Review: Can't get enough of this series.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
This series is my favorite so far from Nyrae Dawn.  I absolutely loved Charade, and Facade was great to, and I have to say that I adored Masquerade.  We get to know Maddox in Facade, and I was so anxious to read his story, and anxious to meet Bee and find out more about her and her story also.  She is very different type of character, and refreshingly so.  She and Maddox are so much a like and both have gone through so much, which has shaped them into the people they are.  They share a a hot night together, both understanding that that is all it is, neither planning to or wanting to see the other again, because they neither one do relationships.  Bee's a tattoo artist and has opened up her tattoo parlor "Masquerade" in town.  Maddox wants to be a tatto artist and is looking for somewhere to apprentice.  Needless to say, when he walks in to ask for a job, they are both shocked when they see each other.  Despite both of their reservations, Maddox ends up apprenticing with Bee.  The chemistry between these two is sizzling hot, and despite their determination to stay away from each other, they have a hard time succeeding.  They have a connection, whether they want to admit it or not, and gradually, the walls begin to come down, though both have many secrets they harbor deep inside.The story is told from both Maddox and Bee's point of view, alternating chapters, which I really love in a book, because it enables you to get inside both of their heads and connect with them both.  Maddox is a total badass.  He's hard, broody, sexy as sin, tattooed, rides a bike, and can come across as a real jerk.  Bee is also hard, doesn't care what anyone thinks, she's tattooed, knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to put Maddox or anyone else in their place, anyone that is except her mom.  Maddox's past has left him scarred, as has Bee's, but Bee gets him, and he gets her, something that both frightens and intrigues them both.  She isn't like anyone Maddox has ever met before.As for the secondary characters, it was so wonderful to see Laney and Adrian, as well as Cheyenne and Colt, and I love that Nyrae Dawn incorporates this into the series so that the connection you make with the characters continues from book to book.  I also really loved the way she wrote the book.  Neither Maddox or Bee actually say a lot, but there is so much inferred in the little they do say, and they understand what each other means in those few words that are actually spoken.  Nyrae Dawn writes both the spoken and unspoken words and does it in a way that just captures the character, the depth of what they are actually saying, and their essence so beautifully.Masquerade is painfully beautiful and I could not put it down, and found myself totally engrossed in the novel from beginning to end.  I found Masquerade to be an outstanding installment in a must read series and I totally fell in love with Maddox and Bee and their story.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.