Series: A New Life
Author: Samantha Jacobey
Publisher: Lavish Publishing
This series
is NOT your average MC Romance – or any kind of ORDINARY romance at that!!!
IF YOU LOVE
thrillers to excite that you CAN NOT PUT DOWN, then pick up– CAPTIVE – book 1
of the series – and let the journey commence.
WARNING: GRAPHIC SCENES
This
series is intended for readers 18+ and contains scenes that may cause distress
to some readers: Domestic Abuse, Kidnapping, Rape and Substance Abuse are
described in detail.
#1 CAPTIVE
Release Date: March 15, 2014
(First Published: September 30, 2013)
Synopsis
To what
lengths would you go to break away from a life filled with pain and suffering?
Tori Farrell
has lived a dangerous life. When you grow up with a Motorcycle Gang of
Mercenaries and Drug Lords like the Dragons, a normal life is more like a
fairytale. For years, she accepted her dark reality, a world consisting of
drugs, sex, violence and murder. In the end, she learned the most valuable
lesson: survival.
After
years of being ruled by the Dragons, Tori uses her skills of seduction and
assassination to free herself from the grasp of the people who vowed they would
never let her go. Taken in by the FBI, she fears not everything is what it
seems, and soon finds herself lost in a web of lies and deceit. She thought
getting away from the Dragons would put her on a path to a new and better life,
but now she must face the cold hard truth” there
is always a price to be paid.
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Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~ Obsessed by books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
"Tears are for the weak."
Then I proudly admit I am weak as I read this book with the shine of unshed tears from start to finish. Head the warnings as this is not a story filled with kittens and lollipops but rather a survivors retelling of horrific abuse sexually, mentally and physically.
Found in a house surrounded by 11 dead Dragons, the only one still alive, Tori is an enigma to the FBI. Is she the perpetrator, a victim or a mixture of the two? They have big plans for her...they try to manipulate her into revealing everything she knows about The Organisation. Yet all it takes is a fragile bond of trust between her and Eli to loosen her lips...
Eli is kind of her strength, she latched on to him like he is her lifeline in this strange new world she has awoken in. Eli sees her, past the scars and the ugly that has been her life. He is drawn to her and she reciprocates by retelling the tragedy of her life.
Tori was raised by a biker gang, 12 men tutored her in the different aspects of survival, then taught her she was nothing but a warm hole to satisfy their brutal needs. Fighting resulted in scars and pain so Tori battled internally, finding coping mechanisms to survive, to win. Her story is harrowing, the details so smoothly written I felt the heat of the cigarette, the coolness of the lube...the sting of the rope. Tori I fell in love with, she doesn't want pity of sympathy. She tells her story calmly and with acceptance as if the things she was made to do are normal. She doesn't see herself as a victim, her hands are stained in blood too. My heart aches for her and I can't wait to continue her story.
5 gloriously emotive stars.
#2 BOUND
Release Date: March 15, 2014
(First Published: December 10, 2013)
Synopsis
Raised by
bikers and held by the FBI, Tori Farrell has literally walked over dead men to
get to where she is today.
When she
broke the ties to her dark and twisted life with the Dragons, she thought it
would give her a fresh start and a chance to live a normal life. However, she
soon discovered the demons from her past have no desire to let her go.
Bound
to a halfway house under orders of the FBI, Tori takes things day by day,
working to move forward and to face her own addictions. With her true identity
a mystery and no family to turn to, she must learn to accept the love and
support of those around her. When a mysterious and charismatic man walks into
Tori’s life, she believes she’s finally found someone who wants her for who she
is. But sometimes danger doesn’t hide cloaked in darkness” it
comes out into the light of day in the form of a smooth talking bad boy who
appears to be everything you’ve been looking for, but is really the one thing
you should be running from.”
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Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~ Obsessed by books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
Picking up where book one ended, Tori is now taking her first steps away from being part of the Dragons. Settled into a new home, a new job with new people to start rebuilding her life. This part of her story deals with the aftermath of suddenly being free, to an extent as not everything is as what is seem, and the ghosts that lurk in her psyche.
Tori has a long road to travel as she realises she uses her body to feel, to then justify her need to obliterate it with alcohol...addiction claws at her and we watch as she struggles to break free. Someone from her past makes her realise her own self loathing nature and after he leaves her due to more noble intentions...she takes brave steps to tackle her issues.
"You must forgive your own sins if you are ever to turn away from them and walk in a new life."
