Steel Brothers Series by Helen Hardt -> Restarting January 25th, 2025

[Alaina]

Librarian Note: Alternate cover can be found here

Your Escape Into A World of Dark Mysteries & Spicy Romance.

After being left at the altar, Jade Roberts seeks solace at her best friend’s ranch on the Colorado western slope. Her humiliation still ripe, she doesn't expect to be attracted to her friend’s reticent brother, but when the gorgeous cowboy kisses her, all bets are off.

Talon Steel is broken. Having never fully healed from a horrific childhood trauma, he simply exists, taking from women what is offered and giving nothing in return...until Jade Roberts catapults into his life. She is beautiful, sweet, and giving, and his desire for her becomes a craving he fears he'll never be able to satisfy.

Passion sizzles between the two lovers...but long-buried secrets haunt them both and may eventually tear them apart.

[Alaina]

Starting this now!

[Alaina]

Ch 7: (view spoiler)[Well, well.. some serious sexual tension going on here. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 14: (view spoiler)[I just want to know about what happened to him.. and the glass of water. Also, screw her ex. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 21: (view spoiler)[Fuck! Why is Talon being dumb af? That baby back bitch wasn't even hurt. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Finished: (view spoiler)[Holy drama.. I love these two. They have so much tensions and shit. Ugh I think I might need the next book. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

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RESTARTING JANUARY 25TH, 2025


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[Jamie]

I'm going to join in on this one!

[Jessie (Saffity)]

Just got this put on hold at the library for me, and will pick it up once it gets to my branch. Looking forward to joining you.

[Jamie]

Chapters 1-9 => (view spoiler)[This is a reread for me, but it's been so long I don't remember much. These two have some serious sexual tension going on. I do love how Jade is able to calm Talon though. Too bad he can't really see it just yet. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 10-19 => (view spoiler)[These two keep jumping around each other. I can't wait until Talon finally realizes he needs Jade. I can't remember what happened to him when he was a kid, but it's clear that is what drives all the insanity right now. (hide spoiler)]

[Jessie (Saffity)]

Oh so we can start before the start date? Awesome, I just got this out of the library last night and it's sitting on my desk. I'll have to give it a start on my lunch break.

[Jamie]

Jessie (Saffity) wrote: "Oh so we can start before the start date? Awesome, I just got this out of the library last night and it's sitting on my desk. I'll have to give it a start on my lunch break."

yeah. I've been holding off on this one for awhile and decided to just start it lol

[Jessie (Saffity)]

LOL Makes sense, I'm not as quick of a reader as you, but I will endeavour to not fall too far behind.

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

I'm starting this one! I'm also reading Iron Flame at the moment so I may be going slow but I'm in!

[Jamie]

Chapters 20-end => (view spoiler)[ Clearly Talon was abused as a child. I really wish that Jade wouldn't have left the house, but I get it. He's continually hurting her and she doesn't know why. He's clearly got some emotional issues and is afraid to let people in. I'm definitely curious about where it goes from here (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

I read this one 5 years ago and couldn't remember much but need to keep going with the series more. Let me know if ya'll want to keep reading the series and we can change this to a series thread.

[Jessie (Saffity)]

o.O less than 24 hours to finish? I'll be lucky if I get enough time to read it in a week. Oh the memories of when I had no children and read all the books. As nice as that was, I wouldn't give up the kidlets for the world.

Lunch starts in about an hour, I'll let you know how far I got after that.

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

End of chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ So far I think it's terrible and he's an ass. I cannot eat mayonnaise and that's all I could think when he ordered for her. lol I think the writing is bad. Hopefully it will get better. (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

I noticed this has additional books. Are y'all continuing with the series?

[Jamie]

I plan on reading them.

[Jessie (Saffity)]

I just checked and there are 30 books in this series o.O. I'll have to see now much I enjoy the first one for if I want to continue the series.

That being said, my library (which is where I got Craving) has 29 of the books in the series and is only missing Legacy, which I could probably put a request in if I do want to continue.

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Based on the blurbs it looks like the first three books are about Talon and Jade. I'll probably at least read those I guess since I hate not knowing how a story ends. lol

[Jamie]

Yeah this one is a cliffhanger. I can change this to a series thread if yall want to read past the first one. That way it’s ready to go whenever you want to read book 2 & 3

[Jessie (Saffity)]

Sounds good to me!

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Jamie wrote: "Yeah this one is a cliffhanger. I can change this to a series thread if yall want to read past the first one. That way it’s ready to go whenever you want to read book 2 & 3"

Yes, please! That would be great.

[Jamie]

Ok, this has been made into a series thread, so you can continue on as long as you want in this series.

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

End of chapter seven (view spoiler)[ Maybe it’s just me but I feel like this writing is awful. I like the characters and the story but not the writing. At least we’re getting some action now 😂 (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

No Shannon...(view spoiler)[it's not just you. There were parts that I thought were really bad, but I do like Talon and Jade. I'm going to hope that her writing gets better as she goes. I read this one 5 years ago and forgot pretty much everything but I gave it 5 stars when I initially read it. I didn't write a review and have had it on my reread list so that I could do a review. I ended up changing my stars. I'm not sure what I was thinking back then lol (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

lol. I’ve reread stuff and wondered the same thing. I really like the characters though so that’s more important for me. Maybe it will get better. Sometimes it does.

