TANK by Carmen Jenner
Series: Savage Saints MC #2
Genre: Adult/Dark Romance
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Enter an unsettling world of volatile relationships, hot bikers, and even hotter sex that will have you on the edge of your seat and force you to keep a white-knuckled grip on your e-reader.
Blurb
Killer. Criminal. Sociopath.
All of these words have been used to describe me, and for the longest time I believed that that’s all I was.
I’m the man you call in to clean up your mess, assuming your mess is a guy who needs a bullet to the head. I’m the man the MC calls when they want their dirty work done.
I’m the man who doesn’t feel.
Until now.
Until her.
Now my mess is a woman who won’t save herself. I’ll fight like hell to save her, but at what price to the club? And at what cost to me?
Warning: TANK contains graphic violence, profanity, drug use, and explicit sexual situations that may be a trigger and cause some readers emotional discomfort. Intended for an 18+ audience only. Not intended for pussies.
Excerpt
“So, the usual?” Louis asks.
“Yeah.” Tank intervenes by knocking Louis’ arm away when he tries to hand me a menu.
I glare at the obnoxious arse. “I don’t get to decide what I want?”
“Nope.” He smirks, and it’s quite possibly the millionth one I’ve seen today. “I know exactly what you want. You just need to trust me.”
“Okay then,” Louis says. “Coffee?”
“Yes,” I practically shout. “The strongest you have.”
Tank shakes his head. “Get her a latté.”
I swear if looks could kill, Tank would be burnt to a char right about now. No one takes my coffee from me and lives to tell about it.
“Your system doesn’t need any more stimulation.”
“It’s caffeine, Tank, not cocaine,” I argue. “I’m pretty sure I’ll be okay.”
He shrugs, and Louis glances nervously between us again. He looks as though he wants to flee. Tank has that effect on a lot of people. Then again, it could be the fact that I just admitted to being a junkie and at any second he’s expecting me to break out my stash and start snorting lines off of his fancy table. Louis says, “Okay, so latté it is then.”
“No, I want—”
“I’m sorry, sweetheart, but your man is too scary to say no to.” He backs away from the table, shouting, “But don’t you worry, it’ll be the best latté you’ve ever tasted. You just sit tight.”
“He’s not my fucking man,” I shout back, drawing the attention of every patron in the room, which is really only two other people, not including Louis and Kerri. I look around sheepishly and then wrap my arms around myself, turning my attention back to Tank. “Stop fucking smirking, you arsehole, or I’m walking.”
“Try it and see how far you get, Warrior Princess.”
“I’m betting I’d at least get halfway down the street before you caught up to me.”
“You wanna test that theory?” He challenges with a grin, though his gaze warms me head to toe with its intensity. “My money says you’ll make it to the door before I drag you back to the table, put you over my fuckin’ knee and spank your arse ’til it’s red raw.”
I let out a deep, shaking breath and lick my lips. Jesus Christ do I want that. I want it so fucking bad. My nipples turn rock hard and Tank’s gaze drops to my black singlet. I’m suddenly hot, wet, and hyper aware of his lingering gaze. This man is going to be the death of me.
My Review of TANK by Carmen Jenner
Warning from the author: TANK contains graphic violence, profanity, drug use, and explicit sexual situations that may be a trigger and cause some readers emotional discomfort. Intended for an 18+ audience only. Not intended for pussies.
I don’t even know where to start. So, how about the truth. The truth is I had to put this book down for three days, walk away, and process what I read. Gut-wrenching, heart-stopping, big-tear-crying words that knock you for a freaking loop. Take Carmen’s warning very, very seriously. If there is a book that has a trigger, this is that book.
TANK has multiple triggers and I, for one, had a difficult time getting through parts of the book because of the mental imagery created by words alone. Not to say that I didn’t get through them, but it was difficult because I didn’t know what to expect next. My goodness, that woman can write…and drive me to drink at the same time. Which reminds me, you may want to grab a drink and have it next to you while reading. Definitely something strong. It will take me quite a while to get past these feelings of hurt, brokenness, and despair. Although, I will tell you that I had a few chuckles and found myself smiling during parts of the book, so it isn’t all despair and pain. There is also tenderness, love, and hope.
One thing I can tell you is that I was invested in these characters, both Tank and Ivy, from the get-go. If you’ve read KICK (Book 1), then you’ve already met both of these characters, and you may not feel that TANK deserves his own story. Trust me when I say that I am so glad that he has his own voice and that we are able to finally hear his own words. Tank is strong, but so very broken. Ivy has been through so much in her young life, but is there anything else for her other than being used?
God, I cried so hard while reading this book and I was so emotionally drained by the end, but I wouldn’t take back that time at all. What an incredibly heartbreaking and difficult story that had to be told. I can’t imagine how hard is was for Carmen to write this novel, but with how much I was moved, I’m so glad she did.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Stars
- TANK as a BBF: ★ ★ ★ 1/2
- Hotness Level: ★ ★ ★ ★
- Swoon Level: ★ ★ ★
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Author Bio
Carmen Jenner is a thirty-something, USA TODAY and international bestselling author of the Sugartown, Savage Saints, and Taint series.
Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU 2015.
A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore MAC addict and zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny north coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.
A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?
Published titles to date:
Welcome to Sugartown (Sugartown Series #1)
Enjoy Your Stay (Sugartown Series #2)
Greetings from Sugartown (Sugartown Series #3)
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Thank you so much for a beautiful, eloquent and thoughtful review, Sherry. I loved it so much! =D
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