This is an emotive rollercoaster of a read as we watch from the sidelines like eager parents as a newborn takes her first steps...Tori wobbles, she falls but she gets back up. Ending on a cliffhanger...what has fate got in store for her now?
5 nail biting, pensive stars!
#3 ENTWINED
Release Date: March 23, 2014
Synopsis
There is nothing crueler than getting a taste of something you’ve fought hard to reach, only to have it ripped away, sending your world into a tailspin.
Tori wants to put the past behind her, but it’s a daunting task when you have the FBI trying to force you back into the life you’ve escaped. When a ghost from her past visits, it could be the leverage they need to do exactly that -- put her back into the game of murder and deceit. Tori has decided to run, in an attempt to protect her new friends, by fleeing from LA.
Wanting a place to call home and feel safe from the madness, she sets out with a plan to disappear and hide in anonymity. Her idea only holds one flaw -- a man she can’t shake, who won’t take 'No' for an answer.
She soon discovers that getting a new life means she must first lay to rest the demons of her past.
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Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~Obsessed by Books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
This installment slows the pace down as Tori runs from Michael and embarks on a journey of discovery and acceptance. He follows her and vows to keep his promise to his beloved brother and to Terry. He said he would look after Tori so he he follows her and sticks by her regardless of her pushing him away. He cautiously re evaluates his opinion of her as he questions his brother's devotion to this hard to reach woman, who he believes is nothing more than an emotionally detached whore. By spending time with her he realises how harshly he judged her. Treating her like a dangerous cornered animal he slowly tried to win her trust,her friendship and in the process loses his heart...
Their shared journey gives Tori time to reflect on her past, her previous relationships as such, and want she truly wants to do next. She blossoms like a delicate flower in the rays of adoration that Michael bathes her her. His tentative approach makes her realise she wants more than her addiction to dirty rough sex and booze to blot out the acts. His friendship enables Tori to let go of some her ghosts, to accept them and embrace her future. They build a life, friends and a home...until events spiral once more out of control...
Another 5 star nail biting read.
#4 EXPOSED
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Synopsis
When seduction and danger are all you've ever known can you ever truly leave it behind?
When Tori walked away from a life of crime, she set forth on a path of redemption and discovery. She found a man to call her own, and a life she would give anything to keep. But love and life aren't always beautiful or kind...sometimes they are painful and traitorous.
For years, Tori's drug of choice was alcohol, but through hard work and self-determination she has learned to exist without it. Suddenly faced with her true identity, and the danger of having friends and family destroyed by the world she left behind, she finds herself once again lost in a dark world filled with sex, drugs and murder.
She thought that a life of normalcy is what she wanted most, but when she gets a small taste of the dangerous life she once lived, she is forced to face the facts...not all of the demons are found on the outside.
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Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~ Obsessed by books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
Whoa, Eli turns back up and her life is in turmoil...this book continues the story and just as it seems Tori may be about to get her HEA of sorts, the past reads it's ugly head and swallows her up.
Tori faces a dilemma save her family from the threat, become what she was trained for or hide. Tori chooses to do what she does best and sets off to join and eliminate The Scorpions. Donning her persona of a cold, unfeeling murderous whore she embraces who she was trained to be. She hooks up with Enrique and discovers she has missed the thrill of dirty sex, much to her own disgust. Tori launches herself back into drinking and f**king, fighting to survive and prove herself with a new group of mercenaries. The group sex, physical punishment and beatings soon earn her her status and she works her way into the ranks.
Tori plans carefully, fighting not only her darker demons to stop them pulling her back under but her need to end them all as she had The Dragons. Her time with this group provides her with an opportunity to relish the skills she was taught, learn some new ones from an unlikely source and explore herself.
Returning and playing the game on her terms empowers Tori and she emerges less broken. She takes control of her darker urges and uses her sexuality as a weapon to weaken her enemies. Her plans come to fruition and she is triumphant. She learns more of who she is and discovers that there is more to the FBI's hidden agenda.
Masterfully written with the right blend of violence and emotion that kept me hooked. Another 5 star sizzling read.
#5 INDELIBLE
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Synopsis
What do you do if you discover the life you’re living isn’t the one you were meant to have?
Tori Farrell’s path has been a long one. She was raised by a Motorcycle Gang called the Dragons, trained as an assassin, and lived by the sword in a world consisting of drugs, sex, violence and murder. She made her escape, and even successfully thwarted a second attempt to draw her back in.
