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Dark Justice: Morgan

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I really was in love with the cover for this one, but I found I didn’t really love the story inside. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it either.

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What an adrenaline rush of a book. I loved to constant action in the book. I didn't want to put it down. The only downside rob the story is that I wanted Mockerie to be killed. Fixx was a pretty boy criminal that had a history of killing his previous wives once he became bored with them. Rachel was a spoiled brat throughout the story...on several occasions I wanted to slap some sense into her. Amber inherited the brains between the two. She was the one responsible for her little sister, or do she thought. Rachel thought her sister was jealous of all her wealth, and expensive gifts, and did not want to believe her husband would kill them. I don't want to give to story away.... A must read to action and adventure readers,

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Not the best I have read. That is because of the confusing writing. Nothing was closed and maked sense. The characters were not easy to connect with.
I would have liked a more straight line and more well described characters.
Apart from this it has potential.

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Wow! I loved this book. Action, oh yeah. Intrigue, you bet. Chemistry, hot. Characters, unforgettable both good guys and bad guys. Of course, in this one, it is impossible to tell the good from the bad. All this makes for a great read.
Amber helped the FBI with some really bad guys. The fact that her sister was married to one adds complication with the bratty little sister. Yep, she may be an adult in years but her selfishness makes her an added danger. When they are put in WPP (Witness Protection Program) some trust issues force the head guy to go outside the bureau to take over. Step in Gabe. Hot former cop with resources galore and he's going to need everyone to get them out alive. Add the runaway sister, and the chemistry they can't ignore, the unending stream of bad guys might not be their biggest problem.
If you are looking for a can't-put-it-down read, this is it. Enjoy.
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Like a few of the others reviewers commented I struggled with the main characters in this book. While the scenes were HOT, it seemed they only connected on a physical level. I struggled to feel a connection beyond that especially because of how closed off Gage was about his own life. Don't get me wrong...I liked Gage, a lot. He was completely selfless in his effort to protect Amber and find out who was really after her and how deep it went. Amber was...tough. She protected herself when others would have deferred to Gage. She loves her sister and will do anything for her even risk her own life.

The characters themselves were well developed as was the plot. The disconnect I felt was between the two characters. It was a relationship built on sex but out of no where they're professing their love for one another.

The ending...okay this just pissed me off. It's not necessarily a cliff hanger but there's really no closure. Nothing in the description of this book or on the author's page indicates that this is the first book in a series (although I think we need one about Bear), yet key parts of this book are left unfinished.

Overall, this book is just okay. It had so much potential but ultimately fell short

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What’s it About? After Amber Kelly’s attempt to help the FBI expose dangerous weapons and drug dealer Owen Fixx fails, she and her sister Rachel have to enter the Witness Protection Program. Rachel isn’t happy with the situation but since she was once married to the man they’re trying to hide from, she doesn’t have much of a choice, but she gets tired of their new life and ends up running away with a local man, leaving Amber in a mess of trouble. The only person who can help Amber find her sister is former police officer Gage Morgan. Amber knows that finding her sister will be difficult while avoiding detection from gunmen looking to silence her forever, but what she didn’t count on was her intense attraction to Gage.




Overall reaction to the story? I loved the set up to this book, I really did. A WITSEC heroine and a closed off former law enforcement officer? Pretty neat. However the execution of the plot and the romance between the two lead characters was off the mark.


For starters, the author indicates that Amber is in a life or death situation every minute of every day and that she and Gage must be careful to cover their trail while they search for Amber’s sister. Well they have as much subtlety as an elephant in a trailer park! Gage is supposed to be the ONLY one who can help her and protect her yet I found some of his decisions and actions to be questionable and beyond risky. It didn’t make sense to me and really, Amber should have been dead twice over with how reckless they were being. And with how desperate the villains were to kill Amber, I didn’t buy that the FBI or any law enforcement agency would be okay with her going out with ONE man to find her sister. And why do so many people know where Amber and her sister are anyway? Isn’t the point of WITSEC to keep them hidden? That was way outside of what I could find believable. Also, I don’t know about you but I don’t think I’d risk my life to save a TSTL sister who isn’t taking the threats to her life seriously. Just sayin’.


Then there was the relationship. There was a lot of heat between Gage and Amber which made Dark Justice: Morgan very sexy. But that’s all there was between them, or at least that’s all that the author built between them. I love hot sex scenes in romances but I’m also expecting a romance! I need to see that emotional connection building between two characters, the walls coming down, the trust forming, the love growing! That didn’t happen here. For awhile these two are going at it like bunnies then all of a sudden they’re declaring their love for one another at the end. Huh? There’s like a whole chunk of courtship missing there and they lost me on that. I didn’t buy their love; it felt more like lust induced happy hormones that would eventually wear off. And you know what? Amber is gorgeous. Like super human gorgeous. And that gets beat into your brain constantly by like, everyone that comes across her. I could have done without all that prose about her beauty. It’s so superficial it’s boring. So she’s a good looking lady, so what? That tells me NOTHING about her personality.


