RELEASE WEEK REVIEW: Shadowing Me by Crystal Spears

Synopsis

Welcome back to the world of Breakneck where Pyro continues to mourn the loss of Lana, ZZ’s twins drive him crazy, and the whole MC prepares for the birth of Braxxon and Winter’s child. Things are quiet and calm… Or so it seems.

Shadow’s secrets are slowly being revealed, leaving him powerless to stop the resulting havoc. With Tatiana hot on his trail every time he turns around, the tables have turned, and now, she has become his Shadow.
As Winter and Braxxon begin a hostile takeover of the BDSM club owned by Shadow’s best friend, the unthinkable happens, and the result is the worst bloodshed in Breakneck history. The torture, violence, and death caused by the carnage will have the entire MC reeling from the loss.

When Shadow finally decides to stop denying his feelings for Tatiana, he discovers it may be too late. The Breakneck family loss is far too great for Tatiana to think about her own feelings for the one man who has constantly resisted her.

Causing further drama for the Breakneck crew, the Russians step back into the picture. Whether they are friend or foe remains to be seen. And when Winter gets an unexpected visitor, it throws Tatiana in a fit of rage and rebellion.

Welcome back to the real world of Breakneck… where bloodshed and mayhem are to be expected.

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Review

Crystal Spears and her Breakneck brethren are back, and they’re darker and grittier than ever before; demons from the past continue to threaten to eviscerate the tenuous calm that’s been created since all of their lives were torn to shreds by the Russians and the blowback that they brought with them. But for Shadow and Tatiana, there’s even more to get past in order for their relationship to get back on track, if that’s even possible with how much Shadow has pushed her away. Will these two finally give into their feelings for one another and take a chance at a relationship, or will Shadow be left to deal with his darkness on his own…afraid that his Sadist ways are too much for Tatiana to handle? Dive into Shadowing Me to find out.

Shadow is quite a complex character, and Crystal Spears gives readers an insider’s view at what makes him who he is. He’s a man full of rage, darkness, and the need to cause pain. But we also gain insight into is how he truly feels for Tatiana and why he’s keeping her at arm’s length when he would much rather be balls deep inside her giving them both pleasure and pain. There are many layers to Shadow, and Crystal Spears unravels him little by little, helping not only readers but Tea as well to truly understand the man behind this domineering and disciplined biker.

Tea’s grown up in the lifestyle, so she understands and hears more than she ever lets on, and that seems to help her handle Shadow and his hot/cold attitude slightly better. It doesn’t mean she’s okay with the treatment, and she lets that be known on more than one occasion. Tea sees past Shadow’s dark and tortured eyes and accepts him for who he is, kinky quirks and all, and she learns along the way that that pleasure/pain principle that Shadow lives by is one that truly frees her as well and makes her feel more alive than she ever thought possible. Readers witness Tea’s growth throughout the course of the text when she steps up more than once to defend herself and protect her family. She’s done being the little girl that everyone treats her as, and by the end of the story, it seems like she has the respect of almost every member of Breakneck.

It wouldn’t be a Crystal Spears book if the shit didn’t hit the fan in more ways than one in this story, and she definitely delivers the chaos and turmoil tenfold. What I love most about this series is that nothing is sugarcoated. Death and destruction exist in the Breakneck world and the grittiness and darkness of those terms is definitely demonstrated throughout Shadowing Me. But it’s not all bleakness because readers also get to see the no holds barred sexual side of the biker club and the fetishes and kink that the members like to experience.

I love this series, and Shadowing Me is a fantastic edition. Even though this is just the beginning part to Shadow and Tea’s story, it sets up who they are as individuals and what they hope to become as a couple. With everything that goes down in the text and where they are headed at the end, there’s definitely going to be some uphill battles for them, but if Tea has shown anything throughout the series, it’s that she’s a fighter who’s willing to work for what she wants, and Shadow is clearly who she wants and for that matter needs to make her feel alive.

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

5 poison apples

About this Author

Crystal Spears has always had a passion for literature. She fell in love with reading at an early age. After spending a decade in business management, she began blogging and book reviewing, only to find that that didn’t satisfy her craving. So, she began to write. Like any Indie out there, she had goals and dreams. She wrote Talania – a trip down memory lane, a beautiful, contemporary romance novel. It almost made it to the top, just almost. Someone told Crystal to write what she knew. She gave serious thought to that advice.

For many years, her father had been CEO of a well-known gun and surplus store in Texas. He then bought a tattoo shop where Crystal found herself surrounded by bikers. Hardcore bikers. The Bestselling Breakneck Series was born when Crystal decided to write what she knows. Don’t get the wrong idea. Her Breakneck series is completely fictional, but based on things seen and heard, she now had a place to start writing from that knowledge. Seize Me was hardcore, and Crystal became the writer known as the chick with no boundaries. She took the critics the wrong way and made her next bestseller Withstanding Me a little tamer. Readers were quick to point out that they did not like that and demanded that Crystal return to gritty writing. When asked if she would write gritty from now on, her only answer was… “I’ll write what my readers want me to write, and I’ll also write what I feel.

Crystal resides in Indiana with her soon-to-be husband and their two children. They have a pit named Dozer, two fish, and one fancy rat. They enjoy the outdoors, and camp, fish, and go boating as much as possible. But, while the soon-to-be husband is out hunting this winter, Crystal will be writing three novels and planning her wedding.

Crystal is a perfect example of never giving up on a dream or a goal. Her goal was to publish a book; her dream was to become a bestseller. She did both of these, and now, she feels that she’ll never regret leaving business management to become a writer. She stays humble, loves meeting new people, and is extremely excited to be a part of so many signings in 2014 with some top notch Authors.

Crystal loves hearing from her readers. Below are a few ways to get in contact with her. Goodreads sole purpose is for listing her work and for reviews.

www.crystaldspears.com
Author.CrystalD.Spears@gmail.com