole who had kidnapped Beth back in the day?). Her name is Hayden and she is a mess. She is also pregnant and in hiding. They end up becoming friends of sorts, sort of like under duress, because neither one of them was looking for friends or anything more, but life kept on throwing them together, and Beast kept on helping Hayden, caveman style.
There is a lot of drama coming their way. A. LOT. Like, I was holding my breath kind of drama. And… it ends in a cliffhanger. Good news is, though, that, since it is a duet, there are only 2 books, so when book 2 comes out, it better come with a super happy ending. So now let the craziness begin until book 2 comes out.
April 28, 2017
I have never reviewed a book before so here goes my first attempt. I am sure I won't be able to do this book justice. First, I love Jordan Marie's books. I have been waiting for Beast's story since reading about him earlier in her MC series. I was also scared of this book. We know from earlier books that Beast's daughter died, so I knew this book was going to be intense for me. Beast's story is too close to my own. Many people who read this book will think the emotions and self hatred Beast feels are extreme. I can tell you, they are not. For Jordan to be able to capture such real and raw emotions in a book is unreal to me. I was a sobbing mess 20% into this book. No matter, there will be some, that no matter how they try, will never be able to even imagine the emotions a person going through this type of trauma feels. This book contains romance, hot alpha males, drama, real life situation, basically all things needed for a good story. At first I wasn't sure about Hayden. She is broken female who starts finding her strength as the story goes on. To me there isn't much better than someone trying to move forward to overcome their past. Beast was an ass at times but I expected that. The ending threw me off, but even that I could understand, don't mean I didn't want to pop Jordan in the back of the head. I can't wait for the second book. I recommend this book to everyone. 5 amazing fantastic stars.
April 29, 2017
OMG!! i love this series and Jordan did such a amazing job on Beast. I cant wait for part two.
February 23, 2024
5 heartbreaking stars for a heartbreaking story!
This tale is not your average anything. It's different and original! It's dark and gritty! It's ugly and messy! Until it is not!
Jordan Marie gives us a beast and a beauty, but no traditional fairytale! Our beast is broken and scarred and ugly, both inside and out and he knows it. He gave up on life and forgot how to breathe without the pain.
And then we have Hayden; beautiful fragile Hayden. Our beauty from this tale is also broken.
Vulnerable and alone, she's also trying to hide from the horrors of her past because, just as our Best forgot his gentleness, she also forgot her strength.
One would expect this story to be one of the average bad boys bikers story but trust me. It isn't!
Yes, it is about bikers, but about their life outside the club.
One would expect the hero to be saviour rushing to the aid of the damsel in distress! He does, but then he also doesn't! He needs to be rescued too, you see! And yet, he doesn't want to be saved!
I've picked up this duology after reading Devil, because someone mentioned Devil appears in this too. And I ended up loving the Beast more than the Devil!
This tale is a roller-coaster of emotions. You'll get real pissed and very sad, and then you'll end up laughing and sighing, just to have your heart broken in the end and yearn for the conclusion. So my advice folks, if you decide to read it: keep a pack of tissues ready and have the sequel close at hand because you're not going to be able to stop reading!
Beware: it packs a hell of a punch and won't hesitate to rip your heart out and turn you into an emotional wreck! But by the time you're through with it, you might just love it! I know I already do! :)
Check out this review and more over at The Magic Book Corner
This tale is not your average anything. It's different and original! It's dark and gritty! It's ugly and messy! Until it is not!
Jordan Marie gives us a beast and a beauty, but no traditional fairytale! Our beast is broken and scarred and ugly, both inside and out and he knows it. He gave up on life and forgot how to breathe without the pain.
And then we have Hayden; beautiful fragile Hayden. Our beauty from this tale is also broken.
Vulnerable and alone, she's also trying to hide from the horrors of her past because, just as our Best forgot his gentleness, she also forgot her strength.
One would expect this story to be one of the average bad boys bikers story but trust me. It isn't!
Yes, it is about bikers, but about their life outside the club.
One would expect the hero to be saviour rushing to the aid of the damsel in distress! He does, but then he also doesn't! He needs to be rescued too, you see! And yet, he doesn't want to be saved!
I've picked up this duology after reading Devil, because someone mentioned Devil appears in this too. And I ended up loving the Beast more than the Devil!
This tale is a roller-coaster of emotions. You'll get real pissed and very sad, and then you'll end up laughing and sighing, just to have your heart broken in the end and yearn for the conclusion. So my advice folks, if you decide to read it: keep a pack of tissues ready and have the sequel close at hand because you're not going to be able to stop reading!
Beware: it packs a hell of a punch and won't hesitate to rip your heart out and turn you into an emotional wreck! But by the time you're through with it, you might just love it! I know I already do! :)
Check out this review and more over at The Magic Book Corner
April 27, 2017
Wow just wow this book has so much emotions it's a roller coaster of emotions. Beast is a broken man who just wants to be left alone. You can feel all of this poor mans emotions. He is broken and lost sometimes you think beyond repair. You have Hayden who is just a equally lost and broken but she is a a fighter she is a very strong woman. Who doesn't thinks she is strong as she is it surprise you how strong she is when she thinks she is not. Two broken people coming together you would think it would be a disaster but its not. This book hits home for me we all have a past sometimes we think we can run from. It always catches up with you. But in this book you tell it defines who they are together. They would not be who they are with out it. It makes them so much stronger as a couple . He saved her but can she save him that's the million dollar question. In this book you see Beast as that strong man who is broken. But man is he a stronger person for it. I absolutely love this book . Jordan you have out done yourself on this book. I can not wait for the second one to come out!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 9, 2017
Beast
***ARC provided in exchange for an honest review***
This book right here literally brought tears to my eyes from the first page until the last. Beast is a wounded, scarred and beautiful man who has just about given up on life and wishes for it to end. Pain is something that is hard to express but its even harder to get pass when you feel as if you're dying inside and has lost all hope of ever really being you again. Hayden has finally gotten away from a nightmare that constantly haunts her but with a life growing inside of her she tries her best to push past it and become the person she has always wanted to be. This is an emotional story that will rock you to your core and have you wondering yourself when will the pain for these two ever end. Learning to breath again is exactly what the characters need to find they need each other whether they realize it or not. Yes it does end on a cliffhanger but best believe I think that's so you can absorb the work of art Jordan has written and get your emotions together before Beauty comes out.
***ARC provided in exchange for an honest review***
This book right here literally brought tears to my eyes from the first page until the last. Beast is a wounded, scarred and beautiful man who has just about given up on life and wishes for it to end. Pain is something that is hard to express but its even harder to get pass when you feel as if you're dying inside and has lost all hope of ever really being you again. Hayden has finally gotten away from a nightmare that constantly haunts her but with a life growing inside of her she tries her best to push past it and become the person she has always wanted to be. This is an emotional story that will rock you to your core and have you wondering yourself when will the pain for these two ever end. Learning to breath again is exactly what the characters need to find they need each other whether they realize it or not. Yes it does end on a cliffhanger but best believe I think that's so you can absorb the work of art Jordan has written and get your emotions together before Beauty comes out.
October 31, 2020
The premise for this story was good, but it missed the mark for me somewhat. I think if the book could have been shorter, it would have been perfect. There was too much back and forth as well as repetition that could have been cut out, and wouldn’t have taken away from the overall story.
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