Forbidden Kiss (Julians Mate) (The Protectors Book 1)

In addition, Surrender takes a few steps out of its romance framework and includes the POV of additional characters—master demon Gerard and Fallon—to set up the events of the third Protector novel, Desperate Possession. This allows Hildie McQueen to leave her audience hanging with a sense of foreboding opposed to hanging onto the edge of a cliff, which as a reader I appreciate since the next installment may not be available for months.

Jun 02, Delphina rated it it was amazing Shelves: I really enjoyed the first book and novella in this series and was so beyond excited to be selected to get an ARC for review. I am not patient when it comes to getting my hands on a book that I want to read and getting this book a few weeks before the release made me a happy girl.

Not only did this book live up to my expectations, it exceeded them. It is for certain sure my favorite in the series, thus far. Here are some things I liked about it: I have to say I loved learning more about her character and was super happy when I realized her background. Hildie did not fall into the trap of constantly retelling the story from book one, while at the same time reminding the reader or explaining to a new reader the important things they may have forgotten since reading the last book.

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They are not your typical immortal. I love it when authors create new lore. It makes everything possible and nothing a given. I think a big part of this is that you know Wendy pretty much was enamored with Kieran since before the series began. She shared her feeling with Emma during the first book, so you always had this hope that something would develop between them.

This book includes the characters from the first book, so you do not feel like they just disappeared. I also enjoyed the new characters that were introduce or shown in more depth. I think Fallon is going to be a fun character in future books. As a side bar: Both he and Julian need someone to get them in line. I was up all night. Well not all night, but 5 am is as close as I get to all night these days. I am getting old ;. If you love paranormal books, romances, or paranormal romances, I think you will love this book.

It is fun, but not too fluffy. It has plenty of heat, but is not all about that part of the relationship. It has unique and intriguing lore. I just loved this installment and am really looking forward to her next book. I hope she throws some novellas out there while she is working on it, so I can get my fix of Protectors. Jun 08, Kurt Bennett rated it it was amazing. This is a great read. The second book in the series this book includes a lot of the characters in Desperate Betrayal first in the series and adds a few more interesting ones.

Hildie is in here element here and is bringing them all to life. I felt the triumphs and defeats each went through and had a hard time putting the book down. Set in modern day Atlanta the author included local establishments to make the story even more believable.

But there is also some world building going on in he Super! But there is also some world building going on in here with locations around the world both past and present. Hildie again has done her research and used her imagination and wit to weave it all together into a believable and enjoyable story. Desperate Betrayal was a very good book but Desperate Surrender confirms that this author is in her element.

I cant wait to see what comes next. So if you get a moment pick up your a copy of Desperate Surrender, get a glass of wine, and prepare to immerse yourself into some good reading. Jul 05, Agnes rated it it was amazing. Hildie's books are Hot with a capital H - they contain memorable characters, a well-developed story, and most importantly, swoon-worthy hunks and interesting heroines. There's also a real-life element to her world building that makes you think that it's possible that these people and creatures might just exist. Buy one, heck buy five so that you have some to hand out to your friends.

You won't regret it. Jun 01, Ciara Knight rated it it was amazing. Desperate Surrender is an amazing continuation in The Protectors series.

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I think this book was even better than the first. It is full of forbidden love, a hunky hero, with more to him than just his looks, a lovable and strong heroine, and a lot of conflict. This is a pager turner! McQueen wrote a winner with this one. Jun 04, Dahlia yadkny marked it as to-read. Finished this is book this weekend and it's great! Much better editing than the first in the series and I absolutely love all the main characters.

Feb 02, Michelle Leah Olson rated it it was amazing Shelves: After seeing 2 of his fellow protectors mated and the storm it kicked up with Julien, he is going to do his duty and marry who Julien chooses for him but he is not going to be happy about it.

