Linda
Written on Oct 25, 2016
The Darkest Link is the perfect ending to Second Circle Tattoos, as most of the stories have now come full circle. I loved getting to know Lia better, and the romance and suspense were just as good as in the prior books.
Lia was the only female tattoo artist at Second Circle Tattoos, and I was always so very curious about her! In The Darkest Link, I finally got her story, and it was definitely worth waiting for. She and Kenny met on the road, where Lia was stranded on her way to a tattoo convention, and he was just out cruising on his bike after a long day at work. Needless to say, there were both chemistry and sparks between the two of them from the get-go. Neither of them thought it would ever amount to anything more than a night of passion and hotness, but when they went their separate ways, it was impossible for both of them to get the other out of their mind.
The connections with the other characters were very strong in The Darkest Link, both because Lia was such a big part of the tattoo parlour and because Kenny was Harper's missing brother - whom Harper knew as Reid. There was mystery and suspense in the story as well as hot romance, as Nathan - Harper's attacker - was talked about quite a bit because of the upcoming trial. And even more so because Lia's slimy politician of a father had a sort of political relationship with Nathan's father. When weird and dangerous things started to happen to Lia and Reid, it wasn't hard for them to think that it all went back to Nathan.
Written in third person point of view, past tense, with parts from Lia's perspective and others from Reid's, The Darkest Link moved forward at a good pace, and both the overall story arc and the plot were tied up nicely, but not always neatly. This whole series is really well done, and I can't recommend it enough - all romance and suspense lovers should just go ahead and get it already!
Bikers did it for her, no question. She just couldn't put her finger on why. Maybe it was the mystique of the visor, or the smell of gasoline and leather. Big hands capable of revving the accelerator had always made her tummy flutter.
"Not one bit." He laughed. "You look dressed for sunshine, sushi, and saki."
"Any other S words?" she asked playfully, placing her hand on his side which was, Lord God, so freaking solid.
He leaned forward and slowly ran a finger down the length of one of her curls, watching the way it bounced back into place. It was a simple move, and should have aroused her like it did. Kenny placed his lips next to her ear. "Slipping, sliding, seducing, sucking, screwing, and sexual." He stepped back. "Will those do you, Red?" he asked gruffly.
[...]"Plus, saunas, snow and sex go together perfectly." Why had he never realized just how handy the letter S was?