And then there’s also the feeling that Gage and Amber’s story isn’t finished. It’s not a cliffhanger per say but it does leave you feeling like there’s something missing and that frustrates me like you wouldn’t believe! Be upfront about an unfinished ending/cliffhanger and don’t let readers find that out on their own because a lot of us do NOT like that!


But the book wasn’t all bad though! I enjoyed the action sequences and some of the uncommon places the author takes the reader to. Gage and Amber seem to work well together, and Gage doesn’t patronize Amber’s readiness to help when things get tough. The author has a real flair for setting up scenes and the ideas are there, they just need some work.


Click It or Skip It? Click it out of curiosity but Skip It if you don’t have the patience for the things I found to be unbelievable. The author has talent that’s for sure but needs to focus it more on building a real, believable relationship between her characters that isn’t focused so much on looks.

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Morgan is the first romantic suspense book in the Dark Justice series written by author Jenna Ryan. Thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing: Amara for the advance copy.

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*I have volunteered to share my review and all the opinions are 100% my own.*

This is the story of two sisters on the run and having to be put into the witness protection program, after finding incriminating evidence for the FBI to send Owen Fixx to prison. Problem is Georgia is married to Owen and doesn’t believe anything that Alexa has found on her husband.
While in WPP Alexa now Amber is working in a restaurant in Tennessee when she tries to call her sister Georgia now Rachel. But it isn’t Rachel that answers but one of Owen’s thugs. Somehow they have been found.
Gage Morgan a former lieutenant for the LAPD who now works for McCabe is called into help Amber and on their journey to save Rachel they meet up with a host of characters on the way. I totally loved Bear the ex CIA agent.
There was so much action and suspense I couldn’t put it down.
Looking forward to the next instalment in the “Dark Justice” Series by Jenna Ryan

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A very entertaining read! I liked the story very much; it kept me on my toes and waiting for the next twist. I loved that the author gave us “No way” moments. You would have to read for yourself to see what I’m talking about. I loved the main heroine; she has a lot of patience for her sister who happens to be the biggest pain. The book is packed with action has so many twists and turns, some hot sexy love scenes and rollercoaster moments. You can only hope the people you trust, are truly the people you can trust.

***I voluntarily reviewed this ARC for an honest review via NetGalley, this is my honest opinion and has not been influenced by the author, Publishers or NetGalley in anyway.*** Thank you!

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This was a great action/suspense romance and I really liked it, It pulled me in the first couple of chapters. Gage and Amber have a lot of chemistry that unfolds amidst the drama. It's got the Hero in "uniform" aspect with the heroine being a good strong girl rather than the one in trouble and weak. I rather have a book show a strong woman but not a over the top manly woman/heroine. This fit the bill. Would read it again and again

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This was a fantastic action paced romance and I really loved it, it had me sucked in within the first couple of chapters.I just loved Gage he is a fantastic character and determined to keep amber safe even if it is from her sister, I wanted to like Amber but I just could not connect with her she just rubbed me up the wrong way.Other than that this was a super read that kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through

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Dark Justice: Morgan is an action packed romantic suspense that more heavily draws on action and less on romance. Alexa/Amber and her sister Georgia/Rachel are on the run from a deadly mobster. They've been placed into Witness Protection and they're just trying to get through life now. But, Rachel is a stupid, selfish, spoiled brat, and quickly gets herself and her sister into more trouble and more danger. When Gage is sent into protect them, neither he nor Alexa knew that they'd meet the person they'd eventually fall for.

I liked the mystery/action part of Dark Justice: Morgan. The pace is non-stop and entertaining. However, I prefer my romantic suspense to be balanced well between the suspense and the romance, and Dark Justice: Morgan gears much more toward suspense (action) and much less toward romance and heat. It doesn't mean I wasn't entertained or that I didn't like Gage and Alexa, because I was very entertained and found both Gage and Alexa to be interesting, likable characters, especially Alexa. Alexa is a tough heroine. She never flinched from danger or the circumstances she found herself in. Yes, she relied on Gage, but she also was her own kind of tough woman. Her sister, however, was a complete dud of a character. She was obnoxious, whiny and spoiled and quite frankly, I was upset that Alexa and Gage even bothered to rescue her. She was that bad that I wished she weren't even around to put her sister and Gage into more danger.