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There is definitely some sexual tension going on and some cold showers needed. We get to dive into the demon side of the world of the Protectors in this book which is nice because it mixes things up a bit. I am happy to say that each book keeps getting better and better, I would strongly suggest starting with the prequel and working your way through the Protectors series in order. I give Desperate Surrender 5 skulls and I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment. Apr 12, Charity Costa rated it it was amazing Shelves: Lisa rated it really liked it Aug 04, Katie O'Sullivan rated it it was amazing Aug 25, Veronica Johnson rated it really liked it Mar 21, Janice Beckett rated it it was amazing Jan 07, Erica rated it really liked it Oct 06, Bobbie Louk rated it it was amazing Feb 11, Ellen rated it really liked it Jun 19, Aleph Bet rated it it was amazing Mar 03, Jordan rated it really liked it Jul 23, Connie Sturgill rated it it was amazing Jan 19, S Warner rated it it was amazing Oct 07, Kris rated it it was amazing Mar 20, He meets someone who gives him a glimpse into his future.

Pick is that kind of guy. He works full time in the garage during the day, and as a bartender at Forbidden at night. Who has a girlfriend named Reese. One night Eva comes into the bar with Reese to pick up Mason. The same day he marries Tristy. From the moment he sees her, feels her, smells her, he knows.

She is seven months pregnant and alone with only Reese. But the more I learned about her past and saw the positive changes she was trying to make, the more I started to love her. When Eva first meets Pick, she can tell there is something there, and that he is a genuine guy.

The two develop a friendship over time, only seeing each other sporadically. Just being around Eva is like a drug to Pick. For now, just being friends and being near her is enough. I am not even kidding when I say there has never been a more perfect fictional man than Pick. This guy could do no wrong in my eyes. If there were more men out there like him the world would be a better place. I love reading about a hero with a heart like his. He is the most beautiful man. So many of his actions I was just in awe of. They brought me to tears. He deserved so much more out of life than he got.

A little piece of heaven is not enough for a guy like Pick- he deserves it all, just like he had in his glimpse. But it seems like thats never going to happen for him… Eva is a heroine who had so much growth from the first time we met her. I loved watching her change and her character develop. How she was with her child and with Julian was inspiring to watch.

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I never would have thought someone like Eva Mercer would deserve a guy like Pick, but she did. She was his match and I love what he did for her. Made her feel different than any other man had. He mad her feel loved for the first time, clean for the first time after being with a man.

He was me, and I was him, and we were just this beautiful twisted mass of all our hopes and dreams coming together and exploding in a dizzying array of euphoria. I loved Pick and Eva together. They had wonderful chemistry and this amazing connection you could feel. The family dynamic was great too. And it was nice to catch up with Reese and Mason. We got quite a bit of them too.

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It left me with such a happy heart when I finished, even if some of the subject matter was difficult for me to read. This is a story about fate, about true love, and about finding your own happy ever after in the most unlikely of places. View all 82 comments. Is there a reason you didn't read the second book in the series? I was just wondering because you seemed Amanda wrote: I was just wondering because you seemed to really like the first and third so maybe you heard the seco I told her I hadn't read the second book and she said this could be read without it.

I was short on time, so I read this and never went back. I have read all 5 books besides book 2 I own the 2nd book and plan on going back to read it when I have time. Jul 31, Patrycja rated it it was amazing Shelves: Be My Hero Series: Forbidden Men 3 can be read as a standalone Author: Linda Kage Release Date: August 25, Rating: How could I not fall for tatted, piereced man with heart of pure gold? But more than that, I have never imagined he would be so beautiful, caring, gentle, giving, good man.

Pick completely blew me away. He was the best hero, a girl could ask for. I was hooked from the the moment I finished reading very mysterious and original prologue, that surprised me to the bone. The story starts with a prologue that show us fourteen year old Pick. A teenage boy, living in foster care and fighting against the bad and ugly of the homes he used to live in. When Tristy met Madame LeFrey that foretold her future and told her she will die alone and miserable, Tristy decided to end her life.

Fortunately, she was rescued by the doctors. Pick immediately wanted to hurt the old witch for that. But when he met Madame LeFrey something unexpected, unbelieveable happened. He got to see flashes of his future. A very happy, good future. He saw his soul mate, Tinker Bell and their home and children. He got his hope back. What the hell is a glimpse? What does it mean? Then the same day he decided to help Tristy raise her baby and marry her, to Forbidden, the club he works in, comes in pregnant Eva wearing a t — shirt with Tinker Bell on it.

