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8 pages, Audible Audio
First published June 7, 2016
The only think Nolan Archer would need saving from… was me.
“You think I’m a normal guy, huh?” he asks with a wicked smile. “You’re not the only one with secrets, Rage.”
“My story is different than most. I’m different than most. Because in my story, if you love someone enough, you should first drop the gun.”
“I wanted him.
I didn’t want to want him.
I wanted to want to kill him.”
“She was so tiny, so powerless, yet so strong and so powerful. She was anger and beauty and lust wrapped up in one fierce package.”
“Well, then. I guess it’s nice to meet you, Rage-not-your-real-name, germaphobe-hypochondriac with anger issues, no last name, not running from anything anymore. I’m Nolan, recently injured, ex-fuck buddy decided to become a cum dumpster online, lost my hockey scholarship, wallowing in self pity, alcohol most certainly is a food group, Archer.”
“You and I are going to have a coming-to-Jesus moment. You’re gonna tell me your shit. I’m gonna tell you my shit, and then I’m going to fuck you. Long and hard, until you don’t remember your real name or the one you chose to go by because you’ll be too busy screaming mine.”
I'd never seen anything like the girl in my arms. Beautiful. Strong. Fierce and fiery. A force greater than any storm and twice as destructive.
Sometimes the anger came on like an attack and sometimes it simmered under the surface until it exploded.
She didn't know it yet, but Rage was about to become mine. In every way.
...we didn't just kiss, we tore each other apart. It wasn't just passion. It was a fucking war. An all out fight for a piece of one another.
I'm going to fuck the anger out of you."
"In some ways, she was naive. Innocent even. In other ways, she was the devil himself."
"I soaked in and reveled in the whole body shudder that consumed me with want. The want to destroy. The want to kill."Rage is not your ordinary girl. Although she has tried her to "act normal" she simply cannot escape her need to kill and destroy. No matter how hard she has tried to find a true connection with another individual either for romance or just good old fashioned lust, Rage is destined to find her way alone. Instead, she has found solace as a private contractor killing, hunting, and blowing stuff up! However, when her mentor and friend Smoke sends her on a job to "babysit" a male suspect suddenly everything changes.
"Moving forward, the only thing Nolan Archer would need saving from....was me."
"It's cute how you thought I was actually going to let you go."Nolan is an injured college athlete. Although he is just a job to Rage, she is instantly drawn to him and feels something "different" when they are together. Nolan is overtaken with lust and intrigued by Rage. She is like a beautiful present that he wants to rip open and devour. Rage is instantly torn between protecting herself and letting Nolan in. Nolan was a strong counterpoint for Rage, and when everything is revealed, he is not willing to let her go.
"This girl is going to fucking kill me."
"I'd never seen anything like the girl in my arms. Beautiful. Strong. Fierce and Fiery. A force greater than any storm and twice as destructive."Told in dual POV, All the Rage was full of grit, humour, action, and some smoking hot sex! I was instantly drawn to Rage when we met her in Lawless. She is such a quirky character with so much depth. I wanted her to find love and peace in a person that could accept her and not try to change her. Initially, I was worried that Nolan was going to be "too weak" for her. How could anyone match up to her greatness? On the contrary, Nolan turned out to be as strong and "bad ass" as Rage, therefore, making it a match made in heaven (or hell...)! I was beyond satisfied with the way these two came together. In true T.M. style, the plot is well developed, the supporting characters enhance the story nicely, and there is ample action and suspense that will keep you glued to the pages until the very last word!
"Whatever was happening between us was more than bodies and orgasms-it was like we were crashing into one another and holding on for our fucking lives."
In the last week I have read:
The Bad Ones
This is War Baby/This is Love Baby
All The Rage
Marrow
And they all seem derived from similar characterization, premise, and plot. I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, just that reading them back-to-back has my senses in overload but All the Rage has finally pushed too far.
On to my review. Some Spoilers
First off, Rage is 18/19 and whatshisname is 21. They supposedly have this mad and intense love even though Rage has never felt normal human emotions such as love, joy, empathy etc. Yet, upon meeting whatshisname, she experiences insta-lust/love? Hmmm...
Secondly, I feel insulted when authors vilify the heroine's previous love interest without justifiable reasons. Further, these villains (i.e. Cody in "Rage"; Brandon in This is Love, Baby) are far too young to have the expertise (and dare I say competence/intelligence) for the heinous crimes attributed to them. It all seems contrived.
Lastly, Rage went from this psychotic need-to-draw-blood kinda person to baking cakes, cleaning .... blah blah. Un-freaking-believable.
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'I'd never seen anything like the girl in my arms. Beautiful. Strong. Fierce and fiery. A force greater than any storm and twice as destructive. In some ways, she was naive. Innocent even. In other ways, she was the devil himself. I'd never wanted anyone more.'
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'I am Rage. A tracker. A killer. I am strong. I am capable. I do what it takes to get the fucking job done.'
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'I wanted to punish her. Devour her. Take her in every way there was to take her.
Mine
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" So if you don't want to go see the doctors, then don't flip over your desk anymore when Mrs. Carmine tells you not {to?} carve into it with your pencil, or better yet, don't try and push Jimmy Meyers in front of the school bus again. "
I wanted him.
I didn't want to want him.
I wanted to want to kill him.
"You and I are going to have a coming-to-Jesus moment. You're gonna tell me your shit. I'm gonna tell you my shit, and then I'm going to fuck you. Long and hard, until you don't remember your real name or the one you chose to go by because you'll be too busy screaming mine."
"More and more frequently he used only one crutch, and some times I caught him limping around with only one."
"...wishes she'd have finished the jon (job.)
"That's when I realized that when I didn't take my shoes or my bag."
"After I got hurt I ready to come back here and jump right back..."
"...save two of the three only men I'd ever cared about."
"He rolled o to his side..."