Returning to her safe new life, Tori faces unforeseen challenges, as the discovery of her Rock Star relation, Brian Madson, gives way to the desire to have the life she was born to live. Haunted by fear, and caught in a fierce battle between her husband and brother, she must learn to accept her dark past and face her future boldly. The FBI and The Organization still linger in the shadows, and time is creeping forward, pushing her to choose. Which path will she take, and where will it lead, when she is forced to decide between destiny and fate…
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How you you move on after spending weeks being passed around a group of twelve men, satisfying their every sexual need? How fo you return to your husband, family and friends...
This heart breaking instalment follows Tori as she returns from her covert mission to wipe out The Scorpions. Suddenly finding her truth of her origins, her beginnings and her brother. She is torn between the one man who loves her and her only remaining family. She struggles to settle back in her routine in the small sleepy place she has made her home. Tori resents the gentle ways of her husband and his need to care for her.
Her brother offers an outlet to her growing frustrations...music. After spending time together they build bonds of love and after yet another twist of fate Tori finds herself thrown into her brothers world to help him. The time spent away from home highlights the growing chasm between her and Michael. Their paths seem to have taken an alternative turn. Her inner struggle to be dominated in the bedroom, conflicts with his caring nature. Her previous encounters have breathed life into a darker desire she just can't shake.
We follow her as she struggles to please herself, her husband and her brother. More of her past is revealed and we see her grow into the role of a sister. She finds solace in her talent to play and her brother hatches his own plan...which way will she go? Can she ever truly be free?
5 tentatively hopeful stars..will Tori find her way?
#6 INTREPID
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Synopsis
When past and present collide, how do you escape your fate?
Tori Farrell is finally on the path that leads to a bright future. Raised to be an assassin, she lived in a world consisting of drugs, sex, violence and murder. Gaining her freedom, and discovering her true identity, she has reconciled the life was born to have with the one she fought so hard to flee. Managing to hold on to her soul mate, she is pushing forward, refusing to allow the fear to hold her back any longer.
Taking her place in her brother’s band, Tori faces new challenges. Learning to live the life of a rock star seems easy enough, and she quickly gets a handle on what she holds most dear. Soon enough, the tables are turned, with the realization that the FBI has merely taken to the shadows, waiting for the other shoe to drop. Only when her former lover forces his way back into her life does it become clear; some things are simply meant to be...
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"My future feels uncertain, but it isn't. It's been waiting for me to accept it, and to take my final role."
Ah Baby Girl I was shaking my head in disappointment several times throughout this installment. Don't get me wrong I love Tori, she has emerged relatively whole from her past but we see her selfishness in this story. She causes so much hurt to the ones who love her by playing up to her past and not taking ownership of her actions. The strong Tori of book 3 is lost to a woman who feels torn between nasty sex and love, blaming the ghosts of her past for inner turmoil.
I felt frustrated by her and Michael. I wanted to shake him and hoped he would turn the tables on Tori as I'm sure she wouldn't want to share her husband. Their relationship was never going to be smooth sailing but Tori just seems to enjoy the drama....
As their relationship spirals out of control, more chess pieces are being moved into play. With the FBI and The Organization closing in her book 7 is one I can't wait to read.
4 frustrating stars!
#7 AVENGED
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Synopsis
To what lengths would you go to protect the people
you care about most?
Tori Farrell has lived an incredible life. Raised by a Motorcycle Gang, trained
to be an assassin, and a target of the FBI, having a normal life became an
obsession. Taking her place in her brother’s band, she refused to let her dark
and dangerous past force her to remain in hiding. The only problem with that
was, some knew who she was in her former life.
The halfway house burned to the ground and her friends in imminent danger, it
is time for Tori to take a stand. Surrounding herself with the strongest and
darkest men that she can trust, she sets out on the greatest adventure of her
life: to bring The Organization to their knees. Will they make it through the
maze of lies and deceit? Will the FBI turn out to be friend or foe? And most
importantly, will they all survive, as Tori makes her push to be avenged…
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Author Bio
Samantha
Jacobey is a middle aged woman who earned a BS in Business Management and has
worked in half a dozen fields. With a relentless zest for life, she enjoys
action and adventure, as well as all the love and romance it has to offer.
Creating stories in her mind for many years, she has put some of them into
print for the world to share, and hopes you will enjoy reading them as much as
she did creating them. What drives her most is the love of a good story and is
confident you will enjoy her latest creation.
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