End of chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ The fact he got off so quick has me cracking up. It’s perfect! (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

End of chapter (view spoiler)[ I’m wondering if he was sexually abused 😭 (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

End of chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ This is the kind of stuff that really aggravates me. I promise I won’t complain the whole book but I’ll give this one example even though this is happening a lot in the book. Majorie says “she likes working with Ryan at winery.” This is after one day of work. I’m sorry, nobody know if they like a job after one day. She’s made several remarks about Talon too. I’m like… girl, you just met him. You don’t know that. 😂 At least the sex is good. There’s that. (hide spoiler)]

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Chapters 1 - 8

(view spoiler)[ I like Jade and Talon, but there's not much happening. Jade came to live with her best friend and yet she's only been shown twice. Also, I think she's started working for Ryan, but that's skipped over too.

I'm curious what the flashback meant in Talon's POV. I don't think either of his parents have been mentioned in a negative way so could he have been kidnapped as a child? Since they're rich.
(hide spoiler)]

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Chapters 9 - 15

(view spoiler)[ I’m glad that Talon went to see a therapist but is he seriously not going to go anymore? Or did he just not want to admit it in front of Jade?

Of course Colin shows up. I hope he’ll disappear soon.
(hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Ela (view spoiler)[ I thought maybe his flashbacks were workers on the ranch possibly. Since he says he protected Ryan. I’m fairly certain it was SA (hide spoiler)]

[Ela (Mouse333)]

(view spoiler)[ That’s a good idea about it being the workers. I have to agree that SA is likely, especially after his reaction to the therapist’s question about him being gay.
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[Ela (Mouse333)]

Chapters 16 - 22

(view spoiler)[ I didn’t really consider Colin going to the police because he acted so casually after. I guess it could be used to make Jade give him another chance.

There are so many sex scenes and I don’t think that enough is happening outside of that.
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[Ela (Mouse333)]

Chapters 23 - 29

(view spoiler)[ I was starting to wonder if the men were ever caught but Nico’s tattoo makes me think that they weren’t found.

On one hand I think I’m intrigued enough to continue and see how things develop. On the other hand, Jade and Talon’s relationship is a bit annoying. The trauma obviously had to have an impact, but the way the book is written means that there’s not much to enjoy since it’s basically just the two of them having sex with the occasional scene that will be related to the past.

Marjorie’s name is a curious situation - what has that got to do with Talon? Could it have something to do with their mother?
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[Shannon The Co-Captain]

End of chapter 21 (view spoiler)[ She walks in and gets the job and then gets his case. This is one of the worst books ever. 😂 I said I was gonna quit complaining but wow. At least it’s going by quick. (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Finished. (view spoiler)[ I was thinking it had something to do with the mother. I feel like maybe they knew her and then showed up and kidnapped Talon. I think she felt guilty about what happened and killed herself. It doesn’t explain Marjorie’s name unless they were trying to hide her. I feel like it will end up having mob ties but then of course the molestation doesn’t make sense but I’m not really expecting much to make sense here. I’m with you, aside from sex, there’s not a lot going on exactly 😂 (hide spoiler)]

Thanks for reading with me. I’m going on to the next two books but then I’m probably stopping with Talon’s story.

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Starting book #2

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Shannon The Show Stopper wrote: "Finished. [spoilers removed]

Thanks for reading with me. I’m going on to the next two books but then I’m probably stopping with Talon’s story."

(view spoiler)[ Yes! I was thinking the same about the mother. Maybe she invited people in high positions (Nico wants a career in politics and I'm sure he's one of the guys) and tried to be a good hostess, but it ended the way it did.
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[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Book #2 : End of chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ I wonder if the city attorney was one of the men or if he’s just working for Kostas (Tattoo) (hide spoiler)]

[Jessie (Saffity)]

Chapter 1:

(view spoiler)[Interesting beginning, quite engaging, though I see this one was written in the era when all women were very aware of their nipples. At least twice in the first chapter it's mentioned they are rubbing in her bra. I am taking this book for what it is and not being too harsh on it. I did very much appreciate the warning at the start. (hide spoiler)]

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Shannon The Show Stopper wrote: “Book #2 : End of chapter 6…”

(view spoiler)[ I was just wondering if the city attorney was one of them too, but then why would he want to bring it up and risk being found out? I don’t see what he or Kostas could gain from this.
(hide spoiler)]

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Chapters 1 - 9

(view spoiler)[ This is ridiculous. Talon’s constant back and forth, Jade letting him and taking him back every time. Nico having a phoenix tattoo, Talon’s horse being called phoenix, and now Jade suddenly having a desire for a phoenix tattoo. Julie’s appearance and how that’s handled.
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[Ela (Mouse333)]

Chapters 10 - 17

(view spoiler)[ Even though the search both of the MCs went on wasn’t very detailed, I like that something was happening at least.

Their I love yous made me think back on their interactions and I don’t think they’ve had any real conversations. Their interactions consist of: sex, there was a date but I think it was interrupted, and Talon freaking out or being closed off while Jade tries to get through to him.
(hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Book #2 : End of chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ I wonder if the tattoo artist was in on it. (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

I agree Ela

End of chapter 19 (view spoiler)[ So we’ve found tattoo and now we’re looking for missing pinky toe. (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

End of chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ What’s that wanker Colin doing back? (hide spoiler)]