The woman he was supossed to wait for just came into his world. Eva, is only nineteen year old and pregnant. She has many other horrible issues also. The guy she crushes on has a wife and a baby… yet he seems to like her more than he should for their own good. While Pick and Eva start a friendship, their feelings grow and the hope for better life they both threw away many years before comes back. But can they be together for real?

For those who wonder, there is no cheating in this book: This book made me feel so fluffy and content. It did knock my socks off and totally blew my mind. While it was very different from previous books in the series, it was also the sweetest one. The humor, the sassiness, the sex, wonderful characters and amazing storyline, everything was there.

View all 70 comments. Glad you enjoyed it. Mar 04, Dec 12, Lady Vigilante Feifei rated it it was ok Shelves: For me, this is one of the books where it starts off REALLY good, but by the time I got to the end I was docking stars left and right and just wanted the book to be over already. I wanted that future and happily-ever-after.

And if I never found that girl, if I never found even a portion of those glimpses, the disappointment would probably kill me. But then I was so disheartened to read more drama resurfacing. It just seemed like anything that could possibly go wrong in the world had a spotlight in this book and I mean…is that necessary? I bookmarked the place where there was finally Pick and Eva alone time by the way, and you want to know where that spot is?

But as you can probably tell, the more I wrote this review, the more aggravated and annoyed I got and I had to bump down the rating. I tried, I really did…thank you for the rec anyways because I got to meet Pick! View all 80 comments. I had to take a deep breathe shove my face underwater and shout 'Noooo wtf'.. I should've given it a chance and read further but the last I read their story they we're happy and that's where I wanted to leave them..

Evyt Great review Girl! I am not sure now!!! The cover it's intriguing! Yeah I also pick book by the cover Dec 27, Mar 27, Catarina rated it really liked it Shelves: After a rough past, Eva finds herself pregnant and alone. But when everything seems darker help comes in the most surprising way: Eva and Pick are exactly what each other needs, they just have to learn how to see it. Wow, what a nice surprise this book was. Linda Kage has the ability of creating slightly taboo stories who had material for being absurdly angsty, and yet she always create these heartwarming romances, with just enough drama to keep us on our toes through the whole book… and she do it brilliantly.

Eva was a nice heroine. It was nice to see how she grew up as a character, until become a really strong woman. Pick was amazing, sweet, loyal, caring and with a hint of bad boy. View all 19 comments. If you've read To Professor, with Love then just like me you've been dying to get your hands on Pick's book ever since. I'm a huge fan of Linda Kage's writing and this book further proves why.

While some may not like the particular twist that was added here, I absolutely adored it. It spoke to a hopeless romantic part of me that I never even knew I had. How do you not ins 5 Fated Stars You don't even know what your mere presence does to me. How do you not instantly fall for everything that he is? He appeared to be a bad boy straight from the wrong side of town.

But there was something NOT bad boy about him. He simply didn't look like the type who didn't give a damn about life. His deep brown eyes held too much compassion and vivacity. If ever there was a perfect sump up of who he was, that was it.

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Sure he's tatted up and pierced, but this is no bad boy asshole. Pick had a gentle heart and an even gentler soul. He was THE perfect match for Eva. Eva is not quite the spoiled rich girl that she had appeared to be at first. This is a girl that is truly broken.

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Well you certainly don't get eased into her history. The very first few pages offer you a very harsh glimpse into the reality that is her life. Eva has very good reason to distrust men and shy away from relationships. With her history, it's no wonder that she believes even the nicest of men hide a bastard beneath the good looking surface, even her cousin's boyfriend, Mason.

Pick couldn't be more different. This is a man that not only believes in true love, he yearns for it. Years ago he got a "glimpse" of what his life could be when he met his soul mate, and he's been looking for her since. So when his "vision" walks into the bar where he works, he knows he'll stop at nothing to be with her. I knew exactly what it felt like to thrust inside this woman.

