This book was great! The characters were well developed and the plot was very interesting.This book was great! The characters were well developed and the plot was very interesting.

Not my favourite romance I've ever read but it definitely delivers with swoony guys and steamy scenes. This was an easy read that is compelling, entertaining but just lacking a little with the overall plot.

Wicked Takeover is a fun read but a little repetitive. Thought the story itself was good but the telling of it was a bit disjointed.

Overall I liked it. 

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Wicked Takeover is super sexy! I'm really looking forward to seeing where Tina Donahue takes the rest of the Wicked Brand Series!

This was a fun and sexy read. With characters that you love, a sexy hero, and a storyline that is interesting you just can't help but like this story.

I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Fun, fast read that has explosive chemistry and exciting.

ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

I’m usually not behind opposites attract stories, especially since science has proven otherwise. Wicked Takeover is an erotic read that focus more on the erotica than the story. The story is there, just easily passed over as it focuses more on the attraction between the h/H. The writing is as humorous as it hot but doesn’t have much substance. 

If you’re looking for an erotic read, I recommend. If you’re wanting something more romantic, you should probably look elsewhere.

This was a really fun,hot and sexy read and i really enjoyed it.I just loved getting to know Dante and Lauren they were such great characters and so good together a must read and i would recommend to all

Holy mackerel. This book is HOOOOT! Like steamy hot! If that's your thing, then go grab up a copy now, and enjoy!

Personally, this book was a little too erotic, and a little too alpha male for my personal taste. But I did enjoy the plot and story line very much. I even enjoyed the characters, although I wish there was more development overall of the characters from start to finish. While all that sex, and fantasy stuff is for some people, it's just not for me. I am glad I gave it a shot though! I feel like it's a solid book idea, but could of been fleshed out some more, and it's definitely more character driven than plot driven. I really wanted to see more of Jasmina and Van Gogh in the story as well. When introduced, I thought they would have a little bit more of a role. I just wanted less sex, and more of everything else! This is not a personal jab to the author. I loved her writing style so much, she's very good at the dialogue and the prose, and had a good mix of both.

All that being said, I've really never read a book like this before! I look forward to checking this author out again in the future. And hopefully with this being the first in a series, the other books will hold up the series and carry this story on!

I have to admit I was expecting more from Wicked Takeover. I wanted more character development, more story development, but what I got was basically erotica with little storyline or plot movement.

Lauren is about down to her last dollar when she finds she's inherited a tattoo parlor from her estranged father, the father who went to work one day when she was a child and just never returned. When she goes in to assess the parlor so she can sell it, she's astonished to find that she's attracted to the hot manager, Dante. They're soon hitting the sheets, but there's a clock ticking away at what could be a fabulous relationship. She intends on selling the tattoo shop and find a job in her field (HR), so sticking around to be with Dante isn't in her plans.

Wicked Takeover could have been so good. There was potential for a hot, exciting relationship between two interesting characters, but it just fell flat. Well, not entirely flat, as their chemistry is electric. But, the sex overtook any chance of building a strong, lasting relationship. And Lauren's constant, massive body insecurities were also a big obstacle to any potential relationship. I had wanted this to be an edgy, opposites attract, DEEP story and what I got was basically just lots of sex, good sex, yes, but still mostly just sex. A big disappointment, to be honest.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book
Lauren Simms has just lost her job and discovers that her absentee father has just died leaving her a tattoo parlor called Wicked Brand in West Palm Beach. Knowing she needs money to survive she knows she must sell the shop when she struggles finding a new job.

Dante Avana is the manager at Wicked Brand and he along with tattoo artist extraordinaire Van Gogh and receptionist Jasmina keep the place running. He is extremely attracted to Lauren but understands that she must do what is right for her with the shop, even if it means selling the place.

As Lauren begins looking at the books she begins to get close to everyone at the shop. Soon she finds herself falling for Dante and begins a relationship with him. When opportunities arise for herself in regards to a job and the selling the shop will she take the chance or will she take what is right in front of her?

This was just okay for me. I finished it, which is saying something, since I've been quitting halfway through so many poorly written books lately. I needed more of a story between the main characters so that I could make a connection.

I was asked to review this e-book arc from the author in exchange for a honest review.

Lauren is down on her luck. She just lost her HR job and finds out that her father died.
Her father left her a tattoo shop, Wicked Brand. The shop is doing Ok but Lauren still has to pay her bills and her students loans so she walks into the shop thinking she is going to find a buyer and sell the shop. She wasn't counting on Dante though.
Dante is the manager and a tattoo artist, a sexy hunky Latino man. Lauren is immediately drawn to him but also knows that guys like him don't go for guys like her. Or do they?
Lauren and Dante start spending more time together as Lauren is learning the business, applying for HR jobs and trying to find a buyer. Spending so much time together that an undeniably attraction grows between the two and some very steamy, fan worthy naked times ensue.
I really enjoyed this story and I read it so quickly. I am a sucker for tattoo stories and Dante is just so sweet and although the book is a lot of naked times it also has some underlying story that I really connected with. I think I would definitely read more from this author.

