Review: One Series You Can't Miss Out On!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
I don't say enough how much I love Kirsty Dallas. I think we all have our favorite authors, the ones who write books that every word just touches something inside of us and we carry it with us over and over. To be honest, I only have a few like that. I read so many books in a year that while I love them in the moment, it takes a lot for me to remember the books with such clarity that it's like I'm in the middle of a re-read every time I talk about it.For me, Kirsty Dallas' Mercy's Angels series is the epitome of why I started reading and even why I wanted to start blogging in the first place. There are still too many people that haven't read her work and that I just find sad. Each book in this series holds such a unique blend of emotions, a plot to entice the romantic in all of us and of course a super hot couple that make you want to sit back and go hmmmm.Starting with "Saving Ella," Kirsty introduced us to the amazing cast of characters found in Claymont. This little town, while not real, is exactly why small town living will always be my choice. Through Ella and Jax's story, a friendship between so many different personalities are formed. Jax saved Ella and Ella saved Jax. Not without turmoil but with a love felt so deeply, I cried from the beauty of it. With "Fighting Back," Kirsty gave us Rebecca and Charlie's story. A story of how quickly a person's innocence can be taken away from them but a gentle reminder of the power of love, devotion and the strength to not be a victim can heal.While you don't have to read these two before "Tortured Soul," I must tell you that by not, you are short changing yourself. Each time we get a new book in the series, I say it's my favorite. Braiden and Emily's story......"I don't want what other women can give me, Em. I want you, just as you are. Scars, tears, anger, nightmares, fears, I want it all. I need you, Em, and I think you need me, too. I don't know if now is the right time or not, but I'll be damned if I can stay away."Picking up from the end of "Fighting Back," Emily is back with Jonas, the cruel older man who turned Emily into a shell of herself when he took possession of her as a young teenager in Las Vegas. She's broken, being turned into a slave to serve at the whim of Jonas in the most debased and cruel manner imaginable. Braiden, having learned about Emily through her sister Rebecca, has the unexplainable desire to rescue her and set her free from the chains she has lived in for the last seven years.But even as he frees her, he recognizes two things (1) Emily will never be free as long as Jonas is alive and (2) Emily may be too far broken to ever truly be fixed. Taking on the necessary and comfortable position of a more Dominant male, Braiden reaches parts of Emily she didn't even know existed anymore. However, it's like she is slipping from one Master to another.Em didn't need possessiveness - she needed freedom.So Braiden does the unimaginable, he delivers Em to her sister and leaves on a crusade to hunt Jonas down and give Emily time to find her inner strength. Fast forward six months later and Emily has gotten much better at hiding her pain from family but not believing she will ever be able to function in a normal situation. When Braiden returns, its obvious that to fight the connection between the two is impossible.Emily was everything I ever wanted and everything I hadn't realized I needed. The thought of losing her was painful, and that's how I knew this was more. These feelings, these needs, they were more than simple infatuation or desire. I didn't know if they were love, but I knew I was prepared to fight for this girl, physically and emotionally.As Braiden works to build Emily's trust back, Jonas is still very much a threat and one they plan on taking out as soon as they locate him. Emily makes it clear that retribution is hers and must be for her to feel whole and capable of moving on."Tortured Soul" will take you through the cat and mouse game as Braiden and Emily try to navigate their way through the pains of their past, the uncertainty of their future and danger of their present. A beautiful addition to an already stellar series, "Tortured Soul" and the Mercy's Angels series will continue to be in the top of my all time favorites list and one that everyone who loves the indie community, supports a beautifully written book and enjoys an amazing story must read.