I knew exactly how she looked when she bit her bottom lip when she came, how her muscles clenched around my cock and her breasts arched against my chest. Yet I'd never had sex with her, never actually seen her naked, never even kissed her. What follows is a touching and beautiful love story between two very unlikely people. While Evan and Pick couldn't have been more different, they are more similar that they realize. I couldn't get enough of them. What could have been a story that was insta-everything, truly wasn't.

Linda managed to paint a believable and truly heartwarming connection between two people that were the perfect addition to feed the other's void. It was in a word; perfect. But the focus was on the love story of Pick and Eva.

Be My Hero (Forbidden Men, #3) by Linda Kage

I can't begin to describe to you how much I loved it. And this is coming from someone that rarely enjoys "sweet". Yet this is what it was. It was a sweet romance with a touch of steam and a little angst with some WTF twists thrown in that you'll never see coming. It will keep you glued to the book from beginning to finish. I'm head over heals in love with this series. I'm really looking forward to Quinn and Ten's books next. Linda Kage is definitely now one of my go-to authors when I want a NA book that I'm pretty much guaranteed to love.

I simply can't recommend this book enough. Read it and see what all my gushing about. You'll love Pick as much if not more than I did. View all 53 comments. Oct 18, Ten is my number one: A future filled with love and happiness, a future better than he ever thought possible. He spends the next 10 years striving to find that future. But when things start falling into place, it isn't quite the way he had imagined. When he finds the woman he has been waiting for, he is overwhelmed with other responsibilities and she is 6 months pregnant.

They were suppose to be mine , damn it. My happily ever after. Eva has spent most of h 4. Eva has spent most of her life hiding a dark secret. Everyone sees her as this self-absorbed, rich girl. But when she finds herself pregnant, she is determined to change, let go of the past and be a good mother. But years of abuse have left her believing all men are truly bastards who cannot be trusted. I'd always been too concerned with conveying a certain image so no one would ever know my secrets to worry about anyone else, and now that I did care, I was a complete bumbling idiot about it.

Pick and Eva seem like an unlikely pair, but they discover they have more in common than they thought. Will Pick's glimpse be fulfilled? Be My Hero was a heartwarming story, I really enjoyed it. View all 59 comments. Do you think I need to read this series in order or can I jump in with this one? Feb 20, I read the 1st then skipped to this one. So I guess you could. Characters from previous books show up though, so the timeline makes more sense if you go in order.

But I wouldn't say it was necessary. Fourteen year old Patrick Pick Ryan falls into the clutches of a magical old woman trying to bring justice for his foster friend, Tristy for a cruel physic reading she gave the girl. Madam LeFrey gifts young Pick with visions of what his future could be with all the accompanying emotions attached.

Pick has aged out of the foster care system and he is fixing cars during the day and bartends at Forbidden bar with Mason and the boys in the evenings. He has stuck by Tristy platonically all these years and his love for her son, Julian is so strong that he marries her to give the baby health insurance and a stable parent.

Just when Pick has let go of his glimpses and embraces what his life is, Reese enters the bar with her pregnant cousin, Eva Mercer who is sporting a Tinker Bell shirt. I loved everything about these two together and Pick has landed him a spot on my book boyfriend shelf. Eva is a former rich party girl who is still feisty and sadly has a dark hidden secret. She has been living with Reese and Mason and has grown up a ton since last we read. Eva is as taken with the greatness of Pick as a reader will be. This story may have had a bit of instant attraction BUT it totally worked.

View all 67 comments. Jennifer Kyle Daisy wrote: Xo Sep 17, Totally fell for this book and Pick xo Sep 17, I think that the third book of the "Forbidden men" series was even better than the previous two, which where very good also!!! But this one was more sensitive, more tender, more emotional I just love them fiercely!!! Well, this time was Eva's turn Reese's cousin and Pick's another one who was working on the "Forbidden" club We have seen Eva in the first book and i have to admit that i didn't like her at all. She was from that kind of girls that you can not so easily sympathize She was a rich-girl who thought that all the world was in her feet But i was so damn wrong!!!