Hmmm... for me this one wasn't the greatest. not the worse but for sure not the high level i was hoping for. Lauren has just lost her job in corporate America and is now forced to face the inheritance her estranged father has left her. Her plans are to sell it and move on, however when finding the tattoo shop and it's artists, things will change. Dante see's Lauren and honestly the whole insecurity thing got to be a bit much. 

It feels a little bit dragged out and I feel like there should have been more about the shop, their relationship versus just sex, and more of the secondary characters.

Lauren is running out on her luck, having lost her job she has little to keep her afloat. However having inherited a tattoo parlour from her estranged father who she had not seen since he walked out on his family over twenty years ago, she looks as this to be her life saver. 

Her plans at selling the business quickly become extinguished once she meets the three people who run the business especially the sexy and beguiling Dante. The two strike up an intense game of will they won’t they with plenty of hot rated day dreams in between. Lauren feels she has no chance with Dante due to her additional curves but little does she know she is exactly what Dante had been looking for all these years. 

There were plenty of secrets and hidden depths in this sexy intense read that I read in one sitting. I would have preferred more depth though in the development of the relationship between Dante and Lauren as opposed to the multitude of erotic interludes they both created. 

Overall a hot lusty read with enough plot line to keep me engaged but this could have been so much more. Three and a half stars.

This was an ok read for me. It was a simple plot line. As a reader, I knew what was going to happen before it happened. No real surprises for me. Just meh....

Lauren is a twenty-five year old who finds herself in quite the pickle.  She's been unemployed since her HR job was out sourced and she's been unable to secure a new one.  Her savings are dwindling fast.  One day she gets a letter stating her estranged father has passed and she's inherited a tattoo shop.  Her first thought is to liquidate everything, only the lawyer fees would make it virtually impossible to recoup any money.  She decides to check it out herself and sell what she can.

Lauren's first impression of the shop is its very neat and clean.  The artwork is amazing. Then she meets the employees and she likes them all, especially Dante.  He's all muscle, tats, and sexy as hell.  But he would never go for a bigger girl like herself would he?

Dante....oooooh boy! What a charmer he is!  I loved him from the start! Yes he's got the whole package going on visually, but he's also kind, sweet, and caring. He's wowed by Lauren right away! He knows she has the power to make or break the shop, so he strives to help her in any way she can.  Their sparks keep getting stronger and much harder to contain.

When fantasies morph into the real thing! Yowza! These two are hot together! Dante takes her on a journey to realize money isn't everything, it's the people you meet along the way.  Lauren slowly sees this and is ultimately torn about getting a new job away from the shop, or even selling the shop itself. But Dante and she aren't just friends, are we??

Such a fun and enlightening read!  Lauren had a one track mind, and through Dante's love of life itself-food, fun, family- he slowly changes Lauren's view.  Yes she has some issues when it came to her father, and that rears its head now and again, but she seemed open to what Dante was showing her. I would have liked maybe a bit more closure on her father issue, but oh well. I really liked their romantic journey anyway!

I also really enjoyed meeting all the characters that made up the Wicked Brand tattoo shop! Van Gogh and Jasmina both deserve stories too!

reviewed by Deb

Lauren just lost her job in HR, but hey, she'll bounce back thanks to a business she just inherited...wait, it's a tattoo shop? Umm...

Dante, the man that runs said tattoo shop, sees the conservative dripping from Lauren, yet, he sees the heat too.

The two are on different sides as Lauren is determined to sell the shop, turning a profit so she can return to her previous life, but Dante refuses to let that happen. However, they do have something in common...an explosive chemistry for one another, something neither can resist.

As these two begin spending more time together, they begin building a friendship, as well as ensuring the success of the business. What starts out as fun is quickly becoming so much more, something that could change their lives forever.

Will Lauren ever have closure regarding her estranged father and his death? Can Dante convince Lauren to give them, and the shop, a chance? Is Dante just using Lauren for a good time with the bonus of getting his way? Or is he truly hoping for more, and permanent? Is there a HEA for them?

One-click now and follow along as two people, seemingly from completely different worlds, discover a love that overcomes all obstacles.

**I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.**

Received an ARC for my fair review for netgalley. Well, did not enjoy it, however the writing was good so I could not give it less stars. We could have really had a great story, and the character could have been developed more if the author would have given them time to get to know each other than just hitting the sheets.