Hard as It Gets

Hard As It Gets by Laura Kaye

Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey's tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome — pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He's left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander's daughter. Loyalty won't let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too.

With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn't expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.

Desire is the easy part. Love is as hard as it gets. Good thing Nick is always up for a challenge...**

I should start by saying I found this book because my bff Corie went to a book signing where Laura Kaye was and got this book for me signed! What's better than a tatted military guy? Not much so I had a credit for an audio book and I got this one, I didn't want to ruin the signed copy, plus I read a ton more books in electronic form than real books. Okay, on with the review!

Okay so Becca is looking for Nick Rixey, a guy from her dad's military company. Her brother is missing and the note he sent her before he went missing said to find Nick. She needs all the help she can get but Nick doesn't want to have anything to do with a Merritt. Her dad ruined his life.

Once Becca figures out that shes pretty much on her own she goes back to her brothers apartment to see if there is anything she could find out. There she sees that his place has been tossed. She knows something is very, very wrong! She calls the police and files a report with them. Becca goes home defeated. Nick doesn't want to help her so she'll just have to do things herself.  While she's getting things together to make herself supper she hears a noise and knows someone is in her house. 

Nick can't let it go, he doesn't want to help her but he can't shake the feeling he's got. So he goes and he checks her house out. Notices that she has odd tendencies. She checks every window every night. Makes sure that no one is outside. So he goes back the next night and that's when he realizes that someone is in her house. 

Nick may not have wanted to help but he's pulled in by the idea that someone is after he Merritt kids and he can't help but want to help Becca. He has to reconcile that she is not her father and she very well may not know anything about the way her father was at the end.  Something bad is after Becca and he's going to do everything in his power to stop it.

I loved the characters! Nick was bad ass and he knew it. He was a take charge kind of guy and didn't let anything or anyone stop him. Becca wasn't the whiny girl that couldn't take care of herself, she had a gun and wasn't afraid. She was smart about things, she did everything she could. It wasn't her fault that the police department was shady. Jeremy, Nick's brother, was awesome I looked forward to his banter and his t-shirts. I look forward to all of the other guys stories. Fantastic book!!

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