Aside from Georgia's character, and the lack of emphasis on the heat and the romance, I enjoyed Dark Justice: Morgan and can't wait for more from this series.

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I liked the characters. Amber is the perfect amount of tough and spunky for a good female lead. I enjoyed this book.

*** Received ARC copy of book from NetGally.com , Jenna Ryan and Entangled Publishing, LLC. ****
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4 Snowbird Stars

Alexa/Amber and her sister Georgia/Rachel are on the run after Alexa dug up some incriminating evidence for the FBI on Georgia's husband. Their names are changed, they are put into the witness protection program and sent to a backwater Tennessee town but not long after settling in her sister was taken and Amber is forced to run.
Gage Morgan is an Elvis loving ex cop who does contract work for the WPP, he is hot and a little messed up just the way I like them. He is given the task to go help Amber get to safety. I really enjoyed the banter and sarcasm between these two while on their journey.
"Do I look like a princess to you?""No, you're a siren. Beautiful, dangerous, and scary as hell to any man with functioning genitalia."

So Amber and Gage are on the run, they face all sorts of adversaries on their mission and a whole cast of funny odd characters. I liked Bear, I mean massive ex CIA agent covered in tatts YUM!

Dark Justice is written in the third person and although Amber and Gage are the main characters, we are also treated to snippets of the side characters POV which I liked.
This book is non-stop action, suspense and mystery. There is a little chemistry between the main characters but this is in no way a romance in my opinion and that was fine for me, I can see why some other readers had a problem if that is what they were expecting. There was never a dull moment that's for sure, don't blink though or you'll miss something. There was a lot of information to take in, it did get a little tricky to follow all the names and places thrown around at times.
If you like a good suspense filled read with loads of action, give this a go.

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While the scenes were hot, it seemed the h/H only connected on a physical level. I struggled to feel that they actually cared about each other. Don't get me wrong...I liked Gage, a lot. And I liked Amber. The characters themselves were well developed, as was the plot. The disconnect I felt was between the two characters. It was a relationship built on sex, and the professions of love seemed to come out of nowhere. The ending...okay this just pissed me off. It's not necessarily a cliff hanger but there's really no closure, and key parts of this book are left unfinished. I love series, and read them almost exclusively. I don't, however, like cliffhangers. Especially when there has been no warning that there will be no end this particular story.

Overall, this book is just okay. It had so much potential but ultimately fell short

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This is the first in a new series. And I am not sure if I will pick up the next one. Some of the story was a bit different but mostly it is the same. And to be honest not very realistic.

There was just way too much action. I know it sounds weird but there was just so much going on it is hard to believe that the author will be able to come up with anything for the next book.

The characters are lust at first site and some how that turns into love in the blink of an eye. The villains are pretty common.

I guess that is mostly the problem with this story is it is pretty common.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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An action packed, edge of your seat, suspense filled read!

Dark Justice: Morgan is the latest offering from Jenna Ryan and is book one in The Dark Justice Series and if the first book is anything to go by then the series is set to be quite the action packed ride!

After attempting to help the FBI expose a ruthless weapons and drug dealer, Owen Fixx, Amber Kelly enters the Witness Protection Program. Unfortunately, her sister, who was once married to said drug dealer, is forced to join her...key word, forced. When Rachel grows tired of their new life and runs off with a local man, a nightmare ensues for Amber.

The only person who can help her is Gage Morgan, an edgy former police officer. The mysterious and compelling Gage must convince Amber that he is not only on her side, but he is also her best bet to stay alive.

I thought the plot was good, mixing suspense, action and a little bit of romance. With an array of characters it made for quite the page turner of a read.

I would highly recommend to readers who enjoy an intense read.

**Arc received via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review for Words Turn Me On Book Blog**

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3.5 Stars

There are many things I enjoyed about this read and a few that I didn't. I love how Ms. Ryan gives us a female character that can defend herself and has a back bone. I also enjoyed how we got mulitple points of view but at times it confused me.

Amber helped the FBI collect evidence against her boss and brother in law Owen Fixx. She was able to succeed but now her and her sister are in the Witness Protection Program. I struggled to have a connection to Gage, I liked him and all he protects Amber and he's invested in seeing who is after her and how far betrayals go.

the book is packed with action page after page, but to me, it seemed like a revolving door. She would escape, be on the run, hiding, slowly stop looking over her shoulder and then boom it would all happen again. But that is also the part that intrigued me because I was always wondering how long until they find her next time.

The author has a unique way of writing and I did enjoy this book for all that it was, just wasn't one that grabbed me from the beginning and had me completely hooked.

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