Release Date: August 11, 2015
Blurb
Grace is a bounty hunter who wants to be taken seriously, but her boss refuses to believe that a woman can bring down a dangerous criminal. She finally gets a chance to prove herself when she’s given the case of a lifetime: capture Raide Knox and bring him to justice.
Raide is a dangerous fugitive on the run…and the sexiest man Grace has ever met. Catching Raide won’t be easy. He’s not the kind of man to go down without a fight. Raide is more intense and frustrating than any man she’s ever had to deal with, and the instantaneous attraction that sparks between them is undeniable. One thing is for sure…it’s going to be a case they will never forget.
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Review
There’s a lot at stake for Gracie and Raide in Hard to Fight, and it’s up to them to decide what they’re willing to fight for and what they need to let go of in order to make things right.
Bounty Hunter vs. Bail Skipper
Operation Bring In Raide
Plan A: Seduce
Plan B: Challenge
Plan C: ???
I absolutely adored Gracie and her badass bounty hunting self. She’s an amazing heroine who puts a lot of pressure on herself to be the best because she’s working against a lot of people and gender prejudice to do the job she loves. She finally gets a chance to prove herself, so she knows she needs to up her game because bringing in someone as big as Raide is going to require finesse, but as readers witness in the first half of Hard to Fight, she’s having a hard time putting her plans in action, which is well played by Bella Jewel because Grace finds herself in a rather precarious position when it comes to Raide and her conflict is played out well by how unsuccessful she is with him.
Raide is a badass alpha male who’s dodging the law while trying to exact his revenge. He’s a complex man – he’s way more than just another criminal Gracie has to bring in, and she realizes that early on and walks a fine line while trying to reel him in. I would have loved to get a bit of Raide’s perspective throughout the story; it’s not that Grace doesn’t describe him in ways that readers will understand who he is, but there’s things below the surface of Raide that I wanted to understand from his viewpoint not just through Grace’s eyes.
Gracie is definitely a fighter, and Raide has proven his determination to seek justice, but there are some things that occur in Hard to Fight that regardless of how much they try to fight against them, they can’t, which is a huge problem for them because it takes them off their game plan and forces them in directions that they weren’t prepared to go, but it also allows them to experience life in ways they never thought they would with how drastically different Grace and Raide’s lives were.
Hard to Fight is a fantastic start to Bella Jewel’s Alpha’s Heart series. The cast of characters, both lead and secondary, are entertaining with their banter and chemistry and the plot line flows nicely with the various strains running together as the story gets closer to its ending.
Bring on the next Alpha!
A complimentary copy was provided by the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 poison apples
Excerpt
She’s piqued my interest. “Go on. . . .”
She huffs as if my question is completely unwarranted. “Seduce him.”
I laugh nervously. “Kady, I met him and basically abused him for being a player. Then I told him girls like me never sleep with men like him, and now you’re asking me to approach him and try to make him believe I’m interested?”
I close my eyes. “Yeah, that’s not going to happen.”
“What are you going to do, then?” she challenges. “Waltz up to him and order him to come in? He’ll run before you get your damned gun from your purse.”
I laugh. “I know how to use my gun, thank you very much—I’m just not allowed to use it
“Seriously, Gracie,” she says, softer now. “Think about it. You seduce him, get him interested, then you set him up. You could do something as simple as making him drop you to
She makes a really good point.
“He’s not just going to grow an attraction to me overnight.”
“What?” She giggles. “A man isn’t just going to fall at your feet? Gasp. But seriously,
that man was undressing you with his eyes. I don’t think you’ll have a problem.”
I snort. “Shut up—he was not.”
“He was so, and you can do it. I know you can. Just drop the charm on him, and you’ll
It’s actually not a bad idea. It would be an easy way of getting Raide in without alerting him or having to wrestle him. I might be trained, but a man his size wouldn’t be easy to move.
Being a bounty hunter isn’t always easy. We have to track down criminals and bring them in for their trials, things like that. It isn’t always a walk in the park, a good deal of them run or attempt to assault us, so we’re always on our feet.
“I’ll think about it, but it is a good plan.”
I hear her clap and squeal. “While you’re at it, get some of that fine ass for yourself.”
“I think that’s against the code. . . .”
“Not if it’s kept secret.” She’s grinning—I can hear it in her voice.
I laugh, flopping down onto my couch. “You’re a rebel, Kady…”
…I hang up and lean back against the soft cushions of the couch. Seduce Raide Knox, prove my team wrong, and get the chance to expand my career. It all sounds simple, but I have no doubt whatsoever that it won’t be. Raide is a hard man, and he’s going to think I’m a great big joke when I turn up, trying to seduce him. I can only hope he’s seducible.
Things are about to get interesting.
Author Bio
Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. She’s been publishing since 2013. Her first release was a contemporary romance, Hell’s Knights which topped the charts upon release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013 she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her writing career, planning many new releases for the future.
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