Review: 5 Stars for Warrior & Ryker *swoon*
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2014
**ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review - the following is my thoughts and mine alone**To say I was surprised by this story is an understatment. To see Nikki venture away from her paranormal romance genre and dive into contemporary romance, was awesome. Nikki took the plunge, and blew me away. Very few authors are able to jump genre's and pull it off flawlessly. I absolutely adored this book and here's why.Nikki Narvaez did her homework. There's a lot of kickboxing/self-defense in this here. And with her discriptiveness, it's obivous she's participated in it, or done some serious detective work. She knew exactly what she was talking about.The Scars of Us is Kaiya's story. Violated, 8 long years ago, Ky is stuck in a vortex of despair. She needs to start living again but she doesn't know how.  Through events beyond her control, Ky hits rock botom and signs up for kickboxing/self-defense course at her local gym. She's determined that the past will not repeat itself.It takes Ryker *swoon* to show her waht she's made of.I don't know that I would classify Ryker as a womanizer, he definitely loves his women. When he lays eyes on Ky, it's all over. He knows she's different, doesn't know how he knows, but he does. And it takes all his determination, and patience to prove to her that he is worthy of her trust.Nikki, I don't know where you've been hiding this little gem, but good gravy woman.... sheesh. What a book. Just spectatcular. I absolutely LOVED it. I will be reading this one over and over again. I can't wait to dive into Nikki's next masterpiece.Amy ~ TTP