In this book, i understand all the reasons why she was acting like that and every ounch of sympathy and even love that exists inside of me, i gave them to her. She had to live an ugly past. Someone who had to be a protector for her, he violated her with the worst way And now, i finally got why she was provoking poor Mason all the time She couldn't help it!!! She thought that all men where scumbags and she wanted to protect her cousin and best friend for his claws. I really enjoyed the moment that she realised that Mason was a worthy and real nice man Okay, i like Mason and i want to settle free his name!!!

And for the first time since Reese and he had hooked up, I was actually jealous of her. She'd found a diamond in the rough. She deserved it more than anyone I knew, but a part of me still felt covetous. Now that I knew there was actually such a thing as a good guy, I wanted one too. I wanted some white knight to be my hero. A lot of help. Eva was pregnant and when their parents forced her to abortion, she run away and she find a shelter to Mason's and Reese's house. Now, her only worry is to give a birth to her little girl and to settle down for good.

But in some point, Eva met with Pick and she just couldn't stop thinking about him But there were many obstacles between them Pick was working his ass off to provide a better life to his best friend and her little baby, who Pick loved fiercely and felt him as his own. Pick was living all his life in foster care and his life wasn't ideal at all and that was the main reason that forced him to take under his protection, young Julian. He didn't want to be raised in foster system too. Ten years before, a glimpse of happiness kept him on the straight way. He was an amazing guy.

I don't think that nowadays there is a man like him He was so caring, so protective, so kind He was doing only good things and he was right beside everyone that needed him. There was this rumor that she was a man-whore, but that wasn't true at all. He was trying to protect every woman for everything bad that could happen to her. He was like a hero for all the woman, and Eva especially From the beginning, Pick and Eva were having an intense connection that none of them could ignore But the day they met for real, fate played an awful game with them That day Pick bound his life with somebody else and that happened for a very good cause So, they had to stay away from each other.

But that was just impossible I really liked that story First of all, i really enjoyed Eva's tranformation Under this bitchy attitude was compassionate, caring and very kind. My heart was aching for all of that shit that she had to deal before that book and toward this book She didn't deserve that, but she totally deserved to find the happiness by this man's side.

They were so good for each other. He was a loving father and a wonderfull man Everybody thought that he was the bad boy since he was having piercings and tattoos, but he was a nice guy with golden heart. Meeting you in those glimpses saved me. It made me want to be a good person so I could deserve you when I finally found you. And now that you're here, holding me and letting me love you when I just want to implode from the inside out. Except all of the above, i really liked the parental behaviour of Eva and Pick!!!

Finally, i want to tell to Alex, Patricia, Shawn and Trish that Thank God, that there is God upon there!!!! For Trish especially, i would like to say that she was unbelievable. I wanted to hit her several times She didn't love her son for God's sake and she placed all the burden upon Pick's shoulder As for Patricia and Shawn i don't have to say anything more. They were the most awful and digusting persons that could exist upon this earth!!! And Alex was villain and coward How could you do that to the woman who was caring your child, ugh???? I will miss Eva and Pick I think by now, that they are my most favorite couple.

They touch my heart in a deeper level And not only them They saved each other They were each other's hero!!! They fought very hard for their love and their family And now it's time for shy and brave ex-virgin -until recently- Quinn and then, it's Ten's time!!! I keep hearing about him all the time and i'm very curious about his turn!!!

View all 36 comments. Before starting the book. My first Linda Kage book. Hope it's a good one. We get a prologue from each of the m Before starting the book. We get a prologue from each of the main characters which equally peaked my curiosity and made me shake my head. But it was enough to make me want to read on. The first half of the book was working for me. I loved meeting Pick. What a great guy. I loved that his life story was tattooed on his skin and his appearance marked him as a bad boy, but he had a heart of gold.

He was waiting to meet his Tinkerbell, the girl in his visions and his dreams. But meeting his Tink happens on the day he marries Tristy, a woman who has been part of his life for a long time. But meeting Eva, his Tink, was everything he had dreamt it would be and he wanted to be with her. He needed her in his life in any way he could have her. And in many ways Eva needed to be with Pick. So when a situation arises, Pick finds himself right where he wants to be. Spending time with Eva experiencing the things he dreamt about for so long.

