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King (King, #1)

T.M. Frazier

Start date: September 25, 2015

Finish date: October 15, 2015

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Mar 19, 2016 Kate rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-stars, the-tingles, blue-collar-and-mc-club, na-ya, wounded-broody-and-handsome-alphas, ebooks, kindle-unlimited, kick-ass-heroine, age-gap, fucks-with-the-mind

I have some really mixed emotions on this book I feel as if I shouldn’t like it as much as I do. It was bloody awesome. I also feel as if I’m just churning out another review saying how brilliant this book is. Well I don’t care.

5 ‘there is a difference between being bad and being evil’ Stars.

Brantley King is the King of Logan Beach for everyone else he is known as King. We see him as a teenager and then the man that he grows in to. And he is scary as fucking shit! But he is r I have some really mixed emotions on this book I feel as if I shouldn’t like it as much as I do. It was bloody awesome. I also feel as if I’m just churning out another review saying how brilliant this book is. Well I don’t care.

5 ‘there is a difference between being bad and being evil’ Stars.

Brantley King is the King of Logan Beach for everyone else he is known as King. We see him as a teenager and then the man that he grows in to. And he is scary as fucking shit! But he is real. He doesn’t make out to be anyone that he isn’t and I really like that. He is authentic, he is flawed and he makes no excuses. He is rough, he never apologizes, he is an arsehole but as I said I like that.
He has just come out prison for manslaughter, when you find out when they you will react the same I know that I would have. Prison has changed him he wants to live his old life behind. That ain’t that easy believe me. I had to move to a different country, wait about seven years, I might have moved back but I live in a different town. I hate going back to the place where I grew up but I had an out.

To keep business going and as the supplier didn’t want to talk to Preppy while King was incarcerated they set up their own gig with the Granny Grow Houses but that brings major trouble.

Doe can’t remember anything over the last past months. She has been living on the streets until she is nearly robbed by a hooker, Nikki who takes her in. They head off to a party so that Doe can find protection, a bed, food and a willing partner. Desperate times cause for desperate measures. She is strong, sticks up for herself and as a heroine I really liked her.

She does things she doesn’t want to and sees things that she shouldn’t want to either. Her first encounter with King is different, the second one isn’t much better. She is young, naïve and really has no clue but so far she has been doing okay. Doe is attracted to King.

“I think that you are the most stubborn, overbearing, anger inducing, obnoxious, complicated, and beautiful man that has ever lived.”

That is until shit hits the fan where Doe is shot. Six thousand dollars are missing and it is Doe to pay up so she ends up being handcuffed to a bed with very few options. They become close although King does let Doe go but changes his mind. He saves Doe again though. At first he felt desire and well mostly hatred for Doe.

“Somewhere, somehow, my anger towards her had turned to some sort of fucked up affection.”
But feelings are there and they can’t be stopped.

“King filled me so completely. Not just my body. My heart. My soul. My life. I didn’t give a shit if I ever got my memory back. Because with King, I knew exactly who I was. I was his.”

But King was the same,

“Because when I first saw these wide innocent eyes, you looked like a lost puppy dog. And,” he continued, “I knew at that very moment when you stood in my doorway, that I wanted to keep you.”

King fucks up big time he thinks he knows what he is doing but he makes a trade and he knew who Doe was right from the beginning. Well he fucks up quite a bit when you’ve never had anything of real importance then how do you know how to fight for it? You don’t.

Did I want to like King? Fuck no! When the author has the talent to endear you to a character who is maybe somewhat mentally instable then there is no more that I can say on the matter? Nothing really.

To top it off when that talent in creating characters that you can’t help but not like, the best example here is Preppy. You know with your specific tastes that you shouldn’t but in my case I just couldn’t help it.

I’m also not in the mood for cookie cutter romances at the moment and this is most definitely a cookie cutter. If you want your standard romance then all I can see is move on as there are some things that will bother it. There are some books where I draw a line but not this one. It is dark, gritty, hypnotizing and sucks you right in from the beginning.

Those who act refined don’t always have a moral compass. Better the devil or know rather than the one you don’t know. And we see that when we find out where Doe comes from.

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Dec 29, 2015 Julie rated it really liked it

A friendship formed at a young age. One that will carry through to adulthood. For King and Preppy - their friendship was unlike any other around. The two became fast friends after King ‘rescued’ Preppy from the school bully. Both were subjected to a horrible home life. Cementing them together on their path for the future.

Time has a way of changing things. For King - a recent stint in prison has finally come to an end. On his return home, King finds himself falling back into the same routine whe ...more

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Sep 07, 2015 Jeanette rated it it was amazing

WHAT THE EVER LOVIN F*@# DID I JUST FINISH READING!!??!! And I mean that in a good way! That just blew me away, not going to be able to sleep now cause thoughts are racing through my mind. I have had this book for a while and I am regretting the fact I took so long to read it

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Aug 12, 2015 Jessica rated it it was amazing

Loved this book. I was lucky enough to get an arc of this book to review and needless to say it is one of the best books I've read this year!!!! It was funny, sexy, sad, and just..... Amazing! Read this book. My full review will be on my blog. Www.blushingbookblog.com ...more

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Dec 04, 2015 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Shelves: devoured, hottie-book-boyfriend-book, alpha-males, suspenseful, holy-hotness, dark-and-twisted

King is the first book from TM Frazier that I’ve read and WOW!! I’m just blown away!! I actually own her other books but all my book friends kept telling me I HAD TO READ KING! I’m so glad I did!! It was so much more than what I expected. The relationship between King and Doe was something that fairytales are made of!! The kind of EPIC proportions where it felt like the other couldn’t breathe if they were apart. It just sucked me in and I savored every second of it!! There were parts that were h ...more

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Jun 17, 2015 Fiona rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: alpha-male, favorites, anti-hero

4.5 stars

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Dec 16, 2015 Rebecca Kelly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Would be a 4 star if editing was better

I didn't realize this wasn't a standalone so the ending came as a complete surprise but it was definitely a good read. The characters were well developed and made you love even some depraved people which to me is signs of a good author. Main thing holding this book at a 3 is the editing. It would be a 4 for me if it weren't for that. But the characters were great and there was a good amount of laughing out loud moments and a few really sad ones. Ready for b ...more

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