But there was always a black cloud hanging over them. Shortly after the halfway mark, everything started to go wrong for me. To put it simply there was just too much drama which caused me to not care enough. I was really bummed though because I did like Pick. But everything swirling around them, the crap that resurfaced, honestly everything became too much. I know all these things were more of the outline of the story but for me it took away from Pick and Eva more than anything else. There was even drama going on with the side characters too.

I liked the guys at the bar but even some of that became a bit much. And there was some craziness at the end that had me thinking what the hell is going on. At least for me. Imagine being fourteen years old, having spent your entire life in foster care A future filled with love, marriage, babies, and a happily ever after. A dream that was so wonderful, where you were happier than you'd ever been. Where you were afraid to believe in the beauty of it Pick had that dream.

He was given the vision of a life he'd 4. He was given the vision of a life he'd never dreamed was possible. But one he was going to make sure he was worthy of. Ten years later, piece by piece that dream became a reality. Maybe not in the way Pick originally imagined. Maybe it wasn't conventional. Maybe it wasn't going to be all hearts and rainbows. But it was his life. And he would do anything possible to keep it. He was caring and giving.

He put others before himself. Pick more than deserved his dream and I loved watching his dreams come true. Discovering what the pieces meant. Who the people were. What role they played in Pick's life. Pick's dreams weren't realized overnight. There were ups, there were downs. There was heartbreak and pain. But there was so much happiness and joy.

It was impossible not to root for Pick. To want him to have everything he dreamed of. The only thing keeping this one from a full 5 stars was the excess drama at the end. I thought it was a bit over-the-top. Otherwise, this was a fantastic addition to the series. Pick is one of my favorite hero's to date!!!! That teaser for Quinn's book View all 51 comments. Feb 19, Amy Foxy Blogs rated it liked it Shelves: I love the cover of this book.

The red shirt pops pun intended. Once I saw the baby belly I knew I needed to find out why this girl needed a hero. Yes, I pick books because of their covers. Although, the drama felt slightly reminiscent of a Jerry Springer episode, I was hooked on the vision the witch gave Pick as a child.

I had to know it would come to fruition. BUT Pick kept me coming back because I needed my fix of him. I've only read book one and this book in the Forbidden Men series. In Be My Hero I got to catch up with some of the other characters from book one. I was surprised their story was still playing out in this book. Actually, when I read it in it was listed as a standalone. Kage on creating this world filled with great Forbidden Men. Series reading order listed below. View all 29 comments.

Pick is supporting his friend and her child. But can they help each other? I loved Pick, he was the loving caring family man. Eva was also a great feisty character. And the group of friends were fun. But I felt like all the non stop drama overshadowed the romance and it failed to deliver me that hearts and butterflies feeling. Although I didnt love it I still liked it. It was in a way a bit insta love and OTT drama and I would normally hate that but 4 stars Eva is alone to raise her newborn baby.

It was in a way a bit insta love and OTT drama and I would normally hate that but I could make an exception here as I adore these characters and as always the writing was addictive. A great addition to the forbidden men series. View all 40 comments. Feb 19, Viri rated it really liked it Shelves: No esperaba que me gustara tanto como lo hizo. Los que me conocen bien saben que ODIO. A ese tipo de protagonistas perfectos, llenos de positivismo y que no hacen nada mal.

Lo odio en serio. No hay otra palabra. Y estoy tan irremediablemente enamorada de el que hasta yo estoy sorprendida. Esos que dan la cara por ti. Que te dan libertad. Que se preocupan por ti. Que adoran el piso por donde caminas. Valiente, amorosa, capaz de dar su todo por aquellos a quienes ama. Porque sin duda, a pesar de algunos detallitos en cuanto a la personalidad de los protas. Hubiera sido un 5 estrellas. This is the 3rd installment of the "Forbidden Men" series, and I yet again devoured this one.

I thoroughly enjoyed it, although it did get a lower rating from me than the other two books. My main reason for that was the choices that the hero made about his "son" irked me on a level I couldn't ignore. I can't say much but the fact is, I don't agree with how he dealt with his little guy, in the beginning.

When Eva and Patrick Ryan finally gave into their extreme urges to be together I kid you not